>> this is "fox and friends first," happening right now at 4:00 am. >> rumors swirling as those close to the singer, break silence overnight. to protest donald trump. >> what some members of her outraged community are doing to send this liberal leader a message. >> i'm going to be 95 years of age, hoping you allow me to bring my family into the office. >> a great moment. this is what donald trump means

by america first. >> "fox and friends first" starts right now. ♪ ♪ shannon: you can never go wrong with pollen notes. rob: many of their songs on my cell phone. jillian: you are watching "fox and friends first" on this wednesday. rob: thanks for starting the day with us. two people left dead and 13 injured, may have been and isis fanatic. jillian: a law enforcement source saying ice's website possibly expressed support for the terrorist group. officials say there is no reason

to believe ice directly carried out the attack but they are looking at whether he lived in afghanistan or pakistan. the youngest victim now identified as 10-year-old giuliana kozan. two american isis terrorists captured and serial face charges in the us. ibrahim is accused of joining the terror group in 2015, captured in june it will face a judge in detroit today. indiana one facing charges for making false statements to the fbi. samantha was brought back with four children, her husband was killed fighting with isis. >> 25 people dead, 40 others injured in an election day explosion. the polling station in the city of kepta near the afghanistan border.

so far no group has claimed responsibility. tens of millions are expected to cast ballots in pakistan today. diplomats are back in the states after making a surprise trip to cuba. officials visiting the american embassy to investigate a string of mysterious health incidents dating back more than a year. 26 americans experience what the state department call sonic attacks. symptoms including nausea and hearing loss. cuba has denied responsibility. jillian: awake after being hospitalized for an apparent overdose, representative saying she is with her family, expressing thanks to everyone for the prayers and support. so the information is incorrect and they asked for privacy. health and recovery is the most important thing right now. initial reports claim heroine

may have been involved but that is not the case. her hospitalization comes weeks after she suffered a relapse for substance abuse. rob: donald trump hosting the european commission president at the white house today. jillian: he threatens new european tariffs vowing to end america's streak in the world's piggy bank. >> reporter: big meetings at the white house. he previously seeing the eu coming to washington negotiating on trade. the us and eu dropped off errors in subsidies, that is called free market and trade and they won't. meeting with the european commission's president, and discussing mutual tariffs

provided the new tariffs on aluminum and steel. in kansas the president was optimistic the tactics will pay off in the end. >> our country lost $817 billion in trade. these countries have been ripping us off for decades. it doesn't take a week, it takes longer. >> reporter: the administration announced it would provide $12 billion in financial aid to american farmers hit hard by recent tariffs, promised they would benefit the most. >> these trade deals are a disaster, the farmers are the biggest beneficiary. we are opening up farmers. be a little patient. >> reporter: backlash from republicans as well as democrats was stern.

iowa gop senator chuck grassley saying i don't fall the president for trying to get a better deal for americans but not fair to expect farmers to bear the brunt of retaliation with the country in the meantime. the president sits down with the eu commission president, the closed-door oval office, paul ryan and mitch mcconnell, tariffs and trade come up. jillian: mike pompeo, the secretary of state grilled by senators about the closed door meeting between donald trump and vladimir putin in helsinki, finland. lawmakers calling for pompeo's testimony after the summit with north korean dictator kim jong un in singapore, the questions now include the vladimir putin meeting. the trump administration on track, at the southern border, department of homeland security

secretary houston nielsen -- kirstjen neilsen talking about that. >> we will unify all families. we want to protect the children. we don't want -- we want to make sure they are going with their parents and someone who won't cause them harm. >> reporter: the long process, federal district court judge on track, and they were separated more than 1000 have been reunited or discharged. jillian: rudy giuliani slamming the release of a tape by trump lawyer michael cohen on the 2016 recording given cnn. :and donald trump discussed buying the rights to a story as an alleged affair with karen mcdougall and verify the tapes authenticity. unclear what is being said. cohen is suggesting to pay with cash.

>> the major point is it is outrageous someone would tape his client. donald trump says don't pay with cash. cohen then interrupts and says no, no, no, i got it and you hear distinctly, slow it down, check. then:followed with no, no, no and then i know how to listen to them and transcribe it. this is triple clear when we listen to it. >> reporter: lanny davis says the truth is on his client's side. a trump endorsement proved huge in the georgia gop gubernatorial runoff leading to a big written for brian kemp, the secretary of state being out lieutenant governor casey campbell who face democrat stacy abrams in november, wasting no time kicking off his campaign against her. >> radical liberal who cares more for billionaire backers than for you all, you

hard-working georgians. stacy's money is coming from california, new york and massachusetts, not georgia. >> reporter: if abrams wins she would be the first black female governor in the us. making his case donald trump's supreme court pick meets monday with democratic senator joe manchin. it could be crucial to getting brett kavanaugh on the bench while manchin is up for reelection in the red-hot state. >> reporter: joe manchin is holding discussions whether to support the supreme court nominee with voters in a state trump won by 42. >> i have not done that myself. >> reporter: if manchin votes know it affects voters and gop opponent patrick morrissey questions his government. >> the more it is clear he is

only in this to appeal his liberal donors and only stand for judge brett kavanaugh after it is clear they have the votes. >> reporter: mansion is set to meet with brett cavanagh. >> healthcare is a big one. >> reporter: morris cc healthcare talks as a stall tactic. >> no debate with respect to preexisting continues. he has come up with a fake issue, a scare. >> reporter: the digital crisis issue is a manchin with a $1.5 million ad campaign claiming healthcare concerns. >> talking points. >> reporter: manchin laughed at suggestion see the show for schumer. >> mitch mcconnell once the brett cavanagh confirmation vote by at over first, democrats saw he is letting that vote slide before the november midterms and

if that happens and senator manchin stuck in the swamp with challengers on the stump. in shepherdstown, west virginia, peter doocy, fox news. jillian: some lucky duck in philadelphia waking up filthy rich including mega millions lottery ticket with $522 million was sold in san jose. rob: a whole group of people, san jose, the winning numbers, one, 2, 4, 19, 29, the mega ball is 20. those are my exact numbers. cash payout $300 million, the fifth-largest jackpot in history. jillian: tell us in advance and we could get them right. rob: border patrol thief not missing words in the fight against illegal immigration.

>> you got guns, you've got cash, you've got people, violence. >> the chief is praising that. >> our next guest says this could give millions of american families economic relief they need.

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jillian: welcome back. the war on terror on the doorstep. >> people seem to look at this is an immigration matter. you've got guns coming across the border, cash, people, violence.

>> to deploy the national guard to the border, 2000 troops have been supporting officers since april. despite protesters who want ice abolish, agents are hard at work making significantly more arrests than last year, new federal data shows ice agents have made 1000 arrests this year, 7 times more than 2017, criminal arrests our way up and ice has conducted 600,000 workplace investigations this year. more than three times as many as last year. rob: republicans releasing new details about tax reform 2.0 rollout hoping to bring it to a vote before the midterms. could this move the needle as much as republicans want? joining me as independent women's forum and senior policy analyst patricia lee. thanks for coming on this morning. the big thing about the first tax reform that has a lot of

criticism from democrats, the tax cuts for regular people was temporary and there was a sunset clause in 2025. this needs to change that. >> reporter: one of the first provisions is extend the individual tax cuts and small business tax cuts as well beyond the 2025 deadline. that is great because large corporations were given certainty in making corporate tax rates permanent. now individual families and small businesses have the same certainty. it is fantastic when you want to build emergency savings plans. the federal reserve found 40% of american families don't even have $400 in emergency savings. this will go away toward addressing that. rob: some will write off a little more costs so you will give them a little more of a tax-cut to get them closer to what corporations are benefiting as well. my question is the big complaint for democrats was the crumbs comment from nancy pelosi and the fact there was the sunset

clause for individuals. now that this fixes the sunset clause with every antidemocratic support? >> you would hope so. hard for them to keep up that line of attack that this is crumbs and they were disingenuous in saying this would be an increase on middle-class tax families when they were just looking at the future rather than current families who have benefited from these tax cuts. it is going to be hard for them to defend that. going into the midterms it will be harder for democrats particularly in states donald trump won to say i'm going to vote against another tax-cut that makes families better off in the long-term. rob: house ways and means committee released the findings they anticipate will happen with the new tax plan, saying it creates 1.5 million new jobs and bump wages up by a point and increase gdp by 2.2%.

those are very optimistic numbers. my question is if you take this provision and take away the sunset clause on individual tax rate that will add to the deficit we are seeing around $20 trillion but it will cost money to do this. >> not only specific provisions of what is added with savings but how is this going to be paid for? i don't think we have seen any details on how it will be paid for and that was one of the weaknesses of the original tax cuts and jobs act because it adds money to this but the economic stimulus could be around half of 1%, even more. could he race the bill that is added to the debt hopefully so we will see. >> the president is counting on a bigger economy. thank you so much, appreciate your time.

jillian: 19 after the hour, hillary clinton ready for her close-up. rob: the former presidential candidate about to appear on a primetime series and she won't be alone. carly shimkus has a list of her costars and how social media feels about all this. ♪ are you ready to take your wifi to the next level?

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her representatives providing a positive update saying she is awake with her family. the express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support, some of the information being reported is incorrect and they asked for privacy and not speculation, health and recovery is the most important thing right now. her fans and friends in the entertainment industry are rallying together to support her like longtime friend and the jonas. like all of you i am reeling and we need to pray for her to get well. she is a fighter. addiction is a terrifying disease, there's no one more honest or brave than this one.

a lot of support for her. pray for demi was a top trending topic on twitter. jillian: we could be seeing more hillary clinton. >> madame secretary sending big news, we have some big guest stars in store for season 5. former secretary of state hillary clinton, madeleine albright and colin powell will be appearing on the season premiere of madame secretary on sunday, october 7th. hillary clinton saying it was wonderful to spend time with the team from madame secretary onset in brooklyn. mark your calendars. a lot of people talking about the star-studded cast, gail saying looks like an snl skit. politicians from different eras. rob: a very diplomatic episode.

this was great yesterday, the president speaking at the vfw at the 94-year-old veteran. >> alan jones always wanted to meet the president and that is what happened yesterday when he shared the stage with donald trump and made sure to capitalize on the moment. >> i'm going to be 95 years of age april 11th of next year. hopefully you will allow me to bring my family into the oval office. jillian: he said that was one of the highlights of his life. a lot of folks talking about this. gail says i wanted to hug believe that myself, thank you, mister jones, for your service. jillian: he will be on "fox and friends" in the 8:00 hour. >> the secret service made him walk 100 yards.

thanks. jillian: 26 after the hour. vanished without a trace, the search for missing student growing more desperate. the new plea to the public joined the search party. rob: illegal immigrant facing deportation dodges immigration and customs at the airport and could dodge jail time because the fed botched their case. this will cost taxpayers big time. she is up next to explain. at the lowest price... is as easy as dates, deals, done! simply enter your destination and dates... and see all the hotels for your stay! tripadvisor searches over 200 booking sites... to show you the lowest prices... so you can get the best deal on the right hotel for you. dates, deals, done! tripadvisor. visit tripadvisor.com

jillian: the fbi joining the search for missing college student as investigators fear something happened to her against her will. expert using computer forensics to pinpoint the exact location. the 20-year-old vanished last week after going for a run in brooklyn, iowa.

her brother says we have gone from sad to worried to anxious and clueless. freed taliban hostages back home in the us according to abc, pregnant with her fourth child and fighting for legal custody from husband joshua boyle, facing multiple and sexual abuse charges in canada. that is where the family was rescued in pakistan. they have been kidnapped on a hike through afghanistan. three children born as prisoners. >> the man accused of shooting up police officer in the head is likely in the country illegally. ice filing a detainer against the haitian national, a local fort myers nbc affiliate reporting two other ice holds have been placed on him in the past. he has a lengthy rap sheet. on several police reports there are discrepancies about his

citizenship. his family says he came here legally. fort myers officer adam miller remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. the illegal immigrants arrested after delivering pizza to an army base is reunited with his family overnight. a judge in new jersey ruling paul this in seo can stay in the us as he works to gain legal status. >> thank you for everything. rob: he applied for citizenship after marrying his wife who is an american citizen. he was arrested delivering food to fort hamilton army base in brooklyn. guards asked for a id and found he is ordered to leave the country back in 2010. the search is on for the person responsible for leaving a fake anthrax package on congresswoman maxine waters's doorstep. or los angeles office evacuated after the suspicious package was

found, addressed to and racks but no hazardous materials were found and nobody was hurt. jillian: the deport you escaped ice agents at jfk airport sparking a 3-day manhunt may have also escaped jail time. it is thanks to a major legal mistake by the fed. joining me now is criminal defense attorney, thank you for joining us. explain how this mistake was made. >> the statute this guy was charged under only applies to deportees prior to 1997. it is very statute exists they could have charged a mentor that was post 1997 and carries a stiffer penalty but not only was he convicted and tried within 90 minutes but now the said has to retry him all over again. and average trial cost reaching $100,000, a dent in a taxpayers

wallet. jillian: what should happen to him? >> because he was facing felonies he could face ten years in prison. it is not up to the judge to interpret what prosecutors mean. it is not up to the court to say we know what you meant and we will carry forward. for all our protection, in this tremendous lack of oversight with the department and supervising prosecutor it means it wastes taxpayers money and our time. we also pay for his incarceration. jillian: it is scary to think he was able to get out of these handcuffs and run free for a couple days before being caught. how do we ensure this doesn't happen again? >> reporter: the oversight of procedure should be reviewed. that should be a matter of course, they are removed by multiple sets of eyes so nothing is acceptable with only one pair. he was arrested ten times before

being deported before the airport escape. he should have been closely watched and all documentation should have been closely reviewed. jillian: let's talk about one of the boston marathon bombers, we were talking about it on the air, that illegal team laid out reasons his death penalty should be overturned. should they have time? what are your thoughts? >> the request for extension should be granted. in these procedural cases when capital punishment is that issue should always afford the benefit of the doubt. make sure all the tees crossed and eyes darted. capital punishment appeals are voluminous but here they know this exceeded the standard by a lot. they are touching on the venue issue, evidence that was not included and the statements were

included, they touch on the fact the triple robbery and homicide, participated -- they haven't seen those documents. there is an array of issues here. it will be meticulous and thorough review by the court and they have their work cut out for them. moving forward it is incumbent on the courts that the procedure is airtight and the review is solid. it is one step at a time. the extension will be granted. jillian: 3 people killed, 260 injured. with your experience and background you think he gets the death penalty? >> yes i do. absolutely. although those issues represent a thorough defense, at the time the prosecution put forth a 9 glad case and although the court of public opinion shouldn't weigh heavily into the court all these issues were raised, most of them at the trial level. the venue was the largest jury pool in the country and the

judge cited it, can't get a fair trial here in boston, where the marathon occurred, where all the injuries happened and the judge responded by saying the pool was the largest in the country. we are confident we can find approximately 20 jurors which include the alternate that will be neutral. at this point i think it will be an unsuccessful appeal. jillian: we will have to see, thank you for your time. it is 37 after the hour. disrespecting our symbol of freedom. the democratic lawmaker taking a need to protest our commander in chief and that is not all. what a catch, we showed you this yesterday. the dad whose viral barehanded grab in the stands joining us live. what was going through his mind during that epic moment. don't go anywhere. ♪ ♪ i will not lie

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by kneeling, that none of this is okay and all of this is as unpatriotic as it gets and the antithesis of what america stands for. as long as donald j trump is president of the united states, i will neil. many officials calling for resignation and others express their disappointment after some area residents refuse to visit the town. >> washer those business owners who have done nothing be punished because of an act for attention. >> reporter: official standing behind flags that he couldn't believe what he had seen, he is trying to repair the town its reputation as you can imagine with acts of patriotism. >> i want to see a flag every 20 feet. i want to see flags. we can order a bunch of them. >> the board of education has all stand.

>> more room due to the expected crowds. rob: they made sure to get it on video tape. jillian: we asked everyone in the cyber world our city officials taking this too far? tammy says this is going too far, time to stand up, grow up, act like respectful americans. on twitter says if they don't realize how lucky they are to live in the greatest country in the world, try another one and see how far their kneeling gets them. if you were an instagram, why isn't this person doing this? why is it so hard for people to just be proud of our country? rob: publicity stunt, it worked. jillian: the most impressive catch made at a baseball game monday night was a fan in the stand.

>> to lift field, has done it again. >> daniel our verandas making the backhanded grab, on his chip the entire time. >> his wife, morgan and their son mason, thanks for coming on. say hi to jackie as well. our executive producer, if you were my husband and holding a 2-month mac baby, i would probably kill you. what would you think about that? >> quite an experience. i never expected that. i had the reaction, grabbed the

ball, so made that fantastic catch. jillian: what is going through your mind as this is happening? >> i didn't know what to do. by the time i grabbed mason the ball would be here. i could see mason, daniel is hit. >> the baby is fine. daniel, in a way. and made the catch. >> almost a natural instinct. i remember hearing the home being hit. in slow motion, the ball came

out and i knew i had him turned to the side and became the backhanded catch everyone is talking about. jillian: are you surprised at the reaction from this? >> friends and family, i didn't think it would make national news. jillian: welcome. what do you state of the country? >> i say hi to everybody. it was something, this moment will be awesome. have him look back, that was awesome. and share with him. rob: you are embarrassed to take a selfy or post a picture on social media, what is it like?

>> it is overwhelming. every day i wake up and it is nothing but excitement. i am not big on technology, taking selfys. this is a big step up. jillian: i am from philadelphia, go feel these, you can appreciate that. very early today, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> 47 after the out. ivanka trump folding a professional on, the first autofocusing all her attention on instead. jillian: we all scream for ice

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it is a blank. one of the best voices ever. a foxbusiness alert. ivanka trump saying goodbye to her fashion line. rob: what the first daughter is focusing on instead. >> reporter: ivanka trump shutting down her namesake clothing line after leaving the company a year ago to take a job as a top white house advisor. a company spokesperson says the decision was not based on performance but her decision to stay in washington dc indefinitely. the brand was started in 2015, sales took off but started to see a decline especially after the 2016 presidential election. we saw some retailers starting to pool her brand, nordstrom,

canadian retailer hudson bay. jillian: it is higher a veteran day today. >> reporter: these national days are more lighthearted that this is for good cause, national higher a veteran day so employers across the country are reminded to seek out the qualified men and women when looking for people to higher. this was started by higher our heroes, they came up with this national day, got some resources for veterans and employers on their website to connect them if they are looking for a job. rob: a story that might surprise you, left-leaning ninth circuit court issuing a big ruling that backs the second amendment. the verdict after a hawaii man protest opened carry handgun shot down twice in 2011, strikes the lower court argument the constitutionally applies to open carry inside your home.

the suspension on california's ban on large magazines earlier this month. jillian: new jersey taking a step toward legalizing marijuana. prosecuting most of its cases in september to allow the governor's office to develop more, quote, appropriate guidance. the bill legalizing it will reach the senate by september. jillian: the good, the bad and the ugly. the good, meet the top dog with constant congresswoman liz cheney's boxer named hank, taking home the title of cutest dog, chosen by voters on the website independent. >> this is why an organ woman finds a mountain lion sleeping in her house, the animal taking a catnap, lauren taylor says it

probably got through an open door. and mayo flavored ice cream, kiersten tweeting there is mayo ice cream? what else could go wrong? >> a last-ditch attempt to punish rod rosenstein? rob: the white house slamming political gains over brett cavanagh. judge andrew napolitano and former congressman jason chaffetz weigh in on those topics in the next hour of "fox and friends first".

jillian: wednesday, july 25th, talking tough on trade, new tariffs declaring the era of blank check politics is over. rob: the meeting with europe happening today. >> safe space, sensitive,

supercilious snowflake. jillian: the attorney general ripping campus culture. rob: wait until you hear his message to college snowflakes. >> i'm going to be 95 years of age, hopefully you will allow me to bring my family into the oval office. jillian: a 92-year-old world war 2 room at veteran asks for access to the oval office. rob: "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪