todd: today former former president donald trump will formally accept his presidency when he speaks at the rnc. the theme of his message tonight is unity as he prepares to address the party and the countries the first time since the assassination attempt. you are watching a special two-hour edition of fox & friends first i m todd piro. carley: the address comes after j.d. vance met by an electric crowd introducing himself to the nation as the vice presidential nominee. but as the republicans solidify their tickets, it is a much different story for democrats as top party leaders including chuck schumer, nancy pelosi join the growing list of democrats concerned about president biden s ability to win here at first live in milwaukee ahead a very big night for the president, hey, brooke. hey, guys, tonight s the night we have been waiting for. president trump will address republican national convention and accept the g.o.p. nomination days after that horrific assassina
and charles wattton near landry s parents house in north port, florida. charles, let s start with you, good afternoon. charles: hey, good afternoon, mike. the search for gabby patito s girlfriend enters day two and authorities are back to carlton resort where brian is known to frequent trying to find any trace of the 23-year-old who now has been missing for at least 5 days. yesterday authorities called off the search around sunset after coming up with nothing. they had about 50 officers from nearly half a dozen agencies out using drones, k9 s and a tvs to get through tough terrain in search of brian in 25,000-acre nature reserve, but for many in the community the focus is finding gabby patito and the community made that clear at a candlelight vigil to show support for the patito family as they go through what many would say is a parents nightmare. we just think if it was our child we would need the support because emotionally i can t imagine what they re going through. ch
survey show parents strongly favor masks. nearly two-thirds want masks required for all unvaccinated students and staff. parents are more closely divided over mandating shots. 58% say they don t want their schools to require vaccination, 42% are in favor. public health experts not divided. they say every student who can be vaccinated should be vaccinated and other politicians who are politicizing the important debate should just stay out of it. extraordinary to think that we have governors that aren t putting needs of school kids first and this is something that i think every voter and everybody in the country should be very focused on. let s get our kids vaccinated and for those who aren t or can t be, they should be wearing a mask. this is not a political issue. one of the officials who is making it a political issue though is text goas governor ab, judges blocking his ban on mask mandates. and meanwhile the surge overwhelming texas hospital resources, governor abbo
state history. kathy hochul will succeed andrew cuomo, who was brought down by a sexual harassment scandal, resigning in disgrace. let s begin with the coronavirus health crisis and specifically its worsening impact on the young. amara walker is in fort lauderdale. there is a brewing battle between florida s governor and the school system in broward county where you are. tell us about that. reporter: the battle is over whether or not schools should be requiring masks regardless of vaccination status. right now there s a total of three school districts in florida that are defying the governor s executive order that prohibits mask mandates. broward county, leon and alachua counties. the state education commissioner sent a letter to all of these districts to tell them they are being investigated for n noncompliance and their salaries could be withheld as potential punishment. this mask fight happening amidst this backdrop of a dramatic surge in covid-19 cases here in the state
we need for students and schools, the executive order prevents local officials from imposing mask mandates on students. he says parents should make that decision, not school districts. john roberts in washington, welcome to another edition of america reports . i am in today for sandra smith. the white house says that orders goes against proper public health guidance, and now president biden as checking to see if he s got the power to intervene in the seven states that have banned mask mandates. dr. nicole saphier as standing by with her opinion on all of this. hi, jackie. hey, john. after florida governor threaten to withhold the salaries of school board members and administrators who don t comply with his order banning mask mandates, the white house says it s looking into its options with respect to covid relief money that was distributed to the states, distributed to florida. there checking to see if they can use some of that money potentially to cover the salaries