all happening at the same time, the fallout from afghanistan which gets rougher by the day it seems and the fallout from all the flooding and damage that now has claimed close to 60 lives. questions about how it happened and how we could have known better. first to the fallout half a world away because it continues and growing continues and so what if anything can the united states do about it? let s go to david spunt with the president in wilmington, delaware, david. david, hi, neil it s been almost a week that people want today get out as safely as they can. it s been almost a week since u.s. forces completely withdraw. there are still many people including americans that are in afghanistan that want to get out. the united states said to be in contact with members of the taliban to exit at some point. secretary of state antony blinken says that not getting into specifics about some of those discussions with taliban leaders. we do know that president biden is getting updates
decade. forces are on high alert as you are watching fox and friends first . carley: we have team coverage this morning, doug luzader is live with the brunt of this response but marianne referee has the latest from overseas. reporter: evacuations from afghanistan resuming with new urgency a day after two suicide bombings targeted thousands of people, 13 us service members were killed in the attack making it the deadliest day for us troops in 10 years. at least 18 other servicemembers were injured when the explosion occurred, they were flown out of kabul on c-17s with surgical units. the attack occurring at abby gate where people were gathering to get into the airport. the second attack happening at the baron hotel. americans gathered there in the past for rescue and evacuation. and afghan translator who worked with the marine corps describes the chaos he saw outside the airport. and an explosion happens. she died right in my hands. i don t know what exactly what is goi
bring a baseball classic to life. will cain will join us live from the field of dreams. fox & friends first starts right now. i think we re glory days,. well, they ll pass you by. glory days. in the wink of a young girl s eye. glory days. glory days. todd: first major league baseball game played in iowa, yankees versus white sox, only on i was trying to get a job as a promo guy. i ll transition over, keep my 401-k and my benefits. it will work great. you re watching fox & friends first on this thursday morning, i m todd piro. jillian: i m jillian mele. today, home land security secretary alejandro mayorkas is heading to the southern border amid calls for his impeachment over the migrant crisis. todd: griff jenkins joins us live from washington as fox news learns july apprehensions are the highest in more than 20 years. griff. reporter: unbelievable, todd and jillian, good morning. consider this, more than a half of a million migrants have illegally cross
shelters as alerts came in and sirens were blaring. the iron dome intercepted some of the rockets. we know that according to the israeli chief of staff, 500 targets were selected by israel and already hit today in response to the rocket fire that started yesterday. to give you a sense though of where all of this is headed, we heard just in the past 20 minutes from israel s prime minister and the defense minister, benny gantz, they made it clear that israel will act decisively against hamas who is the sole organization behind the rocket fire. israel holds hamas responsible. they say this is just the beginning of what is turning into a very large round of conflict in the region. more than 500 rockets fired in to southern israel. we have updated numbers from the palestinian health ministry who say that 30 people have been killed in israeli retaliation strikes. inside israel, three people are dead from rocket fire. lots of injuries. really israel is bracing for what the night wil
carley: good morning, you are watching fox & friends first on this monday morning. i m carley shimkus in for jillian mele. griff: i m griff jenkins in for todd piro. i love that the producers put bto s you ain t seen nothing yet. certainly when it comes to the administration s border plan, we haven t seen it. carley: we haven t seen you in a suit and tie for so long because you ve been at that time border. it s great to have you back. griff: i think i remember how this works. carley: doing a great job. we re going to start here with a fox news alert. engineers partially freed the ship blocking the suez canal. no timetable exists. from navy ship movements to the supply of toilet paper, fears grow of the international impact to the stop in trade, this as the cost of trade lost every day, the canal is closed, is estimated to be $9.6 billion. with an estimated 400 million being lost every hour. unbelievable. griff: wow. now to the border, president biden has yet to reveal when