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[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] good morning and thank you so much for waking up with us here on live now from Fox I'm G Francine here with you on this Thursday morning it is June 27th a few minutes shy from the top of the 6:00 hour here on the east coast and we have a lot of breaking news headlines top stories and Live Events to share with you on this Thursday morning really quickly I kind of want to give you a round robin so you can know what to expect of course giving you a live look out there Southern Israel looking into Gaza as the Israel Hamas rage is on and as I went to this shot there in the distance on the right hand side of your screen you can see a missile strike just happened of course we'll have the very latest on this front checking in with Fox News correspondent Trey yingst also checking in with National Security expert Ken Gray as we are learning of some breaking news related to a ship attack there in the Red Sea so we will be hitting that top story this morning we're also following your very latest weather headlines taking a live look at our xrad system and my goodness now at 559 here on the East Coast you can see several storms are Brewing this Thursday morning uh the planes being impacted we're told tornadoes uh flooding severe weather so that is something we will keeping a close eye on as well but one of the top stories and I'm sure you're waiting on me to discuss it uh many of you all anticipating tonight's presidential debate as I discussed that right now I actually want to give you a live look out downtown Atlanta Georgia now hitting the six o'cl hour here on the east coast and all of this Atlanta preparing for that first presidential debate in the 2024 election season President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump will be traveling to the peach state to take part in the debate today now as prepar ation are underway this morning we want to check in with our content Partners over at Fox 5 Atlanta to understand how they are doing so we're going to check in with them now normal heat whereas yesterday it was record tying heat we did hit 100 Dees on Wednesday we're going to dial that down today mostly because of this right here we've got some rain moving from the Northwest it's pretty light right now covering these Northwestern counties but it is warm it's in the 70s now on top of that it's a lot more humid too that is a difference you will feel compared to 24 hours ago what this will mean for us next though metro area mostly cloudy for the next few hours once we're getting closer to the noon hour and Beyond we'll have isolated showers and storms throughout the day and the afternoon High just below 90° we'll see how long we can keep it that way we know there's still plenty of heat but also Daily rainfall chances in our extended forecast we'll take a closer look at that in a few minutes Natalie Joanne thank you if you're coming in you're Douglas County this morning on the West Expressway from Fairburn Road over to the perimeter very quiet about 11 minutes that Northbound commute all green I 20 to 75 a 7 minute ride and the downtown connector a live look there at Lanford Parkway about 7 minutes to head from Lanford Parkway over to the Brooklyn merch Alex okay Natalie thanks thanks it'll be a busy day in the Metro with three big events happening today first the highly anticipated debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump the first debate between a sitting and former president and second one of the largest soccer tournaments in the world returns to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium today with the Koba America match between the US and Panama plus July 4th travel kicks into high gear with the TSA expecting to screen tens of millions of passengers but let's start with the details on the debate it'll be the first time that the president and former president Trump have been on the same stage or even spoken since their last debate that was weeks before 2020s presidential election and both campaigns have been in town building momentum going into tonight's contest but they'll face some uphill opposition with many voters still undecided and we have Team coverage on that including what some Georgia voters say they're expecting tonight we begin though with good days Mark tuchner who's live at Midtown Atlanta with a look at the work the candidates are doing to drum up support well good morning guys uh and basically Let's uh start with how this is all going to work out when the candidates are going to arrive uh both of them are coming into town this afternoon first we'll showing up uh President Joe Biden flying into Dobbins and then a couple of hours after that former president Trump will arrive at Hartsfield Jackson they will have motorcades taking them here to the Turner Broadcasting facility in Midtown where that debate will kick off at 900 p.m. inflation is is a disaster it's killing the black community and it's killing the country the nightmare has to end and it has to end now it's time for us to purge Donald Trump from our system in the hours leading up to the debate both the Biden and Trump campaigns turned their eyes to the crucial state of Georgia looking to drum up votes that could decide the fate of the presidential election I think there's millions of Republicans that want an excuse to not vote for Donald Trump and I'm hopefully going to be able to give him that excuse two Republican leaders went to the Georgia state capital making a direct appeal for GOP voters to ditch the party and cast their ballots for President Biden former Georgia lieutenant governor Jeff Duncan and former congressman Adam keninger formally throwing their support behind the president's re-election bid I am proud to stand up here today as a Conservative Republican and endorse Joe Biden's for reelection to president of the United States across town former president Trump worked to engage African-American voters during a roundt discussion at a local barber shop conservative politicians Business Leaders and talk show hosts all talked about how they think a second Trump term would help the black community we did all those things and uh you know nobody else nobody else came close and we'll do them again and we'll do them even better as we mentioned the debate does begin at 9:00 but Fox 5's coverage of it starts at 8:30 and we'll have a complete wrap up when it's done on Fox 5 News at 10 and 11 as you can imagine a lot of folks are going to be watching the debate and continuing that side of the coverage is uh colleague Lindsay tuman with more on that Lindsay what do you got hey good morning to you mark yeah so many eyes are going to be on the debate and really what's going to lead up to it as well uh there is some anticipation for protests throughout the area including one today that could potentially happen here at home park but voters that we spoke to say they're certainly going to be paying attention not necessarily to the issues that come up during tonight's debate but more so how the candidates handle themselves and the overall success of how it goes voters are gearing up to watch two familiar candidates go head-to-head in the first presidential debate Thursday night according to a recent Associated Press poll about 60% of Americans say they plan to watch the debate in some form voting is something that's important to me so I try to stay as informed as I can but I'm not particularly excited about either candidate there's a similar feeling among many Americans the same poll shows about three and 10 are unhappy with both of the candidates as their party's choice but voters we spoke to say it's still important to watch we're working with what we have I guess and so I need to see what's the best thing that I can work with with what I have for those who do do not have their mind I made up it may sway them either way especially on the issues at hand and there are some things in particular voters want to see addressed like inflation I'd love them to talk about the disconnects between politicians and extremely rich Americans and the average person in the inflation that they feel and the costs that have gone up in areas like Atlanta about half of Americans say they think the outcome of the debate will have a big impact of the campaign of either candidate another reason they'll be watching closely May the best person win well the debate going to happen tonight at 9:00 and of course we'll keep you updated on everything that's going on today with the protests and debate coverage as well during our evening newscast reporting live from Midtown I'm Lindsay tuman for Good Day Atlanta all right Lindsay thank you the debate is impacting traffic on and around Georgia teex campus officials say the School's bus routs will be delayed and Detour board also there will be an increased police presence there specifically 10th Street is shut down from State Street to Spring Street there is a second closure on Fowler Street from 6th to 10th Street and drivers making their way to the interstate will be diverted to 14th Street and remember we have everything you need to know going into tonight's debate on our website Fox atlanta.com you can tune in tonight right here on Fox 5 as our live coverage begins at 8:30 and the debate starts at 9: and just hours before the debate the US and we appreciate our content Partners over at Fox 5 Atlanta as they are keeping us informed this morning and for those of those motorist those viewers who are living in that Atlanta metro area always good to know those traffic routes and those areas that are closed off so you can plan ahead this morning and a quick reminder for you as well that CNN presidential debate you can watch it right here on live now from FOX starting at 9:00 tonight eastern time that is at simoc cast and you can get that of course with post analysis with my colleague uh Andy craft now at 608 on the East Coast going to a quick two-minute commercial break but when we come back heading out to Gaza as we are discussing the very latest of the Israel Hamas War also getting a breaking news alert from National Security expert Ken Gray as it relates to some breaking news we're following with those Yemen hooti Rebels more details in just two quick minutes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox turning now to breaking news at this hour as it relates to the conflict in the Middle East according to our content Partners over at the Associated Press a ship traveling through the Red Sea on Thursday reported being hit in an attack likely carried out by Yemen HTI Rebels this information coming from a private security firm the latest in the campaign targeting shipping over the Israel Hamas War joining us live this morning for this breaking news alert National Security expert with the University of New Haven Ken Gray Ken good morning to you thank you so much for joining us on this Thursday morning good morning Jana glad to be with you glad to have you so we know this is not the first Ship Attack uh we know that those Yemen uh houti Rebels not just yet claiming ownership of this attack so that's why we're saying likely carried out by Yemen uh houti Rebels but if you could catch us up with the latest in this conflict please sure so this would be over 60 attacks if it is a hoodie attack uh it's more than likely is a hoodie attack but uh motor vessel uh traveling in the Red Sea there uh claimed to have been struck by uh or missiles Landing nearby uh but uh something off the coast of Hoda uh in Yemen um and so a very few details in as of yet now it's not clear whether this is a different attack that occurred on Monday on Monday there was a motor vessel that was uh struck by missiles uh a Hypersonic missile first time use of a Hypersonic missile by the hoties in an attack on a ship uh and they did claim that attack um and so as I said it's not really clear this vessel that was claiming to have been attacked on Thursday if it's uh the same ship or if it's a different ship but the hoodies are nonetheless still very active here this been over 60 attacks now uh since November um and uh the response on this uh warship was in the area but uh limited detail uh is uh being heard at the moment as to exactly what transpired absolutely this is preliminary information this news just coming into our live now from Fox Studios about 45 minutes ago so very accurate information you are sharing at this hour Ken Gray uh some of the viewers wanting to know you know as we discussed the Israel Hamas War uh why it has transitioned from Air to see and what role the Yemen houti Rebels do play in this uh even though they have not taken ownership of this attack if we're being frank and blunt about it they've taken ownership of several of the other uh attacks well the houthis are some distance away from Israel uh and the way that they can really have their um actions felt is by controlling the access to the Red Sea and shut the Red Sea down as far as uh the maritime traffic going through it and they have done that they have succeeded in causing most of the uh international shipping that would normally go through this area here um to have to divert away from that and so uh they there are fewer ships for them to attack and that's why you're not seeing as many attacks as you had earlier on in this conflict U because most ships are avoiding this area now uh and instead are making the long trip around the the the tip of Africa uh and they're transporting goods to either Europe or to the United States but uh nonetheless uh the hoies are carrying out their actions uh in the maritime realm because that's where they're closest to and that's where they can have the biggest impact but there this is still in conjunction with the rest of the axis of resistance uh in response to the Israeli uh conflict there in the uh Gaza Strip um this this is in concert with other um players Hamas Hezbollah uh Syrian groups Iraqi groups and ultimately um Iran but uh nonetheless um all of these are working together to try to force Israel uh out of the Gaza Strip you mentioned uh in that statement you were making about you know the houti rebels uh overtaking those cargo ships that were transporting goods and I want to ask you why is that happening do they need the uh Goods that are on those ships because if we look at when uh Hamas was overtaking that Aid you know they were actually keeping it and eating the items and using it for their own consumption so the hoodies today uh seized one vessel and have sunk one vessel but they are not obtaining the goods that are on these ships for the most part they are uh sending missiles and drones at these ships with the intention of either disabling them or Sinking them uh to have an impact on this war effort um the goods on the ships themselves um I'm sure that if they could manage to get them uh uh to shore they would of course uh be involved in piracy of stealing those goods but that is not really not transpired for the most part in these attacks so far with these ship attacks uh people wanting to know about economies and how that will be impacted so this has had a major major impact on the economy of the world um so Egypt makes a lot of its income off of the ship traveling through the canal there and uh they uh because this has impacted on the number of ships going through that area it's going to impact on the Egyptian economy greatly but additionally uh this is causing an impact on international shipping uh causing uh both uh an additional month for the transport of goods and the additional expense of goods being transported all the way down around Africa to get up to Europe uh causing a month-long delay in delivery of those goods so this all mounts up to being an impact on International uh shipping on international trade and uh uh is costing a lot of Count's money and a lot of shipping companies money uh in this process um additionally insurance companies will not ensure ships to travel through this area uh because it is at risk of being attacked by the houthis and so uh this is having its impact uh it's being felt all around can gray as we further discuss conflicts in the Middle East I changed the shot there on the screen to show Southern Israel looking into Gaza we know along with those Yemen hotti Rebels there's also the conflict with Israel and Hamas also uh Israel and Hezbollah um the content Partners over at the Associated Press kind of panning the camera just to show how widescale this conflict is in that region um we are learning also this morning that Israeli Defense Forces the Israeli military also o top Israeli officials they're kind of having some contradictions as it relates to Netanyahu and how he wants this Gaza War to play out could you give us any updates on that front because with these contradictions as you can imagine the Israeli people especially those relatives of Hamas hostages they are losing hope in their government yeah Netanyahu is standing firm on his intent to uh get rid of uh Hamas as a force there within the Gaza Strip his original uh plans was uh requirements were three-fold to get rid of totally get rid of Hamas uh to um uh re get the return of the hostages and to uh find a way to remove Hamas as the governing body of the Gaza Strip and to remove Gaza as a Potential Threat to uh Israel and so with those uh three requirements there uh Netanyahu is standing firm on his desire to continue the actions against uh the Hamas even if they have a ceasefire the Hamas on the other hand is pushing for a total ceasefire and uh the continue uh for uh total removal of the IDF from the Gaza Strip and so these two things cannot happen at the same time and that's why you have not seen any total movement towards the this resolving this issue between the two is that U Israel wants to get rid of Hamas and Hamas wants to get rid of the Ida from Gaza and uh neither side are willing to uh to give in on any of those major uh deciding factors for a type of resolution to this the um uh the families of the hostages are giving up PO because of the fact that they see the chance of getting a ceasefire and getting the release of these hostages becoming fewer and fewer chances and so uh you know as the time continues on the likelihood of hostages coming out alive becomes remote uh the fact that the Israelis were able to the IDF was able to to rescue the hostages that they did two weeks ago uh shows that there are hostages still alive uh but uh as time goes on uh you know this this becomes more and more difficult and so hopefully there will be some type of a deal able to uh be reached but it still is a long distance between what Netanyahu wants to see happen and what uh the Hamas wants to see happen and the IDF uh when they say that their uh view of of uh the intentioned here in the area is different than what the Prime Minister envisions uh they are dealing with the reality of the situation on the ground as opposed to the long range uh strategy that is uh being put forward by Netanyahu great points there Ken as we continue to look at this war as it continues to play out day by day we know remnants of this war have trickled over here to the us we've seen those protests that have erupted not only in city streets but also across college campuses and universities we also know that first uh presidential debate of 2024 is tonight and the conflict in the Middle East is top of mind for many voters and it is a key point for um President Joe Biden and former president uh Donald Trump how important is their response tonight as it relates to conflict in the Middle East to Garner those votes so this is going to be a major issue that should come up tonight and my my guess is that that it will definitely be one of the issues however immigration will be the number one issue uh the the people coming across the border the the loss of control of our uh Southwest border uh you see that uh the uh Secretary of DHS was down there at the border the just yesterday uh trying to show that President Biden is uh Resolute on the control of the Border uh but I this is going to be a major topic but as far as uh the conflict there in Israel it will probably be second tier it'll be definitely an issue that'll be raised uh and the uh the two candidates uh have very different perspectives on this President Trump is very much uh in favor of Israel uh in backing Israel in this conflict President Biden has two different constituents that he is trying to appease he has young voters who for the most part are pro Palestinian but then he has other uh Democrats who are still um along with him in favor of backing Israel and so he has to be able to to um win votes on both sides of that and that's going to be a difficult thing to uh to do tonight so it'll be interesting to see what uh strategy he takes towards this uh in the debate tonight as far as his view of what is happening there in Israel but uh I'm sure that both sides will be talking about the need to be moving towards a resolution of this and for uh the release of the hostages absolutely Ken gr always a pleasure uh having you join us here on live now from Fox for these breaking news alerts Before I Let You Go is there anything else you like to add no I I other than just simply uh that the possibility of another front opening up here with uh Hezbollah remains a very strong possibility the Israelis have been threatening that if that this does occur that they will uh take Southern Lebanon back to the Stone Age and so those are very strong words uh being threatened for Devastation of South Lebanon in the event that this do be become a full-fledged uh fight up there another open uh front for the war definitely strong words and also a threat not to take likely uh K gr always a pleasure thank you so much again for joining us Bri and early this Thursday morning you enjoy the rest of your day thank you and as we uh further discuss the conflict in the Middle East again giving you another live look Southern Israel looking into Gaza and you can see more missile strikes continuing at this hour and we know Israel's military and top ranking government officials increasingly contradicting prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu when it comes to winning the war in Gaza as myself and Ken Gray were just sharing in that interview Fox News correspondent Trey Ying's joining us now with the very latest from Tel Aviv Israel Israeli forces pounded Hamas fighters in Rafa on Wednesday as the southern offensive grinds on heavy fighting was reported despite the Israeli military declaring the Rafa brigades all but destroyed but on Wednesday a top Israeli official breathed new life into the us-backed ceasefire proposal defense minister y Gallant is in Washington meeting with Administration officials striking a more diplomatic tone saying that Israel's war is with Hamas not the people of Gaza and more notably saying he supports the deal just days after it was partially rejected by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu looking at the future we stand firmly behind the president's deal which Israel has accepted and now Hamas must accept the modified messaging comes as netanyahu's ruling Coalition is being threatened by a new rule mandating Ultra Orthodox Jews be drafted into the military which has some Hardline lawmakers threatening to quit and bring down the government we will not join the Army because God said not to join and we only obey him because he protects us from all at the same time Netanyahu is also under pressure from a growing anti-war movement here driven largely by families of the hostages who say it's time for him to either bring the captives home or resign we heard a terrifying Tale of women who were released we saw evidence of what happened on October 7th we don't have time G also said Israel is working to deescalate tension along the northern border and avoid a broader conflict with Hezbollah in Tel Aviv Trey yst Fox News Trey thank you so much for that detailed report and as we get more information into our live now from Fox Studios about conflict in the Middle East as this is a top story you'll be the first to know the the time now 6:27 on the East Coast we're going to go ahead and go to our second 2-minute commercial break of the hour and when we come back continuing with those top stories for you this Thursday morning [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox and good morning to you if you're just now tuning in I'm G Francy and as we continue with those Thursday morning headlines I'm giving you a live look at our XR system and my goodness now at 629 here on the East Coast you can see several storms are Brewing at this hour it is a weather alert day and as we work to keep you informed and safe we're going to check in with our content Partners over at Fox weather of Tennessee and into Alabama and then take a look what happens here maybe watching for some problems later we also talked about all the rain that was coming through and the winds let me show you some video that came through Jersey City New Jersey this is a great shot look at the lightning strikes going to happen right about now there it is cu the lightning yeah lightning Gusty winds Jersey City by the way right across the Hudson from Manhattan cool little town and I'll tell you what a lot of you woke up to some strong winds and also heavy rain in fact there's a wind gust reported at 59 miles per hour and Berwick also New Jersey hailstones about an inch in diameter and then we also talked about some major storms that moved over portions of Pennsyvania as well uh there's still we're going to wait to see what the National Weather Service says with some of the storms that came out and through through Pennsylvania now as you can imagine we have some power outages Kendall Warren County in New Jersey and Sussex County 13 and 11% of the counties without power Morris County about 10% uh no surprise with the amount of winds that came through outside of that 90 mile per hour wind gust these are the top wind reports coming in yesterday that was in New Mexico just Southwest of Roswell the other wind reports that were coming in top 80 to 86 strong rather were from Kansas right in through Nebraska kindled two days in a row strong winds and hail for Nebraska as we went through last night and into early this morning as well yeah and that caused some issues especially at Kansas City International Airport and a few additional airports in the Midwest and now we're continuing to track as the last little bit of energy is still impacting locations like in Boston and right along kind of the Outer Banks North Carolina but then our attention is going to shift back out west this afternoon and evening Craig and that's because of the level three out of five threat that we have in effect for much of the northern and Central Plains so the dtas Nebraska Kansas portions of Montana even we've got 33 million under that threat for severe weather biggest concern damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph maybe we could see tennis ball size hail but there's also the potential for a few tornadoes so I really want folks to be aware of this threat and don't let your guard down especially if you happen to have any outdoor PL day you're going to take the kiddos to the pool make sure that you know where to go in the event that you start to look up and the sky is changing rapidly you need to be seeking shelter and fast and you talked about some of the Winds boy some of the Winds can do just as much damage in some cases you're talking 75 m per hour gusts or greater and a lot of the discussions out there this morning Kendall saying 80 m per hour winds are stronger could be a crosswind for interstates 80 I'm sorry 90 94 and then those hailstones 2 Ines in diameter that'll do some damage to your car let's give you timing here look at this we've got some storms this morning as we go through the afternoon that front moves through comes out of Montana moves through to the Dakotas through the evening hours heavy rain over some areas that could definitely do without it because of the flooding and flooding may be an issue while it moves through quickly we certainly don't need more rain in some of these areas that have been dealing with the flooding no we do not let's talk about that because Valley Fair amusement park flooded uh there quite a bit of it look at that in Minnesota look at all these images that have been coming in also we saw a house fall right into the river uh this was on Tuesday this is both in Minnesota look at that just see that little white building there that was gone and we were watching this yesterday Live and Kendall we saw a big chunk of Earth wall into the river as well as uh the big tree it was just one of those situations well let's show you this imagery I want to show this to you because the Rapidan Dam failure here a partial of it let's highlight this area there's a White House you see right there look at that okay so we're going to highlight this area this was before this happened and Nikki meteorologist behind the scenes is going to go through real slowly to show you the difference I've highlighted the house look at the house gone the amount of Earth that's been taken away by the power of the water the water chomping away at that almost like the Grand Canyon right and a lot of that look how much has gone away that's one example I think we have another one as well Nikki showing uh The Damp and the dam rather and partial failure there and there's also been so this is a different perspective right there's the house there's the area there and as we move through this slowly you'll see the difference between the before and after and look at this now the view is just a little bit different but you can see how much Earth has been taken away from there as the water continues to move through here and Kendall we've also had a lot of debris we were with Max Gordon yesterday a lot of debris piled up in the area that's not seeing the flow of the river but we could also see a lot of that you know it's been piling up right here and that's always a concern that backs up some of the rivers too you can see the debris right there that's exactly right so we had that that partial breach of the dam on Monday morning and unfortunately it has just been a disaster situation since then and we're continuing to watch as multiple rounds of heavy rain continue to impact some of the hard- hit areas in the midwest so notice we've got a lot of flood warnings in effect until further notice so the Missouri and Mississippi river valleys these are all areas where we're watching as River levels are continuing to rise and so we've easily picked up widespread totals 5 to8 Ines of rain Craig but some areas have picked up nearly 18 in of rain and we could be talking about an additional 3 in in some spots so we'll be watching as those creeks and rers and streams will continue to rise through the weekend although the rain will officially have stopped yeah and that's just a key message right even though it does stop you still have to watch for the rain coming down there are surpluses up and down portions of Minnesota through Wisconsin and then you look at what's going on Thursday morning the storms come through and that will add some rain to the areas just north of the of you while it does move through quickly it's still an issue there so Kendall be safe out there if you live close to these Rivers streams and Creeks they continue to be at in some cases record stage there with a little more rain in the forecast there Fox weather is your hurricane HQ and we want to shift gears and talk about the tropics because we have a little bit of tropical trouble on our hands invest 94 L that is turning in the Western Caribbean with a 20% chance of development and then invest 95 l a 70% chance of development over the next 7 days this is working its way through the Eastern Tropical Atlantic so we have two systems that we're watching very carefully both systems again when we're talking about late June some areas we typically see more tropical activity than others but invest 95l this is a somewhat unusual situation right now it's just producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms but the overall environment C that it's working its way into is more conducive for the potential development of maybe a tropical depression and or a tropical storm sometime over the weekend so as it gets closer to the windward Islands this is something that we need to watch because this is a peak vacation season after all there's a lot of people traveling down to the Caribbean also taking cruises so this is something that we're watching very carefully we could very easily have our next name storm on the list and that could be Barrel it's a very good point especially since some people plan on going out that far cuz usually we see these homegrown systems closer to us here's the cruise forecast for the next 3 days and look at the amount of showers and thunderstorms in and around the area choppy Seas of course that'll be a concern and then uh there's just enough of a window perhaps where it doesn't get all of the Dust there's still a lot of dust don't get me wrong right and those suppresses some of the storm development especially because it's drier air it's not that good for these storms but there's that little window right there kindall right where you've got not a whole lot of dust and maybe we'll see some formation there of course it's going to have to battle that as it moves off to the West uh that's a look at 95 l but we've got another one to talk about as well and that dust by the way just keeps coming off of the coast it is off the coast of Africa that is um when you look at the average for the Saharan dust it's pretty much close to where it is as we go through July August September we see less of it and that does mean more sunshine and more favorable conditions for development there in the main development region Zone all right well let's talk about rib currents they are a big threat ahead of the upcoming Fourth of July weekend more than 20 people sadly in the US have died this this year alone from rip currents box weather's Brandy Campbell she was out there kindall she spoke with some visitors in new Samina Beach about the dangers of those rip currs take a listen when you come to the beach you imagine a day of relaxation or fun in the water but unfortunately we've seen tragedy strike many families just in the past week we're here on new somea Beach Florida where the flags are yellow meaning it's a moderate R current risk but over the weekend they had red flags flying not just here but many other Florida beaches and if if we count the Friday Saturday Sunday we had over 80 rescues unfortunately eight people died on Florida's beaches in rip currents since last Thursday six of those people died on or near Panama City beaches during one of the incidents rip curs took the lives of three men in their early 20s they swam out together around 8:00 p.m. Friday shortly after they arrived in town from Alabama 2 hours south of us along Hutchinson Island a man and woman also died last Thursday after drowning in a rip current it was a couple from Pennsylvania in town with their six children but it's just a sad situation when people get stuck in it and unfortunately people are not sure of how to get out of it and there are ways to get out of it currently there's a moderate risk along most beaches on the East Coast but the risk is high along the Jersey Shore there's a moderate risk along Florida's Panhandle but again High near Panama City the Captain for vucha County Beach safety shared how to spot rip currents on the beach that rib current is basically a river of water flowing out to sea so as that wave comes in to try to break that opposing water is going to flatten it out so it won't be able to break now with a flat day like this a calm day you may have a little turbidity to the water you may have a little bit a texture we call it in that rip current as opposed to either side of it if you don't have those waves to to indicate where the rip current is now this shows what to do if you get caught in a rip current dragged out into the sea you want to call wait for help and Float but if you can swim out of the rip current by swimming parallel to the shore and follow the breaking waves back and while it's easier said than done you want to stay calm the analogy we use is being stuck in a rib current it's like running on a treadmill with a tiger chasing you your adrenaline's pumping your heart rate's up and you're not going anywhere so it's it's it's hard to to slow down and actually think about what you're doing in that process some have their own ways to keep themselves out of danger something to discuss with your family and friends before hitting the water we just look at the Lifeguard we stay stay close to the station here and they know they can see better than we can want to make sure I stay close to the shore and I honestly well the deepest I go is usually up to my knees all right and those ladies also told me they're keeping an eye out not just for rip currents but also sharks in this area it's a beach that is highly known for it now I want to say in the end your best bet to stay safe is to find a lifeguard stand and swim in that area reporting here from newer Beach Florida I'm Brandy Campbell for Fox weather and thank you for tuning in to Fox weather as we continue to watch more on the way of these storms moving across the Plains today could be very active and not in a good way we've got the chance for some strong winds some hail and also maybe some tornadoes Kendall it's very important that you're staying weather ready today and staying tuned in to us here at Fox weather all day long we also have to talk about the tropics Craig because they're beginning to fire up invest 94 L and invest 95 l so we could have potentially tropical depression or tropical storm this weekend also talk about the holiday travel as we get ready to celebrate independence day we have the holiday forecast for coming uh forecast coming up stay with us we'll be right back and we appreciate our content Partners as they work to keep us ready and my goodness uh a lot of storms Brewing across the us today and then they also gave an update as we do know the 2024 hurricane season is underway now at 6:42 going to a quick two-minute commercial break our third break of the hour and when we come back continuing with your Thursday morning headlines [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from foxy Francine as we continue with your Thursday morning headlines we turn now to a news alert we're learning from our content Partners over at Fox News some 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with HIV each year as part of preventing the spread is knowing your status as part of that initi people are being encouraged to get tested today for National HIV testing day Fox News correspondent CB cotton joining us now with the story it's time to check your status June 27th marks the 29th annual National HIV testing day it is important to seek screening because we know that many STI may not present with overt symptoms but they can still cause complications and even spread from one person to one other there are an estimated 25 million sexually transmitted infections each year in the US and doctors say the best prevention is to get tested and know your status and then get treated if found to have an STI this you know will not only benefit the person with the STI but also the sex partner or Partners when whom that person may come in contact with although infections have declined in recent years HIV remains an epidemic in the US with 1.2 million ion people living with the disease according to CDC estimates still many don't know they're infected approximately 13% so one and eight that are living with HIV don't know their HIV status knowing one's status is a critical First Step both for HIV treatment as well as prevention to help with prevention Walgreens is offering free rapid HIV screenings across the country to provide easy access to those who want testing or can't afford it generally speaking an individual can have the results within approximately 20 minutes uh we'll then be able to talk to not only about the results but um the treatment and prevention options another option is at home testing for those who are reluctant to go in person the CDC recommends an HIV test as part of routine health care for everyone ages 13 to 64 in New York CB cotton Fox News all right CB thank you so much for joining us for that news alert this Thursday morning we're going to go ahead and go to our final two-minute commercial break of the hour but when we come back I want to show you all this live look coming out of Nairobi Kenya we're following some breaking news you've seen for several days in the past two weeks those protests that have erupted there on the streets of Nairobi Kenya as people are not too happy with local government over that proposed uh tax increase we have the details and what's going on with this live image right after this quick two-minute commercial break [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox I'm G Fran as we continue with your Thursday morning breaking news headlines we are getting some breaking news into our live now from Fox Studios now at 6:49 here on the East Coast you're taking a live look there in Nairobi Kenya protesters have taken to the streets amid that proposed finance bill tax increase now just to give you some perspective this is happening the morning after President William Ruto bowed to pressure from protesters he said that he would not sign that controversial finance bill that was going to be the last step for this tax increase to become a reality but he did say that uh he does not plan to sign that controversial finance bill so many confused why this protest is happening since that would make it to where this tax increase would not be a reality nevertheless you're seeing at this hour a protests are underway we do see um law enforcement there at the scene along with protesters and we do think that things have gotten uh kind of chaotic and kind of violent of your discretion is advised as we know that these protests um have become deadly especially with what happened with Parliament the other day as protesters did Rush Parliament said part of the Parliament building on fire so just a lot going on and then there were some people found dead inside of that Parliament building you see the uh law enforcement there in full tactical gear with gas mask a protester there with a hardhead on with a gas mask on as well I'm going to pot up the audio so we can watch this feed and again viewer discretion is advised I'll also pop up some top stories we're following on the the left side of your screen so you can stay engaged with other hot topics [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] you [Applause] [Applause] [Music] down [Music] [Applause] [Applause] more [Applause] me [Applause] [Music] you [Music] [Applause] come [Music] you they get you when they get you [Applause] [Applause] this is not orizal this is not organized Criminal [Applause] [Music] one spee not not fire not fire for if you're just now tuning in to live now from Fox good morning to you I want to provide some context to what you're seeing uh play out on your screen now at 658 here on the East Coast so you're taking a live look there in Nairobi Kenya uh Kenyans taking to the streets to protest amid that proposed finance bill tax increase now this comes the morning after President William Ruto bow to pressure from protesters saying he would not sign that controversial finance bill it was on his desk and that was going to be the last step for this tax increase to become a reality nevertheless our protesters still not happy uh there was actually a press conference two days ago where we heard from the uh Kenyan human rights commission and they were upset with local law enforcement saying law enforcement was killing protesters uh who were running away from the scene so that coming from the Kenyan Human Rights Commission but we've also seen uh these protests become chaotic deadly uh we recall several days ago where uh at uh Kenyan Parliament uh some of the protesters set the building of the Kenyan Parliament on fire there were dead bodies found inside there were gunshots heard outside just a truly a chaotic event and then this leading up to what you see today as uh President William Ruto did bow to pressure from those protesters saying he would not sign that controversial finance bill but nevertheless the protest do continue there and this morning in um Nairobi Kenya we've seen looting happen so people breaking into stores uh stealing items we've seen uh people just shooting randomly in the air we've seen tear gas deployed so just a very compelling situation and then of course on the left side of your screen top stories We are following this morning that top story breaking news as it relates to the conflict in the Middle East hotti Rebels likely attack a cargo ship in the Red Sea also following severe storms impacting millions of Americans and of course following that anticipated debate uh President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump to attend that CNN presidential debate and good morning to you if you're just now tuning in I'm G frany now we have hit the top of the 7:00 hour here on the east coast and I want to give you a live look out in Atlanta GE a beautiful Skyline shot this Thursday morning and as we work to share the very latest of debate preps we know the peach date is taking part in the debate today we're going to check in with our content Partners over at Fox 5 Atlanta as they share those debate preps they have some uh traffic warnings for you and they also have some um interviews from local uh legislators and officials ahead of this anticipated debate tonight we're going to checking with them now and Stormy Weather developing as the day goes on otherwise it is warm with 70s and much much higher humidity you will feel that difference today and that's just got the atmosphere loaded with moisture so that we can get some downpour us happening in the case of metro Atlanta that's mostly during the afternoon but in between these storms plenty of dry hours just maybe not a lot of sunshine and that might keep us out of the '90s at least for this one day we'll talk about where the temperatures are heading head as we move into the weekend and continued rainfall chances coming up in just a few minutes Natalie Jan thank you we've got a crash on 75 Northbound at 675 coming in from the South Side this is near those express lanes so we've got a left lane block those delays are coming in from jodo Road your alternate is Highway 42 the big three really not too bad and all about the same 11 minutes on 400 that's your best ride from old milon to the top end about 12 to 15 on 75 Wade Green or 85 from Highway 316 down to the perimeter Alex all right Natalie thanks activists are gathered outside of refrigerant services company in smna demanding it cut ties with the Israeli military one of the protesters cemented themselves to a car blocking the road to that facility First Responders used saws and jackhammers as they work to free that person according to authorities the demonstrators thought the company was supplying money to the isra military but we're told they actually targeted the wrong business plant Atkinson road is expected to be closed for at least another hour tonight's much anticipated presidential debate marks the first debate in US history between a sitting president and former president President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump will battle out the issues right here in Atlanta this historic showdown between the two comes less than 5 months out from election day and President Biden has been out of sight for days preparing through mock debates at Camp David while former president Trump held private meetings with allies when the two squared off back in 2020 they often spoke over each other throwing plenty of Jabs at their opponents abilities now that debate Drew more than 73 million viewers we still a few more minutes I know you're getting anxious so far I respect very much the way you're handling this this time there are some changes including new rules and a new format there will be no studio audience and microphones will be muted while the other candidate is speaking neither candidate is permitted to bring any prepared notes there's going to be a debate about the issues the issues are going to be on the table but everybody at this table and everyone watching tonight is going to be watching to see does Joe Biden stumble this is Joe Biden preparing for an entire week for 90 minutes so this could be the very best he's ever going to be and despite their differences on immigration abortion the war in Gaza and more both have drawn criticism over their ages Trump 78 Biden is is 81 the latest Fox News poll shows the race is still a virtual tie 50% favoring President Biden 48% for former president Trump and poll show six out of 10 voters will catch some of tonight's debate either live or in the coverage to follow with President Biden and former president Trump neck and neck in the polls the debate could be a major inflection point in this race both campaigns have been in town building momentum going into the contest yeah but they do face some uphill opposition with many voters still undecided today's Mark tightner joins us live in midtown Atlanta with a look at the work to drum up support ahead of that debate Mark yeah good morning guys and basically the way this is all going to play out is both the candidates are going to show up here uh this afternoon the first to arrive will be President Biden he's going to fly into Dobbins and then a couple hours later former president Trump will land at Hartsfield they will in separate motorcades be brought here to Midtown to the uh Turner Broadcasting building where at 9:00 they'll go at it in that crucial presidential debate inflation is a disaster it's killing the black community and it's killing the country the nightmare has to end and it has to end now it's time for us to purge Donald Trump from our system in the hours leading up to the debate both the Biden and Trump campaigns turn their eyes to the crucial state of Georgia looking to drum up votes that could decide the fate of the president presidential election I think there's millions of Republicans that want an excuse to not vote for Donald Trump and I'm hopefully going to be able to give him that excuse two Republican leaders went to the Georgia state capital making a direct appeal for GOP voters to ditch the party and cast their ballots for President Biden former Georgia lieutenant governor Jeff Duncan and former congressman Adam keninger formally throwing their support behind the president's reelection bid I am proud to stand up here today as a conservative Republic repan and endorse Joe Biden's for reelection to president of the United States across town former president Trump worked to engage African-American voters during a Roundtable discussion at a local barber shop conservative politicians Business Leaders and talk show host all talked about how they think a second Trump term would help the black community we did all those things and uh you know nobody else nobody else came close and we'll do them again and we'll do them even better the debate begins at 9:00 Fox 5's coverage begins at 8:30 of course we will have a recap of what transpired on Fox 5 News at 10 and on the news Edge at 11: as you can imagine an awful lot of people are going to be watching this debate and Lindsay tuman continues our team coverage with what some of those voters are hoping to hear Lindsay hey good morning too Mark yeah so many eyes going to be on this and even ahead of the debate kind of the leadup and including some protests that are planned for today one of those might be happening here at home park pretty close to where the debate will actually be taking place uh later tonight but voters we spoke to say that they're interested in the issues but even more so they want to see how the candidates handle themselves and the overall success of the debate tonight voters are gearing up to watch two familiar candidates go head-to-head in the first presidential debate Thursday night according to a recent Associated Press poll about 60% Americans say they plan to watch the debate in some form voting is something that's important to me so I try to stay as informed as I can but I'm not particularly excited about either candidate there's a similar feeling among many Americans the same poll shows about three and 10 are unhappy with both of the candidates as their party's choice but voters we spoke to say it's still important to watch we're working with what we have I guess and so I need to see what's the best thing that I can work with with what I have for those who do do not have their mind made up it may sway them either way especially on the issues at hand and there are some things in particular voters want to see addressed like inflation I'd love them to talk about the disconnect between politicians and extremely rich Americans and the average person and the inflation that they feel and the costs that have gone up in areas like Atlanta about half of Americans say they think the outcome of the debate will have a big impact of the campaign of either candidate another reason they'll be watching closely May the best person win a lot of interest tonight of course and as Mark mentioned our coverage starts at 8:30 and of course we'll keep you updated on these potentially uh protests that we might see as well you can look for all that coverage starting on the Fox 5 evening news reporting live in Midtown I'm Lindsay tuman for Good Day Atlanta all right Lindsay thank you and remember remember we have all you need to know going into tonight's debate on our website fox5atlanta.com and you can also tune in right here on Fox 5 our live coverage begins at 8:30 the debate starts at 9:00 also today the roadways will be a complete nightmare with the debate and Copa America play taking place around the same time yeah best of luck to those of you navigating it but here's a reminder 10th Street is shut down from State Street to Spring Street and a second closure on Fowler Street from 6th to 10th so if you're trying to make your way to the Interstate you'll be diverted to 14th Street where you can hop on there let's take a live look outside at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where another big event is happening today and we appreciate our content Partners over at Fox 5 Atlanta for that preview coverage and don't forget you can watch the CNN presidential debate simoc cast right here tonight 9900 p.m. eastern time on live now from Fox not only can you catch the debate you'll also get some post analysis and of course uh pre-analysis as we have interviews throughout the day and of course after the debate now at 7:10 on the East Coast going to our first 2-minute commercial break of the hour and when we come back continuing with your breaking news headlines top stories and live events of your Thursday morning [Music] come [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox sign gen Francine about an hour ago the NATO Secretary General and the Estonian prime minister held an early morning press conference you see them heading to the podiums now to speak let's listen in and of course I'll pop up some boxes on the screen of other top stories were following this Thursday morning back to Nato headquarters it's great to see you again and thank you for your strong personal uh commitment to our transatlantic Alliance and your leadership uh Estonia leads by example uh by investing more 3% of GDP on defense and also by uh providing uh unprecedented support to Ukraine and you have committed to continue the support and you also uh lead on the issue of innovation and cyber including with the NATO cyber defense center of excellence in talin so Estonia is uh contributing to our shared security to our Collective defense in many different ways and therefore Estonia is a highly valued NATO Ally then of course NATO supports Estonia also in many different ways uh with a multinational battle group in tapa led by the United Kingdom uh helping to deter any aggression against Estonia uh NATO fighter jets uh Patrol uh the Skies over Estonia and uh Spain will uh soon uh deploy uh air defense battery and Nan battery uh to uh your country to strengthen your air defenses um then I would also like to add that the fact that uh we are now U investing more across the whole Alliance also make NATO stronger to reinforce uh Estonia if needed uh we have several 100,000 troops on high redness and we also have Finland and Sweden as members and of course with Finland and Sweden as members of NATO uh that has strengthened NATO it has also made it much more easier to move equipment and forces into the Baltic region if needed today in our meeting we discussed uh the final preparations for the NATO Summit in Washington which will take place in just two weeks time uh the main issue there will be um uh our support for Ukraine president Putin believes that he can wait us out it is important that we demonstrate that that's not the case that we are uh ready to stand by Ukraine for a long Hall and therefore I expect NATO leaders to agree uh uh that NATO will lead the coordination of security assistance and training for Ukraine uh with a new uh NATO command in visb to coordinate training and the provision of security assistance to Ukraine and also uh that alad leaders will agree a long-term pledge of support to Ukraine this will provide Ukraine with greater predictability for the Long Haul I also expect leaders to uh send a clear message uh on uh Ukraine's path towards NATO membership um we will of course also address uh our own deterence and defense we have agreed new more ambitious defense plans allies are deliver more Forces high redness uh investing in high end capabilities and this year U 23 allies uh are going to invest more than 2% of GDP uh on defense which is uh great progress compared to where we were just a few years ago um we will also address um our Global uh Partners especially our Indo Pacific partners and the European Union the war in Ukraine demonstrates that our security is not Regional it is global because we see how Iran North Korea are providing weapons drones Ammunition To Russia to enable them to conduct a war aggression against Ukraine but we also see how China is propping up the Russian war economy um enabling uh um uh Russia to uh support uh uh not to to to to conduct a war aggression against Ukraine uh so therefore it is important that we meet with our asia-pacific partners as we will do at The Summit in Washington so once again prime minister kalas it's great to have you here um it's it's it's great to see how eston is really stepping up uh and investing heavily and doing more for NATO and their strong personal uh commitment to Nato so please you have the floor yes thank you dear y dear journalists it's it's good to be uh here again and I'm very glad that we got to uh talk about the um Washington Summit that is coming up and in Washington we must make bold decisions that will strengthen the security of people and the Euro Atlantic area in the in the long term and this means first ensuring the support for Ukraine uh this means uh defense deterence uh begins in Ukraine um the price we pay in supporting Ukraine in its efforts to defeat the Russian imperialism is little compared to uh what would follow if aggression pays off and we have to set Victory as a goal as historian Dio Snider has said you don't always win Wars but you never win them if you don't set Victory as a goal uh the outcome of this fight is ex existential for the security of the whole uh transatlantic community and for this we need an Allied pledge of long-term support for Ukraine Estonia is support spending um 0.25% of our GDP on Military assistance to Ukraine over the next four years if if all the Allies did the same uh that would provide enough military assistance for Ukraine to win the war um and all the elements of the summit's uh uh Ukraine package should also be uh seen as a stepped up support to Ukraine on its membership path the key lesson we learned from the recent decades is that gray zones are sources of conflict um and our duty is to continue uh the process with Ukraine's um NATO membership um we must demonstrate through our words and actions uh that Ukraine's path uh to Nato is irreversible and second uh we need to keep U the Russian threat U at the center of NATO's Focus uh a long-term strategy to counter and contain Russia's aggressive actions is needed we are also seeing a coordinated policy of hybrid activities by Russia across Europe there are more and more attempts to destroy civilian infrastructure sabotage facilities related to Arms deliveries as part of our reaction we need to connect the dots these are not isolated events but uh but part of a bigger picture and this means that we have a shared understanding of the threat and we also need to expose those activities in public and third uh NATO's new defense plans must be exercised backed up by real forces and capabilities for this all allies need to invest more uh in defense and as we uh discussed today uh it is really good that in 2024 23 allies will reach uh 2% Target we also need to focus on delivering key cap capabilities in the short term um so um uh Estonia is is spending um this year over 3.2% even three .4% uh of our GDP on defense and this is um definitely uh something that needs to be done by other allies as well um this spring Estonia celebrated 20 years in in NATO joining NATO and NATO is celebrating 75 years since its creation today um NATO is still the most uh successful defense Alliance in the world and in this year of anniversaries the biggest gift would be decisions that live up to the new security reality thank you we'll go to questions uh starting with DEA in the third row in front of me here please Anar German press agency DPA um prime minister together with your colleagues from po and the other Baltic countries you are asking for EU money to build a defense infrastructure uh system um to protect the EU external border to Russia and bellarus can you tell us a little bit more on this how much money do you need for this what kind of infra infrastructure Do you want to build and a question to the Secretary General um do you support this project or would it be better to do it uh y NATO thank you um yes uh we sent this letter uh together with the um Baltic and and polish Prime Ministers to uh to have a focus on this uh defense infrastructure as well uh this is clear that we have the external borders with with Russia and Bellar Russia um so uh this defense infrastructure need to be built and this is not only a funding question but it's also a political issue uh do we see uh that the threat comes comes from there and this Defense Initiative also needs to foresee um the protection of our our people for the years to come so so um of course everything needs funding we haven't spelled out the number exactly uh it depends what we uh can do with this uh and if others will follow uh as well because uh we understand in European Union uh everybody has their worries we have other external borders where there's a strong Migra migratory pressure for example uh but uh you know in order to protect and defend um also Europe we need the defense infrastructure and that needs uh political decisions but also needs funding that is true NATO is the Bedrock of European security NATO is present in all those countries uh with battle groups with the NATO forces and NATO has for decades invested in critical military infrastructure to our common funded investment uh uh programs uh but most importantly NATO agrees defense plans and NATO sets capability targets for each and every Ally and we are just now agreed more ambitious defense plans uh and also part of that is is more infrastructure because we need more infrastructure to move move more forces to ensure that we have the storage facilities the airports uh uh uh the different INF types of infrastructure we need to deliver on the agreed defense plans and the agreed capability targets agreed uh by NATO heads of state and government um and ministers uh since we had a villus summit uh what matters for NATO is that all allies delivers on these capability targets that they invest in the infrastructure we have agreed that they that they should provide how they fund that doesn't matter for NATO so whether they fund it from the national budget or from EU budgets that's not a NATO issue that's a I I understand that's important for for them as individual NATO allies but but the only thing that matters for NATO is that they that Estonia and all other countries in NATO they on what we have agreed for the defense plans the infrastructure the capabilities the Readiness uh and all the other things we have agreed to enable us to uh meet the uh the level of ambition on Collective defense and deterence how they fund it is for allies to decide if they are able to find EU money that's fine if they have to go to for National money that's also fine that's not for NATO Estonian public broadcaster in the fourth row please yeah Estonian public broadcasting y l uh Madame prime minister should NATO set a goal of either 2.5% or 3% uh GDP for all allies uh is this is what's necessary and is Mark r the right person to lead these NE negotiations the Dutch are famously economical in the EU they are not in favor of Euro bonds for defense for example is Mark rut the right person to do this and for the Secretary General uh how important is the Personal Touch of the Secretary General in this and will NATO be different under the Helm of ARA thank you uh yes first um we have the defense investment pledge of 2% and and 23 allies are fulfilling this defense investment pledge of course uh we see that the security reality is different we have to spend more um uh and we would like to see this spending or this target to be at least 2.5% because uh in 1988 all of the Allies were spending more than two actually some even 6% on defense because the threat was real there was cold war going on now we have a hot war in Europe and and we are uh not spending enough but uh it is uh positive that that this spending is increasing I was yesterday in Luxembourg and even even they are increasing their defense spending although they have much better neighbors than we do uh so uh the strength of NATO comes from all the allies and and their um their input to um to Nato to their own uh military what is actually interesting or or it's important to understand and I think uh this is is now um more more going through to the public as well that we don't have to talk about the National Defense like you know you're talking about defense of Luxembourg no we are talking about Regional defense which is uh the defense of Europe which means that your input Investments to defense uh is for the whole region and I think this understanding is is fundamental uh what comes to Mark uh rut then uh the Allies just decided that he he will be the right person to lead NATO and I'm I'm confident that he he's able to do that I've seen him around the European uh Council table um so definitely uh he's he's going to bring something new to the table so we are of course very grateful for for yens we have had very similar views on on on everything and uh we hope that it is the same with Mark thank you first just very briefly on the on the the three or or 2% I think it's important to to to note the uh uh the decision we made made at The Summit in villus because U the previous NATO decision was from 2014 there we agreed that we should strive towards uh uh to move towards 2% of GDP uh for defense spending in vnus at the last Summit we agreed that 2% should be the minimum uh and we also agreed more ambitious defense plans that will then require more ambitious capability targets and what we ask allies to deliver is both on the spend in but but as important we also ask them to deliver the capabilities to fulfill the defense plans and we have specific capability targets for each and every Ally and for most allies it will require more than 2% to deliver on those capability targets so um uh minimum means minimum so for many allies this will mean 3% and and and uh and at least something which is more than than than 2% um uh then I War I warmly welcome U that NATO allies have um uh decided uh that uh Mark R will be my successor uh I know markut for many years um uh we have worked together as Prime Ministers we are work together in my capacity as Secretary General of NATO and um Mark is a strong supporter of the transatlantic Bond North America and Europe uh he knows NATO very well uh and he is a very skilled and experienced uh uh consensus Builder which is perhaps the most important uh um task of any NATO secret General is to build consensus among 32 uh allies um so I wish him every success um uh as we continue to strengthen NATO and uh uh I know that will be in safe hands with marut as Secretary General then until the 1st of October I will be focused on uh doing more task as Secretary General and there will be a a summit in a couple of weeks time which will require all my attention and then and then I look forward to hand over the responsibility to maruta uh in October we have time for one or two more we'll go to AFP in the second row here please thank you very much Max Delany AFP a couple of questions for the prime minister um uh first isue talking of people getting new jobs is it a done deal for you to become the high representative of the EU and why do you think you're the right person for that job and then on uh Ukraine at the NATO Summit you spoke very forcibly uh forcefully about NATO needing to do everything it can to give a a strong package for Ukraine at the moment it's a non-binding commitment on on on future funding and no progress to world's membership do you think NATO risk disappointing Ukraine again at Washington thanks a lot um I I will start from the second question so uh Ukraine I think all the things that we are doing uh for Ukraine I mean the different uh uh agreements uh different Military Support uh um I mean the F16 coalitions different things training their soldiers uh this is actually in in substance taking Ukraine towards NATO so uh very often we concentrate on the words uh uh very very strictly on the words but but let's look at the whole picture and there I think you know we are moving towards uh NATO membership even if uh we are uh not putting some additional words to the agreements that we already have so uh uh what comes to um the the jobs then uh well let's not run ahead of of uh uh decisions in in uh in politics you know surprises happen so never know and uh we have a saying in Estonian that uh uh don't uh go and and share the bear's skin before the bear has been shot so so I will I will not do that the final question to post to miss in the fourth row here please well the poas I wanted to ask about the upcoming Summit as well uh many of the things will probably be agreed about by the ambassadors and other officials working here what issues would still require substantial discussion by the leaders in Washington I think we need to understand how NATO works the fact that we have a summit um creates the momentum uh creates the political will in all the capitals to find consensus to enable us to make decisions so you're right that most of the issues will will be uh hopefully agreed uh at least before you arrive in in Washington uh sometimes there are some issues that need to be finally negotiate with the leaders in the room at least during the uh uh the summit um uh but the fact that they meet the fact that we have the Summit is what enables to make these decisions um and um and I expect then to have full agreement on the NATO command for uh Ukraine which will be important because to create a more robust more sustainable framework for our support uh I I expect that we'll have an ambitious uh pledge uh for long-term support for Ukraine and I'm confident I also find language expressing uh uh progress when it comes to Nato membership um um and all of this will hopefully be was I say not 100% agreed but at least very close to agreement before we arrive in Washington then in Washington we will also make decisions uh on theer and events and uh ensure that we are delivering on the capabilities we have agreed uh as part of the new defense plans that's all we have time for thank you very much thank you so that joint press conference between the NATO Secretary General and Estonian prime minister wrapping up there in Brussels Belgium and on the right side of your screen an active Thursday morning that top right box alive look there in Nairobi Kenya as a finance Bill protest is underway uh locals not happy that uh there was the potential for a tax increase and then that bottom box we are looking ahead to 9:00 tonight Eastern Time For That anticipated CNN presidential debate simoc cast I'm G frany we're going to go to our second two-minute commercial break of the hour but when we come back uh staying on top of this debate checking in with political analyst Rich Rubino for all things politics but specifically taking a close look at President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump the details in just two quick minutes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox and good morning to you if you're just now tuning in I'm G Francine we know President Joe Biden and his Republican rival former president Donald Trump will meet for a debate today that offers an unparalleled opportunity for both candidates to try to reshape the political narrative joining us live this morning to talk all things politics but specifically to set the stage for this anticipated debate is none other than political analyst Rich Rubino Rich good morning to you thank you so much for joining us this Thursday morning morning you're very welcome so a lot of Voters a lot of people who don't even vote are looking ahead to tonight's debate a lot of anticipation surrounding it the first thing for those voters who are looking at this debate to decide who should vote for what are some key things they should look for to make a smart decision well those voters are very very elusive they're very few of them if you think about it 36 states in the District of Columbia since 2000 have voted the same way so there's probably arguably maybe nine or 10 actual Showdown or swing States this time around and in those States you're talking about a very small minority of people that are actually undecided now what will the candidates do to try to bring them into their to bring them into their fold well some of these are very kind of low propensity voters who maybe aren't really that interested in the process but they're watching this simply because everyone else was watching it and it's taking over pretty much everybody's television screen so the question's got to be asked what issues the first one will be for Donald Trump Donald Trump has to ask the question were you better when I off when I was president or when Joe Biden was President for Joe Biden his argument has to be that unemployment is essentially D is unemployment is at record levels and then inflation while it while inflation he'll say is too high we have more work to do it is decreasing that's the argument both candidates have to make in terms of the actual voters they have to kind of watch both men and they have to decide what they have to decide they have to they have to decide what what they like what they like in each candidates what they don't like in each candidates and um that's pretty much what they have to decide you're absolutely right and as you were speaking about that you know some of those voters who you know it's going to be a hard task for President Biden and former president Trump to Garner those undecided voters but I love the term you use those double haters there are people who are watching who don't like either side they don't like either candidate but they're going to watch for that comic relief we know those Jabs those low blows will be taken uh those on line punches that like to um be given so that you can remember that oneliner from the debate I want to ask you when it comes to those double haters who don't like either side do you think because uh people are saying that former president Donald Trump represents a new Republican party or do you think it's because of those allegations of mental capacity and a physical capacity for the current President Joe Biden yes and I think certainly Donald Trump does represent a new Republican party before Donald Trump was President the Republican parties were known and was known as a party that supported intervention overseas Donald Trump changed that Donald Trump is more of a non-interventionist they supported more liberal immigration laws Donald Trump certainly changed that on free trade they were free Traders the Republican party was a party that helped to get Bill Clinton to get NAFTA through and G through in the early in the mid1 1990s now Donald Trump changed that and now the party is predominantly economic nationalist so what that means is that there are many suburban swing voters who traditionally would have been Republicans maybe they work in say for example the risk assessment industry or something that's a traditional Republican industry they kind they're kind of agnostic if you will on social issues those folks might actually go towards Joe Biden because Donald Trump is so transmogrified the ideological mindset of the Republican party if you will in the de on the on the Democratic side though there are some in the popul left who were never particularly appreciative of Joe Biden at the beginning they wanted someone like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren or to win the Democratic nomination back in 2020 Joe Biden was kind of Joe Biden kind of became the lesser of two evil as they voted for Joe Biden Joe Biden needs to show to them because this isn't only about going after the center this is also going after your base how to animate the base he has to show them how he's been a populist what he's done for the ber Sanders type wordss have to talk about the inflation reduction act how he's CED how he's capped um insulin price for example what he's done to try to decrease the the prices of those junk fees um for tickets for examp for tickets for concerts for example he has to show these in some respects kind of bite-sized micro type issues and how they directly affect these low propensity voters rich I know for some time you've studied both sides of the aisle I want to ask you what is it going to take for former president Trump to come out on top tonight and then the same question for current President Joe Biden in the case of Donald Trump I think he has to show that he is that he has moderate Tendencies generally and he listens to people a lot of the people in the center and a lot of these so-called double hater voters including 27% of Voters under 30 they look at Donald Trump and they might say there's a lot I like about his policies you know what I maybe I did well under his presidency but I think he's a lunatic what he did on January 6 for example they they might look at him they might say these are the people who might say well you know I think Donald Trump's a horrible human being but I might actually vote for him because of some of his policies he has to show to those people that that he's a lot more moderate than than the national image the master narrative if you will is about him and in the case of Joe Biden he has to show first of all people on the left as was just up for mention why he needs this why he is why he is in a sense one of them and what he's done from a populist standpoint and what he's done to try to stimulate the economy and to those in the center those elusive swing voters he has to show how he he has to show he has to kind of show that he is the candid who can take the vter bers in the middle you might say we well they might say we don't necessarily like some of your policies but you know what this guy generally speaking is a moderate this guy is generally somebody who wants to save democracy he's a Democrat and he's not as Extreme as Donald Trump or something to that to that effect I think that's kind of the strategies going between both candidates right now Rich we know this time tomorrow that phrase soand so won the first presidential debate of 2024 some of the viewers wanting to know how was it decided who actually W because depending on the poll uh someone can choose either side yes there is no there's no quantitative way to say this person won this person lost this isn't like an Oxford debating Society type of a thing where you say you know how did he use what did he use the STW man argument that type of thing first of all you're going to be seeing in the spin room they're going to be many surrogates for both candidates um Gavin new the governor of California will there for for Joe Biden and just a hunch he's going to say that Joe Biden won the debate on the Republican side you're going to hear from folks like Doug beram the governor of North Dakota and just a hunch here too he's going to say that Joe Biden won the debate so what does that mean it means essentially that there's not necessarily a winner and a loser there's not way it's not way to quantify it's not like they're in a sporting event where you get as many where you try to get as many points as you as you can it's just a matter of kind of how you feel in terms of the audience and um I they might there might be maybe Joe Biden will be better on on on substance but maybe the someone might like Donald Trump better on stle but there's really no way to quantify it and I can almost guarantee you if you're a betting person that whoever wins that that the surrogates for both candidates are going to say that their candidate won the debate and we know this debate will be very interesting without a live audience we also know that there probably won't be a shouting match over the microphones because we've been told that they're going to cut the microphone while um questions are being asked to the other candidate but nevertheless I mean if you yell loud enough you can still probably hear the response from the other microphone do you think uh with that happening with that debate that it's going to make things very interesting as far as cheers in the audience of course you know even during a sporting event that can sometimes uh egg on the person to uh you know keep going or say certain things do you think that live audience component is important for these debates yes and I think actually from a from if you're if you're merely looking at this as a moderate voter if you're kind of a low propensity voter you're being very much influenced even inadvertently by those audiences for example back in 1988 the vice presidential debate lloy Benson was a Democrat Dan Quil was a Republican and Dan qu fell into a trap comparing his political experience to that of John F Kennedy to which L benon looked and said Senator I knew Jack Kennedy I served with Jack Kennedy Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine and Senator you're no Jack Kennedy now why do I remember that line in part there was a studio audience and immediately Lloyd Benson dakus Benson supporter to start cheering and there's booze on the side for dank qu and Dan quale say something to be effective well that was uncalled for Senator but the reactions really do matter at the beginning of the debate usually the moderator will tell the audiences the studio audiences that the only time they can cheer is when the candidates get on the stage when the candidates leave the stage but you know what for the most part they try but they're but but that a lot of the people that are in the audience they're partisans and they're there for their per for their person and there's not going to be somebody coming and arresting them if they start if they if they applaud so it really can influence them I think that this I think this is more very kind of uncolored and the people watching especially if you're watching it by yourself you can really kind of discern you're you be using your own mind by doing your own critical thinking what somebody says what's a good line that that type of a thing Rich Rubino it's always a pleasure speaking with you about all things politics thank you so much for setting the stage for tonight's anticipated uh event I want to ask you before you go if there's anything else You' like to add uh what are you most excited about we know this event is very anticipated people even having watch parties for this debate tonight yes and you always have that debates in American politics is very much like a sporting event in that respect that people have debate as you say have debate watches my guess is there'll be more debate watches in terms of partisans there might be Republicans they say let's get together there might be Democrats that say let's get together and they're really viewing this to see where does The Knockout Punch what is how how is Joe Biden going to treat Donald Trump how is Donald Trump going to treat Joe Biden but if you're just looking at it colored way um You probably would rather it's probably the best to do it if you really want to want to beat see this in the most impartial lens or setting or prism if as possible you need to be essentially watching it by yourself and determining which deter determining who you which candate you like which candidate you like best in terms of policy but also in terms of style because style sometimes can um style sometimes can can uh can can be can Trump uh policy with no pun intended Rubino truly a pleasure having you here with us on live now from Fox thank you so much for your analysis and your expertise myself and other voters truly excited for tonight's debate so we can hear both sides and make an educated decision you enjoy the rest of your day thank you so much you as well thank you so much and as we continue with this coverage just a quick reminder uh for those people who plan to watch you can watch the CNN presidential debate simoc cast that's tonight 900 p.m. Eastern Time right here on live now from Fox now at 7:49 on the East Coast going to a quick two-minute commercial break we'll be right back [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox I'm G Francine as we continue with your Thursday morning breaking news headlines giving you a live look out in Nairobi Kenya uh more police coming out to the breaking news scene as protesters have taken to the streets of Nairobi Kenya amid that proposed finance bill tax increase now to give you some perspective this is the morning after President William Ruto uh pretty much bowed to pressure from those protesters he said he would not signed that controversial finance bill uh it being on his desk and awaiting his signature that was going to be the final point that was needed to make that tax increase become a reality but nevertheless protesters still taking to the streets this Thursday morning and we have seen how chaotic these protests can be if we look back in recent days we recall protesters uh standing outside of Parliament and setting a part of the building on fire and then there were people found dead inside of that building uh there were people being hit with batons and then we also noticed that the Kenya Human Rights Commission they held a pressor because they were upset with law enforcement saying that law enforcement were killing innocent protesters who were not doing anything wrong so a lot of sides to this controversial protest but nevertheless you see it unfolding right here on live now from Fox you can see uh gunshots uh erupting there now it's 7:52 here on the East Coast what I'm going to do is pot up the audio so we can listen and also put another box on your screen of another angle of this breaking news event [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] dve the river [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] where is this [Music] fore speech spe [Applause] there go [Applause] [Music] good [Music] guys [Music] so a breaking news situation on your screen now at 7:56 here on the East Coast you're taking a live look there on the streets of Nairobi Kenya gunshots uh unfolding also a large police presence and several protesters consuming the streets amid this finance bill tax increase we're going to go to our final 2-minute commercial break of the hour and when we come back continuing with those breaking news headlines top stories and live events of the day [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox and good morning to you if you're just now tuning in I'm G Francine as we continue with your Thursday morning headlines giving you a live look at a Skyline shot there in Atlanta Georgia uh Now 1 minute away from the top of the 8:00 hour here on the east coast and with that live look it sets the stage as Atlanta is buzzing this morning ahead of the first presidential debate in the 2024 election season President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump will be traveling to the peach state to take part in the debate today well as preparations are still underway this morning we're going to check in now with our content Partners over at Fox 5 Atlanta as they work to keep us informed ahead of this anticipated presidential debate will be crucial uh swing state in this November's election and tonight both President Biden and former president Trump are in town for their first presidential debate everything you need to know before both candidates address the nation and between the two presidents flying into the City and thousands of soccer fans flocking to the bins for the Copa America tournament it could be a nightmare for drivers the traffic disruptions you need to know before you head out the door good Thursday morning and welcome to Good Day Atlanta at 8:00 I'm Ron Gant I'm Eric Perry let's get you started with Joan Felman Joanne okay we are seeing some sort of relief even if we have to have the rain to do it and it will take it right we will take it at this point because yesterday we tied a record temperature we hit 100° hottest we've been in about 5 years time it was August of 2019 that we were as hot as we were yesterday but we didn't have the excessive humidity that has since changed it is humid and now we have rain after a few showers and thunder showers last night it's now mostly light rain confined to far north Georgia and outside of that we've got a mostly cloudy sky and and definitely a warm start we're beginning in the 70s with the humidity climbing up the scale to an uncomfortable level and the result here today in the Metro are the showers and thunderstorms will start to pick up the closer we get to noon and Beyond it is not a constant rain there will be plenty of dry hours but the biggest impact is right here high temperatures today will be in the mid to Upper 80s can't hold that back forever though the heat will be building in over the weekend we'll take a closer look at that and also additional rainfall chances coming up in just a few minutes Natalie Joanne thank you we are getting you out to the downtown connector this morning as you're headed along the Grady curve we've got some volume not too too bad but still some delays about 18 minutes from lingford Parkway to the Brookwood interchange also taking a Peak at the big three this morning if you're coming down from alfaretta or through goette 400 from Old Milton 85 from Highway 36 about 20 to 22 minutes ah head southbound for the perimeter and Justin roads are opening back up in the Smyrna industrial area where a protester cemented their hands to a car overnight cob fire and rescue spent hours trying to free the person from the vehicle this is on plant Atkinson Road along Olympic Industrial Drive Crews were finally able to break through the C men and that protester was taken into custody just a short time ago it was a really crazy situation we're going to have that full story coming up yeah and go to the website we have all the details on that insane story Natalie thank you 802 is your time tonight President Biden and his Republican rival former president Donald Trump will meet on the debate stage for the first time right here in Atlanta yeah CNN will host a debate on his Techwood campus in midtown Atlanta and good day's Mark tier joins us live from Midtown with our coverage and Mark both campaigns have been wrapping up their efforts ahead of tonight's debate oh they certainly have and all you got to do is take a look at that sign behind us to get an idea Atlanta really center stage in the political world uh this is the way this whole thing is going to play out uh President Biden will be arriving this afternoon at Dobbins he'll take a motor cave here to Midtown and then a couple hours later uh former president Trump will show up landing at Hartsfield he will also take a motorcade and the debate itself kicks off at 9: but as you mentioned uh the efforts began long before the two candidates took the stage inflation is a disaster it's killing the black community and it's killing the country the nightmare has to end and it has to end now it's time for us to purge Donald Trump from our system in the hours leading up to the debate both the Biden and Trump campaigns turned their eyes to the crucial state of Georgia looking to drum up votes that could decide the fate of the presidential election I think there's millions of Republicans that want an excuse to not vote for Donald Trump and I'm hopefully going to be able to give him that excuse two Republican leaders went to the Georgia state capital making a direct appeal for GOP voters to ditch the party and cast their ballots for President Biden former Georgia lieutenant governor Jeff Duncan and former congressman Adam kenzinger formally throwing their support behind the president's reelection bid I am proud to stand up here today as a Conservative Republican and endorse Joe Biden's for reelection to president of the United States across town former president Trump worked to engage African-American voters during a Roundtable discussion at a local barber shop conservative politicians Business Leaders and talk show hosts all talked about how they think a second Trump turn term would help the black community we did all those things and uh you know nobody else nobody else came close and we'll do them again and we'll do them even better the debate begins at 9:00 but Fox 5's coverage actually starts at 8:30 and of course we will have a complete wrap up after the debate is over on Fox 5 News at 10 and the News Edge at 11: reporting live from Midtown I'm Mark tightner for Good Day Atlanta all right thanks Mark so this debate will look a little different than what we're used to here's what we can expect tonight there will be no opening statements the 90-minute debate will have two commercial breaks and the candidates will not be able to consult with their staff during those breaks the nominees mics will also be muted when they're not speaking and they're not allowed to bring props or prepared notes there will also be no studio audience as well according to a new poll there will be a lot of eyes on this debate a recent Associated Press poll reveals that most Americans plan on watching in some form and many say they think the debate will impact the campaigns yeah good days Lindsay 2 minutes live for us in Midtown Lindsay voters are already very familiar with the candidates obviously yeah very familiar and we are expecting a potential protest or two including one pretty near to the where the debate will be happening but Pro uh folks that we spoke to say they're not even that concerned about the issues necessarily more so how the candidates will perform tonight voters are gearing up to watch two familiar candidates go head-to-head in the first presidential debate Thursday night according to a recent Associated Press poll about 60% of Americans say they plan to watch the debate in some form voting is something that's important to me so I try to stay as informed as I can but I'm not particularly excited about either canidate there's a similar feeling among many Americans the same poll shows about three and 10 are unhappy with both of the candidates as their party's choice the voters we spoke to say it's still important to watch we're working with what we have I guess and so I need to see what's the best thing that I can work with with what I have for those who do do not have their mind made up it may sway them either way especially on the issues at hand and there are some things in particular voters want to see addressed like inflation I'd love them to talk about the disconnect between politicians and and extremely rich Americans and the average person and the inflation that they feel and the costs that have gone up in areas like Atlanta about half of Americans say they think the outcome of the debate will have a big impact of the campaign of either candidate another reason they'll be watching closely May the best person win yeah and of course we'll keep you updated on if there are any protests and that debate coverage tonight as Mark mentions kicks off at 8:30 we'll keep you up updated there as well reporting live from Midtown I'm lindsy tuman for Good Day Atlanta yeah definitely a lot going on on Lindsay thank you now with both current and former presidents arriving in Atlanta G.T officials warned that you stay home if possible major traffic disruptions are expected near the airport in Midtown and downtown Atlanta in addition to tonight's debate thousands of fans are flocking to Mercedes-Benz stadium for a Copa America match 808 is your time and coming up next on good day that Copa America match is between the US men's team in Panama but it's going to take for Team USA to pick up another win and if you've been looking for a break from the excessive heat today is your best shot we're tracking some cooler temperatures but also needed rainfall I'll show you what to expect coming up and we appreciate our content Partners over at Fox 5 Atlanta as they are giving us a preview sharing what we can expect uh for later tonight and now at 808 here on the East Coast giving you that live look out there in Atlanta Georgia and we actually want to further the conversation this morning right now I want to bring into the conversation UCF professor and political analyst he also previously served as the legislative director for Congressman major R Owens I'm discussing none other than Dr Larry Walker good morning to you Dr Walker always a pleasure having you here on live now good morning thanks for having me so first question for you this morning you know how important is this debate for some people watching they might think okay this is just going to be some form of comic relief but those issues will be addressed this is the Super Bowl of debates that's the best way to describe it uh this morning and so you know the stage is the stage is set for uh the debate in in Atlanta Georgia this which is you also nice to highlight an very important State uh Georgia you know a few years ago during you know Biden in Trump election you know President Biden won Georgia by less like a quarter of a percent and then you know four years prior president um you know former president Trump won by 5% when he beat Hillary Clinton but it is going to be you see there in terms of you with your colleagues outline in terms of format so there won't be an opportunity for you know notes and so I think this will debate will answer any questions that anyone has about either candidates ability you know uh stamina Etc when it comes to do they have the ability to be president over the next four years you know there' have been you know questions concerns regarding um President Biden uh in terms of you know can he does he remember things is okay is is HE capable being president of the United States is this has been last four years but some of those same questions for former president Trump as a reminder there's only about a three year three or so year age difference between them both so as you know by many of the polls some they highlighted uh you've highlighted of the last several days have concerns over you know both individuals ages um so but I think tonight A lot of those questions will be answered so glad you brought that up Dr Walker there are those people those voters out there who as you heard in that story with Fox 5 Atlanta they're like look I don't like either side I feel like I just have to make an informed decision tonight when it comes to listening to the topics tonight the economy inflation uh International Wars uh different things such as that what are some key things you think voters need to listen to to make that informed decision if they're pretty much considered double haters and don't like either side yeah so you know with you know it's you know with those who are considering you know voting you have two candidates that both have Ser served you know President Biden's command in his four-year term um certainly former president Trump served four years um you know most of it during the pandemic so you already have an idea of the kind of policies that both presidents will look to continue to build on whoever becomes president who's elected in November and sworn in January of next year so voters you have an idea in terms of like I said what individual what what do they prioritize in terms of like economic issues healthare ETC and so for President Biden in particular he has the opportunity to to discuss the infrastructure Bill uh capping insulin student loan debt forgiveness also you had the recent executive word you know President signed relating to uh immigration and also in terms of making sure the individuals would help thatb you know debt relating to Hospital stats Etc is um don't have to worry about that being in your credit report and then for former president Trump he can talk about you know what what was his leadership like during the pandemic what are some of the things steps he took to make sure that Americans felt safe and among other issues so he's going to get an opportunity to unpack some of the policy issues that he wants to talk about and so you saw the Outreach recently from you know former president Trump's campaign to the black community but it's important to note that members of the black community are going to really want to hear about what are your policies particularly in the state of Georgia that is is now purple and you know was the election was so close less than half a perc just four years ago what are some of the policies in particular being right there in Atlanta that will positively impact the black community the other thing I want to note about this you know obviously inflation is is has been up and down during this last couple of years is that you know most of the metrics and things relating to inflation is not controlled by the federal government they don't control prices relating to or how much do you play at the grocery store etc those those kind of decisions made by corporations so a lot of things the issues that Americans face as it relates to some in issues rela to inflation are really out of whether it was former president Trump or President Biden's control is addressing those some of those issues Dr Walker a lot of people will be tuning in tonight to see if former president Donald Trump will announce his VP pick obviously we know who Joe Biden's VP will be uh KLA is as she is currently serving in that role but who do you think he will announce as that VP pick and do you even think he'll make that announcement tonight we have been told by his camp that that VP that he does choose will be uh there with him for the debate yeah so this is a very interesting I'm I'm still going with JD Vance as as the pick Junior senator from Ohio it could be someone else but that's like I'm sticking with it and I'm not a betting man you know but I that's what I that's what I'm going with and if I get it wrong I'll just I'll just say that you know I was I was predicting someone else but that's who I'm going with you know you know former president Trump is is is a showman so could he pop up with his vice presidential candidate this evening sure but I think the role out on this for the RNC and for its campaign has to be really scripted considering some of the legal issues that former president Trump is dealing with and we're so close to the convention rolling out your VP has to be very carefully done so you know having a VP there today if he does well in the debate the conversation may be more about his VP candidate uh VP Choice instead of how well he did in the debate so I think that this is something considering I would consider doing you know between now and obviously the convention we know this uh first presidential debate of 2024 will be uh not like any other there will be no live audience and then they will be muting the mics as you know if someone says anything that the other disagrees with sometimes it can become a shouting match which can sometimes take away from the Crux of the question that was even asked in the first place I want to ask you with the um way that the debate will be moderated this year with the way the debate will be handled this year do you think that's important for voters to make that educated decision by the end of the evening I do I think the way this first debate is set up is that you you're going to get exposed the way the way it's set up if you cannot as you know someone who serve the president of the United States cannot specifically answer the questions particularly as it releas of policy issues that Americans care care about um obviously immigration issues the um the economy like I said health issues issues you know also I know that crime is not the issue people care about but we know that crime is dramatically down throughout the United States but how how do how do you know how does each candidate respond to you know what's happening in the country and what are some of the concerns as you know tabletop concerns so to speak for a lot of Americans and and like I said the way this format is set up if you're not able to answer those questions specifically Rel focusing on the policy that you that you support help you know get through Congress and then secondly be able to articulate what you want to do over the next four years you're you're you're people going to see that you're going to be exposed during this debate my op Dr Walker you've been around the legislative realm you've been in the legislative realm for uh several years now I want to ask you you know what are you most excited about tonight if there's any voter maybe this is their first time watching a debate maybe this will be their their first uh time being able to cast their ballot this election season any advice you have for them yeah I would pay very close attention once again we have individuals who have both served as you know president which is obviously super rare and then so in this first debate I would looks like I said specifically what what is your what is your vision for the United States um you know starting in January of 2025 as president of the United States what are some of the policies that you think that you know you want to try to work know the depending on who's running who controls the house and the Senate how will you work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to push through important pieces of legislation also what is your track record what you know you know whoever both candidates have to articulate what they've done like say as president United States and then what is their future vision for the United for this country um and I think this is important because the country is continuing to become increasingly diverse so how do you speak to those diverse pop you know black and brown other communities how do you speak to those groups to highlight you know what is D said what's the direction for this country you know there's been a lot of you know concern about some of the issues relating to how certain racial ethnic groups and religious groups have being treated in the United States um the the the increase in hate crimes in some communities over the last you know 10 or so years how do you respond to that and particularly in a state like Georgia that is you know diverse and increasingly growing in its racial ethnic religious diversity Dr Walker always a pleasure speaking with you here on live now from Fox myself and the viewers appreciate your expertise and perspective anything else You' like to add before I let you go well I think you like I said tonight is it really kicks off the where things are heading the direction in terms of you know who's going to be president of the United States so I think Americans if you're watching right now no matter you know your political affiliation I recommend that you watch and watch with family members and then take you know take away from it whatever you however you see those policies issues and and vote in November more importantly Dr Walker thank you again for joining us bright and early this Thursday morning to set the stage for this anticipated presidential debate you enjoy the rest of your day you too thank you for having me thank you so much and a quick reminder to those of you watching right now don't forget you can watch the CNN presidential debate simoc cast right here on live now from Fox 900 p.m eastern time and don't forget we will have you know pre-analysis as we just did with Dr Walker and of course post analysis at well now at 8:19 on the East Coast going to a quick two-minute commercial break we'll be right back with more breaking news headlines top stories and live events of your Thursday [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox turning now to breaking news at this hour as it relates to the conflict in the Middle East according to our content Partners over at the Associated Press a ship traveling through the Red Sea on Thursday reported being hit in an attack likely carried out by Yemen Tutti Rebels this information coming from a private security firm the latest in the campaign targeting shipping over the Israel Hamas War joining us live this morning for this breaking news alert National Security expert with the University of New Haven Ken Gray Ken good morning to you thank you so much for joining us on this Thursday morning good morning Jana glad to be with you glad to have you so we know this is not the first Ship Attack uh know that those Yemen hooti Rebels not just yet claiming ownership of this attack so that's why we're saying likely carried out by Yemen uh hooti Rebels but if you could catch us up with the latest in this conflict please sure so this would be over 60 attacks if it is a hoodie attack uh it's more than likely is a hoodie attack but uh motor vessel uh traveling in the Red Sea there uh claims to have been struck by uh or missiles Landing nearby uh but uh something off the coast of Hoda uh in Yemen um and so very few details in as of yet now it's not clear whether this is a different attack that occurred on Monday on Monday there was a motor vessel that was uh struck by missiles uh a Hypersonic missile first time use of a Hypersonic missile by the hoodies in an attack on a ship uh and they did claim that attack um and so as I said it's not really clear this vessel that was claiming to have been attacked on Thursday if it's uh the same ship or if it's a different ship but the hoodies are nonetheless still very active here this being over 60 attacks now uh since November um and uh the response on this uh warship was in the area but uh limited detail uh is uh being heard at the moment as to exactly what transpired absolutely this is preliminary information this news just coming into our live now from Fox Studios about 45 minutes ago so very accurate information you are sharing at this hour Ken Gray uh some of the viewers wanting to know you know as we discussed the ASR Hamas 4 why it has transitioned from Air to Sea and what role the Yemen hoti Rebels do play in this uh even though they have not taken ownership of this attack if we're being frank and blunt about it they've taken ownership of several of the other attacks well the houthis are some distance away from Israel uh and the way that they can really have their um actions felt is by controlling the access to the Red Sea and shut the Red Sea down as far as uh the maritime traffic going through it and they have done that they have succeeded in causing most of the uh international shipping that would normally go through this area here um to have to divert away from that and so uh they there are fewer ships for them to attack and that's why you're not seeing as many attacks as you had earlier on in this conflict U because most ships are avoiding this area now uh and instead are making the long trip around the the the tip of Africa uh in their transport ing Goods to either Europe or to the United States but um nonetheless uh the hoodies are carrying out their actions uh in the maritime realm because that's where they're closest to and that's where they can have the biggest impact but there this is still in conjunction with the rest of the axis of resistance uh in response to the Israel uh conflict there in the uh Gaza Strip um this this is in concert with other um players Hamas Hezbollah Syrian groups Iraqi groups and ultimately um Iran uh but uh nonetheless um uh all of these are working together to try to uh Force Israel uh out of the Gaza Strip you mentioned uh in that statement you were making about you know the houti rebels uh overtaking those cargo ships that were transporting goods and I want to ask you why is that happening do they need the uh Goods that are on those ships because if we look at when uh Hamas was overtaking that Aid you know they were actually keeping it and eating the items and using it for their own consumption so the hoodies today uh seize one vessel and have sunk one vessel but they are not obtaining the goods that are on these ships for the most part they are uh sending missiles and drones at these ships with the intention of either disabling them or Sinking them uh to have an impact on this war effort um the goods on the ships themselves um I'm sure that if they could manage to get them uh uh to shore they would of course uh be involved in piracy of stealing those goods but that is not really not transpired for the most part in these attacks so far with the ship attacks uh people wanting to know about economies and how that will be impacted so this is had a major major impact on the economy of the world um so Egypt makes a lot of its income off of the ships traveling through the canal there and uh they uh because this has impacted on the number of ships going through that area is going to impact on the Egyptian economy greatly but additionally uh this is causing an impact on international shipping uh causing both a an additional month for the transport of goods and the additional expense of goods being transported all the way down around Africa to get up to Europe uh causing a month-long delay in delivery of those goods so this all mounts up to being an impact on International uh shipping on international trade and uh uh it's costing a lot of countries money and a lot of uh shipping companies money uh in this process um additionally insurance companies will not Ure ships to travel through this area uh because it is at risk of being attacked by the houthis and so uh this is having its impact it's being felt all around K gray as we further discuss conflicts in the Middle East I changed the shot there on the screen to show Southern Israel looking into Gaza we know along with those Yemen HTI Rebels there's also the conflict with Israel and Hamas also uh Israel and Hezbollah um the content Partners over at the Associated Press kind of panning the camera just to show how widescale this conflict is in that region um we are learning also this morning that Israeli Defense Forces the Israeli military also top Israeli officials they're kind of having some contradictions as it relates to Netanyahu and how he wants this Gaza War to play out could you give us any updates on that front because with these contradictions as you can imagine the Israeli people especially those relatives of Hamas hostages they are losing hope in their government yeah Netanyahu is standing firm on his intent to uh get rid of uh Hamas as a forc there within the Gaza Strip his original uh plans was uh the requirements were three-fold to get rid of totally get rid of Hamas uh to um uh re get the return of the hostages and to uh find a way to remove Hamas as the Govern burning body of the Gaza Strip and to remove Gaza as a Potential Threat to uh Israel and so with those uh three requirements there uh Netanyahu is standing firm on his desire to continue the actions against uh the Hamas even if they have a ceasefire the Hamas on the other hand is pushing for a total ceasefire and uh the continue uh for total removal of the IDF from the Gaza Strip and so these two things cannot happen at the same time and that's why you have not seen any total movement towards the this resolving this issue between the two is that U Israel wants to get rid of Hamas and Hamas wants to get rid of the idea from Gaza and uh neither side are willing to uh to give in on any of those major uh deciding factors for a type of resolution to this the um uh the families of the hostages are giving up hope because of the fact that they see the chance of getting a ceasefire and getting the release of these hostages becoming uh fewer and fewer chances and so uh you know as the time continues on the likelihood of hostages coming out alive becomes remote uh the fact that the Israelis were able to the IDF was able to to rescue the hostages that they did two weeks ago uh shows that there are hostages still alive uh but uh as time goes on uh you know this this becomes more and more difficult and so uh hopefully there will be some type of a deal able to uh be reached but it still is a long distance between what Netanyahu wants to see happen and what uh the Hamas wants to see happen and the IDF uh when they say that their uh view of of uh the intentioned Tera in the area is different than what the Prime Minister envisions uh they are dealing with the reality of the situation on the ground as opposed to the long range uh strategy that is uh being put forward by Netanyahu great points there Ken as we continue to look at this war as it continues to play out day by day we know remnants of this war have trickled over here to the us we've seen those protests that have erupted not only in city streets but also across college campuses and universities we also know that first uh presidential debate of 2024 is tonight and the conflict in the Middle East is top of mind for many voters and it is a key point for um President Joe Biden and former president uh Donald Trump how important is their response tonight as it relates to conflict in the Middle East to Garner those votes so this is going to be a major issue that should come up tonight and my my guess is that that it will uh definitely be one of the issues however immigration will be the number one issue uh the the uh people coming across the border the the loss of control of our uh Southwest border uh you see that uh the uh Secretary of DHS was down there at the border the just yesterday uh trying to to show that President Biden is uh Resolute on the control of the Border uh but I this is going to be a major topic but as far as uh the conflict there in Israel it will probably be second tier it'll be definitely an issue that'll be raised uh and the uh the two candidates uh have very different perspectives on this President Trump is very much uh in favor of Israel uh and backing Israel in this conflict President Biden has two different constituents that he is trying to appease uh he has young voters who for the most part are pro Palestinian but then he has other uh Democrats who are still um along with him in favor of backing Israel and so he has to be able to to um win votes on both sides of that and that's going to be a difficult thing toh to do tonight so it'll be interesting to see what uh strategy he takes towards this uh in the debate tonight as far as his view of what is happening there in Israel but uh I'm sure that both sides will be talking about the need to be moving towards the resolution of this and for uh the release of the hostages absolutely Ken gr always a pleasure uh having you join us here on live now from Fox for these breaking news alerts Before I Let You Go is there anything else you like to add no I I other than just simply uh that the possibility of another front opening up here with uh Hees blah remains a very strong possibility the Israelis have been threatening that if that this does occur that they will uh take Southern Lebanon back to the Stone Age and so those are very strong words uh being threatened for Devastation of South Lebanon in the event that this does be become a full-fledged uh fight up there another open uh front for the war definitely strong words and also a threat not to take likely uh Ken gr always a pleasure thank you so much again for joining us Bri and early this Thursday morning you enjoy the rest of your day thank you and as we continue with your Live Events and top stories this Thursday morning we're going to go to a quick two-minute commercial break but when we come back uh giving you a live look there the Supreme Court of the United States will'll be getting an update about the latest decisions that came down with Fox News correspondent Rebecca Caster also checking in with attorney Aon erck Caro for further analysis more details in just two quick minutes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox I'm G Francine as we continue with your Thursday morning headlines we're still waiting for a major decision from the Supreme Court on presidential immunity but the justices did Issue a ruling that could impact what we can all see in post on social media as Fox News correspondent Rebecca Caster reports this morning the court sided with the Biden Administration and throughout claims that government officials pressure social media companies to censor conservative views how far can the federal government go to remove alleged misinformation on social media that was the issue before The Supreme Court and in Wednesday's ruling the justices decided the White House and other federal agencies can urge social media platforms to take down certain posts what's very frustrating for the Free Speech Community it's been called orwellian by Lower Court judges it was a case based on claims the Biden Administration was trying to censor conservative views on topics like covid-19 and the 2020 election but the White House argues it must communicate with social media apps about potentially dangerous misinformation ultimately the High Court ruled 6 to3 that the states and social media users who sued did not have legal grounds to even bring the case a technicality but major election year win for President Biden since this ruling could impact what voters see online so this issue will have to wait for another day the Court's conservative justices were divided on this three with the majority and three against Justice Alo writing for months high-ranking government officials placed unrelenting pressure on Facebook to suppress Americans Free Speech because the court unjustifiably refuses to address this serious threat to the first amendment I respectfully dissent more rulings from the court are coming Thursday and Friday of course the big one we're waiting on is Donald Trump's presidential immunity case but we're also waiting on another abortion related decision that opinion was accidentally posted on the Court's website then quickly taken down but it appears the justices are going to rule that doctors must perform abortions in emergency situations even in states with restrictive abortion laws from the Supreme Court Rebecca Caster Fox News Rebecca thank you so much for that detailed report and joining us live this morning for further analysis is attorney Erin ER Carrol Erin good morning to you thank you so much for joining us us good morning thanks for having me so a lot to dissect you know as we are awaiting these scotus decisions um I first want to ask you you know how do they decide what opinions will come down on what day or is it pretty much a draw they choose from a hat I wish we all knew wouldn't it be nice to know how the in the inner workings of the Supreme Court are we don't really know the answers to these questions usually they are done with releasing their opinions by the end of June so I think we're all optimistic that we're going to get these decisions before the end of this month but how they roll them out how they decide to do that is really entirely up to them um and it's you know something that they're going to have they don't really give us any insight into absolutely that's what many people were thinking and when it comes to that um opinion on presidential immunity when it comes to that opinion even on you know Reproductive Rights we know there was a little leak that happened yesterday but then it was quickly removed but some people are saying and maybe this could be a myth that they're trying to to um frame these opinions coming down around this debate that's tonight but nevertheless uh many people awaiting this uh opinion about presidential immunity could you paint that picture for us and provide some perspective as to what presidential immunity means and what the scotus decision could mean for it sure so in this particular case the Court's being asked to consider really a two-part question the first part the most critical part is does this immunity from Criminal prosecution even exist this is a question of first impression for the court there's been no prior recognition of a right or a shield from Criminal prosecution for the president Donald Trump's arguing that this is a blanket immunity that they he is entitled to and the Court's saying well wait a second we never did this before so we have to first decide if this even exists then if the court does decide that they can tease out some kind of immunity for criminal prosecution then the question becomes well how far does this go are there limits we know that in a civil context the court has already decided that there is such a thing as a strong shield from from civil liability for the conduct that is engaged in by the president within His official duties we're talking about discretionary lawful acts that he is engaging in within the bounds of his office the court actually refers to it as the outer perimeters of the of the duty that he's performing to give him some extra cushion but you're talking about official conduct the question then is will the court circumscribe any criminal immunity for Donald Trump to include un official conduct as well and to exclude any conduct that's deemed the acts of a private citizen I love how you put that Aaron because for so many it's kind of confusing and then if you look back to January 6th you know that Riot that happened at the capital you saw people scaling a wall there are two sides to it there are some that were saying okay it's president uh former president Trump's fault you know he incited this Riot and then other people are saying you know what he can't control what people do you know if people are upset and they want to go out there and they want to ride and scale a wall they chose to do so so a lot writing on this I want to ask you you know um as we look ahead to this what are some things the viewer should be keeping a close eye on as we await this decision well one thing that we need to keep in mind is that it's entir entirely possible in fact I would expect I'm going to say that cautiously I would expect that the court is probably not going to even get into the specific acts that he is being charged with in the DC case I don't know that the Court's going to go that far the court is more likely going to determine what the law is in this context and then send it back to the lower court to determine based on the facts before the court whether or not he is entitled to this immunity from this prosecution I don't think that I don't want viewers to think that the Court's necessarily going to make a determination that he is in fact immune or he is not immune for this particular conduct it really is far more likely that the court will send this back to the lower court aarin truly a pleasure speaking with you this morning on live now from Fox we thoroughly appreciate your expertise and your perspective you enjoy the rest of your day you too thank you thank you giving you another live look outside of the Supreme Court of the United States now at 8:45 here on the East Coast going to our third 2-minute commercial break of the hour we'll be right back [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox I'm G8 Francine as we continue with your Thursday morning headlines round two of the NBA Draft starts tonight at 4 p.m. eastern time a lot to recap from night one and a lot to look forward to for round two tonight joining us live this morning to discuss the latest and set the stage for round two is sports expert with the University of New Haven JW Stewart good morning to you JW so excited to talk sports with you again oh likewise G it's great to be with you good morning and yeah what an exciting draft we had last night I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens today in round two absolutely and we pretty much called it that number one pit from France if you can recap what did did happen last night please it's the French Connection part du so we had Victor wanana from the from France going to number one overall to San Antonio a year ago and then last night it was Zachary re rease who went number one overall to the Atlanta Hawks that's the first time that's ever happened players from France draft in back-to-back years and it didn't stop there Alex sar from France went number two overall to Washington that had never happened before two players from France going one two and then at number six uh uh ton Salon went to Charlotte the Knicks later on in the draft uh picked up Pome uh daier so you had three of the top six picks from France including picks one and two and six or excuse me four picks in the uh in the first round and that's never happened before in NBA draft history so Viva lefron I'd say G yeah and look at you uh showing off your uh French skills I heard you over there saying du okay giving people that round to anticipation so look a lot happening yesterday and a lot to happen today what can we expect today because a lot of people aren't used to several days of a draft like this yes it's the first time the NBA draft has been split into two days part of it's because to you know to expand the TV coverage the media coverage but it's really done to allow NBA teams to uh give them extra time to work on trades we saw a couple of Trades yesterday in the first round we might see some more today because of the the more time in between rounds one and round two so I think it makes for a better made for TV event over two days start time today's a little strange four o'clock not say seven or eight o'clock last night was 8 o'clock in the east coast when the draft tipped off at Barkley Center they also moving locations too uh round two today 4 o'clock this afternoon eastern time will be at ESPN cport Studios South Street seport in Manhattan but that's no surprise ESPN pays big money for the NBA contract and one of the things they bid on is the NBA Draft so this is one of the things that they come up with with the NBA to split the uh the two rounds up yesterday and today the big storyline today is where where's bronny James gonna go that's LeBron's oldest son LeBron is said he wants to play with his son no fatherson Duo has ever played together at the same time in the NBA whether it's for one team or or multiple teams the Lakers have the 55th overall pick today it's late in round two if the Lakers don't draft Brony that would be very strange that would be a big- time head scratcher I think it's it's almost a foregone conclusion that the Lakers would take him at 55 although I would be very surprised and maybe a little shocked the Boston Celtics have the pick right in front of the Lakers at number 54 wouldn't it be interesting if the Lakers arch rival the Boston Celtics took LeBron's stun right before the Lakers did at 55 I'm so glad you brought that up because there were speculation that a package deal would not happen there was also speculations that uh the Lakers weren't even interested in bronny James there were people saying that he wasn't even ready for the NBA based on his uh Collegiate performance so the likelihood of that happening at JW a lot of anticipation for that um do you think he could potentially get picked up by a team that's not doing so well not going to call any names as I cough and say a Detroit yeah I mean it's possible bronnie could go anywhere the he hopefully worked out for two teams one the Lakers no surprise the other the Phoenix Suns Rich Paul who is his agent also LeBron's agent said that was by Design they were going to have two inperson workouts you got to remember Bron's lucky to be alive he suffered cardiac arrests last July was cleared to play at USC played one year for the Trojans he was not their best player he played in 25 games he only averaged Five Points a game he didn't shoot the three well less than 30% uh he is a project he's 19 years old he'll be 20 later this year whoever takes him whether it's the Lakers or the Mavs or the Celtics or whomever uh they're probably going to stash him in the developmental g-league for a year at the very least for him to develop his skills that he really missed out on uh at USC again working his way back from the cardiac arrest the dream is still alive for LeBron to play with his son but it's probably going to take a couple of years but that's fine because LeBron if he stays with the Lakers and he probably will would probably get a two or threeyear deal he probably played until he was 42 or 43 LeBron is certainly in in top physical condition he he spends a lot of money to take care of his body he's never been shy about talking about that so it's feasible that we'll get a couple of years of LeBron playing with his if it all works out with him going to the Lakers which is what we expect to happen uh later on today yeah and that's the thing you know a lot of times we discuss the skill side of the NBA but when it comes to Brony James it could be a marketing tool you know uh at the end of the day he's still the son of LeBron James and any team that potentially hires him to be on that team you know that name Association will definitely a Garner in people because let's be honest they're going to come out and see if he lives up to the hype if he lives up to that last name or if he doesn't do so well JW always a pleasure having these candid conversations with you is there anything else you'd like to add before we let you go yeah I mean we were talking yesterday but you had two teams that you mentioned you talk about the Orlando Magic right your base down there in Florida the magic got Tristan D Sila 68 small forward from Colorado he's 23 which is old quote unquote in NBA terms because the NBA drafts mostly young kids 18 19 years old good three-point shooter can guard uh multiple positions space the floor I think he'll fit in very well Apollo Ben Carroll former number one overall pick for the magic and fron vogner and you also mentioned the Memphis uh Grizzlies right you're from Tennessee and I it's hard to say that some that they got a steal at number nine but I think they did I think they got a great steal in Zack Edy 7 foot4 Center out of Purdue played in the national championship game last year two-time National player of the year 7 foot4 300 PBS he's only going to put on more weight and with johnar coming back from the torn laborman his shoulder and Marcus Smart coming back from injury and you pair Edie with jiren Jackson Jr I think the Memphis Grizzlies will give Dallas and Denver and anyone else in the Western Conference a run for their money in this upcoming season look JW I'm agreeing with you speak life into the team okay because they have definitely had their struggles and look at seven for four don't try to do anything fancy with the Ducks just goone down there and lay it up you can pretty much touch the rim at that point just lay it on in and let us get our win for the season JW always a pleasure thank you so much for joining us you enjoy the rest of your day okay sounds good G we'll see you next time see you next time thank you so much I'm G Francine here with you on live now from Fox we're going to go ahead and go to our final two-minute commercial break of the hour and when we come back uh transitioning as we are following breaking news headlines related to the conflict in the Middle East actually now at 8:55 here on the East Coast there in the distance you can see a missile strike that just happened but we're going to be heading out to Tel Israel checking in with the Israeli government as they are still holding their daily Israeli government briefing giving an update on the conflict in the Middle East the conflict with uh Hamas hasah also an update on that hostage situation the details in just two quick minutes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox and giving you that live look there Southern Israel looking into Gaza and as we transition to the very latest of conflicts in the Middle East checking in now with the Israeli government good afternoon ladies and gentlemen Shalom I'm David mener Israeli government spokesman it's Thursday the 27th of June day 265 of the October 7th War a short update from me and then to your questions uh yesterday I reminded you about uh baby kir uh more days in captivity than free today I want to remind you that his four-year-old brother Ariel bibas is also a hostage are they being kept together look at him please say his name Ariel bibas his grandparents were killed on October 7th his parents are also hostages 265 days innocent children hostages in the hands of a death C we will not rest until all 120 are brought home uh we dismantle hamas's governing a military capability and we remove the terrorist threat to Israel now sad news of an IDF casualty 667 since the start of the war Captain Alon skio was just 22 years old from khader he fell fighting Terror in Janine since October 7th our security forces have been conducted intensive counterterrorism activities in Judean Sam area the West Bank to root out to root out terrorism and protect our citizens our fallen soldiers are and remain heroes in our heart we say thank you to these soldiers and to their families for their sacrifice and we honor what they stood for May the memories of all of our fallen soldiers be a blessing forever next to the IPC report known as the hunger report it's been widely trailed over much of the media over the last few days look this report is highly misleading it's biased it lacks transparency transparency reflects only partial data and of course does not disclose the names of the organizations who actually wrote it it's based upon data from hamas's own health institutions No Reservations we've shown how unreliable their data is but despite these inaccuracies the negative bias the bottom line is claims regarding starvation I say that in inverted commas starvation in Gaza are baseless they are baseless so the inaccuracies Pro prove yet again that the dark predictions by the IPC parroted by much of the new media were exaggerated and baseless their main purpose of course was to exert pressure on Israel Gaza is how it is because of the murderous regime of Hamas its cynical use of Civilian populations uh to ensure its own Survival using civilians as human Shields the massive theft of humanitarian Aid the use of hospitals shelters and un facilities for Terror so we say to the United United Nations focus on these vile practices by by Hamas act against them only then the food security situation in Gaza will improve even faster than shown in the new IPC report now an update from Kat and their work coordinating Aid into Gaza over the last 24 hours 219 a trucks went into Gaza from Kum Shalom and eras and originating from Egypt but also from the port of ashdod and elsewhere in Israel six tankers of fuel and six of cooking gas 15 cordination requests for humanitarian missions were requested 15 were approved only 12 were actually carried out after three were canell by their organizers gate 96 is also open and operational overnight a convoy of 22 a trucks and six fuel tankers entered via gate 96 and Israel is of course expanding our efforts to facilitate more humanitarian Aid into Gaza and lastly uh I want to draw your attention to an event tonight the NOVA community will hold a uh musical Memorial event in yarom park to which media are invited to in Tel Aviv um between the hours of 5:00 p.m. tonight and 11:00 p.m. there will be music and Reflections by Nova surv survivors and also uh by released hostages so that's the end of our briefing today I will now take your questions which you should put in the chat together with your news Outlet um the first question we have is from uh David Clement the uh news Forum in Canada uh why was uh muah Hadid abadi strapped to the hood of a Jeep are those responsible facing uh consequences thank you for that question David uh We've made our position extremely clear on this fact uh the IDF has said that those actions um because they are so rare have actually I think made news the IDF considers itself and they are our sons of daughters of and of course uh fighting in this People's Army against this terrorist threat they are the most ethical the most moral Army uh in the world H and it is for that reason that whenever there are actions taken by our soldiers which are outside uh The Rules of Engagement by the IDF uh they do stand out and the IDF has said very very clearly you can check the comments uh for yourself David uh that uh that action was wrong and um consequences and investigation is taking place into what precisely happened and the necessary discipline disciplinary action will follow of course in due course as it always uh does next question is from uh Joel Pollock Breitbart News a Harvard report on antisemitism released this week found pervasive prejudice against pro-israel students in general and against Israelis in particular will Israel be responding uh to the report uh thank you for that question uh Joel I haven't seen that report um and uh I'm not aware of that particular uh Harvard uh report um um but we will take a look at it once we see it and be decide how to take it Forward uh from there anti-Semitism is of course a Scourge uh in all societies it's the world's oldest hatred it has been a massive Spike uh of hatred towards Jewish communities the world over one only has to look at the pogrom and it was a pogram in Los Angeles uh and um other such terrible uh acts look the media have a very very important role to play here because uh there has been um reporting of this conflict which very often unquestionably unquestionably uses Hamas statistics the famous example is uh the hospital the Al Ali Hospital which uh so many media BBC CNN uh and others accused of being bombed by Israel with hundreds and hundreds of casualties uh of course it was bombed by uh an Islamic Jihad stray uh uh rocket being fired at Israel falling short those erroneous uh news reports those uh news reports without context uh giving false uh accounts uh of casualty figures are always talking about um you know just using Hamas statistics uh it's it's important for all of us to understand that that sort of sloppy joury jism leads to hatred which leads to attacks on Jews we need to be absolutely clear about this fact sloppy journalism leads leads to hatred leads to attacks on our people 12-year-old girls in France raped school children in Montreal Jewish school children fired upon and other terrible attacks against uh Jewish communities the media have an extremely important responsibility to honestly report what is going on with context and not simply parting uh the um effects the uh the the Hamas whatever Hamas uh put out um we are very you know I want to share with you that the you know Israel has taken on this uh terrorist genocidal force uh and we know that uh the casualty figures are lower than one to one one Hamas terrorist to one civilian I would remind you that the UN average is eight or nine civilians uh to a a combatant but ours is one H Hamas um uh terrorist to one civilian probably lower than that now so even though we have been faced with this genocidal Army not a war that we chose or the war that we uh wanted this genocidal Army which attacked us and for which there was no other response than to destroy this Hamas uh terrorist Army uh when we have destroyed them when we are uh going about our role of destroying them we are of course criticized uh through sloppy journalism uh through repeating Hamas figures through unquestionably uh taking uh incorrect sources and that sloppy journalism leads to hatred leads to attacks on Jews we need to be absolutely clear about that fact I don't say that there is a um we don't say here that there is a uh uh an agreement between Hamas and news organizations uh but what we do say is Hamas rely on journalists uh and news organizations uh repeating uh their lies uh they know what will happen they know that uh um erroneous reports of Civilian uh casualties all of course they always Hamas never talk about terrorist their own terrorist casualties erroneous report of Civilian uh casualties um uh will make the news it will create hatred and it will create outrage against Israel and attacks on Jews so the media need need to be very aware of that fact um all right and we definitely make sure to keep the facts out there here on live now from Fox want to make sure you are properly informed of the situation as it is developing we are nearing the 9month mark there of the war between Israel and Hamas over in Gaza we are going to head to a quick two-minute commercial break now at 9:09 on the east coast and 6:09 on the west coast coming up we'll bring in an expert to break down the latest developments there in the Middle East that's coming up in two short minutes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back here on live now from Fox 9912 on the east coast and 612 on the west coast take a look here as the Israeli military releasing new video showing exercises and training in the north ahead of a possible war with Hezbollah over in Lebanon the Israel Defense Force is saying with the release of this video the troops are training for combat especially in fiery conditions and this all comes as the Hezbollah terror group has intensified its attacks against Northern Israel the US urging deescalation working to prevent a full scale war between Israel and Hezbollah that is just one development that we have been following also want to take you out to these breaking details coming in as the Israel Defense Force spokesperson over in Arabic publishing evacuation instructions for gazin living in Shaya that's over in Northern Gaza do want to bring in Hussein Abdul Hussein a research fellow at the foundation for defense of democracies and an expert on the war to help break all of this down as always thank you so much for taking the time to join us and explain the situation there we appreciate it good morning thanks for having me on of course well first off can you talk a little bit more about these evacuations what does that say to you that the IDF is urging this area in Northern Gaza to be evacuated well what we're seeing now is the hit and run tactic that's being employed by Hamas and this means that even though the IDF has really broken the Hamas leadership in most of Gaza except for the small pocket in the South remaining uh we see from time to time Hamas Fighters regrouping and they usually do that especially when they find uh civilians when whenever they find a mass of civilians they regroup they hide uh uh between these civilians and they launch attacks on the IDF and the IDF will naturally have to respond will have to go in again and clear up the area from the terrorist and when they do that they issue evacuation orders to civilians to leave so that they can just fight Hamas face to face all right I do want to pop up this live image that we do have coming in out of the Israel Gaza border it's one that we've shown quite a bit over the past several months here and I want to get to another topic being discussed as the office of Israel's prime minister could potentially be rethinking his trip to the US next month to address Congress that's of course amid the war there in Gaza Israeli military reporting that Netanyahu does believe the international criminal court will issue a warrant for his arrest in the coming week sometime the Court's Chief prosecutor did announce earlier this year that he would apply for warrants for alleged war crimes against Netanyahu as well as other Israeli and Hamas officials netanyahu's office there reportedly concerned about his trip to the US which again is going to take place in Late July worried that if his plane were to make an emergency landing let's say in a country that does recognize the court he could potentially be arrested and again this is all hypothetical so that's why I keep saying potentially but I do want to ask you is that even a possible scenario there would it affect the decision and how would a cancellation of the trip even go how would that look well the cancellation of the trip would look bad that we can't really uh secure our uh visitors from uh friendly and Allied countries now keep in mind that over the past two decades we've always had presence like the Pres of Iran who uh visited who visits all the way from Iran flies into New York delivers a speech at the UN and goes back and we never see presence like like you know the president of Iran or or Putin who flies often from Russia to uh to China or to North Korea we never see These Guys these really horrible bad guys worry about their their trips so it's surreal that we see uh the uh uh the prime minister of an elected government the government of Israel having to uh uh fear for for these issues uh the second point I have here is that it doesn't make sense for any Court to issue warrants against the person of Benjamin Netanyahu or any other person uh he's not doing this on his own behalf he's doing this as the head of a sovereign state so if you have an issue with Israel then okay you have an issue with Israel but this is not about the people uh so I mean it it doesn't add up from even from a a legal perspective to me this doesn't make sense and I do want to pop up this tweet or post that came in from Doctors Without Borders now a Doctors Without Borders staffer was killed in an Israeli strike but the IDF says that he was actually a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket expert are there indications from what you've seen over the past several months that people serving in let's say Aid groups similar agencies are also working for Hamas and other Terror organizations well not only from the past eight months from the past years uh this has been an issue all along uh for decades now the people who join these organizations they're not really vetted by any reliable government or security or intelligence Authority that can say okay if you are working for uh Doctors Without Borders then we verify that you are not a terrorist or belong to a terrorist organization this doesn't happen and because this doesn't happen we've seen so many infiltrations the the terrorist groups do infiltrate these organizations including by the way news agencies and we we know for a fact that uh uh Hamas Fighters were embedded with the terrorists who attacked Israel on October 7 they were both reporting taking pictures and participating in the fighting the IDF has uh found a laptop which showed one of the correspondents of Al jazer training with Hamas on on anti-tank missiles and and whatnot so we have concrete evidence that many of these organizations do Harbor uh willingly or not but you know they end up having these people who double they're doctors but at the same time they're with Islamic Jihad they're journalists but at the same time they're with Hamas so this is not something that's unheard of this has been happening for for decades now we know that Israel has said that they do expect the Rafa operation there in Gaza should wrap up in a matter of weeks so my question is do we really know what comes next well by wrap up I don't expect them to declare a day for the end of military operations Al together I think what they mean is that the intensity of war and fighting will substantially uh Decline and drop and from now on what we will see is what we what we just started talking about sh so what'll happen is that now there'll be some mopping up there'll be some uh uh operations to clear what's left of Hamas and they'll be hit and run by Hamas and of course the idea of trying to pin them down and bring them to justice or take them out so uh the intensity will go down drastically and this this will keep on going until Hamas has no one left to to be able to mount any attacks on Israel or threaten the security of Israel and Israelis we know that turkey's president did come out and accuse the US of backing quote netanyahu's plan to spread War through the region those comments made as there is the threat of that war between Israel and Hezbollah over in Lebanon so what exactly is he saying overall because it sounds like it's kind of echoing his comments that we've seen over the past several months and really I would say over the past several years well the president of turkey reab T erdogan is a populist character and he uses these uh foreign policy Affairs to distract attention domestic attention of Turks away from his own failures in governance away from the corruption of the oligarchs and and the team that surrounds him and he's been doing this for a long time and the irony is that even though he says these things he never changes uh what happens behind the scenes so for example he has an issue with the United States but this doesn't mean that he will ever say uh downgrade diplomatic ties or withdraw from NATO or do something that's not uh uh you know to to his own interest and the same thing even applies to his relationship with Israel uh he comes up with all these bravado statements and at the same times he just maintains the embassy and the Ambassador so he's a popul character and whenever he's saying things like these it means that he's facing some trouble whether economic or political at home and this is his way of deflecting deflecting attention away from his own problems in Turkey all right my last question here before I let you go just want to ask about uh essentially the situation that we've seen playing out over the past several weeks we saw Netanyahu post that video where he did say that the US is withholding arms withholding weapons from Israel during the war against Gaza and the potential war against Hezbollah my question does it appear that uh they are withholding weapons there in the US well I think the White House has said it out loud and in the public that there has been uh bottlenecks in uh when delivering arm arms shipments to Israel and this doesn't make a lot of sense to me because why would bottlenecks certainly appear four or five months into the war how come they didn't appear during the early days of War when the Israelis were really uh uh you know relying on these shipments and when there's not another war that has broken out so nothing changed what's causing this bottleneck so the reasoning doesn't make sense to me U I understand that there's a shipment of some sort of bombs that President Biden has been withholding for political reasons I think this is bad not only for our relationship with Israel this is bad for all the countries that buy our arms you know countries that buy arms uh need reliable suppliers of arms and and you know people who who buy anything need uh reliable suppliers of anything so this is bad we shouldn't uh make arms especially those that we ship to allies incumbent on politics or politicking or whatever domestic calculations that we have here here in Washington and the us all right Hussein Abdul Hussein I feel like I could talk to you forever because there are so many developments there is there anything else that you want to add before I let you go well I think we should really keep an eye out for what's going on on Israel's northern border with Lebanon I think the situation is really tense and we in America have not really signal to the Israeli that to Israel that if War breaks out we will be uh the there for them and I think this is this is dangerous uh you know Israel has not chosen this war this war has been launched by hisb on Israel Israel is defending itself and we shouldn't really tie their hands uh behind their backs only because you know we have you know an election coming up or or some sort of of politics here in Washington all right Hussein thank you again for taking the time to be here with us and break it all down we appreciate it thank you thank you Josh all right everybody and I do want to take you out to this image this video that is coming in from Smyrna Georgia that is just outside of Atlanta a Gaza War protester had to be rescued so to speak after cementing him or herself to a car blocking a road to a company there the protesters calling for the company to cut ties with the Israeli military however officials did inform the demonstrators that they were actually targeting the wrong business and that one was not supplying money to the Israeli military plant Atkinson Road in Smyrna that's where this happened was closed down for hours upon hours as First Responders use saws and jackhammers to free the person who was stuck to the vehicle you do see it right there in the video again coming in from our Fox 5 Atlanta team at this point it appears the road has reopened and there's no word on what business these folks actually thought they were blocking and if the protester or others will face any charges a lot still left to figure out here but it does appear that person has been freed and could potentially face some charges but again you are seeing that heavy uh crew presence there as they do work to remove the person cemented to that vehicle again we did learn from officials that it appears they were targeting the wrong business that did not provide any funding to the Israeli military this is one of many Gaza War protests that we've seen happening over the past nearly 9 months since Hamas did attack Israel start ing this war in Gaza that has been going on now for several months the time now 9:26 over on the east coast and 626 on the west coast we're going to head to a quick two-minute commercial break but a lot more news to get to in just a matter of minutes you're watching live now from Fox we'll be right back [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back here on live now from Fox the time 928 over on the east coast and 628 on the west coast my name is Josh brlo and I'm here for the next several hours to bring you all of your top stories and live events from across the country and across the world we are following some breaking news coming in from our fox4 Dallas team this is out of Irving Texas outside of Dallas Police arresting a man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting inside of a Chick-fil-A restaurant OED Bernardo Mendoza arua 37 years old booked into the Irving Jail this morning and the information is just coming in we know that two people were killed inside of that chick-fil-et restaurant again a suspect now in custody this according to our Fox for Dallas team do want to take you to their live report from just moments ago murder of two people at an Irving restaurant was booked into jail early this morning Fox War T muinga joins us live at the Irving Police Department with that story Tia yeah good morning guys 37-year-old OED Bernardo meno mendosa rather agua is sitting in the Irving Jail he was booked around 3:00 a.m. this morning now police say that he shot and killed two people inside the Chick-fil-A near MacArthur Boulevard and Walnut Hill Lane Wednesday afternoon we still don't know the names of the victims and a woman told fox4 she rushed to the scene after getting a call from her teenage daughter who works at a restaurant next door she's like they're jumping out the window they're jumping out the window I'm like what am I supposed to do at that moment a mother concern is my baby how soon can I get to her we think that our kids is going to be safe when they leave the home to make some extra money you know and when they get here something to happen and this is too [Applause] close police have not said if the victims were customers or Chick-fil-A employees and police do believe they were targeted it is unclear how the suspect is connected to them Mendoza arua by the way is charged with capital murder and there has not been a bond set yet for good day I'm TCM MinGa all right all right a big thank you to our Fox for Dallas team that is a story that we will continue to cover as we do get new developments you are taking a live look outside of the Supreme Court building there in DC as in just about 30 minutes or so we do expect more of those Supreme Court opinions to come in know the opinion days are today and tomorrow there could potentially be more next week but they don't reveal a lot of information ahead of time so all of that is up in the air one big ruling that we did get yesterday involves social media so I do want to pop up the audio as we do have Rebecca Caster breaking it down how far can the federal government go to remove alleged misinformation on social media that was the issue before The Supreme Court and in Wednesday's ruling the justices decided the White House and other federal agencies can urge social media platforms to take down certain posts it's very frustrating for the Free Speech Community it's been called orwellian by Lower Court judges it was a case based on claims the Biden Administration was trying to censor conservative views on topics like covid-19 and the 2020 election but the White House argues it must communicate with social media apps about potentially dangerous misinformation ultimately the High Court ruled 6 to3 that the states and social media users who sued did not have legal grounds to even bring the case a technicality but major election year win for President Biden since this ruling could impact what voters see online so this issue will have to wait for another day the Court's conservative justices were divided on this three with the majority and three against Justice Alo writing for months high ranking government officials placed unrelenting pressure on Facebook to suppress Americans Free Speech because the the court unjustifiably refuses to address this serious threat to the first amendment I respectfully descent more rulings from the court are coming Thursday and Friday of course the big one we're waiting on is Donald Trump's presidential immunity case but we're also waiting on another abortion related decision that opinion was accidentally posted on the Court's website then quickly taken down but it appears the justices are going to rule that doctors must perform abortions in emergency situations even in states with restrictive abortion laws from the Supreme Court Rebecca Caster Fox News all right Rebecca thank you so much and again you are taking a live look outside the Supreme Court building where we have seen protesters showing up day after day not quite clear if we do have any out there right now or just folks who are walking by but you can see security is tight there over on the steps into the building so again the Supreme Court releasing more rulings starting in about 30 minutes here those are set to start coming out at 10: a. eastern time and usually they're released an increment of about 5 to 10 minutes however the court does not reveal how many opinions will be released and for which cases the high court did hear 61 cases during the term and it appears that about 13 of those do remain unresolved do want to break down more of the details here on all of this so let's bring in Alan Sanders an attorney former Time Magazine senior reporter and a professor ameritus of political science at St Peter University in Jersey City thank you so much for taking the time to be here with us today my pleasure John all right so first off the big one is really going to be this Trump immunity case that is what folks are waiting for each and every day overall can you break down what the overall impact of that ruling would be either way well the impact it goes both ways in in a sense there are two elements here uh first the big element the big philosophical element is is the fact uh or the question is the president Above the Law uh and of course the details of the case will tell us whether the Supreme Court makes an exception for a president and whether that results in the president literally being Above the Law that's the philosophical or the broad question uh but the more practical uh political question for me is uh that I think this decision whichever way it goes is going to uh draw people to the polls that is to say the court is likely to say well there's no broad immunity for a president but there may be targeted immunity selective immunity for the president and then send it back down to the lower courts to figure out uh whether the facts of the case how they fit into uh the framework that the court has set up so the criminal proceedings are likely to continue whether the trial will actually occur before the election remains in doubt but the proceedings will continue and so I think people who are anti-trump will want to go to the polls to make sure that the proceedings do continue and that a case is prosecuted after the election if Biden wins so they will be uh uh uh you know encouraged uh to go vote for uh for Biden uh but for the Trump people of course they'll be encouraged to go vote for Trump because they will want Trump to win and presumably quash the federal prosecution uh after the election so whichever way it goes it seems to me that this case is going to draw people to the poll antitrump people to get a prosecution going and prot Trump people to get the prosecution qu so I think those are the big questions that will be left after the Court decides and I do want to dig a little bit deeper into all of that here we know that the court did previously rule that former presidents are immune from civil prosecution relating to actions while in office so how did that ruling overall come about and does that have any impact on this case well it came about because uh there was a whistleblower uh that uh testified before Congress and talked about cost overruns for a very critical milary airplane President Nixon did not like that testimony and arranged for The Whistleblower to be fired he then sued President Nixon saying he was fired illegally and the court uh uh then decided that the president is absolutely immune from civil lawsuits as long as he acts within uh His official duties uh the reason for that was that the court thought that civil suits can be brought pretty easily anybody can sue the president for anything and so it didn't want the president to be distracted by frivolous lawsuits or by any kind of lawsuit when he's faced with making some very important decisions uh many of which will upset people I mean that's the nature of the presidency of making big decisions and big decisions often upset people so the court said civil civil lawsuits simply don't make sense against the president because it would distract him from the office so um now the question is whether a criminal prosecution of the president would distract them from the duties of office now that's different because criminal prosecutions can only be brought by prosecutors not by any anybody Under the Sun and the burden of proof in a criminal prosecution is much heavier than in a civil uh case so um that's the question that the court is going to Grapple with uh will the president be deterred from making big decisions uh if he is faced with the threat of a criminal prosecution now having said that uh no president in history uh has had any kind of immunity against a criminal prosecution and we see that the presidents over the course of time have all been uh quite bold in making the decisions that they thought were good for the country so you've got history on the one side saying there's no need for any kind of presidential immunity uh but then you've got president Trump arguing well I think going forward we need some sort of immunity uh it should be said however that the constitution itself contains no Clause providing for any kind of immunity to the president of the United States Constitution is silent so any kind of doctrine that the court adopts uh will be madeup doctrine that the court makes up on its own what other cases are you paying close attention to because we know as I mentioned there's about a dozen of them that do remain unresolved at this point so what are the other ones that are fairly important to you and to others well certainly the abortion decision that you mentioned in the previous segment is important because again it will affect the lives of many women uh and also it will drive people to the polls no matter what the Court decides on this case again uh prot Trump and anti-trump pro Biden and anti-biden people will be driven to the polls uh to make sure that whatever policies they believe on abortion are correct uh are made part of the next administration's policies so U that's a very important case because again it's another driver to the polls in November uh but another uh important decision which many people may not be aware of because it's a bit technical is a case that raises the question of whether the Chevron Doctrine should be continued now most people are not familiar with this thing called the Chevron Doctrine the Chev Doctrine is a doctrine that was adopted by the court about 40 years ago and it basically holds that U Regulatory Agencies uh their rulings should be respected by the federal courts when they are making reasonable decisions based on ambiguous regulatory laws so if a regulatory law is ambiguous uh the court are supposed to defer to the agency's interpretations of that uh vague law and um that's important because regulatory laws cover everything from you know the environment to um food to drugs to safety to the economy um and basically the idea is that the regulatory agencies are experts in their field and they should be deferred to by the federal courts uh when making regulations based on ambiguous laws now conservatives believe that that creates a bureaucratic state that is uncontrolled um supporters of the Chevron Doctrine says well if you don't allow Regulatory Agencies to do that you will cut their arms off basically and put the decisions into the hands of the courts and the courts are not equipped they're not experts they're not equipped uh to deal with these technical issues and therefore uh you will increase lawsuits and those lawsuits will be decided by people who don't really understand what the regulations should be or should be about and you kind of already touched on this but why are these Supreme Court decisions these rulings these opinions so important for American people to pay close attention to because a lot of people kind of hear in passing what's happened but why should folks really be paying attention to this well because if it's a constitutional question that the Court decides that's basically the last word um and therefore if the Constitutional question is one that affects your rights in a negative way as you see it uh you don't have much of a recourse that's the final word uh if the courts are interpreting a statute uh well Congress can change the statute if uh the court rulings don't agree with what the majority in Congress believes but as we all know in this hyperarid it's very hard to get any kind of law passed in Congress so even though the court P you know makes a statutory interpretation that could be changed by Congress again the likelihood that it will be changed is H pretty low so essentially the court has the last word or almost the last word in almost every case that it decides and that's important because people will be affected by it all right Allan thank you so much for taking the time to join us here break it all down anything else you want to add about any of this before I let you go here no but I think we should all watch what the court does closely and I think uh uh people will do that certainly with the big cases we've discussed and as I said I think it will drive people to the poe no matter what the court says for sure thank you again for taking the time to be here with us my pleasure all right you are taking a live look once again outside the Supreme Court building not clear if these are protesters who have shown up uh looks like a few of them off to the right side of of your screen there holding signs but it's kind of far away so it is difficult to see what those signs actually say we do expect those opinions to be released here at 10: a.m. eastern time so we'll let you know as they do come in let's head to a quick break now at 942 on the east coast and 6:42 on the west coast my name is Josh breslo and you're watching live now from Fox we'll be right back [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back here on live now from Fox tonight President Biden and former president Trump set to take part in their first debate of the presidential campaign season that debate in Atlanta is the first of several scheduled over the next several months and it's important to note that you can watch the CNN presidential debate simal cast tonight at 900 p.m. Eastern Time right here on live now from Fox we're going to bring in a guest in just a bit to break all of this down what to expect during that actual debate and what we still don't know about it as far as rules go for now though do want to send it over to Doug later with Fox News who is outside over in Atlanta some unusual aspects to tonight's debate here in Atlanta it's taking place much earlier than we typically see and there is a new set of rules this is where it's happening tonight this historic showdown between President Biden and former president Donald Trump coming in Atlanta less than 5 months out from election day and while Trump has been out on the campaign Trail Biden has been out of sight for days preparing through mock debates at Camp David this is Joe Biden preparing for an entire week for 90 minutes so this could be the very best he's ever going to be the two squared off back in 2020 drawing more than 73 million viewers will you shut this time there are some changes including new rules and a new format there will be no studio audience audence and microphones will be muted while the other candidate is speaking and neither candidate is permitted to bring any pre-written notes there's going to be a debate about the issues the issues are going to be on the table but everybody at this table and everyone watching tonight is going to be watching to see does Joe Biden stumble despite their differences on immigration abortion the war in Gaza and more both have drawn criticism over their ages Trump 78 Biden 81 the latest Fox News poll showing the race is still a virtu will tie 50% favoring Biden 48% for Trump there will be no opening statements from either candidate there will be closing statements though and Trump gets the final word that was decided by coin toss in Atlanta Doug lusader Fox News Doug thank you so much for that report and we know that there are going to be a lot of different issues that are discussed during that debate one of them of course the economy Grady Trimble with Fox Business has more on that before the candidates arrive in Atlanta the Trump and Biden campaigns are already here both meeting with small business owners highlighting the importance of the economy in November Mr President how you doing at the Trump team's event the former president wasn't in the room but he called in taking questions bashing President Biden's handling of the economy and discussing his plans to cut taxes and regulations now the inflation is a disaster it's killing the black community and it's killing the country I just came up with the concept of no tax on tips let the people earn what they earn President Biden on the other hand claims his legislative wins like the bipartisan infrastructure law and the so-called inflation reduction act are creating jobs Georgia Senator John oof campaigning for Biden with small business owners Tuesday says all that government spending is spurring private sector investment electric vehicle production Advanced Energy Research velopment in manufacturing semiconductor manufacturing coming here to Georgia even though polls show an extremely tight race when it comes to the economy Trump has a five-point advantage over Biden our latest Fox News poll shows less than a third of Voters say the economy is in good shape I think Biden has done a good job with the economy I'm voting for the president who done the most for my stocks who had the highest share price you look at the gas you look at the food prices look at all that before the pandemic when Trump was in there I think it was a lot better the country can't move forward until they fix the economy on this particular issue the economy Trump clearly has the edge but Biden is going into Thursday night with the best economic polling of his presidency in Atlanta Grady Trimble Fox Business Grady thank you so much and a reminder that you can watch the CNN presidential debate simal cast tonight at 900 p.m. Eastern Time right here on live now from Fox do want to talk more about the debate overall so let's bring in Rick bany the executive director of the Jacksonville University public policy Institute joining us now live thank you so much as always for taking the time to be here with us today morning Josh and great to be with you all right so first off I do want to talk well a lot about the debate but can you break down for me the rules overall for those taking part well one thing to keep in mind is there three pretty significant changes to the rules from the past and it's been much talked about one of course is the microphones and the microphones will will be off they'll be muted except for the person whose time it is to speak what that means is if it's Joe Biden is speaking the microphone will be turned off for Donald Trump if Donald Trump is speaking the microphone will be turned off for Joe Biden and we'll have to see whether they turn off the microphones if someone speaks too long or how this is going to work in rebuttal but this is a fairly significant change and for the long-term future I think it's a positive change but this was requested by the Biden campaign and most believe that this is an advantage for Joe Biden because there'll be less Interruption potentially um in in when he's talking but it maybe have helped to Donald Trump too certainly in his first debate in 2024 uh 2020 with Joe Biden that Interruption thing was a challenge and letting Joe Biden speak it may help Joe uh Donald Trump be a little bit more disciplined so microphones is number one number two there will be no live studio audience both of these candidates like to speak to the audience Donald Trump gets his energy from an audience and he can often get the audience red up Joe Biden loves to deliver a line that's that's received well by the audience but in the end this was also requested by Joe Biden this would be potentially less disruption for him uh where Joe Biden is speaking if you take these first two rules together these changes the microphone plus the lack of audience it does give Joe Biden an opportunity to speak uninterrupted I think he's going to be a bit scripted not with the teleprompter but well prepared I think he'll be energetic and then the Third change is there'll be no commercial interruptions uh in the I mean there will be two uh in the past there have been none and if you look to the format as you mentioned just a little bit earlier there will be no opening statement there'll be two minute closes and Donald Trump gets the Final close that's Advantage Donald Trump any unknowns at this point anything that we still really don't know overall about what to expect well the unknowns are how does this really play out in real time this is a very different kind of debate I believe this is the first time there's been no live audience since the Kennedy Nixon debate how are the moderators going to fact check are they going to debate the candidates how does this work if a candidate is still speaking if one of the candidates is still speaking even though their microphones turned off or if they speak too long so it's a little bit unknown as to how this is really going to play out but you know Josh I think the bigger un the question the country is asking is which Joe Biden is going to show up and which Donald Trump is going to show up is it going to be the Joe Biden who appeared to be very energetic at the State of the Union or is it the Joe Biden recent public appearances in which many have questioned his physical fitness for the job for Donald Trump will it be the Donald Trump who showed up at Iowa after his win and gave a very measured consolatory speech will it be the Donald Trump who was after New Hampshire a very different kind of speech will it be a more disciplined Donald Trump or not so I think the big question the big unknown who shows up tonight for Joe Biden and who shows up with Donald Trump do you think this is going to be heavily watched more viewers let's say than the ones between the Republican potential candidates a few months back where Trump wasn't there Josh I really do um I think this will be there were five debates in the in the Republican primary um I think there's a great deal of Interest although the whole country knows both candidates there is a lot of interest in this debate and there's been a lot and the bar the it's high risk for Joe Biden uh if you were to have a gaff or to freeze and it could be replayed but it's a fairly low bar and he's been seven days preparing in Camp David I expect him to show energy I expect him to be prepared I expect him to be on offense for Donald Trump if he can be disciplined he can be very successful he needs to be forward looking and if you're Donald Trump I think you're going to argue that this is a referendum on the Trump on the Biden presidency and you'll talk about inflation immigration Afghanistan uh but I do think it will be highly watched because there's a great deal of public interest in both men RFK Jr not taking part does that really change anything does it put the spotlight on Biden and Trump maybe a little bit more because you don't have that third candidate there it certainly changes things for for RFK I think for him this is is a major disappointment he needed this profile and if he'd been on stage it would have certainly changed the Dynamics um of what's go of the debate but this is let's face it this is coming down to Donald Trump and Joe Biden the question is whether or not that third party candidacy can affect them in the swing States not making the debate stage was a big setback for them for him and there's a debate as to whether he takes more from Joe Biden or from Donald Trump but in the end um I don't think it's going to have much impact it's not going to change things a great deal do you think the outcome of this debate will impact whether the others actually happen potentially but there is a debate set for September 10th and I think it's going to be an important debate and this debate is very early in fact it's historically early we've never had a debate this early we've never had it between candidates of course of this age and by the way Josh this is the first time in in our lifetimes in which we've had a former president against an incumbent president in which both can point to their record in which both can criticize their opponent record and I think this one has the potential to move the needle in the near term but that debate scheduled for September 10th is an important debate I expect it will take place and I think both candidates you'll have to wait and see what happens tonight but the subsequent debate could be very very significant too all right Rick melany thank you so much as always for taking the time to join us and break it all down we appreciate it great being with you Josh and don't forget you can watch that CNN Simo cast of the presidential debate tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern time right here on live now from Fox do have to get in a final commercial break here but a lot of live events that are starting to pop up so we'll head to some of those coming up in two short minutes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back here on live now from Fox the time 957 on the east coast and 657 on the west coast do want to head over to a live event that we have taking place right now this is over in Glouster Township and you can see right now this is courtesy our Fox 29 Philadelphia team they are holding a news conference that is all about reducing the number of disorderly conduct and public brawls taking place this of course coming in response to an incident we cover during glower Township day during which multiple fights broke out after hundreds of teens and young adults gathered as part of the festivities several people they are treated for minor injuries at the scene that included officers it looks like they are at the podium now so let's pop up the audio and listen in Mayhem and violence it was a mob scene that was out of control that ruined a familyfriendly event that's been going on in this Township for years it taxed our local police department and it destroyed a wonderful event that so many people enjoy and have enjoyed every year this kind of malicious Mayhem this kind of flash mob Mayhem cannot go unchecked and so in speaking subsequently to police and and Mayors in our district we have decided that we need to help Lo local law enforcement by providing them additional tools to combat this type of behavior if it should happen again and so we are introducing legislation a package of legislation that we have introduced this week and uh here to discuss the nuts and bolts of that legislation is assemblyman Dan Hutcherson who is the sponsor in the New Jersey assembly Dan thank you Senator I am happy to welcome you all here to my hometown of glester Township um but being in this park today reminds me of what took place about 3 weeks ago prior to my time in the assembly I spent 18 years as a Township councilman in Gloucester Township and during that time I would tell everybody that the pillar of a community is Public Safety I am deeply proud of the police force that we have here in Gloucester Township and the work they do on a day-to-day basis to keep us all safe I would like to thank Chief Harkins and the great members of the glester Township Police Department for everything that they did on Gloucester Township day while I'm disheartened at what happened at this year's Gloucester Township day it was still a very successful event I am proud that with my colleagues Senator Mor Ary and assemblyman Cody Miller and other stakeholders we are here to announce measures to hopefully curil the events and the conduct that took place on that day let me be clear disrupting or disrupting and dangerous Behavior at Large Scale community events will not be tolerated in South Jersey the package of bills we dropped earlier this week take a sensible approach in holding these individuals accountable without Draconian measures two of the bills I am sponsoring will work to create a new charge in holding these individuals accountable we will create a new charge for inciting a public brawl and organizing an event like we saw additionally alongside Paul senator Paul morard we have introduced a parental liability bill that would make a parent or Guardian who willfully or without regard to the conduct of their children they can be subject to a fine and even charges to any of the young people who choose to engage in events like we saw here or on the boardwalks of Wildwood Ocean City or at church carnivals in Washington Township and Monroe Township you are putting law enforcement in danger you're putting families in danger and you're putting yourself in danger while today is a big step I know that it is only the beginning and we're going to get feedback on these bills I look forward to what we can do to keep our towns safe speaking about our next bill in this package is my assembly colleague Cody Miller thank you everyone I Echo a lot of what everyone else has already said as a volunteer firefighter I know the importance of proper training the senator mentioned how what we are seeing that is happening is high-tech and young people are using social media to organize these types of events I am proud to have sponsored a bill that increases training and some of the tools at their disposal of our local police departments to best handle these events while these community events provide a fun familyfriendly atmosphere that bring people to town they often times serve as fundraisers to community causes for example the money raised from Gloucester Township day goes towards Gloucester Township Scholarship Foundation if towns can no longer host events out of fear of unruly crowd showing up it will severely hurt the fundraising ability for so many worthwhile organizations just this month Washington town ship High School Fifth Quarter Club which helps fund their football program canell their annual Carnival which is their largest fundraiser of the year we are committed to making sure that these events can continue to happen and that you can feel safe attending them I also want to note this important note we as legislators can't legislate everything that is why it is important for children to have a strong family structure at home whether that that be mom and dad mom and Mom Dad and Dad Grandma Grandpa older brother older sister we have to ensure that our children know that their actions have consequences and that if they want to be productive members of society and enjoy these events then they can do that without wreaking havoc and causing harm additionally I've been in touch with the police chief in my town of mon Township Chief Bowski and I know that I will be working with him very closely moving forward and recently they had the St Mary's carnival in Monro Township and the chief worked with local officials to ensure the safety of that event by taking precautionary measures we have to continue to do that we have to continue to work with local law enforcement and Community organizations to ensure that these instances do not occur in addition to this bill package we are announcing that later this month our office will be hosting police chief's Roundtable where we will accept input on this bill packaged amongst any other issues that police and our district face we need to understand the challenges that our local police departments are facing and that's why myself Senator Mor Ari and assemblyman Hutcheson are committed to hearing what our law enforcement has to say so I thank you for your time and we appreciate any feedback from Community stakeholders because we're going to be able to resolve this together with that being said I would like to call out the mayor of Gloucester Township David mayor for some remarks thank you assemblyman good morning let me Begin by thanking Senator Mor Ary assemblyman Hutchinson and assemblyman Miller for their very very quick action and their response to what I believe is becoming an epidemic of disruption in the state of New Jersey you know and I thank them for taking on this matter on a state wide basis you know glosser Township day has been in existence for 40 years this was our 40th glester Township day and as the assemblyman mentioned it raises money for our scholarship committee a scholarship committee that um Awards over $50,000 in scholarships each year to our Gloucester Township seniors gler Township day is a family oriented uh community fund day and this year was no different until juveniles from overwhelmingly outside of Gloucester Township started showing up in Mass what I saw that night was hundreds of unruly undisciplined and unparented juveniles whose purpose was to cause havoc and disruption so today we join my colleagues and I join with our state legislators in supporting these legislative bills but we are also announcing changes to our C curfew ordinance here in Gloucester Township thanks to uh councilwoman Helen Albright Troxel and councilwoman Caroline Grace we are amending our curfew ordinance to include the possibility of increased fines of up to $1,000 and the possibility of 90 days of community service for any juvenile found guilty of violating the curfew ordinance and and this is a very big end and this also applies to their parents as well this new amended ordinance gives the judge the discretion to hold both the Juvenile and their parents responsible we feel that this is a responsible approach with real consequences we also feel that this combined with the the package of bills that were announced today will go a long way to help prevent any disturbance uh from happening in the future uh I want to again thank our state legislators uh for their leadership uh in this uh in this matter uh I also want to thank our chief of police uh David Harkin uh and the men women in the Gloucester Township Police who uh did a magnificent job in controlling this disorder uh and showed tremendous uh patience and diligence uh in addressing these juveniles so I thank uh Chief Harkins and the glosser township uh police department at this time I'd like to bring forward Chief David Harkins thank you sir Chief join thank you mayor uh and thank you assemblymen and and Senator and Council uh women I I've spoke at length about what happened here that night so I'm not going to really concentrate on that I can tell you that we're less than a month out from when this incident happened and uh I have been in touch with uh police leaders throughout the region Camden County Gloucester County even I've talked to uh police Chiefs over in Pennsylvania down the shore uh because we're really trying to wrap our head around how to stop this from happening we have these great events this event um over 40 years old Gloucester Township day I came to this as when I was a teenager the very first ones and so I've worked them and been very familiar with it and to see what happened that night it really uh was not what Gloucester Township is what not what South Jersey is this is not what we're about these great events are happening all over the place and I'm very very happy that I'm joined with my colleague Chief Ryan Borowski from the Monroe Township Police Department uh this is how serious it is for us we are trying to find ways uh to give us better tools to hold parental accountability that's one thing I've heard over and over as I talk to our residents talk to other leaders is this uh this lack of Parental accountability uh and the lack of uh just discipline as it went that night um complete disrespect for Law and Order and so I can't thank the senator and assemblymen enough I was on the phone with well mayor was right there beside us here the entire time during the event but I was immediately contacted by Senator Mor Ari and the assembly and within I mean it was a Saturday night by Monday night I was in touch with them they were taking action and us as law enforcement that's what we need it wasn't just lip service and I'm quite frankly amazed that here we are less than one month later and we have some uh movement taking place our voices being heard them reaching out to us and I know how serious they've taken it Chief Bowski and I spoke about how amazed we are and how serious these incidents are because we don't want to let this become who we are we want this to change we need to have these events these are great events and I uh I from the from on behalf of all the men and women the police department Gloucester Township Police Department the police Chiefs that I've spoke to regionally who are you know lining up to back this and and show the support I want to thank the senator I want to thank the assemblymen because uh this is this is action this is action to send a message that we have to do a little bit better and uh we took this comprehensive approach again immediately may may we met with the entire staff here and the administration and that's where we're coming up with the improvements to our curfew uh on a local level and this is this is what's happening on the local County and state level to try to address these not only just responding to them we're looking for ways uh to prevent this and keep it safe for our communities to have good times during these events because that's what it's about nothing brings the community be together more than a Gloucester Township day or a St Mary's carnival and that's where we need to get it to make it so it's safe and we're committed to it as the police Chiefs throughout this region working in conjunction with our legislators our Mayors and our towns and our community to ensure that we don't let this happen again so thank you Senator thank you assemblyman thank you chief gortowski for being here today we we really appreciate it from all the law enforcement in the region thank you all right that was a news conference going on in glower New Jersey all of that related to those brawls that we've seen and some new legislation to prevent that from happening again and to hold folks accountable do want to take a live look here at the Supreme Court building as we are following this breaking news the Supreme Court issuing some of those opinions here the Supreme Court putting the Environmental Protection agency's air pollution fighting quote good neighbor plan on hold while legal challenges do continue the conservative LED Court's latest blow there to the Federal Regulations now the justices in a 54 vote rejected arguments by the Biden Administration and Democratic controlled states that the plan was cutting air pollution and saving lives in 11 states where it was being enforced and that the high Court's intervention was unwarranted the rule is intended to restrict Smoke Stack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog causing pollution it will remain on hold while the federal appeals court in Washington does consider a challenge to the plan from industry and Republican Le States we also got another ruling that did come in moments ago as the Supreme Court rejected a nationwide settlement with oxycotton maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic after deliberating more than 6 months the justices blocked an agreement hammered out with state and local governments and the victims the sackers would have contributed up to $6 billion dollar and given up ownership of the company but retained billions more the agreement did provide that the company would emerge from bankruptcy as a different entity with its profits used for treatment and prevention the high court had put the settlement on hold last summer in response to objections from the Biden Administration we also did just get another one moments ago as the Supreme Court stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a Major Tool in fighting Securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other Regulatory Agencies the justic has ruled that people accused of fraud by the SEC which regulates securi markets have the right to a jury trial in federal court the in-house proceedings the SEC has used in some civil fraud complaints violate the constitution that is according to the court the SEC was awarded more than $5 billion in civil penalties in the 2023 government spending year that ended September 30th that is according to the agency from a news release now it was unclear how much of that money came through in-house proceedings or lawsuits in federal court again we have seen three of those opinions come down in a matter of minutes and there could be more so we'll keep an eye on that and bring you updates the time now 10:16 on the east coast and 716 on the west coast we're going to head to a quick two-minute commercial break but but a lot more news to get to and live events in a matter of minutes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back here on live now from Fox I do want to remind you that coming up uh later tonight we do have the CNN presidential debate simoc cast it does start at 900 p.m. Eastern Time right here on live now from Fox you can watch it all and we are going to have some pre-analysis postanalysis Andre craft our DJ here will be all over it with guests and everything he's going to break it all down for you right here on live now from Fox again that does start at 900 p.m. eastern time all right so I do want to head out to a live event that we do have getting underway this is actually with house Democratic leaders on the dobs decision that took place two years ago they are marking the anniversary so to speak I do want to pop up the audio as it does look like they are walking over in that direction probably would to carry me they just told me the order was Swit right got to get back good morning everybody well it's actually my good good morning let me Begin by thanking representative Diana deette and representative Barbara Lee our extraordinary co-chairs of the pro-choice caucus for their leadership and for Gathering us here today United as house Democrats in full complete and unequivocal support for Reproductive [Music] Freedom let me also thank representative Judy Chu representative Kathy Manning and representative Susan wild for their extraordinary leadership two years ago the far right extreme Supreme Court majority overturned Ro v Wade and detonated reproductive freedom for millions of American women the catastrophic decision in dubs was just one part of the extreme Maga Republican plan to impose a nationwide abortion ban Outlaw contraception and limit access to IVF today reproductive freedom is under assault throughout America house Democrats unequivocally believe in a woman's freedom to make her own reproductive Health Care decisions period full stop it's a decision that should be between a woman her family her faith and her doctors the far right extreme effort to take away reproductive freedom is unacceptable unconscionable and unamerican we must stop them and together we will stop them house Democrats stop them now house Democrats will continue to fight for Nationwide access to abortion Care House Democrats will continue to fight for access to contraception house Democrats will continue to fight for access to IVF we will continue to stand up we will continue to show up we will continue to speak up we will pass the Women's Health protection act we will pass the right to contraception act we will pass IVF protection legislation we will not rest until reproductive fre freedom is the law of the land for every single woman in the United States of America it is now my honor to yield to a tremendous Champion for Reproductive Freedom our extraordinary whip The Honorable Katherine Clark thank you Mr leader I am so proud to stand with this caucus as we mark this critical anniversary of taking away rolling back 50 years of a constitutional right under Trump's Supreme Court what has happened in the last two years 27 million American women now live under Health Care bans doctors are being criminalized IVF and contraception are under attack and what does this mean let me share you a story for my second pregnancy where a routine ultrasound showed that there was no longer a fetal heartbeat and when I needed abortion care because there wasn't a full miscarriage to prevent infection to preserve future fertility I got that care without question fast forward to a post dobs at post roie way Texas Amanda zarowski water broke at 18 weeks pregnant her pregnancy could not survive yet her doctor because of criminal penalties could not give the care she recommended she was told to go home wait for infection to set in and it did she had a sepsis infection spent days in the ICU barely survived and today does not know if she will ever be able to become pregnant again what is the difference in the outcome of our two stories of miscarriage it is Donald Trump and the GOP who has dismantled Women's Health Care and reproductive freedom in this country we are at a Crossroads we are going to choose Freedom or we are going to choose extremism and every single time this has come before Americans for a vote they have chosen freedom freedom that is in Kansas Michigan Ohio Tennessee Kentucky every single time Americans stand with freedom and this caucus and this President stand with them and I am so pleased to introduce a champion for Reproductive Freedom a champion for returning these critical decisions to American women and American families where they belong co-chair of our pro-choice caucus Barbara Lee well good morning everyone let me first thank leader Jeff whip Clark chair aulard our co-chair of the pro-choice caucus Diana deette for uh their bold leadership uh I am a proud Democrat and I'm so proud of our Democratic caucus thank thank you all very much for staying the course on this issue that uh really is about life or death as co-chair of the pro-choice caucus with uh congresswoman DEET uh I'm proud to be in this fight with all of you and with all of our incredible inspiring Coalition Partners doing the work on the ground two years ago five extremist Supreme Court Justices voted to take our country back decades and revoke a fundamental right of millions by overturning r this is yet another attack on our democracy Now millions of Americans of reproductive age are living without access to abortion care suffering preventable harm to their bodies and their lives this anniversary it's a stark reminder of the casualties in the gop's war on reproductive freedom but it also must be a call to action it's a wakeup call because this cannot continue tonight the two candidates for president will debate for excuse me the first time in this election I hope the country is paying attention not only to how they talk about abortion but what they've actually done about it from day one the Biden Administration has shown a clear and early commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights he has taken concrete actions to protect access to abortion including medication abortion the ability to travel for Reproductive care access to affordable quality contraception safeguarding the privacy of patients and health care providers and more the extreme GOP and their allies on the Supreme Court could not be more opposite they've continued an assault on reproductive Freedom through harmful legislation at each level of government and in States Across the Nation let's be clear Republicans are ready and eager to Institute a national ban and create more suffering we cannot let them do that we cannot let GOP extremism continue to subvert the will of the people as someone who had an unsafe and illegal abortion before row we canot allow this country to revert back to those days the majority of Americans support the right to an abortion our caucus won't stop fighting until our laws reflect our democratic values and our own freedoms to make our own health care decisions without interference mind you from judges and elected officials thank you again and now I'd like to Y all right so you are listening to that news conference underway there in Washington DC marking 2 years since the Dos decision I do want to take you back out to the Supreme Court right now as we are following breaking news the court clearing the way for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions for now in a procedural ruling that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative majority court again soon the ruling came after a day after an opinion was briefly posted on the Court's website accidentally and quickly taken down but not before it was obtained by Bloomberg News the final opinion appears largely similar to the draft released early it does reverse the Court's earlier order that had allowed an Idaho abortion ban to go into effect even in medical emergencies it does not resolve the issues at the heart of the case meaning the same justices who voted to overturn the constitutional right to abortion could soon be again considering when doctors can provide abortion in medical emergencies the premature release marked the second time in 2 years that an abortion ruling went out early though in slightly different circumstances the Court's seismic ruling ending the constitutional right to abortion was leaked to Politico at the time now the ruling came in a case filed against Idaho by the B Administration which argued that doctors must be allowed to provide emergency abortions under a federal law when a pregnant woman faces serious health risks I pushed back arguing that its law does provide an exception to save the life of a pregnant patient and federal law does not require expanded exceptions doctors in Idaho said the law was not clear on when they could provide abortions and emergencies forcing them to airlift pregnant women to other states for emergency care on several different occasions since the high court had allowed the ban to go into effect in January the justices found the court should not have gotten involved D in the case so quickly and a 63 majority reinstated a lower court order that allowed hospitals in the state to perform emergency abortions to protect a pregnant patient's Health the opinion means the Idaho case will continue to play out in lower courts and could end up before The Supreme Court again it does not answer key questions about whether doctors can provide emergency abortions elsewhere which as you'd imagine is a fairly pressing issue as most Republican controlled States have moved to restrict the procedure in the two years since the high court did overturn Ro v Wade so again the Supreme Court now clearing the way for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions for now in a ruling that still leaves a lot of questions let's head to a quick break now at 10:32 on the east coast and 7:32 on the west coast you're watching live now from Fox we'll be right back [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back here on live now from Fox do you want to head back out live to Washington DC as we do have this news conference underway with Democratic house leaders they are discussing two years since the do's decision there uh I do want to pop up the audio so we can listen in sponsor of the Women's Health protection act another Fierce Warrior for Choice congresswoman Judy Chu abortion is healthc care always has been always will be but two years ago the magga justices on the Supreme Court ripped away reproductive freedoms run tens of millions of Americans with their Do's decision for the first time in American history young women have fewer rights than their grandmothers but it does not have to be this way Congress can pass my bill hr12 the Women's Health protection act to restore the protections of row and protect patients and providers from state level bans and restrictions that impede access now in the last Congress we passed this bill off the floor twice and it became the most supported pro-choice bill in the history of Congress and I know that when we take back the house when we keep the Senate and when we reelect President Biden this will be the first bill that will pass out of the floor and out of [Applause] Congress and with that every woman in every zip code in this country will have the right to an abortion and reproductive Freedom you know Republic an could provide relief to women in this country right now but republicans in Congress refused to act if Republicans had their way Congress would pass a National Abortion ban and this would be a nation of forced birth but we the house Democrats are not done fighting when we once again control Congress we will send a bill to President Biden to sign to restore rest and strengthen Americans reproductive freedoms and now I would like to turn the podium over to a champion for contraceptive rights Congress member Kathy Manning thank you and good morning everyone I am so proud to stand alongside Democratic Leadership and my fellow house Democrats to draw attention to the widespread consequences of the doll decision two years ago when that horrifying Do's decision was handing handed down not only did it endanger Women's Health and turn back the clock on women's freedoms but it also called into question other longstanding constitutionally protected freedoms it gave extreme Republicans the green light to attack Women's Health Care in any way they could including by attacking birth control in fact in Justice Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion he explicitly called for the reconsideration of Griswald versus Connecticut the Supreme Court 1965 opinion that first established the constitutional right to use birth control and that concurring opinion served as a rallying cry for extremist state legislatures to ramp up their attacks on birth control that's why right after dos was released I introduced my right to contraception act to safeguard that right for every American the right to access the full range of FDA approved birth control methods the right to birth control is supported by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of Americans and almost every woman will use some form of birth control during her lifetime I've seen many of my Republican colleagues claim to support birth control but when they're put to the test they show us who they really are last Congress 195 Republicans voted against the right to use birth control including every Republican from the state of North Carolina Republicans blocked the bill in the Senate both last Congress and this Congress speaker Johnson has refused to move this bill in the house meanwhile radical politicians in States across the country are sharpening their knives we're seeing laws introduced to restrict emergency contraception Governors vetoing bills to establish the right to birth control and watching as politicians blatantly spread disinformation to falsely conflate abortion with contraception they are even going after iuds calling them aard of Fashions so I introduced a discharge petition to force a vote on my right to contraception act and it's time for House Republicans to show the American people exactly where they stand on this issue if they support birth control like so many of them claim to then they should sign my discharge petition and join us in making sure we can protect this essential form of health care we can no longer play defense with our Reproductive Rights we must go on offense and proactively Safeguard birth control at the federal level thank you and now I'm going to turn over the the podium to my friend our chair of the democratic caucus Pete agular one second for one second I'm I'm going to turn over the chair to my dear friend Diana deette who's going to step in thank you and help us talk about IVF no no okay um so so I just want to jump in and say just this minute learned the Supreme Court has in fact confirmed its leaked decision on the emergency abortion laws in Idaho just this moment and so what they have done is they've dismissed the emergency appeal what this means practically speaking is that women in Idaho even despite Idaho's very restrictive abortion laws we'll be able to still get emergency abortions while the court case makes its way through court but let's not be under any Illusions Idaho only allows people in emergency situations in emergency rooms to get abortions and so all the rest of the people in Idaho who need abortions as part of their regular Health Care still are banned from getting abortions this is good news but believe you me it does not change any of what we've said today thanks and thank you Pete for letting me jump in and now I yield to our wonderful caucus chair thank you so much Diana for your leadership and thank you to leader Jeff and whip Clark uh for bringing us together today we've heard from members who represent the country and our communities across this Grand land to reflect the nation's Rich diversity but we are united by a common purpose to undo the damage that Donald Trump's Supreme Court has done done to the millions of American women living under cruel abortion bans the Democratic caucus is so fortunate to have an incredible group of leaders especially those here today in the fight for Reproductive freedom for two years our members have been on the front lines in their communities and they will not stop working until abortion care is accessible for women across the country and IVF is safe from attacks of Maga extremists and we know we can't let up because extreme Republicans have shown time and time again that they will not accept anything less than a National Abortion ban and to end IVF as we know it House Republicans want to limit reproductive Freedom House Democrats say no House Republicans want to go after contraception house Democrat all right that looks like it has wrapped up there as house Democrats marked two years since the do's decision do want to remind you that coming up tonight right here on live now from Fox you can watch the CNN presidential debate simal cast that starts at 900 p.m. eastern time on live now however there will be some analysis that takes place prior to that and then after with our very own Andrew craft so make sure to watch us again here on live now from Fox the time now 10:44 on the east coast and 7:44 on the west coast we're going to head to a quick break but we'll get back to some breaking news that we have following out of the Supreme Court coming up in two short minutes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back here on live now from Fox and I do want to take you back out live to the Supreme Court building where you can see a few protesters that are still gathered outside we did learn a short time ago that the Supreme Court has now cleared the way for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions for now in a ruling that left some key question questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up once again before the conservative majority Court soon the ruling came a day after an opinion was briefly posted on the Court's website accidentally and quickly taken down but not before it was obtained by Bloomberg News the final opinion appears largely similar to the draft that was released early and it reverses the Court's earlier order that allowed an Idaho abortion ban to go into effect even in emergency situations it does not resolve the issues at the heart of the case though meaning the same justices who voted to overturn the constitutional right to abortion could soon be again considering when doctors can provide abortion in medical emergencies the premature release Mark the second time in two years that an abortion ruling went out early though obviously there are slightly different circumstances the Court's ruling ending the constitutional right to abortion was leaked to Politico at the time the ruling came in a case filed against Idaho by the Biden Administration which argued that doctors must be allowed to provide emergency abortions under a federal law when a pregnant woman faces serious health risks Idaho pushed back arguing that its law does provide an exception to save the life of a pregnant patient and federal law does not require expanded exceptions doctors and Idaho said the law wasn't clear on when they could provide abortions in emergencies forcing them to airlift pregnant women to other states for emergency care on several occasions since the high court had allowed the ban to go into effect that was back in January the justices found the court should not have gotten involved in the case so quickly and a 6-3 majority reinstated a lower court order that allowed hospitals in the state to perform emergency abortions to protect a pregnant patient's Health the opinion means the Idaho case will continue to play out in lower courts and could end up before the Supreme Court again now as I mentioned it does not answer some key questions about whether doctors can provide emergency abortions elsewhere which is a pressing issue there we're going to continue to follow all of the details and the impact here as we do on live now from Fox also want to remind you of another ruling that did come down a bit earlier today the Supreme Court rejecting a nationwide settlement with oxycotton maker perdu Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the epidemic after deliberating for more than 6 months the justices in a 54 vote blocked an agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims the sackers would have contributed up to $6 billion and given ownership of the company but retained billions more the agreement provided that the company would emerge from bankruptcy as a different it with its profits used for treatment and prevention so again rejecting there the Nationwide settlement with Purdue Pharma that would have shielded the members of the Sackler family from civil lawsuits the time now 10:50 on the east coast and 750 on the west coast we're going to head to our final two-minute commercial break of the hour but a lot more news to get to in just a matter of minutes you're watching live now from Fox we'll be right back [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back here on live now from Fox we are expecting to hear from Florida Governor Ron de santis here he's going to talk about a variety of issues a lot of it it sounds as though is related to transportation and congestion relief you can see he is at the podium right there so we are going to pop up the audio and listen in on the other side our very own Stephanie Quin Yu will be in the hot SE with your top stories Live Events everything you need to know on this Thursday June 27th able to that we're really locked and loaded when it comes to things like more roads relieving congestion all the things that we know we need to do and um you know on the one hand it's it's great to have to you know announce some of these things because we're actually a state that people want to move to um and they're moving away from some of these other places [Applause] I mean you got like you got Grady Jud he's got [Applause] people yeah there's people that'll see him around the country and they'll decide to move to P County because they want to make sure they have a Law and Order sheriff in a free state and so P County I mean how how much has the population grown just in the last four or five years but I mean you go back when I was growing up up um on the west coast of Florida you know it's considered very rural relative and and now there's like over 800,000 people so we're seeing this and and all over the state um and we do have a sheriff Jud is here I just want to recognize him and thank him for his good work we also have our Florida Department of Transportation secretary Jared Purdue representative Chuck Clemens um and then um we have uh Vince heel half half did I say that right okay okay close enough yeah good from the Florida Transportation Builders Association to talk about some of the projects so Florida uh we were able to announce last week uh since I took office in 2019 uh our economy has grown 22% the nation as a whole since 2019 has grown half that much 11% so we've doubled the national average and economic growth um over the last five and a half years we just sign sign a budget last uh a couple weeks ago now even though we did record transportation and road which I'm going to talk about even though we had record funding for Education even though we had record funding for conservation and environment uh we actually spent less in this coming budget than we're doing the current year who's reducing spending anywhere in our country certainly not in Washington DC so we're doing that and that means we're the top fiscal shape uh really anywhere in the country we now have the lowest per capita debt uh State debt of any state in the United States out of all 50 states uh we also have uh I think we're second lowest and State uh per capita tax burden of course no income tax but we've also done major tax relief uh we did 2.5 billion in the current fiscal year next year's budget is additional 1.5 billion and some of this stuff is is reflected like 1.5 billion 2.5 last this current fiscal year we did the uh no sales tax on baby items and we made that permanent so anything you need for for raising a baby diapers uh crib strollers clothes uh formula it's all taxfree in Florida that's just now on the book so we don't keep counting that going forward but families are still saving on that and we also did in 2023 we did it again this year stting in April is toll relief so our commuters get a 50% reduction in their tolls at the end of the month that's a huge huge savings especially in areas that have a lot of toll facilities um which those were all here when I got here I didn't put any of those up but they're there and we want to try to provide relief from them so we've done that uh and we've been able to do these things we're ranked number one in education uh two years in a row in the entire country by US News and World Report number one ranked University Public University City system for six consecutive years uh here in the State of Florida and oh by the way the amount that tuition for our instate tuition for our citizens has gone up since I've been Governor is zero do no increase in tuition period you look at Florida we're number one for new business formations and and have been for quite some time and you know we're the third largest state so obviously we should have more business formations than a state like Rhode Island or some of the small states but you know we have more business formations than California which is twice the population of Florida almost not quite uh anymore because Pete they're losing population because of the bad policies um who wants to have to dodge homeless people all over the streets just to go get a cup of coffee people don't like that but so so you have that so even with uh States having uh California many more millions of people than we do we still have more business formations and then if you look at our private sector growth uh we grew 2.2% uh over the last 12 months the national uh rate was 1.6% and our our labor force grew almost twice as H fast as the Nations as a whole uh we have had um lower unemployment than the nation as a whole for 43 uh consecutive months so we're leading uh we're getting the job done oh and oh by the way our crime rates at a 50-year low because of Grady Jud and other [Applause] people so all that being said uh that provides opportunities but also provides challenges and and the reality is is when you lead the nation in net in migration year after year which we have now for a number of years uh that requires uh there to be the support in infrastructure to be able to handle that uh I can't as as an American citizen you can move to whatever state you want to um if they let me set up an immigration system just for Florida I mean we probably would do that in you know but but that's just not the way it works and so uh we when we have success it does attract more folks when these other states do dumb things more people want to leave those States so we're in a situation where uh we've got to make sure that we're accommodating this and part of uh our Focus has been on accelerating projects that were probably in the hopper to happen 10 years from now probably not getting done for 20 20 plus years uh accelerating them infusing the cash and getting this done ahead of schedule and that's what we've uh that's what we promised to do I remember I came to Central Florida in 20123 saying we were going to have this big ambitious moving Florida forward initiative uh we got a a lot of that in the last year's budget and then we've we've basically completed what we need in this year's budget but since um since I became Governor 2019 uh We've invested almost $70 billion uh to improve Transportation infrastructure in the State of Florida and our main focus has been on reducing congestion uh that's to me the most important thing I mean we want to have good roads uh I want people to be able to get where they need to go uh as quickly as possible uh but we're in a situation where there's a lot of growth so we got to we got to accommodate for that so moving Florida forward has been uh something that I'll talk about in a minute but I think that just shows we could have just sat around and and not done anything about it and just said well you know we have these projects all that's going to eventually get done or we can say no let's just get it done as soon as possible and and let's put more resources to bear and move on but so so this current year budget or for starting July 1 that I signed a couple weeks ago uh we have 14.5 billion uh for 946 different Transportation projects across the state and that includes uh over five billion to maintain and construct new highways and just for this year's budget will equal uh a total uh increase in 140 new Lane miles throughout the state uh since 2019 that's almost 25 billion for close to a thousand new Lane miles uh in the last five years which is really important we also have 1.8 billion to resurface roadways and to fill potholes we've done almost 25 billion and resurfaced over 12,000 miles of roadway uh since I've been [Applause] governor and if you travel other states I mean I like the new roads where it's like okay you have traffic now you can have Ways to Leave that that is to me you're doing new things or whatever but if you look at the making sure that the roads are in good shape a lot of places don't do that you you drive around New York City and if you drive around to all the different burus they're charging you massive tolls to go across this bridge and that bridge and if you drove around all those areas you'd be paying 30 4050 $60 in tolls probably just one day hopscotching around there it's a lot very stiff tolls and yet you drive on these roads and you get motion sickness because it's so bad it's like bump a bump a bump a bump and I'm just like man where does all that money go it certainly itn't fixing fixing the road so that's really important and um and people have said when they've looked at um uh Florida's uh infrastructure uh we're ranked uh in the top five for the quality of our roadways uh in all across all 50 states which you know that's that's great and of itself it's also great when you're a high population state if you're in some of these states that are have lower population it's probably easier to keep the roadways nice you have as many people on them we've got a lot of traffic we've got ports we've got big trucks taking goods from ports we have all this stuff tourist you name it and we're in the top five so that's really significant we also have in this year's budget almost 400 million to repair 72 Bridges and replace another 15 Bridges so that'll be almost 600 Bridge repairs or Replacements uh since 2019 and including after Hurricane Ian uh we were able to reconnect Bridges to those islands in record time and really help save the recovery uh for those areas uh we also have 1.4 billion to support Intermodal improvements uh a lot of money for airports which are expanding and Orlando is a good example of that uh we have over 100 million for sea ports and 960 million uh for different rail like the freight rail that goes um across uh the country from here so really really good we've done a lot on airports we've done a lot on sea ports these are great engines uh for Florida's um uh e economy in future but if you look at moving Florida forward so I've got some of these so if you look this is like the Orlando area and you all know so you know here's P County Oola orange uh some of these projects were in the hopper uh you can see and those are funded uh and those are going to happen so you see different things around I4 uh you see different things I'll show you the one in Tampa uh where we've got some more stuff there but moving Florida forward that's those dark those dark spots so none of that was going to happen uh probably would have happened in 10 years they would have started it uh but we understand in these areas I mean there's really SE severe traffic and severe congestion there so we wanted to put all this money in and we have the biggest budget surpluses we've ever had in the history of the state and we're we're cutting taxes we're very wise with spending but if we have situations where we know we're going to need to do this one way or another might as well get it done so so some of the projects have been really really important um on I4 and the connecting roadways to supplement what was already uh going to happen and um I think that this is going to end up saving huge amounts of hours waiting in traffic you know over the next 10 or 15 years compared to what would have happened if we didn't put our foot on the gas and and lean into some of these projects and you know I you go it's one thing to have rush hour traffic I mean you want to try to alleviate that you you go and some of these areas I mean you could go at any time of the day and you could have you could have backup uh some of these areas with like Champions Gate and all those areas can just be really really bad and part of that is there's a lot of visitors there's there's attractions all this stuff uh but part of it is you know we need to move these projects up so we're accelerating those um and they're going to be uh really happy he had a schedule so so you have pul aola orange going to really benefit but I've also got and you can see the different um from the Tampa perspective uh going into uh pulk so we're kind of over over here I75 in Okala if you've ever had to drive that you don't know what's going to happen on I75 when you're in that area so all of that is accelerated uh there in the northern part uh um as we get north of the of the Central Florida area to be able to help with the flow there and that's something that definitely needs to be done again this wouldn't have been done they wouldn't have even started this uh for another 10 years probably had we not done that some of the stuff on the other map and then we've got stuff here that we're accelerating uh in the Tampa Bay area so that whole Central Florida area um and you even got Sarasota s brenon area but all of that I would say of moving Florida forward there's big projects in Miami there's stuff in Southwest Florida there is stuff around the state the Panhandle but I would say Central Florida is probably the largest beneficiary because quite frankly uh that's where we've seen some some so much rapid growth and we've seen some of the congestion uh do so so 75 I4 Corridor um even down into Sarasota Bradon you're looking at really significant improvements and one of the things that we kind of teased the other day is we're starting all this stuff and there's obviously and Jared will talk about major I4 but as this is being done uh they have found a way to be able to by next year actually open up an additional Lane on I4 uh right in that Champions Gate area so Champions Gate um and over to World Drive uh within a with next year there will be one additional Lane that will be open in I4 that's going to be a big deal and for anyone living in Florida that is a very big deal that I4 is expanding that is Governor Ron de santis of Florida talking about the congestion uh that Florida highways have seen and talking about ways to alleviate that headache for drivers I'm Stephanie Quinn U time right now is is 11:08 Eastern 808 Pacific you are watching live now from Fox we are going to step away for a two-minute break after the break We are continuing to follow some breaking news as the Supreme Court has handed down several major decisions we're going to bring in attorney Randy zelon to break all of that down for us with his legal expertise that interview coming up after the break [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox and we continue to follow breaking news as the Supreme Court has cleared the way for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions at least for now in a procedural ruling that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative majority court again soon the ruling came after a day an opinion was briefly posted on the Court's website accidentally and was quickly taken down but not before it was obtained by Bloomberg the final opinion appears largely similar to the draft released early it reverses the Court's earlier order that allowed an Idaho abortion ban to go into effect even in medical emergencies I do want to bring in attorney Randy zelen to break this further down so uh Randy as we are reading the Supreme Court's ruling from a legal standpoint what do you make of it well it it is a little little bit of a kicking the can down the road to the extent that the Supreme Court has not issued a ruling on the merits of of Idaho's uh near total abortion ban but simply said this really isn't for us we're going to send it back down to the lower court to figure this out and and the the court hinted at maybe we shouldn't have had it in the first place and we should not have reinstated the ban what we're talking about here simply put is the tension between federal law and federal law broadly saying that no one should be denied care in an emergency room in a hospital it's not about an abortion it's about emergency medical care in general if I don't have money and I can't afford to pay the hospital bill I cannot be turned away uh when we're talking about getting me stabilized that conflicts with Idaho's near tootal abortion ban which is a state law and the Supreme Court has essentially said nope um that's not going to work and for now they have put back in place the ability to get an abortion to the extent that someone is coming into the emergency room and as a result of needing to be stabilized an abortion is in order though you mentioned Randy that this is a ruling that almost kicks the can down the road what happen happens now obviously at least for now emergency abortions are have been reinstated in Idaho but does that mean once again that uh this will come before a lower court which could then once again you know ban emergency abortions what happens we may be just like hamsters on a habit Trail where it goes up to the top gets kicked back down to the bottom from the bottom goes to the Circuit Court then back up to the Supreme Court and this one this is one of those instances where the Hot Potato of abortion rights the Supreme Court decided okay we're not picking up this potato today uh we can worry about that another day let's send it back down to the lower court but in the meantime uh the state law cannot Trump no pun intended uh the the federal law this emergency leave issue where if I need to get emergency medical treatment to be stabilized and I can't afford it I still have to be treated by the emergency room so let's talk about that because there is an issue between federal law and state law and which takes priority and the Supreme Court is saying Federal uh is is is the you know at the end of the day you have to go with the federal law so when it comes to next steps legally can this case be brought again if the ultimate decision is that the federal law stands and if it can be how does that argument then change I I I think what we're going to run into is this notion of what laws are exclusively within the purview of the federal government what laws have been reserved to the states to address and then of course when you have the overlap in whether or not there is a conflict and and since right now as we sit here today uh roie weight is gone so now it's a states rights issue we will be back in the lower court to see whether or not there's actually a conflict between uh Idaho's again near total abortion ban and whether or not that conflicts with the federal law that again is not specific to abortion rights but deals with someone coming into the emergency room needing emergency treatment and needed to be St iled if in order to save that person's life or to stabilize that person an abortion is the only answer does that state abortion ban now conflict with the federal law and which law will prevail and as you've just indicated for the moment uh the Supreme Court has basically said the feds win we're going to kick this back down you all figure this out and we'll see you one day down the road interesting a lot of people want to declare this either a victory for one side a loss for the other from a legal standpoint is this a victory for one side or the other or is it a wash it is a a not a win as far as the war goes it's a win in terms of a battle and for the moment uh those people who are in favor of abortion rights Tech technically can claim a victory in this battle because right now in Idaho the state abortion ban law must give way to the federal law that mandates an emergency room to provide treatment to someone regardless of their financial wherewith all do you feel like that this ruling clarifies or muddies the water more when it comes to States being able to make their own decisions versus Federal rules that must take precedent does that clarify this often controversial uh discussion or does it make it even more gray the fact that you've put to me the appropriate question of who won that's really all that you need to know it clearly has not clarified anything and it has already further or has already or has muddied already Muddy Waters because again one side claims Victory today uh those people who favor abortion rights but the prol lifers turn around and say no no no no you haven't won anything you got to reprieve you got to stay we're ultimately going to Prevail down in the lower courts so uh the answer to your question is it has not clarified a thing all right Randy I also want to talk to you about another major opinion handed down today by the Supreme Court rejecting puru Farmers oxycotton settlement uh allowing the Sackler family who owns this company uh to to be susceptible uh to lawsuits and the like how significant is this decision extremely and and again no pun intended it is a bitter pill to swallow whether your last name is Sackler or you right now are a plaintiff in the existing litigation where there is a multi-billion dollar settlement that is now in Jeopardy because that multi-billion dollar settlement was conditioned upon the the sackers as individuals being out of uh and being done as far as legal exposure and for the Supreme Court to say nope sorry they do not get a blanket pass uh that settlement now is in Jeopardy so if you were there as a plaintiff waiting for that payday you may not be seeing it so it is an extremely extremely significant result it it is a setback for the Satler the the sackers individually it is a setback for anyone who wants to negotiate a similar resolution where you individually get to walk away and live to fight another day and it is an extraordinary blow potentially to any present plaintiff and this settlement had been in the works for many years so what happens next from a legal standpoint does this go back to uh Square One what happens especially with all of these families who were looking to settle after they lost loved ones to overdoses uh because of oxyon the the lawyers will get back around a conference room table and figure out if there is some way to save this settlement this settlement has now been jeopardized as a result of the Supreme Court saying no we are not going to give future plaintiffs someone who is not a plaintiff yet we are not going to deprive them of the ability to go after the sackers individually as well we are not going to sacrifice the future for the present it's a very difficult decision you can understand both sides of the argument you can feel badly for those plaintiffs right now who were counting on this settlement and by the same token you can appreciate someone who maybe can be a plaintiff or an estate that can be plaintiff one day that um is suddenly going to be deprived of the ability to go after a defendant who's been released on a going forward basis for claims that I haven't even presented yet an extremely extremely difficult decision and you have to feel for for all of the stakeholders so to really break it down for our viewers when it came to the Crux of this argument the reason behind this decision and and you alluded to does it really Center on future potential future individuals who are then looking to file a lawsuit is that really what this hinges upon yes it is what it at least that is my understanding that the ruling from the Supreme Court essentially says to the extent that the sackers have been released from future liability and have been released from liability uh concerning a plaintiff who isn't even a plaintiff yet and is not here to be heard I don't care how much money they are putting on the table for the present class of plaintiffs we are not going to deprive anyone on a going forward basis who's not here yet in court from their ability to go after the sackers Randy another case that has not yet been decided of course this is the one probably with the highest visibility this would be former president Trump's immunity case the the Supreme Court not handing that decision down today when do you anticipate that ruling to come Monday prior to the July 4th holiday I it it's coming um and what it's going to say I think fair-minded people will probably say that both extremes will be thrown out uh the Supreme Court will not determine that there is blanket immunity uh nor will the Supreme Court determine that there's no immunity I believe at least that the Supreme Court will issue guidelines they'll issue standards they'll issue uh guard rails points a test and we'll send it back to the lower court to apply that test to the facts of the case and then at that point make rulings but what it will most certainly do is ensure that there will not be a trial before the election all right Randy thank you so much for joining us as we continue to follow the breaking news of some major Supreme Court rulings we appreciate you joining us thank you for having me and you are watching live now from Fox I'm Stephanie Quin time right now is 11:24 Eastern 8:24 Pacific we're going to step away for another 2-minute break we'll be right back [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox I'm Stephanie quu and before we were following that breaking news of the major Supreme Court rulings we were listening to Florida Governor Ronda Sanz talking about the growing traffic congestion around Florida and the strategies and methods now being employed to address the traffic headaches so we do want to head back to Auburn Dale Florida as he continues to deliver his remarks let's listen in some of this is if we uh did nothing it would obviously get worse because people are coming if we did kind of what the old schedule was where yeah there's a lot of things in the hopper over the next 25 years uh it would be helpful but you're barely keeping your head above of water the fact that we're accelerating this we want to meet the increased demand for using roadways in Florida but then actually get ahead so this stuff moves more smoothly in this area and that's something that is uh that is going to done now uh what is our focus in terms of this our only focus is on quality of life for Floridians making sure that we're easing congestion making sure that we have safe roads making sure that they're in good shape we are not using Transportation uh to push an ideological agenda uh like the Biden Administration is doing it is wrong we are um even though we're ranked in the top five states uh for roads I think we're one of the the the lowest States for receiving any money from this you know Biden infrastructure uh thing and part of that is we don't do the strings attached I mean if we have to sign up for Dei and all this stuff just to receive Road funding you know we're not going to do that we're not going to allow the federal government uh to use the pur strings to impose bad policies on the State of [Music] Florida but make no mistake they are trying to use transportation and roadways to be able to promote a political agenda um in in 2022 the Biden's Biden Administration secretary Transportation uh launched A1 billion Transportation project that he said would combat um racist roads and I'm thinking like everyone can drive our roads we're not doing I don't know where you're getting that um trying to do they also have uh so-called social justice initiatives that they're trying to use shoehorn BN into transportation and the Federal Highway Administration even tried to circumnavigate Congress by requiring states to track car emissions despite Congress voting to exclude this Authority in the in infrastructure investment and so-called INF infrastructure investment and jobs act make no mistake they want to be able to monitor uh how you use your vehicles and uh in Florida we can say any proposal that would try to monitor uh how you're using your vehicle is quite simply Dead on Arrival in this state we're not going to let that happen so we don't want to see uh the weaponization of Transportation dollars we want to make sure that transportation and and road building is focusing on what it should be focusing on providing our our residents with an ability to get to and from in the most efficient and effective way possible uh we should not be trying to shoehorn Dei or CRT or or climate alarmism into uh this these projects uh these projects need to stand on their own two feet now uh I'm I'm pleased to announce that today to make clear where Florida stands the Florida Department of Transportation is launching a dedicated portal that will highlight for folks the politicization of the Biden transportation department and to demonstrate how Florida is just saying no so you can visit the portal at roads are not for politics.com roads are not for politics.com we will keep our transportation expenditures Focus uh on actually transporting people we will make sure that we're supporting projects that return uh uh provide a return on investment for our citizens um andan we are not going to allow the federal government's underhanded tactics uh to uh impose an agenda on this state that the people have rejected time and time again we are listening to Florida Governor Ronda Sanz talking about traffic congestion in the state as a lot of folks are now heading here to live in Florida and talking about the strategies being put into place to combat the growing traffic headaches we also are following very closely an upcoming event tonight as President Biden and former president Trump will meet for the first presidential debate in Atlanta Georgia coming up in two minutes after the break I'll be speaking with Trump press secretary Caroline levit to talk about this historic debate coming up in just a matter of hours that conversation in two minutes stay with us [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox and you're taking a live look inside the stadium so to speak where President Biden and former president Trump will meet in just hours for the first presidential debate in Atlanta Georgia a lot of attention will be both on the issues and the candidates themselves I do want to speak with Trump press secretary Caroline levit who joins me now for a look ahead at tonight's historic debate Caroline thank you so much for taking the time to join us here on live now from Fox yeah no problem thank you for having me so before we get into the debate itself I have to ask a question that a lot of our viewers are asking themselves which is Will former president Trump announce his VP running mate ahead of today night's debate or during the debate itself well I won't get ahead of the president he will make that announcement when he decides to and could come any day it could also come at the Republican National Convention in a couple of weeks in Milwaukee but that's a decision for president Trump to make what I will say is there's a lot of great options on the table a lot of great names that have been thrown into the hat and all of them will make a much vice president for this great nation than kamla Harris has over the last three and a half years serving under President Biden there are a lot of choices and we do know that a lot of people are excited about this possibility to be uh Trump's running made has he made his decision he might not make it public just yet but has he decided or is that still up in the air well the president has said he has pretty much come to a decision in his own his own mind and anyone who tries to pretend they know what that decision is other than him uh is lying it is close hold he will announce it when he thinks it's the most appropriate time tonight's debate is a very historic one many people are going to be focused ing on both candidates as well as the issues I did want to ask you this the Trump campaign had called for President Biden to take a drug test ahead of tonight's debate can you explain the reasoning behind that well many people after the State of the Union Address were questioning whether Joe Biden had been artificially stimulated he clearly was showing a different energy that we do not see on a daily basis from Joe Biden what we see on a daily basis is Joe Biden having a hard time reading off with a teleprompter we've seen him trip up the stairs of Air Force One on numerous occasions he stumbles over his words he often divulges into bizarre fantasy stories that have never taken place um but on the State of the Union night he was clearly very alert and so a lot of people rightfully questioned whether he was artificially simulated and uh you know president Trump has challenged Joe Biden to a drug test and if the Biden campaign wants to prove prove that Joe Biden doesn't take artificial stimulants for nights like tonight in like the State of the Union then they should accept our our challenge to uh participate in a drug test and speaking of that a lot of attention has been focused on the candidates age uh President Biden of course being 81 years old former president Trump 78 years old should age matter it's not about age it's about competence and Joe Biden clearly has displayed a physical and mental weakness that again is clear for anyone with eyes that watches him speak or watches him stumble whereas president Trump clearly displays strength he is all over the country all the time giving hours long speeches to crowds of thousands of people he is as sharp as attack as a as a younger person working for him I can tell you the man is constantly working he's very well read he knows what's going on in this country and around the world he has the stamina to lead this country for another four years Biden has clearly unfortunately displayed that he doesn't and the polling indicates that Americans agree with me on that more than 70% of this country do not believe that Joe Biden has the mental and physical fortitude to lead this country for another four years millions of people are going to be watching this presidential debate tonight what does the Trump campaign want voters to focus on during this debate well they should focus on the questions that are asked by CNN we hope that these questions will be Focus focused on the issues that voters at home care about and poll after poll tells us that voters right now care about the record high inflation that is increased the cost of living in this country everything from rent to mortgage rates to groceries and gasoline has gone through the roof because of Joe Biden's economic policies and president Trump has a plan to bring down inflation to make gas cheap again if he's given the opportunity to relay that message tonight he certainly will and then secondly president Trump will also talk about his plan to stop the immigration invasion that is taking place on our Southern border he has a real plan to to stop Joe Biden's border crisis and Joe Biden needs to answer to both of these issues as well after all it's his policies that have created the worst inflation crisis and immigration crisis in our nation's history so should voters care only about the issues or should they also care about the personal history and the background of the candidates as well well certainly this is a binary choice in this election between President Trump who is a businessman who kept stepped into the political Arena as an outsider continues to be an outsider who had unprecedented accomplishments in his first term because he's not beholden to anyone not the special interest or the lobbyist he's only beholden to the American people and he delivers on his promises versus Joe Biden who is a corrupt career politician Joe Biden has been in politics for 51 years he's engaged in more than 40 debates since 197 72 that's longer than a lot of people watching tonight have been alive and so uh if CA if voters at home want someone who's going to shake up the system and demand real change put our country first again not only here at home but also on the world stage then they should vote for president Trump Joe Biden's been in office all this time and look at what he's gotten us uh higher cost of living and open border and War around this world both men have made headlines in the recent months uh for their connections with with criminal Trials of former president Trump with his felony conviction and the hush money trial and he's mentioned it on a number of times in fact he alluded to it in his Barbershop Round Table held last night in Atlanta Georgia and then of course Hunter Biden his felony conviction in the gun trial do you think these issues will come up do you think they should come up well I think in the debate it should be asked of Joe Biden why he lied four years ago about his son's laptop on the debate stage in 2020 Joe Biden said that the hunter Biden laptop was not real that was a lie he knew it was real then it's of course real now it was just used as a key piece of evidence in Hunter Biden's trial in Delaware where he did become a convicted felon as for the cases against President Trump it's been made very clear to the American people that these cases have all been brought by Democrat prosecutors in the case of New York Alvin brag campaigned on the promise of getting Donald Trump not getting real criminals who are currently roaming free in the streets of New York City and the case was overseen by a corrupt Democrat judge who donated money to Joe Biden who has a close family member who has profited off of fundraising for Democrats um and so I think people realize that the case against President Trump was a political persecution led by democrats in an attempt to interfere in our election um and that's why it has not swayed the public opinion of President Trump you look at the polls he's continuing his momentum and in fact after the verdict came down in that case our campaign raised more than $53 million in 24 hours from millions of people across this country who are sick and tired of seeing our justice system weaponized and let's talk about the justice system we have yet to hear from the Supreme Court uh handing down the ruling on former president Trump's immunity case what impact if any do you think that a decision either way will have on this campaign and in this election well the Supreme Court we hope will do the right thing in this case it is absolutely critical not just for president Trump but for all future presidents that they have immunity to protect them from political persecutions like the one we're seeing in New York uh from official acts that they take as president a no president will be able to function if they don't have immunity and protection for the the very tough decisions that they make when they are the commander-in-chief of this country if there was no presidential immunity then one could argue Joe Biden could be uh charged with crimes for his dereliction of Duty at the southern border allowing terrorists into our country knowingly in fact yesterday the Department of Homeland Security put out a report that there's more than 400 Isis linked terrorists who have been smuggled into this country because of Biden's open border so can he be prosecuted for that if the Supreme Court doesn't uphold presidential immunity it's possible in the future he could and it would be uh very bad for our nation if presidents from both parties are going back and forth Prosecuting what another immunity is critical and we hope that the Supreme Court will do the right thing let's go back to the debate itself there have been changes in the rules uh there's no audience microphones are going to be cut off uh do these play in former president Trump's favor or do you think that they might hinder him in any way well president Trump doesn't need restrictions or certain types of rules to get him through this debate these rules were set by the Biden campaign to protect Joe Biden because his handlers know that he's incapable of standing up there for 90 minutes and really going back and forth with President Trump in in a true debate with that said we willfully accepted these terms because president Trump delivers on his promises and he made a promise to debate Joe Biden anytime anywhere any place uh so no matter what tonight will be a good opportunity for president Trump to highlight his strength with Joe Biden's weakness into contrast his record of success in his first term as president with Joe Biden's failures over the the past three and a half years so Caroline Before I Let You Go any surprises do you think are in store for viewers tonight well they'll have to tune in and see we look forward to it it's going to be a great night absolutely anything else that you would like to share with our live now for Fox viewers before we let you go well if they want to have real fact checks of Joe Biden they can go to factcheck biden.com our team will be factchecking Joe Biden in real time all night long as we know uh he's accustomed to say saying many lies in these debate stages so go to factcheck biden.com all right Caroline thank you so much for taking the time to join us right here on live now from Fox we appreciate it thank you and as Caroline mentioned you can watch the CNN presidential debate simal cast that will start at 9900 p.m. Eastern Time right here on live now from Fox we are going to have extensive uh pre-debate analysis as well as post debate analysis Andrew craft will be helming those hours also coming up at 2 pm Eastern Time right here on live now from Fox host Mike P will interview Megan Hayes who is the former deputy communications director for President Biden so we are getting analysis we are getting uh perspectives from both sides uh both president Trump and former uh former president Trump and uh President Joe Biden so we do hope that you stay with us right here on live now from Fox as we continue to follow of this we are going to step away for another two-minute break we will be right back [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] come [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox I'm Stephanie quu and we did have an event that wrapped up moments ago out of Philadelphia as mayor Parker and other officials were talking about the full day full school year pilot program and you can see that she's taking to the podium right now so let's l in if you ever see me uh talking uh I can see without my glasses but if you ever see me trying to read and I don't have my glasses I'm not reading a thing because I can't see it um let me uh start by saying good morning uh to each of you um I'm proud to be joined on this morning by host of stakeholders educational stakeholders and I thank each of you for being here um Dr Tony uh watlington superintendent of the school district of Philadelphia um you don't know how fortunate that I know that I am to have a superintendent who's not afraid to be Innovative and think outside the box and just try to do things a little differently in hopes that we can achieve a desire outcome and I can really say it because I've just returned from the US Conference of Mayors talking to some other Mayors about their superintendence and um I didn't mind being a listening ear but I did State for the record don't you come near my superintendent because listen I'm an English teacher but he ain't going nowhere so uh Dr Deb Carrera our chief education officer for the city of Philadelphia thank you our deputy chief Sharon Ward Wherever You Are um a a lady who um I have watched and is the consent professional and expert and adds value in every way with everything that we do Vanessa Garrett Harley our chief Deputy managing director office of Children and Families another lady and someone said to me um you know I when I'm thinking through some ideas and I have some thoughts sometimes um you know how you have a group of go-to people who it's not baked it's just a idea or thought that you have in mind um they found out there was an educational leader who is the superintendent and CEO of universal charter schools and yes she's a part of my educational kitchen cabinet in Think Tank give it up for Dr Penny Nixon now Dr michelina serani did I say it right I'm right here did I say it right Melina Melina Melina somebody in your family was named Michael orl yeah and Melina was the name also all right great grandmother great okay all right she's the principal of Solace Coen school and I want to thank you so very much for being a leader uh in this effort for us and and the gentleman uh to my left pronounce it for me again so I don't screw it up you call me Joel and that's an MVP name Jo Joel Boyd yes Joel Boyd from Mastery that's right listen how long you I know you just got here right how long one year one year he's been here you have been amazing and amazing give them a round of applause please uh I am so happy to be here on today as we announce an initiative that is extremely important to me uh when it comes to public education our goals are high right and they must be um for far too long our students have struggled with far too little um you all are familiar with my my commitment to the people of the city of Philadelphia and that is uh we will have a safer uh cleaner Greener Philadelphia with Economic Opportunity for all that's the ultimate goal um but I want you to know that it starts with ensuring that our children have access to the highest quality education that is available to them so our Administration um has set an ambitious goal working in partnership with the school district off Philadelphia um to the go the goal is opening 20 uh full day yearround pilot schools by the Fall I've gotten beaten up doc for the past 72 hours where's Deb Carrera where's Sharon Ward I want to be clear that we're here today to announce that we are not merely achieving that goal on today but we are exceeding that goal on today but I want you to listen to the language I'm about to use today we are announcing that this fall we will pilot and doc I hope you all know I did my homework here I'm making sure that I communicate this appropriately 25 pilot extended day extended year schools extended day extended year schools I am just because the narrative with so many people in the city they heard me on the campaign Trail talking about year round schooling and and immediately when people begin to think about it they think about the traditional educational uh day and that our children are just going to be sitting in the same classrooms all day long from 7 o'clock in the morning to 6:30 in the evening and that that's what we meant to parents stakeholders and residents of the city of Philadelphia that in no way defines what we mean when we talk about extended day extended year schools here in the city of Philadelphia and those of you who are present the educational stakeholders who are here you have to be ambassadors for us on social media talking with parent parent groups um and other parental organizations and making clear what the inent of our efforts are here on today why because this initiative serves as a way to help to close the opportunity Gap and to make sure Philadelphia students have enrichment opportunities and Extended Learning time to help prevent what State Senator Vincent Hughes calls the summer slide and to keep our students succeeding academically um how do you know this is important mayor I'm a work working mother and I've heard from many other working mothers and fathers about how grateful they are and how grateful they would be um if their children had access to extended day programs um it is also a necessity as we keep our young people engaged and this Vanessa is where you come uh to mind we keep them uh safe and we keep them engaged in productive activities and things to do when the traditional school day ends um this is a program whose uh time has yet to come um I want you to know Philadelphia I would love to tell you that we were first in what we are trying to do um but that's not true uh across the country um cities like New York like Boston like Los Angeles they have demonstrated that extended day and year programs are popular with families and help students stay on track academically allowing them to develop new interests learn new skills and find new passions um I want to acknowledge the William pen foundation for its early support uh for Philadelphia's Extended Learning System um including providing foundational grants to support the city's extended learning strategy um I also want to thank the wild foundation for their financial support as well as their National leadership developing evidencebased practices for high quality extended uh learning uh programs um and again I want to set the record straight on the program that we are announcing today the extended day pilot program is not changing the school calendar it is not mandat T let's can you all help me here the extended day pilot program please repeat after me the extended day pilot program is not changing the school calendar it is not mandatory for students to participate we are not asking anything more of our incredibly hardworking Educators and I I'm if anybody feels for teachers I know what it's like if that classroom right now and that is not what this is I also want to say something else and I talked to a good friend of mine on the way in and I couldn't miss this moment to whoever whomever it was who leaked the story about our exciting new program for young people in our families we will not be deterred in our mission we will not be drawn into conflict with any other organization I need to say to you publicly in Philadelphia whenever this happens to the Parker Administration you need to know that I am not going to be afraid to tell you about these machinations that occur behind the scenes here the stakeholders are working with the school district the administration all of the stakeholders we have brought together to work to make this a reality we have a Communications checklist for the record that we have to go through when we are about to roll out a program that would mean you communicate with the PFT and any other of the employees represented by a union we would talk to the schools in this instance um Charter leaders other educational leaders and of course the principles who are engaged when the folks leaked the story this is how you know the intention wasn't a good intention they leaked the story because they knew we hadn't completed our check the box list and talking to the stakeholders so you get a reporter to go to the stakeholders before the Administration has communicated with them so you can get the comment in the paper that well we don't know anything about it it makes it appear as if the the Parker Administration or the school School District or the folks who were at the table putting this together that they have left someone out of the equation and or we're not being as collaborative as we communicate that we are whomever you were it was cute I was frustrated but we won't let that take our eyes off the prize okay just want to be clear our focus is unwavering is to create a world class educational opportunity for every child in our schools we are creating schools that will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day that we'll remain open during those times that family scramble to provide care for their children during half days and winter and spring breaks we will be working with principles and families in the pilot schools to find the enrichment program that support the learning and are of interest to students and families the first pilot um year will be a learning year um let me say that again the first pilot year will be a learning year someone's waiting to affirm when we roll it out formally and officially and it gets up and going as soon as they see one flaw or something that doesn't go perp uh just perfectly to be able to say see we told you uh it wouldn't work when you hear it no like anything else when you're leading you can't be afraid to take risk and you've got to try and this is a different way to give the future charel of the world whose parents would not have had the money quite frankly who wouldn't financially have the disposable income that is needed to pay for a coding uh program to pay for um the financial literacy uh program that that there are some schools that just provide them uh naturally and parents pay for those Services we want to make sure that there are no excuses that our children in the Philadelphia School District regardless of their socioeconomic status and or zip code they get access to high quality enrichment programs that are not traditionally offered during the school day everybody clear on that one with me okay all righty um it's important that we can and must do more for the students we do want them to have the same chances um Langston learned how to do something my son um that I never formally had a a chance to participate in a structured environment to learn um you know I I learned what the pieces were and and how uh to put them through friends that would make me watch um and that is chess I I never took were you Charelle I mean you you never took a class to learn how to play chess I said well when you were growing up well no mommy and daddy never told me that taking a chess class was something that I needed to take nor how it learning the skills and playing the game the strategy how it could help me in my adult life so imagine Dance Imagine chess rowing um writing and of course life sciences and biotech and anything associated with the trades um that prepares you not only for school or to help to prepare our young people for high school Andor college that helps to prepare you for the world and and that's ultimately we want what we want to do um Dr wington and your team thank you thank you so very much for working in Partnership uh with us um one of the things that the folks who leaked the story didn't know and I was happy about this because they didn't know it all they only they leaked what little bit they they knew and they they they leaked the names of the traditional publ but what they did know is that we also have selected five charter schools to begin planning our Charter pilot program you see that divide and conquer they didn't I'm glad they didn't know that part many of our Charter Schools already offer extended day programs but we want to build on their current successes and learn from their experiences so I'm excited to announce our pilot schools um B Anderson School uh Belmont Charter School Laura Carell school George uh child school um William Kamp school um Franklin s edman school Lewis H Fel School Edward Gideon School Samuel gers uh School uh Lewis H Greenberg school um junietta Park Academy uh Allan lock School Mastery Charter at picket Thomas G Morton School Northwood Charter School Overbrook education Center panamerican Charter School Thomas Pierce School Joseph panel school southw school Solomon Solace Cohen School Universal kraton Charter School ver School ver Washington School John H Webster School and Richard Wright School give those schools their leaders a super huge a round of applause final thing I want to say before you hear from our superintendent and you're going to hear from them in this order Dr watlington Dr Carrera Vanessa Garrett Harley Dr Penny nickon um Dr mishina Melina serani um but I I want to say this to you you heard me say this is voluntary for any parents in the school district of Philadelphia who have the great honor and privilege of traveling throughout the summer and you stay at the shore or you you stay at Martha's Vineyard or you stay in the Hampton or whereever or down south that was a big thing when I was growing up people would go south for the entire summer to stay uh with their extended um family members if that is what you traditionally do do during the summertime Andor if your children annually are already enrolled in programs we think that is is amazing and we're trying to do absolutely nothing to interfere with the plans that you have for your children what we're really talking about here on today um is young people for whom that is not the standard operating procedure in their life okay Dr wild lington over to you thank you uh good morning thank you Madame mayor it's a pleasure to stand with you and our Charter colleagues this morning this is a big day and this is absolutely a big deal so on behalf of School District Philadelphia I'm pleased to stand here uh and I also want to acknowledge uh many of our partners who are here uh certainly uh I want to acknowledge our Union partners and many others um at the very beginning of this journey uh mayor Parker as we listened to you when you were on the campaign Trail uh had a conversation with former with our current PFT president Mr jury Jordan and president Jordan reminded me of an experience from Grover Washington Washington School some years ago and he encouraged us as we go down this road mayor to remember the importance of providing opportunities to our families where we consider the whole child including older children who sometimes have to pitch in and help uh parents with some of the younger children but he reminded us we've got to meet everybody's needs and so uh uh as president Jordan prepares to retire uh this week uh we're going to look forward next week Madame mayor to be spending some time with president-elect uh uh artstein ber and we look forward to that continued partnership uh also want to recognize uh in her absence she's not wasn't able to be here today Dr Robin Cooper the cassa pre Union president uh let's give her a hand but she did s Miss send Miss Dina Rams and Miss Rams would you please stand be recognized thank you we're standing together this morning mayor and as you said this is a key initiative in the Strategic plan and we're so excited to move on your vision because we know all kids aren't at the Hamptons or Martha's Vineyard or Myrtle Beach or anywhere else for that matter um research shows us that extended day an extended year when coupled with highly qualified Wells supported teachers highly qualified well supported principles the very best curriculum materials in reading math and science that we can find anywhere in these United States and when we build equal partnership with parents we can't do anything but rise and improve achievement uh last school year our attendance improved and we know that students who have the opportunity to be engaged in a different way in an Innovative way mayor are more likely to attend school I also have no doubt that our students will Cel accelerate their academic achievement and feel empowered as they continue their education journey journey uh toward the ultimate goal of being College and Career ready and being able to participate in the world's largest economy mayor finally I want to recognize some folks who are doing some good work in the school district I'd be remissed if I didn't call their names the leader of the academic division who's leading this effort Dr Jermaine Dawson Deputy superintendent would you please stand and mayor we're not going to let any other District steal him either that's right so you's got to stay here I also want to recognize our chief of communications and customer service Alice copage uh Chief of Staff uh Sarah galy Sarah uh Miss Lauren who serves on Dr team and we have a and in the district this year we have a Harvard intern who's dedicated exclusively to this initiative mayor her name is Miss Trista Watson would you please stand and be recognized mayor thank you for your leadership on the campaign Trail never did we know that once you got elected you were going to push 10 times even harder but we are right behind you and we're going to try to keep up with you mayor but we're going to do good work and we are going to execute well on this initiative good morning so we are continuing to listen to to Philadelphia officials talking about the full day full year schooling program it's a pilot program that allows children to attend school longer in hopes of helping them and improving their academic success I'm Stephanie Quin you you're watching live now from Fox time right now is 1210 Eastern 9:10 Pacific we're going to step away for a two-minute break much more after that stay with us [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox and we do have a special programming note to let you know about coming up at 900 p.m. eastern time tonight live now from foxville Air CNN's presidential debate simal cast and the debate itself starts at 900 PM but host Andrew craft will have pre-debate analysis as well as post debate analysis and I did want to share this with you this is a live look from Atlanta Georgia this is inside where that debate is going to be taking place uh you can see that there is room for an audience however the new rules in this debate have decided that no audience will be inside so both President Biden and former president Trump they will only be there with the moderators as well as the crew and security another rule change is that the microphone of the candidate listening will be muted and the only have a certain amount of time to speak after which the microphone will be turned off so I did want to share that live look with you here on live now from Fox and throughout the day we have been speaking with a number of analysts experts uh to really showcase what we might be expecting earlier today I spoke with Trump press secretary Caroline L about her views on what to expect I did ask her about whether uh former president president Trump will announce his running mate ahead of tonight's debate she says that he is the only person who knows when that decision will be made public although he has made up his mind so very interesting and coming up at 2 pm Eastern Time host Mike P will interview Megan Hayes who is the former deputy communications director for President Biden uh but no doubt all eyes will be on both candidates and focusing on the issues but also the candidates themselves body language uh cognitive ability energy all of these things is what a lot of Voters will be keeping a very close eye on as well of course as how the candidates address the uh big issues including the economy the border the ongoing Wars and others we do have a live event happening right now it just started in Washington DC this is the uh Democratic lawmakers launching a caucus on global migration so let's pot up the sound and listen in our global migration caucus so help me give a big round of applause to congressman kasad and congresswoman cam lager Dove and to the many supporting organizations that are with us today friends over the last year and a half uh since I've been in Congress I've had the opportunity to visit the Border um I've been in bronzville Texas and as a matter of fact uh the same border that my mother crossed pregnant of me 41 years ago when I was with Homeland Security in that visit I wanted to bring something back that would always remind me of my roots but also the work that we have to do and how that work it's not just at the southern border or not in the work or not just in the work that we do here in Congress but it is also Global and it has a global impact and so often you'll see me wearing these earrings that I got in Brown ville Texas as a reminder of where I come from uh uh and the sacrifice as an impact of my mother's Crossing uh 41 years ago into this country from Guatemala and as I've made it to the Border I've made it to Guatemala a few times also in this past year Honduras and the Darian in Panama I saw firsthand the humanitarian crisis the thousands of people around the globe are experiencing I saw little children uh who were born in Ecuador to haian parents coming out of canoes after going through a jungle for 15 days in hopes to be able to seek Asylum as they cross through the Western Hemisphere and I know and I knew then that we needed urgent action the reality is that irregular and forced migration has reached unprecedented levels around the world because of failed policy choices over the years sometimes over Generations we are facing a global crisis gener ized violence Civil Wars human right violations Democratic backsliding economic exclusion and climate instability just to name a few those instabilities are driving families away from their homes in search of safety and stability just yesterday the world saw a violent Coupe develop in Bolivia endangering Democratic process in human lives and congress's discourse on this topic has been severely lacking I should know I am the vice ranking member of Homeland Security and the conversation is always limited to the Border let me be clear to the southern border and it's about security policies and ineffective enforcement strategies and today through our global migration caucus we say we need a different conversation we need a conversation that talks about the root causes of migration and a coordinated Regional and Global approach to address it and so to address the unprecedented levels of global migration today and communities all over we know that we want long-term solutions that build on the political will that build Regional Partnerships and a coordinated approach and that's why I'm so proud to stand with my colleagues to affirm that there are those of us in Congress who want to be effective allies and Global and have Global efforts to create a safer more Equitable world where we can build the life they want and deserve at home today with congressman kasad and congresswoman cam lager Dove and our colleagues we launch the Congressional caucus and global migration the caucus will connect members of Congress to experts around the world who are on the ground and on the and in the communities most directly affected by displacement in migration management efforts the Congressional caucus on global migration intends to position Congress as an effective Ally in building the political will to take meaningful congressional action that advances Regional and Global collaboration and establishes Partnerships with both local and Grassroots leaders needed to realize effective orderly and Humane migration management together we can change the narrative we can build Partnerships we can build political will and take the necessary action to realize a more secure a more safe a more sustainable future because for us as we think about people on the move around the globe we understand that we'll need a global coordinated effort to be able to address the issue so with me today please help me give a big round of applause to one of the co-chairs of the global migration caucus please help me welcome Congressman Greg Assad co-lead of the caucus thank you congresswoman congresswoman damz has been such a champion and really such a leader on these issues throughout our first term here in the United States Congress and is really by establishing this caucus is going to be a leader uh not just for the entire institution but for the country on addressing global migration and in this caucus we seek not just to reframe the political debate but to actually bring forward solutions that will work on issues of immigration because right now there is so much rhetoric around immigration but so few Solutions being offered by elected officials more and more restrictive and Draconian policies in the on the border of my State Texas simply do not work if you think about what congresswoman Ramirez just laid out families desperately fleeing their home countries people being displaced in record numbers mothers risking their lives fathers sending their children sometimes on their own kids just like our kids imagine the horrific situation you must be in to think about risking your family's life or risking your own child's life for safety uh more restrictive policy at the border isn't going to change that because immigration does not begin at our border it begins in people's home countries and in Congress they basically never talk about that they never want to talk about it even less does the United States Congress want to talk about the ways that the United States contributes to the forest displacement of people in the Western Hemisphere and around the world and so before we go about blaming Asylum Seekers for fleeing persecution and violence and Desperation we should first take a look at the ways that the United States Congress could do a better job to support stability and freedom and democracy around the world rather than continue our failed policies that push people out of their homes and contribute to forced migration that's why I'm so excited uh for us working together to launch this caucus that's why I'm so proud that this caucus will be connecting organizations like these and experts around the world with members of Congress so that we just don't keep on just talking about immigration but actually start providing real solutions so that people that want to migrate have the option for doing so in a legal and safe and orderly way but then those people who are being forcibly displaced from their homes see some change and that's what the American people actually truly want they want to see us talk about migration as an entire system rather than just as a political talking point in my office we are currently drafting a bill uh to start addressing these root issues and the forc migration that we see when I recently met with the Ambassador from Mexico the first thing he brought up to me was how the majority of the guns that the Mexican Government is confiscating from cartels come from the United States a huge portion of them coming from Texas why because our policies in Texas allow high capacity magazine guns to get purchased in many cases without a background check um and without a license at all and so there are uh policies that the United States currently has in place that contribute to the violence that many people are fleeing there are policies we have in this country that contribute to the displacement of people from countries like Venezuela where we see the largest number of Asylum Seekers coming from Venezuela and you can see the spike in Asylum Seekers coinciding not just with maduro's failed policies in that country but also with the United States failed sanctions policy policies that have not Advanced us interests in that country but have indeed further impoverished the population in Venezuela we need those conversations to be had I have brought up those conversations with members of both parties and have so often heard I've never heard anybody talk about that well this caucus is going to make sure we talk about that and do something about it uh and so that's why I'm so proud that we are establishing this thank you congresswoman Ramirez for your incredible leadership on this and our other co-chair congresswoman Sydney kager dove who's coming up next thank you all very [Applause] much thank you and hello good afternoon my name is congresswoman Sydney camger Dove well my name is Sydney camer do and I'm the congresswoman for the 37th congressional district in Los Angeles my district is home to a large vibrant and diverse diaspora of immigrants from across the globe it is my constituents lived experiences that have motivated me to launch the global migration caucus alongside amazing congresswoman Delia Ramirez and amazing Congressman Greg casar as much as the Republicans want to trick you into believing that immigration is an issue that is solely tackled on their side of the aisle today we are saying enough with that posturing as Democrats and as progressives we are committed to addressing the migration crisis with the holistic global perspective that it demands because let's not kid ourselves the idea that immigration can be solved by sealing our Southern border is absolutely absurd the national debate around immigration continually fails to acknowledge that migration is not something that affects the United States it is a global issue that reaches far beyond our Southern border Democrats understand that migration is an experience often born of necessity which can come with immense hardship heartache and marginalization I serve on the house Foreign Affairs committee specifically the subcommittees on Western Hemisphere and on Africa in both regions there are clear factors that contribute to the migration we are experiencing here in the United States conflict poverty the climate crisis political violence and transnational criminal activity in fact there are 120 Mill milon forcibly displaced people around the world more than any other time in modern history and rarely in the headlines is the fact that Africa is home to a third of the world's Refugee population and the world's largest internal displacement crisis in Sudan we need to be talking about that people it is unconscionable that we are not anyone who is serious about addressing ing immigration understands that it can only be done sustainably by targeting root causes and making meaningful Investments abroad through robust US foreign policy engagement but that is the antithesis of isolationism which Republicans are pushing nationally while simultaneously complaining about the impacts of retreating from us Global Leadership it's like makes your head spin these people have schizophrenia but you can not have your cake and E eat it too we must engage with our International Partners to address the root causes of global migration those who are our partners and those who might not be our partners right now because if you want to address migration you cannot promote isolationism through this caucus we also need to bring our Humanity back into the immigration debate and I know we know that this is still possible Democrats and Republicans Believe it or not have worked together to resettle migrants from across the globe there was bipartisan action to provide resettlement support for Ukrainian refugees I wonder why I wonder why and not many of the other countries that are also suffering from this kind of Crisis that deserve a bipartisan agreement that deserve bipartisan support and that deserve bipartisan action so clearly our caucus has a lot of work to do but I am excited to lead the charge alongside my talented and very dedicated co-chairs we are here we are ready to help we are ready to talk the truth we are ready to address the global migration crisis and when Republicans are ready to get serious about immigration we are ready to work with them too so thank you and with that I will now introduce Jose Espinosa as this uh press conference about the global migration Fus continues we are going to step away for a brief two-minute break right here on live now from Fox after that we're going to head back live to Washington DC as the immigration crisis across the globe is front and center at this press conference we'll be right back in two minutes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox I'm Stephanie Quin you time right now is 12:31 Eastern 9:31 Pacific and I did want to share if you have just been joining us that we continue to follow some breaking news out of Washington DC as the Supreme Court has cleared the way for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions for now at least in a procedural ruling that left key questions unanswered and it could also mean the issue ends up before the conservative majority court again soon now this ruling came one day after an opinion was very briefly posted on the Court's website that was by accident was quickly taken down but not before it was obtained by Bloomberg the final opinion appears largely similar to the draft released early it reverses the Court's earlier order that had allowed an Idaho abortion ban to go into effect even in medical emergencies however this ruling does not resolve the issues at the heart of this case meaning the same justices who voted to overturn the constitutional right to abortion could soon be again considering when doctors can provide abortions in medical emergencies another major ruling handed down today is that the Supreme Court has rejected a nationwide settlement with oxy cotton maker perdu Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but would also have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic after deliberating more than 6 months the Supreme Court Justices blocked an agreement that had been hammered out with the state and local governments as well as the victims the sackers would have contributed up to6 billion dollar and given up ownership of the company but also retained billions more the agreement provided that the company would emerge from bankruptcy as a different entity with its profits used for treatment and prevention the high court put the settlement on hold last summer in response to objections from the Biden Administration it is unclear what happens next we do have a live event happening right now in Washington DC as well a democratic lawmakers are talking and they are discussing the global migration crisis so let's listen in thank you uh good afternoon representative REM casar and cam logger Dove we applaud your leadership in launching the Congressional caucus on global migration a dedicated caucus would bring much needed attention and expertise to a complex Global issue it will push for policies that address the root causes of migration while also working towards a more Humane effective and orderly governance of migrations for the caucus to succeed we urge you to ster it in the directions of first a Frank Rec ING with how increasingly militarized domestic and foreign policies as well as inadequate us Global Climate actions create conditions that impel people to flee their homes second pursuing meaningful International cooperation through bilateral and multilateral me mechanisms finally and most importantly prioritizing the voices and lived experiences of Grassroots immigrant communities across the United States immigrant communities are shining beacons of resilience and solidarity they stand as guardians of their neighborhoods against displacement pressures providing vital services to newcomers while also sending hard-earned remittances home to support their families these efforts highlight the strength resource resourcefulness and interconnectedness of immigrant communities that are absolutely crucial for crafting solutions that work in the real world we're facing immense Global crisis but in these challenges lies EXT extraordinary opportunities for transformation this isn't about just fixing a broken system it's about reimagining our world we must rethink how we care for our planet and each other how we conduct a geopolitics and foreign policy and how we build a global economy that's based on solidarity and interdependence members of Congress This is Our Moment to be bold let's cease this moment under the OES of this caucus to build a future where both the right to stay and the right to leave are protected and where people everyone can Thrive thank you and with that um I'm going to introduce my colleague Jason Boyd vice president of US US for uh federal policy in kids in need of Defense thank you Representatives Ramirez Kazar and cam loger Dove thank you for your leadership in launching the vitally important Congressional caucus on global migration I'm Jason Boyd the vice president of US federal policy for kids in need of Defense through legal representation social services and other work directly and with Partners in the United States Mexico Central America and Europe kind strives for a world that upholds the well-being of children who migrate alone tragically over 17 million children globally are refugees or Asylum Seekers more than ever before all too many are unaccompanied or separated from loved ones factors driving their flight include gender-based violence domestic abuse and human trafficking to find safety these children must somehow overcome their communication and comprehension barriers trauma born of persecution the absence of trusted te trusted caretakers having witnessed these challenges firsthand K knows it's critical that the US government pursue robust solutions to address the root causes of such displacement so that fewer children are compelled to flee their homes Congress and the administration must also strengthen strengthen existing Regional and Global mechanisms and Forge new ones to manage children's migration in a Humane orderly and efficient fashion these should include lawful child appropriate Pathways to safety the global migration caucus represents an ideal platform form for advancing such outcomes and the caucuses engagement with on the ground leaders will directly Foster this progress K applauds these Congressional champions for their vision and dedication we're grateful to serve as an ally and look forward to working together to help keep children safe thank you all and I will turn it back over to representative Ramirez thank you thank you I want to thank all the organizations that are here today because uh you are the ones that are truly on the ground understand the issues and also have the solutions this nation has relied for far too long on the Decades of failed border enforcement policies uh and this global migration caucus will be the very first step in us actually taking a global lens so that we can actually have a Global Response that works I want to thank my co-chairs uh both of them who have done already incredible work in foreign affairs and oversight and other committees but I also want to thank the founding other founding members we are 21 members that today join the global migration caucus uh members of Congress who have been here 10 years 20 years members of Congress who serve in foreign affairs who serve in judiciary who serve in Homeland who also understand that in order for us to be able to be a partner that is global we must understand what is happening around the world we cannot forget what's happening in Congo Sudan Haiti Ecuador or even Bolivia this is why I'm so excited that today we are launching officially this caucus and I want to make sure that people are clear many caucuses are formed in this Congress but if you know me you know that I don't join a caucus to just have an attendance on it I roll up my sleeves and I get to work this caucus is a working caucus that over the next few months and over the next Congress you will see actionable tangible deliverables so that we can truly say that we are moving the needle forward so that we as a global partner are addressing a global coordinator approach to addressing migration so thank you to all the organizations to the staff that worked so long to the founding members uh let's go ahead and let's get to work thank you all right folks thank you so much thank you congratulations thank you it does appear that this press conference is now over but these were a number number of democratic leaders talking about not just the crisis at the border but how immigration really has reached a Tipping Point around the world and so they are launching a global immigration caucus to further address that issue we are going to step away for a two-minute break here on live now from Fox we have another live event with the United Nations as they are talking about the crisis in Sudan and food security there we're going to head to that live event coming up after the break [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back to live now from Fox I'm Stephanie quu and I did want to share this live look with you this is a live look from inside the uh really the room that both President Biden and former president Trump will meet at for their first presidential debate this is a live look at the Forum in Atlanta Georgia this is of course a historic debate between a current president and a former president new rules for this debate uh it will be 90 minutes and there will be a number of different things there's not going to be an audience and microphones will be muted from time to time so as not to interrupt the speaker uh we do want to invite you to watch the CNN presidential debate simoc cast right here on live now from Fox the debate itself self will begin at 900 p.m. eastern time however as we have been doing throughout the day we have special coverage of this we are interviewing experts we are interviewing uh press secretaries and former staff members from both president Trump and former uh former president Trump and President Biden's staff and we continue that special coverage post Andrew craft will have pre-debate coverage and Analysis as well as post debate analysis as well so we do invite you to join us here on live now from Fox for this historic debate mean time we now want to head to this live event this is with the United Nations as they are discussing the ongoing crisis in Sudan and the food security issues there let's listen ination of the true scale of these horrific crimes unfpa continues to provide medicine and supplies including for the clinical management of rape survivors and to 12 health facilities in the capital and surrounding region mobile clinics are also operating at eight displacement sites to support reproductive Health as well as hotlines for survivors of sexual assault and provision of safe spaces um an artistic note uh our very artistic colleagues at the UN in un offices in Vienna have collaborated with the cay Libre a street art festiv for urban Aesthetics to create a mural of the vi Vienna International Center the painting by the Australian artist Finton M Magi I not good at pronouncing Australian names I've had problems before um uh the I'm going to get in trouble uh the painting explores the human element of the United Nations and the fragility of Peace a concept in support of the stgs in the summit of the future it symbolizes 17 of the stgs and particularly dedicated to goal 16 on peace Justice and strong institutions um if you are in Vienna go see it it's being finished today speaking of today it is the day of um micro small and medium-sized Enterprises today we are 6 years away from the 2030 deadlines to achieving the SGS and progress is lagging as we've been telling you as many countries face challenges and uh in interconnecting challenges the Day offers an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas on how key stakeholders including policy makers large companies financial institutions and the International Community can support micro small and medium-sized businesses to advance the SGS lastly we have a quiz which is good news and means we got money in the bank um this country was visited by the Secretary General on June 10th through 12th of this year of this year for a conference on Gaza yes ordun thank you we thank our friends what I don't have a okay that's okay you can still win um we thank our friends in Aman we are grateful to them for paying their um their dues and taking out of a long drought and no hitting streak we're up to 116 fully paid member states Ed thank thank you Steph um several humanitarian organizations and uh some un agencies have been complaining obviously about the lack of food of fuel to run um hospitals and electricity and other things um can we get an update on fuel fuel deliveries and and what is is coming in and what is needed to put it bluntly very little is coming in and a lot is needed uh we have been uh underscoring here uh the fact that generators are running low I think the K field hospital had to shut down its generator uh earlier this week uh as always when the the fuel supplies are low it's a matter of just stretching out what there is so generators have to be cut for a number of hours that impacts hospitals it impacts desalination plants um so we we keep trying to get more fuel in but we're not getting enough and I will try to get you some hard numbers um thank you and on um the road from Kum sholam to the coast is the UN able to use it at all or is the situation still the same not not at this point uh I know our human Arian colleagues are in in contacts with the Israelis and we we're in contact with the Israeli military uh more than a daily basis to trying to figure out how we can access that road safely and do the and and make sure that the road is safe both for for the trucks but also passable um in terms of repairing whatever damage there is to the road and is there any update on the US peer review nothing to share with you at this point I'm sorry to say Dei and then Gabriel yeah follow up on the float floating dock uh it's been reported that only a th000 tons of humanitarian AIDS delivered out of 7,000 towns from that which which went to Gaza from that uh floating dock I'm just wondering for the rest of the 6,000 towns of Aid who who is protecting those do you know that well the the aid uh is is offloaded uh from the US Pier we're not involved in that offloading we're involved in picking it up uh I think that's a question that you would have to ask the us because us said there there there are no boots on the ground of Gaza stet cor so which I can't speak to the security of goods that we are not in control of okay so next question tonight there is there is a debate there is a US presidential debate will the Secretary General watch that debate and what is the most important topic for him to watch or maybe you will watch it for him the most important thing is to ensure that uh we do not add to all the commentary that is being made around this debate Gabriel thank you Steph um we're hearing that there was a convoy uh of uh critically injured uh let me back let me rephrase that we're hearing that there's a convoy of um people that need light life saving um medical that was able to possibly leave Gaza today uh do the was a w to your knowledge involved I the knowledge that I have is zero on this I hadn't heard uh but I will check with our who colleagues if that if we were involved I mean sometimes we're involved sometimes we're not but I will we'll check with thank you um and the the Gaza Health Ministry says there are about 25,000 people that need uh medical attention cancer patients and others uh that have not been able to be evacuated yet generally what's the secretary General's position in terms of the un's role in trying to get assurances that they can get out and get we've been as you know wh and and and others have been involved in in sort of harrowing missions right to get uh different people out including babies out uh so we we again it's it's like everything else that's going on in Gaza we we are as soon as we find a breach we try to get in right we try to move and try to move the process forward and deliver humanitarian aid but it is on a on a Case by case uh basis assessment by assessment uh basis it is clear to anyone who is paying a minimum of attention to this crisis that they are in in in a war zone where people cannot Escape uh you can very well imagine that there are a huge number of people who need medical help whether it's through chronic disease and where they need they needed dialysis or whether it's from from wounds sustained from amputation all there are a lot of people who need help very few have been fortunate enough to be uh evacuated compared to the full to what is likely a very big uh number um but you know the Rafa Crossing remains uh remains closed for intents and and and purposes so it's a very challenging situation we continue to listen into the new UN as they are discussing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza we are going to step away for our final two-minute break of the hour I'm Stephanie quu after that my colleague Mike P is going to be in the hot seat to guide you through a number of hours of top stories Live Events and headlines stay with us [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] and welcome back everyone to live now from Fox will the stage is set for the CNN presidential debate tonight and 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afternoon here on live now from Fox we'll continue to bring you updates as we get closer to the big presidential debate as well as more insiders talking about the big day as well in the meantime do want to show you uh just some of house Democrats coming together to talk about abortion rights in America let's listen on live now Fox this will be a big topic tonight on the debate our extraordinary co-chairs of the pro-choice caucus for their leadership and for Gathering us here today United as house Democrats in full complete and unequivocal support for Reproductive [Music] Freedom let me also thank representative Judy Chu representative Kathy Manning and representative Susan wild for their extraordinary leadership two years ago the far right extreme Supreme Court majority overturned Ro v Wade and detonated reproductive freedom for millions of American women the catastrophic decision in dubs was just one part of the extreme Maga Republican plan to impose a nationwide abortion ban Outlaw contraception and limit access to IVF today reproductive freedom is under assault throughout America house Democrats unequivocally believe in a woman's freedom to make her own reproductive Health Care decisions period full stop it's a decision that should be between a woman her family her faith and her doctors right the far rights extreme effort to take away reproductive freedom is unacceptable unconscionable and unamerican we must stop them and together we will stop them house Democrats stop them now house Democrats will continue to fight for Nationwide access to abortion Care House Democrats will continue to fight for access to contraception house Democrats will continue to fight for access to IVF we will continue to stand up we will continue to show up we will continue to speak up we will pass the Women's Health protection act we will pass the right to contraception act we will pass IVF protection legislation we will not rest until reproductive freedom is the law of the land for every single woman in the United States of America it is now my honor to yield to a tremendous Champion for Reproductive Freedom our extraordinary whip The Honorable Katherine Clark thank you Mr leader I am so proud to stand with this caucus as we mark this critical anniversary of taking away rolling back 50 years of a constitutional right under Trump's Supreme Court what has happened in the last two years 27 million American women now live under Health Care bans doctors are being criminalized IVF and contraception are under attack and what does this mean let me share you a story for my second pregnancy where a routine ultrasound showed that there was no longer a fetal heartbeat and when I needed abortion care because there wasn't a full miscarriage to prevent infection to preserve future fertility I got that care without question fast forward to a post dobs at post r v way Texas Amanda zarowski water broke at 18 weeks pregnant her pregnancy could not survive yet her doctor because of criminal penalties could not give the care she recommended she was told to go home wait for infection to set in and it did she had a sepsis infection spent days in the ICU barely survived and today does not know if she will ever be able to become pregnant again again what is the difference in the outcome of our two stories of miscarriage it is Donald Trump and the GOP who has dismantled Women's Health Care and reproductive freedom in this country we are at a Crossroads we are going to choose Freedom or we are going to choose extremism and every single time this has come before Americans for a vote they have chosen Freedom that's right right Freedom that is in Kansas Michigan Ohio Tennessee Kentucky every single time Americans stand with freedom and this caucus and this President stand with them and I am so pleased to introduce a champion for Reproductive Freedom a champion for returning these critical decisions to American women and American families where they belong co-chair of our pro-choice caucus Barbara [Applause] Lee well good morning everyone let me first thank leader Jeff whip Clark chair aulard our co-chair of the pro-choice caucus Diana De get for their bold leadership uh I am a proud Democrat and I'm so proud out of our Democratic caucus thank you all very much for staying the course on this issue that uh really is about life or death as co-chair of the pro-choice caucus with uh congresswoman deette uh I'm proud to be in this fight with all of you and with all of our incredible inspiring Coalition Partners doing the work on the ground two years ago five extremist Supreme Court Justices voted to take our country back decades and revoke a fundamental right of Millions by overturning row this is yet another attack on our democracy Now millions of Americans of reproductive age are living without access to abortion care suffering preventable harm to their bodies and their lives this anniversary it's a stark reminder of the casualties in the gop's war on reproductive freedom but it also must be a call to action it's a wakeup call because this cannot continue tonight the two candidates for president will debate for excuse me the first time in this election I hope the country is paying attention not only to how they talk about abortion but what they've actually done about it from day one the Biden Administration has shown a clear and early commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights he has taken concrete actions to protect access to to abortion including medication abortion the ability to travel for Reproductive care access to affordable quality contraception safeguarding the privacy of patients and health care providers and more the extreme GOP and their allies on the Supreme Court could not be more opposite they've continued an assault on reproductive Freedom through harmful legislation at each level of government and in States across Nation let's be clear Republicans are ready and eager to Institute a national ban and create more suffering we cannot let them do that we cannot let GOP extremism continue to subvert the will of the people as someone who had an unsafe and illegal abortion before row we cannot allow this country to revert back to those days the the majority of Americans support the right to an abortion our caucus won't stop fighting until our laws reflect our democratic values and our own freedoms to make our own health care decisions without interference mind you from judges and elected officials thank you again and now I'd like to yeld to our woman warrior Diana the GI thank you thank you so much Barbara well as you've heard it was two years ago today when the Supreme Court for the first time in our nation's history took away of Freedom that all Americans have and the results were Swift and they were devastating 21 law states have banned or severely restricted abortion and those laws took effect the very next day after the do's decision in Ohio a young girl who had been the victim of rape had to be taken across state lines to get the health care that she needed in Texas as you heard someone was sent a woman was sent home because the doctor was afraid of criminal prosecution and she almost died from sepsis before she could get the health care that she needed I just saw the reports this week of of the birth rates and the infant mortality which have gone up since the do's decision up since the do's decision imagine the cruelty and imagine the impact on countless Americans one in three women and more than half of the black of black women in this country live in state states where they don't have access to abortions and as States enact new and tighten existing restrictions and as the impacts of these cruel laws grow more and more Americans are being forced to leave their homes to somehow take leave from their jobs and flee their states to get the care they need and that's just the people who can afford to do that everybody else too bad for them in these D count of and these Draconian States uh laws they don't just affect States like Colorado or like Texas they affect States like Colorado my home state where abortions have gone up by three times and where Coloradoan have to wait along with everybody else to get the health care they need so what have the House Republicans done to alleviate this problem they refus to take up the Women's Health protection act but not only that 187 187 members of the House Republican caucus have co-sponsored legislation that says that pregnancy begin or that that personhood begins when the egg and the sperm meet giving EV giving those those fetuses the same rights from conception that all of us have today what would that mean if that became that 187 of them have sponsored it would mean that all abortions no exceptions from day one would be banned it would mean that infertil in inv vitro fertilization would be banned it would mean that many common forms of birth control would be banned and it would mean that life saving stem cell research would be banned I am not exaggerating I am not exaggerating this is the agenda of the far right-wing extreme House Majority they don't really want to talk about it right now because they realized that that the vast majority of Americans and the vast majority of their constituents oppose these extreme laws but make no mistake if they keep the house if they take the Senate and if Donald Trump Trump wins the White House this is exactly the farri majority that that will that that that will enact these laws we simply cannot happen let this happen on behalf of the American people and we will not let it happen one of the first bills we will pass in Congress when we take the majority and hakee Jeff becomes the next speaker is the Women's Health protection act and we and and we will restore freedom for all Americans to make their own health care decisions including abortion for everybody in every state in this country because that's the way we do it in America I'm now pleased to introduce the primary sponsor of the Women's Health protection act another Fierce Warrior for Choice congresswoman Judy [Applause] Chu abortion is healthc care always has been always will be but two years ago the magga justices on the Supreme Court ripped away reproductive Freedom all right everyone you are watching live now from Fox we appreciate everyone continuing to join us here as uh really abortion rights going to be a big topic tonight at the debate CNN presidential debate of course 900 p.m. Eastern and when we come back here on live now from from Fox we'll get some insight and talk a little bit about the big debate tonight and what to expect and we'll get the Insight from a 15-year-old but he's not a normal 15year old he's very very well spoken and talented we'll have it for you on the other side of the break here on live now [Music] [Music] welcome back everyone here to live now from Fox I'm your host Mike P always great to be with you especially on debate day as we get you ready for CNN's big presidential debate of course it'll simoc cast right here on live now from Fox 9 p.m. Eastern but before uh we get to the debate of course we got to talk about what to expect and some of the insights as well my next guest here loves politics has his own uh show as well as has uh politicians on and we're going to talk to him right now he is in Atlanta covering this presidential debate Wyatt sharp host of the Wyatt sharp show thanks so much for joining us here on live now from Fox really appreciate it thank you all right W first off before we talk about the debate let's just talk about you're 15 years old you have a great love for politics you're from Canada but uh e even enjoy the politics here in the states tell us a little bit about why you're so in a politics I think it's just based off of kind of a general kind of C iOS for what's happening in the world around me whether it be over the course of the pandemic for example you know seeing various lawmakers and and medical professionals kind of providing their opinions and their insights and then you know new questions kind of being sparked in my own mind and then I started emailing some of these people uh and then some of them you know posed the idea of well perhaps we should have a zoom conversation and so then I decided to publish the conversations for people to kind of benefit from and in the same way that I was benefiting from and and so it started with Canadian politics because of course that's where I'm from and and that's very much where uh it was easier at the time to get people to agree to uh come on uh but it since has kind of extended to the US just based off of you know the sole fact that oftentimes what happens in the US kind of has a trickle down effect so to speak and ends up impacting Canadians just as much if not more as our own politics yeah so so true and so well said so Wyatt uh we are gearing up for tonight very excited to see uh these two candidates uh President Joe Biden and and president Trump what do you expect tonight I think it's really interesting especially when we're looking at both of these two candidates and kind of the respective you know things in which they have to do over the course of tonight for President Biden that is of course explaining why the past four years has been good or at least in his opinion why it has been good for the American people but he'll also have to overcome some of the arguments surrounding his cognitive decline as we know former president Trump is very much likely to bring up tonight and then for former president Trump he really is able to just say look at what's been happening over the course of the last four years the cost of living is higher you know we really haven't made a lot of progress he can look at and you know say the fact that the war in Ukraine the war in Israel was really accelerated under this Administration and so he actually I would argue has kind of the upper hand going into tonight's debate just because he doesn't have to necessarily defend a record now of course it's a little bit different because he still has a record given that he was president before him but it's of course not as relevant in the minds of the American people given that it was you know four years ago now yeah so true and uh speaking about four years ago we we saw these two debate and what we saw a lot of the times was Donald Trump really trying to be loud and overpowering Joe Biden cutting him off at times and really you know at times it was very distracting now it's going to be a different mode here because of the way that this debate is set up with the microphones that will be cut off when the candidate is not supposed to be speaking and do you think that that could actually benefit Donald Trump where it will have you know let Joe Biden speak more um I think to a certain degree perhaps but I do think that if we look back at the 2020 debates former president Trump often enjoyed making his own kind of respective arguments in the form of rebuttal to what President Biden was saying and often times that included interruptions whereas President Biden at times he still did do that he generally tried to stick a little bit more within the allotted time windows that the commission on presidential debates in 2020 had provided so I guess the real question here tonight that a lot of people are asking is can Donald Trump remain kind of presidential so to speak and adhere to these time limits while still expressing his points that he wants to express in an effective way and I mean I think if he's able to do that then it'll be kind of you know good to say that he's had kind of a a safe night so to speak or or at least a night that will not harm him moving forward into this campaign because of course this debate is much earlier than some of uh the previous debates it's the earliest debate ever it's before both of the conventions which a lot of people are arguing it's because that way if either one of these two candidates perhaps screws up something tonight or does something that you know makes them get some bad publicity it won't be as relevant in the minds of Americans come November 5th and who do you think tonight has more pressure on them Biden or Trump it's interesting because I think that at least the poll suggests that the vast majority of Americans don't really want either one of these two people to be president and yet somehow here we are um I think for it really isn't so much that one person has more to prove but I do think that President Biden given the fact that the Trump campaign really goes after him over his cognitive decline really as one of the main points on their campaign in order for him to kind of put that to bed he actually has to have a fairly positive night tonight I mean you saw for example whether it be the juneth event at the White House the Jimmy Kimmel fundraiser with President Barack Obama you know the Republicans were really criticizing him for having some you know struggles with his cognitive State during uh during those events and so again if he has a good night tonight hopefully that'll help him put some of these criticisms that Republicans are making to that yeah so so true and uh you also take a look at uh what could possibly be up next uh for president Trump with his legal battles as well at the helm so of course those will be some questions uh spread throughout this debate as well oh 100% And I mean if we're looking at the legal troubles of course there's one conviction his sentencing is on July 11th just days before the Republican National Convention and so you know it's interesting to think about that just given base purely off of kind of a political standpoint that a lot of Americans are tuned into it they're seeing the fact that this conviction has happened and they're wondering how it's going to kind of play into the American political State whether or not it's going to be brought up tonight is actually interesting question because generally we've seen the Biden campaign and President Biden himself shy away from actually bringing it up just based off of the nature that you know Donald Trump is actually benefiting in some ways from this because we've seen his poll numbers increase so by the Biden campaign bringing it up perhaps his poll numbers would only increase even further uh so so it definitely is interesting to think about and I mean if Donald Trump continues with some of the same messaging tonight that he has been for a long time which is you know the justice system is being weaponized against him certainly he's going to be able to enthusias his base but the real question is will he will that be enough to persuade people who are currently supporting President Biden but also Independence because about 10% of Americans right now don't know who to support will that be enough to bring them over to his campaign a lot of the strategist that I've been talking to think that you know he'll he'll have some troubles with that and Wyatt what about um you know there was some talking and there is even talking still right now of what kind of President Biden will we see tonight will we see the State of the Union President Biden or will we see more of what we see sometimes uh during and after uh events that he does at the White House or on the road what do you think we will see it's interesting because of course President Biden you know when I've interviewed mental health experts neurologists as an example I mean they talk about President Biden and some of his cognitive troubles and and they make reference to the fact that it is very much the same type of kind of mental decline that you would respect for someone of President Biden's age someone who's 81 years old and so you know regardless of how he performs tonight it's not to say that there's something wrong you know with his cognitive state but certainly the majority of Americans who are watching this debate if you know it's clear that there is some issues there they could make some strong judgments after tonight that could have a negative impact on his campaign which kind of brings me back to the first point that I made originally that you know this debate is being held so early on in the cycle that you know I would think that Joe Biden and his team are probably thinking know that it's a good thing that way if something goes bad tonight they'll be able to kind of move past it given that they still have the convention to go through they have months of campaigning to go through before we even think about coming close to the November general election yeah so true and Wyatt you know you are so well spoken and so knowledgeable at 15 years old it's just so great uh to speak uh to you with such great passion in politics and really hosting as well I have to ask you what you think about when you hear other 15 16 year olds when they're you know for vast majority of them they're probably more concerned about their Tik Tac followers and trying to get that going or maybe onto their first you know job or whatever for part-time but what do you say to those 15 and 16 year olds that say you know what I can't even vote right now I don't care about politics I'll I'll when I when I'm at age I'll I'll deal with it then what do you say to that I mean it's certainly interest I think a lot of these people specifically the you know voting block or future voting blocks rather that you're referencing here are thinking about some of the things that are being discussed at a political level without even realizing it so whether it be you know going with their mom and dad to fill up their gas tank whether it be going to the grocery store seeing these you know very high prices that people just frankly aren't used to they are kind of in a way forming an opinion and so I think it's just educating young people to kind you know tie that back to our political state right now explaining to them this candidate says X well the other candidate says why and really just helping them to come to an informed perspective which I think debates like what we're going to see tonight there was a poll that suggested 73% so the M vast majority of Americans are you know thinking about tuning into tonight's debate which hopefully will include jenzy hopefully it will include Millennials people you know who are similar in age to me so that way it will help them make an informed decision rather than just things that perhaps we've seen in the past where people just kind of vote based off of perhaps the voting patterns of their or what is best solely for them and so there's a lot of questions to to be answered rather and hopefully we'll get some answers tonight yeah we're hoping that we will get some answers indeed Wyatt sharp thanks so much for coming on here on live now from Fox uh for viewers that want to see more of your content where do they go yeah I mean I'll be reporting for a couple of networks here specifically in Atlanta but I'll be uh on all social media platforms under the handle Wyatt show all right looking forward to that thanks so much W Wyatt it's been great speaking with you you take care and have fun tonight thank you you too thank you and we are going to take our first break here of this second break really of this hour it's flying already Let's uh take that break and when we come back more coverage and uh insight as we get ready for the debate tonight again another reminder of the CNN presidential debate simoc cast happening at 900 p.m Eastern and you'll see it right here on live now from Fox we'll be back in just two [Music] [Music] welcome back everyone to live now from Fox we appreciate everyone continuing to join us all worldwide right here and you can see uh Trump's plane as he is going to be getting ready uh to heading to Atlanta for the big debate tonight and we also have a dueling shot as well Air Force One you see in the slight corner there as President Biden 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Eastern no doubt about that all right everyone as we wait for President Biden and president Trump to make their way out to Georgia we want to hit on some other topics as well and uh we will be just talking in a little bit to a legal analyst uh breaking down Trump's legal battles uh uh on the road ahead to them and what the impacts of that will be on the debate tonight so in the meantime before we get to that do want to just take you out to Phoenix Arizona really quick here we have the Arizona attorney general speaking right now on abortion rights let's listen I'm live now system bladder neurological brain respiratory circulatory endocrine and reproductive functions and I think it's also important that the word includes was used and so um you know I think that a a doctor looking at all of that um uh could use their clinical uh good faith clinical judgment and make a decision so I don't know if Josh wants to add to that but not sure I hear an answer in there well look I mean we we this the the opinion here is um is Broad it is not prescriptive it does not list all the scenarios situations in which a doctor may decide in their good faith um clinical judgment that an abortion past 15 weeks is necessary um and um the law itself was very broad when you when you and I think one of the issues that that that one of the reasons that I think um there has been confusion is that folks have been not really f focused on exactly what the law says so number one there are two parts to it right there is to avert death and by the way it doesn't say to avert imminent all right just a little bit there of Arizona's attorney general speaking on abortion rights in America obviously going to be a Hot Topic tonight for the debate the stage is set the two c candidates are getting ready to make their way to Georgia you have uh Trump's uh plane right here as well as well there's the Dow just wanted to show you there a quick little jump uh 113 points up in the green as well but we do have Air Force One as well as we are awaiting to see President Biden uh it's been quite some time since we have seen him he has been at Camp David uh for the last 4 days or so uh preparing for this moment a little bit later so we'll be keeping I on that but next up here we want to continue to talk about what to expect in tonight's debate obviously a lot of talk will be centered around Trump's legal battles as well we already uh seen that he went through one trial uh before and now we will see uh what is next for him in these summer months as he continues to these legal battles as well as campaigning full-time uh for president once again again so let's get some perspective right now and some insight bringing in attorney Dante pointer thanks so much for joining us on live now yeah thanks for having me so let's talk a little bit about um obviously there will be questions about Trump's legal battles tonight and really the path forward for Donald Trump as uh you know this is we've already seen him uh be found guilty but it doesn't seem like it has slowed any of the momentum that he has made made in the polling but um going forward he still has a lot of cases uh that could be coming yes he does you know he was obviously uh convicted as it relates to uh the hush money case 34 different felony charges however that seemed to have actually boosted his campaign by causing people to want to contribute and get behind him of course he's stylizing this as a politically motivated prosecution but that's just one aspect he's he's waitting he's awaiting sentencing uh no one expects him to get jail time however he still needs to be sentenced on that now as it relates to uh the P the other pending cases he got a win because frankly the case as it relates to the confidential documents that's been delayed and so until that's resolved he's not facing a uh Federal conviction based upon confidential documents and National secrets so his his path to the White House although it's a mindfield of legal cases it looks like he's tiptoeing Through the Tulips at this point yeah it really does and it it's a Dante it's so surreal just even talking about a leading you know Republican candidate who is also by the way a former president and talking in the same sentences about the debate tonight and then trying to navigate uh these legal ways I mean that right there is just so surreal it is we haven't seen this before not only do we have a former president president who has been convicted of multiple felony charges but you have a president who's hanging on the Supreme Court's decision as to whether or not potentially more criminal charges can be brought against him for actions that he took in in the furtherance of his presidential office at least that's his claim so this could be very thorny legal and political issues as the presidential campaign moves forward yeah and you know going forward though when we were looking at these before any of the trial started uh when we were just hearing of the indictments when the indictments were it just seemed like it was a you know new week new indictments uh for the former president and you thought to yourself you know this was about like let's just say 11 months ago 12 months ago and you're thinking oh wow how is he going to you know continue to navigate these areas but the way it's set up now where you don't know when the next really trial date could be because everything is being delayed it's really setting them up now for the summer months just to hit full campaign mode absolutely you know the way in which the judicial system works and people who are familiar know it's a very slow process a slow grind so it's not necessarily surprising that the criminal justice system or even the Civil Justice System is moving in fits and Spurs it's to his benefit because essentially he doesn't have to go sit through another trial like we just saw him do instead he could focus on campaigning and trying to gain his office which practically speaking if he wins presidency again I assume that he's going to Pardon himself and others and I have to ask you here uh going forward as we look into the summer months there but as we get into the fall and if there is no trial dates set could they the federal could they even you know I'm talking about October if we get into the month of October and they want to try maybe to start a trial then is that almost too late when we're getting that close to November I think a judge would be pretty loath to want to get a trial started right on the eve of the El of the presidential elections and things so you know I'd be surprised to see a judge actually get the trial started at that time however if that were to happen once again Donald Trump former president has done an excellent job of rallying his base in terms of looking at all these legal uh fights that he has as being more politically motivated which is motivating his base to come out and vote on the other side of the aisle the Democrats just point to this is just one more uh proof exhibit a that this guy is not fit to be president and is not the person he claims himself to be in terms of being a fit business person or a person of high moral character fit enough to be president of our country right right so what would you say would be maybe the final month where really where they could like start something if they were going to before the election with September September is certainly on the table it's still cutting it a little close but I could see see if a judge did decide to move forward with a trial in September it could essentially be finished perhaps by the time you get star getting into the very last weeks of the campaign however once again I still think that given the way in which the courts have signaled uh putting these trials off and not setting a trial setting conferences it's highly unlikely I think that we see another trial before uh the election and lastly Dante earlier this week we saw the New York judge partially lift that gag order on Donald Trump there and while that's good for Donald Trump himself where he could you know continue to maybe talk a little bit more about it at his rallies it's also maybe a negative against him would you say because now it seems like that opens up the CNN moderators tonight to maybe ask them a little bit more questions about it where before he would say he would he he could say you know I'm under a gag order now not so right well you know certainly with the judge lifting the gag order he's free to talk and comment and remark upon the trial and all the different people who were involved in his thoughts around the trial which I think he's going to do because I in his political calculation it enures to his benefit however you're right it is a double-edged SW if you start talking you can't unring the bell and so those moderators certainly can ask him some pointed questions and potentially put him on the defense so he has to be very careful as a relates to what he says and how he postures around the trial and what it really means as it relates to his conviction as well as his thoughts about our Judiciary so so true and uh we'll all be watching tonight see how it it all plays out at Dante pointer thanks so much for joining us on live now from Fox gave some great perspective on the legal battles and what to look forward to in the summer and fall yes moving forward yes you take care you too thank you and of course we always got you covered here on live now from Fox bringing you the top stories and of course breaking news as it happens right here and of course we will continue throughout the day uh get you ready for the big debate tonight uh it is the CNN presidential debate simal cast we'll have it for you tonight at 900 p.m Eastern and I want to go out right now um to our shot here though we are going to see for the first time in days our President Joe Biden coming back from Camp David and he is making his way then on to Air 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to get you ready we are going to continue to provide you insight and Analysis as well as a preview of tonight's big one so let's go out right now to Atlanta and that is where we find Fox news's Doug luzader joining us here as the two candidates are getting ready well we're still a few hours away from the debate starting but even before the candidates have taken the stage the campaigns are hitting the airwaves it's going to be hot outside the debate here in Atlanta and it may be even hotter inside on the stage and ahead of the big event the Biden campaign announcing a multi-million Doll ad Blitz across Battleground States including Billboards like this one highlighting project 2025 warning voters about what they call the plan by Donald Trump's magga Republican allies to give Trump more power over your daily life Donald Trump wakes up every morning trying to figure out how to benefit Donald Trump President Biden wakes up every morning worrying about the American people the Trump campaign firing back with their first TV spots since the former president became the presumptive Republican nominee one of the ads is a tongue-in-cheek montage of President Biden's physical stumbles but the other highlights the Biden administration's record on the economy a message that may be connecting with some swing state voters seeing someone stand up to the establishment I have no choice but to admire that but even folks whose are made up plan on tuning in it's not going to influence my vote but you know it's entertainment yeah there is the entertainment value question here and this debate comes as the polls indicate that uh that this race is extremely extremely close our most recent Fox News poll has Biden at 50 Trump at 48 that is right within the margin of error back to you guys yeah Doug it's amazing you know thinking about all of Trump's legal battles and really of road ahead and to see that number continuing to be so tight there it uh it really tells you something yeah we we've seen that number go back and forth uh in terms of whether Biden's is on you know ahead or Trump is ahead but it's always within the been within the margin of error for months now there we go Doug lador in Atlanta here getting us ready for tonight's big debate we appreciate it as always Doug thanks so much and we will take our final break here of this hour stay right here with us more to come in just moments on live now [Music] [Music] and welcome back everyone here to live now from Fox live look here at Joint Base Andrews as we have President Biden in Air Force One he is heading now to Atlanta uh getting ready uh for the final final leg here of his journey to the CNN presidential debate simal cast of course we have it for you right here 9:00 p.m. Eastern but again these this is the moment here of uh Air Force 1 uh about to take off there for Atlanta we also have a shot here of Donald Trump's playing the former president getting ready himself for the debate that you will see right here on live now from Fox the CNN presidential debate simcast again 900 p.m. Eastern in the meantime do want to show you just a little bit here of Secretary of State Anthony blinkin speaking at a uh Pride event as pride month getting ready to close for the month please have a seat first let me say to my friend Katherine Ty welcome welcome thank you Katherine for being here with us today we're all looking forward to hearing from you now I'm usually the one who gets called out by Jessica so this was a great moment to actually get to return the favor but I have to tell you and I think pretty much everyone in this room knows it uh we have an extraordinary force of nature in Jessica leading our efforts around the world I couldn't be and her team are making every day in ways big and small is incredibly powerful and I get a chance to see that up close and uh you'll be hearing more about that through the course of this afternoon but Jessica to you to the entire team thank you thank you thank you and for so many in this room I could say the same thing because this is an extraordinary community of people who are working every day not just on this day but every day to make a real difference um I'm on his first day in office and you heard the letter from the president but on his very first day in office President Biden issued an executive order stating that and I quote all human beings should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear no matter who they are or whom they love it's as simple is that lgbtqi plus rights are human rights and our government has a responsibility to defend them to promote them here and everywhere upholding these rights is crucial to safeguarding and accelerating our renewal at home our ability to stand up for human rights and democracy internationally is also tied directly to whether we're strong on these fronts here in our own country so much of what we do uh we see the connections between what we're doing and how we're doing at home what we're doing and how we're doing abroad and this is no different it's also profoundly in our national interests and vital to our national security which gets us to what Jessica shared with you earlier really the focus that we're bringing uh today but it's in our national security interest to stand up for lgbti plus persons around the world when nations came together 75 years ago they affirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights respect for the equal and inable rights of all members of the Human family that's the foundation of freedom justice and peace in the world and we see that here at the state department every single day countries that respect the rights of every individual tend to be more stable more healthy more democratic more prosperous those that discriminate against lgbti plus persons tend to be less free and tend to be less equal the correlation is as clear as day 64 countries currently criminalize consensual sex uh same seex conduct between adults in 11 of them having same sex relations Is punishable by death last year you all know this Uganda enacted a law further criminalizing consensual same-sex conduct with penalties that included imprisonment including life imprisonment people convicted of so-called aggravated homosexuality face the death penalty in Hungary the government is smearing scapegoating stigmatizing lgbq plus persons vilifying them with degrading labels denying them equal rights normalizing violence against them two months ago Iraq's parliament passed legislation it punishes same-sex relations with up to 15 years in prison anyone who engages in so-called promotion of homosexuality can be imprisoned for 10 years in Indonesia the parliament passed a new criminal code Banning extra marital sex in a nation where same-sex couples cannot marry these laws effectively make all same-sex conduct illegal and they undermine privacy for all Indonesians since 21 the state department has helped lead a whole of US Government effort to ensure that every person everywhere can live free from violence and discrimination with their equal rights respected we're defending and promoting lgbti plus rights around the world and we're doing it in several key ways and that's what I wanted to just spend a few minutes highlighting for you today first we're applying diplomatic pressure to urge governments to reverse discriminatory laws and practice practices Seven Nations have decriminalized conceptual same-sex conduct over the past 2 years Greece Lenin Thailand voted to legalize marriage equality this year more countries are Banning so-called conversion therapy now first and foremost these achievements are possible because of incredibly courageous human rights Defenders and government Partners on the ground but I believe America's support is indis invensible when we engage sometimes publicly sometimes privately sometimes both when we share our own knowledge and experience we can and we do achieve change second where human rights abuses are carried out against lgp plus persons we hold the perpetrators accountable when ugand enacted its anti-homosexuality act we redirected US government assistance so that it doesn't go to those carrying out this abusive policy while at the same time increasing Aid to Ugandan uh people who need it more than ever before in the LGB plus Community we sanctioned Ugandan officials who were involved in Gross human rights violations we ended uganda's eligibility for beneficial trade status under the Africa growth and opportunity act until until it repeals the legislation and addresses its human rights situation we remain committed to partner ING with the people of Uganda as we've done for years with investments in improving Healthcare and education expanding Economic Opportunity strengthening accountability and the rule of law we'll make sure that our resources continue to lift up the Ugandan people not enable their repression third we're increasing protections for vulnerable eluc plus persons and we're doing that again around the world we've expanded access here in the United States to the refugee missions program we've got new options like NGO referrals and sponsorship by individuals and organizations and we're also providing financial and settlement support we've increased access to mental and physical health services for refugees including from the lgbq plus Community we strengthen training for refugees and Asylum officers to better serve those communities precisely at a time when this community is increasingly vulnerable it's important urgent that we step up to provide the support the help the assistance that we can and to do that in a very deliberate way we're also strongly supporting lgbq plus human rights organizations and we're doing it on the ground where every single day these organizations are acting at tremendous risk uh and showing through their actions what can actually be accomplished we're proud to administer the global equality fund this provides essential Aid to the work of groups in more than a 100 countries around the world finally we're doubling down on our efforts to bring lgbq plus rights and perspectives to the four in multilateral and Regional organizations for example in the UN Human Rights Council we brought our strong support to the first ever UN resolution to condemn and combat discrimination against and violence against interx persons 47 countries from every part of the world actually co-sponsored the resolution the council adopted it in April without a single no vote that's that that result is actually the product of rollup your se's diplomacy that our team engaged in in Geneva and I'm very proud that we got it today I'm announcing that the United States is updating our own interpretation of the international confident on civil and political rights this is one of the key treat committing Nations to upholding Universal rights that means that starting from now the United States considers sexual orientation and gender identity as covered by this treaty all right that is Secretary of State Anthony blinkin speaking as pride month uh almost coming to an end there and speaking uh on the state department you're watching live now from Fox we always have you covered here coming up on a new hour my name is Mike P I'm host here of live now from Fox we appreciate all our new viewers continuing to watch along with us well the stage is set for tonight the big CNN presidential uh debate of course we will have simoc cast coverage for you right here on live now and really all throughout this afternoon and early evening we are getting you ready for this big event the first presidential debate of 20 24 and we've been continuing to bring in people to give us insight as well as analysis of what to expect tonight and that is what exactly we have for our next guest here this is Megan Hayes the former Biden Special Assistant thanks so much for joining us on live now from Fox giving us some insights of uh how Biden President Biden has been prepping and getting ready for the big moment yeah I mean he spent the last couple days at Camp David working with his advisers he's has more he's r more of a traditional debate camp where he's going through his policies and going through um mock debates that he you know to practice for tonight um I think that the president will be laying out what he has done for the American people for the last four years and laying out his vision for the next four years I mean this is a job interview at the end of the day and I think that the president will make it you know more known of what he has done for folks and Megan this is going to be a different uh debate than what we are are normally used to uh this is something first off it's very early in the in the uh campaign election uh but also no audience yeah I think it is much earlier I do think that the momentum there you know there was not a lot of momentum here these these two folks were known to everyone as being the the potential nominees much earlier than normal normally we have nominating conventions in the late summer and so it's you know it's it's a good way to get people more engaged more focused as they head into the summer um the no audience is going to be very interesting to see how both of them react to not having folks in the room to clap or to cheer them on or to boo um you know in 2020 the audience played a big role and and their reactions I know that you know they normally tell you to be quiet but that normally doesn't happen and both of these guys feed off of energy from the audience so it will be interesting just to have you know Jake and Dana sitting there as the only people they're talking to it's really a television show yeah it really really will be and so many Americans and of course will be watching this tonight and really seeing uh these two candidates who we've seen before back in 2020 and there was moments uh where Donald Trump was uh just uh you know really trying to take over the debate and shouting and yelling and it was really a distraction this time around the rules are a little bit different we're going to see the microphones uh turn down when the candidate isn't supposed to be speaking Yeah I mean that's that's the intention of CNN is to have the the mics muted but you know they are only 8 feet apart so that doesn't necessarily mean that they will stop talking just because the viewers don't hear it at home doesn't necessarily mean it's not going on in the in the room so it'll be interesting to see how they both react and how the muted microphones really do play and if someone does continue will they unmute the microphone so people at home can see because I do think that could be a distraction for both of them if they continue to talk over them when they're trying to answer and I want to get your take uh because we saw a very energetic and uh in command of President Biden back at the State of the Union that was something different than we've seen uh in other events that he has uh can you explain maybe what we will see tonight will it be more of a state of the union Joe Biden the president always shows up he's a game day president he prepares for these events he prepares you know to great detail as you know he spent um the last couple days at Camp David and he shows up he he he knows the stakes are high here he knows the Optics are important he has been doing this for 50 years he is well aware of the stakes that are at for this debate and he will show up and he will be energetic and he will be have clear and concise answers um so it's you know the the expectation game that that gets played before this will all go out the window once they start talking and uh what is your take when you hear of course the media pundits talking about you know Joe Biden is lethargic he's confused at times you know uh the president maybe can you give us some insight of what he's like when the camera isn't on when the door is closed yeah I mean that was never my experience with him I worked for him off and on for the past uh for 10 years um the president is very you know I he's very on top of everything he he works harder than most people we'll be coming back from a foreign trip and he'll be you know I'll be asleep somewhere and staff will be asleep and he'll be so working and want to want to get to the next issue or the next trip you know we've I've been in the room when he's you know had conversations with his top advisers on very serious issues and he always is asking the mor question and pushing people and really thinking through the process so I think that some of this is a little bit um unfortunate and I think that it's just playing on you know his age unfortunately but he you know the criticism and the critiques of him is not exactly uh does not exactly tell the whole story or the truth for that matter and the polling is very very tight despite uh what we have seen with uh Donald Trump's legal battles especially with the trial that he just had and then uh some more on Deck as well are you surprised that it is very very close no I'm not surprised at all our country is very divided people have a variety of views here and this is like why we have elections people need to vote how they want to see the country move forward and this is how elections are this far out I do think that there'll be some movement in the polls as you know towards the end of the summer when people start to make their decisions this is going to come down to five or six states probably 50 or 60,000 people at the end of the day and so people aren't necessarily paying attention they're enjoying their Summers they're taking their kids to camp they're doing all the things that you do during the summer and you know when the fall comes people will be more engaged and I think you'll start to see the poll shift all right there we go and Megan one last thing what is one thing that you are going to be looking at is it going to be something on policy or is it going to be uh looking at body language between the two what's what's one thing that you're going to be keying in today I'll be looking for the contrast between the two candidates and what their Visions are for the the next four years if they are elected I don't think we've heard a from um the former president on what he wants to do for the next four years and I do think that's important and I think this is a great stage to do that where both of them are there and can lay out their Vision so I'll be looking at you know the more substance uh of what their vision is for the next four years yeah it is very going to be an exciting 90 minutes and so many people will be watching this first one Megan Hayes thanks so much for joining us and giving us uh some great insight into President Biden and what we can expect later tonight awesome thank you have a great day you as well take care and of course we will will have the coverage for you here on live now from Fox that CNN simcast happening at 900 p.m. Eastern we are going to take our first break of the hour stay right here with us more to come in just moments on live now [Music] [Music] and welcome back everyone to live now from Fox we appreciate you continuing to join us as well I'm your host Mike P always great to be with you all right we have some more Live Events to go to we want to take you out right now live to the Department of Justice that is where we have attorney general Merrick Garland speaking about uh healthc care fraud and let's listen on live now payer funded programs we have a particularly aggressive approach to combating healthc care fraud schemes that put people in danger for the sake of profits our efforts to combat healthc care fraud are focused on four fundamental principles first protecting vulnerable patients second defending taxpayer funded programs third ensuring full accountability by Prosecuting the perpetrators of these crimes and seizing their criminal proceeds and fourth using data analytics to keep Pace with constantly evolving fraud schemes first we are focused on protecting vulnerable patients in the southern district of Florida we charge three owners of a pharmaceutical wholesale company in a $90 million wire fraud conspiracy to distribute adulterated and misbranded HIV drugs to pharmacies and patients throughout the country we alleged that the defendants purchased these drugs at steep discounts from Black Market suppliers and then resold them to Pharmacies with falsified documentation designed to conceal the true source of the medication as a result patients at times received bottles labeled as their prescription medication with entirely different drugs inside one patient passed out and was unconscious for 24 hours after taking an antis psychotic that he believed was his prescribed HIV medication in addition to protecting patients our approach is Guided by our commitment to protecting the taxpayer funded programs they rely on that is why in the district of Arizona we charged two wound care company owners and two nurse practitioners in a $900 million Medicare fraud conspiracy targeting elderly patients in that case we alleged that the defendants caused unnecessarily unnecessary highly expensive wound graphs to be applied to elderly Medicare patients many of whom were terminally ill in Hospice Care this was done without coordination with the patients treating Physicians and without proper treatment for infection Medicare pay paid the defendants more than $1 million per patient for these unnecessary graphs the third pillar of our approach is to ensure full accountability for these crimes not just by charging and arresting those responsible but also by seizing assets we allege have been stolen from taxpayers that's why in the case I just highlighted we not only charge for defendants but we also seize tens of millions of dollars in assets including for luxury vehicles gold and bank accounts toing more than $50 million the fourth pillar of our strategy is ensuring that we keep Pace with constantly evolving Health Care fraud schemes that includes addressing the rise of schemes that exploit tele medicine technology specifically as it relates to Aderall and other stimulants utilizing proactive data analytics we identified misuse of tele medicine as a possible source of an increase in prescriptions for stimulants thereafter we worked with Law Enforcement Officers to identify potential schemes our investigation led us to a digital health care company called dun earlier this month we charged and arrested the former CEO and the clinical president of done for their respective roles in a $100 million scheme to defraud taxpayers and provide easy access to Aderall and other stimulants for no legitimate medical purpose today we are also announcing that we charged an additional five defendants for their alleged involvement in that scheme to distribute more than $40 million in medically unnecessary pills one of the defendants who is among the company's largest prescribers was indicted for rubber stamping prescriptions without any medical review as alleged the defendant also signed prescriptions for patients who were deceased I want to be clear it does not matter if you are a trafficker in a drug cartel or a corporate executive or medical professional employed by a healthc care company if you profit from the unlawful distribution of Controlled Substances you will be held accountable the cases I outline represent only a fraction of the broader actions that we are announcing today earlier this week I visited the US attorney's office for the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville I spoke with prosecutors who have investigated and charged two defendants with perpetrating a fraud scheme involving millions of dollars in fraudulent Medicare claims and Kickback payments the defendants were arrested on Monday this two week period will be matched with sustained efforts by the Department's Criminal Division in partnership with our us attorney's offices Nationwide to zero in on healthc care fraud schemes I want to thank the dozens of us attorneys offices that investigated and prosecuted cases in their districts the FBI the DEA and our partners from across the federal government and I especially want to recognize the criminal divisions healthc care Fraud Unit for their leadership and their excellent work we do this work because we know that healthare fraud is not a victimless crime victimless crime we will continue to rupt schemes that Target patients at their most vulnerable we will continue to defend taxpayer funded programs from fraud we will continue to bring Justice to the perpetrators responsible for these schemes we will continue to seize the funds they stole from taxpayers and as healthc care fraud schemes continue to evolve so will the Justice Department's investigative and prosecutorial strategies our messages to those seeking to exploit patience and Def fraud government program is clear you cannot hide your crimes we will find you and we will hold you accountable before I close I want to address today's supreme court order in Mo versus United States the justice department filed this lawsuit because Amala guarantees essential emergency care to all Americans no matter which state they live in if a defendant come if a patient comes into an emergency room with a medical emergency seriously jeopardizing the patient's life or health and tala requires hospitals to offer the treatment necessary to stabilize that patient including pregnancy termination if that is the treatment required to save a woman's life or prevent serious harm to her health today's order means that while we continue to litigate our case women in Idaho will once again have access to the emergency care guaranteed to them under federal law the justice department will continue to use every available tool to ensure that women in every state have access to that care and now I'm going to ask HHS Deputy SEC deputy secretary Palm if she would like to say a word you go thank you sir good afternoon everybody I am Andrea Palm I have the priv of serving as the deputy secretary at the US Department of Health and Human Services I want to thank uh attorney general Garland for hosting us and for our partners all across uh the law enforcement ecosystem here at the federal government for um the work that is brought us uh to this to this moment and really Echo um uh the the Attorney General's comments about our commitment to really bring uh justice to the criminals who are defrauding um us uh funded um US government funded healthc care programs the work really is critical to our mission at HHS and the millions of Americans who rely on HHS funded Health Care programs um uh uh are counting on us to do this work together um and vigorously pursue anyone who commits fraud against our healthc care programs but as you can see from this uh action today um that it really does take all of us to be successful in this space and Healthcare fraud really is a complex and as the Attorney General said evolving threat and the negative impact uh to healthcare is clear the American people uh trust HHS really to ensure that Federal healthc care programs provide high quality care and the Bad actors that are stealing from these programs uh are are compromising the quality of that care and in addition to the dollars that they're stealing they are putting as some of the examples that the Attorney General used are really putting patients at risk um and undermining quality so the actions announc today address fraudulent activities targeting critical HHS programs including Medicare and Medicaid along with other HHS funded work around substance abuse treatment uh and other Medical Care as an additional example today's action includes allegations about schemes targeting behavioral health treatment centers that serve American Indian and Alaskan native families and their communities in Arizona the schemes they perpetrated specifically targeted vulnerable Native Americans by establishing phony Sober Living homes that claimed to provide addiction treatment and other support however these homes really were just false fronts posing significant risk again to the quality of care that those patients needed and deserved in that moment of vulnerability while all the while those false fronts were billing our healthare system for millions of dollars for services that were never provided these and the examples the Attorney General highlighted and dozens of others uh have been stopped through the actions that we are taking nearly 200 individuals have been or will be charged and we have recorded excuse me recovered nearly $150 million from Arizona and more than three billion across all of these enforcement actions this is not the first time uh that we have taken action like this and it certainly will not be the last those who steal from the programs are stealing from the American families who rely on our health care programs again putting patients at risk we want the American people to know that we take this very seriously and see it as our responsibility at HHS to use taxpayer dollars wisely and to promote the health and well-being of all Americans and that we as again the Attorney General said will not stop uh until we uh bring all those who are attempting to defraud the federal government to Justice I also want to Echo the Attorney General's thanks to all those who made today's announcement possible um I I certainly would REM be remiss if I did not shout out um the HHS uh um inspector General's office and our team there um who have worked tirelessly and continue to work tirelessly in partnership with us at HHS to do the work need to do uh to keep our programs safe so with that I I'm going to turn it over to our Inspector General um to to provide a few remarks thank you thank you deputy secretary palm and thank you attorney general Garland for inviting me to be part of this uh announcement today I am Christy Grim I am the Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services I am incredibly proud to represent oig's phenomenal criminal investigative agents digital investigators and data scientists their tenacity and tireless work produce exceptional results day in and day out for Americans law enforcement actions like the one we're announcing today are only possible because of the strong Partnerships we have with HHS and our law enforcement Partners the invaluable work of the Medicaid fraud control units deserves recognition the investigators in these units are deep experts in complex uh State Medicaid programs and Medicaid fraud schemes today's national enforcement action underscores the government's resolve to shut down healthc care fraud wherever it appears and in whatever form it takes the government is using sophisticated data analytics to rewrite the fraud fighting Playbook with the power of data analytics and Technology we can detect fraud and stop it sooner and together with our public and private Partners we decrease the amount of money going out into the hands of wrongdoers the enforcement action being announced today includes allegations that providers were involved in a scheme with a startup telea Health uh company that purported to diagnose and treat ADHD and used deceptive advertising on social media uh to Target prospective patients tah health and other Technologies hold great promise to improve Healthcare but in the wrong hands and used for the wrong purposes the consequences can be devastating as alleged this scheme uh resulted in many disturbing harms including patients being prescribed Aderall and other uh stimulants for no legitimate medical purpose we're also cracking down on schemes that trick Medicare enroles into obtaining expensive genetic testing without regard for medical necessity again again I commend the exceptional work of the dedicated Professionals in my office and our partners in this successful enforcement action I'll now turn the microphone over to DEA principal Deputy Administrator George papadopulos thank you attorney general gardland we appreciate the opportunity to be here good afternoon I'm George papadopulos dea's principal Deputy Administrator every day the DEA Works tiously AC across the country and around the world to save lives by protecting the public from dangerous and deadly drug threats whether the threats are from the drug cartels flooding the United States with synthetic drugs like fentanyl the deadliest drug threat we've ever faced or from tele medicine providers and practitioners who unnecessarily pedal addictive Controlled Substances for profit in March 2020 in response to the covid-19 pandemic the federal government authorized the broader use of tele medicine services to allow patients access to needed health services and medications without requiring an in-person V visit while this ease of access to healthc care services expanded availability and convenience individuals like ruia he the founder and CEO of dung Global and David Brody the clinical president of dun Health exploited the expansion for profit tele medicine plays an important role by ensuring access and continuity of needed Medical Care to all Americans however the cases we are discussing today are a clear example of what happens when individuals and corporations prioritize profits over patient care as alleg in the indictment the defendants provided easy access to Controlled Substances like adero and other highly addictive medications through monthly subscriptions and in many cases for no legitimate medical purpose one practitioner alone prescribed 1.5 million pills of adol and other stimulants to patients across the country the defendants put profs over patients made millions of dollars in the process and likely exacerbated prescription stimulant shortages like those identified by the FDA in 2022 our message is clear the DEA along with our law enforcement Partners will shut down pill Mills whether they are in doctor's offices or in online tele medicine platforms we will continue to hold everyone accountable including company Executives that use tele medicine platforms to put profits over patient safety because addictive medication s require a legitimate prescription not a monthly subscription I thank the men and women of the DEA who worked on these important cases and our law en enforcement partners and prosecutors for their assistance with our investigations I'll now turn it over to FBI executive assistant director Tim Langan good afternoon me executive assistant director over the FBI's criminal cyber and response Services Branch I want to Echo what the the Attorney General Garland and our speakers have said I want to thank everyone who made this takedown possible from the FBI special agents analysts forensic accountants and professional staff to the Agents of HHS oig to the trial attorneys from Department of Justice fraud section who make up our Healthcare fraud strike forces around the country the dedication and tenacity of everyone involved on these teams are what produce as great results as we've discussed these investigations and arrest embody the idea of strong Partnerships it would not been possible without the robust collaboration FBI headquarters and 25 of our field offices across the country took part in this initiative from reducing access to pill fueling addictions to the medical professionals who violated their Oaths and lined their pockets in using our Health Care system as their own personal ATM I want you to listen to today's announcement loud and clear all of us here and the countless law enforcement partners at all levels State local and federal will not let this kind of Health Care fraud continue to happen as Americans we rely on our health systems to be fair and our health records to be accurate when unscrupulous perpetrators fake diagnosis in our medical records bill us for services that we never received or were not medically necessary they not only steal taxpayer dollars but many times are harming vulnerable patients I want to talk about some of the numbers for a moment 193 defendants were charged across 25 field offices 76 of them are licensed medical professionals individuals who intentionally deceived the Health Care system to receive unlawful benefits or payments and betrayed the trust of their patients ultimately billing nearly $2.75 billion in illegitimate claims think about the impact that that has on our health care System and it's not just happening in one area we're seeing it all over the country we've seen vulnerable patients trying to overcome addiction and seek treatment at sober homes but our investigations revealed that these patients were exploited those accused today set up sham sober homes and fed people with drugs and alcohol while bilding our Health Care Systems for millions of dollars for services not rendered additionally criminal organizations use covid-19 pandemic funds to line their pockets and pray upon the American public and the programs designed to protect us those charged employed fake covid-19 tests fake test results build for additional unnecessary testing and falsely obtained our personal health information for nefarious purposes whether it be exploiting wound care among hosp uh hospice patients paying bribes in exchange for ordering of medically unnecessary cardio testing manipulating the prescription drug process our agents and partners will continue to find them and hold them accountable as evidenced by today's announcement the pervasiveness of the healthcare fraud threat and the boldness of those willing to take advantage of our system is evidenced by the diversity of the fraud schemes announced today and the estimated loss amounts in the billions of dollars as our population ages healthc care expenditures will only continue to increase as will the number of cases we will continue to investigate and the FBI will not stop in our pursuit of bringing these perpetrators to Justice before I close today I'd like to thank the public and everyone who took time to report the fraud waste and abuse that they found they witnessed or they experienced your reporting was essential to the overall outcome of today's investigative results working together we can stop Healthcare fraud and keep our nation's Health Care System strong for those who need it remember you can always report suspected Healthcare fraud to your local FBI office or 1800 FBI tips and I'll turn things over to my colleague from HSI deputy executive assistant director Patrick mcen good afternoon and thank you very much to attorney general Garland my name is Patrick MC and I'm the deputy director for HSI in 1982 President Ronald Reagan formed the organized crime drug enforcement task force and El least Elite first of its kind operation for 42 years OSF has been made up of agents and investigators and law enforcement officers from federal state and local governments they've led many of our government government's ident efforts to identify disrupt and dismantle major transnational criminal organizations that pray in vulnerable Americans and harm our communities Special Agents from Homeland Security investigations have proudly helped lead OSF HSI and its unique authorities coupled with expertise in money laundering cyber crime and Border enforcement along with hsi's vast National footprint have helped OSF bring criminals to Justice the charges brought to date against seven Executives of done Global Inc as Affiliated medical staff is a testament to the skills HSI and our law enforcement colleagues bring to oadf and the expertise HSI brought to the task Force's first ever case targeting a Dela Health Company the company advertised diagnosises and stimulant medication prescriptions for ADHD via the Internet and current and former employees told reporters that officials put pressure on clinicians to prescribe stimulants that weren't medically necessary also the diagnosis appointments the company offered were simply a sham and were insufficient to accurately diagnose ADHD HSI looked into the company its leadership and the doctors and nurse practitioners who prescribed the medications and used hsi's authorities to access critical investigative material we discovered notes records and other Communications for one of dun Global's most prolific providers a nurse practitioner in Florida who prescribed more than 1.5 million pills including adero and other stimulants because of our expertise in the Cyber realm investigators were able to examine seized electronic devices almost immediately HSI in conjunction with our law enforcement Partners made the arrest and the CEO was charged two weeks ago I'm extraordinarily proud of all the federal law enforcement agents who stop these individuals from hurting even more people these agents made considerable SA Rices working tirelessly to pursue Justice and bring this criminal Enterprise's activity to light thanks to their exceptional work today the United States is sending a clear message to anyone who seeks to profit from addiction by illegally Distributing controlled substance over the Internet or otherwise HSI the Department of Justice and our partners across the federal government are holding providers and prescribers accountable for praying on their patients with that I will turn it back over to attorney general Garland that I will turn it over to SOI to ask questions hi um I have two questions first what is the reason for these kind of coordinated crackdowns is deterrence the goal and I have an off topic question too which is let's do one at a time okay uh with respect to that question uh uh one of the three major priorities of the justice department are keeping our community safe with respect to healthc care fraud this actually has two parts one is keeping individuals medically physically safe which is reflected by some of the cases that I talked about and the other part is keeping our health care System economically secure which leads to the safety of Americans and that is what we're looking for with respect to deterrence we're also so that people know that what happens to you if you commit this kind of crime what kind of sentence you're going to end up with and that we're going to find you the data analytics that we employ are also intended to cut short on these schemes before they are able to defraud the healthc care system and the third part which is to seize the assets and return it to the treasury so that that's the reason for these this is just the results of one two-e program we are not going away it's going to be continued over and over again thank you and I'm also wondering if you can explain the Justice Department's reasoning for resolving the Julian Assange case now instead of continuing to fight for his extradition yeah so we don't discuss internal deliberation of the department we don't discuss deliberations with defense councel with respect to ple Bargains and we certainly don't know of internal deliberations by the defendants Council the justice department reaches resolution in plea matters when the justice department believes it can reach a resolution that serves the in best interest of the United States that's what we've done here Jak um over the weekend there were some clashes in front of a synagogue in Los Angeles and that potentially could have prevented access for someone getting into a house of of Warship is the department looking into this are you looking into it under the face act or some other Avenue yeah so let me say what I can say now about that specific situation the US attorney's office for the central district of California which is Los Angeles the Justice Department's civil rights Division and Main Justice and the FBI have been and as we speak are collecting evidence uh on that matter let me say more generally I should report that over the last few months the justice department um has um um uh brought charges um uh obtained plea agreements um and obtained sentences uh for more than 30 defendants uh for criminal acts uh motivated by anti-semitic haate and I want to say that whether these acts are criminal uh or not uh anti-semitic hate is morally odious um and in in this kind of society we just cannot tolerate now let me say uh more generally on this subject um this is a matter that matters to me personally um it matters to me personally um not only U because as many of you know my personal history of having relatives who escaped the Holocaust and some who did not but it also matters to me personally uh because I'm part of a contemporary community that has a widespread and well-founded fear of anti-Semitic hatred so let me say both to the Jewish Community uh and to those who would do it harm the justice department will not tolerate criminal acts motivated by anti-semitic hate we will find those people who are perpetrators and we will hold them accountable and let me say and let me promise uh to the Jewish community that this justice department will do everything within its power working with Federal partners and state and local uh Partners uh to secure uh the community safety and as attorney general I will do everything in my power to do that next question Andrew um start with my uh on topic question what is the scale of this operation you know 193 defendants and 2.75 billion what does that say about the extent of healthcare fraud in the United States and are there things that you can do from a policy perspective to to limit this kind of thing well on the first question this is only a two we snapshot of what we've been able to do in two weeks so this understates the scale which is much larger and which several inspector generals have reported in General on the scope of of of um of the problem I'm going to turn um to the deputy secretary of HHS to talk about what can be done from a preventive point of view thanks for the question I guess I I would say a couple things one um you sort of need to put in context uh the dollars that are in the Healthcare System right we are 177% of GDP that is going to grow and so we are a target-rich environment right and so the ways in which we think about our responsibility um to ensure that the taxpayer dollars that are entrusted to us are used well uh includes uh an evolving I think the Inspector General the Attorney General have alluded to things like dat data analytics right this space is evolving it's getting more complicated the ways in which we um uh uh stop dollars from going out the door through the use of D data analyics is a critical um part of how we are thinking about the future um uh we are certainly employing those tactics now we think investments in additional technology thinking about how we responsibly use AI there's opportunities there in this space um uh but we also need to make sure and you can see it in the president's fy2 budget um the the the ways in which we are investing uh in um our attorney excuse me our inspector General's office um to to help make sure that they have tools that they need to do this work in partnership with us again that partnership with CMS um their um Center for program integrity and and that work with our Inspector General to make sure that we are sharing information using all our analytic tools again to get to a place where we're stopping dollars from going out the door um and and not having to chase them after um we've been build and actually put that put that money out um but we think that that the use of technology and the ways in which we are smarter and are agile um to keep up with the evolving threat landscape in this space is really really important to our future efforts question off topic question yeah go ahead um prosecutors working with special counsel Jack Smith have said in court that a trial for former president Trump this fall would not violate the Justice Department's 90-day rule around elections would you as the Attorney General be comfortable with putting Trump as the Republican nominee on trial look I'm not going to talk about the pending case other than to say that the prosecutors brought both of the cases almost a year ago they asked for trials in December of last year and January of this year and other than that I'm not going to talk about a case that's pending great last question Evan attorney general uh uh as you may have heard there's a debate tonight in Atlanta between uh President Biden and the former president uh and we expect given uh the last few days that we're going to hear a lot about uh political persecutions and prosecutions of the former president uh what can you tell the public about the efforts that you've made that you believe uh would uh show that there hasn't been a political uh persecution of the former the idea that politics infects our prosecutions nothing could be further from the truth we have one rule we follow the facts and we follow the law and we make the appropriate decisions that's what uh the special councils have done and that's what the justice department has always done thank you everyone thanks every attorney general there mer Garland speaking on the latest charges in health care fraud schemes you're watching live now we'll take another two-minute break stay right here with us [Music] [Music] Now ladies and gentlemen the stage is set for later tonight the CNN presidential debate coverage of course uh that will be happening at 900 p.m. Eastern that CNN presidential debate will be happening the simoc cast of course right here on live now from Fox at the same time uh we want to go out to Atlanta right now where a veterans group coming together to talk about key issues they hope that is addressed during this debate now my first speaker that I'd like to introduce is my good brother from another mother uh Darren Harris who is a United States Marine Corvette good evening or good afternoon ladies and gentlemen we appreciate you being here standing on this great day as we have come together as veterans to sit a very loud and clear message what you may know about me is that I am a proud United States Marine Corps veteran what you may not know about me is that a little bit over 10 years ago I walked out of Grady hospital and I stood on this bridge right behind me I went to the VA and I was looking and searching for health care and the reason why I'm sharing that little bit and part of my story is because it's important that we have the right people and at the right time representing our nation and representing our veterans God is a father in the highest possible sense of that term he is eternally motivated by the perfect idealism of divine love and tender nature that Finds Its strongest expressions and greatest satisfaction in loving and being loved you may not have have seen it or maybe even have heard about it but some American president actually acted as if they were Gods whose decisions were made and needed no input from We the People our input didn't matter and neither did Our Lives such is the case of the former president Donald Trump a misguided soul if ever there were one was one an insecure man who has on more than one occasion referred to Veterans and the character of their service to this nation in grossly unfair terms suckers Chumps and dupes were his chosen words for honorably discharged veterans some of whom were horribly wounded or even given even given their lives to service for this great country a country he refused to defend does this person deserve to occupy the highest office in the land let me ask that question again does this person deserve to occupy the highest office in the land even more than that black veterans face many challenges while serving in the United States military many reported things like racism violence all right everyone you watching live now from Fox we do have to take another two-minute break stay right here with us we'll get you back out to Atlanta in just moments [Music] [Music] [Music] he welcome back everyone here to live now from Fox taking you back out to Atlanta where a veterans group called common defense is slamming the former president Donald Trump just hours before the debate in Atlanta let's listen of our military ladies and gentlemen thank you for your time God bless you God keep you and may God God Bless America Next we will have Britney King tin from Dallas Texas good afternoon everyone my name is Britney kington and I'm an Air Force veteran from Dallas Texas and currently serve as a chairwoman of common defense's black veterans caucus I would like to begin by thanking everyone here for taking the time to fly Drive stream and support this rally in our efforts I am extremely proud to be an outspoken representative of a collective voice that is increasingly becoming more of a thorn in the side of MAA extremism and that is the voice of the progressive veteran this month makes 11 years since since I took that incredible oath to defend and protect this constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic defending the democratic values of the United States and 11 years later this country seems a lot less Democratic I have less rights now in June 2024 than I did in June 2013 as a black female Air Force veteran who proudly offered my life for this country and calls Texas home I don't even have the right to make critical decisions about my reproductive health I guess I didn't earn that right I am right here in Atlanta today with my beautiful amazing differently abled son who keeps kind trying to come up to the stage and and it's only because of the rights that have now been taken away by these same Mara extremists that I had the ability to access proper and appropriate medical care but um I'm um absolutely terrified at the mere thought of conceiving again because I don't know if me or my unborn child would survive the pregnancy and I would no longer be able to be here to take care of the son that I already have this is why voting is important to me if anyone who has the audacity to support the MAA Vision can continue in effort to take away the rights of people who give their lives to protect this country what does that mean for my neighbor who has been on a path to citizenship for almost 10 years if misinformation can be absorbed by service members who know the precise importance and urgency of voting and still choose to be silent what does that mean for the black communities who struggle to receive adequate access to resources and education if they receive it at all US veterans we have a duty and that Duty doesn't end once we separate or retire our duty continues in our daily lives in our communities and our places of work and worship and that Duty has always been to this country and not ever to a political party please don't ever get that confused the MAA movement seeks to destroy solidarity and uses fear as its weapon of choice it is up to us everyone who is listening right now to choose to not pick up that weapon and destroy each other it is up to us more importantly the two men who will be on that stage this evening to address the hurt in this country directly all right we are taking a final break here of this hour more to come in just moments on live now [Music] [Music] [Music] we are back everyone here on live now from Fox just hours to go and SE the CNN presidential debate that you will see simoc cast right here on live now we appreciate everyone continuing to join us all in real time we take you back out to Atlanta where a veterans group slamming the former president Donald Trump just hours to go until the debate and intimidation when they target us it's an attack on the principles we all fought to defend veterans vote and we understand the value of our vote and we won't let you disenfranchise us the purveyors of democracy and we certainly won't let you disenfranchise our neighbors our friends or our families I have been to war and I do know what that toll charge is it destroys the mind body and spirit the magga movement perpetuates hate and they have been at the Forefront pushing the big lie narratives that spread misinformation and intend to erode the trust in our electoral system and I'll tell you what January 6 broke our hearts to see our own citizens defy the Electoral results and that they were embolden and incited to do so with enthusiasm from the previous losing Administration we don't serve a party or any Idols of a party we serve under one flag and we pledge allegiance to one Constitution our oath never expires and our elected leaders are held to that same expectation country over party we will not be stricken by fear and we will not turn away from liberty and justice for all my name is JoJo sweat and I represent the Battleground State of Arizona and this presidential debate is extremely important we hope that both candidates in today's debate will directly address the severe threats to our democracy we need to hear them take a strong stand against misinformation political violence and any attempts to erode our democracy we want to be clear that we want commitments from both leaders to protect the Integrity of our Democrat of our Democrat Democratic Nation Veterans for democracy is a nonpartisan campaign of common defense education fund a 501c3 organization while we are committed to addressing crucial issues such as voter suppression the rise of extremism and the impact of movements like MaGa on Democratic principles we must do so without engaging in political campaign intervention so we are here under our Banner vets for democracy and all of our vets are open to questions independently with our reporters that are here with us today thank you very much for being here [Applause] now some of you might have noticed that I had to dip out for a minute but I knew that my colleagues would pick up the message the message is consistent across the board for all of us no one has invested more in the defense of our democracy than we have as Veterans as my colleagues have said we have sworn that oath we have faced that danger we didn't have bone spurs we had to answer the call some of us were required but most of us were volunteers and we continue to volunteer and serve our nation at the Forefront as we face this battle that is now at our Shores the enemy is within and we have to prepare ourselves as well as prepare our public to be able to fight that war so that democracy will uh stand for another 250300 years so as my colleague JoJo said we are now open to any questions that uh the floor may have um and again my name is Ed Anderson I'm the Georgia coordinator Georgia organizer for common defense yeah all right everyone we did lose that shot right there so we'll keep an eye on it for you as always here on live now from Fox now just have a look here of uh soon we will be seeing President Biden land in Atlanta area here ahead of tonight's big debate we still have uh looks like former president Donald Trump's plane right there expected to be leaving soon for Atlanta as well so we always have to covered here on live now from Fox appreciate appreciating all our viewers continuing to join us all in real time right here I do want to go out uh we barely had it on today but it was a little bit of the Arizona attorney general speaking on abortion rights in America space okay I'm G try to move that okay let me do this all right uh good morning everyone I am attorney general Chris Mays thank you for joining us and I want to thank especially uh Dr Jill Gibson Dr schnor and Dr Edwards uh Jackson uh for being here with us uh today um over the last several months I have met with dozens of emergency room doctors nurses pharmacists chief medical officers to hear their concerns about Arizona's extreme medical uh uh abortion bans and um these meetings began after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the 1864 near tootal abortion ban following the US Supreme Court's decision in Do's overturning Row versus Wade those seismic changes in the law and the strict abortion bans that have followed have put Health Care Professionals in Arizona in uh impossible impossible situations when women had a federal constitutional right to abortion doctors could focus on caring for their patients and what their health required but that changed when the US Supreme Court took that fundamental right away after 50 years now in large part because of restrictive abortion laws like Arizona's 15 week ban um doctors have a fear of prosecution hanging over their heads and that is chilling how common sense medicine should be practiced that fear now very often is compelling doctors to involve lawyers in decisions that should be solely between them and their patient as just one example an ER doctor recently said to me Chris how close to death how close to death do I have to let a woman get before I can treat her and be confident that I won't be prosecuted this is an outrageous position for any doctor to be in in the United States of America and in Arizona but it is the reality that many pro providers face on a daily basis in Arizona I don't write the laws but it's my job to provide guidance on what those laws mean to eliminate unnecessary confusion and today we are doing just that Arizona's 15 week ban includes an exception that allows doctors to perform abortions in a medical emergency both before and after the 15-week mark in the Attorney General's opinion issued this morning we are providing as much clarity as possible for medical professionals about what that medical emergency exception means this brings us to the question that was posed To Me by doctors and formally by Representatives Judy schweber Stephanie stall Hamilton and Senators Christine March Marsh excuse me and Ava Burch whe When does an me medical emergency exist under defin the definition in ARS 36- 23071 uh 217 allowing doctors to provide an abortion the text and legal authorities are straightforward and clear about what this means to comply with the medical emergency exception in statute the treating physician must do two things one that physician must exercise clinical judgment this involves applying personal knowledge training experience and discernment to the facts in light of the patient unique circumstances and other medically relevant conditions and considerations and then second The Physician must determine in good faith that based on clinical judgment either a condition so complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to necessitate the immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death or a delay in providing an abortion will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function good faith means an actual and honest belief without malice or intent to deceive once a treating physician forms a good faith clinical judgment that one of these circumstances is satisfied the statute allows her to perform an immediate abortion and she need not wait for the patient to deteriorate or inch closer to death and I think that is very important she does not the physician does not have to wait for the patient to get closer to death to to act under one of the two uh conditions in the medical emergency uh definition in law um this clinical judgment that a medical emergency exists cannot be second guessed after the fact and cannot be prosecuted under ARS 36-23 22 a or b or any other abortion law with the same medical emergency exception unless there is proof that the doctor acted in uh bad faith or acted without good faith big picture it is really important to remember that in many instances where a medical emergency exists these these are very tragic circumstances and often these are desperately wanted pregnancies where families are heartbroken to be ending the pregnancy in order to to preserve the mother's health or life and in some of those tragic cases risk and additional heartbreak could have been avoided by allowing abortions before the medical emergency arose but after 15 weeks again I can't change the 15we law but I can try to provide Clarity on what the medical emergency exception means so that doctors like these are not needlessly confused and patients aren't needlessly suffering and dying for lack of healthare that doctors are allowed to provide so as the top legal officer in the state let me be perfectly clear Arizona law does not allow for the prosecution of a treating physician who exercises their clinical judgment in good faith to provide an abortion under the medical emergency exception full stop and I have said before and I'll say it again today I will not prosecute any physician nurse doctor or pharmacist under our state's abortion laws I am making it clear to All County attorneys that the law does not allow you to prosecute medical providers acting in good faith according to their clinical judgment and providing abortion care in medical emergencies and I would encourage all Health Care Providers and their lawyers to read this opinion and determine how best to disseminate that information to instruct their doctors accordingly I thank you in advance for doing that important work on behalf of all Arizona families and with that I'd like to hand it over to Dr right everyone you are watching live now from Fox House's Arizona attorney general do want to go out live right now to Georgia in cob County we do have uh do see President Biden coming down the steps of Air Force One just hours away from the CNN presidential debate that we will have simcast coverage at 900 PM Eastern all right here and uh so we do have the president now in Georgia and we will take a two-minute break stay right here with with us we do have rep representative Jeff speaking just hours ago just hours to ago until Biden takes a stage alongside the former president Donald Trump [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome back everyone to live now from Fox I'm your host Mike PA as we continue to bring you live coverage from all over the country on this debate day we do see live right now President Biden Just landing in Georgia in County right now and you see the president there just hours to go until this big first presidential debate of 2024 we're going to keep the live coverage going right now let's go out to Capitol Hill where we do have the House minority leader representative Jeff speaking now lower housing costs in price gouging and grow the middle class the only thing that extreme magga Republicans care about are big massive tax cuts for the wealthy the well-off and the well-connected there's a big difference between President Biden and house Democrats on the one hand and the extreme magga Republican agenda on the other that's the contrast that is before the American people and each and every day here in the House of Representatives we see the Republican majority continue to try to jam their extreme right-wing ideology down the throats of the American people and do the bidding of big donors and big business house Democrats will continue to fight to solve problems and deliver Real Results for everyday Americans questions Mr leader you uh your party just got through a divisive Primary in New York uh where you saw an incumbent fall you have another one coming up in Missouri uh how would you describe the tension between the moderate members of your party and the progressive members of your party and is it your responsibility as a leader to support your incumbents that are in these vulnerable uh primaries yes and that's what I've consistently done uh in The Bowman primary we saw AP Pac Super PAC spend upwards of $4 million do you think that type of spending is appropriate and many Democrats on the left of your caucus have forcely called it out do you join with them and condemning that type of outside spending I think that pro-israel groups are going to support pro-israel members of Congress Pro reproductive Freedom groups are going to support pro- reproductive Freedom members of Congress pro-climate groups are going to support pro-climate members of Congress or candidates who are out in the communities throughout the country our view on Democracy reform Broad is that we have to do everything possible to protect and strengthen a government of the People by the people and for the people which is why the house Democratic position shared broadly by progressives new Dems and blue dogs is that we have to get the freedom to vote act which is our signat piece of democracy reform legislation over the Finish Line in this Congress the freedom the vote Act is hr11 if we get the gavel back the freedom to vote act will be hr1 that's our view shared broadly by the entirety of the house Democratic caucus as to how to make sure we have the most accessible authentic and available electoral system possible second R okay what message that was very generous of you the you what message do you think think it sends that Jamal bman lost his primary from the very beginning of my journey in Congress there hasn't been an electoral cycle where a sitting member of the House Democratic caucus hasn't lost it only happens in a handful of occasions each and every Congress it's only happened once in this cycle so in my view it's hard to draw any general conclusion when the overwhelming majority of incumbent members of the House Democratic caucus from the moment that I first showed up in Washington DC have been reelected each district is unique each campaign is unique and as we do every cycle at the end of the cycle we try to figure out what lessons can be learned from the decisions that have been made by the voters that we're privileged to represent second R does congresswoman Cory bush have Democratic Leadership support heading into her primary and how will that translate into appearances or financial support over the next we have supported as house Democratic leaders every single incumbent member of the House Democratic caucus and there's no expectation as far as I can tell that that will change we have a process to discuss the manner in which any endorsements are rolled out and presented to the communities that our members are privileged to represent that process is ongoing right now for representative Bush and several other members who will face the voters in August thank you Mr leader have you been briefed on the cel Energy and Commerce markup on the Privacy Bill and do you support that piece of legislation I have not been briefed but there are real concerns that exist in terms of some of the pro- civil liberties and pro- civil rights Provisions in that legislation that were taken out by the extreme magga Republicans and I was very skeptical of the legislation that was going to be before the Energy and Commerce Committee though had not taken a position the legislation and the markup ran into problems on the Republican side as far as I can tell because big business interests made clear to house Republican leadership that they did not support the efforts that were underway in good faith to protect the privacy of the American Consumer that's the reason that the Privacy legislation and the markup were taken down we are willing to enter into good faith conversations led by Frank palone to try to arrive at comprehensive robust privacy protections for the American people but those legislative efforts should also involve protecting the civil rights of the American people and confronting issues related to algorithmic bias that impact communities of color thank you are you watching the debate tonight and if so how I look forward to watching the debate there are several um Gatherings that members of the House Democratic caucus will be holding including one being held by the Congressional Black Caucus that I plan to stop by this evening thanks M leader um would you make a sort of political uh fighting going on on the floor right now when it comes to the Amendments on these spending bills uh ranging from the funding Ukraine cutting myc's salary there was even one that didn't make it to the floor uh to uh oppose ibf the extreme Mega Republican majority is not serious about governing they are serious about jamming their Reckless far-right ideology down the throats of the American people we've seen it from the very beginning of this Congress and it has not L up and it never will because the house Republican conference is completely and totally out of control they needed Democrats to step in to save them from themselves and plunging this Congress into further dysfunction and every single major piece of legislation that has moved forward in this Congress has done so because of majority support from house Democrats that's the way it's been that's the way it's going to be until the end of the 118th Congress Kevin if I can Circle back to Bowman is there anything that you feel I know you endorsed him you the robo call is there anything else you feel you could have done or should have done in that race and then separately Supreme Court is still not waited on the immunity case I'm just curious what you make of the fact that we're still waiting for some sort of indication there yeah in my capacity as house Democratic leader I have the responsibility of traveling all throughout the country it takes me away from the eth congressional district of Brooklyn that I'm privileged to represent more than had ever been the case in my previous 10 years in Congress and I'm thankful that the people in the eth congressional district that I represent have given me the grace and space because of the fragility of the moment and the need to protect our country defend our democracy and Fight For Freedom which means taking back the gavels in November it's the expectation of members of the House Democratic caucus which includes Progressive new Dems and blue dogs that it's all hands on deck for house Democratic leaders in terms of making sure we are there to take back control on November 5th because the stakes are incredibly high at the same time we want to continue to do all that we can given the limitations and constraints that we have as part of an existential moment to take back the house to be supportive of our colleagues as has been the case in New York in New Jersey in Texas and in many other states where there have been members who have had primaries and in those States over the next two months where members will have primaries um to his second point about the Supreme Court we still haven't heard about the immunity case and they also announced that they're adding a day Monday in July for the first time in a few years what's your reaction to that and what is so complicated about making it clear to the American people that in this great country no one is above the law we all know know that the extreme farri magga majority on the United States Supreme Court is totally out of control they detonated roie Wade and reproductive freedom for millions of women across this country ended affirmative action and the ability for colleges and universities to make sure that their campuses look like a America from being brought to life and are probably preparing to undermine congress's ability to enact consumer protection laws designed to benefit the health safety and well-being of the American people but with respect to the immunity issue this should be C clear America is not an autocracy and it's not a monarchy we don't have Kings in America we have a democracy and in a democracy no one is above the law what is so complicated about this decision at this moment we know that Justice Thomas And Justice Alo are out of control and driven by a farri ideology that is way outside of the American mainstream but it's not clear why some of the other justices haven't swiftly come to the conclusion that Donald Trump as a former president is subject to the same set of laws expectations and Norms as the American people another one The Bowman primary um to to the earlier question about what message it sends I I appreciate that there isn't maybe a general message from that but you're familiar with the politics of your state um members of your caucus have offered a variety of different theories as to why Bowman lost some of them blame impact some of them say bman out of SE with this District why do you think he lost again at the end of the election cycle uh we will naturally evaluate the results that have happened all across the country in primaries and general elections and try to figure out what conclusions can be drawn as part of the effort to make us the best Representatives possible moving forward the voters of the Bronx and Westchester County have spoken those voters made a decision in June of 2020 and we respected it those voters have now made a decision in June of 2024 and we respect it representative Jamal Bowman came to Congress and has championed several important causes including economic Justice public housing and the ability for our children to have a high quality public education that advocacy has been forceful and meaningful and all of us wish him well in his next chapter of public service thank you Mr leader um a lot of eyes are going to be watching the debate tonight um have you had a chance to speak with President Biden and what would be your advice to him for debating uh former president I have not spoken to President Biden in connection with the debate over the last several days but I think it's important for President Biden simply to be himself he is authentic his life experiences are those shared by ordinary everyday Americans he's experienced Family Pain he's persevered through it and he remains in the arena because he cares about making life better for the American people President Biden has an incredible track record of doing just that and solving problems for hard working American families and most importantly has a compelling Vision moving forward to grow to middle class in price gouging and lower costs for the American people while at the same time restoring reproductive freedom for the women of America and defending democracy President Biden has a great story to tell and I expect that he is going to tell it in a compelling way notwithstanding the foolishness that we are likely to see from the insurrectionist and chief who is his opponent senat J just want to know are you concerned about the economic message coming from the group black Americans for Trump on if they could be making a dent in Black communities yesterday they held a round table at a barber shop and they were pushing priorities that described as access to generation no the Republicans since the time that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt were elected have had every opportunity to demonstrate a willingness to meet the needs of communities of color including the African-American community and they've consistently failed this 11th Hour attempt which is not anchored in any reality When Donald Trump had four years in office to make a difference with respect to the economic fortunes and well-being of the African-American community and failed to do it when Republicans had complete control of government why would anyone reasonably believe that if Donald Trump had complete control of the house and the Senate but failed to act in any meaningful way to transform the economic fortunes of everyday Americans generally and the black and Latino Community specifically that it would happen now when he'll have no electoral incentive to do so where we all to experience the great Misfortune of him getting a second term it's not going to happen President Biden actually has a track record of success that includes historic investment in Black colleges and universities as well as Hispanic serving institutions black unemployment is at its lowest level in recorded history small business creation is up for every demographic Across America as well as home ownership opportunities on the rise for communities of color there is much more work to be done because we have been operating in a High Cost of Living environment that is a direct result of the shutdown of the economy connected to the covid-19 pandemic and the implications on the supply chain that resulted from it but there's a lot to be proud of in terms of President Biden's track record and creating millions of good paying jobs rescuing the economy from a once in a century pandemic lowering the high price of life- saving prescription drugs for millions of Americans including dropping the price of insulin for many to $35 a month and bringing domestic manufacturing jobs back home to the United States of America as a result of the chips and science act Joe Biden actually has a track record to credibly articulate a vision for making life better over the next four years because he's been doing the work and now together we have to finish the job um just circling back to the toption I want to get your reaction to the eme cour the idah on the emergencies Supreme court has once again failed to appropriately reverse course which would involve restoring the protections that have been lost as a result of the fall of roie Wade Supreme Court has set in motion the ability for States like Idaho to enact Draconian laws that restrict the ability of a woman to make her own reproductive Health Care decisions and there's not much that will change as a result of this procedural Supreme Court decision Supreme Court understands in terms of the far-right majority that they overreached but now they've Unleashed Fury all across America and there's nothing that they can do to stop it the only only way at this point in time that we can restore the protections of Ro Wade and build upon it in terms of both access to IVF and contraception which the extreme magga Republicans would like to end in any meaningful way is to pass the Women's Health protection act and other pieces of legislation that would restore freedom to the women of America as opposed to having it taken away even further which is what the extreme Mega Republicans would like to accomplish last question SE a of House Appropriations released this week on with deep cuts the FBI Labor Department education department can you talk a little bit about the content of that would it woulds foral Trump Administration stes election streem Maga Republicans are Marching us to a government shutdown house Democrats Senate Democrats House Republicans Senate Republicans and President Biden reached an agreement in May of last year in connection with the bipartisan fiscal responsibility act the agreement requires Us in this fiscal year that is upcoming to Mark to the number of 1681 instead extreme magga Republicans have broken their word once again and I'm marking down to a number of 16006 that means they are cutting $75 billion out of non defense discretionary funding which will hurt children hurt Working Families hurt the ability to administer Social Security and also hurt the veterans of the United States of America among others extreme mag Republicans are showing us who they are which are individuals who have no interest in protecting the health safety and economic well-being of everyday Americans because they are solely focused in terms of economic policy and tax cuts for the wealthy the well off the well-connected and their big donors that's a contrast that will be before the American people over the next several months house Democrats will continue to put people over politics thank you that was representative Jeff PR speaking just hours before the big CNN presidential debate and we will have the simal cast right here on live now from Fox 900 p.m. Eastern and then of course we will have coverage after with the analysis and insight that you can expect right here as always on live now we'll take another two-minute break stay right here with us more to come in just moments [Music] [Music] welcome back everyone here to live now from Fox we always appreciate you continuing to join us as always I'm your host Mike P do want to give you a live look right now of uh Trump's playe as he is gearing up to head to Atlanta we already saw President Biden he just landed in Georgia but now it looks like we are getting closer for that wheels up moment for the former president Donald Trump to make his way to Atlanta for the presidential debate and of course one of the big topics today on on this debate will be abortion rights in America do want to go out to Fox's Rebecca Caster breaking down the big Supreme Court decision that came down today on abortions let's listen on live now so the emergency room is there to provide Health Care abortion is not healthare pro-life protesters on the steps of the Supreme Court letting the justices know they're not happy with the Court's decision to throw out a case that pitted a federal law to perform emergency abortions against Idaho's near total ban they try to muddy the issue and confuse people by thinking you know that we don't want to give Health Care to women that is not true in a one-sentence statement the court dismissed the case we got A Sneak Peek Wednesday when a draft opinion was mistakenly posted briefly on the Court's website Justice Amy Cony Barrett wrote too many aspects of the case have changed and rendered the scope of the dispute unclear at best it's hard to feain surprise with the fact that this opinion came out last night by mistake it was the ultimate offramp some hospitals in Idaho were sending women with pregnancy complications out of state because some doctors fear they'll face criminal charges if they perform an abortion in the wake of the state's near total ban after 6 weeks the Biden Administration argued Federal Law requires doctors to give stabilizing treatment in medical emergencies including abortions and Democrats in Congress say they'll do their part we will not rest until reproductive freedom is the law of of the land for every single woman in the United States of America President Biden is sure to make the abortion issue for an incenter at tonight's debate but there's also another Supreme Court decision looming that could change the course of this election whether former president Donald Trump is immune from Criminal prosecution for actions he took while in office that ruling could come out Friday it's going to be a heck of a day it's it's basically Roberts has decided to hold the World Cup World Series and the Super Bowl we're still waiting on decisions in several cases and there's no Rhyme or Reason Why some rulings come out before others the Chief Justice simply says the decisions come out once they're finalized from the Supreme Court Rebecca Caster Fox News yes a big big topic indeed we do want to give you a live look right now uh in Atlanta President Biden uh making looks like to be a surprise visit there on his way uh to uh the presidential debate and you can see a lot of Secret Service as well as people wanting to greet the president and we'll be continuing to give you updates as we get closer to the debate we'll take another two-minute break stay right here with us more to come on live now [Music] [Music] all right everyone we are back here for you on live now from Fox in Atlanta right now President Biden uh speaking to some supporters ahead of the presidential debate let's just listen to the sights and sounds right now [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] making way down down fre your hands please your hands please your hands thank you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] thank you can you go ahead and bring that sign down can you bring that sign down [Applause] [Music] for watch the step the step watch the step [Applause] [Music] and there you go a lot of secret service around the president as he is greeting trying to greet every supporter there in the Atlanta area just hours to go before this presidential debate now we do want to show you uh we do have uh the site here of trump Force One if you will this is the former president Donald Trump's plane and now about to be wheels up heading to Atlanta as well so we've been really showing you the departures and uh soon to be uh Landings of all the candidates right here as well on live now from Fox but now you see the former president Donald Trump there now heading to Atlanta for the big debate that will be happening tonight and of course we will have it for you the CNN presidential debate simal cast right here on live now starting at 9900 PM Eastern and of course we'll have analysis and insight right after that only you can expect right here as always on live now we are going to take our final break of the hour stay right here with us more to come in just moments [Music] [Music] come welcome back everyone to live now from Fox I'm your host Mike PA do want to show you another look here of Donald Trump about to take off heading to Atlanta for the presidential debate we did see President Biden just moments ago um Landing in a cob County and then then just moments ago as well talking to supporters and shaking their hands here but now we will have Donald Trump just here as wheels will be up and he will be heading to the debate so all afternoon long going into the evening we will continue to bring you the coverage and get you ready for the debate as uh we will be featuring once again the presidential contenders for 2024 the first time that they will be seeing each other in this election cycle and we'll be having the coverage for you tonight 900 p.m. Eastern the Sim count of the CNN presidential debate and all the coverage that goes along with it getting you all set up for this evening uh will our colleagues will continue to bring you the insight as well as all of the different analysts that will be coming on to talk about the big debate well that's going to do it for my time here on the desk my colleague Annie is going to be with you for the next couple of hours breaking down the biggest top stories and getting you ready for the debate at as well do want to take you out to house Democrats from earlier today coming together to talk about abortion rights in America representative Diana deette and representative Barbara Lee are extraordinary co-chairs of the pro-choice caucus for their leadership and for Gathering us here today United as house Democrats in full complete and unequivocal support for Reproductive freedom [Applause] [Music] let me also thank representative Judy Chu representative Kathy Manning and representative Susan wild for their extraordinary leadership two years ago the far right extreme Supreme Court majority overturned Ro v Wade and detonated reproductive freedom for millions of American women the catastrophic decision in dubs was just one part of the extreme Maga Republican plan to impose a nationwide abortion ban Outlaw contraception and limit access to IVF today reproductive freedom is under assault throughout America house Democrats unequivocally believe in a woman's freedom to make her own reproductive Health Care decisions period full stop it's a decision that should be between a woman her family her faith and her doctors the far rights extreme effort to take away reproductive freedom is unacceptable unconscionable and unamerican we must stop them and together we will stop them house Democrats house Democrats will continue to fight for Nationwide access to abortion Care House Democrats will continue to fight for access to contraception house Democrats will continue to fight for access to IVF we will continue to stand up we will continue to show up we will continue to speak up we will pass the Women's Health protection act we will pass the right to contraception act we will pass IVF protection legislation we will not rest until reproductive freedom is the law of the land for every single woman in the United States of America it is now my honor to yield to a tremendous Champion for productive Freedom our extraordinary whip The Honorable Katherine Clark thank you Mr leader I am so proud to stand with this caucus as we mark this critical anniversary of taking away rolling back 50 years of a constitutional right under Trump's Supreme Court what has happened in the last two years 20 27 million American women now live under Health Care bans doctors are being criminalized IVF and contraception are under attack and what does this mean let me share you a story from my second pregnancy where a routine ultrasound showed that there was no longer a fetal heartbeat and when I needed abortion care because there wasn't a full miscarriage to prevent infe action to preserve future fertility I got that care without question fast forward to a post dos at post Ro V way Texas Amanda zarowski water broke at 18 weeks pregnant her pregnancy could not survive yet her doctor because of criminal penalties could not give the care she recommended she was told to go home wait for infection to set in and it did she had a sepsis infection spent days in the ICU barely survived and today does not know if she will ever be able to become pregnant again what is the difference in the outcome of our two stories of miscarriage it is Donald Trump and the GOP who has dismantled Women's Health Care and reproductive freedom in this country we are at a Crossroads we are going to choose Freedom or we are going to choose extremism and every single time this has come before Americans for a vote they have chosen freedom freedom that is in Kansas Michigan Ohio Tennessee Kentucky every single time Americans stand with freedom and this caucus and this President stand with them and I am so pleased to introduce a champion for Reproductive Freedom a champion for returning these critical decisions to American women and American families where they belong co-chair of our pro-choice caucus Barbara Lee welome good morning everyone let me first thank leader Jeff whip Clark chair agard our co-chair of the pro-choice caucus Diana deette for uh their bold leadership uh I am a proud Democrat and I so proud of our Democratic caucus thank you all very much for staying the course on this issue that uh really is about life or death as co-chair of the pro-choice caucus with uh congresswoman to get uh I'm proud to be in this fight with all of you and with all of our incredible inspiring Coalition Partners doing the work on the ground two years ago five extremist Supreme Court Justices voted to take our country back decades and revoke a fundamental right of millions by overturning row this is yet another attack on our democracy Now millions of Americans of reproductive age are living without access to abortion care suffering preventable harm to their bodies and their Liv lives this anniversary it's a stark reminder of the casualties in the gop's war on reproductive freedom but it also must be a call to action it's a wakeup call because this cannot continue tonight the two candidates for president will debate for excuse me the first time in this election I hope the country is paying attention not only to how they talk about abortion but what they've actually done about it from day one the Biden Administration has shown a clear and early commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights he has taken concrete actions to protect access to abortion including medication abortion the ability to travel for Reproductive care access to affordable quality contraception safeguarding the privacy of patients and health care providers and more the extreme GOP and their allies on the Supreme Court could not be more opposite they've continued an assault on reproductive Freedom through harmful legislation at each level of government and in States Across the Nation let's be clear Republicans are ready and eager to Institute a national ban and create more suffering we cannot let them do that we cannot let GOP extremism continue to subvert the will of the people as someone who had an unsafe and illegal abortion before row we cannot allow this country to revert back to those days the majority of Americans support the right to an abortion our caucus won't stop fighting until our laws reflect our democratic values and our own freedoms to make our own health care decisions without interference mind you from judges and elected officials thank you again and now I'd like to yeld to our woman warrior Diana the GI thank you thank you so much Barbara well as you've heard it was two years ago today when the Supreme Court for the first time in our nation's history took away of Freedom that all Americans have and the results were Swift and they were devastating 21 law states have banned or severely restricted abortion and those laws took effect the very next day after the Dos decision in Ohio a young girl who had been the victim of rape had to be taken across state lines to get the health care that she needed in in Texas as you heard someone was sent a woman was sent home because the doctor was afraid of criminal prosecution and she almost died from sepsis before she could get the health care that she needed I just saw the reports this week of of the birth rates and the infant mortality which have gone up since the do's decision up since the do's decision imagine the cruelty and imagine the impact on countless Americans one in three women and more than half of the black of black women in this country live in states where they don't have access to abortions and as States enact new and tighten existing restrictions and as the impacts of these cruel laws grow more and more Americans are being forced to leave their homes to someh take leave from their jobs and flee their states to get the care they need and that's just the people who can afford to do that everybody else too bad for them in these draconi and these Draconian States uh laws they don't just affect States like Colorado or like Texas they affect States like Colorado my home state where abortions have gone up by three times and where Coloradoan have to wait along with everybody else to get the health care they need so what have the House Republicans done to alleviate this problem they refused to take up the Women's Health protection act but not only that 187 187 members of the House Republican caucus have co-sponsored legislation that says that pregnancy begin or that that personhood begins when egg and the sperm meat giving EV giving those those fetuses the same rights from conception that all of us have today what would that mean if that became law that 187 of them have sponsored it would mean that all abortions no exceptions from day one would be banned it would mean that infertil in invitro fertilization would be banned it would mean that many common forms of birth control would be banned and it would mean that life-saving stem cell research would be banned I am not exaggerating I am not exaggerating this is the agenda of the far right-wing extreme House Majority they don't really want to talk about it right now because they realized that that the vast majority of Americans and the vast majority of their constituents oppose these extreme laws but make no mistake if they keep the house if they take the Senate and if Donald Trump wins the White House this is exactly the far-right majority that that will that that that will enact these laws we simply cannot happen let this happen on behalf of the American people and we will not let it happen happen one of the first bills we will pass in Congress when we take the majority and hakee Jeff becomes the next speaker is the Women's Health protection act and we and and we will restore freedom for all Americans to make their own health care decisions including abortion for everybody in every state in this country because that's the way we do it in America all right you're just listening in there to the these remarks talking about this the ramifications of November but also the down ballot tickets there that will likely be impacted by what happens in November and what happens in November impacted by what happens tonight with the first presidential debate Joe Biden Donald Trump on the stage meeting eye to ey for the first time since back in 2020 I'm Andy ma here on live now from Vox kind of a live look there inside of this arena there on the campus of Georgia attack in the of Atlanta Georgia we're going to be right back [Music] [Music] all right welcome back in here to live now from Fox I'm Andy Mack thank you so much for joining us as we continue on well patriotism abounds in Atlanta tonight of course the first presidential debate at 9:00 Eastern but prior to that another event there at the Heart of the City the US Men's National Team taking on pan p in Copa America so a big night there for Atlanta alive look inside of this Arena on the campus of Georgia Tech and just up the road at mercedesbenz Stadium the US in their group facing Panama the second of such games they faced Bolivia in a TW nil Victory several days ago for more on this let's go on to my conversation right now with Fox sports writer Doug McIntyre from earlier here to live now from Fox I am Andy Mack the Copa America getting going in the group stages the US Men's National Team already has three points after defeating Bolivia in their opener they take on par Panama tonight in Atlanta in the second match we're going to be joined right now by Fox Sports soccer reporter Doug McIntyre Doug thank you so much for joining us there from Atlanta of course it was a good start to this group stage we kind of expected it a very solid win over B IA what's the mindset for the US Men's National Team coming into tonight I think it's more of the same I mean div decisive win like you said two nothing there were goals left on the table potentially some chances that the US didn't convert they could have had their lead which might come into play later in the tournament with with goal difference but a multiple goal win a shutout win hard to find uh too many faults with that especially in a first game we know how important it is uh to get three points in the first match of any tournament so I would expect more of the same tonight against Panama I don't think we'll see too many lineup changes uh and the US will expect to come away from this match with two wins from two games and that should set them up really well for uh the big one the group finale against Uruguay on Monday yeah that is a very true and it would set them up and kind of already Advance them on so it would just kind of not be the ultimate pressure packed final match game as well I do want to ask you because we talked about it going into Brazil we talked about it going into Bolivia Christian polistic really stepping up he's got a goal in the last two games to both very impressive goals against Brazil and then most recently against Bolivia very early on how maybe has he stepped into this role and really shined early on during Copa well I've covered Christian pic since he was 17 years old when he was anointed the next big thing in US soccer um because of his talent his undeniable Talent it was obvious to everybody but a lot of pressure to put on a kid that age he doesn't have this sort of Personality where he was going to embrace that he's a he's a shy quiet guy and it took him a long time to really feel comfortable in his own skin so it's been fun to watch that Evolution as a player he's 25 now uh he's been wearing the captain's armband in this tournament and he's he's a different guy he's still you know not the most outgoing person with the media even with his own teammates but he leads by example he's certainly done that in this tournament so far and um this is the best he's he's ever played and certainly if the us is going to continue to make a Deep Run in this tournament or make a Deep Run in this tournament Christian ptic is going to be the the focal point like you said he set the tone right away in that Bolivia game scored a terrific goal less than three minutes in um they really took some of the pressure off the US even though they were expected to win that game there is pressure with being a favorite just like it will be the case tonight against pan with the Americans expected to win so an early goal always helps and right now Christian pisk is carrying his team on his back yeah as good as he's ever been but also potentially as healthy as he's ever been which was a key to him in the uh kind of season over Seas as well I do want to ask you because they played Bolivia in Jerry world at AT&T stadium in Arlington Texas the atmosphere maybe not what they wanted tonight is going to be different in Atlanta and also there's a presidential debate there happening in Atlanta what's the buzz about the city right now heading into this game and maybe how many people are we expecting there in the building tonight I think it's fair to say people in Atlanta are more excited about this game than than they are about the debate there is a real Buzz around the city for both events but certainly for for this match uh with the US men tonight it's been almost 10 years since the US Men's National Team played in Atlanta they've never played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium it's a a phenomenal venue um the US women drew a a record crowd of over 50,000 here just a few months ago their largest crowd since the Women's World Cup and Atlanta's become a soccer City over the last number of years with Atlanta United um leading the MLS in average leading mls in average uh attendant um by a considerable Mar margin ever since they came into the league and um and they're being rewarded I think for that by by getting um a really important cope America game of course they're going to get World Cup games uh in two years from now but this is the biggest match we've seen in Atlanta in a long time I expect the crowd to show out the the the crowd in Dallas was actually pretty good in the end uh almost 50,000 there thousand there uh at Jerry World a pro us crowd and that's going to be taken to another level I think tonight organizers haven't released numbers in terms of how many tickets are sold 71,000 uh people fit inside the building I think we'll get close to that and it's going to be a pro USA crowd the players talked this week about the vibe in the city how everybody knows what's going on I could tell you any when I when I got here yesterday I got in uh Uber from the airport and my driver knew everything about he said oh you know the Bolivia game was okay but they could have scored more goals and really looking forward to pan so this is a knowledgeable Soccer City uh it's been amazing to see you know that we're in the Deep South you wouldn't expect it I think 10 years ago anyone would would have thought um that Atlanta would become you know arguably the the most important soccer city in the country it's become that and um they should see a great spectacle tonight and I know the US players are looking very very much looking forward to playing here yeah it's kind of a soccer Town USA right now like you mentioned with the MLS club and the fan showing out I believe Argentina already had a Copa America game there with Messi and the crowd was unbelievable for that all right my last question for you Doug is obviously Panama tonight Uruguay is kind of the big one on Monday as well what do they need to do tonight to really set themselves up for Success throughout this group stage and then Advance onto the round of 16 anything other than a win tonight Andy is gonna be a disappointment um the US is expected to to to get the victory tonight um and they need to uh if they want to win the group potentially AO avoid Brazil uh in the first knockout game in the quarterfinals um so it'll set them up well for that group stage finale Uruguay won its first game uh against Panama so us has to sort of hold serve and then there's everything to play for in that last group game with with the the the group title on the line first place on the line you get a better path to the final if you can finish first as opposed to to Second and and really for the US team it's you know the talk has been about improving the performance every game and the results will follow um so I think you know us fans will hope for um you know a little bit more um you know better finishing in front I think the us team will be te will be tested defensively more than they were in the Bolivia game where the center backs and goalkeeper Matt Turner didn't have a whole lot to do um so I think they're looking for an improved performance in addition to the three points uh so they can feel good about themselves going into that really important group stage finale against one of the tournament favorites Uruguay um so that that's going to be a great match but uh I can tell you the players are not looking ahead they're not looking past Panama they know it's a difficult opponent an opponent that if they're not ready has in the past shown an ability to upet them they've beaten the us at Gold cups um three three times in recent years 2011 and then eliminating the Americans in 2015 and again last year that wasn't a full strength us Squad uh like we'll see tonight but I think if the US comes out and plays well they'll set themselves up really well for that uh that group finale against uguay yeah no overlooking Panama tonight they're in Atlanta as they're looking to kind of make a stride here in this group uh also ahead of the World Cup at a couple years time all right Doug enjoy the game I appreciate your time breaking it all down here on live now thanks for having Andy all right thank you again for that conversation coming up tonight kind of a little bit of a preview pregame 600 PM Eastern will be that US Men's National Team 90 minutes or so away they Pi take on Panama in Atlanta and Atlanta kind of the center of all things we're covering here on live now from Fox the US Men's National Team and then right into the debate between Biden and Trump I'm Andy Mack we're back after this [Music] all right welcome back in here to live now from Fox I Andy Mack the stage is officially set for the first presidential debate of this election cycle as we count down the days until this November election a couple live now looks there inside of the spin room inside of some of these Arenas there on the campus of Georgia Tech and also outside kind of a gloomy day there but we know that President Biden already on the ground in Georgia he met with some supporters we did see this image coming in just a little bit ago uh from the former president Donald Trump as he was aboard his plane departing there from Florida heading up north to Georgia for this and you quite imagine there's going to be quite a lot of people there for the arrival no audience in place for the debate but supporters will be there expressing their support outside of this debate likely let's take you out to our Fox5 team Britney Edney gets you ready for Trump's arrival in Georgia ahead of this debate the scenes look at our upcoming coverage of former president Donald Trump's arrival you can see right now behind me you have a lot of fans and supporters lining up I want to give you a rundown of what exactly is going to go and happen once we go through security and have all of our gear swept by the Secret Service in that building right there will be out on the tarmac on the other side of this building as his planing lands we're also going to give you an up close view of his arrival we're told the former president should be touching down here at Hartsville Jackson at around 5:35 this evening during his last visit Mr Trump took time to interact with supporters even signing memorabilia and also taking pictures already those hoping to catch a glimpse are lining up we chatted with one Father's son Duo who traveled about 5 hours from South Carolina to witness Mr Trump's arrival I want my son to understand what it really means to be involved in government to be involved in politics to understand who the candidates are follow them and then make up his own decision not let bureaucrats or administrators in schools make the suggestions for him during Trump's last stop in Atlanta there wasn't a scheduled press conference but once he divort he ended up taking questions from the Press so we're going to have to wait and see if he's going to do something similar this time at Hartsville Jackson Britney Edney fox live news all right thank you so much for that and it seems like about an hour until he arrives there on the tarmac in Georgia ahead of this 9:00 debate later on this evening of course uh you can watch it right here the CNN presidential debate simoc cast on live now from Fox tonight at 9:00 Eastern we'll have that full coverage here for you as well I'm Anie Ma we're back after this [Music] [Music] all right welcome back in here to live and now from Fox I'm Andy Mack thank you so much for joining us just about 4:30 on the East Coast as we gear up for the debate but we also want to take you out to a somber event this one taking in the Houston Texas area as they celebrate the life of 12-year-old Josel and nungu I want to put up to some of this a funeral being held there and the media kind of at a distance but they continue to honor this the life of her on this the 12-year-old girl that was tragically killed two suspects uh charged there with Capal murder held on A10 million Bond uh as well to undocumented immigrants so very very sad story that we're following here on live now from Fox I do want to take you out to her celebration of life event at as they had numerous people including the mayor there on hand for this speaking and honoring the life of Joselyn nungu let's listen into this from earlier today first me thank everyone who's present your presence means so much to the family means so much to me this is the second thing everyone can hear my voice the first hardest thing was the day C's body was discovered this is to see your body to help identify I was at the police station PD was already working around the and she wants me to call her Lex keep telling her Lei did not understand how she a desperate upon my duties to explain to her that could medic do his job everything possible for obviously everyone that can hear my voice knows how personal this tragedy is for each one of us everyon everyone in our region as a father and grandfather his very first I know what's going to you learn the child Grand horrible circumstances it gets no worse and today thank you for allowing for asking all right you're just listening in the mayor there of Houston talking about the life of Josel andary the 12-year-old tragically killed uh just last week as well as her body was found last Monday I believe very very sad story there out of the Houston area so many people on hand it for this the celebration of life event we we've heard from her mother a time or two just the emotion in her voice after losing her 12-year-old daughter all right I'm Andy Mack here on live now from Fox thank you so much for joining us I want to give you a couple live now looks including out of Atlanta Georgia the site there of this presidential debate later on tonight also there at the White House just about 4 30 on the East Coast we're getting this live picture in right now as we're following a very very close uh situation potentially at new Yark Liberty International airport on Thursday as a small plane went off the Runway after landing causing delays for travelers flying into and out of New Jersey so you can see Crews on hand for this just a live picture there uh as we are following it there in the Northeast a main hub for both New York and New Jersey all right let's continue on here on live now from Fox as we follow all the top headlines let's take you out to a live event right now as Secretary of State Anthony blinkin making some remarks in Washington DC you thank you thank you good afternoon everyone um this is genuinely a special moment uh when I was looking forward to and one I so deeply appreciate because uh first of all it sure beats working on the Middle East uh second I see so many um extraordinary people here the families colleagues from the past as well as the present um but it's also a an incredible opportunity to reflect on this institution the people who've LED it in such extraordinary ways and two in particular and mine Albright and Coen poell now you will understand that in this moment I empathize deeply deeply with Allen and Rossy and for those of you who don't remember Allen and Rossy that's just the point they were the act that followed the Beatles on the Ed Sol so every day I get I go to work knowing that I was following mine Albright and colen Powell not an easy task not to mention a few others like Jim Baker and GE schs but today let me say this um we have the immense and I have the immense honor of being able to dedicate two of our most important spaces to two of our most extraordinary and most beloved leaders um we're taking these steps not only to recognize secretary pal and secretary Albright's extraordinary service the institution um not only to recognize their service to the American people we're doing it so that everyone who gathers here who comes to these rooms will be reminded of the way that they LED and ask a question that I have to ask myself often in this job what would mateline do what would colen do faced with the challenges of this moment I've learned a lot of lessons from from both of them both from knowing them knowing mateline better because to me she was an extraordinary Mentor a friend uh a supporter I got to watch her in action during the Clinton Administration when I first came to government and uh she was someone who uh played an instrumental role in my life and bringing me to this point from that moment on including so many gatherings in that living room uh in Georg toown over the years um she played an extraordinary role in keeping a community of people together and that made a profound difference secretary Powell I got to know um a little bit later but the generosity that he showed me uh was truly extraordinary when I had the privilege of serving here following the great Bill Burns as deputy secretary one of the first things that I did um coming to the building was to go visit uh with your dad and just to ask him what should I focus on and I thought he'd say well North Korea or Iran the people that was exact exactly what you said exactly what he told me come here and remember this institution is first and foremost its people and we try to live up to that um as best we can every day um because we're joined by the families and so many close friends of both secretaries let me just take the liberty of first of all referring to our uh honores as uh simply as meline and colon but let me also try to impart a few a few thoughts maybe a few lessons that at least I take from them and one of those lessons is and I think all of you here will appreciate it um get the right people around the table um the conference room next door now the Albright room is where some of the most consequential debates about US foreign policy uh are going to be hashed out and have been hashed out and it's a table some of you uh many of you know it well but uh for those of you who don't take a look after we finish here uh maybe we get a dozen or so uh people around that table when col and meline held weighty discussions around the table they didn't pick people who sat there based on hierarchy they didn't pick them based on title instead they actually sought out the people who knew something about something people who had actually work the issues um up close and could really bring that value and perspective to the table and they both made a point of seeking out a diversity of views all you just listening in this Secretary of State Room dedication there at the state department talking about some of his predecessors uh here on live now from Fox I'm Andy ma another live picture right now in Atlanta Georgia a live picture as the first lady appears Joe Biden touching down there in Atlanta as Air Force One as well we continue on Air Force One with was a little bit earlier Joe Biden already in attendance in Georgia for this you can see the mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens on hand for this he was also there for the arrival of President Biden there in Georgia ahead of this debate coming up at 9:00 Eastern uh here on live now from Fox so you can see Joe Biden there we saw her in recent days at the pride month celebration in Washington DC so they weren't necessarily together as the preparation for Biden was held at Camp David uh she was at the White House so this is just a live picture right there as Joe Biden on the ground for this debate coming up later on tonight we're expecting the former president Donald Trump to arrive down on the tarmac in about 40 or so minutes as well 45 minutes there as we did hear a report from our Fox 5 team talking about a 5:30 Eastern Time arrival for him and plenty of supporters on the ground for that we're going to follow it all here on live now from we'll slide away for a quick two-minute break [Music] [Music] all right welcome back in here to live now from Fox and it appears both bidens are on the ground right now in Atlanta Georgia There Joe Biden touching down just a little bit ago waving to some of the media as well as we're following it here on live now from fox say uh of course the debate coming up at 9:00 Eastern and we'll have full coverage throughout the evening hours here on live now from Fox all right I'm Andy M thank you so much for joining us we're here different reports as well as different lawmakers make remarks ahead of this debate let's take you right now out to hem Jeff's in Capitol Hill on Capitol Hill talking about this at his weekly press conference let's listen in hard to lower housing costs in price gouging and grow the middle class the only thing that extreme magga Republicans care about are big massive tax cuts for the wealthy the well-off and the well-connected there's a big difference between President Biden and house Democrats on the one hand and the extreme Mega Republican agenda on the other that's the contrast that is before the American people and each and every day here in the House of Representatives we see the Republican majority continue to try to jam their extreme right-wing ideology down the throats of the American people and do the bidding of big donors and big business house Democrats will continue to fight to solve problems and deliver Real Results for everyday American questions Mr you uh your party just got through a divisive Primary in New York uh where you saw an incumbent fall you have another one coming up in Missouri how would you describe the tension between the moderate members of your party and the progressive members of your party and is it your responsibility as a leader to support your incumbents that are in these vulnerable primaries yes and that's what I've consistently done uh in The Bowman primary we saw AAC Super PAC spend upwards of4 million do you think that type of spending is appropriate and many Democrats on the left of your caucus have forcely called it out do you join with them and condemning that type of I think that pro-israel groups are going to support pro-israel members of Congress pro- reproductive Freedom groups are going to support Pro reproductive freedom members of Congress proclimate groups are going to support pro-climate members of Congress or candidates who are out in the communities throughout the country our view on Democracy reform broadly is that we have to do everything possible to protect and strengthen a government of the People by the people and for the people which is why the house Democratic position shared broadly by progressives new Dems and blue dogs is that we have to get the freedom to vote act which is our signature piece of democracy reform legislation over the Finish Line in this Congress the freedom to vote Act is HR 11 if we get the gavels back the freedom to vote act will be hr1 that's our view shared broadly by the entirety of the house Democratic caucus as to how to make sure we have the most accessible authentic and available electoral system possible second row okay what message that was very generous of you to you what message do you think think it sends that Jamal D lost his Prim from the very beginning of my journey in Congress there hasn't been an electoral cycle where a sitting member of the house Democratic caucus hasn't lost it only happens in a handful of occasions each and every Congress it's only happened once in this cycle so in my view it's hard to draw any general conclusion when the overwhelming majority of incumbent members of the House Democratic caucus from the moment that I first showed up in Washington DC have been reelected each district is unique each campaign is unique and as we do every cycle at the end of the cycle we try to figure out what lessons can be learned from the decisions that have been made by the voters that we're privileged to represent second row does congresswoman Cory Bush have Democratic Leadership support heading into her and how will that translate into appearances or financial support over the next several we have supported as house Democratic leaders every single incumbent member of the House Democratic caucus and there's no expectation as far as I can tell that that will change we have a process to discuss the manner in which any endorsements are rolled out and presented to the communities that our members are privileged to represent that process is ongoing right now for representative Bush and several other members who will face the voters in August have you been briefed on the Energy and Commerce and do you support that piece of legislation I have not been briefed but there are real concerns that exist in terms of some of the pro civil liberties and pro- civil rights Provisions in that legislation that were taken out by the extreme magga Republicans and I was very skeptical of the legislation that was going to be before the Energy and Commerce Committee though had not taken a position the legislation and the markup ran into problems on the Republican side as far as I can tell because big business interests made clear to house Republican leadership that they did not support the efforts that were underway in good faith to protect the privacy of the American Consumer that's the reason at the privacy legislation and the markup were taken down we are willing to enter into good faith conversations led by Frank palone to try to arrive at comprehensive robust privacy protections for the American people but those legislative efforts should also involve protecting the civil rights of the American people and confronting issues related to algorithmic bias that impact communities of color thank are you watching the debate tonight and if so how I look forward to watching the debate there are several um Gatherings that members of the House Democratic caucus will be holding including one being held by the Congressional Black Caucus that I plan to stop by this evening thanks leader um would you make a sort of the political fighting going on on the floor right now when it comes to the Amendments on these spending bills um ranging from defunding Ukraine cutting myc's salary there was even one didn't make the floor to ibf the extreme Mega Republican majority is not serious about governing they are serious about ding their Reckless far-right ideology down the throats of the American people we've seen it from the very beginning of this Congress and it has not L up and it never will because the house Republican conference is completely and totally out of control they needed Democrats to step in to save them from themselves and plunging this Congress into further dysfunction and every single major piece of legislation that has moved forward in this Congress has done so because of majority support from house Democrats that's the way it's been that's the way it's going to be until the end of the 118th Congress Kevin if I can ccle back to bman is there anything that you feel I know you endorsed him you did the robo call is there anything else you feel you could have done or should have done in that race and then separately Supreme Court is still not waited on the immunity case I'm just curious what you make of the fact that we're still waiting for some sort of indication yeah my capacity as house Democratic leader I have the responsibility of traveling all throughout the country it takes me away from the eth congressional district of Brooklyn that I'm privileged to represent more than had ever been the case in my previous 10 years in Congress and I'm thankful that the people in the eth congressional district that I represent have given me the grace and space because of the fragility of the moment and the need to protect our country defend our democracy and Fight For Freedom which means taking back the gavels in November it's the expectation of members of the House Democratic C which includes Progressive new Dems and blue dogs that it's all Hands-On deck for house Democratic leaders in terms of making sure we are there to take back control on November 5th because the stakes are incredibly high at the same time we're going to continue to do all that we can given the limitations and constraints that we have as part of an existential moment to take back the house to be supportive of our colleagues as has been the case in New York in New Jersey in Texas and in many other states where there have been members who have had primaries and in those States over the next two months where members will have primaries to his second point about the Supreme Court we still haven't heard about the immunity case and they also announced that they're adding a day Monday in July for the first time in a few years what's your reaction to that what is so complicated about making it clear to the American people that in this great country no one is above the law we all know that the extreme far right magga majority on the United States Supreme Court is totally out of control they detonated roie weade and reproductive freedom for millions of women across this country ended affirmative action and the ability for colleges and universities to make sure that their campuses look like America from from being brought to life and are probably preparing to undermine congress's ability to enact consumer protection laws designed to benefit the health safety and well-being of the American people but with respect to the immunity issue this should be crystal clear America is not an autocracy and it's not a monarchy we don't have Kings in America we have a democracy and in a democracy no one is above the law what is so complicated about this decision at this moment we know that Justice Thomas And Justice Alo are out of control and driven by a farri ideology that is way outside of the American mainstream but it's not clear why some of the other justices haven't swiftly come to the conclusion that Donald Trump as a former president is subject to the same set of laws expect and Norms as the American people you're just listening in there to hakee Jeff here on this as we are just hours away from this first presidential debate you can see a live picture there right now on the campus there of Georgia Tech as this will get going at 9:00 Eastern all right as we approach the top of the hour here on live now from Fox I'm Andy Mack I want to get into more of potentially where we stand heading into this debate because it will soon potentially change in just a few hours I do want to put up another live picture right here of course the CNN presidential debate will be simal cast right here on live now from Fox as well as it's just about 5 o'l on the East Coast I do want to continue on with this conversation about potentially what's to come tonight but also what's to come in November we're going to be joined right now by Allan lickman the American University history Professor thank you so much for joining us here on live now from Fox and of course you have correctly predicted who wins the presidency nine out of the last 10 years and some might argue you have done 10 out of 10 with the bush Gore presidential election as well thank you again for joining us here on live now from Foxon can you give me some understanding where do we stand right now heading into this first presidential debate well here's I'm going to tell your listen listeners and viewers foret the polls they're snapshots they're not predictors they're abused as predictors forget the pundits they talk off the Sports Talk Radio they have no scientific basis for anything that they predict and they were so horribly wrong in 2016 so I have an alternative the keys to the White House which tap into the fundamentals of how elections really work as votes up or down on the strength and performance of The White House party and the keys have 13 essential questions relating to the White House Party only one pertains to the Challenger and if six or more of the keys go against the party holding the White House they're predicted losers otherwise they're predicted winners yeah that is a very good point I put these up on the screen right now the 13 Keys some of the incumbency the third party the economy Factor as well in terms of what we're looking at right now with the military we've heard a lot about Ukraine we've heard a lot about Israel we heard a lot about the economy maybe where do we stand in some of those and maybe how close until November do we give a thumbs up or thumbs down yeah I haven't made a final prediction yet I expect to do so right after the Democratic Convention in August but I can tell you a few things about this election first of all once again the pundits are entirely off base suggesting Biden should sitp down for a younger candidate look at my keys I have an incumbency key Biden checks that off I have a contest key Biden checks that off he's been uncontested Biden doesn't run they lose the incumbency key they lose the contest key because there's no error apparent and there are two keys down off the top instead of two keys up the other the other thing I can tell you is right now Biden has definitively lost two keys party mandate which is based on US House elections in 2022 and incumbent Charisma because he's no JFK or Franklin Roosevelt so four more keys would have to fall to predict his defeat short-term economy that's whether the economy is in recession in the election year very unlikely a long-term economy is long-term real economic growth it's been very strong so what are the shaky Keys up third party and to turn the third party key RFK June you would have to stabilize at about 10% we don't know that uh social unrest I thought that was safe until we saw the outbreak of protest recently but to turn that key that' have to be a new explosion of much more significant protest so keep your eye on that and of course foreign military failure and foreign military success are very shaky because things are not going well in the Middle East and in Ukraine yeah that is a very good point let's get to those last two because like you mentioned some of those are just factors in terms of the view but the Charisma thing whether it's the incumbent or the Challenger Charisma and this could be a factor going into a debate you could learn about that uh tonight does that factor does the debate def factor in in Charisma tonight just based on the fact that we're learning about these and their age we're talking about Stam with both Biden and Trump is there anything you can learn tonight in terms of the Charisma of these two candidates I don't think either of these two candidates is going to emerge as a Ronald Reagan or on the Democratic side as a Franklin Roosevelt if you read my book predicting the next president and you follow my live show every Thursday at 900m by looking up at Allen lickman YouTube you see you have to be a broadly appealing candidate you know Ronald Reagan won two elections by landslides Franklin Rosevelt won four Donald Trump in two elections lost the popular vote by 10 million there were lots of Reagan democrats I have trouble finding any Trump Democrats what I think is more to the point is either of these two candidates have to overcome the negative narratives about their capabilities Biden has to overcome the criticism that maybe he's too old to diminish to carry out the duties of the presidency for the next four years Trump has to over become the narrative that maybe he's lost it he's unhinged he can't make coherent statements those are the two big challenges for the two candidates even more than any issues it's the impression the public gets of the candidates that's going to last it's TV remember yeah that is so very true and I do have to ask you because this is not the first time Biden and Trump have gone head-to-head in an election does that weigh in for you in any capacity to see that this is a rematch of sorts not really let me tell you you know debates are great they're fun they can shape perceptions but they're not predictive of outcomes Hillary Clinton won every debate in 2016 John carry outshined George W Bush in 2004 and still lost and the greatest myth about debates is that Jo John Kennedy won the critical first debate against Nixon because he was swaave and tell enic and Nixon was kind of swarmy that's a myth concocted long after the election there's not a shred of contemporary evidence for that and in fact the commentary at the time was very favorable to Nixon so for in terms of this debate I don't think people are going to remember the debates of 2020 but there are two big changes that your audience need to be aware of that could change the Dynamics of this debate first the option to mute mics you know what people probably remember from 2020 is Trump interrupting shouting trying to dominate the debate a bad luck will the muted mic stop that or not and instant fact check uh David Dale I think his name is of CNN is going to be doing factchecking of the debate and already the Trump people are screaming you know that this is unfair so this debate is on different terms from any prior debate yeah it's a very different debate a very election in its entirety let's go back to the Keys a little bit because I do want to ask you about some of these things talking about short-term economy and long-term econom because we talk a lot about it here on live now from Fox about interest rates about the stock market growing and and different things how much maybe his perception how much is kind of formula based in terms of the economy for you when you're predicting something like this zero I have an objective measure on the short-term economy which is recession all those other things can't possibly predict because they all go in opposite directions you know we have bad inflation but we have an excellent stock market we have low unemployment uh high employment uh robust growth so you know you can't draw any predictions from the various contradictory indicators of the economy this is the thing you if you are going to predict an elections you have to have standards and criteria for your Factor number one and number two you have to have a track record you know every four years some wannabes come up with you know a new system they never work you know until unfortunately we can't breed elections like fruit flies but until you've had an extensive record of correctly predicting elections it's Sports Talk Radio it may be fun but it means nothing yeah that was a good point all right and you mentioned it would come out potentially your prediction after that DNC coming up uh in a few months as well what keys are you focusing on until then and just give me a breakdown of of when again you're planning on on making this final prediction yeah it's what I'm focusing on and what your audience should look at because remember it's governance not campaigning that counts so third parties are a sign of discontent with governing by the White House party so will RFK junr stabilize at at least 10% my rule is he has to be anticipated to get at least 5% ultimately and I have the rule of halves uh will there be some new explosion of social unrest comparable to Black lives matter what was going on in the late 60s and early 70s and finally the foreign military failure and success Keys depending upon what happens in Ukraine and Gaza I'm always asked what does Biden have to do to win this election and my answer is govern well that is a very very good point and of course your results speak for themselves nine of the last 10 elections there have been right and potentially very well could be 10 10 I would say 10 of 10 they would say uh all right is very disputable as you know I know that was very true uh but it's always fun to talk with you thank you so much for breaking it all down you're ahead of this first debate I appreciate your time here on live now from Fox any time Andy you know where to find me all right thank you so much all right let's continue on here on live now from Fox I'm Andy ma we appreciate his time as we gear up for this first presidential debate of the cycle out of Atlanta Georgia live picture there on the ground inside of this Arena at Georgia Tech this is kind of the the spin room the area of this but coming up tonight the CNN presidential debate it will get going at 9 o'l Eastern we'll have a simal cast on live now from Fox the CNN presidential debate s will cast right here tonight at 9:00 Eastern as well all right I'm Andy ma that's 4 hours away we'll be right back [Music] [Music] all right welcome back in here to live now from Fox I'm Andy ma thank you so much for joining us the sage is sent for that first presidential debate tonight we'll see what happens we're hearing from different experts on the ground as well a live picture there inside of this the kind of arena there at Georgia attack awaiting these debates beginning at 9:00 Eastern some different protocols in place no audience there's a mute button as well and no notes allowed we're also monitoring here as president former President Biden expected to arrive there in Atlanta Georgia in the Georgia Center of that the state uh coming up in just a little bit President Biden already on hand for this all right let's take you right now out to uh the campaign for former president Trump here speaking with our fox live now colleagues from earlier today and former president Trump will meet in just hours for the first presidential debate in Atlanta Georgia a lot of attention will be both on the issues and the candidates themselves I do want to speak with Trump press secretary Caroline levit who joins me now for a look ahead at tonight's historic debate Caroline thank you so much for taking the time to join us here on live now from Fox yeah no problem thank you for having me so before we get get into the debate itself I have to ask a question that a lot of our viewers are asking themselves which is Will former president Trump announce his VP running mate ahead of today night's debate or during the debate itself well I won't get ahead of the president he will make that announcement when he decides to it could come any day it could also come at the Republican National Convention in a couple of weeks in Milwaukee but that's a decision for president Trump to make what I will say is there's a lot of great options on the table a lot of great names that have been thrown into the hat and all of them will make a much vice president for this great nation than kamla Harris has over the last three and a half years serving under President Biden there are a lot of choices and we do know that a lot of people are excited about this possibility to be uh Trump's running maid has he made his decision he might not make it public just yet but has he decided or is that still up in the air well the president has said he has pretty much come to a decision in his own his own mind and anyone who tries to pretend they know what that decision is other than him uh is lying it is close hold he will announce it when he thinks it's the most appropriate time tonight's debate is a very historic one many people are going to be focusing on both candidates as well as the issues I did want to ask you this the Trump campaign had called for President Biden to take a drug test ahead of tonight's debate can you explain the reasoning behind that well many people after the State of the Union Address were questioning whether Joe Biden had been artificially stimulated he clearly was showing a different energy that we do not see on a daily basis from Joe Biden what we see on a daily basis is Joe Biden having a hard time reading off of a teleprompter we've seen him trip up the stairs of Air Force One on numerous occasions uh he stumbled over his words he often divulges into bizarre fantasy stories that have never taken place um but on the State of the Union night he was clearly very alert and so a lot of people rightfully questioned whether he was artificially simulated and uh you know president Trump has challenged Joe Biden to a drug test and if the Biden campaign wants to prove that Joe Biden doesn't take artificial stimulant for nights like tonight in like the State of the Union then they should accept our our challenge to uh participate in a drug test and speaking of that a lot of attention has been focused on the candidates age uh President Biden of course being 81 years old former president Trump 78 years old should age matter it's not about age it's about competence and Joe Biden clearly has displayed a physical and mental weakness that again is clear for anyone with eyes that watches him speak or watches him stumble whereas president Trump clearly displays strength he is all over the country all the time giving hours long speeches to crowds of thousands of people he is as sharp as attack as a as a younger person working for him I can tell you the man is constantly working he's very well R he knows what's going on in this country and around the world he has the stamina to lead this country for another four years Joe Biden has clearly unfortunately displayed that he doesn't and the polling indicates that Americans agree with me on that more than 70% of this country do not believe that Joe Biden has the mental and physical fortitude to lead this country for another four years millions of people are going to be watching this presidential debate tonight what does the Trump campaign want voters to focus on during this debate well they should focus on the questions that are asked by CNN we hope that these questions will be focused on the issues that voters at home care about and poll after poll tells us that voters right now care about the record high inflation that is inre inre the cost of living in this country everything from rent to mortgage rates to groceries and gasoline has gone through the roof because of Joe Biden's economic policies and president Trump has a plan to bring down inflation to make gas cheap again if he's given the opportunity to relay that message tonight he certainly will and then secondly president Trump will also talk about his plan to stop the immigration Invasion that is taking place on our Southern border he has a real plan to to stop Joe Biden's border crisis and Joe Biden needs to answer to both of these issues as well after all it's his policies that have created the worst inflation crisis and immigration crisis in our nation's history so should voters care only about the issues or should they also care about the personal history and the background of the candidates as well well certainly this is a binary choice in this election between President Trump who is a businessman who kept stepped into the political Arena as an outsider continues to be an Outsider who had unprecedented accomplishments in his first term because he's not beholden to anyone not the special interest or the lobbyist he's only behold in to the American people and he delivers on his promises versus Joe Biden who is a corrupt career politician Joe Biden has been in politics for 51 years he's engaged in more than 40 debates since 1972 that's longer than a lot of people watching tonight have been alive and so uh if C if voters at home want someone who's going to shake up the syst and demand real change put our country first again not only here at home but also on the world stage then they should vote for president Trump Joe Biden's been in office all this time and look at what he's gotten us a higher cost of living an open border and War around this world both men have made headlines in the recent months uh for their connections with criminal trials a former president Trump with his felony conviction and the hush money trial and he's mentioned it on a number of times in fact he alluded to it in his barber shop Round Table uh held last night in Atlanta Georgia and then of course Hunter Biden his felony conviction in the gun trial do you think these issues will come up do you think they should come up well I think in the debate it should be asked of Joe Biden why he lied four years ago about his son's laptop on the debate stage in 2020 Joe Biden said that the hunter Biden laptop was not real that was a lie he knew it was real then it's of course real now it was just used as a key piece of evidence in Hunter Biden's trial in Delaware where he did become a convicted felon as for the cases against President Trump it's been made very clear to the American people that these cases have all been brought by Democrat prosecutors in the case of New York Alvin brag campaigned on the promise of getting Donald Trump not getting real criminals who are currently roaming free in the streets of New York City and the case was overseen by a corrupt Democrat Jud judge who donated money to Joe Biden who has a close family member who has profited off of fundraising for Democrats um and so I think people realize that the case against President Trump was a political persecution led by democrats and an attempt to interfere in our election um and that's why it has not swayed the public opinion of President Trump you look at the polls he's continuing his momentum and in fact after the verdict came down in that case our campaign raised more than $53 million in 24 hours from millions of people across the this country who are sick and tired of seeing our justice system weaponized and let's talk about the justice system we have yet to hear from the Supreme Court uh handing down the ruling on former president Trump's immunity case what impact if any do you think that a decision either way will have on this campaign and in this election well the Supreme Court we hope will do the right thing in this case it is absolutely critical not just for president Trump but for all future presidents that they have immunity to protect them from political persecutions like the one we're seeing in New York uh from official acts that they take as president a no president will be able to function if they don't have immunity and protection for the the very tough decisions that they make when they are the commander-in-chief of this country if there was no presidential immunity then one could argue Joe Biden could be uh charged with crimes for his dereliction of Duty at the southern border allowing terrorists into our country knowingly in fact yesterday the Department of Homeland Security put out a report that there's more than 400 Isis linked terrorists who have been smuggled into this country because of Biden's open border so can he be prosecuted for that if the Supreme Court doesn't uphold presidential immunity it's possible in the future he could and it would be uh very bad for our nation if presidents from both parties are going back and forth Prosecuting one another immunity is critical and we hope that the Supreme Court will do the right thing let's go back to the debate itself there have been changes in the rules uh there's no audience microphones are going to be cut off uh do these play in former president Trump's favor or do you think that they might hinder him in any way well president Trump doesn't need restrictions or certain types of rules to get him through this debate these rules were set by the Biden campaign to protect Joe Biden because his handlers know that he's incapable of standing up there for 90 minutes and really going back and forth with President Trump in in a true debate with that said we willfully accepted these terms because president Trump delivers on his promises and he made a promise to debate Joe Biden any time anywhere any place uh so no matter what tonight will be a good opportunity for president Trump to highlight his strength with Joe Biden's weakness into contrast his record of success in his first term as president with Joe Biden's failures over the past three and a half years so Caroline Before I Let You Go any surprises do you think are in store for viewers tonight well they'll have to tune in and see we look forward to it it's going to be a great night absolutely anything else that you would like to share with our live now from Fox viewers before we let you go well if they want to have real fact checks of Joe Biden they can go to factcheck biden.com our team will be factchecking Joe Biden in real time all night long as we know uh he's accustomed to say saying many lies on these debate stages so go to fact check biden.com all right Caroline thank you so much for taking the time to join us all right thank you so much for that interview here on live now from Fox there was the Trump press secretary there and we just saw a touching down in Georgia ahead of this first presidential debate president former president Trump arriving in Georgia touching down plenty of supporters there on hand some three and a half hours until this debate begins at 9:00 Eastern you can see the plane there just taxing on the tarmac heading over nearing the supporters nearing the motorcade as well so just arriving shortly after current President Joe Biden on the ground in Georgia as well a highly anticipated night to come uh to say the least as we are learning more about this after months of casting Biden as a scile shell of a man incapable of putting two sentences together Trump has changed his tomb the former president and presumptive GOP nominee in his campaign trying to adjust expectations of bid concerns that Biden's bar has been set too low that he is sure to exceed it Trump who's never admitted he lost fairly to Biden in 2020 continues to spread false and unproven theories there will be fact Checkers on the ground there tonight in Georgia to kind of go through some of the statements from both sides as well security there is heightened as the debate site and press fining Center tied as we get closer to this 9:00 start fencing has gone up around a different buildings there where Biden and Trump will meet as well as the Georgia Tech Arena where hundreds of jurists are gathered to cover the debate so this on the tarmac just a little bit outside of Atlanta but in the Metro there as the former president touching down plenty of supporters there on hand they will not be inside of this debate inside of the room where it's happening tonight so they're getting their glimpses of trump right now and of course this is not the first time these two individuals have met tonight's clash between Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican ex-president Trump maybe the most consequential presidential debate in decades both men glaring flaws about the present how they present their opponent with tremendous opportunity and risk they will face a huge National audience that will include many people tuning in to their 2020 rematch for the first time and won't see another debate until September magnifying the success or the failures for each the first time the debate held so early in a general election season all right we're watching this here on live now from box let's slide away for a quick two-minute break before he steps off this plane [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] all right welcome back in here to live now from Fox I am Andy mck thank you so much for joining us and the former president Donald Trump has just touched down in the peach state ahead of this first presidential uh debate of course a live picture there from the tarmac you see the door open the stairs uh out there as he will likely potentially meet with supporters before getting in the motorcade and heading to downtown Atlanta Georgia and that is where we move our coverage we're going to be joined right now by Fox 5es Kevin Stewart Kevin thank you so much for joining us here on live now from Fox a lot of anticipation around this debate what do we know just three and a half hours ahead of its beginning well you know this is really the the first time people really truly pay close attention to the race for the White House the very first presidential debate and here's what you can expect tonight President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump will square off right here at CNN with the world watching yet there will be no crowd with a front row seat there will be no audience one of several rules both sides agreed to for this debate you know there won't be applauses opportunities for the candidates to to play off the crowd and interact with the crowds radical left will you listen who is on your microphones will be muted while the other candidate is speaking to avoid confrontations like that one kind of prevent that that cross talk and you know attempts to you know intrude and you know potentially dominate the other candidates candidates won't be allowed to have props or pre-written notes on stage either and you cannot be hostile Spelman College political science Professor Marilyn Davis insists both Biden and Trump must remain calm coherent yet vigorous to help smooth over concerns about age the candidate who is seen as weak will have a lot to prove I don't think it's going to be about issues maybe it will start that way it might start Like A good sermon but then after a while it just Fades away tonight might be sport for the Hardline supporters but Emory University political science Professor Zachary Pesco says the candidates must win over the few undecided votes in the middle both candidates have different tasks for themselves I think for Biden the challenge is going to be defending his economic record for Trump um he he's no longer the incumbent um so he doesn't have to defend his record over the past four years but he is going to you know have to alleviate concerns about his temperament um his approach to governance now there's something else you should keep in mind while you're watching tonight the most recent Fox News pole has President Biden with 50% and the former president Trump with 48% what type of impact will tonight's debate have on the next poll we're about to find out yeah we're going a lot is going to change in the matter of just a few hours there coming up tonight uh and Kevin Before I Let You Go I do want to ask you is this debate taking place in Georgia a Battleground State maybe how closely are people in Georgia watching this debate tonight as well people are paying very close attention as we get closer as I noted at at the top you know during the summertime people are vacationing doing other things uh but clearly the political ads here in Georgia in Atlanta have been running for several months and uh there have been campaign stops just this past week so without a doubt people will be uh very uh keenly focused on tonight's debate here in Atlanta yeah the first one for a while until the next debate so success or failure might be Amplified by this Standalone debate as of now all right Kevin thank you again we appreciate your time as always here on live now from box all right thank you so much as we go out there to this live picture there on the ground as the former president Donald Trump has arrived in Georgia for this debate you can see them zooming in on the open door we're going to hang with this just a little bit as plenty of supporters there on hand for this uh outside of the motorcade we'll see if they interact with any of them we did see the current President Joe Biden touched down on Air Force One just a little bit earlier he was greeted by uh different officials including the mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens there from just a little bit earlier so the former president Donald Trump touching down some three and a half hours ahead of this first debate uh and you heard some of the protocols there in place no audience there will be no notes there will be a muted mic for the individual that is not speaking the candidate that is not speaking at that individual time uh so this is just what we get as we'll have you fully covered here on live now from Fox the CNN presidential debate simal cast on live now from FOX starting at 9:00 Eastern so uh we're just going to hang with this shot because there's a lot at stake there's a lot happening in the city of Atlanta as Biden they hopes to court some moderate Republicans the deputy campaign manager said the president will speak broadly to all Americans but also plans to quote talk to Republican voters specifically regarding quote Donald Trump and his extremism modern Republicans and goop leaning Independence repelled by Trump helped Biden win most swing States four years ago is not a huge slice of the electorate but some 78,000 Georgia Republicans voted for Nikki Haley over Trump in the states May primary weeks after she suspended her campaign Biden steam sees it as a crucial piece of his Coalition Trump of course stayed on the campaign Trail before heading to his Florida estate for two days of private meetings as part of an informal prep process the Trump's allies are pushing him to stay focused on his governing plans but expected him to test the pointed questions about unrelenting focus on Election fraud his role in the erosion of abortion rights and also unprecedented legal barrage as he was recently convicted of falsifying business records in New York and never before has a general election debate participated sandle between a felony conviction the debate me stage meeting comes just two weeks before Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on those 34 felony counts in this New York hush money that just a little bit before the RNC where we could soon hear about the vep stakes the vice president who will be on the ticket alongside the name Trump so potentially we might get a little bit of a tease of that tonight that could be something that will make headlines as well but no audience nobody in the front row seat for this as you heard there from Kevin Stewart our Fox 5 team no audience no live audience that means there's no red carpet stream of elected officials campaign donors and leaders in midtown Atlanta makes for an unusual atmosphere around the debate site former senator of Georgia Kelly ller is hosting a watch party and fundraiser events elsewhere in metro Atlanta there's a $10,000 get in price according to an invitation from the event several Trump perspective running mates will also be there so not at the debate but just down the road Georgia's Republican and Democratic State parties are hosting their own watch parties as well Biden and First Lady Joe Biden expected and scheduled to stop by the Democratic event late on Thursday we'll see if there's any uh kind of events or access there uh so we'll see what happens but President Biden has arrived already to a lively crowd of supporters greeted him as he uh was at the hotel ahead of tonight's debate the crowd of about 50 chanted four more years many wore campaign t-shirts some held placards with Biden's trademark Aviator sunglass on them others had signs with the face of Biden's Alter Ego the president pumped his fist and embraced one man as you see now the former president stepping off of the airplane of trump Forest one in Georgia let's just listen in to see if we can hear some of this reaction from the crowd on the ground [Applause] [Music] [Applause] all right you can hear him saying something to uh the crowd there the supporters on hand as well clapping as well let's just continue to listen [Music] [Applause] in all right Trump there getting in the motorcade heading to his hotel for the final preparations the final perhaps just three hours out from this debate later on tonight as he touched down there a First a very consequential debate coming up in just about three plus hours here as they will head down to these Studios there as well for this debate of course you can watch it right here on live the CNN presidential debate simoc cast on live now from Fox tonight at 9:00 eastern time I'm Indy Ma we're back after this [Music] [Music] all right welcome back in here to live now from Fox I'm Andy Mack thank you so much for joining us we just saw the former president Donald Trump touchdown three plus hours ahead of this first presidential debate this was the scene as he just left away you can see the crowd there cheering him on with different signs and hats as he got off the plane two chers pumping his fist excited for tonight a very consequential debate as we'll have you covered for more on this let's go out to Fox's men scarpino with the latest ahead of this debate the stage is set here in Atlanta for one of the rare debates US history between a sitting president and a former president four years after their last debate President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are facing off again in the crucial Battleground state of Georgia the historic Showdown will likely see the candidates weigh in on the economy immigration and abortion just hours after the Supreme Court ruled against Idaho and the state's near total abortion ban president Trump is going to lay out his vision for the next four years of America and and really talk about a contrast uh between his record his four years in office and Joe Biden's four years in office the former president has been on the road with recent events in DC Philadelphia and New Orleans while the president has spent much of the last week preparing for the debate at Camp David the Biden campaign says the president's record will speak for itself going to present a Clear Choice uh between himself who's fighting for the American people uh every single day and he is going to be debating against Donald Trump who's now running his campaign as a convicted felon the latest Fox News poll shows voters will be paying attention tonight with more than half saying the debate will be extremely or very important to their vote I really just want to hear their plan on how they're planning to secure our country secure our borders keep us safe there are new rules this time around microphones will be muted when the other candidate is speaking and neither one is allowed to bring pre-written notes in Atlanta Madison scarpino Fox News all right thank you so much for that a live picture there as people greeting the former president Donald Trump as he just touched down just a little bit ago in Georgia the motorcade is now gone heading to the venue heading to the hotel potentially final preparations being made ahead of this debate all right I'm Andy Mack we'll be back after this [Music] [Music] all right the countdown continues on until this first presidential debate some three plus hours now as we did see the former president Donald Trump touchdown just a little bit ago heading from this location to downtown Atlanta as well this is kind of the spin room there on the campus of Georgia Tech lots of media Personnel on hand for this one it's going to be a consequential debate as well the first time potentially these two individuals in the room since back in 2020 I want to continue here on this conversation we're going to bring into the conversation Madison Fernandez political reporter we appreciate your time here on live now from Fox a very interesting debate to say the least coming up tonight can you give us an update maybe what's at stake tonight and maybe what could move the needle for voters later on I think we really need to remember that what's at stake here is there are really not that many people who don't know who they're voting for you know it's going to be these undecided who are really going to be watching and seeing how the candidates are doing and you know how they're speaking to them and especially how they're performing I mean if Trump goes out there and he is you know his loud boisterous self you know that could turn off some independent voters then on the other hand Biden has a lot of work to do too with those independent voters and honestly even with some members of the democratic party so you know a lot of folks do know who they're going to vote for um but some don't and they are really going to be the important ones tonight yeah some people there right on the fence and like you heard potentially Biden trying to speak to some moderate Republicans tonight as well and I do want to talk to you about potentially on Donald Trump's side as they have set the bar maybe low too low for TR for Biden as well if he comes out there maybe how have you seen the Trump campaign kind of trying to manage those expectations for Biden by talking about his stamina by talking about his age but also not giving him an opening to proba to Excel and exceed those expectations there's absolutely been a lot of expectation setting and you know it's really interesting to me the Trump campaign put out an ad today that's going to be running during the debate and it's hitting him on his age and his ability again and there's also another ad that's hitting him on the economy and crime so it's interesting to see that this is really what they're prioritizing you know these policy issues and his age so there's that and then the other thing that's been interesting to me is throughout the week Trump and his allies have really been speaking out about CNN and sort of saying look you know they're going to be not fair to former president Trump um so again that's just another way of expectation setting from the campaign yeah that is a very good point as we just had a little Glimpse inside some of those spin rooms because that is crucial as well let's talk about maybe the protocols the guidelines the rules in place in terms of the no audience the muting how will that maybe impact and maybe will there be for both candidates a little bit of a feeling out at the beginning to get us settled because it's going to be in kind of an awkward atmosphere in that room yeah I mean I'm really interested to see are they even going to shake hands you know they're not gonna be able to feed off of the audience energy because there is no audience there should be less interrupting but I mean they are kind of next to each other so I'm sure you will still be able to kind of hear them if they are interrupting each other it might not be Audible but you know there's other ways that they can you know uh tease or mock each other you know rolling their eyes sighing stuff like that so you know the mic muting is definitely going to be different but I don't think it necessarily means that they're not going to be tense with each other yeah that is very true and you we saw during some of the packages some of the moments back from 2020 as well do we expect there to be tense moments what could maybe unfold there as well are we expecting some maybe unscripted moments and maybe how much did the people helping with preparation for both sides try to avoid that I mean Trump a lot of Trump's allies really do want him to be you know calm cool and collected because like I said earlier that's really going to be helpful for getting these um independent voters and undecided voters who really might not be fully on his side yet so um knowing these two of course there can be unscripted moments so we'll just have to see yeah that is very true and let's get to some of the issues because I think that is kind of the Central Point a lot of what maybe some of those voters that you said might be on the fence what are we going to talk about there and do we have any indication from either side how they'll kind of uh twist the the the issues in their favor yeah so the Biden campaign has made it really clear that they're trying to make a very star contrast on the Democracy front you know even in a lot of the messaging they've had this week prior to the debate they keep bringing up the January 6 Capital Riot and blaming Trump for that they're hitting him on abortion rights and so those are going to probably be very prevalent tonight and then on the other hand Trump's campaign his a hitting Biden on his age but in terms of policy it really is a lot of economy crime immigration yeah let's get into the immigration topic as well about potentially coming out because this comes after the executive action from Biden as well how much does maybe he need to be careful about that because we'll hear from the Republican side that it's maybe why are you doing this too late can you talk about the immigration and maybe what we expect from both sides yeah I mean Democrats and not even just President Biden they long have struggled messaging on immigration so it's obviously going to come up and I think that the president is going to point to his record and the things that he's done but it's also going to be pointing to some of his other policy positions that he really leans on like the inflation reduction act and everything like that and it it's interesting I heard from a lot of you know Democrats that he really needs to emphasize the things that he's done these policies that people don't really realize how this is affecting them and impacting their lives so I'm interested to see how he's going to be messaging on that tonight yeah I do want to ask you because the Republicans will say that Donald Trump won the election the Democrats will say Biden won the the debate no matter what happens a little bit later on tonight in terms of winners and losers can you win a debate or are they just trying to not lose this debate I mean of course they're both going to say that they won the debate something that I'm really going to be watching afterwards though is what are the fundraising boosts going to look like I mean after the State of the Union Biden had a really big fundraising boost and a lot of his allies are looking for the same situation tonight and you know with Trump's conviction he had a really big boost too so and he closed the gap between them so I'm really interested to see because this is the first time that they are at the same event at the same time so who's going to bring in the most money afterwards I think that'll be a really good indication yeah we'll hear about those numbers the millions of dollars brought in to both sides coming up in a little bit all right Madison anything else anything else you are kind of focusing on tonight for this debate as we close in on three hours out yeah I mean like I said I think it's been pretty clear which um sort of policies and lines of attack each of them are going to come out with so I am interested to see if there's going to be any sort of surprises and you know how long it's going to take for things to come up like uh Trump's conviction you know is Biden gonna come out of the gate with it is he gonna sort of wait until it comes up with