he was selected for the arizona sports hall of fame. his alma mater said a hero, legend and hall of fame or, our hero tonight. most-watched, trust and grateful you spent the evening with us. i am shannon bream. >> everybody loved molly, first time something like this has happened. heather: fox news alert. is molly in missouri. the brand-new clue into possible break in the search for the missing iowa student. >> hoping hand extended to sanctuary cities as anti-ice protests raids across the country. >> the president says a shut down before the midterms could be the key to securing the border. >> security screenings, the new plan for more than 100 airports nationwide. todd: "fox and friends first"

starts right now. ♪ she said to see on fire ♪ i couldn't get much higher, she said, she sets the city on fire. >> a great song but todd was looking to get pumped up, something with a beat. he was very excited. we can dance later. is that all right? good morning. you are watching "fox and friends first" this thursday morning. >> thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with the fox news alert, possible break in the weeks long search for missing

iowa college student molly tibbetts, police looking at a reported sighting in missouri. >> officers responding to a truck stop 200 miles from where the 20-year-old went missing east of des moines, she was not found but police are reviewing video footage. she was last seen two weeks ago at her boyfriend's house, she spoke exclusively to fox news. >> i love you, i left for dubuque, iowa, 100 miles away and i was staying there until it was supposed to be friday and then thursday, after i found out she was missing i drove home. contacted my family, her family, her friends. you don't lock your doors. >> police ruled him out as a suspect. reward for information about tibbetts is at $30,000 and we will have more on that throughout the morning. 500 mi. totally charred in the california wildfires, that is bigger than the entire city of

los angeles, the state has spent a quarter of its annual fire budget before peak fire season even begins. more than 1000 homes destroyed in northern california, people coming home to piles of burned rubble warehouses once stood. three new fires erupting over the last 24 hours near you 70 national park. >> a judge delivered a helping hand to century city said the growing anti-ice movement but with midterms months away donald trump refusing to back down on his demand for border security. griff jenkins live with the latest. >> reporter: it appears the border battle will go to washington sooner rather than later, california playing out in the ninth circuit court of appeals, the judge linked to-1 it is unconstitutional to withhold funding from sanctuary cities, chief judge cynthia thomas saying congressional

authorization may not redistribute funds in order to effectuate its own policy goals, supply to a lawsuit brought to california counties, san francisco as mayor tweeting this was not the first attack by the trump administration and not be the last. the law is on our side. san francisco is and will continue to be a sanctuary city that stands up for our immigrant communities. the department of justice issued a statement saying the ninth circuit opinion is a victory for criminals in california who commit crimes knowing leadership will protect them from federal immigration officers whose job is to hold them accountable and remove them from the country. the president indicating on rush limbaugh's radio show he may be moving closer to a showdown over funding for border security. >> like pulling teeth, getting these guys to get it done, you

have no idea how tough i have been. if you have a shut down you have a shut down. the shutdown can take place after the election. i think it is a great political thing because people want border security. >> asked whether this applies to the nationwide question over withholding money from sanctuary cities, stems from a january 2017 executive order a lower court will have more hearings about that. this is specific to california. >> former acting ice director tom homan says he can't understand how liberal politicians justify putting politics ahead of safety. >> he is honing in on portland, oregon where ice agents say nearly 40 day anti-ice protests. >> a lot of criminals walking

the streets of portland. we saw the mayor turn his back on the citizens of portland for his political ambitions. i don't know who is worse, that mayor or oakland or philadelphia or new york. there are a whole bunch of them and never accepted this president and will put -- out of the public safety of their citizens. ireland the portland mayor because he will hear about this, ice employees are taxpayers and citizens, he has a duty to protect them. >> portland's mayor ted wheeler responding to reports he ordered police to ignore 911 calls from ice agents calling them, quote, inaccurate and inflammatory. todd: donald trump sanctioning officials for refusing to release an american pastor. the white house is turkey's determined of pastor andrew brunson is unfair and unjust. he has been behind bars for two used accused of spying and terrorism. he was placed under house arrest last week due to health concerns. the us on high alert is new

reports suggest iran is preparing to carry out a major military exercise within the next 48 hours. iran is capable of blocking the strait of hormuz, the world's most important oil transit checkpoint. the oil traded around the world moves through that waterway, tensions between iran and the us have been rising since donald trump withdrew from the nuclear deal. >> a major step toward peace, donald trump thinking north korea for returning remains of us service and saying, quote, thank you to kim jong un for keeping their word and starting the process of sending home the remains of great and beloved missing fallen. i'm not at all surprised you took this kind action. thank you for your nice letter. i look forward to seeing you soon. the next step working to identify those remains.

>> we proved these heroes were never forgotten. our boys are coming home. >> reporter: that was mike pence in homecoming ceremony more than 6 decades in the making. the vice president whose father fought in the korean war headed up wednesday's delegation. what is believed to be the remains of americans in the korean war. >> these heroes will be the heroes who lead the way to many more homecomings in the future. >> reporter: the family comes weeks after donald trump's face-to-face meeting with kim jong un in singapore. the north korean leader committed to getting remains of american serviceman returned home. they will stay in hawaii for examination. a defense pow agency, last year the group positively identified 200 sets of remains. >> one of the few countries in the world that spends this kind of effort and time and money to

bring closure to military families and each and every one of those families we made a promise to come home. >> reporter: 7600 us serviceman who were killed in the korean war are still missing today. the next step would be for north korea to allow us crews to do field operations to find more of those remains, something that hasn't happened since 2004. dan springer, fox news. >> the judge in the paul manafort trial slamming paul manafort's team over his expensive tastes, judge ellis telling prosecutors, quote, we don't convict people because they have a lot of money and throw it around. the government is not going to prosecute people for wearing nice clothes. prosecutors tried introducing the photos as evidence that show manafort's wardrobe. if it was a crime jillian would be in jail. the former trump campaign manager is on trial for tax

evasion charges not linked to the campaign. >> tennessee's primary today, venezuela candidates include congresswoman diane black, businessman randy boyd -- in the senate primary, phil leave the field for republicans and marsha blackburn has donald trump's endorsement. 10 minutes after the hour democrats say there is no such thing as voter fraud but a new report finds thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in one state alone. our next guest says this is more proof we need voter id laws nationwide. >> just embracing what our country -- >> standing up for the national anthem. the cowboys star says this is not the right time to protest. ♪ partnered with hotels.com

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>> as investigators pour over the black boxes of the crashed plane in mexico we are getting a firsthand look at the terrifying moment of impact from inside the jet. passengers screaming as the plane crashed and burst into flames in bad weather but miraculously all 103 people on board survived. an american priest on the plane says god was watching over them. >> unbearable. it was pretty bad. >> the pastor broke his arm but will be okay. >> kids terrified, others sick after an amusement park ride was haywire refusing to stop. local media reports say the brakes broke on the pirate ship

ride at the kennywood park to write in motion for a full 15 minutes. when working properly the ride only lasts about 2 minutes. it came a day after a children's trainride derailed, that right opened last week. i number of noncitizens are being found on voter rolls across america raising new concerns at of november. >> 5600 noncitizens were found to be on the books in virginia so why are democrats fighting for voter id checks? republican strategist, thank you for joining us, appreciate it. look at the numbers, pretty high number, 5600 people. just talking about in virginia. what do you do about that? >> take a step back and look at the processes in place and election integrity in general. there's a lot of databases used the traditionally you would

mandatorily compare when you look at people who sign up for petitions in a variety of ways people register so you need to standardize the processes because of someone has to show id to get allergy medication at walgreens they should use that to vote in their elections. >> we cite examples of democrats in previous elections, president obama when he was president saying this is a made up issue, there is no voter fraud with regard to noncitizens. what is your response to that? >> completely hypocritical. there is documented cases, a woman came forward and said i'm not registered to vote. i'm a noncitizen. i have been registered for several years, this is a case in san francisco in the election official said i have never seen anything like this, we are not cross-referencing this with the drivers license but it is not a big problem because i never

heard of it before. how can you say that when you are not implementing this? they are screaming about russian collusion, we have not been able to prove that we can prove people able to register this way, not a word. it is getting ridiculous, isn't it? >> you say some people say this isn't really a problem but explain why this can be detrimental, why it needs to be fixed? >> we all have a difference of opinion on issues in this country, very important issues and we are not going to verify who is able to vote and put people in and make those critical decisions, but you need to show id to get allergy medication at walgreens, you got to be consistent and take databases that do work and do some basic, is 101 type thing. >> you say the president's approach to voter laws and voter id is correct. why do you say that? >> we need to implement laws on the books, just common sense.

this president, one thing that worked very well for him is the shackles are off of special interests and people they want to play political games, he wants to get things straightened a lot of people out there, a lot of voters really want to get things straight. very intuitive. another issue with democrats, the president will get it right. >> thank you for your time this morning, appreciate it. >> 18 after the hour, two illegal immigrants so desperate to get into the country they made fake birth certificates. >> a major shift in security, the tsa could end it's greetings at 100 airports. the plan sparking big concerns nationwide. ♪ are you ready to take your wifi to the next level?

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todd: senate democrat threatening to hold the state department nomination hostage until donald trump bans 3-d printed gun blueprints online. ed markey of massachusetts opposed the nomination of clark cooper until the president acts. the prince were set to hit the web yesterday but blocked by judge after the state department settled with the company hosting them online. jillian: one battery takes down a plane. according to the faa, a lithium-ion battery catches fire in the cargo hold and flammable

materials the flame could overpower the plane's extinguisher, they are found in laptops and other electronic devices, they are not banned flying. >> the tsa considering illuminating security checkpoints. more than 100 airports around the country could do away with the scanners to save money. jillian: jackie ibanez explains the stunning proposal. >> reporter: a scary thought. the consideration raising a lot of eyebrows when it comes to safety. according to internal documents obtained by cnn the tsa is considering getting rid of passenger screenings at 150 airports nationwide and would apply to small or medium-sized airports with planes that have 60 seats or less. the idea has been explored since 2011. the reason, money, june and july document suggest the change

could save $100 million annually. the face of terrorism has evolved since 9/11 with loan rules using low-tech ways to attack 5 targets. and john kelly gave that very warning after announcing a laptop been. >> terrorists want to bring down aircraft which disrupt their economies and undermine our way of life and it works which is why they see aviation as the crown jewel target in their world. >> reporter: a the tsa screens 5 million carry ons for explosives, more alarming, 4000 firearms at checkpoints across the country in 2017 setting a record average of ten firearms her day. the report does not list specific airports that could be affected but would impact 10,000 passengers per day.

todd: we are fired up about it. imagine what the viewers at home say right now. >> reporter: will this keep skies safe for open doors to more threats? donna rights if they did this it will not fly, i will not fly again. the image of no screening implanted in my mind is called 9112001. matthew says they should cut staff, not public security to save money. one of the worst moves in my opinion, need to protect the united states and other countries from terrorism, surely a step that would encourage people, such atrocities. jillian: you could be said -- cutting safety. todd: i have to go through the line, people like less dying it appears.

jillian: the case of molly tibbetts. we are live with breaking developments. todd: a woman runs into a man's truck because of his support for donald trump. carly shimkus here with reaction to political road rage coming up.

>> in brooklyn you don't lock your doors, first time anything like this ever happened. >> it is possible the home was not locked that night. >> more than likely. it is brooklyn. jillian: the boyfriend of molly

tibbetts suggesting she may have been kidnapped from her home two weeks ago. todd: williams is on scene. what is the mood in the community? >> this is a community, to bring molly home, to brooklyn, iowa. this is small town america where you would never expect your loved one to go missing like molly has gone missing here. jillian: molly may have potentially been spotted, what have you heard about that? >> law enforcement in the community as a whole are always

optimistic that molly will come back alive. i found in these kinds of investigations, it is not out of the ordinary for individuals to see someone who looks like the victim of a crime elsewhere. we can only remain optimistic at this stage. >> 200 miles from where she went missing east of des moines, police releasing the video footage. >> two weeks since she was last seen aside from the missouri potential spotting jillian just reported. what is happening right now in the investigation, so many days after the last initial spotting. >> law enforcement is backwards, working from the time she went missing, looking at her digital footprint and internet sites,

cell phone, those she associated with. a full-blown investigation, local, state and federal law enforcement. jillian: there was a vigil last night and you were able to speak to the people. >> really difficult to wake up. look at your self in the mirror, how my going to get through this day. what it is all about -- i don't know how. jillian: you can hear the emotion, you felt it@it last night. we heard molly's cousin say you are scouring through the field. describe to us the talent, for

those who can't imagine, you don't lock your doors at night, what is it like? >> this is a wonderful town, all-american town, town anybody in america would love to live in. you have wonderful people in this town. what makes it unique is they have all come together, and everywhere you go in this town that came together to try to bring molly home. a wonderful town. >> we want to get molly home on the bottom of your screen under your shot. the county sheriff's office phone number, 641-623-5679. no bit of information is too small.

jillian: every tip, join "fox and friends" at 6:20 eastern time, make sure you stay tuned for that and keep you updated on the latest and check in again in iowa in the next hour. thanks for the information. the man charged with murdering an arizona state trooper with another officer's gun waking up behind bars. released from the hospital and booked into jail as he responded to a call. kate got his hands on a trooper's weapon during a fight and opened fire. and was engaged to be married. >> 74 protests against brett cavanagh. a rally against the supreme court nominee was held outside the capital the protesters went

inside, some prevented him from meeting with senators, lawmakers confirm they did hold their meetings. the arrests were for obstructing inside the beltway. >> two migrants busted after man claiming to be the father of a 17-year-old girl crossing into the united states, border patrol agents in texas later finding out she is actually 18 and the two were friends, and it is unclear where the woman is from. >> if you are watching a network news last night chances are you didn't see much about this, the moving somber ceremony welcoming the 55 presumably american remains to hawaii after being handed to north korea. take a look. leland: network, abc, recover the story, just 24 seconds on it. cbs, nbc ignoring the story. on cable cnn aired live coverage

for 58 seconds. jillian: hillary clinton is headed to hollywood. >> carly shimkus here with reaction to the latest news. >> reporter: hillary clinton has a new job on her hands, serving as executive producer alongside steven spielberg on a new tv project about the women who fought for the right to vote. this project is based on a book called the women power, the great fight to win the vote. she shared her excitement about this on twitter saying i am thrilled to join forces with steven spielberg to bring this book to tv about the women who fought for suffrage 100 years ago, we stand on their shoulders and i'm delighted to have a hand in helping to tell their stories. folks who don't like clinton's

politics are okay with this latest clinton related development, they -- stay out of politics, i like what cindy has to say. if you can't say something positive don't say anything at all. politician to producer. todd: bumper sticker bumper cars in massachusetts. >> woman accused of driving her car into another vehicle because it had a trump bumper sticker. the alleged victim said the woman began calling him a racist before driving her car into his. chloe right was charged with that crime. pretty surprising news even by today's standards, going viral on social media, when twitter user saying i proudly display my trump bumper sticker on my car in san diego, another twitter user says people are crazy, i see this getting worse by the

day. what happens by the time 20/20 arrives? in massachusetts, i also sport a trump 2020 sticker on my car, risky in massachusetts. todd: a sticker of anybody on the hood of their car. >> i watch friends reruns and hope for a reboot. will it happen? >> jennifer aniston says a reboot may be a possibility, she spoke to insider magazine, we talk about it. it was the greatest job i ever had but you never know. so many shows are being successfully rebooted, leaving the door open. so many are excited about this like cheryl who says we never tire of friends, chris saying we

are fans too. >> will ross and rachel finally end together. thanks. >> there are people who love it. and it is 39 after the hour. sorry not sorry, connecticut lawmaker created an uproar by kneeling for the pledge of allegiance is speaking out and what she has to say will make your blood boil. todd: the symbol of our freedom, this bald eagle's amazing recovery that will make your mind.

todd: don't expect to hear sorry from the connecticut official who neil during the pledge of allegiance the two town meetings.

she is taking to facebook writing of halfhearted apology saying, quote, i want to apologize for making it seem i thought the town was racist and fascist but there is fascism and racism running deep, we need an intervention. that is not an apology at all. despite the backlash she is not stepping down. >> i have no intention of resigning. there was a silent 10 seconds that has blown up across the world, it doesn't need to be this difficult. todd: in the next hour, liz milano who won her seat from flag will join us to react. kneeling for the pledge to standing for the anthem, dan prescott supporting his team's policy.

>> the social injustice, and embracing what the country should be. heather: is ready to move past kneeling for the anthem. he wants to find a better way. jillian: marco rubio introducing a new bill to support working families giving parents early access to their social security payments to pay for child care. the bill is backed by ivanka trump and matches the one by the independent women's forum. the senior policy analyst for the independent women's forum joins me now. thank you for your time this morning. let's start by taking a look at what this would do. we have a graphic to show you. parents would have an option to receive monthly payments and cover costs like rent, groceries and baby supplies in return for receiving social security early. retirement benefits, 3 to 6

months, and parental benefits. what do you see as the most important aspect of this? >> great for women. women don't have to drop out of the labor force and on public assistance, 17% of new parents do. it is a win for workers, a way of ensuring you can take time off that you need to welcome a new baby to your family. it is great that private companies are stepping up particularly coming out of the tax cuts, companies like cvs and walmart offering benefits but not every worker has those. this is a targeted plan. and paid parental leave, they use their own savings and ensure they have time off. todd: what would you say to critics who say we don't need this? >> i understand his concern about expanding the size of government, this does not expand the size and scope of heaven, it ensures no new taxes which is great for taxpayers. this is way of ensuring women can stay in the workforce, stay

attached to the labor force which is great, it ensures it doesn't crowd out the current benefit for companies already provide to their workers but away of targeting those parents and families who need it most and bills from the left that want a new entitlement, new taxes, greater government involvement in paid leave. todd: do you see this happening? >> i hope so. this is a conservative bill, a solution for families and workers. so far the left is only come to this conversation but everyone recognizes keeping women in the workforce and ensuring parents and families have access to the resources they need is important. this will make it way. jillian: who wins? >> workers win, women when, taxpayers win. jillian: thank you for your time. 46 after the hour, say it ain't

so, back to school shopping in full swing from backpacks to laptops where you can get the best bang for your buck, senator elizabeth warned getting evicted, the new push to keep democrats out of california. stay right there. ♪

>> $32.5 trillion over ten years is how much bernie sanders's plan will cost taxpayers, sounds like a lot but it will save us money. >> the system we have now costs taxpayers $47 trillion and the single-payer system will wind up changing the cost and reduce to

$33 trillion. >> you are saving us money, right? >> single-payer system saves money. >> sarah smith running for congress and washington state takes on 11 term incumbent democrat adam smith in the primary next week. jillian: elizabeth warren would not be allowed in the newly proposed autonomous native nation in california according to the cofounder of the plan. >> he was a before and, unless the native people of the area said she is welcome. >> he is a native person. >> doesn't matter what she said, she wouldn't be allowed in. >> they want to give part of the state to native americans to, quote, right some of the wrongs. warren has come under fire for claiming she is part native american. todd: end of summer sales are

about to heat up. jillian: the best buys in august. >> it is officially august, end of summer sales are here, back to school just around the corner. i don't want to say that. many sales going on. a lot of school supplies on sale at staples, 25% off of school supplies with purchase of a backpack. target has a deal, walmart, including pencils, crayons, rulers, start as one dollar or less. you can get clothing for kids as well, the gap, children's place, j crew, 70% off of clothes and accessories and laptops as everyone is heading back to school. best buy saves up to $100 for select laptops, lenovo 20% on back-to-school bundles.

lots of deals out there. todd: didn't summer just start? >> it feels like it. todd: thanks. that was not awkward. jillian: first up the good. a bald eagle source into the wild after being nursed back to health, the amazing moment caught on camera. the bird taking off after weeks of recovery in montana after they noticed it was sick. todd: this isn't your typical police chase. cops in south carolina trying to stop this man from slowly getting away on a motorized scooter. it is unclear whether he stole anything.

jillian: the ugly. >> what we are seeing, excuse me. >> are you okay? >> know. jillian: bbc weather expert fainting while talking about hot weather. he said he was fine. he took to twitter saying note to self, avoid passing out on live tv. ever so sorry. not my finest interview. it is not funny but we have all had those moments you don't feel well on camera. am i going to pass out? today is a very important day at dairy queen because it is miracle treat day, thursday, august 2nd. if you go to dairy queen today, one dollar or more on every blizzard sold at participating

dairy queens throughout the us donated to children's miracle network. shep: the message and where the money goes is so important. shep: this reminds me of my childhood. >> great breakfast. todd: to all. >> another hour and a half. >> is that candy? >> i don't know why. >> i saw the oreo first. >> the honcho. >> but more than $4 million last year was raised on this day on miracle treat day. >> some ice cream. summer is ending very soon. todd: "fox and friends" -- you want to move in, don't you? all right. jillian: they just reminded us

we have another hour coming up. at 5:00, the border agents accused killer extradited to the us from mexico. todd: live with who he blames for it, stay with us.

>> everybody loves molly, nothing like this has ever happened. jillian: it is thursday, august 2nd, fox news alert. the brand-new clue and a break in the search for the missing iowa students. todd: the russia probe must end, the message from donald trump to his own attorney general. jillian: will he sit down with robert mueller? president obama endorsed a long list of 2020 contenders but there's one name noticeably missing. todd: "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ain't no mountain low enough ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ keeping me