Texas finally in custody after being discovered hiding in a closet under a pile of laundry, and hes not the only one whos been arrested. More on that coming up. But we begin with those explosive allegations from the kremlin claiming ukraine attempted to assassinate Vladimir Putin in an overnight drone attack. Video released on social media and russian state tv purports to show the roof of the kremlin on fire as well as flying objects shot down over moscow. In a statement today, russia placed the blame squarely on kyiv saying, quote, we regard these actions as a planned Terrorist Attack and an attempt on the president. The russian side reserves the right to take retall toir measures where and where it sees fit. Volodymyr zelenskyy addressed the allegation at a Press Conference about an hour ago. Listen. We dont attack putin or moscow. We fight on our territory. We are defending our villages and cities. Nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is following the story from london
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texas finally in custody after being discovered hiding in a closet under a pile of laundry, and he s not the only one who s been arrested. more on that coming up. but we begin with those explosive allegations from the kremlin claiming ukraine attempted to assassinate vladimir putin in an overnight drone attack. video released on social media and russian state tv purports to show the roof of the kremlin on fire as well as flying objects shot down over moscow. in a statement today, russia placed the blame squarely on kyiv saying, quote, we regard these actions as a planned terrorist attack and an attempt on the president. the russian side reserves the right to take retall toir measures where and where it sees fit. volodymyr zelenskyy addressed the allegation at a press conference about an hour ago. listen. we don t attack putin or moscow. we fight on our territory. we are defending our villages and cities. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is following th
hospital, officials say he is not breathing and his heart had stopped. our thoughts, our prayers are with him, his family, with the people of japan. this is very, very sad moment and we re waiting news. carley: former president donald trump saying devastating news, that abe has been shot, he was a true friend of mine and more importantly, america. todd: abe left office due to suspected health problems. breaking news overseas. carley: another fox news alert, we are awaiting the release of the june jobs report this morning. economists will be watching as it could give off the latest sign of a recession. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro, white house trying to convince you their agenda will work. are you buying it? gallup poll says no, it is down 15 points from a year ago. that number includes 51% of democrats. former spokesman for the bernie sanders campaign says the economy seems to be running out of control, fundamenta