powell says she is relieved and expects the judge. suspects former president obama was involved in the against the security advisor. >> the whole thing was orchestrated and set up within the fbi, clasp, brennan and the oval office meeting with president obama. >> so you think this goes all the way up to the top to president obama? >> absolutely. griff: now this after a call between obama and former staffers was leaks to yahoo news on friday where in obama misstates the charges against flynn as perjury and blasts attorney general barr's decision to drop the flynn case. >> that's the kind of stuff where you begin to get worried that basic, not just institutional norms, but our basic understanding of rule of law is at -- is at risk. griff: as for when judge emit sullivan might sign off on flynn's dismissal could come today or could call the government's attorneys to account for their decision. we will find out. either way former congressman trey gowdy says wow a lead predicate for the prosecution,. >> good luck prosecuting the case, judge. have you got to have a prosecutor to prosecute the indicates. so if the doj is not moving forward on michael flynn i don't think the judge is going to do it himself. griff griff finally vice president pence is weighing in. michael flynn was fired in 2017 for lying to pence. thought veep says he would be happy to see michael flynn again. we might see him at the briefing this afternoon there were reports he was self-quarantining because of that staffer that tested positive. he hasn't tested positive. so he will be there today. we will see if he has more to say, steve, ainsley, brian. steve: griff jenkins, thank you very much. the live report from our nation's capital. going back to what we heard homes ago ainsley and brian. members of the obama administration have a lot of explaining to do. it goes back to wasn't there a passage between strzok and page that says the white house wanted to know everything we were doing. potus wants to know everything we are doing. the white house was running this. and now it has all been revealed because the department of justice, it looks like, as early as today could drop those charges. chris christie also had a decision in his best interest announced this past week. and said it was a very bad week for the obama department of justice. listen. >> i was a u.s. attorney and worked with fbi agents and what they did with mike flynn was an absolutely classic perjury trap. one this week as well that involved me and my former team. the supreme court rejected 9 to 0 a false prosecution brought by the obama justice department and a vindictive prosecutor politically motivated against folks who worked for me when i was governor of new jersey. it's a bad week for the obama justifiable department and taking the covers off of what was some really awful conduct by prosecutors and investigators. and i usually stand up for these folks but you cannot defend this conduct. steve: and so brian and ainsley going forward, it will be interesting to see exactly how official obama administration folks do react to the news coming out. you know, a lot of it is along partisan lines. some people think flynn is getting a raw deal. got a raw deal. now it's being fixed and other people are saying hey, look, they are throwing the entire department of justice and the good men and women who worked there under the bus. brian: never charged with perjury. president obama is flat out wrong. i don't know if he is ticked off or actually knew when he was on that call with the obama alumni team that he just assumed everything is going to leak out, but i guess he has that conversation. it leaks out not only about the pandemic response from the trump team but also about his case with flynn. he believes the rule of law is in the balance. jonathan turley who is a democrat comes out and says the rule of law? number one he noted this flynn was never charged with perjury and that his claim with no precedent is wrong. all he has to do is look at eric holder. he says go back 10 years united states vs. stephens where president obama's own attorney general eric holder asked the same judge in the flynn case to dismiss that case. it was roughly 10 years ago so he didn't even have to go back. he is the law student and former law professor and he acted as if on a private call with his alumni that this never happened again. one thing is pretty clear. when this elections happens and they finally kick into gear. it's not going to be biden against trump. it is going to be obama against trump. and joe biden is just going to be out there. that's pretty clear, ainsley. ainsley: well, yeah. they go hand in hand. he was his vice president so you are right about that brian. we just want the truth. the truth should trump politics in every way. thank goodness that these transcripts, those 53 transcripts came out last week because now we know the truth of what james clapper really said and samantha power and susan rice and sally yates. the truth is coming out now and everybody wants to get to the bottom of this. here is man who was going to go to prison, lost his house, spent millions of dollars. and he says justice has been served now. he is putting up that picture of the american flag that's waiving. waving. his grandson singing the national anthem. we just want to know the truth. and today the judge will probably sign off on this because there are no charges now to throw him behind bars. and the vice president was asked whether or not he would welcome him back in the white house yesterday by axios. and the vice president said he would. this could pave the way for flynn to finally get a job and pay off some of his debt, steve. steve: and speaking of yesterday, ainsley, more on that later. but, i hope you had a lovely mother's day with your daughter i saw on instagram you did, too. will brian said, dawn, i'm going to take you on a great date. where are we going to go the grocery store, the gas station or the liquor store? brian: the pharmacy. that's the only three places we are allowed to go and maybe in the park as long as we don't subject bathe. ainsley: how was yours? did you get to talk toot least cathy at least? steve: we were able to do a face time or two which is good. but the good news is, things all across the country are very slowly starting to reopen. and that brings us to another fox news alert. steve: back in business. open signs spreading across the united states as a dozen states ease restrictions later on today. restaurants in the states of alabama, arizona, arkansas, and south carolina all preparing to reopen, brian. brian: absolutely. you have salons and barbershops that can reopen today in florida. that's good news. along with mississippi, which is also reopening gyms. got that, new york? and vermont manufacturing plants are up and running with restrictions; ainsley. ainsley: yes. that's right. vice president pence scheduled to check-in with all the governors over a conference call this morning. his team denying reports that he self-isolates or is in self-isolation after his press secretary tested positive for the virus. president trump will update the nation on testing later today. steve: that's right. and you know i read this morning in the "the washington post" there was some -- actually some good news yesterday. the lowest number of deaths and new cases since late march, which is terrific. now, when you look at the economic signals today, the stock market futures are up. london is up about 1%. asia finished up as well. global markets are recovering in hopes that there will be a quick recovery. you know, a v-shape thing where we were up here. we went down and by the grace of god we go right back up. the problem is if things do not, brian, you know, if going forward there is another spike or there is a rebound in this particular virus and that could mess everything up. brian: right. absolutely. there has got to be a plan, steve, quick reaction team. something is happening in albany new york or albany, georgia. let's flood resources to that area. doesn't mean the whole state has to be shut down. what you have to understand is the president of the united states, along with democrats and republicans in congress put together a plan, the ppp plan and the rescue act and the cares act in order to give people some time to stay in their jobs, keep their businesses afloat while they attacked that virus. that money was running out. it was money we did not have. you don't have the luxury of saying let's wait a little while and have everything perfect. you have to get the economy up or we won't have a country to defend there won't be a gym in new york in business if they wait another few weeks. right now the 8 weeks when you gave the ppp money out week and a half left. second surge about two and a half weeks left. just flat out of money go belly up. so far in georgia it's going well and i hear in colorado it's going well except for that one horrific scene we saw on mother's day with people just ignoring everything. in new york 22 straight weeks decrease in the number of hospitalizations and the number of cases. i don't think there is any question you told everyone to bend the curve. we are bending it. don't moft goal post. here is steve mnuchin on the downside of waiting. >> the reported numbers are probably going to get worse before they get better. but that's why we are focused on rebuilding this economy. we will have a better third quarter. we will have a better fourth quarter and next year is going to be a great year. if we do this carefully working with the governors, i don't think there is a considerable risk. as a matter of fact, i think there is a considerable risk of not reopening. you are talking about what would be permanent economic damage to the american public. brian: i should say 22 straight days. keep in mind, too. this week we have a bunch of governors taking -- doing -- being aggressive, perhaps. mississippi, and georgia, colorado, and florida. and then you have got what's going on in illinois and pennsylvania. which is people in rural and suburban communities besides themselves who want to do this horrible thing that is keep their family fed like you have a dealership in pennsylvania. like if you have a gym in illinois where outside of chicago everything is decreasing rapidly but you have governors going i'm going to wait and change the rules again? i feel so bad for these people who want to see a light at the end of the tunnel. ainsley: i think everyone wants to see a light at the end of the tunnel. everyone has to do. this jobless numbers 14.7. almost 15%. great depression numbers were 25%. when you hear steve mnuchin saying we could approach that it could get to 20%. i have heard 25%. one i think kevin hassett said 20%. the white house advisor and steve mnuchin up to 25%. those are lives, too. people are out of work. everyone wants to get back to normal. i was talking to a friend yesterday who said she went into new york city to pick up her mail. she said over the weekend the weather was nice so she said everyone was out and about in new york city. and she said i feel like everyone is getting a little tired of this. but, if we reopen we just want to do it safely. think with all those little restaurants on new york streets. the one on the corner where that's the only restaurant that feeds that whole family are they done? i hope not. we will see. brian: if they can't open soon they willable done. steve: we all do. so many people have had so much on the line. but, at the same time, we have to remember, there are parts of this country that have no infection. you know, they are vulnerable. ainsley: right. steve: but new york, new jersey, connecticut, where we are, this is a hot spot. and so they have got to figure it out. and that's why it's so frustrating because we know we have pretty good feeling that new york city could be the last big town to open in america. anyway, more on that little later on 6:15 in new york city. brian: steve, let me add one more thing before we go to jillian. i agree with you there are hot spots but not all of new jersey and not all of new york. they have got to get to the mayors and county executives in new jersey and new york and pennsylvania and say okay, we can do this section. we can't do philadelphia. maybe manhattan has got to wait but maybe nassau and suffolk county don't. that's hard work. they have got to get out of their state houses and do the hard work. steve: well, let's see what happens. you know, the one size fits all approach does not really fit because there are different spots that are hot and different spots that are cold. all right. it is 6:14 now in the new york city area. and jillian joins us right now. she has got some headlines. hey, jillian. jillian: good morning. start with fox news alert. actor and comedian gary stiller died. his son announcing the news. best known as frank castanza in steinfeld. >> surrender me now. >> what is that. >> the doctor gave me a relaxation cassette when my blooblood pressure gets too higt says surrender me now. jillian: best dad and grandfather and the most dedicated husband to anne for about 62 years. he will be greatly missed. jerry stiller was 92. department of justice investigate the handling of the ahmaud arbery case. sparked widespread outrage online showing what led up to his killing. a black man seen running when a white father and son confront him. both were arrested and charged with arbery's murder last week. after coming under fire after the handling of nursing home coronavirus outbreaks. new york governor andrew cuomo appearing to reverse course. hospitals cannot send patients back to long-term care facilities unless they tested negative for the virus. that move essentially invalidating a march directive that required nursing homes to take on new patients with covid-19. critics say that accelerated outbreaks. world war ii era planes taking flight on houston on mother's day. v-25 and t 6 among the 30 war birds to celebrate marking the end of world war ii. organized by the flight museum as part of their fight to the finish. that's a look at your headlines. send it back to you. ainsley: so cool. steve: cool. brian: that is prettyia amazing. thank you so much, jillian. documents show as we move ahead president obama knew about michael flynn's wiretapped calls with kislyak. andy mccarthy said that is not even the worst part. he is on deck. these are extraordinary times, and we want to thank the extraordinary people in the healthcare community, working to care for all of us. at novartis, we promise to do our part. as always, we're doing everything we can to help keep cosentyx accessible and affordable. if you have any questions at all, call us, email us, visit us online. we're here to help support you when you need us. take care, and be well. to learn more, call one eight 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show to recommend. watch the best for free. just say "watchathon" into your voice remote, or download the xfinity stream app. brian: more revelations in the michael flynn case as his attorney says his charges could be release today. president obama new about flynn's call with russian ambassador kislyak. the obama white house and fbi collaborated to invent the russian collusion narrative while the justice department stayed asleep at the switch. did they even know it was happening? columnist for the review andy mccarthy. first off, do you think loretta lynch, sally yates were out of the loop intentionally or were they really in the dark? >> no, i think they dropped the ball, brian, mary mccore who was the head of the justice department's national security division. the 302 or the would you have of her that's included in the justice department submission last week says that andrew mccabe the deputy director ever the fbi told her about the flynn kislyak two days before yates had meeting at the white house. they didn't communicate it to yates at the justice department. the fbi did a lot wrong here i don't think they held off on yates. i think they didn't run the doj well at that point. brian: they just brought brought the case president obama got it. we knew that the russians had done something with our election. it's after the election. looks like president trump wins, flight so president obama knows that every time kislyak makes a call we are taping it. and kislyak knows that we all know it? >> flynn knows it flynn gets unmasked and that's gets "the washington post" david ignatius. anything wrong so far? >> nothing wrongs. this is the thing, brian. this is what drives you crazy about president obama pontificating about the rule of law. one of the last official acts that obama did was to pardon an saln terrorist to spring him from federal prison. so in obama's world it's okay to obstruct the fast and furious investigation in which an american agent died because of the way the justice department and its agencies ran that investigation. it's okay to obstruct the irs abuse of americans who were trying to marshall themselves together for purposes of the election in 2012 against obama. and you spring a convicted terrorist but tough press ahead with the case against a decorated american combat veteran against whom they don't have a case. brian: amazing. andy, let me roll in where president obama said friday on his alumni call that it leaked to yahoo. listen. >> that's the kind of stuff where you begin to get worried that basic -- not just institutional norms, but our basic understanding of rule of law is -- is at risk. brian: is it, weand? >> really? you have -- you started with attorney general under obama being held in contempt for misleading congress and obstructing the investigation in fast and furious. and you end by springing an faln terrorist from prison. and the problem with the rule of slaw mike flynn? brian: i hear you. you want to point out something else in front of the judge. there is no case against mike flynn. what do you mean by that? >> yeah. that's best reason. we are having this big debate about materiality. that's the main thing the justice department went with. because they said there is no legitimate underlying investigation, nothing he said whether it was false or not could have been material. that's fine as far as it goes. the best reason to drop a case is that the government can't prove guilt yard, which is always the government's burden. in this case, the only evidence against flynn, that is the evidence of what he said in the interview, is the testimony of peter strzok and joe meaning can piienke.the proof that would hae out is that the fbi played games with the 302, which is the interview memorandum that is supposed to have summarized what flynn said in the interview. flynn's comments are eequivocal. the two witnesses that would be testifying about them are incredible. those witnesses thought flynn told them the truth. you can't prove guilt yard if that's your case and if you don't have a case, you have an ethical responsibility as a prosecutor to drop it, which is what the justice department did last week. brian: also unequivocal there are few better people in the country to talk about this case than you. andy. thanks so much. >> thanks, brian. brian: you got it. as california slowly starts to reopen. one gym owner says speed it up before it's too late. his warning about the economy and jobs next. if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, ...little things... ...can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. 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safer and the people who run the gym are safe. what are you doing all across the country to make sure that your customers and your trainers are safe? >> and that's a great concern for everybody. no different than the concerns costco or home depot or walmart would have at any time of the day has the same number of clients and customers as a gym does. what we're doing as fit body boot camp brand across the nation we created a 25 page document called the fit body protocol on reopening. this is about sanitizing their clients before they walk. in we have purell stations they will sanitize their hands. bleach and water spray the bottom of their shoes so they don't bring any contaminants into the gyms or fit body boot camps. we have marked off 8 by 8 squares that we call train in place modality. in other words, whatever pieces of equipment you have in your 8 by 8 square is what you are working out with and the clients are not rotating, touching other equipment. and cross contaminating one another. so we have gone above and beyond and we have sent twe have sent a task force. the cdc corona task force. just for their review. we never got a response back. the point is we must open up if governor newsom continues to stall and push gyms and others, boutiques, fitness studios and big box stores filing for bankruptcy 30 days from now we will have a greater financial disaster than coronavirus could ever cause by itself. steve: you know, bedros i was talking to a couple of business owners socially disansded, they were across the street. we were talking across the street and they were frustrated that the government whether state government or federal government or local governments seem to be picking winners and losers. you are doing all sorts of social distancing things the same that the grocery stores are doing. and, yet, the grocery stores are allowed to be open, but you are not, it's got to be frustrating because have you gyms in open in utah, kansas, georgia, texas, indiana, alaska, iowa, south dakota where you are doing things to keep people safe but you can't do it yet in california. that's exactly right. and every single one of those states that you mentioned we already opened up our fit body boot camp gyms and they are running successfully. people are enjoying the workouts and excited to be there yet, in california we seemed to have stalled. ironically as you know california is the fitness capital of our nation. we have the most amount of fit body boot camp gym gyms in california. it's frustrating to no end. steve: speaking of frustrating do you get why elon musk said over the weekend you know what? essentially there was an argument with when they could reopen. the state thought he could reopen on the 18th of may. he wanted to do it on the 8th. he said no. now he is talking about moving headquarters and facilities out of california into places like texas or nevada. do you understand his frustration? >> oh, i could completely understand his frustration. because we, fit body boot camp we are a california franchisor. this is the first time ever that my wife and i have had the dialogue that perhaps we want to move our corporate offices out of california so we can have greater control over our franchise locations because our franchises depend on us. steve: good luck to you. wee know you have a bunch of locations across the country but california like you said is where you have got the most gyms. bedros, thank you very much and good luck to you and your family. >> thank you, steve. steve: straight ahead michael flynn's attorney said president obama knew about the plot to take flynn down and dan bongino says the former president needs to be held accountable. how? dan's next. ♪ noticks and fleas?o simplifies protection. see ya! heartworm disease? no way! simparica trio is the first chewable that delivers all this protection. and simparica trio is demonstrated safe for puppies. it's simple: go with simparica trio. this drug class has been 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"show me what you're made of." so we showed it our people, sourcing and distributing more fresh food than anyone... our drivers helping grocers restock their shelves. how we're helping restaurants open pop-up markets. and encouraging all americans to take out to give back. adversity came to town. so we looked it in the eye. and it won't be us... that blinks first. >> there is no precedent that anybody can find for someone who has been charged with perjury just getting off scot-free. that's the kind of stuff where you begin to get worried that basic -- not just institutional norms, but our basic understanding of rule of law is at risk. ainsley: dropping the flynn case puts the rule of law at risk. that's leaked audiotape of our former president president obama. let's bring in dan bongino former fox news -- i don't know why i keep saying that former secret service agent and former secret service officer. hey, dan, why is that significant what you just heard? >> it's significant because we have a body of evidence right now that obama knew. if you are a journalist and media representative and you are not asking the question right now what did obama know and when did obama know it. you need to find a new line of work. not just we know we categorically knew that president obama knew will mike flynn with the why president obama would take a personal interest in that we also have a series of communications with the fbi agents leading. this you know, here is a quick question for the liberals here, right? there is text and email exchange. the white house is running this between the fbi agents who are talking about the case. so how do we know the white house is running this? they texted each other and they say well, we don't know they were talking about that. what do you think the fbi was talking about making brownies? they were talking about this case? we have another one. the potus an acronym for president of the united states wants to know everything we are doing. the president was barack obama? he knew. he knew the whole time and he has managed to skate. that's why he is panicked. and that's why his team is leaking this audio. steve: you know what? we have known about that strzok/page text for a couple of years. we have got sidney powell who is michael flynn's attorney on with maria yesterday talking about the fact that with an investigation at this level, the president had to know about it. watch this. >> so the whole thing was orchestrated and set up within the fbi. clapper, brennan in the oval office meeting president obama. >> so you think this goes all the way up to the top to president obama? >> absolutely. steve: and you know, dan, when you think about it, if right now the department of justice or the fbi were going to be investigating joe biden. have you got to know that the attorney general is going to know and he is going to talk to the president about going forward because something at that level would be so unprecedented you would want the cover of having told your boss. so, that in effect makes the argument of course obama knew. >> steve, think about how bizarre this is. president trump as a sitting president has a call with the ukrainians be with the biden name comes up and there is actual suspicions of serious, you know, monovalent activity wit.given how damaging some of t information could be, right? barack obama now we know right before he leaves office personally brings up a phone call he had no business listening to between a private american citizen, mike flynn and a russian ambassador a perfectly legal phone call to incoming national security advisor to have made. and obama personally knows about it and comey seems toinsd indicate at that meeting about a logan act violation and nobody cares? do you understand there is no evidence at all mike flynn lied? i get it. the liberal's heads are exploding right now. he pled guilty. he withdrew that plea. i'm asking a simple question for all of you out there, everyone watching. where is the evidence mike flynn lied? don't cite the plea. they withdrew the plea. and if the government had any information backing that plea. they wouldn't have dropped the case. where is the evidence that mike flynn lied besides on cnn and msnbc? they don't have anything. they have an original 302 which has disappeared which is, i guarantee you says mike flynn didn't lie? brian: i can't wait to hear from mike flynn we will get to the point judge does what he is supposed to do. i don't trust this judge so flamboyant and aggressive against flynn last time. i can't wait to hear from mike flynn on all of this. i want to fast forward if i can and talk about something you also know a lot about florida. we hear you guys are reopening as fast as anybody and i think your governor was -- has been very aggressive. he understands it's a big state and things have to be handled differently, what about the salons and barbers? how do you grade what's been reopened already? >> listen, brian, i live down here in martin county and i went down to local bone fish had some of the tables marked off where you can and cannot sit. it was crowded. it was one of the -- i have only been alive 45 years and i know it sounds ridiculous i'm not being hyperbolic one of the greatest moments of my life to see people out and smiling and talking and things seeming normal again. for 25% max capacity it was full, which i know sounds weird. wonderful. the state is doing fine. i think the barber shops get to open now it's monday or today or relatively soon. and it was great to see and you have to keep in mind these extended lockdowns i think everybody understands in the beginning there was some confusion. it's time to open up. the constitution is not on suspension. the government's obligation is to show why your business is essential. your obligation isn't to show the government your business is essential. remember, they are not allowed to infringe on constitutional rights it. has to be done for a compelling government interest which this is obviously number two is important. do the least restrictive means. massive shutdowns with no exit plan are not the least restrictive means, brian. it's time to do this safely and soundly. >> you pointed out that that restaurant did things responsibly. certain runners with food? that's right way. do you know what ruins it for everyone? when that colorado scene is shown and packed to the gills. people are on top of it each other like spring break. ruins it for everybody do it responsibly. got do it the way you described it from gyms to salons or restaurants or else you blow it for everybody and gives these other governors who want to be absolute monarchs a reason to keep everything shut down. dan, thanks for joining us. >> you got it, guys. ainsley: let's hand it over to jillian who has more medicine lines. jillian: a beach side memorial is growing this morning for a surfer killed in a shark attack over the weekend. 26-year-old ben kelly died at california's sand dollar beach within 100 yards of shore. kelly owned his own company making and reshaping surf boards. it's unclear what type of shark attacked kelly. the beach will remain closed until thursday. a colorado coffee shop as brian was just talking about taking heat for reopening its doors defying state orders. this now viral video shows coffee and kitchen packed on sunday morning with customers avoiding face masks and social distancing guidelines. restaurants are supposed to only offer delivery and drive-up service. the restaurant tweeted it was taking a stand for quote america, small businesses, of the constitution and against the overreach of our governor in colorado. a hiker trapped in a raging is off duty officer. highway patrolman brent donley springing into action. tying a stick to a backpack cord and tossing it into the river as a make sure lure. with the help of good samaritans, donley brought the 24-year-old to shore and performed first aid until a medical crew arrived. that is incredible. these two golfsers weren't going to let a little may snow storm stop their round spotted at golf course in get this chili, new york. can't make the two up. described the two as die hard. new york reopened golf courses back on april 20th. that is a look at your headlines. back to you. steve: it was snowing in new jersey when i was out at the grill in new jersey. craziest thing i have ever seen adam klotz is joining us and very latest for the "foxcast" on this monday. hey, adam. adam: good morning, guys. talked about some of that snow. parts of interior england. 6 inches of snow cold weather stretch out across portions of the country. cold temperatures widespread in the 30's. if you add in the wind chill we do see some areas falling down. fargo 19 degrees it. is absolutely on the cool side. so we have got frost warnings, advisories, freeze warning advisories stretch across this entire region, midwest, back up into the interior new england. it's going to stick around for a couple of days. again, that's mostly overnight. daytime highs widespread looking at 50's and 60's. good news, guys, as i toss this back to you if you are looking forward to it feeling like may again we are going to be warming up in the next couple of days. steve: good. brian: i won't zipper my sleeves back on. thank you very much, adam. meanwhile elon musk is suing california county over lockdown order. the billionaire threatening to moves at the laps headquarters to texas or nevada. our next guest lives in california she says she does not blame him. that story next. flexible payment options for those who've been financially affected by the crisis. we look forward to returning to something that feels a little closer to life as we knew it, but until then you can see how we're here to help at libertymutual.com/covid-19. 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francisco. hey, harmeet. >> happy to be here. thank you. ainsley: thank you. what do you make of this. >> his lawsuit is interesting. i have actually sued the state 10 times over the same shutdown. but specifically his is about not the state's shut down order but the differences between almeida county's shutdown which is more restrictive in his view and other counties. other restriction have in san juan county but almeida is not allowed to operate. we are not going to allow your factory open. that is the main manufacturing facility in america. obviously that's crippling to 20,000 employees of in california. that's why he is threatening to move it to texas and maybe other places. ainsley: will he go through with it? >> he has a good reason. to say certainly see some movement certainly out of almeida county. ainsley: cost him a lot to move and a lot of people would lose their jobs in california offer them to move with the company. some may not do that has a statement we appreciate our businesses have made sacrifices together save lives and protect community health in our region we need to continue to work together so those sacrifices don't go to waste. they are trying to say they're staying safe this is what she tweeted out good riddance. is he trying to make money and put food on the table. >> loretta gonzalez with the law she passed last year has been responsible for the death of more jobs in california than any other member of our legislature. she is from san diego. it's not her backyard or business. very foul mouth on that lady. >> i'm have my 20 person factory shut down in california you better believe i'm looking across the border to open up. those people may have jobs right now buy they can't work that's unsustainable for america's companies. california really needs to wake up and start changing its policies and open up safely but faster. ainsley: dan crenshaw tweeted out come on, come to texas. thank you so much, harmeet. good to see you. >> thanks for having me. ainsley: senator mike lee and newt gingrich are going to join us live in the next hour. everyday you're eating acidic foods; you're constantly weakening that enamel structure. pronamel repair allows more minerals to penetrate deep into the enamel layer and it repairs it. it is pretty phenomenal. brian: michael flynn's lawyer says she expects a judge to sign off to drop a case against her client as soon as today. ainsley: it comes as president obama faces new criticism over his comments on the case. >> on this monday morning, griff jenkins joins us live from washington as we learn more about the former president obama's involvement of all of this. all right. griff. griff: that's right. steve, ainsley and brian. good morning. you know, this is really turning into that classic case of what did he know and when did he know it? remember last week we learned that president obama was aware of the wiretapping of flynn. well now flynn's lawyer sidney powell is claiming former president obama was involved in the plot against her client. >> so the whole thing was orchestrated and set up within the fbi, clapper, brennan in the oval office meeting president obama. >> so you think this goes all the way up to the top to president obama? >> absolutely. griff: this after a call between obama and former staffers was leaked where in obama misstates the charges against flynn as perjury and slamming attorney general barr's decision to drop the case. >> that's the kind of stuff where you begin to get worried that basic, not just institutional norms, but our basic understanding of rule of law is, is at risk. >> as for the case judge emit soul van could sign off on flynn's dismissal as early as today or he could call the government's attorneys back to explain his decision. either way former congressman trey gowdy says without a former predicate it's hard to imagine how this moves forward. >> good luck prosecuting the case, judge. have you got to have a prosecutor to prosecute the case if the doj is not moving forward on michael flynn i don't think the judge is doing it himself. >> remember flynn was fired for lying to pence in 2017. mouth v.p. says he would be quote happy to see michael flynn again. we might see pence at a white house briefing today. perhaps he will have more to say about it. questions pence was quarantining after staffer tested positive. he has not. he has tested negative and he will be there today. brian, ainsley, steve? brian: remember what was happening. griff, thanks. look at film. why are people so focused on this? because flynn was the beginning of the destruction of the original team that trump was putting together from k.t. america farland to michael flynn. they both were led toward the exits at a time in which the administration was just getting its feet underneath them. the big picture is. this before you get caught up into the nuances michael flynn as the incoming national security advisor had every right to talk to every country in the world. and it's totally normal, i understand for national security advisors to say to people in this case russia. sanctions coming down. don't overreact. i will hit the ground running. much like the former secretary of state going to the middle east telling the iranian leaders don't worry if trump does last four years we will go ahead. probably not going to get impeached. going to go ahead and go back to that deal if you just be patient. neither of which is heervel but that's the way it's done. i don't think, ainsley, that michael flynn was exactly clear that he was -- what he was doing was not wrong or against the law. having a conversation with the ambassador of russia on anything is something that goes with his job description and that's why i can't wait to hear from michael flynn for the first time as he expands on his role on what took place. ainsley: yeah. i mean, brian, if this could happen to him who else could this happen to? that's what's scary. listen to his attorney sidney powell over the weekend maria interviewed her over the weekend comey and mccabe found the transcript between flynn and kislyak. they briefed clapper. they have that meeting in the oval office on the 5th. and comey admits that the fbi unmasked flynn. and sally yates remember sally yates said something she was shocked one of the 53 transcripts she didn't know about this. sidney powells is they didn't tell sally yates. she was at the doj. she was a top person at the doj. she should have known about this if they were doing something. and his attorney says that this was all a set-up and the president should not have been involved in this. here is what dan bongino says. >> there is a text and an email exchange out there that clearly says the white house is running this between the fbi agents, who are talking about the case. so how do we know the white house is running it? they texted each other. and they say well, we don't know they were talking about that. what do you think the fbi was talking about making brownies? they were talking about this case. we have another one, the potus. anna: cripple anymore for president the united states wants to know everything that was doing. the president was barack obama. he knew the whole time and he has managed to state. that's why he is panicked and that's why his team is leaking this audio. >> why we want to do this to flynn's life and people behind the scenes are saying because he didn't agree with the president on iran when he was the director of the defense intelligence agency. the director of the defense intelligence agency is expected to go along with the administration. steve? steve: well, good news for flynn it sounds like the doj might get the charges dismissed later on today so we will keep people posted on that. in the meantime, this was one of the big topics, obviously, on the sunday chat shows. and as it turns out, catherine herridge who used to be at fox. got an interview with the attorney general at the department of justice. they were socially distanced about 10 feet, it looks like. they ran a clip on cbs and they ran a portion of that clip on nbc on meet the press. but meet the press and chuck todd are taking a lot of heat on this monday morning because that particular clip was very edited. some have suggested deceptively to make it appear that the attorney general was being very, very political. watch this. this is what ran on meet the press yesterday. >> when history looks back on this decision, how do you think it will be written? >> well, history is written by the winners. largely depends on who is writing the history. >> i was struck, peggy by the cynicism of the answer. it's a correct answer but he is the attorney general. he didn't make the case that he was upholding the rule of law. he was almost admitting that yeah, this is a political job. steve: and what is extraordinary about what chuck todd just said right there is how he was struck by the answer. as it turns out, nbc did not run the full answer where the attorney general says he did uphold the rule of law. if you want to see that. go over to cbs. this is the original unhe edited clip that nbc did not run. >> when history looks back on this decision, how do you think it will be written? >> well, history is written by the winners. largely depends on who is writing the history. but i think a fair history would say it was a good decision because it upheld the rule of law. it upheld the standards of the department of justice. and it undid what was an injustifiable. brian: that was the william barr statement that really characterizes what he meant and what he said. and, guess what? meet the press admitted it. you are correct. earlier today, we inadvertently and inratly cut short an interview with a.g. barr before offering commentary and analysis. the remaining clip included important remarks from the attorney general that we missed and we regret the error. that also the cat is out of the barn or course out of a barn. i don't think cats belong in a barn. steve: there are barn cats. ainsley: cat is out of bag. brian: cats in a barn don't belong there especially if there is a horse. we are going to go over that again. we should gear the show more towards the rural community. in the big picture, every sunday show outside of chris wallace is 95% how bad a president donald trump is and everyone that works for him and it's just different ways of saying it. you have got to see chuck todd spends the whole hour finding different ways to say how inadequate the response has been and how much he hopes president trump doesn't win re-election. so, it does not surprise me that that comes out. but the attorney general, i just want people to examine the case that's why when conscious says we might pick up the michael flynn case. how dare you. take the case. you put him in front of you. good luck with that you do not have facts on your side. i almost say go ahead. go examine it. and watch it blow up. ainsley: i want to know what our viewers think of this. send us your emails foxnews.com. do you think this shows the real motivation of the media or media outlets or think this is honest mistake there are a lot of people on these news teams editing clips of interviews and do you think he had the full interview or knew about the full interview? let us know what you think. on to another fox news alert. back in business. open signs spreading across the united states as a dozen states ease their restrictions today. restaurants in arizona, arkansas, alabama, and south carolina can now offer sitdown service. steve: meanwhile in the state of florida we were just talking about this with dan bongino. salons and barber shops can reopen today in the sunshine state along with mississippi which is also reopening gyms. in the state of vermont. manufacturing plants are up and running. of course, with restrictions to keep everybody safe. brian: yeah. i think a lot of car manufacturing start running their manufacturing again too today. scheduling to check in with the governors over a conference call this morning is the vice president of the united states. his team is denying reports that he is self-isolating after press secretary tested positive for the virus. president trump will update the nation on testing later today. that won't be with anthony fauciy who is not going in front of the senate today because is he self-quarantining and he will be involved along with did birx. he will not be in front of the senate on tuesday, dr. fauci has said. meanwhile when it comes to manufacturing elon musk has made clear as the lone hold out in california not for long. ainsley: manufacturing is going to start up for cars not in almeda, california. he has several plants there. in this county he is not. he says tesla is filing a lawsuit against al made da county immediately. the ignorant of allahed me da against the governor, our president, constitutional freedoms and just plane common sense. this is the final straw. tesla will now move its headquarters and future programs to texas, nevada, immediately if we maintain manufacturing at all it will be dependent on how tesla is treated in the future. tesla is the last car maker left in california every state is different. not a one size fits all. if the county doesn't have a lot of the deaths or that much to worry about. then let people go back to business those are lives, too. mnuchin says maybe 25%. when you hear those numbers, those are lives. and people need to put food on the table, steve. steve: because every job is essential to somebody. ainsley: that's right. steve: for different municipalities and states to pick winners and losers frustrating so many employees and employers as well. why should a grocery store be able to open while it's social distancing trying to keep people as safe as possible but perhaps, you know, the store right next to it is not allowed to open or the gym as we were talking just a little while ago with a guy from out in california. they do not like the idea that the government is saying essentially, okay, you can open and you can't. you might be open to keep your customers just as clean and safe as the grocery store but, sorry, you are going to be closed until we say you can reopen. ainsley had a great interview about 20 minutes ago with harmeet dhillon out in california. she sees exactly how bad this is across the board. >> the difference between al made da county's shutdown which is more restrictive in his view and second county. san juan queen county they are not allowed to operate. almeda county is saying after negotiations we will not let your factory open and that's their main facility in the country. that's crippling. that's why he is threatening to move at all to texas and maybe other places. steve: what it all came down to is elon musk felt he has h. a deal with the government. he wanted to open on may 8th. the government said you know what? probably closer to may 18th. he had it up to there. nope, not going to do it that's what resulted in the tweet storm from mr. tesla. ainsley. ainsley: is he a billion nature think about how many jobs he has brought to that state. i'm sure he is saying after all i have done for y'all, can't you help us out, too? brian, you have been mentioning a lot about the numbers. and in michigan there are three churches that are suing the governor there because she has flat out said to the whole state you are all following these rules. there is a church the north michigan bible church is in shah boy began county guess how many deaths? 19 cases, one death. whole life church is also in that lawsuit in st. joseph county. 65 cases. one death. brian: ainsley churches so easy. space the pew out. handle it. it will be hard to get in there. ainsley: close the doors as soon as it fills up? brian: absolutely. the same thing to steve's point earlier. why are you decide hog lives and who dies. neiman marcus bankrupt. can i buy food but not clothes. can i play golf but i can't play tennis? explain that? this is no longer acceptable that governor in michigan, i think she single-handedly delivering michigan back to trump. we will talk about this obviously throughout the week and throughout the show. jillian, i know you are poised to bring other news front and center. jillian: georgia's attorney general is requesting the department of justice investigate the handling of the ahmaud arbery case. the deadly shooting in february has caused widespread outrage after video surfaced online showing what led up to arbery's killing. black man seen running when a white father and son confront him. both were arrested and charged with arbery's murder last week. senator lamar alexander entering self-quarantine overnight after one of the staffers test positive. the tennessee senator at home and tested negative. he will remotely chair covid-19. fauci and redfield and steven hawaiian will testify bstephenh. sad news from hollywood this morning. actor and comedian jerry stiller has died. stiller best known as frank castanza in seinfeld. >> the tradition of fest vista begins with the airing of grievances. i have got a lot of problems with you people. now, you are going to hear about it. >> his son ben stiller tweeting overnight quote he was a great dad and grandfather and the most dedicated husband to anne for about 62 years. he will be greatly missed. love you, dad. jerry stiller died from natural causes. he was 92. but he will certainly live on forever. ainsley: he was amazing. more than ever now we appreciate the people who make us laugh. and he has carried us through decades of laughter. what a funny actor he was on on king of queens too. i love that man sorry he is gone. brian: by the way, for those people think if you yell a lot you are going to die early forget it. he yelled for 92 years. and the kings of queens of seinfeld pointed out by stephanie in the control room they were the same character and he lived to 92 will. laughing all the way. he invented festivus. he gave a holiday. ainsley: counselor said say serenity. and he is screaming it. serenity. brian: that's amazing to comedy. ainsley: we love him. okay. new documents reveal that the fbi might have broken its own rules to investigate michael flynn. senator mike lee says what happened to flynn was a travesty and he joins us next. when there's a lot to do. do it all. and do it right. without breaking a sweat. with the comfortable, versatile new kubota lx series. and i recently had a heart attack. it changed my life. but i'm a survivor. after my heart attack, my doctor prescribed brilinta. it's for people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack. brilinta is taken with a low-dose aspirin. no more than 100 milligrams as it affects how well brilinta works. brilinta helps keep platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. in a clinical study, brilinta worked better than plavix. brilinta reduced the chance of 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good morning. steve: you know, when you look at everything that has happened to michael flynn and as high up in the federal government that this frame job could go. you know, sidney powell says the former president barack obama was involved in just that it is, as you have said, a travesty if true. >> there is no question that this was a travesty. and there is no question that this calls out for reform within the fbi. i believe the best place to start for reform at the fbi really begins with our effort to reform the foreign intelligence surveillance act or fisa this week in the senate. that's why i have introduced, along with senator pat leahy from vermont, a bipartisan amendment that would substantially reform fisa and make things like this less possible in the future. steve: you know, we did hear from the department of justice, senator, the inspector general the doj ig who took a look at what happened, particularly the fisa applications regarding carter pagement and i think they found 17 bigs in stakes glaring errors that the fbi was responsible for just to make sure that they did get the fisa application approved and reauthorized three different times there is so much that happens with this secret court that's secret and you would like to see some third party oversight. explain how that would work? >> that's right. under the amendment i have introduced with senator leahy an amendment i believe is going to pass overwhelmingly in the senate this week the the foreign intelligence surveillance act court would be required to appoint a third party, known as an amicus cure yea or friend ever the court. with the security clearance, someone who would be able to review these documents as they are being presented to make sure that we have more resource other than to say oh, sorry about that when after the fact we discovered the fbi has made some mistakes what the senate is going to do this week is consider the house bill to essentially reauthorize. the senate majority leader, senator mcconnell who is in your party, we don't need any amendments. just vote on this straight through. why doesn't he want make sure go forward. >> i'm not sure. you would have to ask senator mcconnell that what i do know is most of my colleagues, democrats and republicans alike, want fisa reform. and we understand that the prove precise mixture of so-called reforms put in place by nancy pelosi's house of representatives in their bill that they passed a couple months ago is inadequate. it doesn't do the job. they have made some errors. perhaps there was a good faith effort underway over there to bring about reforms. the reforms we need are found in the lee leahy amendment. and that's what's going to pass this week. steve: what's curious, senator, had there been third party oversight or some sort of oversight with this particular provision of the fisa, you know, you would think that the fbi would not have been able to get the fisa application approved to spy on carter page and by extension the entire trump campaign or the three reauthorization. we might have had a much different past four years had there actually been fisa oversight. >> yeah, that's right. that certainly would have been the case, for example, with respect to general flynn. we know that disgraced fbi agent peter strzok took three weeks before submitting a report. and during that three-week period between the time when he interviewed flynn and the time he issued his report, he made substantial modifications to it. this along with a number of reports we have received recently from the inspector general's office from the department of justice, make clear to us that we really do need reform at this agency. it's a good agency but it's run by fallible, morality human beings who lately have made quite a few mistakes. we need an extra set of eyes. that's why we need an amicus appointed in any significant investigation. any sensitive investigation, including one that would involve a public official, a public campaign a political staffer, a media organization, a church, anything like that. the foreign intelligence surveillance act court really ought to have that opportunity. steve: well that is your amendment they are going to consider we do hope and it is bipartisan with patrick leahy the democrat which we don't see much bipartisan going on in washington, d.c. so that would be something new for a change. senator, thank you very much for joining us on this monday morning. >> thank you, steve. steve: all right. >> let's see what happens. meanwhile the country of china and the world health organization both denying now a new report that they tried to delay a global warning about covid-19. newt gingrich has an idea about how to make sure this never happens again and you know what? he is coming up next. to everyone navigating these uncertain times... whether you're caring for your family at home or those at work, principal is by your side. we're working hard to answer your questions. 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canadian firm which tracks viruses, pandemics. they warned as early as december 31st that something was going on in wuhan. they didn't predict a pandemic at that point. but they said clearly it was moving towards some type of epidemic. the truth is, the absolute fact, let's put it this way that the world health organization misinformed the world long after people knew this was a. the chinese misinformed the world. now, the world health organization could claim that it had been lied to by china. but it won't claim that because the head of the world health organization was elected with the support of the chinese. and has been fronting for the chinese. so, the question i would raise and xi jinping the secretary general of the chinese communist party could easily answer this if he wanted to. let people come in and look at the records. when did he know this was a pandemic? why didn't you tell. brian: not goin going to happen: >> they want us to believe the people responsible for several hundred thousands deaths and trillions of economic damage we should trust them. i think it's ludicrous. steve: yeah. newt. let's talk a little bit politically the president. the president appears to have to make going forward. in the past we have heard about how he is trying to do the trade deal with china and how he has got a good relationship with the president xi over there. but now it seems as if the whole of government is turning around to hey, wait a minute, we're in this pickle because china was not forthcoming to the country. and the world and now the president, you know, you can't keep going, you know, i think i can get a trade deal out of them while at the same time, the reality of the situation is there have been a lot of people around the world who have been sickened by this and died because the chinese were not forthcoming. >> look. i think president trump finds himself very conflicted because at one level he recognizes this is the second biggest economy in the world. and he has a major a lot of medicines we buy. produce a lot of other things need too need to get through the pandemic. one hand don't so alienate them nothing can get done. on the other hand, turn around attacking us. world wide propaganda campaign underway against the united states. they are in a bitter name calling contest against secretary of state pompeo. at some level they are also actively expanding in the south china sea. they are actively spending in italy where i'm talking to you from. and by the way a 3.3 magnitude earthquake here last night on top of everything else that's going on. ainsley: goodness. >> italy is an epicenter for a lot. i think that the fact is the chinese dictatorship is increasingly, obviously self-centered, willing to exploit everybody else and stunningly dishonest. and that makes it a pretty bad citizen and hard to get around that. brian: germany chinese leader told the world health organization to not tell the truth about the virus and they have proof of it. the chinese deny that but go ahead. the w.h.o. did not say it was human-to-human transfer when they were told of it. and that evidently matches up with china denying it. also, first page of the "new york times" today, the u.s. accusing china of trying to hack the vaccine data. the department of homeland security prepared to issue a warning china's most skilled hackers and spies are working to steal america's research in an effort to beat us to a vaccine. this is unacceptable. guess what? nancy pelosi doesn't see the urgency in going after china. listen to her. >> is the president part of these discussions, these negotiations? >> i don't -- i don't have any idea what the president does. >> he said that the house is on vacation. >> but, you know what? don't waste your time or mine on what he says. brian: don't worry about what he says rescue package in china. did you ever say that about bill clinton it doesn't matter what bill clinton says? >> look, what have you here is a huge national crisis. you have the worst unemployment since the great depression. you have people losing their lives every day. you have a need for america to come together. and you have in speaker pelosi a bitter, hard partisan who is so far to the left that she was in chinatown encouraging people to ignore all of this a couple weeks ago. it's very hard to understand why the democratic party is increasingly the pro-chinese communist party. if you listen to what joe biden says, it's very favorable to chinese communist. if you listen to pelosi, very favorable to the chinese communist. it's really misty phiing why they are going down this road when it is so obvious to virtually everybody else in the world that, in fact, it's the chinese communist dictatorship which has caused this enormous level of pain literally to the entire planet. ainsley: you are right. thoughts and prayers with everyone there in italy. hope no one died in this earthquake. thank you so much, newt, for being with us. >> 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words, must be held accountable? k.t. mcfarland former national security advisor never had the chance to do that job. author of the book called "revolution" and do that now. k.t. since we had a last spoke wow had a chance to go through all 53 interviews that were released. what did you piece together was going on cost you that job and flynn his? >> i think, brian, as i very carefully have gone through all the documents that have been released from house intelligence committee, from the attorney general and even some of the quotes from direct quotation. they were setting it up from the very beginning. they knew from the very beginning and get-go there was no collusion with the trump campaign and with the russians. and, yet, and this is news. general flynn and i met with susan rice. and her deputy, which is the normal thing to do during a transition period, as you hand over the foreign policy from one to the other, we went through a whole ranges of ongoing issues. from the middle east, from the -- what's going on in africa, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. the one glaring omission is that she refused to talk to us about what was going on with russia. and, yet, they knew at that point that they were going to impose sanctions. and that was weeks before, that was in december. that was weeks before the fateful meeting in the oval office where president obama him discussed the contents of flynn's phone calls with the russian ambassador. brian: so k.t. just to put a finer point on it, in other words, if you knew there was going to be a transition hey by the way we found out the russians did lack the elections so we are going to be putting sanctions on them the next couple of weeks i want to give you a heads up. the only reason could be number one setting you up really believe that you and flynn in particular had sold out to the russians. what do you think it was? >> i don't know. and i think that only time will tell. and only when those people are, you know, when they have to give their own testimony. brian, this was a plot from the very beginning. they knew there was no russia collusion. they knew well before the mueller investigation that there was no there there. yet, they dragged the country and us as individuals and president trump into three and a half years of perpetuating this russia hoax. meanwhile the chinese are busy the south china sea. chinese are busy taking over the world. they really -- they wanted to deflect attention to something very big. i don't know what it was that they were trying to cover up. but they went to enormous lengths to cover it up. it's very clear it wasn't just a few rogue agents at the fbi. this is not done by some mid level government official in the justice department or the fbi. it was the highest levels of the fbi. brian, even comey laughed and joked about wiretapping flynn. and he joked about going into the oval office, i mean and joked about going into flynn's office to set him up. so, they -- at least comey knew what was going on from the documents that have now been released it's pretty clear president obama knew. so, who was in this and my big question going away from this, who knew what and what did they know it? was it susan rice? was it vice president biden? was it president obama? what did they know and when did they know it and who was in charge of this massive attack, not just against general flynn and myself, we were collateral damage. they were always going after president trump. they knew from the get-go they wanted to stop him in his tracks. brian: anyone who read through your bioknows you came up during the cold war during the reagan years when the soviet union was indeed the enemy and trying to divide up the world. you would be the last person selling out to the russians. if you read michael flynn's book he knew the russian threat and the danger of letting them back into the middle east. it's apparent. but they looked at him at that table in russia with vladimir putin. and they said what's going on here? did he sell out to vladimir putin? he was invited there as a retired general, much like bill clinton was giving speeches for quadruple the amount he was asked to appear there they put 2 and 2 together and threw out the three star general background, your background and said these two must be working with trump to sell out our country to vladimir putin. is that really sincerely what they thought? >> or, were they trying to cover something up? and was this the ruiz that they came up with? you know, last words that general michael flynn said to me the night he left the office in the west wing the night he had to resign. you know what? the irony i joined the military to fight the russians. to anybody who worked with him would know that k.t. mcfarland, it's going to be a very interesting next few days. i look forward to you talking to mike flynn and coming on this show together and trying to piece together what really happened. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. brian: meanwhile, unemployment at 20% as we talk about the economy. that's what top white house economic advisors are warning. could this really happen? stuart varney on deck with his predictions. itching for a treat. itching for an outing... or itching for some cuddle time. but you may not know when he's itching for help... licking for help... or rubbing for help. if your dog does these frequently. they may be signs of an allergic skin condition that needs treatment. don't wait. talk to your veterinarian and learn more at itchingforhelp.com. tuna for jj. turkey for tj. turkey for jj. tuna for tj. this is why we named your brother derek. get a free footlong yup, free. when you buy one on the subway app. order now. >> how much higher do you think the unemployment rate will go? >> again, the next one should be around. >> aren't we talking lois to 25% at this point, which is great depression neighborhood? >> chris, we could be. the reported numbers are probably going to get worse before they get better. steve: there you have got some top administration officials predicting dire numbers for the nation's economy going forward. here to react stuart varney host of varney and company on the fox business network. stuart, good morning to you. those are two draw-dropping numbers. 20%, 25%. it will get worse before it gets better, unfortunately as we slowly start to reopen the economy coast to coast. >> there are two reasons why we need to get back to work and end the lockdown in the immediate future. reason number one an enormous social cost to the lock june. a child abuse, alcoholism. drug abuse, people being stuck and clamped down in their houses in an abusive relationship. there is untold cost. a social cost to continuing the lockdown indefinitely. it's a big cost: the other point is we have got to open up our businesses as fast as possible to avoid absolute economic catastrophe. those number predictions on how high the unemployment rate is going to go are not unrealistic. that's why we have got to get back to work quickly. look, it's not going to be easy, steve. point number one, there are some people making more money staying home than if they went back to work. that's disincentive to go back. secondly, some people will be unwilling to return to work because they fear infection. and then there is a third reason, some businesses will indeed slim down because of this lockdown on wha and won't requil of their workers back again. you have got to open up. it will be uphill struggle. got to do that struggle to limit the loss the social damage and economic damage. steve: excellent points. stuart, moody analytics has put out a report that shows which parts of the country could recover the quickest. austin, texas, durham, north carolina could recover quickly as could omaha and also des moines. and it's largely based on how dense the population is in any one spot, new york city, obviously at the tail end because of 28,000 people per square mile. but, where there are people more spread out, and where there are higher rates of university graduations and whatnot, that seems to be an indicators of who is going to recover first. >> that last point is very important, actually. think of austin, texas, durham, north carolina. madison, wisconsin, they are close to university campuses that close to technology hubs and technology has been least affected by this lockdown and has a great deal to benefit when we open up again. if you are close to that kind of university technology hub, you probably will open up faster and more successfully than, for example, the center of our biggest cities. that's the way it is. density of population inhibits an easy opening up. just the way it is, steve. steve: that's right. we know it works. social distancing works. have you got to be 6 feet away from everybody else. when there are 28,000 people in a jail mile it's hard to do it. stuart, we thank you very much. we are going to be watching you coming up in about an hour over on fox business. meanwhile coming up on this channel we have congressman doug collins of georgia and peter navarro from the white house. stay with us. em for nearly a hu. and we'll be here to serve you for a hundred more. ♪ did you know prilosec otc can stobefore it begins?urnrve you for a hundred more. heartburn happens when stomach acid refluxes into the esophagus. prilosec otc uses a unique delayed-release formula that helps it pass through the tough stomach acid. it then works to turn down acid production, blocking heartburn at the source. with just one pill a day, you get 24-hour heartburn protection. prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. ainsley: straight to fox news alert, back in business. open signs spreading across the united states as dozen states ease restrictions today. restaurants in arizona, arkansas, alabama, south carolina can offer sit-down service, steve. steve: meanwhile salons and barbershops can open in florida along with mississippi which is reopening gyms. in vermont manufacturing plants are up and running with restrictions, of course, to keep employers and employees safe. brian. brian: yeah, vice president pence scheduled to check in with governors over a conference call at 11:00 a.m. eastern time this morning. team denying reports that he's actually self-isolating after press secretary tested positive for the virus, truly worrisome in west wing. president trump will update the nation on testing a little bit later today. remember, he had a valet test positive and then you have katie miller, and secret service who tested positive. they are being tested on a daily basis but you have to wonder the president does not need a wake-up call, lost 5 really good friends in new york to the virus and this furthers that along, ainsley. ainsley: i know, the stories are all horrific. all of us have stories of friends we lost or friends that lost their loved ones. prayers for the president and vice president. let's bring in gop congressman doug collins and running for senate. good morning to you. >> hey, good morning, how are y'all? ainsley: we are good. we were reporting april 24th when your governor was reopening georgia and it was the first state to reopen salons and tattoo parlors, bowling alleys and he was criticized. today marks the lowers number of covid-19 positive patients currently hospitalized statewide, about 1200. i should be specific 1,203. today also marks the lowers treatal of ventilators in use, 897 with 1,945 available. we will win this fight together. what are your thoughts when he was opening the state because i was hearing from some of my friends in south carolina, we are so excited that he's opening but is it too soon, what were your thoughts and what's your reaction to this now? >> doug: the concerns were that people felt comfortable going back out. so far certain areas still have rise and testing positive and so we will continue to watch it and the question comes, interesting that we have a lot of folks from south carolina and other places coming over to georgia to eat and do other things in the past week. everybody is trying to get out. we look forward to it and continue to make sure that we don't see hot spots pop up as we go. we need to get open and georgia is doing that i think right now. steve: they are, indeed, they were one of the first and the president himself was highly critical congressman. said i think it's too early and he wasn't happy with brian kemp, you look at the numbers now, it looks like at this stage of the game it looks like governor kemp could have been right. >> doug: we still have a lot of businesses that we haven't opened with and one of the things we are dealing in georgia, businesses going back open and people coming back to the businesses. i was on the road this morning, probably a saturday morning level traffic if you go back to normal. so we are getting back there but we are still not opened up completely and i think people are taking that very seriously as they go forward. brian: you guys are doing responsible, you know, great to see, 62,000 people came from out of state to your state because you opened up and still okay, keep your fingers crossed. so back to washington, house is back this week. senate was back last week and already busy in the wing since nancy pelosi and leadership, they drafted another rescue bill, roughly 1.2 trillion for state and local -- 1 trillion for state and local governments, more money for hospitals and covid-19, 25 billion to keep post office afloat. expanding benefits, unemployment insurance which they call paycheck guaranty. that's what she's work on. no bipartisan support, nor sentiment with the white house to spend more. congressman collins, where do you stand? she just put out a bill and called members to hang ornaments that they want. it's time for us to come back in and do regular committee work and everybody actually come together to see what is actually needed. we do not -- we have a bad habit of washington to throw money at stuff. we spent a lot of money. we need to see what is working and some states never spent and never finished spending money given to them for covid response. why don't we look at transferring some of the moneys over that's appropriate sod that we don't jump more money on top of money? again, this is speaker pelosi trying to solve her base and why don't we do things that help the american people instead of doing six months before the election. ainsley: let's talk about michael flynn, so much on the news about this and all unfolding. his attorney, president obama at the time knew about this, knew that he was getting wiretapped and had conversation with sergey kislyak and many people why would he be talking to sally yates meeting. a tape has been recently found of president obama talking about this, listen to this. this is leaked. >> the fact that there's -- that anybody can find for someone that's been charged with perjury just getting off scot-free. that's the kind of stuff where you begin to get worried that basic, not just institutional norms but our basic understanding of our rule of law is -- is at risk. ainsley: congressman, what's your reaction? >> doug: well, if i was president obama i would try to forget things as well. his own department of justice, eric holder, took away and took away case and dismissed it. the question i have is, though, why was sally yates surprised that president obama knew so much about general flynn, what was the problem that obama had with flynn and that he would continue this on. it begins to show pattern at the highest levels of the obama administration and clear the president himself and we know already from the stuff that we've been doing, the department of were targeting member it was president's campaign and also the president himself. the president coming in, former president obama needs to stick more to retirementing on commenting on stuff that happened in his own administration. we have a problem here and the problem has been corrected. general flynn was unfairly targeted an he did so because you had comey, mccabe and others who simply we wanted to get at this president. they did not like donald trump and they did everything they could to get at him and they had no problems and that is just disgusting in america. steve: you know, congressman, we've known about how high this went for a couple of years. some of the strzok and page text message that is were released i think in 2018 where strzok is talking to lisa page and says the white house is running this and responds that potus wants to know everything that we are doing. obviously if the president knew james comey would know, the fbi director, you tweeted out thursday, wrong again, comey, doj lots its when self-righteous leaders at the top thought they could play superman and dictate the will of the american people. steve: we have gone this over a million times. had hillary clinton been president of the united states, winning in 2016, we wouldn't know any of this stuff. >> that's exactly right. it took adam schiff, he's had a hard with the truth anyway, the obama administration said there was nothing, clapper, rice, we had nothing of collusion although adam schiff was saying the collusion is in plain sight. he's doing that right in front of us. we knew that was false. devin nunes and others talked about that last year i released transcripts of oversight committee. realize this is also the same group that hillary clinton have classified information. the american people have to see standard of justice. brian: mccabe sat on hillary clinton emails on anthony weiner's laptop. the georgia attorney general is calling for the department of justice to probe into the ahmaud arbery case, we saw the video. the video of this young man, football star, jogging in the road it seems and being gunned down in a scuffle, the father, son under arrest right now. first off, do you back what the georgia attorney general is doing to kick this up to washington instead of handling himself? >> well, i think what he's doing getting more out of this. this is a trial judge dye and should never happen. when i look at the video i'm disgusted and the family has my prayers and this was wrong, this was criminal act that needed to be investigated and the question comes why did it take so long and that's why attorney general is doing great job, let's look at all angle, georgia angle but let doj be a part of this because certain things that we need to make sure that there's no appearance of injustices as we go forward here because people need to know that they can trust the justice department but what we saw on the video tapes are criminal act in many ways and we need to make sure that this is fully investigated so people have assures that when something like this happens, they can know what happened number 1, the people can get justice and they're treated fairly on both sides of this. ainsley: congressman, i know that you used to be a minister. what do you think about churches reopening, do you think they can do that? >> we are getting close but we do need to get back to point where churches can reopen and take precautions that need to be. online church is great, outside church is great but something about a fellowship when you're able to get together and do it in a way -- a family feel as you know, family of our church, families that we need to get back together so we can start growing again as our communities come together. steve: yeah, my church, they do a robo call where all the priests are talking on the call for a number of minutes and give you update. make you feel like they are thinking us which is nice. congressman, thank you very much for joining us, we wish you the best of luck. >> always good to talk to you, have a great morning. steve: you. all-- you too. all right. jillian mele in headquarters with the news. jillian: we begin with fox news alert. military exercise turns deadly overnight. 19 iranian sailors killed and dozen hurt in gulf of iman. take a look at what could be the 2020 democratic ticket, politico reporting california senator kamala harris is the early front-runner for joe biden's running mate. other names on the short list includes amy klobuchar, michigan governor whitmer and stacy abrams. this morning hollywood is mourning the loss of a legend, actor and comedian jerry stiller has died, best known for role in seinfeld. >> serenity now. serenity now. doctor gave me a relaxation cassette and when my blood pressure takes too high, the man on the tape says serenity now. jillian: jerry stiller died from natural causes, he was 92. send it back to you. a michigan family going the extra file wishing grandma happy mother's day while she remained in senior living room. watch this. ♪ ♪ jillian: the group serenating and also brought sunshine to four other women who thought the surprise was for them, they clapped and danced 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[laughter] jillian: we needed to see that. it's worth it. brian: jillian, i felt for the fake. i should know better. [laughter] brian: jillian, thanks so much. new fox nation special, take a look at covid-19 from a military perspective hosted by a guy i met before, pete hegseth, he will join us live with a preview next. pets are family and we know it. so rely on the experts at 1800petmeds for the exact same medications as the vet, but up to 30 percent less with fast, free shipping. visit us at petmeds.com today. they're our neighbors, and our friends. but now, they are forever our heroes, too. and while they're working to keep us safe, prudential is proud to provide over one million health care workers with benefits that help bring peace of mind in times like these. with benefits that help bring peace of mind yeah. this moving thing never gets any easier. well, xfinity makes moving super easy. i can transfer my internet and tv service in about a minute. wow, that is easy. almost as easy as having those guys help you move. we are those guys. that's you? the truck adds 10 pounds. in the arms. -okay... transfer your service online in a few easy steps. now that's simple, easy, awesome. transfer your service in minutes, making moving with xfinity a breeze. visit xfinity.com/moving today. >> how do we create unity out of this crisis moment? >> start telling the right story about america. we are always there to help each other. we truly are the greatest nation built on the greatest ideas that mankind has ever had. steve: those are glimpses of new fox nation special take august look at pandemic from a military point of view. brian: yeah, hosted by "fox & friends" weekend cohost and author of american crusade, pete hegseth joins us now. pete, great idea coming together especially when you have the congressman who said all along life is in and out without risk, we have to get back to work. who was the big theme of this? peter: big theme to this is covid-19 but not the particulars of it, it's the reaction to it as human beings. the list of folks for the special is fantastic, navy seals and dan crenshaw, tyler and joe jones who we all know and love. you gets guys like that in a room, normally around the table with a beer and we try to create comfortable environment where you get the real story. we had to do it digitally this time. they break it down based on what they have seen on the battlefield and how they transitioned back home and how you manage fear and manage anxiety, how you channel challenges so it's about 45 minute special, love on fox nation right now. i had a great time hosting it. i just kind of sit back and fade back and let the guys talk about what matters to them the most right now and advice that they can give to people who are struggling with their everyday lives because these guys went through basic training all the things to be prepared for moments like this. ainsley: so what did they say, pete? pete: good question, ainsley. here is a portion of what they said. ii asked them what's your message to america, here is a small clip on that. what's your message to americans right now at this moment? >> there's a mantra, we fought to win, love to fight, rather die than quit. and that holds truth for the veterans out there who are trying to set the example. >> you can be so many things before you have to just be a republican or a democrat or a liberal or a conservative. >> the hardships are what bring people together as long as they don't fracture them. pete: i really like that comment. steve: the interesting thing -- pete: go ahead, steve. steve: i was going to say, all of you guys in the special, you're used to fighting an enemy who you can see coming at you, but this is so different because it's invisible. pete: yes. and it's psychological and it -- it affects different people in different ways. it talks about setting example, leading by example, they talk about how do we push the envelope, have some courage to be out and get open and be responsible, recognize the anxieties of people in our own lives and our own circles, a lot of insight, a lot of insight in ways that i hadn't thought about in the special. if you're looking for ways -- if you want laugh a little bit and a couple great stories and take from people that you know you're going to respect that are living through this as well, modern warriors is up on fox nation, i think you'll enjoy it. brian: real quick, your thoughts, 78,000 dead, can you get the military mind set with the masses on take on the enemy because we have no choice sitting on the sideline will destroy the country. how do you get the mind set? pete: it's what forged and founded the country. it is courage. we can be responsible and follow guidelines while also reopen, we have to reopen, guys, right now even in some of the difficult places or the livelihood of people will crush more folks or as many as the virus itself. we have done it before. i think this is another chance to rise to that challenge. ainsley: okay, pete, i can't wait to watch your special. live the guys, you guys are tough and taught for our country -- fought for the country. one year subscription to fox nation. thank you, pete, you're a worry your. pete: thank you, appreciate it. brian: you owe me a favor. steve: pete, thank you, controversy erupting before tomorrow's special election in california. congressman tom evers says democrats are trying to steal the race and he will tell you that up coming up next. getting older shouldn't mean giving up all the things she loves to do. it should just mean, well, finding new ways to do them. right at home's professional team thoughtfully selects caregivers to provide help with personal care, housekeeping, and of course, meal preparation. oh, that smells so good. aw, and it tastes good, too. we can provide the right care, right at home. ainsley: immunity passports could be the key for travelers amid the pandemic. lauren simonetti from our sister network fox business joins us live with how could this change the future of tourism, hey, lauren. lauren: good monday morning, ainsley, the idea of immunity or health passport is gaining traction on places we are relying on tourism, greece, italy and chile and also uk, once you contract the virus you become immune to it. a document stating such could prevent sick travelers from entering the country. all right, how does this work? well, you would download an app and take picture office and id and then incorporate the results of a covid-19 antibody test and when you check in at the airport or other entry point your face is scanned and keyword code clearing you is generated but it's not just at the airports, the british government is actually looking to use the passports for employees to go back to work. the world health organization not sold on the idea, ainsley, this is what they told fox business, at this point in the pandemic there's not enough evidence about the effectiveness of immunity to guaranty accuracy of an immunity passport. now critics worry that such passports would encourage people to get infected granting them so-called immunity and then the ability to move around that comes with that, but for countries like italy which is predicting a 20 billion-dollar loss in tourism this year, they may be the saving grace until we get a vaccine, so that's where we stand now, ainsley, back to you. ainsley: very interesting, good to see you, lauren, this is the first time we have been together and i miss you. lauren: i hope mother's day was wonderful. ainsley: it was awesome. i hope yours was too. lauren: thank you. good to see you. ainsley: good to see you. brian i thought i was the third person on zoom call for a second. good to see both of you. california special election happening tomorrow. republican mike against democrat christy smith to replace seat by former congresswoman on the democratic side katie hill. on saturday one county opened up voting center democratic area of the district. our next guest is outraged, clear democrats are trying to steal the election, is that the case, the chair of the the natil republican congressional committee minnesota congressman tom emmer joins us now, tom, why do you think that's a democratic move? tom: it's pretty clear they are trying to rig the election. they see mike garcía, retired navy fighter pilot about to flip a democrat seat in california for the first time since 1998, put in perspective president clinton was still in office. mike has a lead and what do they 5:00 o'clock on saturday, la county, los angeles county clerk announces they are going to open an in-person station in the second most democrat area of the district. at 5:00 o'clock on friday, opened saturday morning during the pandemic, so very clearly intended to try and sway the election the other way. brian: we are sorry, they don't believe voters of color in lancaster should have adequate access to voting centers in their city to vote. we and christy smith believe everyone should be able to vote safely in their communities. so they're just saying just to make it easier for people to vote and they don't want those people -- you don't want the minority people to vote in the election, what's your response? tom: brian, that's pretty outrageous, governor newsom announced all mail balloting process on march 30th. a ballot was mailed to every registered voter in the district, every registered voter, there's also a stay at home order in place to protect people where you don't come into a precinct and expose yourself and other ones to the virus. now, friday at 5:00 o'clock because mike garcía, the republican is leading on the early returns by some 46, he's got about 11,000 more votes as of friday, friday night at 5:00 they announced they are opening an in-person voting station in democrat-concentrated area of the district. no where else, in that area. by the way, it came after the los angeles democrat party chair asked for it and the idea that people of color that certain demographics don't have a mailbox, brian, is outrageous. everybody can vote, everybody should vote, everybody was mailed a ballot. brian: real quick, republican mayor okayed it? tom: everyone was mailed a ballot. every registered voter. this is clearly the democrats trying to rig the election, steal it at the last minute and i can tell you the president and his team are watching because if it can happen in los angeles county, they are going to do it all across the country. this is not -- this is not american. everyone has a ballot, everyone should vote. by the way, if we flip the seat tomorrow in california, if we can win in la county, the republicans, we can take back the majority in november and they know it. brian: christy smith was a republican and not anymore obviously. we look forward to seeing what happens congressman emmer, thank you so much. warned the economy will get worse before it gets better. white house trade adviser peter navarro say it is recovery will take years but there's a silver lining, he joins us later with that line some companies still have hr stuck between employees and their data. entering data. changing data. more and more sensitive, personal data. and it doesn't just drag hr down. it drags the entire business down -- with inefficiency, errors and waste. it's ridiculous. so ridiculous. with paycom, employees enter and manage their own data in a single, easy to use software. visit paycom.com, and schedule your demo today. start with a round brush head. how do your teeth get a dentist-clean feeling? add power. and you've got oral-b oral-b's round brush head surrounds each tooth to remove more plaque. for a superior clean, round cleans better. oral-b. >> how much higher do you think unemployment rate will go? >> i think the next one should be around 20. chris: aren't we close to 25% at this point which is great depression neighborhood? >> chris, we could be. the reported numbers are probably going to get worse before they get better. steve: okay, some of the administration officials talking on the sunday chat shows about the economy going forward after we get through this pandemic. let's bring in peter navarro, director of the office of trade and manufacturing national defense production act policy coordinator as well. he joins us as you can see from the north lawn of the white house, peter, good morning to you. peter: good morning. what's going on? steve: doing okay. you know, the numbers were jaw-dropping, 20, 25%. the president has made it sound as if -- >> peter: let my say something about that, this was a pity party yesterday on the show, george it was a pity party. everyone who thinks it's the great depression doesn't understand history or economics. the great depression was a ten-year process that came out at the end of world world war id went through deflation and inflation cycle by catastrophic application currently trade fiscal and monetary policy and lasted a very, very long time. here is what we have here, president donald j trump build the most strongest and beautiful economy in 3 and a half years and the communist party dropped a virus on the world that within 60 days has temporarily shut us down and what -- all we need to do here is focus on the mission, the original mission of donald j. trump which is to bring manufacturing onshore, to have the american people make things here and we will move forward in a way where we will rebound. now it's going to be a long process because of the structural adjustments that are going to take place as we adapt to the virus socially and culturally and economically, but this great depression pity party i saw yesterday, this ain't that and we have a great president here who built up this economy once and he can do it again and will do it again, so let's -- let's -- we need to focus on what's -- what's in the future here and it's a bright future. steve: right. and i'm glad that you made the distinction about the depression being a decade long and as you just said this is going to be temporary but when you've got those two top advisers saying it could be 20%, 25% unemployment, even temporarily there are a lot of people hurting and as you said it's going to be temporary and we will get back to normal eventually over a very long period of time. peter: here, look, we are the greatest country in the world. the american conceptualism because we are greater innovators and freest country in the world and the strongest and the pity party yesterday is not who we are. who we are is who this president is and we are going to go forward with the mission, we are at war, make no mistake about that. the chinese unlearned a virus on the world that we are going to have to deal with but we can do that with the spirit of the country in a way which will make us stronger and more resilient. so every time you hear the pity party stuff, remember, to look into the future, see where we need to go and what we need to do and that's bringing manufacturing and supply chains home starting with our pharmaceutical supply chains and our medical supplies and equipment like masks and that's what we are doing. i've seen miracles here. i've seen a plant in cocomo, indiana where general motors stood up in 17 days and 3 days later we had ventilators going to hospitals in gary, indiana and chicago, i've seen honeywell in rhode island -- brian: i know. i hear you. that's the mind set we have to have but people across the country who are out of the job and can't get unemployment. you can't pretend and not -- peter: not pretending. we are hurting. brian: we are, how are we going to get out of it especially if you governor that won't open gym? peter: we have all of the supply chains we are doing. let's talk about china. how can i help you? brian: the president was on with us friday and between the trade deal with phase 1 done and all the evidence that's coming out that they hid the extent of this virus and really poisoned 185 countries, this was the president when asked about the future of trade deal and how far to go with the confrontation on the confrontational path we are on right now. let's listen. >> they've done a terrible thing. i don't believe it was done on purpose, but it was done through probably and confidence probably got out and they didn't know how to talk about it. the world health organization as you know, we pay them almost $500 million a year. i'm going to be making an announcement on that soon because they are like a puppet for china, they are a puppet for china. everything china is okay. they get 30 million from us and $450 million from us. for many years we have been paying for more than anybody else. brian: he said, i don't know what i am going to do about the trade deal. knowing how the economy is right now, is this time and might be to take them on in every way and tear up the trade deal or not? peter: it's well above my pay grade and decision-making process. that's a decision for the president. the only thing i can tell you, brian, is that what this crisis has done which was caused by china has heightened the need to bring manufacturing home and that's what i do, that's my lane here at the white house. those are bigger questions. i could tell you this, though, i strongly believe and i think the american people strongly believes that china inflicted trillions of dollars of damage on this country and there should be -- some form of compensatory damage. i'm surprised disneyland is opening while my own disneyland in anaheim where disneyland was born is still shut because to have the communist party. that makes me mad and so the point here is that china has inflicted trillions of dollars of damages on us and i think there should be some form of compensatory damage and there's discussion on capitol hill about that. ainsley: there's discussion about the masks, n-95 masks, the u.s. government turned down to manufacture in the early days of the pandemic is that true? peter: the article was based a company in texas, very difficult to communicate with and while they were having their own problems which were glorified in washington post article, we were going about the business of putting in place what are now billions, billions of additional mask capacity in this country through other companies and that began as early as early february as we begin to run full speed on this. the starting gun, ainsley, for the whole effort really was courageous decision by the president on january 30th to pull down the china flights. that was the signal to everybody in bureaucracy that go, and on february we watched the situation and publicly there was no need to alarm the public at that point because we weren't sure, we were doing everything possible to accelerate vaccine development, therapeutic development for things like remdesivir which has come online and sure as heck to get the production of things like n-95 masks, surgical masks and gowns and that's a long answer to your question, ainsley, it's a good question but that's not true. steve: all right, peter navarro joining us from the white house. sir, thank you very much. peter: great to be with you this morning. take care. ainsley: good to see you. steve: a dozen minutes before the top of the hour, one family is turning wooden pallets into patriotic works of art. look at that. the family is going to join us live but right now we will check in with sandra smith for a preview of coming attractions. hey, sandra. sandra: we have a busy 3 hours coming up. good morning, judge may be signing on dismissal of flynn's case, we are on it, byron york from the washington examiner, top of the hour coming up. live update from the white house as advisers to the president are now warning the unemployment rate could hit 20%. maria bartiromo from the fox business network will also be joining us for the opening bell this morning and new york's governor announces 3 children died from coronavirus-related mystery illness. dr. seigal in the house and will tell you what you need to know to keep your family safe. join us as we kick a brand new week live in the newsroom, we will see you at the top of the hour staying connected your way is easier than ever. you're just a tap away from personalized support on xfinity.com. get faster internet speeds with a click. order xfi pods to your home in a snap. or change your xfinity services with just a touch. all in one place. you're only seconds away from all of that on xfinity.com. faster than a call. easy as a tap. now that's simple, easy, awesome. ainsley: new jersey family is rallying together to help local small businesses and they are turning shipping pallets into patriotic works of art and raised more than $10,000. here joe and audrey and their two children finn and campbell, hey, y'all. >> thanks for having us. ainsley: the governor tweeted out congratulations to your family, thank you so much for what you're doing and then just took off, how did you come up with this idea? >> so we painted a pa lot last july 4th, my wife sold one in long island and we found one on the side of the road and painted the american flag and it was in our backyard and neighbor has pallets in the driveway and asked to take some of them and paint a couple of different designs and post on facebook and charge 50 bucks a pallet and as soon as we started posting, got spread like wild fire. we are up to 200 pallets now and over 10 grand in donations so it's been great. ainsley: audrey, can you believe that? >> yeah, no, it really took off a life of its own and we are appreciative for the support of the town. all good. ainsley: finn, go ahead, i'm sorry. go, joe. >> i was going say the kids love painting every day. ainsley: i was going to ask them about it. you're teaching them such a valuable lesson, what is it like for y'all and what. >> your friends saying? >> they think it's cool that we paint all day. we paint -- yesterday we painted 20 pallets in a day. ainsley: that's amazing, what's it like for your sister? >> a lot of my friends see online, post on stories and see all the pallets we paint. ainsley: you know what i love about this, your parents are teaching you lessons an helping other people and that positive story is exactly what we need to hear. governor is tweeting about your family, everyone around the country is talking about your family now and now you're on national television, so that's awesome. joe, why sit important to do things like this? >> you know, my parents taught me the same thing when we were young, get backs and do things for other people and we are trying to pass it to other people. they realize it and campbell is becoming a teenager in 2 weeks, the last things they want to do is hanging around with us. we are letting them know that the businesses, local businesses that they love to go to in town, we are helping them stay open, right, all the money goes to those businesses. it's important if they want to go to places that they have to help to do it. it's been an important lesson and they are learning it. ainsley: that's great. i know a lot of people want to buy one, 50 bucks, they will ship them to you, facebook.com/joemindak. joe mindak. thank you so much, joe and your family. god bless you, you're welcome. okay, we have more "fox & friends" straight ahead. pets are family and we know it. so rely on the experts at 1800petmeds for the exact same medications as the vet, but up to 30 percent less with fast, free shipping. visit us at petmeds.com today. being prepared and overcoming challenges. usaa has been standing with them for nearly a hundred years. and we'll be here to serve you for a hundred more. ♪ >> pretty excited, out on paper back tomorrow. . includes brand-new interaction between sam houston in the epilogue. i hope everyone can join it. briankilmeade.com. see you tomorrow, everybody. >> sandra: fox news alert now, a judge could be signing off today on the justice department's motion to dismiss the case against former national security advisor michael flynn as president trump ramps up criticism of his predecessor implying that former president obama is linked directly to the investigation. good morning, everyone. i'm sandra smith. >> ed: in a league call with former staffers, former president obama slammed the doj's decision to drop the case saying the rule of law is now at risk. flynn had pleaded guilty to providing a false statement to the fbi regarding his contacts with the russian ambassador. but he raise sharp questions about the agency's