[laughter] o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave. [cheering] steve: all right, everybody live from the grand ole opry house we have the brass animals and maplewood high school drum line. how about a round of applause for those folks? lawrence: it has a new orleans feel. steve: bourbon street going on. 60 degrees, going for high of 67. last night the high was the patriot awards. ainsley: we ve had so much fun here. brian: been fantastic. i like this audience a little bit better, they are fantastic, louder. john rich just wrote another hit song. ainsley: unbelievable. steve: they are not buying you. ainsley: a lot of veterans in the audience, we will talk to you after the news and get your reaction. thank you for waking up early and supporting fox, we are one big family here. we are so appreciative you watch every morning. steve: thereings was a feeling of family last night. this i
donald trump immediately defended sinclair. i think that indicates to me how political this was. you can say it was a mission statement from a corporate owner but it s a corporate owner that really controls a lot of local media. i think the understanding people have when they, if they tune in to us, they say it s national media and i understand the roles, left and right. when they turn on their local news to learn about tax assessments in the school board, think they are surprised that this kind of lockstep lack of independence would exist. i think that s the power here. this is not independent anymore. your local news is now under control of somebody who is pro-trump. trump is defending them because the message, although you see it as not having any bias, it fits the trump message perfectly witches you are being assaulted by fake news that s unfriendly to me and not to be believed. now coming in your local news, people see this as insidious. greg: i think it fits the fox news messag