>> the task force have done a great job but we are looking at a different form of safety and opening. >> are you saying mission a compost? >> mission accomplished is when it is over. rob: the past -- to step back and the room is the white house team is disbanding, setting the record straight on where the record goes from here. jillian: states reopen. rob: donald -- obama taking heat for bashing the probe into ukraine dealings.

>> he accused senators is getting and the russian disinformation campaign. rob: elon musk known for playing by his own rules. jillian: his new son's name is so unusual no one knows how to say it. "fox and friends first" starts right now. a very good morning, you are watching "fox and friends first". rob: changing course, the president indicating the white house task force may take a different form focusing on safely getting america back to work. jillian: a shocking report of new york reveals hundreds of undisclosed deaths and nursing homes. rob: todd pyro joins us with what states are lifting restrictions today. >> reporter: the white house shifting its focus toward safely

reopening america and putting americans back to work, doctors continuing to play a role making sure medical guidelines are kept up to date. the white house emphasizing this does not mean doctors are being pushed out especially as potential vaccines become a bigger factor on a day when a comment from andrew cuomo and response from the president grabbed all the headlines. >> decisions we make on reopening are profound decisions in the fundamental question which we are not articulating is how much is a human life worth? how much do we think the human life is worth? >> our country has to go back to being our country again. people are not going to stand for this. >> we learn disturbing details out of new york, reporting 1700

previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities. in montana a 1-room elementary school could be among the first schools to reopen as early as tomorrow. tennessee, kentucky opening up additional businesses today. arkansas bringing up personal grooming services while extending the state's emergency declaration by 45 days and requiring travelers from new york, new jersey, connecticut and new orleans to quarantine. the mayor of los angeles saying he does not expect the city to reopen friday despite some being open throughout california. texas will allow hair and nail salons, barber containing facilities to open on friday, that wasn't soon enough for one salon owner sentenced to a week in jail for violating in order to close her salon. >> i disagree with you when you say i am selfish because feeding my kids is not selfish. they are going hungry because they would rather feed their

kids. if you think the law is more important than kids getting fed, go ahead with your decision but i'm not going to shut the salon. >> reporter: 190,000 people have recovered from the virus so far in the us. back to you. >> a real moment with her in the courtroom, that is something else, thank you. >> in ousted vaccine expert files a was a complaint claiming the trump administration ignored his early warnings about the pandemic. he was assigned to a lesser role because he refused the president's push the use the anti-malaria drug hydroxy chloroquine to treat kim jong un for, it has been linked to deadly side effects and coronavirus patients but in hhs spokeswoman says bright requested emergency other is asian for the drug and claimed the agency was steering pharmaceutical contracts based

on political connections which is expected to testify before a house committee next week. rob: china's ambassador to the us as the white house is ignoring facts to blame the communist country for the pandemic. he claims china is being wrongfully accused of spreading disinformation, providing second-rate supplies and holding up experts, the ambassador writing in our ship op-ed blaming china will not end is pandemic, time to focus on the disease and rebuild trust between our countries. former us attorney general jeff sessions is calling on congress to open a pearl harbor like probe into china's alleged cover-up of the coronavirus outbreak. shannon: nothing to do with our government, donald trump denying any us involvement in the alleged plot to overthrow venezuelan dictator nicholas madero. rob: two former us special forces remain in captivity. in jerusalem, details behind this botched cowboy quest. >> reporter: it is a news update

that sounds like something out of a movie. nicholas madero says his forces have captured more than 100, quote, terrorist mercenaries including two american citizens. madero claims the group is looking to participate in a plot to kill him. madero waved two us passport across the cameras and accused donald trump of being involved in the plan. the two americans captured by madero's forces are luke denman and erin barry, they previously served as us special forces soldiers. the us justice department has offered a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the venezuelan dictator, donald trump is denying any involvement in this recent operation. mark as per addressed the situation on tuesday. >> the united states government had nothing to do with what happened in venezuela the last few days. the view remains that madero is a brutal corrupt leader who oppress the people of venezuela, they deserve better and we will make the case that he should step aside.

>> the parents of one of the americans captured described her son as not political, securing his release may serve to be extremely difficult. as we've seen in the past americans captured abroad pose a unique challenge for any administration. donald trump has been successful in securing the release of americans in places like north korea, venezuela is a different playing field. shannon: thank you. rob: a federal judge restoring the new york presidential primary after it was canceled over the pandemic, the judge calling the cancellation unconstitutional. andrew yang sued the state after hand several other candidates were removed from the ballot. a federal judge agreed d private workers a vote was wrong. bernie sanders showing their supporting the decision restores basic democracy, the primary scheduled for june 20 fifth.

jillian: you may go to starbucks for your coffee, they are switching to the monitor and adapt phase as 85% of us cafés are set to reopen by the end of this week. it will be emphasizing mobile ordering, contactless pickup and cashless payment. they locked down restrictions, starbucks mobile apps will include new options for voice ordering and curbside pickup. 6 flags hoping to open theme parks later this month but you will have to make a reservation. social distancing restrictions will be in place for some of those theme parks in texas, oklahoma, missouri and georgia. extra safety measures include temperature checks, facemasks, cashless transactions and mobile ordering. rob: the blue angels saluting front-line workers in the south, flyover begins over dallas-fort worth at 11 am central time and then they will make their way across houston before heading for the east doing a 20 minute tribute over new orleans. jillian: in new york city,

signed by presenting messages of hope to americans. look at that. world war ii, we salute essential workers over the city's styling yesterday. i totally missed that. that is really awesome. rob: the blue angels. jillian: the trump administration denying any role in a failed rate in venezuela. >> we just heard about it but whatever it is we will you know but it has nothing to do with our government. >> had nothing to do with what happened in venezuela the last few days. >> reporter: the disputed president nicholas madero says the two captain americans were trying to overthrow him. what is the real story. former state department advisor skinner says madero is looking for a divergent, she joins us to explain. jillian: we are soliciting nurses and asking you to send photos and thank you messages

for healthcare heroes fighting on the front lines of the covid-19 pandemic. rob: he is grateful for her daughter and coworkers working the critical care unit at the university of california. jillian: are producer grateful for her friend rachel caring for covid-19 patients in hartford, connecticut, we are coming right back.

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♪ i see your light in the dark ♪ ♪ smile in my face when we all know it's hard ♪ ♪ you're doing a good job a good job ♪ ♪ you're doing a good job ♪ don't get too down ♪ the world needs you now ♪ know that you matter >> we just heard about it but whatever it is we will you know but it has nothing to do with our government. >> you its government had nothing to do with what is happening in venezuela. madero is a brutal corrupt dictator. we will make the case that he should step aside and allow an elected government to form. jillian: the us is denying involvement in an alleged coup attempt against nicholas madero that ended in the capture of two

american mercenaries. rob: it is something else. what is the real story? joining us to weigh in his senior advisor under the trump administration and visiting fellow at the heritage foundation, what is your initial reaction to this? is this a road mission or is this bay of pigs part 2? what do you think? >> i listened to the us president, secretary of defense and wait for more facts to come out but i would say nicholas madero lacks credibility at every possible level and has been looking for divergence repeatedly to make us not examine what is happening in venezuela. you could not write a political thriller that would match the reality of what is happening in venezuela. it is more than a failed state. the economic crisis is crushing,

prison riots because of the combination of the inability of that government to manage covid-19, provide food and medicine and water for prisoners, every direction you see a failed state and madero, attempting to overthrow him, blaming the united states, blaming american mercenaries, blaming the colombia government, he is blaming jian guaido is running a parallel government, it is so tragic and makes us realize covid-19, this global pandemic, as much as it is hurting our country we have problems that must be addressed and this is one of them. >> let's look at this quote from

the state department spokesman. there is a major disinformation campaign by the madero campaign, we are making efforts to learn more including about the activities of two in the custody of the former regime. what do you make of that? the information you have, what will it take to secure their relief? >> that is a big worry and i think the administration is on point when it speaks of a disinformation campaign. that is what i'm describing, blaming everyone but himself and his government. to secure the release of the americans i'm worried about those americans being held for many years since november of 2017 on false embezzlement charges and they are still not released and out of venezuela. i hope nothing like that happens

for the two americans recently seized by the military under madero but the record is not great and that is why i say let's wait for the facts of this administration, secretary esper and donald trump are on top of this and will take it very seriously. >> who hired them? who gave them the money? we don't know. thank you for your time, appreciate it. 17 after the hour, president obama defending joe biden from republican attacks about ties to ukraine, this is a misinformation campaign. >> cancel the rent protests nationwide is million say they can't afford to pay during the

pandemic, what is the answer? next guest has a solution.

>> two men the first to be charged in defrauding the paycheck protection program, accused of trying to steal half $1 million in loans meant for struggling small businesses, the men claim they needed the money to pay employees at three new england restaurant and the wireless company but investigators said there were no workers at either of those businesses, the men never received any program money. we will see what the program is. >> company covers hit over a lawsuit to give millions of dollars in stimulus funding to illegal immigrants. conservative watchdog group judicial watch said there was a restraining order to stop gavin

newsom, the organization says he doesn't have legal authority to use taxpayer money for stimulus funding for 150,000 illegal immigrants in the state. rob: a push to cancel rent patients ignites landlord push back with millions of people out of work, struggling americans and progressive lawmakers claiming renters shouldn't have to pay. >> the movement alarming landlords concerned about paying their own bills. the director of the community housing improvement program which represents thousands of new york city landlords joins us for the landlord side of the story. what is your answer here? if people can't pay their rent that will fall on to some but not a lot of landlords but they have to pay the mortgage payment so at some point - can you hear

us? >> you are back now. >> a lot of people can't pay the rent, that falls onto the landlords in a lot of cases. this is a domino effect. what is your answer to this problem? what do you think of the solution? >> it will be an economic domino effect that will hurt tenants as well as landlord. we are advocating a federally package that targets renters who cannot pay their rents, we hope the federal government will consider a specific targeted voucher to those renters that haven't been able to get relief from unemployment benefits and other benefits that pass additional phases, new york disproportionately has been impacted fiscally and financially by this crisis a

should be -- this rent strike movement is not the process of looking for solutions. many of our owners abilities to ensure their buildings are safe and secure for the rest of the tenants of the buildings. 70% of our costs are fixed, mortgage payments, water and sewer payments which are more important than ever to make sure they are safe and sanitary. we have seen they are targeted by rent strikes. there are people in need for them to pitch and to continue to pay rents so it doesn't collapse. some folks are taking advantage of this crisis to push a socialist business model for

private ownership and it is important to focus on real solutions. rob: there is a lot of agenda to the protests we are seeing, 120,000 of these people signed up for this thing, 30% of people didn't pay their rent in april. i want to that you address, a lot of people think my landlord is rich, i am not, he can afford this, i can't, let him bear the burden of this because he is the rich landlord. what is your response to that mentality? >> that is the complete misunderstanding of how housing works especially in new york, the cost to produce and provide housing in major us cities is significant, there are major burdens on the costs of property taxes making up 30%, you have

water and sewer costs that are huge drivers, super costs, maintenance costs that are fixed and baked in. for our owners especially smaller is the long-term ownership model is where they make revenue. when you talk about the billy to collect rent, that reduces their ability to make sure those are well-maintained and a world based on the largest landlords in new york city and across the country which we saw in 2008 based on the largest owner of properties with such large foreclosures that could happen to multi family housing and that's not a good world for anyone, tenants and landlords alike. we need active solutions. shannon: thank you for joining us, appreciate it. 26 after the hour. california's governor reopening huntington beach after massive protests last week. rob: michael flynn soon after the shutdown.

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jillian: donald trump's picked the head of national intelligence grilled by senators on capitol hill. rob: republicans point out his years of experience. >> griff jenkins has more on the

partisan divide. >> reporter: the first senate hearing in two month off to a rocky start ask congressman record tried to assure senators he is up to the job. >> you have my commitment to deliver timely, accurate and objective intelligence and to speak truth to power. be that with congress or within the administration. my loyalty is to the constitution and the rule of law and i made that clear to everyone including the president. >> this is a do over for ratcliff who withdrew from consideration about his qualifications and if yesterday is an indication we are headed for a better fight. >> a former us attorney has a very clear idea of china, china is not our friend, he followed area of national security, he will speak truth to power. >> is a deeply partisan cheerleader for the president, i

yes-man in every sense of the phrase. >> democrats slammed the hearing for not taking up another massive covid-19 package, schumer and pelosi made clear it should focus on state and local governments saying it is a bipartisan bailout. >> it is not red or blue, it is red, white and blue, this doesn't take democrats or republicans, doesn't kill democrats and republicans, it kills americans. >> the president not on the same page tweeting will run states should not bailout poorly run states using coronavirus as an excuse, nomination of century city, payroll taxes and capital gains taxes must be put on table, lawsuits for business and entertainment, there's no timeline for phase 4 and no indication from leader mcconnell of any agreements. we will see where it goes. we could see a vote on the senate floor later this month.

>> and amazon warehouse worker has died from covid-19, he worked at a new york distribution facility where employees have protested for better protections against coronavirus since march. amazon workers are reportedly infected with the virus. amazon says it made changes to protect workers but employees say it is not enough. arizona sheriff is defend his decision not to enforce stay-at-home orders. pennell county sheriff mark lamb calling it government overreach. >> this whole pandemic, crazy times, we've gotten into some murky waters as relates to the constitution. as chair of our responsibility is we take an oath to the constitution call your to protect the people, from government overreach and we are here to protect their rights. >> anyone who violates 6 months in jail, a $2,500 fine. >> california's beaches, gavin

newsom with the green light to get back to business but not before being sued for violating their constitutional rights. michael gates is a city attorney filed one of those lawsuits, he joins me to explain more about his legal fight. tell us about the battle between you and sacramento. >> interesting story. on april 30th the governor issued verbal directive during a press conference that he was going to shutdown the beaches including huntington beach, the fourth largest city in the county with 8 miles of beach and to house and residents. that was big bad news for huntington beach, city council authorized on thursday of last week to file a lawsuit, to get an injunction to stop that beach

closure and we had a hearing on friday in front of a judge requesting a temporary restraining order and the judge put the matter over to may 11th so we have a hearing on her injunction set for may 11th. it is moving quickly. rob: sound like a reopening but under the condition you prevent overcrowding on these beaches. how do you do that? it gets hot in california. how do you prevent that? >> a good question on april 30th when the governor issued that verbal directive. there was no executive order associated with that directive. his powers are not unbridled, he has to follow the rules and the constitution. he had a press conference with all that tough talk and after we filed the lawsuit he started walking it back, now he is

suggesting that we can open our beaches again but we can't do it slowly and we have to partially do it or let people go and engage in activities but not leader in the beach is closed after a certain time so it is a partial opening, really difficult to imagine if we see people on the beach to ask what they are doing? are they moving along? it is difficult and even with partial opening will be on his executive authority this is more of a local control issue where our local representatives have been managing of the pandemic and local representatives know how to manage the pandemic. >> your the modifications they're putting in place, active recreational activities, physical distancing, ocean is open to water activities, loitering, sunbathing all prohibited, they can't just lay out in the sun.

in the picnic areas they remain closed. do you think the governor came to the realization, they open up to this. >> this is statewide concern issues, not specifically orange county beach issues but for local control. all of his guidelines, the way he set out to manage the pandemic up to that point done by executive orders and they have covered bases in the constitution but this one was unique. he to the podium during a press conference and in a perturbed manner said we are shutting down the beaches in orange county because we don't like what we have seen from photographs of the beaches where there is higher attendance.

there has been a great, responsible beach attending. we had people socially distance and there has been nothing unsafe. rob: maybe the pictures were not as bad as they have seen. >> it is 38 after the hour, not all heroes wear capes, many where scrubs. rob: as we mark national nurses week we are joined by three frontline lifesavers from the hardest is hospitals in the nation.

>> the newly released letter shows barack obama slam joe biden's relationship with ukraine. boosting russian disinformation. >> barack obama making it clear he is against the gop investigation into joe biden and his son saying this use of the special access process, there's no legitimate purpose on confidentiality interests but all president sought to protect.

also saying the request for the records is unprecedented and lends credence to a russian disinformation campaign in 2016. the letter came to light after senate gop leaders made a special request to open documents on the bidens and ukraine. former vp biden hitting the virtual campaign trail taking a swipe at the president over mail in voting, biden saying there's no reason we have to postpone democracy because the president says if you allow universal mail in ballots that will happen as republicans are not going to win. amy klobuchar joining biden for the virtual townhall and showing supported terror read's claim that he sexually assaulted her as a member of his staff. he answered questions directly and has been open and transparent with the american people. nancy pelosi putting her support to biden despite the allegation. >> do you view this as a closed issue? what is the response?

>> it is for me. i am proud to support joe biden for president, i believe him when he says it didn't happen but i also believe him when he says look into the record and that is what they should do. >> the secretary of the senate said it cannot confirm or deny the existence of a complaint by read. >> they have always been heroes but in times like this we appreciate the nation's nurses more than ever and to kick off the first day of nurse's week we are talking to nurses in the hardest hit hospitals during the covid-19 pandemic. in chicago tim ross on long island and peter weighing from new jersey. looks like we're making an adjustment, see what is going on.

you live with your grandmother. i would imagine that takes a toll mentally on your daily routine, day in and day out of your interaction with your grandmother, what has that been like? >> i only moved in with my grandma a few months ago. moving in with her has been awesome but it comes at a time when i risk -- to avoid doing so i changed my clothes before i leave work and immediately throw my scrubs in the wash because i don't want to risk getting her sick. on days that i'm off i go grocery shopping and any errands that she needs done because she is worried to leave the house because of her age. jillian: i was reading something, you said sometimes you can't believe this is

happening, some days you wonder if you should kiss your child good night or blow a kiss. tell me what that is like. >> the fear is very real for all of us just like we heard. it is a decision we make every day, how we make sure we are clean, how hospitals are preparing by cleaning so we are ready to open again to those needing other types of care. jillian: i know your husband is retired nypd and you are thankful for that, he understands, tell us what it is like for you. can you hear us? sounds like we are having a hard time getting kim. let's go back to you. what do you want people to know.

>> the biggest piece of advice is to be cautious, continue social distancing, continue washing your hands, take it day by day, do you feel the love coming from everyone across the country? >> in outpouring of appreciation from all my friends and family and people across the country and appreciation is overwhelming and i had a friend who reached out to me and asked if her family could make lunch for my staff so they brought us homemade meals, incredible. >> you work at a catholic

hospital and you said in difficult times you turn to god. tell me what happens at your hospital that helps you guys on the front line to get through each day. >> faith help me overcome fear in the challenges and heartaches we see every day. i have deep faith, also our hospitals, everywhere in the public address system, prayed as leaders together, what we need, face timing with families crying and praying with loved ones in the hospital and certainly held us together, held by every faith that represented our institution. it is a special time to come together as a family. >> what do you want america to know? >> we are here in the healthcare system has survived which is the

most remarkable thing and re-are ready to take on new challenges and to treat those people waiting in the wings and need care. we are getting ready in our hospital for that. >> we appreciate what you are doing. we lost kim there. we couldn't get on skype but thank you for what you are doing each and every day. appreciate it and we will be right back. staying connected your way is easier than ever.

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>> gavin newsom says he doesn't have to disclose the details on a deal with china. >> carley shimkus has reaction on social media.

>> gavin newsom has rejected a public records request from the los angeles times reveal specifics on his $1 billion deal to receive 200 million masks with the chinese manufacturer. in a letter to the los angeles i'm the governor's office says including exemptions for records about attorney-client privilege under federal or state law, they are coming from chinese electric car manufacturer backed by warren buffett but even democratic one except question the quality standards. it is a great debate, jen on twitter says no reason to disclose details of a $1 billion contract, it is taxpayer money, brian says signs of corruption

to me, this twitter user says he deserves the benefit of the doubt security concerns are legit. he touted this as a success saying it's also major problem in the state. >> tell us about the real heroes project. >> sports stars honoring the real heroes of this pandemic, the real heroes project is a collaboration involving 50 different leaks including major league baseball, major league soccer. during these tributes they will cover their own names on their jerseys and replace it with name of a healthcare worker so athletes like kevin hardwick, and erin judge are all participating and you see those photos right there. there is the yankee right there. i'm a fan of elon musk but i

don't know what he is doing naming this kid. what is his name? >> elon musk is a new dad. when asked to reveal the baby's name he responded with a tweet saying x a 12 month, there's a lot of speculation what this means, if it is real, we have to wait and see, that will be tough on the teacher. another twitter user says boy or a new planet? great debate on what exactly his baby son's name is. rob: how do we say it? nobody knows. i don't know. >> a-12 -- >> the kid is going to change it. baby musk, 55 after the hour.

pfizer getting cheered on by the president as human testing of their experimental coronavirus vaccine begins. how fast can the company realistically get this to market if it proves effective? doctor nicole safire breaks down the timeline. >> the plan to keep passengers safe in the sky.

>> the task force have done a great job but we are looking at a different reform. >> are you saying mission accomplished? >> mission accomplished is when it is over. a step back amid rumors a white house team is disbanding, donald trump setting the record straight. >> the message on what comes next as some states reopen. jillian: a plan to kidnap nicholas madero. >> an insane story with 2 americans now captured, what the trump administration has to say about this cowboy quest. ♪