And joey chestnut does it again, the champion eater beating his own world record at the nathan s hot dog eating contest. Fox friends first starts right now. I m on the hunt, i m after you. Smell like i sound. I m lost in a crowd i know you don t drive in from outside the city, but it was so smoky driving in because of the fireworks? it was like fog everywhere. [laughter] i could kind of smell it on the streets. That s a good thing, that means everybody had a good time, hopefully everybody had a safe celebration as well. Good morning, you are watching fox friends first on this monday morning. I m carley shimkus. I m ashley strohmier. Todd and jillian have the morning off. We begin with this fox news alert. Overnight, rescue crews resume looking for victims after the collapsed florida you tower is demolished. Look at that. Charles watson is live in surfside with how officials think this will help the search for survivors. Good morning, charles. Reporter: good morning, ashley and carley.
i think the most reasonable people, even those who believe that that was the correct legal, finding in that case. understand the key facts of what kyle rittenhouse did, in kenosha wisconsin last august. what s brought him to that moment. he was a minor. 17 years old at the time of the shooting. he took in a legally acquired semiautomatic rifle to another city, that he did not live in, and inserted himself in the midst of protests and chaos. and he then took the lives of two people. including robbing a young child of her father. his actions are not worthy of celebration, independent of that verdict. and yet kyle rittenhouse is being turned into a right-wing hero. you should see the moment that tucker carlson, was lucky enough to meet him. oh kyle rittenhouse. it s so nice to meet you. i can t believe you re here. where fans of yours as you know. you ll have to excuse tucker. he gets giddy in the presence of his heroes. we re big fans of you as you know. think about that se
now progressives want to sidestep the west virginia moderate altogether. we will tell you their latest plan. neil: terrifying update on the border crisis. trying to sneak into our country. carley: you are watching fox and friends first . todd: i am todd piro. cases of the laquan variant continue to rise. the speech will be a stark warning to the unvaccinated. carley: griff jenkins with more on what we can expect from the president later today. reporter: we expect them to say the cdc, the omicron very it is the dominant strain in the country accounting for 73% of new cases with the first death reported out of houston. in a speech today about how the administration is handling it president biden taking to twitter to preview his remarks saying we are working around the clock to increase testing ability, vaccine ability and support for hospitals. i will have more to say on this tomorrow. in the meantime get vaccinated, get this, wear a mask and keep the faith, we will get t
threats like this. bad actors. kyle rittenhouse trial captured the nation. i think my trial was an example of them coming after our second amendment rights, a right to defend ourselves. this one counts and the raiders have won it. you better watch out you better not cry you better not pout i m telling you why santa claus is coming to town santa claus is coming to town. steve: santa claus is coming to town. we are in the big town now live from the crossroads of the world 48th and sixth avenue it s fox & friends for this tuesday december 21st. it is the first day of winter. ainsley: it is? steve: yes, it is, it s the 21st. ible. carley: heard it here you taught me something. brian: refer to them 24 hours a day. steve: you don t need to know it s the 21st. brian: like nothing we have ever seen before. carley: you think that s on the app. steve: equinox, too. carley: and there is equinox. brian: first thing looked at the calendar formulated it and talk more about
made, i think are complete [bleep] if he doesn t have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia and america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. carley: you re watching fox & friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. get s get to. al: ex andrea alexandria huff with more. reporter: for some, the decision came with little surprise. he said the concern grew alongside inflation and the continued pandemic. the far left considers this pure betrayal. listen. to be clear, my lack and deficit of trust was about senator manchin. he has continued to move the goal post. he has never negotiated in good faith. and hes is obstructing the president s agenda. reporter: white house press secretary jen sack hey said manchin jen psaki said manchin s announcement is at odds what he told the president. the senator pledged to negotiate on finalizing the framework in good faith. the framework which democrats pushed as a way to