university of new york students hung out with the farm animals on campus, one person saying that parties work miracles because they help people feel better. that wraps up this hour of "fox and friends first" this friday, have a great weekend, see you back here monday. "fox and friends first" starts now. >> it is native, fox news alert, nearly one year after the historic handshake in singapore the trump administration is trading missile tests with north korea. >> where do both sides stand on denuclearization? we are live with new developments. call them the new of wall street, bernie sanders taking on big banks. >> interesting idea but critics say one big problem may hurt your wallet more than it helps. cap and gown controversy at the start of graduation season. jillian: "fox and friends first" continues right now.

♪ >> working for the weekend, it is pretty much upon us. starting to wake up. rob: loverboy the name of the band. i believe that is a one hit wonder. >> we can find out and confirm. you are watching "fox and friends first" on friday morning. rob: ramping up tension between

the us and north korea, the front of justice announcing the us has seized a north korean cargo ship for violating sanctions. >> that announcement coming hours after back to back missile tests and an exclusive show force from both sides. let's get to give jenkins in washington with how donald trump is responding. >> the second time in a week, north korea launching two short range ballistic missiles, a troubling sign rob: is drifting from big faith negotiations, endangering denuclearization deal. >> nobody is happy about it but we are taking a good look and we will see. the relationship continues but we will see what happens. they want to negotiated talk about negotiating but i don't think they are ready to negotiate. >> south korean officials first reported two missiles fired from the base 50 miles northwest of

pyongyang traveling 260-170 miles respectively and within 10 minutes the us firing and unarmed long-range missile from a base in california traveling 4200 miles off the coast of florida traveling 7000 miles into the atlantic. officials say the timing was coincidental, patrick shanahan doubling the provocation. >> pulled often talking about what it is. we will stick to our diplomacy. we haven't changed our operations or posture or the readiness we need in case diplomacy fails. >> the us announces north korean cargo ship carrying:violation of international sanctions last year. in april, a first for this kind of tension between the two countries. it prompted mike pompeo to cut short the european trip to get to washington for meetings.

>> we will talk about how to keep this from spinning out of control, thanks so much. >> the us slapping tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods overnight. rob: the president pressuring beijing to make a deal by threatening additional levees on top of that. tracy carrasco has more on the escalating trade war. >> trade talks between the us and china expected to continue after ending last night without an agreement. the trump administration raised tariffs on $200 of chinese imports from 10% to 25%, the president has threatened additional tariffs on $305 billion in chinese imports covering everything china sells to the united states. shannon: i have no idea what will happen. they renegotiated the deal, can't do that. i am different than a lot of

people. i happen to think tariffs are very powerful. we are the piggy bank to everybody's deal including china. >> beijing vowing to retaliate but unclear what those countermeasures and tail. markets next following the latest development, shanghai composite it hang seng rallying, the nikkei fell in a volatile session on thursday. today could be more of the same, futures i pointing lower. >> thank you, we will continue to follow this throughout the day. >> nancy pelosi says the house will vote on holding william barr in contempt of congress when it is the right time. >> the administration has decided they are not going to honor the oath of office. we will see, there might be some

other contempt of congress issues we might want to deal with at the same time. >> this is william barr joking about the house judiciary committee moving so fast all a vote that happened a day earlier. >> this must be a record of attorney general being proposed for contempt within 90 days of taking office. rob: he made that remark during a farewell ceremony for ron rosenstein. >> james comey defending president obama's handling the russian interference during the 2015 election. >> president obama faced a very difficult choice. the number one goal for the russians is to damage our democracy and undermine faith in the a little process. if he makes an announcement the russians are coming for the election has he just accomplish their goal for them? has he given donald trump an excuse to say obama fixed the election? >> the former fbi director went on to attack how republicans handle the investigation.

trump called comey a disgrace and republicans and democrats but he should be fired. >> democrats in the house forcing more investigations into the debunked conspiracy claims between donald trump and russia. >> mark levin, host of life, liberty and live in so the left is playing with political fire. >> this is a democrat party cabal trying to reverse the 2016 election, trying to disenfranchise 63 million voters, mostly republicans, independents and some democrats. led by a speaker of the house from san francisco, and chairman of the house judiciary committee from new york, the chairman of oversight committee from baltimore, 3 or 4 blue cities trying to change the course of this country, trying to reverse the course of the election and they keep saying the american people want, they don't represent the american people, they keep say they are following the constitution, they are shredding the constitution, they

don't even know what is in the constitution. it is we who are standing up for the constitution. let me tell you something. they are playing with political fire. tens of millions of people are not going to stand for this. rob: despite the mueller investigation at a 448 page report robert mueller could testify before the house as early as wednesday. jillian: the two suspect in the deadly colorado shooting are back in court, devon erickson and a juvenile suspect will be formally charged for murder and attempted murder. we are learning a parent tried to warn the school of a repeat of columbine. according to cbs a parent sent a letter to officials months ago saying many students were, quote, suicidal and violent. kendrick lost his life while taking down one of the suspect. 's close friend reflecting on his life. >> kendrick was as many people say, the nicest person, i wish

he was still here. jillian: sources telling our affiliate in denver both suspects trying to set his home on fire before the shooting. rob: a judge could recuse himself from the jussie smollett investigation, judge leroy martin junior will subside or move forward but deciding if a special prosecutor should investigate the case. george martin has a potential conflict of interest since his son works for the state attorney in illinois. the office drop all charges against the empire actor for allegedly staging the hate crime. rob: new wolf of wall street, alexandria ocasio cortez targeting big banks over student loans. >> some are warning this could hurt americans more than it helps.

>> bernie sanders teaming up with alexandria ocasio cortez in an attempt to boost his progressive agenda, to crackdown on banks issuing credit cards by capping interest rate at 15% and disrupt the profits of traditional banks by placing significant restrictions on short-term loans which can rely on higher interest rates. they take to facebook with their message to wall street. >> you will continue to get away with murder unless people stand up and fight back. >> now we will get republicans on the record saying extortion a interest rates are wrong and we have to do something about it. >> ocasio cortez speaking exclusively to fox news, she think banks need to be put on notice. >> one of those things that sounds radical today but we have those laws until the 1970s. it is time we get something back.

>> reporter: the average credit card rate is >> this will have some low income people that depend on credit cards not being able to get credit. >> this bill is not expected to pass in the republican-led senate. rob: 11 minutes after the hour. washington and pyongyang trading missile tests in an exclusive setback for denuclearization talks. is there a real threat? how do the china trade talks fit into this? jillian: believe it or not,

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>> nobody is happy about it but we're taking a good look. the relationship continues but we will see what happens. they want to negotiate but i don't think they are ready to negotiate. jillian: donald trump signaling north korea may not be ready to negotiate in denuclearization after the kim regime launches its first missile test since 2017. rob: what does this mean for talks going forward? joining us to talk about this, threat 0.

jillian: anthony tat a, do you think north korea is trying to get donald trump to blink? >> i do. good morning. the whole north korean stick right now is watching the domestic discord in the united states and the china trade talks and saying there is a strategic opening. donald trump walked away from the table as he should and let us put a needle in his eye here and north korea, kim jong un's calculation is there is so much domestic discord and the craziness in the house of representatives and continuing investigation, they are shrugging their shoulders thank why should we gamble on an economic plan that mike pompeo and donald trump laid out, could

be a different person at the helm. donald trump is strong, the economy is strong and look secure for 2020. calculating it from rob:'s point it is something he could kick back. domestic discord laser role in the china trade talks. rob: as an army guy, this is nonsense. they threaten the free world with a tax if they don't behave the way they want us to. it seems nonsensical to talk to people like this. >> that is a great point. someone who has been in the republic of korea and the demilitarized zone. who sees the opportunity for peace on that peninsula, we talked about this before, the same people in the north and south, the demilitarized zone,

what you get is this artificial division that threatens the world, with a hermit kingdom is going to do is rattle the cage. the middle east and venezuela have been taking of the headlines and kim jong un has attention deficit disorder and is tugging on the suit coat of the united states saying don't forget about me and being this opening and donald trump needs to continue what he is doing and perhaps even apply maximum pressure and get some carrier strike groups. jillian: they are trying to wait out the next few months to see what is happening going forward. and 18 months, they will be prepared to keep the sanctions. do you think they can handle that and will we see increased activity going forward?

>> i do. we are prepared and showing great strength in gamesmanship from north korea and in a minute he would return to maximum pressure campaign. we had three carrier strike groups in the korean peninsula. quam was about to sink into the ocean because of so many air force bombers and the president if he feels -- he is a very intuitive man. he feels that is the right call, he will do it. he feels we are close to achieving a deal and he is willing to accept a few violations, keeping sanctions in place. if we can get to that promised land, denuclearize korean peninsula.

rob: back to missile tests and hopefully this doesn't spin any further out of control. we appreciate it. 19 after the hour. a first look at a secret us missile designed to kill terrorists. jillian: what we know after the cia tested, welcome right back. - [woman] with my shark, i deep clean messes like this. this and even this. but i don't have to clean this, because the self-cleaning brush roll removes hair, while i clean. - [announcer] shark, the vacuum that deep cleans, now cleans itself.

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foul play in the vehicle in a houston suburb. officials hoping surveillance video will offer new clues. a judge banning melia's mom and stepdad from seeing their other two kids. a family member has been granted emergency custody. jillian: police are flooded with 42,000 tips about the murders of two teenage girls. abby williams and libby germantown dead on in indiana hiking trail in 2017. their story back in the spotlight is police release a new sketch of a possible suspect. indiana state police public information officer sergeant kim riley joins us with where the investigation stands right now. >> we change directions looking at a different thing at this time. we are working hard, looking at

new things to come through over the last three weeks and working hard at trying to get this solved. >> police believe the killer could live in their small town or have ties to that town. that the new sketch. rob: the president calling on congress to and hospitals from sending surprise medical bills. seth denson agreed with the president that more transparency would end this practice. >> in a free market system the consumer needs to have the information. in today's healthcare system it is very opaque, consumers see copayments but don't see the true costs of what they are consuming and given that information that can drive the market down. rob: the house and senate are working on bipartisan bills to protect americans. >> instagram is cracking down on

anti-vaccine is removing search results that lead to misinformation about vaccines or dissuade people from being vaccinated. it is planning to add a pop up message with a link directing users to more information when they search vaccines on the apps. the change comes as hundreds of measles cases are reported across country. rob: us missile with several blades on it to target terrorists without causing an explosion. according to the wall street journal the are 9 x is designed to kill targets by dropping the buildings. >> 6 large blades to slice through structures. the goal of the missile is to reduce unintended civilian casualties caused by detonated explosives. rob: the technology will increase the places that can be deployed but it does require strikes to be more precise. 26 after the hour. amazon under a federal microscope after reports that it echo. designed for kids is

spying on them. >> tell me a story. >> let's play. one year on neptune lasts 165 years. jillian: parents should have read our policy. people are fired up about this. aishah hasnie is here with that, you don't want to miss it. ♪

>> good friday morning. a look at our top headline starting with fox news alert was aggression ramping up between the us and north korea. american authorities an ounce a north korean cargo ship last year, using it to illegally and

secretly transport coal. that announcement after north korea and the us test firing missiles within 10 weeks of each other. rob: the suspect in the debacle of other shooting expected to be formally charged for murder and attempted murder. kendrick losing his wife taking down one of those suspects. jillian: the us increased tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods. the president ratcheting up the pressure threatening fresh levies on $325 million in imports after beijing made last-minute changes to a draft trade deal. amazon rob: amazon slapped of the complaint over device made for kids. lawmakers calling for an investigation into the echo.blooge >> amazon says the policy is clear on its website. >> reporter: it is called the amazon echo dot kids addition.

if you have one you need to pay attention. >> tell me a story. >> tell me a dinosaur joke. >> one year on neptune lasts 165 earth years, true or false. >> true. >> reporter: edward markey, vic durbin and josh holly have called for an investigation whether the kids device is violating the children's online privacy protection act, following a complaint by several privacy groups the claim amazon is not only listening to everything your kids are saying to this device but illegally storing that data even after mom or dad tried to delete it. amazon is denying it broke any laws. the company said we have strict measures and protocols to

protect their security and privacy and we adhere to children's online privacy protection act. amazon has pointed parents to its privacy policy on its website saying when you set up the echo dot kids addition you are required to give parental consent, trying to cover their bases. jillian: so many parents are angry about this and really concerned. >> reporter: a lot of people talking about this. k says that is why you can't pay me to have any of these devices in my home. ron tweeted this. the echo devices are so pathetic and annoying that i have turned off the devices i have gotten gifts and never use such technology. people have you lived millions of years without the electronics of echo. dixie wrote this. amazon doesn't care. they are sneaky. keep responding, we will keep leading. >> threatening jail time.

don junior does not cooperate. >> for my son after being exonerated, a subpoena to go again and speak again after close to 20 hours, telling everybody that would listen about a nothing meeting, i am pretty surprised. >> if he fails to comply with a lawful subpoena. he has no privilege. rob: the committee wants to question don junior about the trump tower moscow project. senator richard blumenthal contradicting statement in the mueller report. louis farrakhan attacking the jewish community while discussing his band from facebook. >> i don't have no army. i just know the truth. i am here to separate the good

jews from the satanic jews. this is just the beginning of a social platform. rob: the nation of islam leader, one of those for allegedly promoting hate and violence. the use of a platform with respect. >> i have a plan for that, the new message from 2020 candidate elizabeth warren, featured on time magazine. conservatives have bashed it as big ideas. warren follows joe biden and pete buttigieg also featured on the cover. huber will make it stock market debut today, said to be the largest public debut for a new company in 7 years, since facebook went public. shares opened at $45 each.

rob: 35 after the hour joe biden's latest campaign promise healthcare for everyone to leave and illegal immigrants. >> we have an obligation, we need more clinics. >> social media lighting up on this one.

still fresh... ♪ unstopables in-wash scent booster ♪ downy unstopables rob: joe biden saying americans are obligated to provide free healthcare to illegal immigrants. >> i think anyone who is in a situation in need of healthcare regardless whether they are documented or undocumented we have an allegation to see to their care. that is why we need more clinics around the country. jillian: carly shimkus with serious xm 115, here's what you are saying online. a lot of response to that.

>> there sure is. middle-class joe appears to the moderate joe no longer at least on the issue of healthcare where he believes in benefits for illegal immigrants, republicans, rhonda mcdaniel said on twitter his idea was totally unfair and her tweet sparking a wave of reaction among other conservatives. and creating more incentives to this, jeff on twitter saying he can pay for it out of his own pocket. jason also chiming in what about american citizens who need healthcare and still can't afford it. i will hang up and wait. it is unclear he was talking about emergency room care or increased healthcare benefits overall but whatever it is, he is giving a hat tip to medicare for all. rob: talking about preventative care, and emergency or something.

>> he talked about increased clinic so he has to clarify that. many candidates on the campaign trail have to do with broad ideas. >> what are they doing? >> do college students think education, higher education should be free? prager university went to nyu, getting the pulse of the people. he found out that was pretty popular among some young americans. >> >> should college be free-for-all? >> it is a good idea. the government has the budget to fund it. >> it would make college less valuable? >> not really. >> how should we pay for? one student suggested increasing taxes on the wealthiest among us. others say we should cut our military budget. not others that is god help us,

another person made fun of the amount of likes you just heard tweeting this, like i don't think i like to pay your parents responsibilities. rob: running for president in 2020, everything is free. jillian: nobody has to pay for anything. rob: david beckham can't derive anymore. a heckuva car crash. >> david beckham has been derived -- banned from driving because he used his cell phone behind the wheel in bentley. i don't know what he is going to do. some people on social media kicking him when he is down with one president to graham says this guy driving a minimum $300,000 car, doesn't have a hands-free blue tooth. another person says obey the law? drive or stay off the road.

sitting on the sidelines for 6 months. rob: are producer said he is so hot somebody will pick him up. jillian: he will not have a problem getting where he needs to go. expert insight. rob: i would love to see all his cars. jillian: willingly take him up on that. could he trust you with a vehicle? rob: know. >> i will let you guys handle that. jillian: the economy may be booming but summer vacation is too expensive for most americans. how can you get away without going broke? our next guest has the destinations. rob: let's check in with steve doocy and see what is coming up for "fox and friends". >> good to be on your television show today. coming up on "fox and friends," we have been spending the last 24 hours putting together a

fantastic telecast, we have great guests. andrew mccarthy from "national review," geraldo rivera, devon nunez, talking about the news of the day. coming up this weekend, on sunday, mother's day around the corner. tom is here to quiz our knowledge on iconic tv moms. i would imagine the answers, june lockhart, miss brady, who else? jillian: are you telling me to get dressed? rob: ted bundy, my favorite tv mom. >> married with children. rob: one of the best shows of all time. >> increasing knowledge of tv moms. 15 minutes from now, the channel everybody trusts for their morning news. jillian: we are looking forward to it. - my family and i did a fundraiser walk

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>> fbi ramping up efforts to crack down on the violent gang ms 13. william sweeney announcing a new task force on long island will be made up of 15 agents, violent crimes, drugs and human trafficking. the game has plagued the area for years. rob: gavin newsom wants to double state spending on helping the homeless, building $1 billion on his revised state budget. >> the homeless issue is out of control. it is a crisis. and a stain on the state of california. rob: especially in san francisco, the money was not included in his january proposal, he wents in for job training programs and housing. two weeks from memorial day weekend, the unofficial start of

summer. jillian: a new study found 39 million americans will be skipping their getaway due to financial concerns. rob: if you want to go on your trip how do you do a vacation without going broke? very pricey to go on vacation. courtney scott, thanks for coming on this morning. go where the flight goes. >> reporter: expedia analyzed, for travelers, and the state of oaxaca in mexico. and orlando and new orleans and affordable places, i was looking this morning on 300 roundtrips. knowing where to go will set you in the right direction. jillian: it is not the whole battle.

the next step, take a micro break. >> expedia found micro-breaks are on the rise. more people traveling for shorter periods making it more affordable, 1 to 2 days. it is 20% over last year. it gives you the feeling of being more relaxed and more centered and grounded but not spending 7 days on a lavish vacation. rob: knowing when to book a hotel? >> a question you get asked the most. if you can wait, 50% savings. it is not 21-31 days. the cheapest - it is a little different. the cheapest day of the week is sunday. and cheap airfare, 21-30 days. jillian: we heard tuesday or wednesday.

>> now sunday. rob: it tells me you better book now and do you believe in that? >> the organized are temporary and on expedia you find mobile exclusive travel meals, you are locking in deep savings by walking in your apps and reaping reward benefits which would unlock free travel. jillian: the royalty program, if you save up enough, that can pay for a night or two nights. >> i recommend and rolling in any or all loyalty programs, your rental car or online travel agency, all free and the credit card will give you bonus incentives, earning money. rob: when you book your flight for the same site you get a better deal. and i booked a lot of trips there and find it to be tremendously cheaper.

>> vacation rentals are great way but bundling is the best way to say it. that means booking your flight, your hotel at the same time and expedia found 500 a more by doing that but it is the thing to do. >> you can't do that if you are going to wait to book a week before the hotel. >> in addition, booking the hotel earlier and add on that there is technically a bundle. rob: thanks so much. 52 minutes after the hour. jillian: getting rid of their valedictorian. the cap and gown controversy at the start of graduation season. ♪ lightning and thunder

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rob: coming up on 5:00 in chicago. 6:00 in washington. beautiful sunrise. jillian: you noticed the sunrise this morning not the industrial building? rob: rooftops. i can always find -- whatever. i'm not going to say it democrats chuck schumer and jeffries decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. >> it's about time we decriminalize marijuana. some of the states have already legalized and it's working well there, so what we are saying is very simple, let each state do what it wants. they say the states should be laboratories. it's working. why not do it for recreational as well. rob: the bill would remove pot from the controlled controlled substances act. remove marijuana convictions. jillian: a school is ditching valedictorian honors. mason high school out of cincinnati will not give out class ranks. use the honor system to

recognize stwiewnts high grades reduce the overall competitive culture to allow students to focus on exploring learning opportunities that are of interest to them. we asked you on social media if you think this helps or hurts students and a lot of you seem to agree. rob: one viewer tweeting life is a competitive culture. prepare them early. jillian: donald on facebook writes just another way of everyone gets a participation trophy. a few on instagram says we need a competitive culture makes people strive to beat their competitors. jillian: i don't know. rob: have you got to compete. time for the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. a 91-year-old world war ii veteran finally receives his high school diploma. graduating 8 decades after leaving school in eighth grade to support his family after his dad died. wow. he is celebrating alongside his grandson who also graduates this month.

jillian: how wowferl. congratulations. next the because. is moving worse than heading to jail? >> you got it? >> yeah. >> you got it, right? you got it, right? [screams] jillian: guess what? a lot of americans actually think. so a new study says one in ten would rather go to jail for a week than deal with the struggles of moving. the study also found 77% of movers end up declutterring. that's what i just said. rob: you got to learn minimalism. makes it easier to move. jillian: would you rather go to jail? rob: heck no. day one you would regret that decision. therapy donkeys helping students de-stress about finals. >> hung out with farm an halls on campus. one person saying that the donkeys work miracles because they help people feel better.

jillian: i don't know. when you were in college did you have any de-stressing animals on your campus? i feel like we talk about these stories all the time. rob: any animal really. jillian: did you have that at your college. rob: no. that was not the thing back in those days. jillian: have a good day. ♪ the house is rocking ♪ steve: tgif thank goodness it's frye fox. brian is out ed is in. ed: he was on yesterday saying this place smelled like fish. you the guy who leaves fish in the microwave. you will. ainsley: guy who makes broccoli in the microwave. steve: we had ant