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for a long time, from before i even got elected and from what i understand it is only the beginning, you will be seeing what is going on over the coming weeks. >> the plot thickens in what donald trump is deemed obamagate, names of all obama administration officials in unmasking phil flynn have been declassified. >> the president says this is just picked up of the iceberg, we are live in washington with what comes next. >> a crisis and a painful one. coming out of the other side, may 15th is the end of the statewide closure. >> millions of people the nation's hardest hit state have been waiting to hear. >> what does the signal for the nation's fight against covid-19, we are live with a push to reopen america. ♪ the land of the free

♪ >> the tribute to those on the frontlines courtesy of matthew mcconaughey. >> "fox and friends first" continues right now. you are watching "fox and friends first" this tuesday morning. jillian: obamagate outrage, donald trump sounding off on the controversy around michael finance case consisting former president obama is involved in a crime. rob: emails from susan rice raising questions. >> donald trump continuing to unleash on his predecessor after accusing him in a tweet storm of being guilty of the biggest crime in american history, in the rose garden, the president referring to this.

>> obamagate has been going on a long time from before i even got elected and it is a disgrace that it happened and you look at what has gone on and all of this information being released and from what i understand it is only the beginning. >> reporter: this after we learned former acting attorney general sally yates was surprised to find out january 5th meeting president obama knew about the flynn wiretapping and unmasking, now fox news has learned the senate judiciary committee is taking a hard look at a previously released january 20th inauguration day email that susan rice said her self-documenting president obama's guidance about how law enforcement should investigate russian interference, writing the president stressed he's not asking about initiating or instructing anything from a law enforcement perspective, he reiterated our law enforcement team needs to proceed as it normally would, by the book.

us attorney john duramax investigation into the origins of the russia probe is going, quote, full throttle and expanding, durham is adding us attorney jeff jensen and a team, jensen was the lead of the deep dive into the recently dismissed flynn case, no timeline on when we expect that to wrap up the we may soon see documents released by the current national director of intelligence rick brunel showing how adam schiff was all where there was no evidence of russian collusion earlier than previously known. >> so much to unravel. >> saying the us prevailed in coronavirus testing donald trump touting the nation's success estates receive $11 billion in funding. >> todd pyro joins us as the us is on track to complete 10 million tests, good morning. >> that $11 billion in to states

to help them extend their testing abilities, the white house pointing out the us will do twice the per capita rate of testing as south korea which is widely touted as a testing leader. >> major investment will ensure that america continues to conduct more tests than any country on earth by far. i said from the beginning the federal government would backup the state and help build testing capability and capacities and that is exactly what has happened. >> the white house working with the fda to fast-track many of these tests including antibody tests as members of the coronavirus task force tell the nations governance the white house is recommending all nursing home residents and workers get tested within the next 2 weeks, the president saying he might mandate that action but as for reopening our economy a number of states taking steps this week with donald trump blasting some democrat governors, pennsylvania's governor in his crosshairs for moving too slowly

and loosening restrictions claiming it is because of political purposes something the president is sure to mention on his visit to the keystone state on thursday. >> people want to go back, numbers are getting to the point where they can and it seems to be no effort in certain. states to get back into gear and people are not going to stand for, they want to get back, they want our country open. i want our country open too. i want open safely. but i wanted open. >> one state seeing progress, new york yesterday marking the lowest single day death toll since march 26, 3 regions, the southern tier in the mohawk valley slated to begin the first phase of reopening this friday, welcome news after an absolutely brutal april in the nation's hardest hit state, close to 233,000 people have recovered from the virus so far in the us. rob: needless suffering and

death is the warning anthony fauci will give to the senate on this pandemic telling the new york times reopening too soon will risk several new outbreaks, senate minor leader chuck schumer urging him to not hold back. >> this will be one of the first opportunities for anthony fauci to tell the american people the unvarnished truth without the president looking over his shoulder. let it rip. >> he will testify remotely after entering a modified quarantine. the cdc director robert redfield and fda commissioner stephen hahn are expected to testify. >> the man who said he recorded the shooting death of amaud arbery saying he is scared for his life. >> i'm not feeling safe at all. i haven't felt safe in at least, the threats have been real.

>> he recorded amaud arbery because he thought he was a burglary suspect, he hopes it will bring justice for his family. and out of the report says amaud arbery died from two shotgun was. the doj says it is considering federal hate crime charges. rob: the government awarding a $275 million contract to support a border wall in laredo, texas. in alabama company will build the 14 mile stretch next year if the president is reelected but it would cut through private lands, and will take the property through eminent domain, the first portion of the border wall to go up in laredo which you can see on the rio grande. rob: house republicans issuing a call to arms about democrats trying to steal state special elections, the lisman it democrats adding a polling place in a highly democrat area. the former chairman of the

republican party joined us earlier to weigh in. >> they have written the law to help them and make it easier for their constituents to vote and that is why there were nine centers in this district that benefited the democrats and this is yet another. >> democrats are trying to keep his seat representing representative who resigned last year minturn ethics scandal. >> a victory song for patients going home from a new jersey hospital. ♪ >> university hospital in the work blasting john bon jovi's on who says you can't go home every time a patient is discharged. >> he sees it is a fitting and some. the first lady hoping allstate

hospitals play the song. >> more inspiring stories like this visit foxnews.com/america together. jillian: 9 minutes after the hour. a barred weird few days of weather in new york city. rob: it snowed on the over the weekend, you have explaining to do. >> it has been a really long time, great to be here with you and some explaining to do. if you didn't like that snow i have some good news. warmer weather is on the way. this is the last morning we are talking freeze warnings, 30 degrees in new york city or so they tell me, i haven't been outside in 6 weeks but plenty of temperatures hovering in the 30s just a little farther in land, freeze watches and warnings across the great lakes running into the mid-atlantic and back into interior knowing that, temperatures bump up closer to 50 degrees today so this is the

last kind of really cold day. the focus is shifting to the plane states, looking at thunderstorms across portions of texas back to the northern plains. there is an area i want to pay attention to, the severe what with the threat, texas and oklahoma could be talking about big thunderstorms by this afternoon but the good news, no more cold weather, no more snow. i don't know what is going on out there. jillian: good to see you. rob: 18 us attorneys general calling for a congressional investigation into china, demanding answers about a suspected cover-up of the wuhan outbreak and growing concern the china is looking to steal us vaccine research. >> top prosecutor says china intentionally misled the world with the help of the world health organization. ellen wilson joined us next.

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>> what else is new with china? what else is new? tell me. i'm not happy with china. they should have stopped this at the source, now you're telling me they are hacking, we are watching it very closely. >> donald from calling out china as us intelligence warns beijing not only withheld information about covid-19 but cyberattacks to steal american research. >> 18 republican attorney general sign a letter asking congress to investigate china's deceit. >> alan wilson organized the n joins us live, thank you for being here, we appreciate it. tell me how court did is you have congressional oversight. >> reporter: the attorney generals have a duty to protect citizens in our respective states. to bring lawsuits, and the

ability for oversight. so we send a letter to members of congress and the senate asking they conduct hearings of oversight so we get answers to the question. rob: china was researching the virus, lost control, saw it spreading through its country and try to contain it domestically while willfully allowing it to spread around the rest of the world without a care. to me i think that is bad of an action is you can have, almost an act of war. what do you make of it? >> we heard stories of the doctor, the whistleblower when the wuhan virus was first announced, then he came out and died from the very virus he helped discover, barring tens of

millions of dollars he leading up to the pandemic. what did china know, what did china know and what did you do to exacerbate the problem? we have unemployment now at deflection levels in the state attorneys general want to know why and what do. jillian: attorney general for 18 states a letter asking bipartisan leaders in the house and senate to open hearings into china's role. keep us updated on that. in the meantime let's talk about this. the us and the uk warned against juul -- covid-19 hacking, targeting of national and international healthcare bodies, pharmaceutical companies, research organizations and local government with the aim of gathering information related to the coronavirus outbreak. what are we to think at this point? >> i don't trust anything coming out of china.

i read recently in article, giving free drones to local law enforcement agencies, there was a concern china is using the to exploit the crisis we are in to get intelligence, information on the united states and everything that comes out of china which is why oversight by federal agencies is so important, helping us make the decision how to hold this thing. rob: china says it is immoral to engage in rumormongering without presenting evidence. nancy pelosi calls all this china talk a distraction. what do you think? >> nancy pelosi is a distraction. i find it ironic, giving us a lesson on morality when you look how they reacted in the first two month of the pandemic, the pot calling the cattle black. i won't take anything sinuses

seriously. we need congress to step up with the investigation to get to the bottom of what happened, when did they know it and how to hold china accountable, congress needs to act now. jillian: thank you for joining us, appreciate it. rob: in just hours voters in nebraska will head to the polls, today marks the first in-person primary in the us in more than a month. >> congress and don bacon who is up for reelection today says plenty of pandemic precautions are being taken, joins us live. . whether you're caring for your family at home or those at work, principal is by your side. we're working hard to answer your questions. like helping you understand what the recently passed economic package can mean for you. we're more than a financial company. we're a "together we can get through anything" company. now, more than ever.

rob: nebraska set to open the polls in a matter of hours hosting the nation's first and present primary election five

weeks. jillian: many things postponed. how will the cornhusker state in sure voters stay safe? rob: joining us don bacon up for reelection today, appreciate it. what are you expecting today? can you say that again? rob: what are you expecting today? what will today look like? >> we will have record turn out in mail in ballots. the past couple weeks, 40,000 voters voted more than 2016 in the presidential year four years ago and thousands more coming in today. nebraska is a can-do state, ready for in person voting and doing mail in ballots for weeks. jillian: let's look at the unprecedented early voting count, 301,000, more than the 2016 presidential election. i am curious.

a lot of people concerned about going out considering this is the first in person vote that is happening, what are you doing to ensure everyone coming out today, you want people to make their voices heard. >> everyone will be offered a mask when they show up. there will be masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, white down the facilities frequently. we have 150 guard members, national guard members to help as well and we will be ready. we already opened up the state, restaurants open this past week. i know nebraskans are ready to do this and do it right. rob: the latest on your numbers, you had 8400 cases, 98 deaths at this point. the state's handling it pretty well. are you ready for a further

reopening in nebraska? >> i think so. governor ricketts has been doing a great job. they works closely with medical experts. medical care is one third capacity when it comes to covid-19. we are in a good spot and the hotspots we do have, we are working very hard to help those working in meatpacking plants to provide ppe those folks need to make sure they have higher standards for keeping it clean and wiping down slaughterhouses but that is the main area or the main problem, 2 or 3 meatpacking plants was outside that nebraska has had low numbers of covid-19 infection. jillian: we will see how the election goes. keep us updated. >> thank you, have a great

morning. jillian: elon musk opening a tesla factor after being ordered not to and the ceo says if anyone is arrested it should be him. we are live with the escalation in this contentious battle. rob: far left elites viewing the economy shutdown as the perfect opening to promote a radical shift away from american consumerism. fox news contributor says the superwealthy who support the idea should look in the mirror. she joins us with her perspective coming up next. it's best we stay apart for a bit,

but that doesn't mean you're in this alone. we're automatically refunding our customers a portion of their personal auto premiums. we're also offering flexible payment options for those who've been financially affected by the crisis. we look forward to returning to something that feels a little closer to life as we knew it, but until then you can see how we're here to help at libertymutual.com/covid-19. [ piano playing ] >> a foxbusiness alert, elon musk says company will resume production define local rules in california. >> here is more on the change of heart. >> reporter: these reports that elon musk started production of

the california facility, here's what he said, tesla is restarting production against alameda county rules, on the line with everyone else. if anyone is interested i asked but it only be me arrested. all other otto companies are proved to resume. tesla is singled out. workers were seen streaming in and out of the facility which stretches 5.3 million feet and the parking lot is full of cars. county officials don't seem ready to arrest musk just yet. >> do i want elon musk arrested? absolutely not. do i want his employees escorted out by the police? know i don't. what i want is situation were cooler heads can prevail. >> reporter: governor newsom was asked about musk defining the county. >> to the extent their

modifications are being violated i imagine the alameda health department will be the first to check in. >> reporter: investors are watching this closely. up slightly in the pre-market, one analyst told foxbusiness this is a dangerous game. when ramping up production when production is shutdown, it will be interesting. rob: always interesting what he does. >> and made cut trying to infect themselves to get out of jail. the los angeles county sheriff's office releasing videos of people drinking from a shared cup and breathing from the same mask to try to catch the virus. 21 inmates got sick within a week. he called the behavior deeply disturbing.

>> there was a mistaken belief that if they tested positive there was a way to force our hand and release more inmates from jail. that is not going to happen. jillian: the scheme was uncovered when officials were investigating cases the county jails. thousands of fake covid-19 test and protective equipment seized by customs. cvp says panic before buying products from overseas without knowing the risks warning the public not to buy anything not approved by the fda. rob: a mega-church pastor calling for all places of worship to open even if it means defining state orders. >> time for every pastor, every rabbi, every religious leader to exercise their first amendment rights. let the lie and inside you begin to or, take your people back to the houses of warship. rob: pastor brian gibson of his

church plans to open the door small four of his congregation in texas and kentucky. just like public places like grocery stores. fitness club owners breaking a sweat protesting florida's stay-at-home restriction. not enough for these guys, a group of 30 jim owners, employees and customers doing push-ups and squats outside the pinellas county courthouse calling on the state to reopen businesses including jim's. they want their shot as well. jillian: hollywood movie stars calling for end to consumerism in a new letter saying the coronavirus outbreak should inspire people to focus on climate change. rob: hollywood elites liberals

are in no position to be lecturing people on modest living and she joins us with her perspective, seems fairly obvious. >> made a good living, living a lavish lifestyle but for them to be living this lifestyle, saying consumerism is evil feel free to live that way. no one is stopping you from doing that. it is an insult to our intelligence that we would actually think they care about this, we can see these mansions these people live in which is fine but don't try to think you are pulling the will over anyone's eyes by signing something like this. >> is a portion of an open letter signed by 200 celebrities, the pursuit of

consumerism and up session with productivity have led us to deny the value of life itself, that of plants, animals and a great number of human beings, pollution, climate change and the destruction a natural zones has brought the world to a breaking point and you mentioned how much money they are making, mansions they are living in. the estimated net worth of notable celebrities who signed this letter and madonna at the top of the list, 570 million, robert they niro, jane fonda, the list goes on. i know you say there money doesn't bother you, neither does their fame, something else bothers you. >> sorry, you don't hate consumerism, you live and breathe consumerism, it is your entire business model, your most basic pair of heels costs $700. don't act as though you actually

care about this. go ahead, make your money, live your life, live in your palace of servants or whatever it is that all these people make far more money than the rest of us will ever be able to imagine a dream of making so why are you lecturing us about consumption when you consume on such an unimaginable level which is fine but if that is how you feel don't be signing this letter but i don't know how little self-awareness to fit there. and look around the mansion, take a stand against spending too much money. >> think of all the private jets and gas guzzling private jet flights and virtue signaling is incredible.

3.5 million jobless claims, thank you so much. jillian: don't know if you're up your waking up at thank you for joining us. jillian: the most beautiful i have ever looked at. rob: we don't blame you, thanks. 37 minutes after the hour. major league baseball owners pitching a plan as the league either july start. jillian: nascar drivers start their engines in the first race since the daytona 500. you ever wish you weren't a motaur? sure. sometimes i wish i had legs like you. yeah, like a regular person. no. still half bike/half man, just the opposite. oh, so the legs on the bottom and motorcycle on the top?

yeah. yeah, i could see that. for those who were born to ride, there's progressive.

jillian: are you ready? america's pastime could be back by the fourth of july. the mlb and 13 owners with a proposal to salvage the season. rob: what 2020 baseball could

look like. >> reporter: fans will be closely watching as they meet with the players union calling for 82 game season starting in july with games health between teams in the same region, and the biggest hurdle, with players in exchange with less than normal salaries. the deal amounts to a salary cap and accused mlb of taking advantage of a global health crisis. sean dougal cautious with concerned about having enough testing. meanwhile nascar will be back at darlington raceway. the first live race in nine weeks. they are making up for lost time, 7 races in 10 days but there will be changes, races can't have celebratory behavior or contact with each other.

and the garage and control tower, violators signed a 250,$000. >> the protocol this week, making sure i get it right. they go quite a bit smoother. jillian: a welcome return for nascar fans even if they can't be there in person. rob: great rating, the philadelphia eagles won't be back until september for the rest of the nfl. jillian: my favorite nfl team offering weddings to front-line workers at the lincoln financial field. the offer is available to any couple that had a wedding planned before march 30 first

2021. rob: a reception package starts at $50 per person, the stadium normally cost 30,$000 to rent. jillian: for more inspiring stories go to foxnews.com/americatogether. >> making coronavirus a family a, proud mother working with her daughter in the same hospital where she started her medical career. rob: they share the story with us live as we salute the front lines on his final day of national nurses week, coming right back. recommend cascade platinum... ...with the soaking, scrubbing and rinsing built right in. for sparkling-clean dishes, the first time. cascade platinum.

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a great roster, looking at the michelson situation, barack obama talks about what william barr did, jim jordan will weigh in on what new documents could be coming down the pike. ms. cheney will be with us live talking about how she wants to win back the house, turn down an option to run for the senate, and kaylee mcinerney off to a strong start. find out how she felt the president did, it was a little bit contentious the way it ended and there is pushback on the president's story about testing. judge and napolitano and mike huckabee on the same show, they will be in separate locations and the symbol of america's value for work is long-lasting, texas law and order says the jail for reopening a business is out, the support she has been receiving and the pandemic put a damper on a lot of big plans

including weddings. what one texas venue is doing to help by offering their space to couples for free. the general manager in a couple will join us live. the couple is very much in love. i will try to get to the bottom of that story. jillian: let's hope so. like mother like daughter, ever since she was a little girl courtney dreamed of becoming a nurse like her mother, and a fight on the covid-19 frontlines together in the same hospital in indiana. joining me is registered nurse courtney and her mom, director of education and practice erica pro, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having us. jillian: i would imagine when your daughter was following in your footsteps you never dreamed you would be in a situation like this together.

>> i would be proud of her and excited she joined the nursing profession but i don't think any of us could have dreamed we would be in a situation like we are today. jillian: you are working with a lot of the same nurses your mother worked with. tell me what you are up against day in and day out. >> it is special that i work with the same people my mom did. she called me erica by accident. being able to build my nursing career and a lot of that depends on how great a nurse my mom was has been a challenge for me and honoring her and her nursing career. it has been challenging with covid-19. so many things are changing, policies sometimes multiple times a day when it came about, we had to restructure our way of

thinking and doing things and caring for our patients by keeping them safe. jillian: if we look at cases indiana, 511 new cases with a total of 24,000, 32 deaths reported monday and 1400 total deaths in your state. and regardless of how they are in a situation, we've never been through this, and on the front lines, how much is it as a mother? >> every mother worries about their child's, doing everything we can as a health system to have colleagues safe and best care for patients and keep colleagues safe.

it is a concern, great practices and fighting for our patients in a way that keeps us safe. jillian: you have been a nurse for a couple years. what has it taught you? >> like my mom said no one could have seen this coming but it has solidified the fact that no matter, it is not contains right now or a natural disaster, like so many things can happen, americans step up and take care of those it can't care for themselves so it is even more this is exactly what i need to do. jillian: thank you for everything you're doing day in and day out, we appreciate it, what a great story, thank you for taking the time to share.

have a good day. jillian: 51 after they are. rob: restaurants packed with people after legally opening on mother's day paying a high price, social media reaction to colorado's decision to strip his favorite license. jillian: a unifying and patriotic message from matthew mcconaughey. ♪ and the home of the brave.

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rob: welcome back. united airlines responding to backlash to photos of packed planes. sharing these pictures from flight from san juan to houston it. comes after a photo shared by a volunteer doctor. you see this one, returning home from helping with the covid-19 outbreak in new york city caused a lot of backlash for the airline. starting next week there notify passengers ahead of time if their flight is expected to be full and allow them to rebook or get a credit so that's how they are going to handle it. jillian: the most magical place on earth eye reopening. disney world accept reservations for july 1st. the theme park reopening in phases with new safety measures including face masks for guests and employees. limited number of visitors and guest screening: rob: colorado pulling the license of a restaurant for opening up and really filling up. look at this.

on mother's day despite covid-19 restrictions. carley: this one already sparking controversy. colorado health officials shut down a restaurant that oipsd on mother's day and allowed hundreds of patrons to flood in many of them as you see there without wearing face masks. coffee and kitchen's license will be suspended until it no longer creates a threat to public health. >> i hope, i pray, that nobody falls sick from businesses that chose to violate the law. if the state didn't act and more businesses follow suit, it's a near guarantee that people would lose their lives. carley: viral footage shows the restaurant packed on sunday despite colorado rules that state restaurants have to limit

business to delivery and carryout. social media sounding out is it a violation of a people's right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness to willingly take away a person's ability to support their family? all of them have free will and individual freedom per the u.s. constitution. patty says awful, open the restaurants but jim writes follow the law. you won't have problems. right? so a lot of varying opinions. some people saying on social media that that restaurant put a lot of people's lives in danger by failing to social distance. jillian: interesting. we will continue to follow that kamala harris leading the list of joe biden running mas. a lot of people looking back at moments like this. >> you also worked with them to oppose busing and, you know, there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public school, and she was bused to school every day. and that little girl was me.

carley: looks like the two have made amends according to a new politico poll harris is the new frontrunner to be his vice presidential pick. eric on twitter says no disrespect to senator harris she does not expand his coalition at all. senator warren, please. but others saying she would round out his ticket quite nicely. rob: matthew mcconaughey with a nice little video on instagram. let's take a look ♪ for the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ carley: given what we have been talking about throughout the whole show it's clear this pandemic has gotten political pretty quickly. matthew mcconaughey out with a new psa saying we are all in this together. nice message that many are

appreciating. and if you are a fan of matthew mcconaughey, i hear he is going to be on "special report" tonight. jillian: i'm going to be asking that. rob: the female viewership will skyrocket for "special report" at 6:00. jillian: we got to go. have a good day. steve: good morning, everybody. it is tuesday may 12th, 2020. 6:00 in the east. we start with this fox news alert. president trump doubling down on his obama gate accusations, ainsley. ainsley: yes, he is. he is sounds off on the controversy surrounding michael flynn's case. brian: griff jenkins live in washington with the president's new comments and old email raising new questions about what president obama knew, am i right, griff? >> that's right, brian, ainsley and steve. the old and the new. first president trump continuing to unleash on his predecessor who he accused on sunday of