for. rob: enjoy that sand witch because the food in jail sucks. heather: i'm sure have you heard. thank you to our fans for making us number one across the board. rob: "fox & friends" begins right now. >> roy moore has won the alabama g.o.p. primary runoff. >> together we can make america great. >> this is really a repudiation of mitch mcconnell's lack of leadership in the u.s. senate. >> everybody knows how much i love the nfl and how much bigger in life it means to me. it's become a tool by the political forces of the left to advance their agenda. >> so i join so many now in the nfl and elsewhere in taking a knee. and i kneel in honor of this. >> taliban claiming responsibility for rocket james mattis while on a trip to afghanistan. >> president trump is promising to make america competitive again. that is the opening pitch in his latest tax reform push.

>> we've cut taxes tremendously for the middle class. not just a little bit. > >> nike made a support of athletes and then they introduced a new $400 line of kneeling shoes. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it's my life ♪ it's now or never ♪ i ain't going to live forever steve: this song is on my ipod. i listen to it when i'm at the gym. steve: it makes did you go faster. brian: i was stunned the apple is tired of making ipods. it's too easy. they are getting rid of them. what i have is the ipod holder in my wrist band.

i will stick it in. a wristband. i will put it in there. even the guy i bought it from at apple says you don't want this, do you. it's been revolutionary. i went into apple the other day they said we're not making them anymore. abby: that's the i watch, isn't it? >> yeah. i was using it as a prop. steve: you are going to end up with free itunes for a year. >> at least a gift certificate. steve: thank you for joining us on this very busy wednesday. abby is in and ainsley is off. abby: a busy wednesday. steve: indeed. we are going to start with a fox news alert. the taliban claiming responsibility for a rocket attack targeting defense secretary james mattis shortly after landing in afghanistan overnight. brian: 30 rockets. pentagon producer lucas tomlinson at the pentagon. he has been working this story and has brand new details. lucas which this is a defense secretary that

recognizes that sound. >> well, that's correct, brian. if you remember defense secretary mattis was the first -- led the first marines on the ground shortly after 9/11. let's get with the breaking news, moments ago fox news has learned the taliban claimed responsibility for a massive rocket attack at kabul's international airport. 40 to 45 rockets and rocket propelled grenades landed near the passenger terminal just less than two hours after defense secretary jim mattis arrived with his entourage which included the press. now, i'm told that mattis was in no danger. he had already left the area aboard helicopter and rocket attack was not near the location where he landed. but, still, brian, it's the same airport and certainly raises a lot of questions about security in afghanistan 16 years after the 9/11 attacks. now, mattis a day ago was traveling in india, which might have put the taliban on some kind of alert. it was not public that defense secretary mattis would be arriving in kabul today. he arrived on board an air

force c-17 cargo plane along with the nato secretary general for a press conference and meetings with afghanistan's president ghani during a press conference a short time ago mattis spoke about the attack. >> an attack on an international airport anywhere in the world is a criminal act by a terrorist. it's designed to go after generally innocent people to make some sort of statement and this is a classic definition of what the taliban are up to right now. we will suffocate any hope that al qaeda or isis, dash, eye canny or the tall badge have of winning by killing. i want to reinforce to the taliban the only path to police and political legitimacy for them is through a negotiated settlement. >> secretary mattis arrived in kabul after 11:00 p.m. eastern time. now, this is the first trip

by defense secretary mattis after president trump announced a new plan for south asia for afghanistan and pakistan where 3,000 additional troops would be arriving shortly in afghanistan to join the more than 11,000 u.s. troops currently there. now, already, the u.s. air force has been stepping up air strikes in afghanistan, there were more air strikes in august than any month since 2012. back to you guys. steve: all right. lucas tomlinson live at the pentagon with the breaking news. thank you very much. abby: 16 years later. we have been in afghanistan for 16 years and it's still this dangerous? brian: that's a good point, abby. i would say this. they say the rules of engagement have changed. i saw a body make that statement at the u.n. it's night and day the difference in philosophies under this secretary of defense and this administration. they are putting more men but not to do the surge but to change who we are hunting for and how to protect. steve: meanwhile, we will get more developments,

taking you down to alabama and that man on the horse is the big winner. there he is judge roy moore. he was riding up on tuesday to vote. that horse, by the name, is sundance. and as you know, this was a classic case where the antiestablishment took on the establishment and in this case even though roy moore did not have the endorsement of the president of the united states, he won by 9 points. interestingly enough, when -- apparently donald trump's endorsement really didn't help because roy moore beat luther strange in the primary by 6. and with the president's endorsement he actually beat him by 9. abby: it's interesting because a lot of people say roy moore's brand and what he stood for was far more in line with president trump than luther strange. here he is last night before giving victory speech where he took some time to defend the second amendment. >> nearly three months of negative ads, that we couldn't answer with money because we didn't have it,

ads that were completely false. >> that's right. >> that i don't believe in the second amendment. [laughter] i believe in the second amendment. guns don't kill. people kill. cars kill. are we going to get rid of our cars? are we going to get rid of our knives? no. we got to bring morality back to our country. brian: a lot of people said if roy moore wins democrats logical pour money in because they think he will be vulnerable. he knows sports. when they start asking specific questions, he was kind of at a loss. roy moore knows his issues. obviously is he a legend in the area and extremely knowledgeable. he has to start blitzing the books and issues that maybe senator luther strange had down pat and mo brooks because the democrats are saying they are running doug jones and although it's a long shot to take that seat, they, perhaps, are going to

give it a real shot if they can find some vulnerabilities with him. steve: the president of the united states sent this tweet out. remember, he had been supporting luther strange. he sent out a tweet yesterday supporting luther strange. last night he sent out a congratulations to roy moore on republican win in alabama. luther strange started way back and ran a good race. roy win in december. of course that's when he does take on the democrat. meanwhile, let's talk about -- abby: roy moore will be on the show later on this morning. steve: fantastic. abby: do you think he will be up for us? brian: december will have run off and many people assume he will get that. abby: the brand he was running on sort of this outside washington, away from the swamp. so interesting that the election happened a day that healthcare went down yet again. the frustration that some american people feel about the lack of work that's being done in washington. and once again, i think this is more about a movement than it is about any particular individual or any candidate or even about entrepreneurship.

brian: do you think this is bannon against trump? you can write us. i will bring this up, too. is that yesterday he goes down and the sort of healthcare go down. and roy moore made it clear. he wouldn't have voted for it many people speculate he will be a rand paul type senator sticking. abby: principles. brian: principles rather than compromising. steve: i was reading in the alabama newspapers that said if donald trump was the middle finger to the republican establishment last year, roy moore is the middle finger on the other hand. meanwhile, let's talk about how the number one topic in the country has been whether or not the nfl players should stand during the national anthem. now, good news for the president of the united states a juvenile court of americans, according to a couple of polls say they are with the president on that. a number of democrats and there you see some of the players who took the knee on sunday. a number of democrats actually took a knee in the u.s. congress, too, by name.

sheila jackson lee and mark. >> you tell me which of those children's mothers is a son of a b. that is racism. you cannot deny it you cannot run for it and i kneel in honor of them. >> i join so many now in the nfl and elsewhere in taking a knee for the america that we all aspire it to be. >> we should also point out a republican by the name of alex mooney from west virginia defended president trump for saying the nfl's players should stand after those two took a knee. brian: kneilson gave them bad news. the games are down slightly year to year. monday night football this monday night was up 3%. maybe it's because a lot had to do perhaps with the cowboys. i'm fascinated to see what's going to happen this week. i was watching benjamin watson last night for the ravens, and he said we all want to stand. i'm getting the sense they want this to end. they just don't know how. that's why i want the commissioner and the union president to get together

and give everyone a face-saving way out. there is no winners here. abby: they want to get back to what this is all about to begin with? it's football. get the politics out of it. i think maybe some of the viewership maybe because it was up 3%. people want to know what's going on. are people going to kneel or stand? people are fascinated by. this the nfl has become now propaganda for the left. here is what he said. >> we're dealing with liberalism here and we're dealing with the left and that's just not how they operate. everybody knows how much i love the nfl and how bigger than life it has always seemed bigger to me. doesn't seem bigger than life. it seems like a tool now. it has become something being used by the political forces of the left to advance their agenda. which is anti-american agenda. steve: and we mentioned the polls. the reuters poll that we put up a moment ago shows that a

majority of americans stand with the president on this. abby: look at that 85% strongly or somewhat agree. steve: there is a new remington research group out they say 51% of americans are watching less television. football. why? because 70% of the players -- 70% of the respondents say because they don't like the fact that players are yiewrszing the nfl as a stage for their political views. and 80% of americans want to see less politics in sports. brian: right. steve: politics are okay on a news show not so good on the field. brian: rushing limbaugh is going to be on with sean. some of the best in sports play football. i know they want out of this political mess. jillian: you wonder how you get out though. that's the big question. we will keep you posted. for now get you caught up on the headlines of the morning. convicted killer scheduled to die spared by the supreme court for enough to.

overnight justices grant ago safe execution for 59-year-old keith leroy thramp. coming hours after tha tharp be put to death. he was disabled and one of the jurors was racist. was convicted of murdering his sister-in-law three decades ago. president trump is planning a visit to the u.s. island of puerto rico. >> the earliest can i go because of the first responders and we don't want to disrupt the relief efforts. jillian: the white house also amending a disaster declaration promising more federal funding as power, clean water, and gas remain in short supply. the navy is now preparing to send its hospital ship to puerto rico to help with relief efforts. the u.s. navy also on the grounds of the island of domenica demolished by the category 5 storm. new video showing american service members loading families on board a helicopter.

many of them young children. one of the kids giving a sailor a high five after getting strapped in before heading to a shelter. maria killing at least 27 people on that island. guys? abby: thank you, jillian. brian: president trump set to unveil a tax plan today. we will give it to you but not yet.

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brian brian roy moore won last night. declaring victory yesterday in a heated senate primary race but he won easily. what we saw the president go with the washington establishment candidate luther strange and they seemed to have a personal relationship. here to react now is republican national committee chair i don't mean ronna mcmcdaniel. did the wrong person win. >> the voters chose. that's always the right way. the voters chose their nominee we will get in and make sure roy moore is the next senator from alabama and the voters do the right thing. brian: democrats see vulnerability there because is he someone new to the national stage. >> there is more republicans than democrats in alabama. let's do the math. so the rnc will go in and put our ground game in place. we will turn out our voters and roy moore is going to be the next senator. brian: the senator tweeted last night congratulations to roy moore -- go ahead i

didn't memorize it on republican win in alabama. luther ran a good race. roy was very classy in defeat last night which is a great quality to have that hillary clinton has not displayed. having said that he quickly went to -- the president reached back and roy moore reached over. how important is that? >> it's critical. and we knew that was going to happen. have you these primaries. you put your best foot forward and then you come together. our purpose unites us. as republicans we know what we need to get done for this country and we need to support the president's agenda. brian: mitch mcconnell wanted luther strange. many say this was mitch mcconnell against steve bannon and mitch mcconnell's candidate sheparded in $30 million from you guys and he still lost. what does that say about the leader? what should he take from this? >> well, just coming from michigan, voters want to choose their own candidates. they don't like washington coming in and saying this is going to be your next senator. and so let the process play out. let the primaries play out. let the voters choose who

the nominee is going to be and then bring the establishment, in the party structure in to help get that candidate across the finish line. brian: when you go talk to the people you are getting frustration back when you talk to republican donors as well as voters. what are they saying to you? >> i was in pennsylvania this week. they are frustrated. they are saying we sent you there. we gave you the white house, the senate, and the house. we want the repeal and replacement of obamacare. it's hurting us. our lives are hurting. i hear that the president hears it. he is never giving up on this. we need to expand our margins in 2018. hold on we need to give you a better senate. we have an opportunity to expand our senate majority. brian: different reasons collins, murkowski, mccain and rand paul are holding their ground and not playing ball with the rest. who is right them holding to their principles or the others. >> the fact we made this promise and not delivering and two can we governor with the majority? we need to show people we deserve the majority.

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[chanting build that wall] abby: some quick headlines for you now, a major milestone for one of president trump's biggest campaign promises. crews breaking ground on proto types. over the next month six companies will build a total of 8 models. president trump says he will pick that winning design. also this: immigrants will soon have social media monitored by the feds. the department of homeland security adding a new rule that allows government to collect information from facebook, twitter and

instagram that includes permanent residents and naturalized citizens it goes into effect october 18th after a comment period. steve e over to you. steve: thanks, abby. the buffalo bills were one of the many nfl teams who knelt during the national anthem on sunday. that angered one stadium security guard so much he quit. eric nikashur posted a picture of himself walking out one last time on facebook saying after 30 years of working through the buffalo bills through the good seasons and a lot of bad ones, i was finally pushed to the limit today and i had to quit. i cannot work in a place where multimillionaires cry that they are oppressed. and erich nikischer joins us now. let's take you back to sunday. it was an awful day for you. you work in security. do you work in law enforcement. you saw the protest. and then after the anthem, what did you do?

>> after the anthem ended, i took off my buffalo bills hat. threw it on the ground. took off my security shirt and walked out of the tunnel. i went and quit my job. steve: why did this protest affect you so deeply? >> because it was during the national anthem and that's something i hold dear to my heart. a lot of people have fought and died for this country. the song and the flag signify that to me. and i have a lot of friends that are veterans. i have family members that are disabled veterans. and my father was a career war vet or is a career war vet. and it just -- the national anthem and the flag mean a lot to me. so, in my heart, i had to take my stand. it was a personal stand. and i had to quit. steve: you just mentioned your father. after you took the stand and you quit because you were so infewer @red by this nfl

protest and there is a picture of you with your dad at a birthday. >> yeah. steve: what did your dad do? >> he called me that night and he was broken up. he was proud of me but he was in tears with pride. steve: why? >> because i stood up for veterans and, you know, i did the right thing. and my heart and his heart. i took a stand and even though i stood alone, i still took the stand. steve: erich how long have you worked for the bills as a security guy and what are the people saying? what are the fans saying in buffalo? >> i started the bills the first year they went to the super bowl. and i have worked most of the years in between. and i really -- i haven't talked to any of the fans i talk to some co-workers who give me a lot of support and, you know, i, of course,

have gotten a lot of support on facebook. steve: sure. >> from veterans, other law enforcement officers. gold star mothers. and, of course, i have gotten some hate mail. steve: yep. >> on facebook. i take that for what it's worth. steve: erich what should the players be doing instead of kneeling? >> i believe kneeling, is, to me, is the players saying there's a problem, someone else fix it. i believe if they went out into the community, took some time and did something for a solution as opposed to just kneeling and saying someone else fix this. be a solution. do something about it. steve: well, have you got your sunday afternoons available now. what are you going to do? >> yes, sir. spend a lot of time with my wife, my children, my grandson, my parents. steve: well, good for you.

thank you very much for coming in today, erich and telling us your side of the story. >> thank you very much, sir. i appreciate it. steve: all right, erich who quit sunday for the bills because he didn't like the protests. >> yes, sir. steve: what do you think about that write us at friends@foxnews.com or tweet or facebook us as well. what's in the healthcare bill? we can't tell you until later this morning. here is a hint, a good bit of news for the middle class. we are live in washington with details coming up. this ain't the red wagon you had as a kid. this one right there is big and goes zero to 90 in seven seconds. and happy birthday to our friend meat loaf. meat loaf is 70 years old today. that's a lot of candles on that loaf ♪ i would do anything for love ♪ but i won't do that ♪ no, i won't do that

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>> after president trump called for pro-athletes to be fired if they didn't stand for the national anthem, nike released a statement yesterday in support of athletes and their right to freedom of expression. then they introduced a new line of $400 kneeling shoes. [laughter] abby: that's really good. brian: that's fantastic. i want to go over the polls again because they are just coming. in where the pluck stands when it comes to sitting and standing for the national anthem. take a look at this. steve: reuters asked. this you almost always stand in silence when the national anthem is played in person. 85% strongly or somewhat agree. and then when it comes to professional athletes, the question goes like this. abby: if it should be a rule

or not. professional athletes should be required to stand during the national anthem, that number still above majority 58%. but obviously lower than 85%. we were talking about this in the commercial break, steve, we actually are different on this. because i think it's about as disrespectful as it can get when you decide to kneel during the national anthem. whenever you decide to disrespect the flag our national anthem whatever this country stands for. you don't want to put in place. to put a rule in saying players are forced to stand. that's not what this country was founded on. i spent time living in china. i have seen how the people live over there. when you start putting rules in place. where does that end? brian: if i have my private business, and let's say for this sake let's say the nfl, the commissioner of the nfl hired by the owners of the team and league. i have a bunch of rules. okay. they are going to wear white shoes and socks so high. are they going to appear on time. the n b says when you are hurt i want you on the sidelines with a suit and tie. just my rule. okay. i will say one other thing

when it comes to the national anthem. as a private company, you should say if that's what you believe, stand with your hand over your heart, or at least stand at attention on the sideline. if not you will be fined. abby huntsman says i don't think that's what america is about. can you say abby go to the cfl or go to the union with the players and say i want that changed. steve: it's one of the rules. brian: because it's private. steve: rules of place of employment privately held. all these stories floating around apparently i read in marc thiessen op-ed in the "the washington post" yesterday that it is a requirement, it's part of the nfl contract that during the national anthem players have got to stand and have to be facing the old glory. brian: here is how you pars it. it's not a rule. it's one of these regulations that people put into place. buff the nfl a year ago didn't enforce it when collin kaepernick, they let it go. so it's gone wild. steve: completely on the nfl because they didn't enforce

it. abby: i just worry about what that would do to this country because that is what we were founded on the ability to protest, the ability to stand up for something you believe. in when you feel like change needs to be made, this is not the right way to do it. i think we all agree on this couch. there are a million ways to protest and not kneel during this national anthem. when i look at that flag, i think of freedom. when i think about what my brothers are fighting for in the navy, i'm thinking about that. brian: abby, nothing you said that is inaccurate. however, if there was a rule, we only get an hour for lunch and you want to be free to take two hours, that judge has every reason to say abby, i am going to have to make a change. taking two hour lunch and we can only allow one hour. you are the best player in the league. i will have to suck it up at some point. when you become a liability more than an asset i'm going to make a choice. that's what kaepernick did. if he were the best quarterback in the league he would have 20 offers. be aable he is not. brian: not worth it.

the free market would respond to your two hour lunch q. abby: what do you think? email us at friends@foxnews.com. should it be a rule for players to not sit or kneel during the national anthem. i have a feeling more people are going to be with my side. i'm actually with the majority 85% who think they should stand always during the national anthem. but when you talk about rules that opens up a different conversation. steve: unfortunately we sometimes have to have rules. anyway, let us know friends@foxnews.com, facebook and twitter us as well. abby: today president trump is heading to pitch the new tax cut for the american people. steve: plan is expected to slash rates for businesses and individuals, particularly the middle class. brian: here to unveal his taxes for the first time on television griff jenkins. show me your taxes. >> not me. but the house ways and means committee kevin brady will unveil to house members as president trump heads to indiana to start selling it. >> we will cut taxes

tremendously for the middle class. not just a little bit but tremendously. >> and cut it will be brian. it will cut the corporate tax rate 20% to 35%. cut the tax rate on pass through businesses to 25%. collapse individual tax rate brackets down to 3, 35, 25, 12 we expect dropping from top rate of 39.6 that everyone fears who makes any money, doubling the standard deduction, which is a set amount, of course, of income that anyone is exempt from. and then we also expect some other proposals which eliminate the estate tax and the alternative minimum tax. they expect to expand child care tax credits. they expect to allow businesses to accelerate the expensing of credits and create one time repatriation. it includes the white house, the treasury secretaries, of

course chairman brady, majority leader mitch mcconnell orrin hatch and paul ryan. challenge comes in the house and whether or not the house freedom caucus if conservatives like it. they are meeting after the plan sun veiled and possibly voting to see whether or not they support it, guys, big day on tax reform. steve: indeed. brian: report that the president wasn't entirely thrilled with the product he got put in front of him. i don't know if it's lower tax rate jacked up or tax break jacked down. ainsley: you can't give her hints ask her. >> pay attention, what matters most whether the house freedom caucus likes it they are a big block. pay attention to that. abby: thank you very much, griff. brian: he always has to have the last word. steve: he does because we asked him. 20 minutes before the top of the hour and jillian as the headline word. jillian: good morning and to you at home as well. the teen accused of shooting

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retiring at the end of his term in 2018 after 12 years in the u.s. senate. one name already floating around to replace him nfl legend peyton manning. reportedly golfing with president trump and corker earlier this year. there is going to be many other names in this mix. abby? abby: peyton manning senator. sounds good. are you planning for retirement paying off student loans. or saving money. never easy. back to tackle questions. retire inspired. best selling author with ramsey solution joins us now. we get you for free, chris, thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. abby: these are emails coming in from viewers. this is from keith from florida. my wife and i have about $45,000 in student loans. we contribute about $1,200 per month toward retirement. should we stop investing to pay off the student loans sooner? >> keith, you absolutely want to stop investing so can you send that money plus any extra that you are already making and attack

that student loan debt faster. literally with the payment you are making and extra 1200. you could knock out the student loan 18 months or less. free yourself up. once have you that paid off. build up 3 to 6 month emergency fund and then go back to investing with a clearer conscience. abby: this is from greg in kentucky. my goal is to retire in 10 years when i'm 26 years old but i don't have much saved for retirement. what strategy should i take to build a larger nest egg to hit my goal? >> well, greg, first of all, i am excited that you have a goal and you have a target. now what we need is a plan. so, i would sit down and really start to think about where can i earn some extra money you? know you want to retire in 10 years. that's going to take some work. that's a pretty hefty goal i know can you do it. look at your current budget and figure out what you can cut back and cut out. bring in that extra money. above all, sit down with an investment professional that can look at what you have and if there are any tweaks that need to be made.

abby: that's good advice. this is from mallory in washington says my husband and i would like to buy a house in the next three to four years. where should we save and where should we put the money. >> buying a home is the american dream. i want to you sit down and think about how much home can you afford. you don't want a mortgage payment that's going to be more than 25% of take home pay. you want to be focused. start to look at it i would love for you to save 20% of the down payment so you don't have to pay private mortgage insurance. so putting that 20% down will avoid pmi and then i want you to only get a 15-year fixed rate mortgage. you can put that money setting aside in a money market account, down payment. let it sit there because it will be easily ache says cybil when you get ready to make that purchase. abby: we love having you on the show. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. abby: thank you all of you for sending in your questions. still ahead kellyanne

conway, jeff sessions and big winner in the state of alabama last night roy moore all here live. he is the man behind box office hits like "miracles from heaven" and devon franklin says you don't have to lose your faith in hollywood, not just yet. he joins us live next ♪ i will be faithful ♪ faithful ♪ think again. this is the new new york. we are building new airports all across the state. new roads and bridges. new mass transit. new business friendly environment. new lower taxes. and new university partnerships to grow the businesses of tomorrow today. learn more at esd.ny.gov

♪ abby: we are excited to have him here. he is the producer behind box office hits like "miracles from heaven." brian: now producer and spiritual success coach devon franklin is sharing

the views that he believes it's possible to have a successful career without losing your faith and he learned it in the most unlikely place possible that is hollywood. steve: he has written a brand new book called "the hollywood commandments" guide t a spiritual guide to secular success. good morning. >> good morning. steve: a lot of people think hollywood has to do with greed and fame. >> i have been in hollywood 20 years and raised a christian. you would be shocked how much i have seen god operate in hollywood. i think this is why i wanted to write the book. too often we don't see the value in secular environments. and i have learned more about faith. i have learned more about success working a secular environment than i actually learned growing up in a church. i wanted to put my faith to, would. that's why i wrote the book. too offensive we see spiritual teaching to the weekend and we come to work and take it off. but if you pare your

spiritual teaching with secular strategy you will find success. brian: alonging at people and saying they don't have the same beliefs or passion i do for my faith and be successful or do you learn from people who don't have your faith. >> you learn from people who don't have your faith and you also learn from the industry in which you are working. there is so much to learn about success, about excellence, about discipline in whatever industry you are working. sometimes we miss the practical value of absorbing the industry that we are in and realizing that we don't have to compromise what we believe to find success in these industries. combining what the industry can teach us along with what we believe spiritually, that is the combination that will make us successful no matter what we do. abby: i love that and a i think that works for a place like hollywood but in any industry that you are in you think about politics today. how do you open people's minds though. how do you help people want to hear another perspective and say look, it's not going to change the way i think but it can help me better understand the conversation as a whole? >> one of my favorite

commandments is you have to carry a crown before you wear one. the value of service. when i serve with excellence, i create a relationship and dynamic by which someone would be open to hear who i am and what i'm about. that's is what we have missed. service is the key. can you never get out of style when you meet a need. steve: one of your other commandments and b by the book all 10 of them. your gut is hiding god. >> yes, what i mean by that is we all have an intuition. we all hear god speak to us. but sometimes it defies our logic. so we want to talk ourselves out of it we want to operate in fear. when you hear god speak to you, you have to move. this has worked for me because there was a time when i was, you know, at sony, i had my company at sony franklin entertainment and god told me it was time to move. i moved. do you know where i ended up fox? >> my film deal is on the side of fox. if i had not done it and moved when god told me, i would have missed my

chapter. brian: in hollywood think about my look and my mission and my wardrobe. one of the success is get out of your own head and stop focusing on yourself. >> too often we are in the selfish generation we want me, me, me. we when we take the camera and focus to other people. how can i meet their need and do what they do. how can i make my boss excellent today? what you realize your boss sees you as an asset or liability. when you make yourself an asset to no matter how work for you will never find yourself a day out of work. abby: could you stay with us all morning long? >> i'm here. brian: especially if you are going to go into that industry. extreme high self-esteem and why you are in it? >> that's the same pretty much anywhere else you go. steve: there are 8 other commandments we haven't talked about. check out the new book it's called "the hollywood commandments." brian: don't you hate when he outdresses us? i'm focused on me so i blew the whole thing up. steve: abby and i look great. >> yeah, you do.

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>> the taliban claimed responsibility for a massive rocket attack at kabul's international airport less than two hours after defense secretary jim mattis arrived. steve: take you down to alabama and that man on the horse is the big winner there is he judge roy moore. >> voters chose their nominee. we will get in and make sure that roy moore is the next senator from alabama. >> from the sidelines to the house floor now the take a knee protest continues to intensify. >> after the anthem ended i took off my security shirt and quit my job. because i stood up for veterans and, you know, i did the right thing. >> if they keep doubling down on stupid, nfl is going to stand for no fans left. >> president trump is promising to make america

competitive again. that is the opening pitch in his latest tax reform push. >> we will cut taxes tremendously for the middle class. not just the aa little bit but tremendously. brian: senator bob corker is retiring at the end of his term in 2018. one name already floating around to replace him. nfl legend peyton manning. abby: peyton manning, senator. sounds pretty good. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ my long lost buddy ♪ i like it ♪ i love it ♪ i want some more of it. steve: we like it and love it that you are joining us today on the curvey couch. ainsley is off today and abby is in. as we learned in the last hour, you just heard in the

cold open, apparently abby has memorized the nationwide it's on your side ad. abby: who has not memorized that. brian: one of the most brilliant accepting tosses ever. i said peyton manning his name was brought up to be the next senator from tennessee. because senator corker is retiring. you were able to break into that song. here's the problem, i can't picture him leaving this multi-million-dollar endorsement career. he doesn't even go to the broadcasting because it would be such a pay cut. how does he go do that and leaf everything else? abby: good question. some people just want a change. they want a change in lifestyle and want a different challenge. steve: is he a born leader. brian: another name is michele bachmann. she would be fantastic from tennessee. she is great. steve: anyway, a busy two hours for you on this wednesday morning. right now though, a fox news alert. brian: claiming responsibility for a rocket attack targeting defense

secretary james mattis shortly after landing in afghanistan last night. abby: pentagon producer lucas tomlinson is live for us from the pentagon and has brand new details. what are you hearing? >> good morning, abby. less than two hours before defense secretary jim mattis arrived at kabul's international airport u.s. officials tell me 40 to 345 rockets and rocket propelled grenades slammed to the ground. the fact that grenadesy used indicate some kind of ground assault that taliban claimed responsibility for attacks. james mattis had departed the airport. the taliban are claiming credit for the attack and this raises serious questions about who tipped them off. the attack happened at 7:30 a.m. local time, 11:00 p.m. here on the east coast. mattis had been in india the day before and spoke at the press conference in kabul alongside the president of afghanistan about the attack. >> an attack on an

international airport anywhere in the world is a criminal act by a terrorist. it's designed to go after generally innocent people to make some sort of statement and this is a classic definition of what the taliban are up to right now. we will suffocate any hope that al qaeda or isis, dash, ha qana any or the taliban have of winning by killing. i want to reinforce to the taliban that the only path to peace and political legitimacy for them is through a negotiated settlement. >> this is secretary mattis' first trip to afghanistan since president trump announced a new strategy for the 16-year-old war last month which includes sending more than 3,000 additional u.s. troops to join nearly 11,000 on the ground. and these new troops will be serving closer to the front lines with the ability to call in air strikes. already u.s. jets are increasing the number of bombs they are dropping on the taliban and isis affiliate. last month more bombs were dropped than any time in the

last five years. yesterday on capitol hill, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general dunford says pakistan needs to stop harboring the taliban and haqqani network and offering them sanctuary in their country. brian: that, lucas is, probably a warning shot. we all know that's where they regroup and they come across the border you serve and that's what is creating chaos in afghanistan. we have to make that move or else it is fruitless to even continue fighting. steve: hey lucas a quick question for you. since it was unannounced visit with mattis and u.n. secretary general. are they thinking it might be an insider job? >> that's a possibility, steve. i mean, defense secretary was in india the day before. and many times when, you know, senior u.s. officials travel in the region, they do like to pop in whether it's iraq or afghanistan. but certainly it raises questions about who tipped off the taliban because the rockets landed less than two hours after the defense secretary touched down. steve?

steve: all right. lucas tomlinson, our producer at the pentagon. thank you very much. abby: i will tell you one man you don't want to mess with is defense secretary james mattis. brian: no place secure like it used to be in afghanistan so to speak for a few years after the initial invasion. i think if we decide to go into pakistan and start making life hell for the haqqani network and taliban that trains there and is born there and al qaeda that bleeds through there, that will begin to make a better chance for our guys to be unscathed and come back home. steve: get's go down to the white house right now. kellyanne conway joins us from the north lawn. kellyanne, good morning to you. >> good morning. steve: it looks like a majority of the americans agree with the president of the united states that people should stand during the national anthem. i saw in the "wall street journal" people are canceling direct tv sunday ticket so steamed at the players. we had a security guy on just about a half an hour ago. he worked for years for the bills, couldn't take it

anymore, he threw in the jersey and said i quit. i can't take it what is going on in america right now? >> look, about 12% of the nfl players took a knee and protested the other day. that means 88% did not. many americans support the president's position on this because the president is supporting the flag. and everything that it stands for. the men and women who have sacrificed on behalf of our freedoms so that you and i could have this conversation this morning and some gave the ultimate sacrifice. this is about the president standing for the national anthem and the flag. more importantly showing unity across the country for many people who agree with that i also read a story late last night that shows somebody who sings the national anthem for nfl teams has also quit, doesn't want to sing the national anthem anymore just because he doesn't want to be part of this controversy. steve: for the ravens. >> that's right. but i think there is an important lesson here as a mother of young children very important lesson. i want them to understand what that flag means.

everybody in this country knows an active military person. knows a veteran. touched by the veteran community. and i think that general dunford put it best. you have to really remember what that flag stands for. i was talking to somebody who lost a loved one overseas in combat. and basically said there is a reason that the flag comes back, that that coffin comes back to andrews air force base draped in our american flag. and that really, i think, brought it home for me. brian: so much going on about this. but it has started in 2016 when president obama was president. this didn't just start. this president brought it forward. the question is being that at least seven nfl owners are so passionate for donald trump, they actually gave to his campaign probably more. knows a lot of them personally. do you think the president will be open to hearing from those owners with some select players and union members to try to work a way through this? because right now both sides are talking at each other and they seem both dug in and the fans are in the

middle. >> well, this president is always open to speak to. steve: here we go. >> any number of people. he has probably held more meetings, round tables, oval office visits in first 8 months than many presidents have done in a much longer period of time. so, of course. but, remember, this is not -- this should not be seen as a clash of personalities. this is about principles. is not about politics. this is about what binds us as a nation. we can't have what binds us as a nation by those who get a mega phone every single day. particularly on tv shows and in print. what we need to know there are very few things and very dispiridispirit growing country. of course the president -- i will sit at that table with anybody who wants to come here. they can call me today if he this would like to do that. we are always open to that our experience has been on other issues that many people don't want to come here and have the conversation because when you actually sit down to converse about it and

discuss it, you are taking away one of their major talking points and one of their major points of grievance. abby: the conversation was ignited, of course, in alabama last night. brian: we just got a brand new tweet. why don't you read this. abby: this is from president trump. spoke to jerry jones of the dallas cowboys yesterday. jerry is a winner who knows how to get things done. players will stand for the country it seems like kellyanne is he going to stay on this topic. a lot of critics saying so much on his plate right now. we have got to move on. it's a distraction. seems like is he doing the opposite of that. >> the president addressed that very question in the rose gardens yesterday during bilaterally meeting with the prime minister of spain. i work all the time. i can do many things at once. some focuses who cover the president for a living only focus on one or two things at a time. we should reflect upon that he had a bilaterally meeting yesterday. is he working on healthcare. flee up to new york. is he revealing tax plan today in indians. we are really excited about that. the president, all these presidents in the 21st century, somehow become part

of the so-called culture war and larger societal conversation. accepted but almost expected by many americans to weigh in. steve: is he going to weigh in and hear more about the tax plan in a little while. tell us what you can tell us about how the tax structure would change under this plan. >> i have seen the president's speech today. it's an excellent let address that really lays out his vision and one that he has been working on with the congress. steve: what is the congress vision? >> the vision is four major principles. americans spend 6 billion man hours a year that we can certainly use doing other things just complying with the code. the code currently favors the wealthy and privileged and well-connected who can hire attorneys and accountants that can help them navigate and take advantage of these deductions and credits, many of which go away in the donald trump legislative plan for tax overhaul. secondly, just to reduce the rates and to make sure to reduce the brackets from 7 to 3 and reduce the rates on

the middle class so they actually get a pay raise. this is not just a tax bill. it's a jobs bill. abby: how does the president define the middle class? we still have yet to hear that from the white house. that's an important part of what comes out of this tax plan. >> it is. of course the accountant actuaries are brilliant economic minds here and across the cabinet are working on that. congress will need to come to terms with that as well as, you know. i think the most important point, abby, is that most of the country middle class and most of the polling. they -- people need a tax break. also, we need to reduce the rate on job creatorrers. creato. we have encouraged american businesses to park their wealth and jobs overseas. we need to encourage them to keep those factories and plants and american jobs here in america. we're one of six countries that adds an extra draconian tax on our companies just for having the plants for the workers here. bring the wealth back along with the jobs. finally make us more

competitive. we just need an environment that unleashes prosperity. when governor pence in indiana now our vice president, cut taxes in his first 100 days across the board on individuals and employers, it spurred economic growth. it cuts the unemployment rate in almost in half and it created all these new manufacturing jobs in indiana. he also was able to work on other things like deals with japan, trade deals with japan because once you reduce people's tax burdens, you are respecting their ability to keep more of their own money but you are also rewarding employers, job creators, job holders and job seeker also all benefit from the trump tax vision. we're very excited about. this we hope senator joe donefully indiana, who refused to sign that letter, one of three democratic senators refusing to sign chuck schumer's letter about resisting. of course, resisting obstructionists. for a better deal. we hope he will come on board along with other democrats. this should be bipartisan. voters across this country, citizens deserve a tax cut

in every state. steve: we will hear details later on officially. kellyanne, thank you. >> thank you for having me. brian: next stop puerto rico, geraldo rivera on the ground not only with his family but with everybody else trying to get that commonwealth on its feet. wit. one-a-day women's. bp engineered a fleet of 32 brand new ships with advanced technology, so we can make sure oil and gas get where they need to go safely. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better.

steve: we are back with a fox news alert. help is on the way to the puerto rico to help those displaced by hurricane maria. abby: only half of them have drinking water at the moment. 95% of the island is completely without power. brian: some say think will have to rebuild it from scratch. geraldo rivera is back from puerto rico. he has seen the best of times and worst of times. what is it like now, geraldo, any sign of improvement? >> you know, brian, not yet. i say that because the power grid is absolutely destroyed as you indicated. this storm, this series of storms, beginning with hurricane irma that knocked out 70% of the power grid and then the devastating blow from hurricane maria has left this island in the dark ages. nothing works without power. the water cannot be pumped. so people without water out any kind of power there is still a lingering air of devastation here. there is practical help

beginning to trickle in and most dramatic of those assets is the fleet. is the expeditionary strike group based around the uss will kerr a subject. aircraft carrier that right now is steaming off the east end of puerto rico. i had a chance to fly out there as the admiral told m me. rear admiral jeff hughes and his fellow officers. we are here at the request of government of puerto rico and the government of the virgin islands working with the lead federal agency fema to help provide instantaneous response recovery and efforts by those displaced by terrible storms. >> the marines are fighting for us. we exist to fight the nation's wars. in the process of training for that, the skills test we need for this mission fit well. >> this is probably the most professionally rewarding part of what we do as a humanitarian part. of course we can deliver

combat power. but, at the same time, all of those skills for combat power translate to we can do humanitarian assistance. >> the officers tell me that their marines will be accompanying them as they restore power to hospitals throughout this beleeringed, besieged battered commonwealth. on a personal note, we had a wonderful reunion late last night our aunt ellie 84-year-old aunt. my father's youngest sibling. we found her. she was alive and well. without power and without water, but she is healthy and we were delighted. back to you guys in new york. abby: how amazing for them to have seen your face, geraldo. heart warming. brian: of course the president will be there tuesday. congressman brian mast just sent a powerful message to all those anthem protesters with this powerful picture. is he between two american

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♪ jillian: good morning, back with headlines now. president trump warning he will slap new sanctions on any country that does business with north korea. the white house putting restrictions on 8 north korean banks and 26 bank workers living abroad for working with the communist country. president trump also vowing the u.s. is prepared to take disastrous measures against north korea if necessary. >> we are totally prepared for the second option not a preferred option if we take that option it will be

devastating that's called the military ops. if we have to take it we will. jillian: the white house is taking quote all the proper measures to protect our allies including south korea and japan. the white house is planning to state the lowest cap in history. president trump expected to limit entry to just 45,000 next year. that's the lowest level of refugee admissions since the cap was introduced nearly four decades ago. president trump told the u.n. more could be done to help refugees in their home countries. those are your headlines. steve. steve: thank you very much, jillian. president trump continuing to sound off on the nfl and its protesting players. >> i was at walter reed hospital recently. and i saw so many great young people and they're missing legs and arms and so badly injured. and they were fighting four our country. they were fighting for our flag. they were fighting for our national anthem. and for people to disrespect

that by kneeling during the playing of our national anthem i think is disgraceful. abby: one of those people he is talking about is our next guest served our great country and serves our country. he fired back at the nfl with this powerful facebook post he says i have taken a knee after jumping out of a hospital as we looked for the enemy, taken a knee in front of the soldiers' cross as we mourned a fallen brother and taken a knee in church. if i player who has taken a knee to protest this great country during its anthem should already be gone. steve: joining us now is u.s. army veteran florida congressman brian mast joins us from our nation's capital. congressman, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. steve: tell us about the picture you posted on facebook along with the sentiment that any player who has taken a knee to protest this country during the anthem should already be gone. >> you know, i took a photo with my son. i try teach all of my children when you are doing the national anthem or the pledge you put your hand

over your heart. they like to do what their dad does. i always render a salute. sometimes they do that as well. we try to instill that kind of patriotism into them. i think that's one of the biggest things that was stolen from all of us as americans as the nfl and these players go out there and they take a knee. they are stealing this moment of historic unity, of patriotism, of celebration where you give your buddy a high five and did you go out and there have a great day. they have taken that from us. that last moment of unity. and i think we have a right to be upset. abby: the president has been very strong on this. he continues to tweet out about about it obviously we knows where he stands. given your service and how you feel about patriotism in this country. do you think the president has handled this the right way. do you think he needs to continual this argument we should not be kneeling during the national anthem? >> i think he is spot on with it he made comments about walter reed. i have a lot of overlap with walter reed. the ideas that are represented here go well beyond my time and service members in walter reed today. i think about people that i

hear about pows from our vietnam war. men like mike christian who literally risked his life just for the chance, just for the opportunity to show respect to our flag. he was a pow. he sewed a american flag on the inside of his shirt. when the guards found it they beat him an inch of his life for doing so. because is he such an american bad ass when they pulled him back in the cell he pulled out bamboo needled and started stitching the american flag. that's the importance of our pledge and anthem and the stars and stripes on our flag. not to be taken lightly. abby: it gives you chills. steve: it does. brian, you are somebody who just the act of standing means something special. >> you better believe it i don't take it for granted one instance. when i was injured i got about 67 plus friends that i see on prosthetics every single day. guys who lost two limbs, three limbs, four limbs,

and, you know, i see pictures of friends of mine that have prosthetic arms still out there rendering a hand salute every single opportunity they get. this is very serious to us. they wear that flag on their soldier. a lot of people think it's facing backward. it's not. it's facing the correct direction it shows us charging forward in battle with that flag on our 140ur8d. that's what it means to us. something very deep and meaningful to anybody who served this country. steve: before did you go real quickly congressman mast, what do you say to people who have the counter point of view and they admire the players for standing and taking a stand -- not standing i mean. >> these players, they are not going to be thrown into a gulag. they are not going to be jaltd. they are not going to be arrested or put in handcuffs. that's the kind of great, amazing nation that we're. they are not going to suffer anything like that. but just as it's their right to go out there and protest, even if i consider it to be hugely distasteful, it's our right to not go out there and watch them play.

it's the right of the owners to go out there and say, if that's the way that you're going to go out there and disrespect your country, you're not going to be a member of this team. abby: congressman. i will never forget that day with you on capitol hill. you are continuing to make a great service to this country. great to see you. >> thank you. steve: it is 7:30 here in new york city. abby: forget luther strange was the biggest loser in last night's runoff. i really mitch mcconnell and the establishment. michelle imagine malkin is coming up next. steve: remember the affluenza teenager too rich to know right from wrong. this is a new one. this teenager claims she is too smart for jail. and the judge said she's right. ♪ ♪

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♪ just like fire ♪ world just one day ♪ watch this madness ♪ steve: that is joel. brian: take a bow. steve: there you go. abby: thank you, joel. steve: you just saw the teleprompter it says bring in michelle malkin host of michelle malkin investigates.com. >> good morning, friends. brian: who won and who lost last night? the stats say judge moore was the overwhelming winner over luther strange very magnanimous in defeat. besides that who won and who lost? >> well, this is not a referendum on donald trump. what this was a referendum on was mitch mcconnell and

the swamp king politics of what my colleague at conservative review rob enu calls failure theater. mcconnell and establishment dumped anywhere between 10 or $30 million into a race that is for a safe seat. what this really was about is people in alabama, the voters were disgusted with how luther strange was appointed to this interim appointment. and the shady apparent quid pro quo that took place there between the former governor robert bentley, who was kicked out of office essentially because of corruption, who handed this appointment to then attorney general luther strange in exchange to back off. people don't like that. this was about rejecting business as usual. and the fact is that mcconnell directed and

misdirected all of these funds that should have gone to races where republicans could be challenging democrats. so, the misplaced priorities here. that's what this was a referendum on. abby: do you think that's just in the state of alabama or look bigger picture. we look at these races and say what does this say about the country as a whole? do you think this is a bigger message that a lot of american people are feeling right now, that they want these outsider candidates? because, if anything, he represented trump's brand more than luther strange did. >> he certainly did. and i'm -- i hope and i'm sure that president trump will see that. abby, i think you are right. there is a larger picture and a larger message here. and i would say that the message should be sent clearly and i hope it has to people like jeff flake, who is now contending with an outsider challenger. and other incumbent republicans who have forgotten what their mission, was.

who have forgotten why they were sent to washington in the first place. it's not to get perpetually reelected. it's to represent a specific agenda that grassroots republicans, especially, have sent them to do. that is to limit the size of government, not to expand it endlessly. steve: surely. and keep in mind as well the fact that in alabama donald trump is still wildly popular. just not the guy he endorsed. meanwhile, let's talk about something else. it looks like, forget about politics. let's just talk about the polls. according to a number of polls out today, apparently a majority of americans, michelle, agree with president trump that people should stand during the national anthem. however, there were two democrats who yesterday on the house floor they said, you know what? it's a good time for us to kneel. watch this. >> you tell me which of those children's mothers are a son of a b. that is racism. you cannot deny it. you cannot run for it. and i kneel in honor of them. >> i join so many now in the

nfl and elsewhere in taking takg a knee for america where we inspire to be. >be. steve: we understand the political dynamics of why they would kneel. they weren't kneeling during the pledge. that really is what has rankled the president. >> right. really, virtue signaling has now jumped the shark. and i worry about all of this empty gesture kneeling. there is so much of it i think we are going to have joint pain issues. i think there is going to be a run on glycosamine if we keep going. but, look, i think that's the problem here. and that's why i think essentially the nfl owners and the brass who supported this are going to be in trouble because it's become so confused. what are you protesting? it reminds me when i was in college, there were so many people that would say let me speak. let me speak. and you would say okay what do you want to say?

they would say that's it. [laughter] i mean, right? the race baiting here is particularly toxic and poisoning and that's what was so offensive to so many people. whatever race, whatever color, whatever background. and you take a look at what's happened with these nfl protests. and you have to remember where it started. it started can collin kaepernick a guy who supports cheg, fidel castro and worst black militants who have basic bigotry against our best law enforcement officers in america. that's the problem. brian: here's the other problem. and i thought it was a bigger story last week on wednesday when we saw the 3rd graders take a knee before their pop warner football game. this is the problem. now it's spread everywhere. high school band in oakland decides. steve: the band. brian: the whole band and joined by a catcher from the oakland a's bruce maxwell.

baseball players take a seat. this is the first time i have seen a band take a knee. >> yeah, it is crazy, brian. >> while playing the anthem i should say. abby: that's right. the same time as the anthem. all these people who say we need to fight the power. i say to them you are the power. get up off your knee, get up off your butts and do something about it if you see wrongs in this country. and the fact is there are good faith people across this country of whatever race working with each other to make a difference in this world. rather than take a knee. and engage in the worst kind of empty gesture politics. brian: when you go into the locker room in the nfl what i was always struck by most major league locker rooms. black and white players don't see color. they are teammates. if they could bring that message to schools that need it together. that would be something extremely proactive, our cameras would be there. abby: michelle, how do we

heal? that's a great point brian is spot on there. how do we heal and come together and make it so all of us, blacks, whites, whatever your background is we are all standing for that flag or national anthem? >> well, i would put this back on the resistance and i will tell them to stop smearing people that disagree with them on how to organize society. what the best role of government is stomp calling us white supremacists. stop it. it is ridiculous. accept the results of the election and move on with yours lives. get some therapy, maybe. steve: all right. michelle malkin joining us from colorado. thank you very much. >> you bet. steve: i was talking to somebody who is supposed to sing national anthem major league sporting event in the next couple of days. they said if there is somebody protest, they might not actually sing out anthony. i will go ahead and start as soon as everybody stands. that could be a first.

brian: that would be an interesting. abby: powerful moment. over to jillian for her headlines we are following. jillian: good morning you guys and to you at home as well. we told but the influenza teen let off on manslaughter charges after he said he was too rich to know better. similar case causing outrage in england. walking out of court after a judge called her too bright for prison. the oxford university student and aspiring surgeon walking free after stabbing boyfriend during a drug-fueled frenzy. o.j. simpson could walk out of prison. october 1st is the first possible day of parole after serving nine years behind bars in nevada. is he expected to start his new live in las vegas before eventually moving to florida. he was granted parole in july. he has been serving a 33 year sentence for kidnapping and armed robbery. even little princes get --

britain's prince george all smiles on first day as most kids are. after just a few weeks, it seems the royal is all ready for summer vacation. his dad prince william reportedly telling a fellow parent at morning dropoff that george did not want to go to class. according to a british player, william predicted this would start happening on the first day. one of those like they are just like us. who doesn't get tired of it. brian: he goes to one of those schools where you are not allowed to have best friends. if you get too close to somebody, they make you move your room or classroom. abby: too many germs? brian: exactly. i'm breaking up with you jillian, goodbye. steve: president trump set to unveil big tax reform plan today. what's in it? he is. live with washington with details next. brian: attorney general jeff sessions joining us live. senator rand paul also will be here reflecting back on the healthcare repeal and replace that wasn't. alabama senate runoff winner judge roy moore live. that's a big show.

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we did get an early start! took the kids to soccer practice. you want me to jump that cactus? all right. aah! that lady's awesome. i don't see a possum! brian: 13 minutes before the top of the hour. president trump is headed to indiana to pitch the republicans' new tax plan to the american people. officially unveiled around 11:00 a.m. today. abby: the plan has been in the works for months and expected to include some cuts. steve: we know what's in it but we can't tell you for three more hours. griff jenkins is live in washington. he does have some hints though. griff? >> good morning, guys. i don't know the details, actually. i got some hints. someone who does and has seen the president's speech that he will give a little later in indiana is counselor to the president kellyanne conway who on this program just a little earlier said one of the major goals is just to make it simpler. >> the vision is to make it

simpler. americans spend over 6 billion-dollar man hours a year that would certainly use doing other things. just complying with the code. the code currently favors the wealth i can't understand privileged and connected who can hire attorneys and accountants help them navigate and take advantage of deductions and credits, many of which go away in the donald trump legislative plan. >> kellyanne also said the major goal is reducing the rates and some of what we expect slashing the corporate tax 20% from 35. cut pass through rate 25%. simplify it into three brackets. doubling the standard deduction for everyone. and possible other proposals eliminating the estate tax and alternative minute mum tax. expanding child care tax credits. accelerating business expensing of investments.

reoperatrepatriation earnings. president speaking in indiana. the first test may be house freedom caucus, conservatives, to see whether or not they like it. that of course, is a big test. we learned from when they unveiled healthcare. guys? steve: absolutely right. griff, thank you very much. live report from our nation's capital. brian: oklahoma senator jim lankford says he is introducing a conservative fix for the dreamer program. he is going to give us some details next. take notes. [vo] quickbooks introduces rodney.

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for legalization dreamers, migration and deterring future illegal immigration. listen. >> in american law we don't hold children accountable for the actions of their parents. they are caught in between at this point. we don't want to promote illegal immigration. we don't want to say to adults if you bring a child with you when you cross the border illegally you get some sort of reward. but we do want to be able to speak out on how do we actually handle unresolved issue in america right now. brian: so, oklahoma senator james lankford and senator tillis have sponsored a piece of legislation called the succeed act. and he joins us right now to expand on it senator, it's really three phases. if i'm here as a dreamer, what do i do if your act is part of law? first? >> well, you would have to have been already have been here by june of 2012. so let me begin with that we are not trying to incentivize future illegal immigration. we are trying to stop future illegal immigration. we take the dhadz are here that have been here very long time and been here as

kids. we say if you are eligible for this program, then you have to apply background checks, pay taxes, have to prove you are in school or graduated from high school, that you have got a job or that you are joining the united states military. then you earn the ability to be able to have a five-year waiver. that allows to you work, go to school, join the military, travel, but you have to earn that spot for five years. if you have stay free of any kind of crime, you stay employed, you stay in school, then you can renew that at the end of five years. again, we have another check-in at that point. and then step-by-step we work through this process. at the end of that five-year time period then can you then apply for a green card. be able to stay in that status or seek naturalization. the earliest you could have naturalization was 15 years. have you got to earn your way to be able to get there that doesn't disadvantage anyone who is doing it the right way and be able to protect them as well. brian: takes 15 years to get here. once you are here you are accepted. you can get a job, go to school. you don't have to worry about being deported. all right? now when you say stopping chain migration, how do you stop that? if after 15 years i became a

citizen and then people start coming over with me. how do you stop that from taking place? >> so, here's what we do. in the bill itself we outline that there is no special privileges that come to any family member during this 15-year time period that they go through. they do each check five years at a time. there is no special privileges. at the end of that you are right they are united states citizen if they choose to go to that path. many we think will stay in the green card path. if they want to be an american and committed to being an american many students are go through naturalization. at that point they could apply for parents. if their parents are already here. their parents have to return to home country for 10 years before they could apply. if they have been in this country more than a year they are ineligible to be able to have a quick citizenship connection. brian: those who say the dream act out there right now democrats want to pass. keep in mind you told me in the democrats couldn't pass when they had the majority the way it is. they have to make some adjustments. the president tweeted about your plan chain migration did k. not be allowed to

have any immigration. county white house receptive to this because i noticed chuck and nancy were talking a dream deal last week. >> senator tillers and i put out a reasonable solution to how to solve this needs to be solved. more difficult every year. the president and i had a very long phone conversation about two weeks ago where i walked through the details of this bill. what we are proposing. he says that is exactly what i'm looking for on it it's got to be partnered with larger border security, border control. interior enforcement, visa. we absolutely agree with that as well. brian: senator james lankford taking action when a lot of people are waiting for action. we will see how this goes over. thanks, senator. >> thank you. brian: meanwhile, straight ahead, listen to, this taliban launching a major rocket offensive overnight. their target defense secretary james mattis. jeff sessions will join us live. how does he feel about judge moore getting closer to

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>> the taliban claimed responsibility for a massive rocket attack at kabul's international airport less than two hours after defense secretary jim mattis arrived. steve: take you down to alabama. that man on the horse is the big winner. there he is judge roy moore. >> this is not a referendum on donald trump. this is referendum on mitch mcconnell and the swamp king. >> the people disrespect that by kneeling during the playing of our national anthem i think it is disgraceful. >> nfl players take a knee, they're stealing a moment of historic unity of patriotism. >> president trump is promising to make america competitive again. >> this is not just a tax bill, job creators bill.

job holders, job creators and job-seekers will benefit. >> america was once the center academic freedom, a shelter for fragile egos. ♪ brian: should have the black eyed peace. abby: would they come? they were singing during the commercial break. brian: easy to get the lyrics down and sing a little. steve: let's sing a little. brian: get it started in here?

steve: i never heard you actually sing. brian: what is so interesting, hour 15 minutes ago this young lady was singing. you mode the cold open. abby: i did. steve: nationwide is on your side. abby: i can't believe i made the cold. we're on the air. you have to remember that. steve: abby in for answer sy. thanks for joining us. abby: fox news alert. taliban claiming responsibility for a rocket attack targeting defense secretary james mattis shortly after landing in afghanistan overnight. brian: lucas tomlinson was able to break the story. he is live at the pentagon with brand new details. i imagine the secretary of defense wasn't rattled as you or i might be if that happened. reporter: that's right, brian. officials tell me the rocket attack on kabul's international airport was couple hours ago. after jim mattis arrived, 40, 45

rockets, rocket-propelled grenades rained down on airport. mattis left by helicopter for meeting with president ghani. short time ago president mattis spoke about attack. >> attack on international airport anywhere in the world is a criminal act by terrorists. it is designed to go after generally innocent people to make some sort of statement and, this is a classic definition of what the taliban are up to right now. we will suffocate any hope that al qaeda or isis, daesh, haqqani or the taliban have winning by killing. i want to reinforce to the taliban the only path to peace and political legitimacy for them is through a negotiated settlement. reporter: officials tell me there were no injuries to u.s. troops. one afghan civilian was killed according to a local report. the taliban are claiming credit for the attack. they said mattis was their target raising serious questions who tipped them off.

the attack happened at:30 a.m. local time. mattis was in india the day before. this is secretary mattis' first trip to afghanistan since president trump announced a new strategy for the 16-year-old war which includes sending 3,000 additional u.s. troops to join 11,000 on the ground. these u.s. troops will serve closer to the front lines with the ability to call in airstrikes. already u.s. jets are increasing number of bombs they're dropping on the taliban and isis full eats in the east. last month the more bombs were dropped more than anytime the last five years. general joe dunford says pakistan needs to stop harboring taliban and haqqani network and giving them sanctuary. one more thing, today marks the anniversary of the taliban taking kabul and later harboring usama bin laden. abby: thanks, lucas. when james mattis speaks you

want to listen closely. brian: hopefully we get action in afghanistan. i want to bring back attorney general jeff sessions. i almost said senator. that was your old gig. welcome, general. >> thank you, brian. brian: you were busy on college campuses. what is the department of justice doing about what many people feel is suffocating feeling on college campuses when it comes to free speech? >> we want to speak out first of all apcall on presidents, trustees, legislators, donors to make sure their colleges are not sufficient foe killing speech. no place in the country should we have more robust discussion than on college campuses. i truly believe in talking to a lot of young college graduates that we have drifted way too far in controlling speech. i wanted to make that point, number one. number two, we can intervene an will intervene in various lawsuits where we believe

students are being constricted in their right to speak out and express themselves. it is a civil right. the department of justice has a duty to defend people's civil rights. steve: mr. attorney general, as you know, you watch tv. it is not all sides that are suffocating being suffocated. it is just one side. look what happened out in california when people have tried to go out to speak at berkley. i think it was ben shapiro, a week or two ago was supposed to go out there. cost him $600,000 to protect the conservative guy simply exercising his freedom of speech. >> right. what we see often is the hecklers veto we call it. that means that a group of protesters raise a ruckus before a speaker comes. often the speech is either canceled or put in secondary location that is not effective. there is a bias, i think,

personally, pretty clearly against conservative speech. ben shapiro, 33-year-old, brilliant, jewish harvard law graduate, they sent out a notice before he came to berkeley and said if it upsets you so badly we will give you counseling for the students who might be faint or something if he spoke there. this is, kind of ridiculous. we need robust, open, debate on college campuses. that is the ideal that has made our universities great. abby: what about the football field? you have said that the nfl players, they should stop kneeling for the national anthem. a lot of critics of yours this morning saying isn't that a symbol of free speech? >> look, i believe that every american should, as a matter of propriety and love of country, should not place their political views in a situation where you don't stand for the pledge or the national anthem.

everybody should do that. the president is exactly right. to say no matter what you think of hillary clinton or president trump, you should stand when the national anthem is played. so he is correct to speak out against that i believe the players should stand. they can make their protests any other place. if the owners allow them, they can speak out i guess on the field. but as a matter of propriety of love of country, an decency, you should stand when the national anthem is played. abby: should there be a rule? we've been debating that this morning. should it be a rule for nfl force the players to stand? new reuters poll said 58% of americans think every player should stand during the national anthem. every american should stand during the national anthem. do you agree with that. >> i think they should stand. it should be a formal rule. they should be able to say to the players, if you are on our

field in our game, paid by us, you should respect the flag and the national anthem. brian: mr. attorney general, also we understand the house republicans yesterday are calling again for a special counsel from the department of justice to look into some disturbing revelations about james comey, hillary clinton and former attorney general lynch. will you answer that call? >> we will absolutely talk with them and respond to them in the appropriate way. i'm not able to discuss investigations now but we will respond appropriately to the congress. brian: but you haven't decided if you will put a second special counselor out there right? because you have mueller working? >> i'm not able to comment where we are on that, brian. steve: let's talk a little bit about this. we know the president of the united states made it clear he is giving congress six months to figure out what to do about the dreamers in this country. yesterday before a brooklyn federal judge, he took a shot at administration, said this ruling, they wanted to extend one of the deadlines, was

heartless. nicholas garfous, said it would be useful to take some pressure off various parties, especially accomplished young people the president speaks of with such admiration. the thing about deadlines, they can be extented. he called the administration heartless. what is your message to that judge regarding the daca "dreamers"? >> first i would say that the order that we have issued and president issued would delay for six months and give congress full time to direct and establish any kind of a policy they want to establish to deal with this situation. i think the judge has a right to adjudicate the law. i do not believe the judge has the right to set policy. i do not believe a judge is politician. he can write his congressman if he would like congress to do a little differently than currently being done. brian: mr. attorney general, i

know you and president were going through a rough patch. he mentioned in alabama the other day, jeff sessions doing a great job. do you feel as though, have you guy heeled a rift that may or may not existed -- healed. >> i'm totally supportive of the president. i love his policies. it's a great honor for me to help at the department of justice to advance constitutional legal policies in accord with his leadership. abby: attorney general, great to have you on this morning. thanks so much. >> thank you. steve: 8:11 right here in new york city right now. jillian has news about a son vicked killer. >> we'll get you caught up on the headlines of this hour. a convicted killer spared by the supreme court for now. justices granting a stay of execution for 59-year-old keith leroy tharpe. the attorneys appealed claiming that the georgia man is intellectually disabled and one of his jurors was racist.

he is convicted of killing his sister-in-law 30 years ago. emanuel sampson admits to shooting, killing a woman and shooting seven others at a parish outside of nashville, tennessee. the 25-year-old immigrant from sudan is charged with criminal homicide. additional charges are expected. major milestone for one of president trump's biggest campaign promises. >> build that wall. build that wall. build that wall. jillian: crews officially breaking ground on prototypes for the wall near san diego. six months, companies will build a total of eight models. president trump will pick the winning design. those are the headlines on wednesday. send it back to you guys. steve: republicans scrapping their vote on health care after four u.s. senator, all republicans would not apparently support it. senator rand paul is one of the

four. we will join brian. brian: buffalo bills taking a knee. one stadium worker taking a stand. quit his job after 30 years. you will hear from him coming up. abby: look in the green room. that is paula dean. cooking recipes from the brand new cookbook. brian: you better run down there. abby: i will run in my heels.

♪ brian: last-ditch effort to repeal and replace obamacare now scrapped as at least four gop senators including our next guest, refused to give their support. here to react, gop kentucky senator rand paul. senator -- >> hi, brian. brian: how do you feel about the latest attempt that failed on the gop side to repeal and replace? do you feel bad how this came out? >> yeah. i would we just would repeal it. i went to tea party rally, after tea party rally. no better opponent of obamacare than myself as a physician. we didn't promise to repale it, and shout, i didn't hear anybody shouting, keep obamacare and divvy it up to the states and mess with the formula so we take money from democrats to give it to republicans. we said we would repeal it. we didn't say repeal it and

block grant it. this was not an effort. this is a fake repeal. we should talk about real repeal. obamacare will get worse. we will get other chances. we should do things good for the country and work with health care, i've been working with the president for six months, assures me will happen next couple weeks. he assures me will legalize sale of cross state insurance through associations. which means any individual, millions of individual in our country will be able to buy insurance through a group, get cheaper prices, and get a better product. brian: can he do that on his own? >> yes. brian: i want to tell you what he wrote the other day. i know you saw this i know it is true. i know rand paul. i think he may find a way to get there for the good of the party. i think you both have said this you guys have become friends. the fact that you didn't get, if he feels let down, do you blame him? >> no. i think this originated more in the senate. the senate really, none of the senators really reached out to try to negotiate on this i did try to negotiate in good faith with the white house.

what i told the white house there were good things this bill. i liked expansion of health savings accounts. i liked giving governors waivers. i liked eliminating mandates and block grants. if you give us a narrow focus, i'm yes. i just, i couldn't in good conscience vote to just keep the obamacare taxes and keep the obamacare spending and reshuffle it to the states. brian: rand, do you understand how the american people are unbelievably frustrated right now? i'm not just talking about republicans but, you guys got the mandate to get something done and you're not getting anything done? >> yeah. but we promised to repeal it. so the onus or blame, if you want to give blame to anyone to those who changed their mind. we all voted in 2015, every republican save one in the senate voted to repeal obamacare. we had that identical vote. seven people changed their votes. that, sr. with the pressure need to come. we need to keep our promise. repeal obamacare. if you want to talk about free

market reforms, replacement can be free markets reform, legalizing choice i'm all for it. first thing you do keep your promise. keep your pledge to voters, that is to repeal obamacare. brian: senator, i can't get into detail now. the president will speak about the long-awaited tax reform. what do you know about it? what bothers you most? what do you like the most? >> i'm with the president it ought to be a significant tax cut. he has been talking about 15% corporate income tax. i'm all for it. i think we should stick to our guns there. the swamp, establishment will try to get 25%. it will wind up 30% because they don't know anything about negotiating. let's do 15%. ireland is 12. canada is 17. most of europe is in the low 20s. be the shining city on the hill with the lowest tax rates. brian: right. >> be 15%. encourage businesses to stay here and grow. brian: looks like it is 20, president wants 15. word is he is not that excited what he got. we'll see what happens.

senator rand paul thank you. >> thank you. brian: straight ahead he fled to communist hungary with his family. legally became immigrant to the united states. he became the giants all time leader scorer.

♪ steve: our next guest fled communist hungary with his family when he was a teenager, legally immigrating to the united states. he worked hard to achieve the american dream. he played football for ivy league college. eventually becoming all-time scoring leader for the new york giants with 646 points. what does somebody who always dreamed becoming of an american think of players kneeling during the anthem these days? here to weigh in former nfl player, pete gogolak.

>> good so be here. it is wonderful. steve: as we get started, we need to recognize the fact you pretty much are the guy who changed the way people kicked the ball in football. >> about a years. my brother charlie and i changed the game of kicking. we didn't have any soccer teams here in high school. so the next best thing was to kick american football soccer style. steve: rather than kick with front of your foot, with the instep. >> i should have patented it. everybody else doing it now. steve: seems like there are a lot of players these days doing it, we're talking about protesting. when you, pete gogolak, watch these young men on the field of football take a knee during the pledge, rather the anthem, what does that say to you? >> steve it really brothers me. i have to be here as old player, played for the new york giants, and i have to defend and support

the guys who had courage to stand up for the national anthem. i can't believe this is happening, this divisive thing happening in this country. when i look at that flag, it, to me, america stand for courage and, and the people who gave their lives, the ultimate sacrifice, to, so we could be free and strong. in europe, in the jungles of vietnam, in the middle east, that is why, and that is why i look at the flag. steve: when you look at images of players kneeling during the anthem, you find that very upsetting? >> it really bothers me. if i would have done that back in '50s and 60's, the people from the stands would come down on the field and probably beat me up. if i would have time to go to

the locker room, my teammates would have taken care of me. it was unheard of. steve: one of the things you told me a moment ago during the commercial break the fact that the reason the flag is so important to you, it is the fabric of our nation. to you and your family it represents so much opportunity that you did not have in -- >> we never had that. escaped from communist europe, under a communist dictatorship. we had the good fortune to come to this country. i was 15. my brother charlie was 12, my mother was pregnant with the youngest brother john, escaped across the austrian-hungary border. we had good fortune to come here. this country embraced and opportunities that happened to us is absolutely wonderful. steve: sure. what is the message to the young men playing the game, taking a knee what they are doing? they feel they have got the right. they certainly started a national dialogue about it.

>> i don't think they understand what the flag stands for. i do. i think young men, pittsburgh steelers in the tunnel who had -- steve: villanueva. >> three tours overseas, he understood what the flag stands for. when i was on the sidelines, yankee stadium, in front of 60,000 people and listened to national anthem, looking at the flag, i just said to myself, how lucky i am. goosebumps. pinched myself to play this wonderful game. pick up a check after the game which was not like but it was pretty substantial. so i say to these young guys, it is fine to protest, but please don't do it in the stadium with the flag and national anthem. they're making a lot of money. save the money, start a foundation and express their grievances, or support a community thing, so i, i hope

that is direction they should go. >> we'll see what happens. pete gogolak. honor to have you. >> thank you. steve: thank you, sir. meanwhile it was supposed to be a place for protesters to escape chaos. instead a brawl erupts an empathy tent. not kidding. wait until you hear all this all played out. the heated alabama senate runoff coming to an end. conservative outsider, roy moore, beating the president's pick luther strange. well the judge is here for his first interview on the other side of a quicktime out. ♪

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the swamp. what was it about your message you think really resonated with the people in alabama? >> i think the people of alabama know me, and they understand what i stand for. i certainly support president trump's agenda and that, yes, i'm an outsider, not part of the establishment. brian: a lot of people equate what you're doing, what senator rand paul, has series of beliefs, how he will vote and hard to get to compromise. for example, if you were in the senate and that, the block grant program graham and cassidy put forward was out there, would senator moore have voted for it? >> well, i think i would have stood with rand paul. i think it is socialized medicine at best. it is not, transferring it to states, not getting you out of the business of socialized medicine which what we promised to repeal obamacare. we should repeal it. steve: let me ask you this, judge. how big of a factor was when the

former governor, robert bentley, was being investigated, he was being investigated by the attorney general at that point. it was luther strange. and then the governor turned around and appointed luther strange to fill the open jeff sessions seat? i know in the final days of the campaign you were trying to suggest that there was something suspicious going on there. is that how you feel? >> well, anytime you're investigating someone and then take a favor there is reason to be questioned. for me it was a big factor to the people, i don't know you have to get to them. abby: what do you think about the president? he didn't throw his support behind you. you say you agree with much of what he stands for. he was on the ground in alabama campaigning hard for your opponent, luther strange. he tweeted out a number of times? what is your take on that, not being the president's guy when you feel like you sign up so closely with so many of the things he briefs? >> i don't think the president knew me. i think when he gets to know me

understands that i do support a very conservative agenda in this country. i think he will back me. i receive ad call from him. that is what he said he would do. brian: go ahead. abby: what did he say to you? >> he said he would support me. i think he will. brian: yeah it was a shorter call. i'm sure you have some in the future. you have one more lap, and democrats feel, many feel that you're vulnerable, that they might pour money in to take you on before the december election. what is your reaction. >> polls show otherwise. we'll show them when we get to the general election. very much prepared for it. brian: everything you accomplished, i know you have been in the headlines a lot, the ten commandments and everything. you advanced through the runoff this summer. now you win against luther strange, one lap to go. where does this rank? >> this is very big step. it has been very much opposed. we had 30 million plus dollars

out of washington, d.c., trying to control the vote of the people, it didn't work. people of alabama can't be bought. they stood and voted, here we are today. brian: do you worry about working with mitch mcconnell, if he was that determined he didn't you didn't get this seat? >> as long as he stands for conservative agenda and what we promised people as republicans i will work with anyone. steve: next stop, democrat doug jones. the winner of last night's special election down in alabama. judge roy moore, thank you for joining us live. >> thank you very much. abby: let's go to jillian for other headlines. jillian: let's get you caught up on the news this morning. starting with this story, a bus driver narrowly missing plowing into a crowd of kids after getting slammed by a car. incredible video showing the transit bus jump ad curb, showing children running for their lives. the driver trying to regain control after the car crossed

central lines. they're trying to determine if the car's driver was distracted. four people are under arrest after a fight breaks out at the uc berkeley empathy tent. [shouting] conservative students and leftist activists brawling at a campus rally. the event in response to cancellation of free speech week. berkeley's empathy tent was supposed to be a place for protesters to calm down in the middle of the chaos. apparently, as you can see, it didn't work. i threw my hat on the ground and walked out. a security guard who spent 30 years working for buffalo bills, quit in disgust over national anthem protests. earlier he explained his decision. >> i took the stand for me, because this is what i believe. my friend and family support me. my father's a korea war vet. he called me sunday night. he was in tears. he was so proud of me.

jillian: he says he will never walk into new era stadium again or watch the nfl until the protests stop. a rogue pig brings rush-hour traffic to a standstill. police hot on his tail. this is near the east coast of virginia. the police catching the big guy who they say is probably someone's pet. not something you see every day. steve: what is it? jillian: that is a pig. a lot of people have pigs. steve: didn't george clooney have a potbelly for a while. brian: he got married and. steve: grow up in kansas we turned them into bacon. >> bacon! steve: week cooking with sausage with paula dean. janice dean outside of the our headquarters. >> first time in weeks we're not talking about a hurricane potentially could be so destructive. we have maria off the east

coast. maria is out to sea. we like it that way. new york city, this is last day of summer. come over here. what is your name. >> i'm haley. >> what is your name. ali. >> yours? >> paul. >> where are you from. >> minnesota. >> i love to say hi to my mom. >> is mom watching right now? >> she must be. how about yourself? >> i'm from long island. >> is anybody watching? >> hi mom. >> what about yourself. >> i'm from new jersey. >> who is watching. >> definitely my mom and grandma. >> thanks so much for watching "fox & friends." i want to show you. maybe we're doing a little bit of weather. tropical storm maria not a hurricane it is moving out to sea. we love that. a little rough surf and rip currents. that is lee overthere. lee will not bother us either. rip currents will be exceptionally high across the east coast. guys, new friend. wave, say hi to abby, steve and brian. >> hi. steve: good mornings, folks.

>> weren't awesome, my new friend? brian: meanwhile a fox news alert. growing crisis in puerto rico. get this the place is leveled. geraldo rivera getting a bird's-eye view on devastation across the island. he is looking at it. he joins us live from san juan next. steve: paula dean has new recipes, 150 in her new cookbook. she is coming up. ♪

steve: nobody set as table quite like our next guest. she is known as the queen of southern cooking, dishing out down-home feasts over a decade. abby: her brand new cookbook, at the southern table with paula dean, is available now.

it features 150 classic creations. here is share her favorite, my cousin, paula dean. steve: paula dean. janice dean. >> we're a different set of dogs. that is just what we say in the south. a different set of dogs. we -- this is the story i herd. dean. somebody changed their name to d -e-en. >> we're all related. >> we all love your cooking. >> i'm going to be preparing gumbo with you all. steve: okay. >> that is really comfort food. >> wear big sweaters to hide the comfort food. >> yes, i love dressing for winter. this is already made. y'all come on over here. i will show you how easy this is.

steve: these are the ingredients you have chicken and sausage. >> this is the roo, which is flour and oil. you want to brown that to be like a copy penny. we browned off our chicken, our sausage. >> start dumping? >> you start dumping. steve: onions and celery. >> you like our new kitchen? you haven't been here yet. >> i know. when i came in this morning, i love it, it is not claustrophobic. do you know how good okra is for you? this, honey. steve: okra is like a super food? >> yes. steve: couple of bay leaves. recipe at foxandfriends.com. >> we cook it two or three hours. >> two or three hours? what do we do at that time? >> play cards. have a cocktail.

take a nap. >> yes. >> throw the stock in, makes it more like the actual gumbo it will wind up? >> right. you have to have juice. >> what kind of stock? chicken stock? >> yes. you can use chicken or beef, whatever you have. steve: you have another 150 recipes with the cookbook. how do you come up with 150 more recipes you like? >> i have a great team that works with me. believe it or not there are 30 brand new recipes. it is out right now. steve: through the magic of he will television, this is ready to be served. >> want y'all to taste some. get you some rice. y'all, that is a apple -- >> look at that. >> that is apple cake with praline sauce that will knock you into next week. apples make it so moist. we have our corn fritters. >> have i told you lately, that i love you paula deen? >> i love you too, janice.

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>> efforts to repeal and replace obamacare are officially doa. they move on to tax reform. will they fare better on that policy issue? they roll out details. senators corker flake and toomey join us live. desperation in puerto rico. the head of fema will be with us to talk about round-the-clock relief efforts and respond to claims that the president could do more to help. what do and don't, the gop primary results mean for 2018. we'll break it down. see you at top of the hour for "america's newsroom." brian: quick headlines now, this

sinister plan fell flat. a crook wearing a coca-cola costume breaks in to rob a kentucky restaurant. police say he was armed, swiped 500 bucks. no one was hurt. wash the story down with this, inmate takes a mug shot, snacking on a baloney sandwich. how many people would do that. i haven't had baloney since 1974. a sheriff's office in north carolina says the guy bass hungry, according to reports, heavily under the influence, i imagine. deputies made him a sandwich. why not. they later had him take another photo without a sandwich. we'll follow him. steve: switching gears to a fox news alert. help is on the way for the island of puerto rico. american military forces deploying to the island to help those whose lives have been completely devastated by hurricane maria. abby: only half the people living there have drinking water. 95% of the island is completely

without power. brian: geraldo rivera first-hand live from puerto rico on the recovery expert, the recover effort. hey, geraldo. >> hey, brian, ainsley, steve. yes the search-and-rescue, the most emergent of the needs for puerto rico, that phase, the search-and-rescue phase, even the medical evacuation phase, those are well underway, if not over by now. now comes the grunt work. you indicated that three great need in puerto rico now. there is no cell phone service. there is no communications. people don't know how their relatives have fared. so they're desperate, even in my family, it find out how people are. so you need communications. you need electricity. virtually this entire island is without electricity. much of the fresh water is pumped by electricity. so many, many people, well over half, have no fresh water. these are very, very difficult situations, and the fleet has

arrived, the marines have landed as you indicated to bring that kind of help, the bulk commodity help. i went out by chopper to the aircraft carrier cursage. at the aircraft carrier we spoke to rear admiral hughes in charge of expeditionary force. some of the ships officers and marine corps officers sending teams ashore, to get the island back, plugged in. it is in the dark ages. here is admiral hughes. >> nothing makes us more proud than to be down here to help those going through such a tough time. if it was us going through a similar situation people would be there for us. >> people can not get out to get food and water they need, or get to hospital or ems get to them. we go ascharre with the seabees from the navy and chainsaws, start to clear out. >> that is a mission the american people are probably not

exposed to, when they think of navy, hey, we're going in with combat power but this is strong mission set of ours. >> soon as i finish our conversation this morning we'll go out and following marines around as they clear roads, they bring generators, they try to restore power. they will start with the priorities or the hospitals, so we'll be with the marines. last night on a personal note, we tracked down another of our missing aunties, aunt ellie. youngest of my father's 16 siblings. she was out of communications with our family. we were desperately worried about her. we found her last night. her home has a tree through it. she has been sitting in the dark there with some other relatives. we'll go to saw down the tree that blocks her road later today. so big and small, the big picture, the marines have landed on personal note. the rivera family coming together and rallying from this

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>> we've been talking about the president and republican party's new idea to reform taxes. tomorrow we'll have the latest

and we'll talk to ari fleischer. >> he also has a message to heal the problem with an nfl. if you have to run to the radio, do it. bill o'rielly joins me live. stay within yourself. sg good morning, everybody. the battle in alabama has a winner. conservative challenger roy moore pulling out a huge victory against luther strange and overcoming heavy republican support for strange including that from the white house and president trump himself. as we say good morning. gauging the fallout i'm bill hemmer. >> shannon: what a late night. not as late as it could have been. >> bill: 9:30, right? >> shannon: i'm shannon bream. the results are in. former state supreme court justice roy moore defeating luther strange by about 10 points. both candidates said last night it's time to