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starts now. ♪ shannon: this song brings you up. we know how much you love it. rob: we played it last night. right here on "fox and friends first". good morning on wednesday morning. jillian: thanks for starting the day with us. fox news alert, special election in ohio too close to call. rob: resulting four other primaries pouring in. griff jenkins live to break it down. >> reporter: ohio always delivers election drama and last

night was no exception. republican troy balderston and danny o'connor separated by less than a point, 2000 votes for balderson backed by donald trump. he is optimistic he will pull it out. >> i promise you i am going to work relentlessly, relentlessly for this 12th congressional district. america is on the right path and we will keep it going that way. >> reporter: a district that long in the hands of republicans, o'connor vowed to fight on. >> we are fighting for a better america. we went door-to-door, house to house and made our case. we will make the case tomorrow. we are not stopping now. tomorrow we rest and then we keep fighting through june, november. >> reporter: ohio app secretary

of state says there are 8000 votes to be tallied in this special election. we will begin counting that on august 18th. kansas, republican primary for governor, donald trump's pick is in a tight race too close to call against jim callier. the winner will face democrat state legislator laura kelly. in michigan donald trump is congratulating attorney general who won the primary race for governor tweeting congratulations to shri schuette, you will be a tremendous governor for the state of michigan. shri schuette faces democrat state legislator gretchen witmer who was not the candidate backed by the sanders camp. it is worth noting democrat was unopposed, if she wins she will become the first muslim woman elected to congress so a big night.

>> not tired of winning just yet, the president's pics doing pretty well in their state elections. >> byron york, chief political correspondent at the washington examiner say that will play a big role in the midterms. >> we see in the primaries the president has mojo and he can move results in a primary. the general election being a bigger problem in the bigger question for the midterms will be what will be the effect of donald trump on this. after local issues this is a big thing. generally when a president has a 50% approval rating his party wins seeds. on the other hand trump is a man who won the presidency on a day

his personal disapproval reading was close to 60%. we don't know how it is going to affect voters. jillian: connecticut, vermont and wisconsin i next as they head to the polls next tuesday. a fox news alert. a manhunt is underway after two officers are ambushed at a red light, the gunman firing as many as 25 rounds in an unmarked car in new jersey, officers are expected to survive, the incident comes hours after an fbi agent was shot trying to arrest a murder suspects, that suspect was shot and killed. the fbi agent is expected to survive. jillian: we are learning who mollie tibbetts was after she went missing and i will. this video from the day she disappeared showing the 20-year-old laughing and smiling. hours later she would vanish after going for a jog.

the reward has reached $3000, they have 500 tips but have not named any suspects. chicago deploying hundreds of police officers to combat rising gun violence in addition to 600 police officers over the weekend, officers assigned to high crime neighborhoods, other units have their days off canceled, 12 people were killed, 70 others injured, over this past weekend. chicago mayor rahm emanuel blames witnesses staying silent in those communities. jillian: the second year in a row, 600,000 foreigners overstayed their visas. the homeland security data from 2017 just released. and they were last year, 47,000 mexicans, in the uk did not

leave the us when they were supposed to when people overstayed their visas they become illegal immigrants and could be deported. securing the mexican border has been one of donald trump's top priorities since he launched his bid for the white house but there is growing concern over lack of security at the northern border. >> reporter: donald trump has taken a hardline stance on illegal immigration focusing efforts on reducing crossings at the us-mexico border but up north america's border with canada, 3000 miles from ocean to ocean remains largely unmonitored and some border patrol agents say the emphasis on the southern border left them with a lack of resources leading to a big uptick in crossings from america's northern neighbor and it goes both ways, thousands of immigrants in the us since 2016 to avoid deportation. >> more people attempting to exploit these vulnerabilities.

>> reporter: the most glaring, visas are no longer required for mexican citizens, making the northern border more dangerous crossing. >> the drudgery of trying to get across the desert. >> they scouted the area, we are not dealing with the jv team. >> much of the new activities focus on a 30 mile segment of the border southeast of montréal. folks there noticed a spike in illegal crossings adding to a growing sense of unease in an area not used to being in the political spotlight. customs and border protection responding with checkpoints hoping to catch illegal border crossings before they head into the big cities where they often disappear. in washington, kevin cork, fox news. rob: negotiations were sitdown between donald trump and robert mueller near a end. rudy giuliani telling the holy

administration is, quote, not giving them a straight turned out. the president's team plans to send a letter this week that they are open to an interview and questioned about obstruction. jillian: a prosecutor in the paul manafort trial so frustrated he had tears in his eyes, tension rising between that lawyer and the judge and star witness with richard gates took the stand for another day. during cross-examination gates acknowledged having an affair, he admitted to embezzling money from manafort. he faces charges of tax and bank fraud, gates will take the stand again today. rob: the vice president will reveal more about donald trump's space force, the center gun -- second of command releasing a report on the organization and management structure of space components. jillian: the president or to the pentagon to begin establishing a

space force bill schuette branch of the military. congressional action is needed. it is 10 minutes after the hour. ohio special election too close to call. one of many tight races on a busy election night. ron meyer here to analyze the results and what they need for both parties into the midterms. >> he is there to discuss his personal beliefs. rob: the mom firing back after her daughter was kicked out of class for wearing an nra t-shirt.

♪ rob: too close to call, donald trump declaring troy balderson winner of the special election but his opponent is not

conceding just yet. jillian: results are in for other state primaries. looking at the results is political analyst ron meyer. thank you for joining us. let's start in ohio, the special election too close to call at this point. >> reporter: they will pull this off, they will do a recap the 2000 votes is significant in a race like this but it shouldn't be this close, this is a district the president won 50%. it wasn't as republican a district as pa 18 but it shows democrats are more energized than republicans right now. if republicans in the 4% growth, they do a better job turning out in a couple months in november. rob: too close for comfort.

bill schuette got the endorsement of the president in michigan. >> reporter: he did. this is a tie primary between the sitting ag and sitting lg and the attorney general pulled out a victory because of the president's endorsement. the new york times and others are quick to point that out, he got the advantage because of the president's support. michigan is a c trump won a huge upset in 2016. the republican governor, most prognosticators lean democratic. jillian: the gubernatorial race for the democrat primary, gretchen is the winner there. >> your typical hillary clinton establishment democrat, nothing new as far as the wing of the democratic party, she will run the flag up the paul and see if there is a blue wave and then she can win but there's nothing particularly special about her campaign. rob: that was something for them.

the michigan senate race, the upper income or of the party, john james. >> he is exciting. and debbie stabenow is very established with john james has energy about him. there is something about this race that is worth watching, the political report, and and it is worth watching. jillian: the senate race, claire mccaskill, no big surprise. >> reporter: except claire mccaskill always had a week opponent which is why she was able to hold on to a red state.

and she has said -- he took an rv tour in her private plane a couple months ago and that is the total read that she's out of touch with missouri, when it comes to tax cuts and obamacare, she opposed neil gorsuch, totally blue partisan in a red state and i don't think that matches, josh holly has money and energy. >> a big pick up in the senate for the republicans. kansas governors race, read kansas in the primary too close to call, chris kobach was a controversial pick for the president. >> it would be -- he was behind in the polls, then looked like he had a shot. the sitting governor has only been in office six months because donald trump appointed

the ambassador so he had an uphill climb because he was the incoming governor. now is leading by 800 votes. if you have a m aga candidate instead of an establishment pick it will make it more interesting. it goes a long way. rob: appreciate your time. jillian: 18 after the hour. alexandria ocasio-cortez doesn't always have her facts straight. >> employment is low because everyone has two jobs. we gave the military $700 billion budget increase which they didn't even ask for. jillian: wait until you hear what she says about the middle class. rob: taking a stand for the and them, turning off the nfl this season, helping veterans

instead. jackie ibanez is next to share a discount for our heroes, comments are pouring in.

>> instead of taking a the one florida restaurant taking a stand, dumping their nfl tv package and helping veterans instead. >> what we could hear from players in tomorrow's preseason opener. >> reporter: the owner of a grady's paid big bucks to show games over the years but he is saying no more.

>> with annealing and disrespect to our veterans and our flag and our country, i was very upset. >> the restaurant will save $5000 by canceling its package. >> we don't neil, thank you for your service. >> it won't be totally football free, he will air games played on local channels as the nfl and players association will agree on a new and them policy as we approach preseason games, eagles

safety, malcolm jenkins released a statement with it will take a knee, not sure yet. i haven't thought about it. we will have an op-ed by wednesday. >> it will drop by wednesday. chris right this on facebook. 's shows love for true warriors, thank you for your service. i respect the decision but it will impact business. we get the directv package, and i love watching football. the best choice, total support from me. >> we will see what the decision came from.

it is a bold move that you got to stand by what you believe. for the first time in nfl history two teams will have mail cheerleaders on the bylines, they are gearing up for their debut with the los angeles rams. there success encouraged jesse hernandez to try out for the new orleans saints, the rams and saints play the purse first preseason game tomorrow. rob: high school students get kicked out of class for wearing an nra shirt to class. one of their moms is the history teacher was out of line. >> i don't think he is there to discuss his personal beliefs. rob: they were singled out and given a lecture why guns are bad by a teacher in california.

school administrators determined the shirts did not violate policies. it is unclear if the teacher will face consequences. jillian: 25 after the hour, conservatives under attack, charlie couric and candace owens were the latest to be harassed by the left after calls like this from maxine waters. >> if you see anybody from that cabinet, you get out and push back on them. jillian: how can democrats turn a blind eye to violence in their party? that debate coming up next. >> celebrity apprentice, mark arnett, for creating a false narrative, nobody treated him with respect the dignity until the show came on. rob: alternate reality, rosie o'donnell attacking a tv producer for the rise of donald trump. ♪ make me crazy ♪ make me crazy

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>> search is on for the person who forced florida atlantic university to cancel graduation ceremony calling off commencement after a staff member discovered a note, credible threat in the women's bathroom. the california wildfires are not expected to cool down anytime soon. the mendocino complex fire will likely push back the start of the school year. it is the largest fire ever reported in the state. it is even tougher. look at this fire tornado popping up in southern california. 14,000 firefighters battling blazes across the state, a team of 200 active-duty soldiers join the fight next week in a war

against fire. the security council expected to weigh in on renewed sanctions against iran is the eu issued the warning, the eu says any firm that stops working with iran due to american sanctions will be hit with sanctions of their own. it is meant to prove the european union is serious about trying to save the nuclear deal the president opted out of. donald trump following through on tough trade talk, hitting china with 25% tariffs on $16 billion worth of goods. the import taxes impact plastics and railway cars. the news comes as beijing floats using american tech giants apple is a bargaining chip in trade negotiations. jillian: attacks on

conservatives ramping up, charlie couric and candace owens the latest in a string of verbal and physical assault as they are harassed by antifa protesters at breakfast. >> your complicit! jillian: why haven't democrats denounced this violence? jen kearns and democratic strategists jason nichols, thanks for being here this morning. how is this behavior okay? >> i don't think it is okay, but the situation is in a different category, they keep trying to attach it to maxine waters who is clear she was talking about members of the administration. this is highly dubious. all of a sudden antifa has charlie couric's entire

itinerary, flanked by police. it seems a little strange to me it happened that way. we need to get back to civility in our country, decent conversation without having to confront each other in the same ways. jillian: maxine waters did say -- he wasn't specifically talking charlie couric and candace owens but it is up for interpretation how people take that. >> she said cabinet members. jillian: she didn't say charlie couric and candace owens but what she said can be an interpretation by other people in the community. >> to say cabinet members or not is splitting hairs. i wish democrats would take more of jason's position, return to civility. americans will choose this november whether they want to live in maxine waters's america or donald trump's america. donald trump's america you can find a job, enjoy once in a

lifetime tax relief, get pay raises like 3 million people just did, or maxine waters's america you can't go out and sit for a meal with friends and family. we really have to think in this country what is going to happen next, how far is this going to go? are bricks going to go through someone's window? is an american flag going to be burned on someone's front lawn? people like representative john lewis should be speaking out. if you look at what our parents went through in their generation in the civil rights movement and free speech movement that is not what that generation was all about in the democrat party but now democrats are quick to turn a blind eye when the violence and lack of free speech is happening on the other side. a sad statement and for people

like john lewis who fought for young african-americans to have a voice, not people like candace owens, is a tragedy. jillian: i could be wrong but to my knowledge we haven't seen this from the other side, we haven't seen republicans attacking democrats like this at restaurants or the public trying to enjoy a meal. you had it happened to sarah sanders and kirstjen neilsen and candace owens and charlie couric when they are sitting having a meal. >> i would say the lack of civility starts with the president and some of the tweets he sent out and things he said, attacking lebron james unfairly, he has done a lot of things that created this environment for discord in the political discourse. the other thing i would point out, you mentioned john lewis and the civil rights movement and candace

>> absolutely not. that is what the president did to lebron james and maxine waters. jillian: a final thing, attacks when summit is enjoying a meal with friends and coworkers is different than what you are saying on social media. it is different. >> happened that trump rallies all the time. rob: a touching video from 2016 going viral, this is mollie tibbetts sharing a personal story about prayer. >> got down and prayed for the strength to make it through it, tell me what to do, help me with

whatever happened. the power of prayer was really something. jillian: carly shimkus is here with thoughts and prayers that continue to pour in for the missing iowa university student. >> reporter: it shows her speaking at a high school faith event when she talks about a time god asked to give her strength and track meet and she ran her best time that these attributes her success to the power of prayer. so many prayers pouring in for her on social media. any on facebook says i pray she has the same strength today. everyone can apply to her today, god has a plan for and working through her praying every day. randy on facebook says what an

amazing message, may god give her strength and courage. cheryl shiny and saying this shows how amazing this girl is, the rest of us need to give it to god. so she can soon come home. molly's father believes she is still aside. rob: can't imagine what the family is going through. jillian: rosie at it again. >> he has a new theory how donald trump won the presidential election, nothing to do with campaigning, she says he owes his presidency to celebrity apprentice. >> largely because of the celebrity apprentice, blame mark burnett for creating a false narrative, nobody treated him with respect or dignity until the show came on.

>> jessica says it is the russians, comey, the apprentice creator, the popular vote, until 2025. another twitter user says she has a wild imagination, going back and forth for years. rob: an icon of american success for 30 years, only a billionaire. you want me to talk about -- >> i will dive right in. a photo of an alabama deputy posing on his first day of school going viral online. this is a picture of nathan hendrix with a spiderman lunchbox. you can see it. this is before his first day as a school resource officer. this is getting lots of laughs online. look at his facial expression,

he looks rather embarrassed. i like it. jillian: 39 after the hour. new york is close to getting paid leave which critics say will drive companies out. what are the best states to do business in? our next guest, a stock market analyst. rob: first, took their tax dollars, in our former mayor wanting the public to pay his legal fees. this man is shelling out online. jillian: a look at the weather across the country. ♪

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the upper-middle-class is a thing of the past, the socialist star raising eyebrows when asked if democrats should embrace the socialist party. >> a lot of these folks were in their political a day in third wave 19 politics, they were campaigning when we had more of an american middle-class. it is probably more moderate. the upper-middle-class doesn't exist anymore in america. jillian: according to economists the upper-middle-class is growing, up 16% since 1979 was a former democratic mayor convicted of 37 counts of corruption is seeking help from the public. from allentown, pennsylvania, setting up ago fund me page to pay his legal fees, found guilty in march and forced to resign, charged with trading city contracts for campaign contributions, broad and bribery attempted lying to fda investigators.

rob: three months paid bereavement even is the plan heading to governor cuomo's desk but this will drive companies out of new york. what are the states that are fostering a pro-business environment? here to break down the top three is the founder of the stock solution on. this plan is interesting for new yorkers, a bipartisan plan, a plan to help people out if you have bereavement, anything from a child or parent to grandparent three months off is a lot of time. it is a burden on a small business owner. >> people packed away, as far as business owners go they will be without employees a whole three months like if someone had a pregnancy leave. with 3 overlapping employees at the same time that could be hard on a business. rob: it is funded by a small percentage that will go up,

higher tax that will be taken out of our paychecks to pay for that but employers have to deal with the staffing shortage and everything else. >> hard on small to midsized businesses, it won't be a problem for amazon or google but the little guys. rob: another liberal policy in a blue state that makes it harder to do business, we saw an exodus from california, let's talk about the business is where if you want to do business it is a better place to go and we start with a state not a lot of people think about, wyoming. >> supposedly it is beautiful. have you ever been there? >> always wanted to. >> we can start a business today. no corporate income tax and no individual tax. that is phenomenal. no sales tax, that is important if you are starting out business. look at that. more than double.

it is 5%. a lot of entrepreneurs which is great and businesses that startup to survive, in new york a lot of businesses that startup fail, businesses in new york, not in wyoming. rob: you got to find people to buy your product in wyoming, not a lot of people there. delaware, very small state on the east coast that is overlooked a lot. >> 64% of companies in the fortune 500 companies are incorporated in the state of delaware. it is not just tax friendly but friendly as far as the legalities. so many companies you won't even know are incorporated in the state of delaware. rob: you could drive 20 minutes, 64%. >> fortune 500 companies, very friendly. rob: delaware is another one to think about. florida is friendly for different set of reasons, no

state income tax. >> once you go there and live there, huge savings and low corporate state tax as well for businesses. very business friendly and a lot of entrepreneurs. thousands make it and that is huge. young people go there, the beach, the warm weather. rob: other states, states that have taken california businesses away that make it friendly and they learn because they see policies come in and they say let's make it business friendly. >> with trump passing a new tax, trying to get people, trying to get businesses to wrap it up. why new york is passing these results for the state doesn't make sense to me. rob: learning to compete with the rest of the world, thank you for your time, appreciate it.

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rob: foxbusiness alert, one of america's most trusted celebrity chefs has a credibility crisis on her hands. jillian: more on the lawsuit against rachael ray's dog food brand.

>> reporter: class-action lawsuit filed against rachael ray's dog food brand because it claims the dog food contains a chemical found in weedkiller. the court documents say the food promotes itself as natural with no artificial flavoring but that is false, deceptive and misleading. rachael ray told the new york daily news in a statement, quote, she has gone to great lengths to provide the highest quality and safest pet foods on the market. she does and will continue to feed this to her own dog and extended pet family. the company that owns the brand will aggressively fight these claims. very scary. jillian: do you think rayon? they are not good right now. >> and advocacy group did a new annual report based on school

safety supplies and found playskool brand crayons purchase data dollar store found trace amounts of as best us in them. the group tested six brands of crayons purchased in stores around the country and found in this particular playskool brand the green crayons contained that as best us. hasbro, the parent company, are investigating these claims but what is interesting about these crayons, they didn't have an approved product certified seal by the art and creative materials institute that these are safe and don't contain chemicals and are manufactured in china, something else to look into. plus don't eat them, lots of chemicals. rob: i tried them when i was a kid. among other things, that is what happened.

>> the herd of cows, a suspect on the run. >> if you see a large group of cows they are following her and chasing her. jillian: the utterly awesome video. so police could arrest her in seminole county, florida. cops say she was on the run after crashing a stolen car during a chase. rob: terrified neighbor saw an alligator swimming in a river, turned out to be remote-control head. police detectives say it was an unintentional hoax. jillian: ejected from the game losing it on the umpire. ♪ jillian: the outfielder so furious he placed a trashcan behind home plate and told him

to go home. kind of funny. rob: passionate about kids. coming up at 5 am socialism surging in the democratic party. jillian: does the far left have a chance against traditional democrats? our political panel debates it in the next hour of "fox and friends first".

>> it is wednesday, august 8th,

fox news alert, down to the wire, polls are closed and the voters have spoken but the ohio how special election race is too close to call. jillian: another clue in the mysterious disappearance of an iowa college student, video showing her just before she vanished as the search into his week 3. rob: athletes took a knee and fans taking a stand, one for the restaurant sticking it to the nfl over the and some protests. jillian: that and more when "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪