>> nice to be back with you. >> thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with a fox news alert. hundreds of wildfires burn through 7 states. 200 active duty soldiers prepare to head out west to help fight the flames. >> this is the first time in nearly a decade the military had to mobilize trips to wildfires. they are train expect to be out on the training field. right now 95 large fires are burning. more than 1 million acres. the flames expected to rage on unfortunately for several more weeks. >> jaw dropping moments at a yankees game when a rookie pitcher takes a line drive right to the face. look at that. the hit knocking brian mitchell right off his feet in the second inning. he was down for more than a

minute. one arm on the trainer another with a towel on the face. he managed to walk out of the dug out himself. he's now on the disabled list he has a nasal fracture. >> the e-mail scandal explodes flagged for classified review. it increases dramatically. kelly wright is live with more from washington. hillary facing more pressure from an issue that will not go away. some say it is going to hurt her bid for president of the united states. while the presidential campaign insists mrs. clinton never exchanged e-mails with classified information. more than 300 e-mails for every five to be exact from secretary clinton contained classified information. a spokesman down-plays the

issues. >> it's an issue of negligence. >> she responded to the serious matter. >> by the way, you may have seen that i recently launched a snap chat account. i love it. i love it. those messages disappear all by themselves. >> more e-mails from clinton could reveal more classified documents. the sensitive materials from clinton may make her presidential bid complicated. >> kelly wright in washington. >> the e-mail scandal threatens to de rail clinton's campaign she says her fate now hands -- lies in the hands of the

president. >> a lot about determine what is the signal from the president. you can have various levels of enthusiasm in pursuing the presefrp tive nom tee to inherit obama's presidency. we will have to see if it will be a straight inquiry or if it will be fudged ten waited delay. if they drag their feet and accomplish zero on the irs scandal. >> all eyes on the iowa state fair soapbox. scott walker lindh say graham and carly fiorina making their pitches for voters in the swing state. we have the latest buzz on the candidates. rich? >> good morning, heather. on the iowa soapbox it is more of a stage with voters and cameras. ohio governor john kasich fresh off of the endorsement will

speak this afternoon. marco rubio will do so this morning. he had a great time with his family including bumper cars. other gop candidates tried ruling the iowa crowd including scott walker with cheers and boos. one claiming walker is failing his state. >> again, unintimidated. i am not intimidated you, sir, or any one else sir. i will fight for the american people over and over and over and over again. y >> former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina defended her position to oppose minimum wage raise. >> it makes no sense to say the minimum wage in new york city is the same as the minimum wage in mason city iowa. that makes no sense. >> meanwhile the top democrat in

nevada campaigning this evening for secretary of state hillary clinton and bernie stand ders is in las vegas for the nevada state afl cio convention. brand new surveillance video of six people wanted in the murder of american university graduate and former intern 23-year-old matthew ki. he was shot dead over the weekend. a red car seen fleeing the scene was recovered. three of the guys that were caught on surveillance during that burglary are also suspect in the case. >> the convicted boston marathon bomber wants a new trial. dzhokhar tsarnaev argued jurors cou couldn't be impartial particular lie survive stories. they want the builty verdict overturned so they can have a new trial and new location. they were sentenced to death for

shooting off two bombs. >> the irbe rs data breech first revealed in may is now worse than we first thought. 334,000 americans now at risk of having their social security numbers, birthdays and more stolen. that is more than triple the number that was first disclosed by the tax agency and it turns out the breech started back in november of last year. a group is believed to be behind this breech. >> california bay area rattled by an earthquake. >> oh my gosh we have an earthquake. oh my goodness. oh my goodness. >> they steve paulson that

tremor. no one was injured but several reports were given. >> maria molina is here with the forecast. they were okay. we should tell everyone they were fine. >> what's going on. poor puppies are in there. >> you get a lot of earth cakes in there. something we have to deal with across the plains quite often is severe weather. we are expecting that through out the day anywhere from parts of texas to wisconsin, large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes possible today. the storm system, it's on the move behind the system. temperatures much cooler whale below average as much as 10-15 degrees below averages. for tomorrow severe weather from little rock arkansas all of the way to detroit, michigan. temperatures ahead of this storm system are warm and summer like. looking at temperatures well into the 80's across the eastern

u.s. much hotter across the southern plains. in texas you have temperatures widespread into the triple digits. across the southwest we have extreme heat out there. heat index values has high as 110 to 120 degrees. that's the big story out there. in the northern plains rapid city high temperature today 57 degrees. a lot cooler behind the system. still today across the eastern u.s. these are the forecast heat index values. 90's in georgia and south carolina. the famous batman who brought joy to children was killed on a maryland highway after getting out to check the engine on his custom bat mobile. he became an internet sensation

when he was pulled over in full costume by police and the whole thing was caught on camera. he would drive the bat mobile to visit sick children in hospitals and lift their spirits handing out super hero toys. >> the oldest known u.s. military veteran has died. emma died on sunday one month after she got to meet president obama in the white house. she suddenly felt ill and suddenly died after that. she jien joined the army auxiliary war. president obama calling the decorated veteran a true tra trailblazer. >> actor tracy morgan is headed back to tv after a year and a half after the crash that left him injured. they will host a show october. he had several broken doabones n a wal-mart struck slammed into

his suv. his friend died in the accident. morgan tweeting this, stoked to be going home #snl. >> can't wait. >> good for him. 10 minutes after the top of the hour. tornado inperson no. dramatic moments caught on video as flames go out of control. does that outfit look controversial to you? >> not to me. >> why she was sent home from school. >> big changes coming to america's favorite fall drink. what is going in and coming out of the pumpkin spice latte. >> donald trump wound up giving kids at the fair free rides on his helicopter. even the drunk guy running the tilt a whirl said, is that safe? i don't know. [whirring drones]

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wow, terrifying new video as you can see shows the chaos unfolding yesterday. investigators hunting for this man seen on surveillance video before the blast. police believe the anti government red shirt movement could be to blame for the attack. no one was hurt when a small explosive was thrown off of a bridge. >> the flood of illegals at the border continues in record numbers. patrol officers found a whopping 135 unaccompanied children last month. they have worsening conditions in south america noting gang violence. most are kept in detention centers and will like aly not b september back to their home country. >> it is a big win for the ncaa a federal labor board dismissing an effort by members of the northwestern university football team for the union for college athletes. it would have been the first of

its kind and the board voted unanimously against the collective bargaining union saying the organization would not have had stability in labor relations. >> a box business alert. the tsa finally beefing up security after failing to identify multiple threats. >> lauren simonetti from our sister network fox business here with the new measures of how it will effect your travel plan. >> if the security lines at the airport seem slower it is because they are making changes after failing to watch 57 fake bombs earlier this year. whenever a full body scanner alarm goes off more metal detectors will be used and swap tests conducted. this is political after a scanners are at $160 million. if you want the new and cheaper phone the iphone forever plan allows you to upgrade your phone whenever you feel like it as

long as you choose the newer model than you have had before. the fee is 22 a month that only gives you a 16 gig model and of course no insurance. >> starbucks is going from lattes to go laugers. they will sell beer and wine at stores. it is changing to pumpkin spice latte. no care mel coloring when it comes out this fall. new jersey brewery has a special beer for pope frances visit starting next month. they will sell 500 gallons of you only pope once. yopo. thank you, lauren. to fine the fox business network log on to foxbusiness.com/channelfinder. >> now it is time to brew on this. an angry parent lashing out because her daughter is sent

home after violating the dress code on the second day of school. stephanie hughes got in trouble for wearing that a tank top. administrators say her collar bone was exposed breaking the dress code. the school says the policy is in place to promote a healthy learning environment. are schools going too far or are dress codes really necessary? send us your comments on facebook, twitter and fox frienfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. >> when she went to school she had a scarf on on top of that. >> 18 minutes after the top of the hour. amazon uproar how the company is firing back after a scathing report about its working environment. >> roadside surprise. an officer thinks he's pulling ore a speedi -- over a speeding car. >> i will get you an ambulance. >> it turns into a life changing moment for everyone involved. >> first take a look at your gasoline prices national average

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>> a ball a fire shooting in the air in idaho. a firefighter capturing the fire world while battling a massive wildfire. he says it was shooting flames 100 feet into the air raining hot ash down on crews below.

it should be under control we hope in the next few days. >> a stingray invasion in southern california at venice and california beaches over the weekend. they are treating more air the warm temperatures. beach goers are encouraged to shuffle their feet. that will help avoid stepping on them. he pulls ore a car and gets a surprise of a lifetime. >> she is in labor? >> okay hang on. i will get you an ambulance, all right? >> this dashcam video shows the officer trying to get a to the hospital before their baby arrives. the ambulance didn't get there in time. >> you hear that? the baby was born in the car. the little girl struggles for a moment but officer reynolds cleared her hair wairway.

she and mom were taken to the hospital. the family p sent a note to the police department thanking them for their precious gift. >> beautiful picture. the iowa state fair rolls on. it is not just about fried food and political punches. there is real wrestling going down. i was challenged to arm wrestle the four time national champ for a monster arm wrestling tournament. take a look. >> are you a champ? she is a four-time champion.

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>> knocked off his feet. the 100 mile an hour shot that knocked the yankee pitcher out. >> they picked the wrong person to mess with. the real life game of thrones and it is caught on video. ♪ >> little darius rubbing kerr from south carolina. love him in the morning. good morning. welcome to "fox & friends first". >> we are kicking it off with a really good song on this friday morning. it's early. we are going to get with a serious story. wildfires are burning through out seven different states.

200 active duty soldiers prepare to head out west to go and help fight the flames. >> this is the first time in nearly a decade that the military has had to mobilize troops for wildfires. they are expected to be trained and in the field by sunday. fire crews out west are also relying on air support to drop retardant on the flames. the flames expected to rage on for several more weeks. >> also jaw dropping moments at this yankee's game when a rookie pitcher takes a line drive right to the face. >> oh, my. >> look at rybrian mitchell. he is down on the ground. he was down for more than a minute with one arm around the trainer and the other holding a towel on his bloody face. he managed to walk to the dug out himself. he was treated for a nasal

fracture. he is now on the disabled list. we wish him the best. >> hillary clinton's private e-mail scandal just jumped from 60 to 300. the worst could be let no come. kelly wright following all of the developments live from washington for us this morning. good morning, kelly. >> heather, good morning to you as well. hillary clinton's scandal grows at a time when she wants to gain more lock down on the democratic nomination for president. there is news that more than 300 messages on her server contain classified data. the secretary of state never used her private e-mail to send or receive anything that was classified. over the weekend clinton addressed the matter jokingly.

by the way. you may have seen that i recently launched a snap chat account. i love it. i love it. those messages disappear all by themselves. rl>> clinton's response for former presidential candidate and house speaker. >> have somebody snap chat. bob woodward said it's the equivalent of neixon and waterga watergate. >> you have to have common sense in dealing with this stuff. >> there is speculation even more classified information could surface which could pose more problems for her bid for the president. ainsley? >> kelly wright live in washington for us. thank you, kelly. >> presidential hopeful scott walker lindh say graham and carly fiorina getting up on the soapbox hoping to sway voters in

a vicrucial swing state. >> pork on a stick, bumper cars and the iowa soapbox. it's an opportunity for candidates to speak with voters and to cameras. john kasich the day after receiving the endorsement of alabama governor robert bentley. also florida senator marco rubio. hi iowa state fair tweeting pictures promising he had a good time. they follow a trio of folks yesterday with lindsay graham pledging an aggressive foreign policy to confront isis. >> as president of the united states we are going back to iraq and we are going to pound these guys to the ground. we are not going to leave until the job is done. if you think you can defend this nation without some of our soldiers going back to get it right this time i don't know

what movie you are looking at. >> former hewlett-packard ceo carly fee rona defended her opposition to a federal minimum wage saying it should be up to states to set. >> we have to remember that a lot of minimum wage jobs are jobs where people start, and in those jobs they learn skills to move forward. >> meanwhile the top democrat and secretary of state hillary clinton and bernie sanders are in las vegas, nevada staying there. >> thank you, rich. donald trump ordered to jury duty just like the rest of us. but the gop presidential frontrunner arriving in a black limo and immediately swarmed by reporters. once inside the jury room a juror was able to snap a secret selfie. in the end the donald was not picked for jury duty. the next stop is new hampshire.

>> former white house senior advisor and presidential candidate pat buchanan with a bold prediction about who would win the white house if voters were polled right now. >> given the numbers at fox news, if the elections began today instead of five months from now i think trump would win iowa. i think he would carry that victory into new hampshire. i think he would be the favorite in the run against the establishment candidate for the nomination. he might even have a chance to win the presidency if he gets rid of some of the negatives. >> a tourist trying to get the perfect selfie on the brooklyn bridge. remember that? he snapped the daring picture from a restricted part of the bridge and posted it on-line. investigators tracked him down at his house in chattanooga. he will be brought back to new york to face charges for reckless endangerment. >> papa john's missing camaro is

back and it is slightly bent. >> the classic z-28 was stolen from a weekend car show in detroit found in the driveway of a vacant house. the license plate was missing. police forced the thieves to dump the car. >> two other stolen classic cars have yet to be found. now we want to tell you about extreme weather in eastern michigan. >> whipping winds and a water spout over lake michigan. >> the spout part of a series of storms moving across the state. maria molina tracking more of the wet weather for us. >> good morning. we could be looking at more activity across parts of the great lakes. this is all fwauz a cold front is on the move, it is moving eastward.

you will notice a big drop in the temperatures. some areas as much as 10-15 degrees below average. feeling more like spring or fall out there rather than summer. further west into the rockies. along the boundary into the plains and midwest you are looking at risk of severe weather. large hail damaging winds and tornadoes possible especially across the central plains. for some the system continues on the move and we will continue to bring the risk of severe storms across the great lakes region and further suet no arkansas. temperature wise you are very warm. temperatures across the eastern u.s. 90's and even triple digits especially across parts of texas. 100 degrees will be the forecast high temperature in the city of dallas. further north rapid city high temperature of 57 degrees. heather and ainsley looks like summer is going to be wrapping up soon or we are going to start a weather pattern across the

nation. >> the summer flew by. >> where did it go? >> i don't know. it is 38 minutes after the top of the hour. amazon uproar. how the company is firing back after a scathing report about the work environment. >> scandal brewing in the va. accused of shredding disability flames. >> good news about the morning cup of coffee. how it will help in the fight against cancer. flu ♪ ♪ ♪ if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. but hurry,

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more. >> amazon is responding about blistering new york times article that accused amazon of causing stress and anxiety in the workplace. it was based on interviews of 100 current and former amazon employees with mistreatment such as managers unsympathetic to family tragedy or illness. employees are pushed thus far they could come bust basically. e-mail with more than 1,000 employees says the article doesn't describe the amazon that i know. i strongly believe any one working in a company that is like the one describing the new york times would be crazy to y stay. i know i would leave such a company. the report of the new york times was pretty close to the truth. >> there is no crying in business any more. things are gotten harder. maybe there's a small truth to the story but the truth is running through every other company across america. >> i do remember people being

stressed and anxious especially when some big announcement or launch was coming up. it is really healthy pressure i think. >> no doubt e ry manager and every warehouse in office is on notice this morning. good to have you here. assigned to fox business network all you have to do is log on to foxbusiness.com/channelfinder. a brand new black eye for the department of veterans affairs. the va now confirming the office of los angeles improperly shredded disability claims. the reason they didn't know what they were doing. the va saying its staff was untrained and had no over site. the va inspector general now launching investigations into 10 more regional offices across the country. wi >> with growing threats around the world the military wants stronger force across the air using army drones. they want to increase the drones

by 50 percent to ease stress on the pilots in areas. they have been used to fighter wrists. the increase comes amid concerns of growing aggression from russia and china. listen to this. a first for the united states military. two female soldiers just passed the army ranger school which is one of the toughest combat training courses in the world. the two unidentified women are part of the course to better incorporate females into the military. they graduate among 94 men. they are barred from joining the 75th ranger regimen which is a male only special operations unit. >> they are strong. awesome. >> you don't bring a knife to a sword fight. the store owner who shocked the would be burglar.

thought they were ninjas. >> i now prou knowns you on t-- pronounce ount floor. >> you just see her feet there. >> first steve doocy with reaction to that. and what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> is that before or after the reception? >> before. >> the good news is she is okay. >> can you image what the reception was like. >> we are going to talk politics. carl rove is here on the coffee couch. we have 12 medal of honor recipients. kyle carpenter joins us with why he is supporting jeb. >> an alabama church opening a the a gun range the pastor hits here with the story behind that. cheryl casone with what not to fight over in the office. there's a lot of it. the food in the refrigerator. are you sure it is yours? kind of sure it is yours? good thing not to fight over. we have a busy three hours

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look at this. two would be robbers trying to knock off a convenience store with a foot long knife. imagine their shock when the clerk's weapon was a lot bigger than theirs. the cashier in pittsburgh pulls out this massive sword and starts swinging it. he also had a gun, but he didn't use that. the thieves high tailed it out of there empty handed. keep the kids and pets inside, that warning to residents in a new hampshire neighborhood where a coyote is on the prowl. one woman who has a huge flock of chickens says two have been

killed by the animal stalking her home. police say the animal is exhibiting unusual behavior since it doesn't seem to be afraid of humans and they are warning everyone to be aware. a dog trapped in a hot car is saved by the sacramento fire department. >> come here. there we go. >> the pooch was stuck inside the car with the windows up outside a mall. crews arrived on the scene. they got the door open and the dog doing just fine. people stop doing that. >> people, what in the world? a world war ii veterans just wants to reconnect with his army buddies. he's posted this picture on facebook. he believe that most of those vets would be living in

minnesota or iowa right now. so far, the picture has been shared 23,000 times. if you recognize him, get in touch with him. democrats, they have been making the war on women a campaign issues for the last few years, you may have heard about it. does that war really exist? jesse watters hit the miami beaches to ask the ladies. ♪ ♪ >> i'm here to surrender. >> how come? >> the war on women. do you think there's a war on women going on right now in this country? >> yeah, there is a big war. >> you think men are keeping you guys down? >> you know, there's just not enough equality between men and women these days. >> if there is a war on women, does that mean we will have to keep paying for your dinner?

>> hmmm. >> do you know the w nba players should make the same as the nba players? >> of course. >> well, men can be ceos and many women can't be ceo. >> what woman can't be a ceo? >> a woman with two kids and more to come. >> they can't afford a nanny? >> there's a cue of nannies outside. >> do you think if a woman were president, there would be less war? >> yes. >> are you excited there could be a woman president? >> i love hillary. >> i was talking about carly fiorina. >> donald trump, does he have a trouble with women? >> i think he loves beautiful women. >> dress code controversy, this high schooler sent home for showing her collar bones.

are schools going too far? your email are pouring in on that one. >> you think that i nag you? >> that's all you do! all you do is nag me. the bathroom is a mess. your belt is a not matching. >> nothing i do is never enough. >> about to argue with your spouse. you may want to back off. why your fights could make you fat. >> uh-oh. ♪

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before you leave the house, here's what's happening today. 200 active duty soldiers are being deployed to fight the raging fires out west. this is the first time in nearly a decade the military has been called to mobilize troops for wild fires. they should be out in the field by sunday after training. more presidential hopefuls stepping up to the soapbox at the iowa state fair. marco rubio and john kasich are set to make their cases today. and 200 messages are now classified of hillary clinton's. and it is time now for the the good, the bad, and the ugly, first, the good. coffee can help people recovering from colon cancer. a new study shows people drinking four or more cups a day, it increases your body's

response to insulin. fighting with your partner could be making you fight. >> oh, my god -- that's us. do i look this awful? >> researchers say arguments can make your body release a certain hormone that triggers your appetite. finally, the ugly. you may now kiss the fire. look at this, the photographer catches the bride maid fainting. time now fon your brew on this responses. this picture of stephanie hughes is posted on facebook. the collar bone exposure is against the dress code. amanda tweets, really, collar bone exposure, it's too far. >> schools are going too far but still need some kind of dress

code. there has to be some respect for both sides. >> solve the whole issue, havee. made getting dressed in the morning a snap. that's an excellent point. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ good morning to you. it is tuesday, august 18th. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. conservatives with getting fired up over trump's immigration plans. >> we are losing the country, and we're losing it because of immigration. >> so is rush right? is trump's plan what we need to get america back on track? we report, you decide. and hillary clinton laughed off that email scandal. >> you may have seen that i recently launched a snapchat account. [ cheers and applause ] >> i love it! i love