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the casket of secretary colin powell now in the hearse. his family members lining the steps of the national cathedral behind me here as they say go back to a great lion, in the words of his son, somebody who embodied not just the values of a true professional, a warrior/statesman as you heard former secretary of state madeleine albright describe him, but someone who you heard from his son michael was a warm and loving father, who loved to tinker with cars, who loved to spend time with his family members, as busy as he was. helaine cooper, that stood out as much as the recitations of his professional accomplishments, the kind of dad, friend, and colleague he was. yeah, it definitely did. funerals are more for the living than for the dead. in this case the funeral, the service, i think, was certainly a comfort to everybody there. i certainly felt comforted watching this. it s such a it s such a familiar yet very washington scene, seeing all of these familiar faces t ....
good morning, everyone. let s get things started with fife things to know for this wednesday, august 16th. there are new developments in donald trump s georgia indictment. overnight we learned the form president is expected to be booked into jail at any point in the next nine i days. and we re learning his dms on twitter were of great interest for the special counsel. new questions this morning about what caused wildfires on maui that are now blamed for 106 deaths. the washington post is report ing a downed power line likely caused that first fire on the island. here s the video of that moment. the soldier that crossed into north korea, his mother is asking he be treated fairly. oher attempted a $15 million shake dunn before he filed this petition. cnn this morning starts right now. here s where we start. new overnight, we know where donald trump will likely surrender in fulton county, georgia, with just nine days left to turn himself in. the former presid ....
john: a live look at the southern border where both president biden and former president trump will appear this hour. president will tour brownsville texas where illegal crossings have slowed to just 46 in the past week. months ago the number was in the thousands. jacqui: alejandra mayorkas was asked about that moments ago and gave the mexican government credit. brownsville, texas, provides a very good glimpse of how dynamic and challenging the migration phenomenon is. last year in april and may of 2023 approximately 30% of all encounters across the southern border were realized in the rio grande valley sector of which brownsville is a part. now those numbers have been reduced significantly, primarily because of the enhanced law enforcement efforts south of our border. john: a lot to talk about in the next 60 minutes. john roberts in washington. great to spend thursday with you. jacqui: jacqui heinrich in for sandra smith. this is america reports . brownsvill ....
fox & friends and brian is back. brian: yes. ainsley: how was your trip? brian: it was great on the other side of the world. i m back. steve: meanwhile on this side of the world a fox news alert. ronna mcdaniel expected to step down a live report we know when and where. ainsley: that s interesting. that just broke this morning. ice confirming the suspect in the murder of a nursing student is illegal immigrant with a criminal pass upon later for weight loss drugs creation nationwide shortage for millions of diabetes patients. dr. marc siegel joins us on this medical monday. lawrence: fox & friends starts right now. and, remember, mornings are better with friends. brian: yep. steve: fox news alert. reports coming in this morning that apparently rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniel will be stepping down from her position. mcdaniel s shocking decision doesn t come as a complete surprise g.o.p. presidential hopefuls turn their focus to michigan hometown ahead ....
special report now. bret: there you go. thanks, jesse. good evening. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, we are getting our first look at the transcript of yesterday s congressional testimony by hunter biden the president s son admitted in that testimony he has put his father on speaker phone and invited him to business meetings but he denies his dad was ever involved in the family business dealings. we re going to continue to look over this document in the next few minutes and have additional details from that shortly. now, to our top story. it sounds like something from an old west movie. a duel at the border. the players in this drama are not cowboys but politicians and it s a rhetorical duel. former president donald trump and president joe biden trading harsh words in separate trips to the southern border today as illegal immigration is now the top issue in the presidential election. we have fox team coverage tonight. bill melugin is in eagle pass, texas where the ....