>> why was that ever classified? we didn't witness, what america has become so famous for, trends -- a peaceful cooperative transition of power. and said we saw corruption of the transition. >> wednesday may 20th, fox news alert, another potential. of the obama administration afternoon a declassified email from susan rice. >> is when's lawyers take his legal fight to the next level, live in washington with what this all means and how it all ties into the so-called deep state plot against the president. >> america seeing light at the end of the with all 50 states

reopened in some capacity today. >> that milestone overshadowed by the controversy around hydroxy chloroquine and donald trump. how the white house is responding to the media frenzy of the philadelphia flyers from the party to a young fan battling cancer on his birthday. >> the day he says he will never forget. "fox and friends" starts right now. >> a very good morning to you. you are watching "fox and friends first" this wednesday morning. rob: michael flynn's attorney filing an emergency appeal to boot judge emmet sullivan from the case. >> reporter: it comes as declassified email from susan rice suggests the obama administration purposely withheld information from flynn. rob: reaction from donald trump this morning.

>> reporter: a lot to unpack, a lot of this as declassified that into the release portion describes james comey suggesting to president obama he may think about withholding critical information to than incoming national security adviser michael flynn. rice writing some concerns speaking frequently with russian ambassador kislyak, comey said that could be an issue as relates to sharing sensitive information. president obama asks that the nsc should not pass information related to russia to flynn, rice added comey replied he had no indication he would have the information to the app ambassador. as you can imagine donald trump reacting the latest development. >> reporter: what the democrats did in a dirty cops, the dirty cops, they were crooked, bad people. they broke the law. what they have done to general flynn should never happen. what they have done to the presidency, what they have done

to this country can never be about to happen again to our country. >> reporter: the to declassify the latest action by rick brunel who rejected the notion that this is in any way political. >> that is what they are shooting for. information that is not politicized by politicians in any way on any side of the aisle. >> reporter: a statement says, quote, now discussion of law enforcement matters or investigations took place despite accusations to the contrary. ambassador rice did not alter the way she briefed michael flynn on russia as a result of the director's response. meanwhile in the flynn case, his attorney sidney powell is asking a federal court to order judge sullivan to grant the government permission to dismiss the case, seeking his removal for his treason comments to flynn.

>> reporter: the law is clear. he doesn't have authority to grant it, he can't appoint a prosecutor himself, the case is over and his bias is so egregious he should be removed from the case. >> reporter: as it stands, until a federal appeals court response 11 has said oral arguments for july to begin and on that declassification front we have learned that some committees led by lindsey graham and ron johnson and chuck grassley are asking for additional unmasking requests. we will find out where that goes. rob: thanks so much. shannon: connecticut joins the rest of the nation in pushing back and saving back to business. rob: donald trump gives the permission to cut red tape in the way of an economic resource. >> todd pyro is live as all 50 states artificially on the road to recovery, some more than others. >> reporter: that's right, great to see both of you. a big milestone as each state in

our country is headed down the long road to economic normalcy including taking our first steps in connecticut. >> we had those metrics, exceeding those metrics, we can proceed on a thoughtful basis, those with businesses least likely to be dangerous, most likely to have real economic value for the state. >> reporter: that was governor lamont joining connecticut in some phase of reopening today, delaware, kentucky, new jersey and new york. georgia governor brian kemp celebrates positive stats in his state tweeting today marks the lowest number of covid-19 patients hospitalized in georgia at 986, 34% since may first. these numbers are encouraging but we must remain vigilant in our efforts to fight this virus but while georgia celebrates california get school. the doj writing a scathing warning to governor gavin newsom

for his limits on churches, quote, simply put there is no pandemic exception to the u.s. constitution and its bill of rights, laws that do not treat religious activities equally with comparable nonreligious activities are subject to heightened scrutiny under the free exercise clause of the first amendment. the governor accused of allowing schools, restaurants, factories, offices and shopping malls to open more broadly than houses abortion. at the white house two big moves by the president, one announcing a $19 billion food assistance program to support farmers and ranchers and 2 announcing an executive order aimed at making hundreds of the regulations permanent, a massive overhaul to regulatory policy. >> i'm also instructing agencies to use the emergency authorities to speed up regulation cuts for new that will create jobs and prosperity and get rid of unnecessary rules and

regulations. >> reporter: the president going on to highlight the importance of the nation's economic independence, specifically bringing back the supply chain on china. back to you. shannon: thanks for the update. rob: unemployment money will only go to americans who truly need it. >> offer back a worker and they don't take that job, they will be required to notify the local unemployment insurance agency because that person will no longer be eligible for unemployment. >> reporter: a lot of republicans were worried after lawmakers increased jobless benefits due to covid-19. many individuals were able to collect more on unemployment than they were making on-the-job. lawmakers expect a lot of concern the added benefit will keep americans from returning to work. >> donald trump and the va secretary pushing back in a study warning hydroxy chloroquine could be deadly.

to covid-19 patients. >> it was a false study given by obviously not friends of the administration. it was a trump enemy statement. >> department of defense and the va have been using it for 65 years on any given day the va's is 42,000 doses of this drug. shannon: a veteran health administration study found the antimalarial drug had no effect treating covid-19 and could cause heart complications. the president insisting those the study were extremely sick. is taking the drug as a, quote, line of defense against covid-19. there is a second video showing the deadly shooting of amaud arbery, showing a different angle of the incident but will not be released until the trial begins. travis and gregory mcmichael are accused of murdering amaud

arbery thinking he was the burglar. newly resurfaced video shows him being arrested by georgia police walmart parking lot. the young man pleading guilty to trying to steal a tv. rob: extreme weather. a state of emergency declared overnight after two dams collapsed in central michigan, thousands of the border to evacuate immediately in midland county. one city could be under nine feet of water by this morning. >> this is unlike anything we have ever seen before, and event playing out in the midst of another factor. and at shelters with the spread of covid-19 is they need to go back to one place.

jillian: mattel expanding its line of toys on the front line. the thank you hero collection includes building sets and matchbox cars. rob: featuring medical workers and delivery drivers as well. declassified emails by susan rice shows the obama administration suggested keeping sensitive russia information away from michael flynn. >> analysis this is the deep state at its worst, she joins us with that message next.

>> you don't expect the previous administration sabotaging the incoming administration, it was in 15 days later, didn't have time, sounds like somebody in

the white house counsel office asked her to write that email. jillian: republicans calling for action over a newly declassified email from former national security adviser susan rice. rob: it just the obama administration sought to withhold information from above than incoming national security adviser michael lynn. jillian: jenna ellis joins us to break that down, thanks for being here. let's take a look at a portion of this email, quote, comey said he has concerns flynn is speaking frequently with russian ambassador kislyak, president obama asked if he was saying the nsc should not pass sensitive information related to russia, flynn, comey replied potentially. what do you make of that portion of the email? >> all of obamagate is evidence the best decision donald trump made early in his administration

was to fire james comey and the second best decision was to install grinnell is acting dni. this should never happen to an incoming administration where the president gets to select his advisers to second-guess the president's decision simply to undermine his administration, the deep state at its worst operates simply in this capacity, operating to subvert the incoming administration rather than recognizing peaceful transition of power. what that means is we the people select and prefer who we decide we want as president of the united states and with that power in article 2 section 1, not james comey or anyone else, all the republicans in congress standing up and demanding -- the old tom cruise in a few good men says i want the truth and we as

americans can't handle the truth. we are not asked to politically target anyone, we simply want the truth of what happened, three is too late. >> democrats would say they had every reason to be suspicious at this time, michael flynn, russia just interfered in the election and michael flynn having a lot of conversations, how do you respond to that? >> there is no evidence and we have seen this whole russia collusion narrative was completely and thoroughly debunked, everything became our didn't come out in the report so all the fake news media and democrats pushing this narrative for 3 years that actually didn't have any evidence, built on false fisa warrant, no justification for donald trump's pick for national security adviser. jillian: another portion of this is proceeding, quote, by the book as relates to law enforcement, has no indication

that flynn pass classified information to kislyak but noted the level of communication is unusual and we have a response, quote, ambassador rice's email makes clear no discussion of law enforcement matters or investigations a place despite accusations to the contrary. what happens next? >> it is great we are calling for full transparency and i hope we get to the truth and susan rice's email reads -- doesn't sound like an email in the normal first of business so with william barr saying the investigations will continue that is what investigations are for, to follow the fact that evidence where it leads unlike people like james comey at the obama demonstration targeting political opponents with a preferred outcome. donald trump has always been about the truth. rob: the 2020 election, looking for a candidate for joe biden,

which woman will he picked? let's listen to the candidates. >> i have a conversation, a little time to stay connected to the campaign. >> my interest is i help make certain joe biden is the next president. >> what usa yes if yes you to be vp? >> certainly. rob: what do you make of this? >> joe biden is the presumptive nominee is a bad decision for him to come out and say he would choose a woman. that is playing into identity politics. as a woman i'm offended by that because i think he should've said i will choose the best and most qualified candidate, democrats had every option to play identity politics and the final two were the old white men, even their basis and bind to that so regardless who he selects i don't think that will help him and the american people i seeing sleepy joe - 5 words together and string a sentence

together, he has a lot more explaining to do and i don't think his campaign is going to go very well regardless who he picks is vice president. shannon: we are hearing of new names added to the list. michelle grisham has said she has been that it in the beginning stages for this so to follow it there are the pics on the screen. any way we know of. thank you for joining us, see what happens. have a good day. rob: you have heard of second amendment sanctuaries, one california city is a sanctuary for business. >> america, you have the choice, time for -- this is something else. rob: deifying the states, how they came up with the idea coming up next. the world we urgently need your help. our elderly jewish brothers and sisters who are so precious to god,

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rob: the cdc extending the border crackdown over coronavirus years, the order donald trump issued in march was extended in april, this new order has no end date. sometimes in a matter of minutes including ones seeking asylum. donald trump is considering banning flights from brazil as the country struggles with coronavirus. >> i don't want people -- helping brazil with ventilators. brazil is having trouble. rob: they have the third most cases in the world. 18,000 death at this point. >> one california city despite state stay-at-home orders by

declaring things were status and getting people back to work. >> it is america, you have the choice, time to stop dictating another month or three months, six months when everybody is bankrupt, we are not jeopardizing anybody's business in the state of california and your self. we don't want to cause any harm. use your best judgment. jillian: joining me is brian raymond and john cale. >> not a problem. in atwater, how you guys came to this decision. >> a conversation with your neighbor, people talking all around us, so brilliant and to me i thought it was brilliant.

i called the mayor who said run with it. it was primarily so many differences hurting, their employees were hurting, a 77-year-old woman who had a business, 30 or 40 years, sad to see her life's were torn apart by some business so it is something that we brought forward. jillian: what is the reaction so far. >> to make sure, extending behind that, a great community, when they do that, we feel that and that is how to bring up a

sanctuary city, for everything. to view a sanctuary city, not for criminals. jillian: a quote from the sheriff on mine stay-at-home orders, i will not take any enforcement action in this county for any of the covid-19 violations based on constitutional rights and i as the constitutional law enforcement authority, i am here to uphold them. as people in the city, are they doing it with this protocol? how are people handling this? >> business owners don't harm patrons or employees.

and as many masks as they can, hand sanitizer, also wiping down, my own business, they are following social distancing guidelines and because of that. there are more cases, more testing for people but overall more than most in the area. jillian: thank you for joining us and keep us updated. have a good day. rob: the world health organization welcoming calls for a probe of its response to the pandemic. a push from house republicans for the group's chief to testify. jillian: donald trump getting an $18 billion lifeline to american

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jillian: welcome back. new covid-19 cases sparking fears that a second wave of the deadly viruses on the horizon. rob: the world health organization has calls for an investigation. >> reporter: concerning news out of china where 100 million people face new lockdowns amid fears of a second wave of covid-19, these researchers taking part in taking place in the northeast part of china that has seen a new spiking cases over coronavirus after reopening weeks ago. it stands at 34, authorities are taking any chances. they grind into a halt. the fourth of the coronavirus

outbreak in china is studied in the world health organization appears to be on board, launching an independent investigation. member states including china agreed to deport investigation into the origins of covid-19. china is still not allowing international investigators the needed access to the city of wuhan where the outbreak may have started. there calling for hearings into the coronavirus outbreak and testimony of the who chief. they are transparent throughout the process. >> the who remains transparency, accountability and continues, we want accountability more than anyone. >> reporter: four months ago the who tweeted chinese authorities said the coronavirus couldn't be

transmitted from human to human. today almost 18 weeks later there are more than 4.9 million cases around the world. rob: china ramping up its intimidation campaign of the military and the pacific, chinese fighter jets have harassed american spy planes nine times since mid-march, the started when the uss theodore roosevelt arrived in guam. they had the coronavirus outbreak on that ship, more than 1000 sailors have now tested positive. that aircraft carrier will set sail after being sidelined for two months. jillian: calls for the health secretary to resign intensifying over the coronavirus response. republican state senator demanding the governor take action against doctor rachel levine after moving her mother out of the nursing home to admit infected patients.

>> the next day we find out the secretary's shenanigans was the secretary's own mom evacuating to a safe and secure location. what about the rest of the parents, grandparents, aunt and uncles. never imagine this happening in america. action needs to be taken. jillian: nearly 50 nursing homes in pennsylvania reported 20 or more covid-19 related deaths. rob: america's farmers first, donald trump announcing details of his $19 billion plan to help the food supply industry get back to business. >> providing $19 billion to support the nation's agricultural producers. maintain the health of critical food supply chains providing food assistance to american families, losses related to the global pandemic.

jillian: j allen kinds of wintergarden produce sins march joining us for this column assistance. >> good morning. jillian: how hard has this hit you? >> it has been difficult for sure. we started shutting things down, we saw a niche from retail sales but soon after that it died off quickly and we went silent for the better part of a month and running 25% during that time. rob: look at what the president wants to do, if you pull it up, $16 billion of that paid directly to farmers and another 3 billion, what you farmed and as we take a look at this, farmers to families, food box program.

all this money is going straight to you guys to buy what you make and give it to people in this country who need food. you guys are throwing away food while other people are going hungry. how good does it feel to have this get being bridged? >> in early march or late march or early april there was a huge -- we had crops, looking for food. they have this program directly involved in at the last couple weeks. we are in onion harvest. we have been providing onions to these boxes, that have been making it, it has been a great program.

jillian: the images, lines that the food banks, not having enough food across the country. look at the food supply chain during covid-19 and fruits and vegetables were wasted an estimated 3.6 billion gallons of milk, 10 million pigs facing euthanasia due to production and 70% increase in food bank demand. in your notes here you said you hope this makes people realize how vital our food supply, better prepared for next time. what do you think we can do to prepare better? what can we do to make sure this doesn't happen again? >> we are learning about our supply chain and how to better react in the future. donald trump's direct help to farmers is great. we lost 50-60 acres of cabbage when we plowed under.

we are looking at the supply distribution on task and it is helping the american politicians, domestic food supply is, getting out to families, i hope this is a learning lesson going forward. we have to provide assistance to farmers to feed america and provide to harvest crops. rob: thank you so much. jillian: a young boy battling cancer gets a big surprise from the philadelphia flyers, alumni and staff visit 11-year-old with balloons and gifts. >> saying hi, elbow counts.

rob: that is luke sylvester, hockey player himself, is gritty. jillian: getting photos taken by former team members. rob: great story. 38 minutes after the hour, planned parenthood pocketing $80 million in coronavirus stimulus funds. your money that they should never have gone, live as the governor demanded back. jillian: getting ready to work, reopening today. arrest under prepped to safely serve customers joins us live next.

jillian: we are back with a fox news exclusive. dozens of planned parenthood affiliates receive $80 billion in stimulus funds. rob: democrats grill the

treasury secretary in the fed chair. marianne rafferty is live as lawmakers demand they return the money that was meant for small businesses. >> reporter: a total of $80 million went to 37 planned parenthood affiliates meant to help small businesses struggling to stay afloat and pay employees was marco rubio calling on planned parenthood to give it back saying in part there is no ambiguity in the legislation that passes public record around its passage, organizations like planned parenthood whose parent organization has close to half $1 billion in assets is not eligible for the paycheck protection program. those funds must be returned immediately. rubio said the fda should open an investigation into how these loans were made in violation of the applicable affiliation rules and planned parenthood, the banks are staffed, knowingly violated the law. the largest single loan,

$7.5 million in san bernardino county, the ceo of planned parenthood made it clear it would not accept federal help saying in a statement, quote, planned parenthood will never allow the trump pens administration to bully us and withholding critical health information from our patients. democrats growing steve mnuchin and jerome powell over how funds from the ppp are being used, elizabeth warren accusing the administration of using the bailout to help their wall street friends. the fda is sending letters to planned parenthood affiliates demanding the money back saying it should have known the organization was too big to qualify. jillian: thank you. rob: joe biden winning oregon's mail in only primary, the present of democrat only getting 70% of the vote, 43 delegates, biden's latest victory comes as he vets potential running mates,

she has talked with the biden campaign, the two among the dozen women rumored to be under consideration, women only. biden helps to announce the decision by july. jillian: mail in voting epicenter of a new battle in texas, a federal judge willing all texans can vote by mail during the pandemic, the judge calling the law discriminatory because it only allows people 65 and older to mail in ballots. attorney general paxton is going to appeal saying it could lead to voter fraud. rob: connecticut starting phase 1 of their reopen giving restaurants and other businesses the green light to operate under strict state guidelines. >> we can proceed on a thoughtful basis, businesses that are least likely to be dangerous and most likely to

have real economic value for the state and i'm looking forward, this is a good day for the state. jillian: how are owners adjusting to this new normal? joining us is john brennan, good to see you this morning. today is the day, you have been waiting for a while. how does it feel? >> we have been doing a lot of preparation getting ready to open our patio. we are excited to get somewhat back to normal. rob: we look at phase i reopening for connecticut businesses, you are lucky to be grouped into phase i, restaurants can open outdoor only we understand. museums ands outdoor only, let's talk about restaurants. how are you going to handle this? what are you going to do to maximize how much revenue you can pull out of this? >> of the three restaurants that i own all the one of them has a

significant enough outdoor space for it to make sense. that restaurant, the governor had an executive order that allows us to expand our patios without expanding our liquor license so we are hoping to squeeze in another eight tables but we have to be cautious because they have to be six feet away. a lot of precautions we have to take during the serving process to make sure customers stay safe and our staff stays safe. jillian: a lot of people out there are ready to get out, ready to go to restaurants and businesses, they are not quite there yet. everyone feels differently about this. what is your message to your customers to make them feel safe, that you are doing everything you can?

>> we are doing everything we can. implementation, we are taking steps temperatures. people feeling sick at all, please do not come in. your sanitizing door handles and high-traffic areas, the bathrooms regularly and steps for this is the way you come into the bathroom and a lot of signage, letting people know what is going on, how we are continuously sanitizing surfaces and how they should operate. rob: we wish you the best of luck reopening. hopefully they let the insides of restaurants open up soon as well and thanks for your time. we will be right back. xfinity watchathon week has come to an end.

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>> are you working longer hours working from home during the pandemic? according to a study by fishbowl 55% of employees are working in next to 1-10 hours every week. new jersey residents for the next hours and indiana most likely to take off early from there at home workday. >> flight attendants can't work from home so hunter airbase helping them where hazmat suits. it is water effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus and have temperatures checked, other

passengers will wear masks on flight starting monday. rob: good news if you're running low on wipes, cdc updating of guidance measures thing the virus does not spread easily on surfaces. jillian: carley shimkus with serious xm 116 with reaction online. >> reporter: you may want to carry them but from the beginning of this pandemic the centers for disease control said it spreads from person to person or touching a contaminated surface but now they updated their guidance that the virus does not spread easily from touching surfaces or from people to animals but before you use clorox wipes the organization notes it is possible to contract by touching that.

it is a change. we are studying how the virus is transmitted and to say sorry, i will still be wiping everything down. it is better to be safe than cyber the current stance, it is not easily spread. we just don't know. rob: they told us not to wear masks and if you wear one. soccer player megan rupee now might be doing the politics thing. >> will be see the name on about? what do you emphasize about running for? >> president of course. if i do what i want that.

jillian: she also called the president a white nationalist and made waves, during the world cup, she wouldn't go to the white house even if invited. some folks on social media are responding to this no one twitter users is good for her insulting trumpet his supporters, worked so well for candidates in the past. another person chiming in, game, set, match. rob: a coffee shop is known for their interesting phrases including on their coffee cups. >> i work in this coffee shop, and they fight the urge to remain.

jillian: minnesota with outdoor slogans on their products. that one doesn't work for the time being. they were printed before the pandemic. every fourth coffee sleeve out to save them from a pr disaster. jillian: more than a dozen top prosecutors demanding the swift dismissal of the case against michael flynn. rob: dave yost says current delays are an abuse of power and gives his prescription coming up.

is why was i classified? we didn't witness what america was famous for, a peaceful well wishing transition of power. instead we saw corruption of the transition. jillian: another blow to the obama administration-esque ability thanks to a newly declassified email from susan rice. rob: it comes have michael flynn as lawyers take a legal fight to the neck level. live in washington what this all means and how it ties into the alleged deep state plot against