arranged coming up on "fox & friends," more on the president his trip to michigan and the no mask and also there is going to be a news conference tonight with kayleigh mcenany, some entertainment for your friday evening. "fox & friends" starts right now. see you later. ♪ steve: thank you, rob and jillian. good morning. it is friday may 22nd, 2020. it's new york city. we start this hour with the fox news alert. the fbi is now hunting for a possible second suspect this morning after that potential terror attack is stopped at naval air base in the state of texas. brian: yep, this as we learn the shooter is an american citizen. ainsley: todd piro joins us live with what else we know this morning. what's the latest, todd? todd: steve, anxiously and brian, good morning. right now the fbi working all angles to find that possible second suspect and a motive following yesterday's shooting

at naval air station corpus christi. the ap identifying the gunman as adam al sully from corpus christi. the fbi said he tried to speed his car through at the base opening fire and hitting a sailor who was able to roll over and raise a switch to raise a barrier to stop his car from getting onto the base. the shooter got out car but was killed by security. >> we have determined that the incident this morning the naval air station is terrorism related. we are working diligently with our state, local and federal partners on this investigation which is fluid and evolving. todd: u.s. officials telling fox news it took five hours to access the shooter's body because the bomb squad had to be brought in with robots in order to make sure he wasn't wearing an explosive vest. this all comes jewels days after the doj released information

about the pensacola base attack in florida last december. highlighting that the shooter there had been in contact with al qaeda. the security guard who was shot is now out of the hospital. the fbi adding a tip line asking for anyone who has info on the possible suspect call them 1-800-225-5323. steve, anxiously and brian, back to you. steve: all right. todd, thank you very much for the live report. that particular naval officer was injured as todd said. he was shot but thankfully he was wearing a protective vest so he was taken to the hospital most probably in that ambulance and was released. regarding the shooter who is a u.s. citizen but was born in syria the fbi says they are not ruling out any motives when you take a look at social media which is most likely associated with the shooter in the past this person has expressed support for isis and al qaeda.

they are trying to figure out whether or not, brian, there is any connection to the 2019 attack at naval air station pensacola right now they have no information that it was. brian: remind you slack extremists still a fracture and that syria, unrest we have seen in syria with isis. but you also see it here. remember, james comey different time on "60 minutes" can i remember he says we have investigations in all 50 states about slack extremist activity and we see it again. usually it comes up, ainsley, that they were tracking these guys. they just were tracking them and we kind of lost them at the last minute or didn't grab them in time. two things colonel me number one he is able to have this communication that steve mentioned overseas with slack extremist groupings through social media. number two, he was able to acquire this arsenal. this could have been so much

worse. the arsenal in las vegas we still don't know the motive and what he was actually up to. and the arsenal that this guy had. he didn't have a great plan but, man, he had a lot of firearms. ainsley: yeah. it took a long time. several hours to approach his car because they weren't sure what all was in there. there was a lot of ammo in there. listen, that officer at the naval station, think about that. the people that guard those front gates, they are so instrumental at these bases, and what a dangerous job. they have to decide. they have to be able to push that button quickly to close the gate. that's what she did after she was shot in the chest. thankfully she was wearing a bullet proof vest. she did go to the hospital. she has been released. she acted very swiftly and think about the many lives. they found all that ammo in his car. so she is a hero this morning because no telling what he would have done if he had gotten past her at that gate after she had been shot she was able to get to that button, push it quickly, and prevent him from getting on that naval station. steve: that's right.

so we will keep folks posted on that. in the meantime, switching gears, a major milestone in the fight to reopen the united states of america. today, 21 states are easing those stringent restrictions. and slowly getting american businesses back to work. take a look at that map right there. brian: yeah. let's review some of them, alaska making the biggest stride with all businesses allowed to reopen it. looks like they are back to normal. states in indiana, michigan, north carolina and texas. restaurants and retailers are allowed to welcome more people inside, ainsley. ainsley: and welcome update just in time for the memorial day weekend. beaches in new york and new jersey scaling back heavy lockdowns. people are thrilled about that up here. however, there will still be strict social distancing requirements. so if everyone is safe and adheres to the rules, that will be great for everyone.

steve: that's right. if you live in one of the five burrows and want to go out to new jersey or long island there are some restrictions have you got to live in the county that the beach is in for them to let you in. meanwhile, the president of the united states made a road trip he was in ypsilanti, michigan. reconfigured to make ventilators. did he say because of their hard work not one american was denied a ventilator. the president showed up there you can see he is not wearing mask. however, apparently behind the scenes away from the cameras he did put on a mask. and at one point a face shield as well. and he thanked the workers. and he said that america's strength is tied to what they did at that plant and everywhere else from coast to coast. >> the global pandemic has proven once and for all to be a strong nation america must be a manufacturing nation. we are bringing it back. previous administrations said manufacturing, we're not doing

that it's gone. from this country. they were wrong. 600,000 jobs until we had to turn it off. and now we are going to turn it back on like never before. i have been fighting to bring back our jobs from china and many other countries. today i'm declaring a simple but vital national goal. the yates will be the world's premier pharmacy, drugstore, and medical manufacturer. we are bringing our medicines back. steve: bringing the medicines back. that's critical. yesterday at this time it looked as if that gym here in new jersey was going to be reopening but then the owners showed up and discovered that there were all sorts of stickers on the doors. they said yesterday they are going to try to reopen today even if they get arrested. so let's see what happens with that brian. brian: three democratic governors and the president does say and pointed out that numbers don't lie outside places like

colorado. but three democratic governors have come out and said i don't think things will get back to normal until we get a vac senile. if we get one the earliest would be september. if you actually get it mass produced it's going to be the earliest beginning of 2021. nothing back to normal for all those months. it's almost impossible to imagine that especially when you see some studies that show, for example, in new york, as you shelter in place, as governor cuomo has said twice now. two thirds of people hospitalized were sheltering in place doing what everyone said we had to do for just two weeks. maybe 15 days. now at two months and maybe looking at three months. then you see this study in california from this doctor said more people have died in from suicide in california that have actually died from the coronavirus. same thing in the state of tennessee. so there is a danger to waiting this long to open up. it's not just a matter of staying on the sidewalk so we don't get hit by a car.

you can get hit by a car on the sidewalk in this case, ainsley. ainsley: you were bringing up the point you don't want this to hurt more than it helps. you don't want the cure be worse than the pandemic as the president has said. so many people want to get back. but state by state they are going to have to make their own choices. these governors just doing a blanket the whole state is shut down. those counties that have small numbers. thethey are just irate. i wonder how that will play out in the election. maybe it people will forget by the time november rolls around. i doubt it. these governors have got to think about that and think about what's best for everyone and not just for the -- do this blanket statement of the whole state. i was impressed. i liked those images of the president there thanking those workers at the ford plant. he did memorialize the 85,000 americans that have died from this and praising those healthcare workers. remember in the beginning of this no ventilators. we are begging for ventilators and then ford steps up and their

employees. brian: and gm. ainsley: and many other companies were providing masks and providing hand sanitizer. liquor companies providing hand sanitizer. this was a group effort in march. and no telling how many people who were on those ventilators that were built there at ford have -- their lives have been saved because those individuals steps up to the plate. and that's what makes america great. steve: it does, indeed. just one quick point about how some places are still so restrictive. to your point, brian, about how some places might not open until there is a vaccine, which could be a year from now. a lot of people are actually voting with their feet. because i have heard from real estate agents here in new jersey and also i have got friends down in florida, they say their phones are ringing off the hook. in the new jersey area, i was talking yesterday to a real estate agent, who lives across the street. she says her phone is ringing all day long. people in manhattan are looking for a three month lease. they just want to get out of the city for another three months.

ainsley: right. ains. steve: how about three months. they are moving to the suburbs. they are moving to florida. i heard that places like palm beach and also the hamiltons whichamptonswhich are away fromy in new york, some place to go in the summer. some place to go in the winter. real estate is the prices are actually going up because they there has been such demand to get out of places that are so restrictive. ainsley: yes, yes. not many people traveling for memorial day. listen, people who own those houses out in the hamptons, they are charging a lot to rent their houses out because they have such a demand. steve: no kidding. more on that in a little later. 6:11 here in the east. lawmakers trading barbs over subpoenas relating to joe biden's son. hunter and his work with burisma in ukraine. brian: it comes as a federal appeals court orders a judge to explain why charges have yet to be dropped against michael film. the key word is orders, right,

griff? griff: that's right. brian, ainsley, and steve good morning. i will get to that first talk about that biden burisma probe it is growing in the senate. speaker pelosi is taking aim blasting majority leader mcconnell accusing him of putting politics ahead of the nation's business. in a statement here's what she said it. is sad that the g.o.p. senate has meekly and weakly chosen to be complicit in the president's desperate and dangerous political tactics. i call on leader mcconnell take a pause in the senate g.o.p.'s obstruction of meeting the needs of the american people. mcconnell shot back arguing oversight is his responsibility. >> you are not in a position to be lecturing us about what the appropriate use of senate time is. the house can spend time on a baseless impeachment effort. then we should at least have oversight over what happened to initiate this whole process a couple of years ago. griff: in the house foreign affairs chairman eliot engel threatened to subpoena secretary of state mike pompeo for

documents provided to the senate committee's investigating hunter biden writing in a letter to the state department i am deeply concerned by what appears to be a partisan misuse of department state resources to assist senate republicans in a political smear of democratic presidential nominee and former vice president joe biden. meanwhile in that flynn case, brian, judge emmet sullivan has been ordered by the appeals court in d.c. to explain his rationale for declining to immediately grant the government's motion to dismiss the case. the three judge panel issuing the order after flynn's attorney filed a brit of mandamus seeking intervention while sullivan drawgd the case on sitting arguments for mid july leaving flynn in legal limbo. judge sullivan has until june 1st to respond. the appeals court also, guys, invited the justice department to weigh in with the same deadline. brian, ainsley, steve? brian: all right. griff. it's going to be interesting. that is really heating up. soon the courts will decide and the pundits won't. let's go out to jillian.

have you news that's been happening all morning that you and rob have been covering. jillian: that's right. let's begin with this. the man that recorded the shooting death of ahmaud arbery charged with murder. brian's lawyers claim he was simply a witness. arbery's family has been calling for his arrest. they say they are relieved. former full house star lori loughlin is going to the big house. loughlin and her husband expected to plead guilty today via zoom in the college admission scandal. if the judge accepts plea agreement loughlin would spend two months in prison and pay $150,000 fine. her husband would serve five months and pay $250,000 fine. two dam failures in michigan finally beginning to recede. but the damage has been done. roads have been washed away. houses are destroyed and buried by mud in midland county. a high school gym now turned into a shelter for dozens of people. president trump approving an

emergency declaration. and the press is firing back at michigan's attorney general. she is threatening to charge ford motors over the president not wearing a mask in front of the media while touring a factory. >> i think that we're going to have to have a very serious conversation with ford. they knew exactly what the order was and if they permitted anyone, even the president of the united states to defy that order, i think it has serious health consequences potentially to their workers. jillian: president trump responding on twitter do nothing a.g. at the great state of michigan dana nessel should not be taking her anger and stupidity out on ford motor. they might get upset with you and leave the state like some other companies have. until i came along and brought business back to michigan. there are photos, can you see they are posted online where he has the mask on his face. second it back to you guys. steve: with the logo. ainsley: 6:15 on the east coast. as restrictions ease across the

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sacreles. first off, why on mother's day did you say i have had enough, not doing just takeoff. people can come in. why? >> because we had people coming in and take food outing sitting out in our parking lot and eat right in the car. and they were telling us please open up, please open up. please open up. we have over 100 people, 160 people working in here. people try to support their families we decide to open up on mother's day. people were overwhelming and everyone walked in the door said thank you for opening. thank you. thank you. and they sit down like regular people. like we used to do. and we not little kids. we are not a communist country.

brian: chris, you say you have new jersey gym owner. let me just get your son in here. i understand the sentiment thoroughly. but you see what happened with that gym owner in new jersey. next thing you know the cops come down. next thing you know they start arresting people. are you concerned about that? >> not at all not in york county. we have a beautiful, beautiful community. district attorney dave sunday has been saying he is not going to prosecute. we have got our local township in manchester township who has given us the green light, literally. solution is right just to go forward. >> we have the state representative behind us. >> and we got the community. brian: guys, you also have made adjustments to your place, right, dimos you made adjustments because of the virus. >> absolutely. brian: so you made the adjustments, you have the

customers. no one is getting sick. what do you say to these leaders that keep restaurants like yours shut down, cristos? >> look, we flattened the curve. we sat down. you know, how it's time to stand up and flatten the fear. we have done everything. we did -- by cdc guidelines. we are doing everything correctly. we only have a four people at the york hospital. only four people die. brian: you have been in business. you want the opportunity to stay in business. have other restaurants in the area opened up like you have? >> none. >> maybe a few smaller places but no, no. brian: do you knows in the customers coming back? are they coming back just as if there was no virus? >> yeah. >> oh my god, yes. >> people are precautious. they are doing everything. we have people traveling hours away to sit down and eat.

we have done everything. we have done everything to accommodate the customers. you know. we are not out here doing something rogue. you know. density. the spacing 6-foot. all of our employees wear face mask. we temperature check, temperature screen our employees. brian: you are responsible? >> very responsible. my father has been in the business for 53 years. i'm sure he knows something about food safety and how to take care of people. brian: dimos, last question to you. the governor says things aren't going to get back to normal until we get a vaccine what's your reaction to that? >> well, when it's going to get normal, when it's going to open up. i have been asking the last time i said please, open up. people are tired. they want to go to work. they want to pay their bills. support their families.

if there is anything wrong people want to work, i don't know what to say. brian: i hear you. round the clock diner is open for business. thank you for joining us. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, brian. >> thank you very much. brian: you just find a way to keep fox on in the restaurant, all right? thanks, guys. meanwhile, still ahead, blue star governors facing backlash for saying there can't be a return to normal as i said until we have a vaccine. is that even realistic? dr. nicole saphier weighs in. can my side be firm?

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or visit cosentyx.com ♪ ainsley: here are quick headlines for you. the university of delaware deny's fox news' request for joe biden's senate records related to sexual assault allegations. the school says it doesn't have to do that legally because the request is unrelated to public funds. tara reade claims that biden assaulted her back in the 1990s when she worked as a staffer for the then senator. he denies the allegations. former congressman darrell issa is suing over california's mail-in voting order. it will send absentee ballots to all registered voters for november's election. the lawsuit claims that it could lead to voter fraud issa is running to feel he campaign violations. steve? steve: thank you very much. amid growing calls to reopen

some governors say there is a new hurdle to pass before americans can fully get back to work. watch this. >> until we have a vaccine or an effective treatment, the option of returning to normalcy doesn't exist. >> we need a vaccine and we need to have mass quantities available. >> until either a proven vaccine is in our midst or proven therapeutics are widely available. we cannot firmly enter the new normal. steve: okay. so is that realistic? here to discuss fox news medical contributor and author of that great book "make america healthy again," dr. nicole saphier, who joins me from new jersey as well dr. saphier, good morning to you. >> hi. good morning, steve. steve: we have heard promising, you know, preliminary results, for instance this week the moderna vaccine it sounds in the eight people that they tested it in and they checked for antibodies, everybody wound up

with antibodies against it. so that's good but they also said it's not available until the month of january, probably. so, as you hear those three governors say we're not going to open things like schools and big events until we have a vaccine, is that a good idea? >> let me tell you about it, steve. first of all, it is not realistic to say that we cannot open up the economy, open up our businesses until there is a vaccine or proven treatment, because i hate to be the barrier of bad news that actually may never happen. yes, under the trump administration they have cut the red tape and they have more vaccines in clinical trial in record-breaking time than ever before. the truth is they may not work. i'm optimistic that they will work. we have had a lot of early results saying hey you know what we may actually not only have a proven and safe effective vaccine recently out of boston we have a new test showing that those antibodies in our blood may actually prove some sort of immunity. but we are not there yet. and the consequences of this economic shutdown have extreme.

time is of the essence. they need to be working right now to open up their state. because this hasn't ever been studied before the long-term consequences of having such a shutdown. they need to only look to florida. i hate to say it but look what is going on there. what does that governor desantis do? he took the high risk population, the elderly he made sure they had the ppe and protection needed. we still need to make sure we are protecting our high risk in those congregation settings. close spaces with a lot of people in that is where you will see the rapid spread of virus. it's not being outside. it's not sitting out doors in a cafe. certainly not exercising a gym that has ensured proper hygiene amongst everyone there. steve: you make such a good point. governor desantis who, you know, two months ago as he was reopening the state they were going okay, you just wait, two

weeks. florida is going to be just like new york. and florida is going to become just like italy. he blew his stack in a polite way. everybody said it's going to be terrible. it's not terrible here because they had a work around. there walls no vaccine but they knew to protect the vulnerable. that brings me to the question i want to ask you. because on this program we have had a number of doctors, including you, talking about how we need to protect people who are at higher risk fringes people with co-morbid conditions or over 65 years old. i got a couple of email from people yesterday i'm in my '70s, i'm in my 80's. you are telling me until i get a high sign from the people who make a vaccine or something like that i have got to stay in my house? if you would, dr. saphier, speak to the people over 65 or with a co-morbid condition. what do they need to think about doing from here on out? >> well, let me tell you.

here are the things that we have learned about this virus. we know a lot more about it now than we did two months ago. the thing that still very much concerns me is asymptomatic spread. we all have the message if you are sick you stay home so you don't infect other people. still people asymptomatic spreading this virus. the truth is elderly population over 65, especially those with heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, they are at significant risk of this. this doesn't mean you have to stay in your house now locked down there. is significantly less virus circulating than before. you don't want prolonged exposure to potentially someone who may have the virus. you still want to avoid some of those tight spaces with a lot of people there. going to the grocery store you have such a low risk of getting the viral infection the risk isn't zero. you want to get in and get out and make sure you are using your hand hygiene. if you cannot maintain that 6 feet from other people you want to consider wearing the cloth mask because the truth is, yes. there is a vulnerable population to this viral infection. and that's not going away right now. so you still want to do what can you to stay safe.

but at this point we know a lot more about the virus, which is why that we are starting to loosen our recommendations and encourage people to start venturing out there again and get back to some level of normalcy. steve: yeah. exactly. that is why i have heard a number of people, grandparents are not going to go to family events this particular holiday weekend because there are young kids around and the family doesn't want to get grandma or grandpa sick. i get that message. dr. saphier, thank you very much. i hope you have a nice holiday weekend with your family. >> thanks, steve. steve: okay. 25 minutes now before the top of the hour. it's an all too familiar sight. stores boarded up and workers not earning a paycheck. the monetary cost isn't the only problem caused by the shutdown and the pandemic. stuart varney explains the social costs with the lockdowns and he is next. gut health confide nce every day. nce benefiber is a

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>> i want to thank you all for leading america back to work. with your help and policies this country is poised for an epic come back. this is going to be an incredible come back. watch. it's already happening. we are saving lives. we are forging ahead. and as of this week the beating heart of the american auto industry is back open for business. that started right away, didn't it? it starts right now. ainsley: that was the president at the ford plant thanking the workers stepping up to the plate making ventilators. he is will predicting an epic come back. stuart varney joins us for reaction. good morning, stuart. >> good morning, ainsley. ainsley: what will it take to get our economy up and running again. >> you have to make this real clear. it's absolutely imperative that we open up this economy and get back to work. i say that it is imperative we do this for two reasons. first of all, we are looking at an economic disaster as we

speak. 38 million americans chucked out of their job in the last 8 weeks. bankruptcies across the country. that's got to be stopped. have you got to come out on the other side and get this economy working again. but there is a second reason. and it's not received that much publicity but it should. this lockdown is a health disaster. i will repeat that the lockdown itself is a health disaster. 600 doctors write a letter to the president saying, look, this is a health problem that because of the lockdown. all kinds of medical tests. mammograms, clon coal colonosco. mental health impaired. abuse made much worse. if you are locked up inside your house in an abusive relationship, it can only be made worse and your health made worse by the lockdown. and we all know that relationships of all kinds are getting frayed because we are

locked up in the house. so two reasons. have you got to get out of house. have you got to open up the economy. have you got to get this country moving again. it's imperative do you that. steve: of course have you got to do it smartly and safely as well. >> yes. steve: you have said that on this program many, many times. meanwhile, let's move to the congress and, you know, the house has got that 3 trillion-dollar sa. sandra: that wish list i heard one lawmaker refer to it yesterday a lot of progressive ideas. and it's doa in the senate. here is senator mcconnell last night on the channel talking about how ultimately, washington needs to get people just like you said, back to work and not make it more -- you know, not incentivize people to stay at home. by making more money. listen. >> about paying people more not to work than to work, it's making it difficult to get people back to work. you can understand that.

we do need to continue unemployment insurance. it's extremely important at a time like this. but to pay people more not to work than to work doesn't encourage resuming your job. and that will end in july. and we think that in order to create jobs, we need to incentivize people to go back to work. not encourage them to stay home. steve: because there is such a disparity, stuart, where there is so much more they are able to make on unemployment through another month or so, i heard one lawmaker yesterday refer to the pelosi bill as the keep america unemployed act. because you know, why would you want to go back to work and make more money than you can on unemployment? >> the democrats want to extend -- speaker pelosi want to expand the $600 per week emergency unemployment payments. they are scheduled to end in july. the speaker wants to extend them

to the end of the year. what mitch mcconnell was talking about there is the disincentive to go back to work. we have already made the case that you have got to open up this economy. have you got to go back to work. don't give people a disincentive to get out of the house. if you are making more money in the house than go back to work they will stay in the house. you don't want that. it sounds harsh, but you really should not extend that kind of emergency payment which does not help to open up the economy. that's where i'm coming from, steve. i know it sounds march. i got that it is harsh. but we have got to get back to work. this is imperative. brian: right. stuart, we both agree on this. it's big for the republicans, liability insurance has to be in there because no business is going to let anybody come back and get sued and get sued. they will just keep you out of work forever because if you end up in litigation it's going to destroy your business. >> i know for a fact, brian, that the lawyers are lining up, legions of them lining up to get

a client who goes back to work or goes in to a business, which is being reopened and says oh, you are putting me into emotional duress by bringing me back to work or, hey, i got the virus because i attended your business. i'm going to sue you. and i'm going to take your business for a fortune. that's no way to operate the society as it comes back from a disaster. we need liability protection for employers, period. got to have it. ainsley: stuart, let me ask you something about the salt tax. the democrats restoring the salt tax deduction heption blue states like new york and new jersey. what do you think about that? >> well, i would benefit if they were to repeal salt but i don't think it's a good thing for the country. i don't see why the low tax states of this country should bail out and subsidize the high tax states of this country which is exactly what we have got going now. no, keep salt. i am sorry. it hurts me but keep salt. got it? keep salt.

steve: gotcha. that could come up next week at your america works together virtual town hall. you actually want to hear from folks to submit questions, right? >> yes. we want questions. invest in you at fox business.com. send in those questions. keep them short and to the point we will run as many as we can next thursday at 11:00 in the morning. steve: all right. we will be tube side. thank you, stuart. >> thank you. brian: send in those videos and make yourself famous. everyone will be watching. coming up. you know him as the country music star. but did you know that craig morgan also served in the army for nearly 20 years. he joins us live next to explained how he is making a difference in the lives of military families ahead of memorial day.

jillian: good morning. we are back with a few headlines now. a sad and shocking revelation from a group of california doctors who claim they have seen more deaths by suicide than the coronavirus sips the lockdown began. doctors at the medical center near san francisco say they have seen a year's worth of suicides in just the last four weeks. police are investigating the vandalism of a medal of honor

recipient's head stone. gold paint sprayed over delta force master sergeant gary gordon's stone. tomorrow marking 26 years since he was posthumously honored the medal of honor. killed while protecting a pilot during somalia's civil war in 1993. the coast guard rescues three crew members from a burning boat. take a look. you can see the fishing boat tip sinking into the ocean off the coast of rhode island. everyone on board was safely taken to shore where they were examined by paramedics. luckily no one was hurt. it's unclear what caused the boat fire. ainsley? ainsley: oh, i'm so glad they got them out. okay, thank you, jillian. we know craig morgan as a country music star but he also served in the army for two decades. that's why he is so involved in military charities like operation finally home and why he recorded the song soldier. listen. ♪ when you are i told you ♪ when you get worried

♪ i'll be your soldier. ainsley: that song is on his brand new album god, family and country. congratulations on that song. >> thank you very much. ainsley: i want to get to your album. first, tell me your involvement with called operation finally home and what it does for the soldiers and why you were so attracted to this organization. >> well, there is a lot of great organizations out there that do this kind of thing, they provide mortgage free homes for service members. especially those service members that have had severe injuries to them and their families. what i love about operation finally home that they do different is they really really involve the community. they get the community to donate time, effort, resources. and what it does is creates a relationship between the recipient and the community. so that even after the home is finished and they move in, that relationship is still there. and they become a more integral part of the community. ainsley: that is wonderful.

they outfit these homes if the soldier has an injury they outfit it so that soldier can reach the dishes or reach their clothes if they are in a wheelchair. they are incredible organizations that do. this thanks for your involvement. if you want to donate to that organization, go to operation finally home.org. okay, craig, i want to talk about your new album. tell us you have five new songs on it? >> yeah. five new songs. five previous songs that i recorded of remastered all of those. put. so hits on there because what we are finding now because of the environment that we are in, we are having a lot of new fans. in fact, i had someone the other day tell me that they really enjoyed my new song that's what i love about sunday. the song is actually older than the individual who said that. [laughter] ainsley: i love the title of it, god, family, country. it's something we hear a lot. when you see that on the cover of your album, it reminds all of you was what is truly important. >> i think that's what it is. it represents the thought process and the mentality of what i believe is the majority of this country.

middle america, it's what makes this country what it is. those people. and we all believe in those three things and we have competence in those three things for the most part. there are times when we question certain things in our lives. but i think ultimately it boils down to knowing that we do have god. we do have family and we do have the greatest country in the world. ainsley: craig, i know you went through tragedy when you lost your son-in-law in 2016 with that water accident. this is your first album since you lost him. there is a song on the album about him, right? >> there is. it's called the father, my son and the holy ghost. i have a complete confidence and a lot of faith in my god. i told people god wrote that song. i just held the pen. and what i have learned is through my pain, which it is painful to sing it every time. but through my pain, a lot of people have regained their faith. that's a wonderful thing. i don't want to go to heaven and not have done something that god expected me to do.

ainsley: right. we are seeing his picture right now. so tall, handsome. i know that just had to be awful. for folks watching that have been through something like that. how do you get through it? >> day by day, literally breath by breath. there is not a day that goes by that it don't hurt. when families ask me how i do it, i tell them i pray a lot. that's really ultimately is the one thing is my god that has seen me through this. and i had tell them i wish there was something that i could say that makes them feel better. i know there is nothing no one can say that is going to lift me. just for have faith that god is in charge. ainsley: you obviously raised him in a christian home and i believe you will see him again. what a glorious day that will be. friday night live is tonight at 8:00 p.m. that's on fox nation. thank you so much for doing that craig. we will all be watching. i understand if you watch and then sign up for fox nation, all orders for memorial day weekend

friday through monday, $5 will go to folds of honor which is another great military organization. so, craig, what roux going to be singing tonight? >> we're going to sing some of the new songs. obviously going to do soldier. we are going to do the father, my son, and the holy ghost. so new material. we might do a couple of old things. we might surprise people with a cover. we don't know. ainsley: okay. we will be watching. thank you. >> thank you. ainsley: you are welcome. still ahead. we have a full show. we have geraldo rivera. we have general jack keane and judge jeanine pirro. t. every financial plan needs a cfp® professional -- confident financial plans, calming financial plans, complete financial plans. they're all possible with a cfp® professional.

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♪ brian: all right. here we go. a fox news alert. the fbi now searching for a motive after a potential terror attack was stopped at a texas naval base. ainsley: we reported on it yesterday morning and this morning we have learned the gunman is an american citizen. we are also learning a possible second suspect is out there. steve: where would that somebody in todd piro joins us live with what else we know about this investigation in the corpus christi texas area. todd? >> that's right, steve, ainsley and brian. good morning. right now the fbi working all angles to find a possible second suspect and a motive following yesterday morning's shootout at naval air station corpus christi. the a.p. identifying the gunman as adam al sully from corpus christi. he tried to speed his car through at a base opening fire

and hitting a sailor who was able to roll over and hit a switch that raised the barrier in time to stop his car from getting onto the base. the shooter got out of the car but was killed by security. >> we are determined to the incident this morning at the air station in corpus christi is terrorism-related. we are working diligently with our state local and federal partners on this investigation which is fluid and evolving. >> u.s. officials telling fox news it took five hours to access the shooter's body because the bomb squad had to be brought in with robots in order to make sure al sully wasn't wearing an explosive vest. this comes days after the doj released information about the pensacola base attack in florida last december. highlighting that shooter there had been in contact with members of al qaeda. now the corpus christi security guard who was shot is now out of

the hospital. the fbi adding a tip line asking for anyone who has any info on the possible second suspect to call them at 1-800-225-5324. steve, ainsley and brian back to you. brian: thanks, todd. worthy that attacks taking out military bases in our homeland while we still have activity in iraq and afghanistan. now, look, we are are going to get more details about this and find out about his connections and communications. the fbi, i know, does a tremendous job on a daily basis. but i think what usually comes out after this is they have this guy on radar. especially by the fact that on social media they know he has been sympathetic to al qaeda/isis. i will add something else. hey, slack world. we are not the bad guys. if you are actually going to take your anger out at anyone. there is a country called china who has taken a million innocent muslims and put them in what looks like a concentration camp. we are out there trying to provide them opportunities and try to keep warring factions

apart. i think at some point they have to realize we are not the bad guys. ainsley? ainsley: i'm so glad that the security guard is alive and doing well out of the hospital now. what a hero she was. she pushed that button asse as d was saying that car could not go through saving who knows how many lives. steve? steve: that's right. right now at this point they are trying to figure out whether or not this particular shooter was inspired by the 2019 shooting, i believe, in the month of december. down in pensacola at that naval air station. so, the investigation continues. we will keep you posted here on fox, brian. brian: we move ahead. a major milestone in the fight to reopen the united states of america. today, 21 states are easing stringent restrictions to a degree and getting americans back to work in a sense. ainsley: look at alaska. making the biggest strides with all businesses allowed to reopen and operate as normal. and in states like indiana, michigan, north carolina, and

texas, restaurants and retailers are allowed to welcome more people inside. steve: terrific. and a welcomed update just in time for memorial day weekend. beaches in the state of new york and new jersey are going to be scaling back heavy lockdowns. they have will be open, however, there will still be strict social distancing requirements. and, you know, yesterday at this time, we were telling folks about how that atilis gym in bellmawr, new jersey, the owners came to yesterday and saw all sorts of warning signs they had been closed down by the stated and county of camden. yesterday, governor murphy did say that salons and gyms will be open in a matter of weeks. so it's still going to be a couple of weeks for those guys at atilis and elsewhere. i have news for the governor of new jersey. that is a lot of small businesses in this state are not waiting for his sign okay you

can open. they are opening quietly. you know, if you have a business relationship with one of the small stores in my town, you call them up, you tell them what you need, they might open the back door just saying. people go in. i have heard from barbers and hairstylists that they are actually going to people's homes to go ahead and do it. ainsley: kitchen beautician. ainsley: while the salon owner is not getting the cut and they are still having to pay the rent. the hairstylists are going out, making the money off the books. but nonetheless, it's just a sign of frustration where people have had it up to here. we are sick of being closed. we are ready to move on ainsley, brian, you all of russ in really restrictive areas right now. that's why we are not sitting together on the same couch or even in the same studio because the government won't let us right now. brian: yeah. there is nobody in mid-atlantic and fomanhattan andpeople critii

think anyway we should be reopening at much quicker space. this is hot spot. no one here. one of the safest place to be is new york city. they cleared everybody out there. is nobody in buildings. nobody in the streets. not a restaurant that's legally open. they told us 15 days, then 30 days. then we have a mayor saying i will see you june 15th. good. congratulations you won't have a single restaurant or gym there. people are leaving the state entirely. this is the go sign to get out of city. good luck finding a tax base. they will put their hands out and demand federal money to sustain their operations it's not going to be there people being told 15 days, 30 days, 45 and 60 and now 90 days. i will add this. the cdc has just changed the rules again. they said hey, the more i think about it, surface spread not really a problem. so, wait a second. we thought that grabbing a handle on a table was a major issue. they go person-to-person is the main issue. how many more revelations are

they going to have before this is done? don't wear mask. wear a mask. don't touch anything. i guess you can touch something. go ahead, ainsley. ainsley: i just wanted to clear something up. i understand exactly what you are saying when you say it's the safest place to be and you mean that here to rhetorically. but since it's so expensive they have to stay in their apartments because they can't afford to move out of the city and have second homes like most people don't. i understand what you are saying i don't want people to go back and get sick. it's still the epicenter and they're trying to be safe. i get what you are saying though. brian: i could walk in the streets i was there a week ago at 1:00 in the afternoon. i got there in 30 mention. the fastest i get there at 2:00 in the morning and an eighth of the people that were there are actually there right now. meanwhile, some of the people so

frustrated that steve was mentioning located in pennsylvania and that is chris and dimos. they defied the p.a. lockdown and they said i don't want to destroy my business. here what happens they said. >> we flattened the curve. we sat down. now it's time to stand up. flatten the fear. we have done everything. we have done everything to acome aaccommodate the customers. we are not out here doing something rogue. my father has been in the business for 53 years. i'm sure he knows something about food safety and how to take care of people. >> please, open up. people are tired. they want to go to work. they want to pay their bills, support their families. it's nothing wrong that if there is anything wrong that the people wanted to work, i don't know what to say. steve: that was such a good soundbite that we flattened the

curve, now let's flatten the fear. exactly right. people are frustrated and there is so much we are learning along the way and now we know that one of the things, you know, brian, you were talking about this a minute ago, the main way you get it is you are near somebody who is talking or coughing or sneezing and it's those invisible droplets that you cannot see. there is some frustration as well because some people in super lock down areas like we are, our leaders have chosen to take a much slower approach to reopening, but now some are even branching out. initially it was flatten the curve, flatten the curve. we flattened the curve. now they are saying, you know what? we can't open in a big way until there is a vaccine. listen to this. >> until we have a vaccine or an effective treatment, the option of returning to normalcy doesn't exist. >> we need a vaccine and we need to have mass quantities

available. >> until either a proven vaccine is in our midst or proven therapeutics are widely available. we cannot firmly enter the new normal. steve: right there, anxiously, what we are seeing is they have changed -- they have moved the goal post. initially it was we have got to flatten the curve so that our hospitals are not overwhelmed. we have been saying this for over two months. well, you know what? we did that and the hospitals were not overwhelmed. then we were going to be able to start to reopen. but now, you know, the frustration, it's understandable because there are certain leaders who have different metrics and different expectations and the people who live in those areas have to live with it because that's just the way it works. ainsley: okay. so we have all been in a situation for a little more than a month two months, flight maybe two and a half months. they are talking about getting a vac senile maybe in january. we have heard september. then we heard december. some are saying january at the soonest.

okay. so we have already done this for two, two and a half months. imagine four times that seven metropolitan more months, 8 more months. there is no way america will put up with that absolutely no way. democrats and republicans. we interviewed dr. nicole saphier earlier and this is what she had to say. >> not realistic to say that we cannot open up the economy, open up our businesses until that there is a vaccine or proven treatment. because i hate to be the bearer of bad news that may actually never happen. yes under the trump administration they have cut red tape and they have more vaccines in clinical trials in record breaking time than ever before. the truth is they may not work. the consequences of this economic shutdown is extreme. time is of the essence. they need to be working right now to open up their state. >> ainsley: she saying there might not even be a vaccine. the trilsz are promising. brian: you just watch, ainsley,

if joe biden wins in november you will see all these democratic governors quickly realize they have to stand up their economy. they will suddenly. ainsley: do you think they are doing it for politics? >> i don't think there is any question. especially this illinois governor patriot scer. is he a multimillionaire. sends family down to florida live in wonderful mansion where florida is standing up and going. buttoning down all the rural areas of illinois their outraged there pretending it's all chicago. joe biden got a good news in a gallup and fox news poll beating donald trump by 10 and 11 points. more trusted on china by 6. more trusted on healthcare by 17. now which is staggering to me but the president has an edge who is more trusted on the economy. for joe biden he has a big decision to make. he has a decision to make on who is going to be his running mate at 77 years old clearly not at the top of his game. this might be the most

consequential vice presidential nominee pick in the history of modern politics. here he is on late night talking about amy klobuchar. >> well, no one has been vetted yet by the team. there has been a team put together to go down a preliminary list of people, ask their interest and general questions. what are they interested in. why would they be interested. that process is coming to an end now. and the actual vetting of part-time. that is where you go into every detail of your background. you look at every vote they have ever taken. you look at everything from their financial statements, to their health circumstances. it is -- it's a very invasive process. by the way, amy is first rate. don't get me wrong. >> so she is first on the list? >> well, i'm not getting into that. brian: he talked about klobuchar obviously she would love to get it. val demings says she is on the

first list and stacey abrams spends every waking moment basically campaigning for the job. and there is another list on top of that, ainsley. ainsley: look at all the people there are a lot of them on there. the president didn't choose his vice president until the middle of july. so i don't know when biden is going to make the announcement, but he is definitely vetting them. i don't know how long that takes. he has a team lawyers that go out and interview them and ask them questions to find out how they think about certain issues. steve? steve: yeah. and they look at their taxes. they probe their background to make sure there is nothing that could be embarrassing if they are announced. it's interesting. and we saw all those faces of the people who are being considered. one of them was apparently asked senator jean shaheen was asked but, you know what? she is in a tough re-election and she declined the former vice president's invitation to be considered as his vice president. so, we will keep you posted on that. it's now 7:14 here in the new york city area. and let's go back into new york

city and jillian joins us with the headlines. jillian: that's right. good morning to you. we begin with this. update on that new jersey gym that we have been talking about. the owners of atill liz gym shut down by the state for violating lockdown orders say they will open up again today. co-owner frank says the doors will be open this morning even if he gets arrested. pete hegseth joins the co-owners as they opened up their doors earlier this week. the man accused of murdering estranged wife breaking her silence. releasing a statement saying in part quote i have know nothing about jennifer dulos' whereabouts or what may have happened to her. adding i think it was a mistake to have trusted him. troconis charged with conspiracy to submit murder. she was murdered back in january. loughlin and her husband expected to plead guilty today via zoom in the college admission scandal.

if the judge accepts plea agreement loughlin would spend two months in prison and pay $150,000 fine. her husband would serve five months and pay a $250,000 fine. ahead of memorial day, army old guard soldiers placing american flags in front of each head stone at arlington national cemetery. each soldier wearing a face mask as they place flags at more than 228,000 head stones. arlington national cemetery is closed this weekend because of the pandemic. send it back to you. brian: wow. tom cotton wrote a whole book about that and how important it is especially on days like this. thank you very much, jillian. meanwhile business owners in the big apple band together and vow to reopen next week with or without the go ahead from local officials. we will hear from one of those struggling small business owners when she joins us live next. before they worry about their insurance

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>> if home depot can sell flooring why can't a small business. if costco can sell jewelry why can't i? does this virus only spread in small businesses i have heard the argument we are not essential. you know what? to my children my small business is essential. ainsley: she is one of hundreds of small business owners that are coming together in new york demanding state leaders let them get back to work. her name is simca. and she is the founder of the new york petition which has over 7900 signatures. good morning to you. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. thank you so much for having me. it's a real honor. ainsley: you are welcome. i know you are in your car because the kids are upstairs in the apartment, right? >> oh my gosh. i had to find a small place where i could be without

everyone jumping on me. ainsley: i understand. >> i think a lot of parents are trying to work from their car right now. because it's like the only place. ainsley: i know. we have these small apartments in the city. i get it. tell us what your message is why you want to reopen. >> >> basically the message is we can't wait one minute longer. i live in my own community. i know about two close friends of mine who just shut their business for good. built their lives to build their businesses. businesses crumbling and at a point not turning back. people take loans to start their businesses and this completely shattered them. i'm just one person that knows two people. so every single one of us knows someone that's hurting and we are all connected. and if the small businesses of america suffer we all suffer. it's just that i cannot stand by and watch. i'm just a mom six kids.

i felt like i needed to speak out about this very, very strongly. ainsley: you have six children. >> i have six children. ainsley: wow, god bless you. you really need to get back to work. >> yes. ainsley: your husband is involved, too. so you are both out of work. >> he is my best friend and partner. it's a big deal. ainsley: it really is people are hurting. when i think about your jewelry store. what area of brooklyn is it. >> it's more fine jewelry. we are located in the heart of borough park. we opened 20 months allege. >> we took tremendous loans to open our store. it's not about me and my business. i want to make that very clear i only started this coalition. i didn't know really i was starting a coalition at the time but because these people we are talking about is hurting somebody has to get up and say something. we don't live one man on to ourselves we are all connected.

the small businesses of america are the backbone of our country people came over. we chose to do the press conference right by the statue of liberty that's why people came here. they took tremendous risk to come to this country. my parents are immigrants. they worked really hard to give us a beautiful life. it's really maddening to see walmarts earnings soaring 10% literally in this past month and they can sell whatever, all their nonessential aisles are open. why not give us a chance? we can clean our businesses i think better than anyone because i don't want to bring disease home to my family. if my husbanmy husband and i running our store. lysol everything. have one person in the store at a time. let us open. it's very hard to seat double standard. we are watching people all over prospect park literally full and i can't let one person in my store? it's really a major double standard.

major. ainsley: yesterday the new york said it needs to end now. editorial. there is the picture of it. >> i saw it. ainsley: new york city is ready to open. you told our produce youers you said something that i thought was interesting governor cuomo asks us to trust him now it's time for him to trust us. jewelry store. you already missed mother's day. >> oh my gosh. i'm missing the whole bridal season now is huge. this is a major, major loss for us. >> it's a major loss for everyone. we will have to make hard choices if we don't get back to work soon. it's going to be no air conditioning. watering down juice. it will be decision-making and it is going to be hard. ainsley: i know. >> and we don't need. this this is the land of opportunity. i believe american people are inherently good and they're the most creative people. i was speaking to my manicurist to call her to ask her how she was doing. i was so inspired what she sent me. she sent meme her tables with

major put between the customer and the employee so that they -- so she could mitigate the risk. figure it out. so creative and i'm so proud of her. she is still not open. ainsley: proud of you, thanks for speaking out. a lot of people would agree with you. >> thank you so much. ainsley: six children. >> everyone go to our go fund me page and check out our coalition and just check out our links. we really appreciate all the support we can get with this. thank you. ainsley: we open new york coalition. thank you. >> yes. thank you. ainsley: you are welcome. florida governor ron desantis calling out the media for predicting doom and gloom for his state's covid-19 response and then ignoring florida's success in the battle against the virus. >> i think that people just don't want to recognize it because it challenges their narrative. ainsley: lara logan calls out the bias. that's next.

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steve: florida governor ron desantis calling out the media over coverage of covid-19 in his state. >> a lot of people in your profession who wax poetically for weeks and weeks how florida was going to be just like new york. not only do we have a death rate way lower deaths generally we have way lower death than the astella corridor. people don't want to recognize it because it challenges their narrative. it challenges their assumption so they have got to try to find a boogie man. brian: you know you can see his frustration. is he not trying to hide it. lara logan is here. she has got that great fox nation series and she has no agenda. not saying she has nothing to do. she has no agenda.

meaning she doesn't have any political bias. larr remarks how are you? brian: okay. we will work on that. [no audio] brian: listen to what the media was saying that got ron desantis to incensed. >> those numbers are going to go up coming days and weeks. ron desantis this trump mini me. >> why did it take so long for the governor. the science has been clear on this for a while. >> is the governor's botched response to the outbreak is he going to be forced to own whatever the consequences are in the sunshine state? >> so, lara, this is just an example of what to you? >> well, to me, brian, i don't look at this in isolation. i look at it in the full context of the media's coverage generally. of this administration and this president. and i tell you what i see that

is most important and most significant to me. there has been a lot of discussion on television about the politicization of the pandemic. and a lot of blame cast, right, on trump and the -- our g.o.p. for doing that but what people are ignoring is something really critical that was reported in the "the washington post" on the first of may. there is this article and here it is. i have it here. this is not something i often do, but this is so significant to me that i wanted to make sure i had it printed out. the headline is about technology that was once used to combat isis propaganda is being employed by a democratic political action committee, a super pac, basically, to counteract trump's messaging on the coronavirus. and his handling of the coronavirus. and this super pac has enlisted the assistance of general stanley mcchrystal who many of your viewers will recognize his name. he has openly stated in this article, a whole piece about it "the washington post" has no problem with this, that they are taking a weapon of war that was

designed to counter isis and al qaeda in other words, u.s. enemies and they're using it against the u.s. against american citizens in this country. and they say in their own words it's to combat online efforts to promote president trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. so you have got a republican governor in florida who is succeeding, that's not a message they want to hear. do you want to know how they will combat it. use artificial intelligence and network analysis to map a discussion of the president's claims on social media and then seek to intervene by identifying the most popular counter narratives and boosting them through a network of more than 3.4 million social influencers across the country. some of those people will be paid by them. i have think what people may not understand about this is you are taking a weapon of war that the united states developed to use against its foreign enemies and a u.s. -- former u.s. general is using that technology and those

tactics with a political action committee and they are using it against to counter trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. that is deeply political. and it's also, you know, can you speak to many people in the intelligence community who will tell that you it's also illegal. never mind unethical. and that's where i think the real -- that's where the heart of the media issue lies over the virus. brian: absolutely. no one talks about governor cuomo not getting prepared for the virus. no one talks about anthony fauci said there is nothing to fear. they just play back what they say donald trump was underreacting. larr remarks i want to get to you. you have such an important series coming up on fox nation. it's a salute to our veterans. here's a clip from a triple amputee his name is jose martinez. he talks about how he got injured. >> about 8 years ago to to the day i stepped on 60-pound ied that was meant for a vehicle. when i woke up i asked the doctors hey how am i going to walk again.

99% chance from here on out you will never walk again. i became the first triple amputee to -- in the world. i'm going to become a champion this weekend so i can make a stand for my name all over again. brian: special guy, lara. >> yes, extraordinary. he said he is a much better person now than when he had all of his limbs. brian, this is something that you have talked about so often on your radio program and on this show. and it's the fact that we just don't know what these wars look like anymore. they have kind of vanished from our screens. no more daily dispatches from the battlefield. there is almost no coverage at all. and i know that you feel as strongly as i do about that and that's one of the reasons that we did this show. and this is the perfect time for it to air because this is the time when we should remember. brian: nobody knows more about war than you what you have witnessed and reported on. you are the perfect person to do this series. i want everybody to catch this

special. >> thank you. brian: lara logan has no agenda. it's on fox nation now. all subscriptions received on fox nation this weekend will include a $5 donation to folds of honor. how great is that? lara, i will be watching and double clicking. thanks so much. >> thank you. brian: you got it. straight ahead. a judge just ruled in a michigan barber's favor saying can he remain open despite the state's lockdown. his fight may be far from over. pete hegseth sounds off on this difficulty this business owner is in as he struggles to survive in this climate. to anyone helping and caring in their own way. thank you. like you, we're always on. we're proud to put our energy behind you. southern company robinwithout the commission fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for?

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♪ steve: we are back with a fox news alert. a manhunt is underway for a second possible suspect in a potential terror attack at a texas naval air base. the a.p. is identifying the gunman as a u.s. citizen from corpus christi.

brian. brian: he was shot and killed before he could get into the base. it took five hours to get his body because officials were concerned he had an explosive vest. no word on a motive. ainsley: a security guard injured in the shootout is now out of the hospital, obviously good news. the fbi launching a tip line for anyone with information about the other potential suspect and that number is at the bottom of your screen it's 1-800-225-5324. let's bring in pete hegseth who served our country. he is also "fox & friends weekend" co-host and author of the new book american crusade. good morning to you, pete. pete: good morning, guys. ainsley: what do you think about this? you continual hear about the attacks. >> because the threat of laddd. radical islam is not gone. third attack on a naval installation in six months. clearly a tactic at some level for groups that have identified a vulnerability. they don't just keep doing this unless they think there is an opportunity. i have been a gate guard before. i have -- it's not easy duty.

you have to be vigilant at all times. the fact they put the barrier up and able to identify and kill the shooter. they still had to wait five house in case it was a suicide bomber. gives you a sense how dangerous this is. identified it as terrorism. thankfully they have in pensacola they waited months and months and months even though it was obvious at the beginning. threat remains. you have to stay vigilant. god bless the folks that guard these installations and hopefully find if there is a second person makes it more complicated. maybe it's a cell. we don't know but something to pay attention to. steve: right. pete, a couple mornings ago we saw you at this time as the atilis gym reopened in bellmawr, new jersey in defiance of governor murphy's stay-at-home order. meanwhile, there is a story out of michigan where a judge has said that a barber who apparently defied as well stay-at-home orders, he was -- he stayed open and now the judge

says he can stay open as well. what do you make of this? pete: they took his license away, too. which is exactly how governors are putting the squeeze on. it's what they did in atilis. they said it was a health issue. osha, safety, licensures, right, they try to squeeze these businesses. what i make of this is some common sense prevailed. the judge stepped in and said this is not a health risk. he is being responsible. if people want to choose to come to his establishment, they can. and, steve, i agree with the comments you made earlier in the show about the fact that we are effectively starting a black market economy here. salons in kitchens and haircuts in garages. you know, i wanted to see if my tattoo artist would come to my garage about a month and a half ago he said na na na na that. i backed down. maybe ask him again if it stays closed forever. the reality is people know we have to reopen. they need the income. and they want to be responsible. and so they -- and we know that's not a false choice to do one or the other. there is a reopen movement.

open the states.com for this today to just say hey, guys, everybody go out and move together because if everyone opens at the same time. the authorities can't shut everybody down if we the people say we are open. again, that's not to disrespect the people. but to recognize as the president has said the cure cannot be worse than the virus. brian: congratulations on the success of the book. i just found out the only real estate on your body left untattood is your neck. we don't want a neck tattoo on pete hegseth. coming up this weekend unless i'm wrong congressman devin nunes, doug collins, mike huckabee and palm bondi. any musical act? >> not that i'm aware of. we are heading into memorial day. we will gte in the memorializing mood. it's remembering those who paid the ultimate sack files and do that all weekend. that's what it is all about. those guys would want us to enjoy this great country and our freedom and our family. i'm going to be doing some

grilling at my house which will also make its way onto the weekend program. i don't know what i'm grilling yet. steve, i might ask for a recipe. we shall see. brian, thank you for the shoutout of the work "american crusade" it's been a strong week. thank you to everyone who has taken a look at that book. fight to stay free. boy are we in a fight to stay free if we want to keep it. ainsley: thank you so much, pete. congratulations for that book. it's great. pete: thanks, guys, appreciate it. ainsley: hand it over to jillian she is back in the studio. jillian: if people want to do something today in remembrance they can wear a poppy on this national poppy day. start off with fox news alert now. a passenger plane has just gone down in pakistan. the jet belonging to state-run pakistan international airlines had 107 people on board. none of them survived. it crashed no a residential neighborhood on the outskirts of karachi. pakistan's largest city. witnesses say the jet tried to land several times before it went down. we will keep you updated. stunning new numbers on new

york's nursing home crisis released overnight. the a.p. reports more than 4300 patients recovering from covid-19 were sent from hospitals to homes across the state. the transfers coming as a result of governor andrew cuomo's order back in march. it has since been reversed. critics say the division fueled the crisis. more than 5800 people at state nursing homes have died from the virus. hawaii rearrests nearly 50 inmates released early over coronavirus concerns. police in honolulu putting 47 back behind bars. the honolulu star advisor is reporting more than 500 inmates were released in total in the state. some of them were violent offenders. and now to the top trending stories on foxnews.com. first up, 2020 hopeful joe biden boots a reporter from his wall street fundraising call. the nbc journalist says she was allowed to listen to biden's opening remarks but was quickly kicked off when he opened the floor to questions.

biden's campaign responded saying the event was held in a, quote, new format. next, democrats are putting pressure on pennsylvania governor tom wolf over the state's coronavirus restrictions. one of them reportedly writing a letter accusing wolf of not recognizing the financial suffering his stay-at-home is causing. and finally, new england patriots owner robert kraft actions off his super bowl ring for $1 million. he donated the proceeds to coronavirus relief. got a few others though. to read more about these stories and many more, you can download the fox news app. send it back to you. steve: all right, jillian. thank you very much. meanwhile, this weekend marks the unofficial start of summer which means it's time to get your backyard ready we are all spending a lot of time at home. skip bedell is on deck to with tips to get your lawn looking its best and he is coming up next. hey, skip. there he is. with benefiber,

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doesn't have a perfect lawn, every lawn is fixable. >> that's right. steve, this is the perfect time of year to seed your lawn. it's really not that complicated to have a great looking lawn like this. really just two steps you need to be concerned with. number one is having the right grass seed. steve, this is my favorite seed. this is jonathan green's black beauty. this is a premium seed used by sod growers across the country. the reason why they use this as opposed to other type of seed is if you look at the grass seed the leaves have a very waxy coating almost like the skin on an apple. very different from other seed. what that does is retains the moisture and allows this grass to be very drought tolerant. so you can grow it even in low water situations. and the roots get down really deep. if you look over in this box. most grass seeds the roots grow down 6 to 9 inches. with this black beauty from jonathan green the roots grow down 4 feet deep, steve. that means it's going to be drought tolerant and unbelievable.

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should you be looking at the -- should you be looking at the chart on the back of the bag to make sure that it's the right time in your part of the country to be doing this stuff? >> absolutely. always look at the back of the bag. also if you go on their website right now handbook called the new american lawn. everything you need to know. free, send it to you. tell you the time of year and everything you need to do in the correct products to use on your particular lawn. so after you have the seed and the fertilizer and the food in your soil, you want to keep it mowed good. steve, this is my mower of choice and this is brand new this year from ego. this is 21-inch select cut mower. actually has two blades if you look on the bottom it has two blades for the first time it has a mulching blade and bagging blade. what else different about about this mower operates on 57-volt battery. there is no gas, no exsauls fumes no noise. you simply pop the battery in and close it. listen to how quiet this is i'm

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♪ ♪ ♪ ainsley: right to a fox news alert the fbi now searching for a motive after a potential terror attack is stopped at a texas naval base. steve: that's right ainsley this morning we've learned the gunman is apparently an american citizen, was, we're also learning a possible second suspect is out there as well. brian: okay, todd piro joins us live with what else we know about this investigation. hey, todd. todd: hey, steve, ainsley and brian good morning to all three of you right now the fbi working all angles including asking for the public's help to find a possible second suspect and a motive following yesterday mornings shootout at naval air station corpus cristi. the api identifying the gunman

assad am alsali from corpus cristi and the fbi saying he tried to speed his car through a gate opening fire and hitting a sailor who was able to rollover and hit a switch that raised a barrier in time to stop his car from getting on to the base. the shooter got out of the car but was killed by security. >> we have determined that the incident this morning at the naval air station corpus cristi is terrorism-related. we are working dilly gently with our state, local, and federal partners on this investigation which is fluid and evolveing. todd: u.s. officials telling fox news it took five hours to access the shooter's body because the bomb squad had to be brought in with robots in order to make sure alsali wasn't wearing an explosive vest and an official later adding he had a lot of amo. authorities searching what is believed to be the shooter's home for about an hour all comes days after the doj released information about the pensacola-

based attack in florida, highlighting the shooter there had been in contact with members of al qaeda now the corpus cristi security guard shot is out of the hospital and fbi is adding a tip line asking for anyone within to on a possible second suspect to call them 1-800-225- 5324. ainsley: let's bring in geraldo rivera. geraldo: obviously islamist extremism, ainsley, they target ed these bases maybe they think they've spotted a vulnerability. what i'd like to do is first of all, award the navy cross to the female security guard who took that shot right in the chest and then had the where with all to help in the process of raising the gate that ultimately stopped the shooter, but it's pretty clear that particularly in light of the revelation about the

pensacola shooting, that al qaeda or the various islamist radical groups perceive what they see as a vulnerability. these attacks don't happen by accident. i think there's a relationship if only the inspiration coming from that are now being revealed i'm not so sure they'll find a second suspect on this particular shooting but what i think they will find on probing this is perhaps a cell, or others, who have been swap ping information with al qaeda being inspired directed by al qaeda and i think it represents a real tactical danger to these bases. obviously, our security forces responded so magnificently stopping him before he even got on to the base but i think this is a real danger, now and i would absolutely cancel immediately any of these programs, you know, particularly relating to the pensacola

shooting a year ago, that allow royal saudi air force personnel to come and be trained on our bases without being properly vet ted in their home country, a hot bed of islamist radicalism, and i think this is a danger with no upside to bringing these folks on board our base. steve: of course it's being scrutinized by the department of homeland security. geraldo this week the senate homeland security committee voted to go ahead and subpoena blue star strategies which is a democratic pr firm to get more information about the fact that they were on the board, same time with barisma that hunter biden was and as we head toward the november election now the senate is going to look into just exactly why did he have that job. nancy pelosi, while the house is not in session, she did have a comment about this yesterday. she said that it is sad that the republican senate has weekly chosen to be complicit in the

president's desperate and dangerous political tactic and i call upon leader mcconnell to take a pause in the senate gop's obstruction of meeting the needs of the american people. well, senator mcconnell heard that and geraldo, he said yesterday, wait a minute. is she lecturing me? that's ironic. watch. >> i'd say to the speaker after the impeachment, you're not in a position to be lecturing us about what the appropriate use of senate time is. if the house can spend time on a basis impeachment effort then we should at least have oversight over what happened to initiate this whole process a couple of years ago. steve: he is at the oversight of the mike flynn case that had as we know now, a crazy origin. geraldo: i think nancy pelosi is

guilty of brutal hipocracy right there. mitch mcconnell is not the most eloquent public speaker but he really gets to the point and when he labels this as hipocracy he knows exactly what he's talking about. how dare democrats talk about this big a diversion when for three years, they dragged the country through a meaningless russiagate probe that has nothing to do with national security, everything to do with domestic politics no proof of the essential premise not from the get-go and still went ahead on this phony call to ukraine to impeach the president of the united states for the third time in american history. i mean, ontoing but a partisan house majority for the democrats and now they complain that the senate has the majority and as the republicans have the majority in the senate and they are probing what needs to be probed about barisma, about ukraine and i hope senator johnson takes it to russia gate

but what's good for the goose is good for the gander. shame on nancy you had it coming once you pushed that rock up the hill trying to get trump and it rolled back on you now it's just beginning. brian: it's not like they are going back to the clinton administration. joe biden is running for president we got to find out what the heck he was doing so it's incumbent on them to do just that. meanwhile, i thought we could all agree that this pandemic was launched by china. i thought we could all agree that they have not been candid about how it started where it started and what exactly it is. we still can't get in there but when the president brings it up, it's all about his agenda. >> it's my view that while china obviously was not as transparent as it should have been that the trump adminitration and president trump in particular are just trying to distract the attention from his own negotiation negligence with respect to

getting on to top of this virus in the united states by pointing a finger at china. brian: you know, this really bugs me. geraldo: it really bugs me how democrats and the people who hate trump insist that the only thing that matters is what donald trump did from say february and march, what he did in dealing with the initial stages of the pandemic here in the united states, but they refuse to look at how this damn thing started in china whether it escaped that lab or however it happened, there is no doubt but that the chinese covered up what was obviously a human-to-human transmission and they lied to the w. h. o., for six weeks they kept the world in the dark when they glommed all the personal protective equipment and the masks and so fourth and to say that this is not an important avenue of inquiry is ridiculous. in other words they want to talk about the accessory after the fact, whatever happened with

donald trump or anyone else, but they refuse to look at what the killer, the shooter did what china did in december and in january in terms of the cover-up , the lying, the cornering the market on the protective gear and so forth i think it is preposterous and i think shame on them. i want, china lied, people died, that's the headlines. whatever happened afterwards there's plenty of blame to go along. what does the governor do and the mayor do and the president do and what did the cdc say they were supposed to do, what did dr. fauci say then, what did he say now, what about all these correspondents and all these networks who poo-poo'd it in march only to condemn the president' response in april i think the politics has to get out of this and we have to find out what china did, when they did it, what they knew. i really think that that is the focus that should be the focus and any time a democrat says we can only investigate trump in february, say shame on you, what about

what happened in december and january. ainsley: you're right. thank you, geraldo great to see you have a good weekend. geraldo: you too. thank you, you too happy memorial day. ainsley: you too. we will remember those who have died for our country on monday. thank you so much. okay, let's hand it over to jillian whose back in the studio jillian: that's right good morning to you and we begin with a fox news alert. there are no survivors after a passenger plane crashes in pakistan. take a look and you can see the flames and thick black smoke from the crash scene near karachi. the jet belonging to a state-run airline had 107 people on board before going down in a residential neighborhood. a witness says the jet tried to land several times before it crashed. authorities say the pilot told the control tower one of the engines failed. >> lori loughlin is going to the big house. she and her husband expected to plead guilty today via zoom in the college admission scandal.

if the judge accepts their plea agreement,loughlin would serve two months in prison and pay a $150,000 fine and her husband would serve five months and pay a $250,000 fine. >> and a major milestone in the fight to reopen the united states. today, 21 states are easing restrictions and getting american businesses back to work alaska making the biggest strides with all businesses allowed to reopen and operate as normal. and a welcome update just in time for the memorial day weekend. beaches in new york and new jersey scaling back heavy lockdowns. christina partsinevelos will have a live report from the beach in new york in just a few minutes. >> and president trump firing back at michigan's attorney general. she's threatening to charge ford motors over the president not wearing a mask during a factory tour. >> i think that we're going to have to have a very serious conversation with ford. they knew exactly what the order was and if they permitted anyone , even the president of the united states to defy that order, i think it has serious

health consequences potentially to their workers. jillian: the president responding on twitter saying "do nothing ag of the great state of michigan, she should not be taking her anger and stupidity out on ford motor and they might get upset with you and leave the state like so many other companies have until i came along and brought business back to michigan." pictures posted shows the president wearing a mask during a portion of his tour. those are your headlines i'll send it back to you. steve: all right, jillian thank you very much. it is 8:12 here in the east. president trump set to withdraw now from the open skies surveillance treaty accusing russia of repeatedly violating that agreement. so what does this mean for u.s. russian relations going forward? brian is going to talk to general jack keane, next. when you're confident in your gut, you feel confident to take on anything. with benefiber, you'll feel the power of gut health confidence every day. benefiber is a 100% natural prebiotic fiber.

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brian: fox news alert the fbi is on the hunt this morning for a possible second suspect in the texas naval base shooting. officials searching for a motive in what's being called a terror- related investigation. here to discuss is fox news senior strategic analyst, retired four star general general jack keane. general this is the second base attack in four months that we know about. they are targeting our military in our country it seems. >> yeah, that's absolutely the case. we don't know if this is influenced by foreign terrorist network or not yet. obviously at a minimum it's domestic terrorism for sure, but its got to remind us as a wakeup call as the attack in pensacola was we're facing radical islam as an ideology and it is a generation struggle and

we can't be the least bit complacent about it and particularly al qaeda who has always had the united states as its number one strategic target and the aqap, which is the al qaeda organization in yemen, despite our years of success against this organization, is still potent. they motivated and inspired and likely directed the attack in pensacola. now that we're into the encrypted app that the attacker had, we know that every single day, he was in contact with aqap leadership. he was actually in contact with them the night before he actually conducted the mission, and this is important. we got to recognize that they have never given up on harming the united states post-9/11 and they're still about that. eastern africa wants to come to the united states with airplanes and blow americans up and that's

the reality of it. we still have al qaeda networks in afghanistan and just across-the-board erin pakistan is who? the al qaeda leadership. if we pull completely out of afghanistan our counterterrorism forces there is no doubt they will be back in strength in afghanistan plotting to reassure tack the united states so these are wakeup calls. we've got the fbi all over it. that's good news and the united states military has got to crack down on getting people coming to the united states for training purposes that's for sure. brian: right i'm sure the fbi is going to come out and say they knew about this potential because it seems to be all over social media all the hatred of the united states and he's pro- isis. i would love for the president to speak out about the islamic threat that still exists in our country to keep vigilant on it to let them know we're on them. meanwhile, eisenhower brought it up. it was executed by bush 41, and now, we're going to be walking away from the open skies treaty

with russia that allows us to fly planes over each other's countries and over nato countries. why would we leave this now? >> well you know, this is a breath of fresh eras far as i'm concerned. you want these treaties on the surface they certainly sound good but if your principal party in the treaty is not in compliance, does not abide by the treaty and just blows off the rules of the treaty, why stay in it? it's a fraud, and i know critics are opposing the trump adminitration for doing this. last year, we got out of the range nuclear forces deal. why did we do that? this has to do with medium-range missiles. well, because the russians were building new land-based cruise missiles and that's a fact. that blew the treaty apart so we walked away from it, right thing this is the right thing here too because why? the russians will not let us fly over critical territory where they are building up their forces, which is the purpose of

the treaty. when they're doing major scale exercises, they won't let us fly over that, which is the purpose of the treaty, but what do we do? we let them fly all over the united states any place they want to go, any place in europe that they want to go. they even flow over the white house and president trump when he was in new jersey, president trump when he's in southern florida, so we have pulled back the mystery surrounding this thing and we're saying we're getting out of it and it's the right thing to do. some european nations certainly will disagree with that because they like the good feeling of being in a treaty, even though it doesn't provide them any additional security. this is the right move in my judgment. brian: all right, they have six months to give notice and we'll see if something happens in between. now china, we're keeping an eye of them for a myriad of reasons, nine separate times they've had provocative behaviors against our planes and ships in the south china sea and elsewhere and now we find out

they're beginning to make moves on hong kong, and can you describe these moves and how serious they are to the freedom freedom of that province? >> well first of all, to underscore what you have said, since covid-19 the chinese upscaled their operations in the south china sea and western pacific all the way from japan to malaysia wanting to demonstrate that they are the dominant power in the region and the united states no longer has the status that it has and they want to break the resolve of our allies. here in hong kong, this is a very bold move on their part. they fail to get an extradition law because of the significant protest in mass by the chinese by the hong kong people, now they've gone to the national party congress, the equivalent of our legislature, and they want them to enact laws which will criminalize foreign interference, which will be able

to punish activities by the people. what does that really mean? loss of freedom of the press. loss of freedom of the speech. no right to protest. this is absolutely a movement away from the stated policy of one country two systems where hong kong will lose its autonomy and the chinese communist party will eventually take control of the financial senate, the global financial senate in hong kong and listen, brian. if anyone doubts that hong kong will sacrifice that hub, that financial senate, to protect the regime to protect its power, to protect its influence they're mistaken. they clearly will sacrifice all of that for those. that's the serious point here. this is a significant step if they enact this legislation because they're absolutely moving directly on the people of hong kong.

brian: right, and the world's got to stand up and say no go and do the best we can to make sure that doesn't happen. general jack keane can't thank you enough for joining us today. have a great memorial day. >> thank you, brian. we'll remember everybody who gave their life for us. brian: many of which were your friends and i know that means a lot to you. thank you very much. meanwhile coming up straight ahead, drivers returning to darlington for nascar's first x finity race of the season with chase briscoe edging out kyle busch in a dramatic finish so how are fans responding to the new format, adam alexander weighs in.

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memorial day weekend, and some are reopening today. but heavy restrictions could stillhinger the fun and christina partsinevelos is live in rye, new york to explain. reporter: normally this is one of the busiest weekends of the year, you have families come together, commemorate our servicemen and women and it's the kickoff of the summer it's beautiful the sun is shining but like you said you're going to have a lot of hefty restrictions and possible new tan lines on the face. i'm in rye, new york which is about 45 minutes north of the city and this beach in particular is closed to anybody that does not live here. they are going to be checking id 's you need your driver's license or a utility bill to prove that you live in the area in order to enter the beach, rye like many other places will be closed to local residents. the northeast of america is one of the last regions to open their beaches and it leaves new york city residents in a

predicament. the governor says state beaches can open but new york city mayor says nope none of the beaches in new york city can open up so many areas like rye, long beach are barring new york city residents from entering the beaches and that's angered quite a lot of people, including new york city councilman keith powers. he tweeted, we have no choice but to permanently cancel santa con and limit st. patricks day festivities to only new york city residents so you can understand he's doing a tit-for-tat but big picture it's going to hurt tourism and a lot of local residents that rely on short-term rentals, but the most we can hope for is that things eventually get back to normal and everybody stays health it and it's 50% capacity at this beach so it could be blocked off early on in the day. i know it's a case for a lot of the beaches including long beach i'll throw it back to you guys. ainsley: thank you, christina steve over to you.

steve: thanks, ainsley. you know, as the country slowly reopen, i mentioned earlier, we were broadcasting from separate remote locations, i said because the government won't let us. i need to clarify. we are simply following the government protocols and guidelines, and ultimately if you are lucky enough that you can work from home, you should. we're going to, i'm about to talk to somebody working from home right now. in a close race to the finish line, drivers return to darlington for nascar's first x finity race of the season , chase briscoe took the win against kyle busch but with the stands empty how are fans responding to the new format? joining us from his home, i believe, fox nascar play-by-play announcer adam alexander. good morning to you, adam. >> steve it's great to be with you thanks for having me. steve: you bet.

you guys must be exhausted because rather than just one race a week, man you're pulling out all the stops. you must be pooped. >> well not only that, you tell janice dean i've got a bone to pick with her that xfinity race that went on yesterday was supposed to be tuesday night and rained throughout south carolina , pushed us back 48 hours but it has been a busy time, and i guess we're making up for lost time because we were away from the racetrack for more than 10 weeks. it's great to have nascar back and certainly, the xfinity series came back on a high note as you talked about that last lap pass, chase briscoe beating kyle busch. steve: why have all these races into such a short period of time >> well the goal by nascar after postponing races during this pandemic was to get the schedule back on track for the playoffs which is set to open labor day weekend back down in darlington and the only way to make that happen and run the

playoffs as scheduled throughout the fall months was to wedge some of these races into the middle part of the week and make up for lost time and nascar, when they put out their schedule, and we started going forward with the season again, said this was the 65th different version of the schedule they had put out because they had to work through so many different logistics making sure they could get all these races in. so far so good. they've done an unbelievable job of executing their plan, not just logistically but on the safety side of things as we know that's a huge part of this , and hopefully, we will continue to see the plan bear out. right now we've got races scheduled through the end of june and they will continue to announce races as we go through the season and through the calendar, making sure areas that were scheduled to go to are prepared to host nascar. steve: well it has been thrill ing and its been fun to watch as they try to figure out how to do this all safely.

adam thank you very much we'll be watching. by the way tune into the next cup series race, the coca cola 600 sunday, at 6:00 p.m. eastern , on fox sports 1 and tune in to the next xfinity race at charlotte motor speedway monday at 7:30 p.m., on fox sports 1 as well. all right, there you go. adam alexander. still ahead on this friday, a federal appeals court ordering the judge in the michael flynn case to explain why he had still not dropped the charges against the former national security advisor, weeks after the doj wanted it thrown out. so, what's the holdup? judge jeanine sounds off on that next. to everyone navigating these uncertain times... 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.

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about two close friends of mine who just shut their businesses down for good. these are people that worked hard their whole lives to build their businesses and now their businesses are crumbling and at a point where there's no turning back. every single one of us knows someone that's hurting, and we're all connected and it's the small businesses of america suffer we all suffer. ainsley: she owns a jewelry store in brooklyn and she wants to open up let's bring in judge jeanine pirro, host of justice with judge jeanine and author of two wonderful new york times best sillers radical, resistance and revenge and liars, leakers and liberals good morning, judge >> good morning. ainsley: great to see you. i miss seeing you in person so you heard her, you heard her speaking and she started that reopen new york movement there are about 300 business centers that have joined her and they want to reopen. your thoughts? >> well, they have good reason to, because we were told in the

beginning that once we flattened the curve, once we knew that hospitals weren't over flowing, once we understood this virus, and now that we realize that it's primarily the seniors who have co- morbidity issues who should certainly take it upon themselves with their doctors as to whether or not they want to continue to isolate, but now that we understand it, it's time to get america back to work and that includes new york city. what that woman just talked about is something that nick aro jo, whose on my show tomorrow night is talking about. he owns a salon, several of them , beauty schools in new york city. 15 salon owners are coming together to say we are licensed to be clean. we understand what we need to do we need to get back to work, and so they're offering free hair cuts to healthcare workers. americans are doing everything they need to do. we got this. let us go back to work. we are now being punished and the more, ainsley, the more people stay home, the more it's

learned behavior, they're like scared, afraid to come out, they're down, depressed, they don't know what the future is holding, enough. enough. it is time to reopen and it's amazing that deblasio comes out yesterday on the same day that the burning new york post head line says enough, let us out and he says well some time between june 1 and june 15. enough of this stuff. they don't know if they are going to open schools or not open schools. it's real easy. you know what to do. you separate everyone. if you have an older teacher the older teacher doesn't come in because the older teachers at risk. americans need to go back to work and it's not fair that you got these big box companies like costco, target, home depot, that can sell eye glasses or ice cream, but your local ice cream parlor can't open, your local of all mol o just can't open, what is this about? it's a double standard and discrimination. we are the home of the free, and the brave. time to get out.

steve: judge another twist in the michael flynn saga, yesterday, a federal appeals federal appeals court, three judges said to judge emmit sullivan whose presiding over it, hey the department of justice told you to dismiss the charges against him. what are you doing? judge sullivan has until june 11 to respond. what does he do? >> well the judge has to explain why it is in this emergency writ of mandamous , which is highly unusual, it is telling a judge he's not complying with the law and doing what he's required to do and the d.c. circuit is saying judge we'll give you until june 1 but you better explain why it is you don't want to enforce this order that seems to be one that is a no-brainer and what's interesting is they gave the government, they gave bill barr the opportunity to join and put in a brief as well. i suspect that in next few day, sullivan is going to be, you

know, biting his nails a bit. he doesn't want to be slapped down by the d.c. circuit but make no mistake. this is a decision that is easily made. he is required to go along with the dismissal of the charges where both the prosecution and the defense agree, either he doesn't know the separation of powers or he doesn't quite get his role. brian: a new topic, lori loughlin famous from full house and her husband, looks like they got a plea deal and they are going to see jail time couple of months for lori, five months for the husband, and they have to pay a fine. is this the deal worth holding out two years for? >> well you know what happened? this month, brian, they got a decision from a judge where they were trying to show that the fbi and federal agent agents forced this guy singer to testify against them and the judge

didn't buy it and so now everything that they've been fighting for they don't have a leg to stand on. if they go to trial they will be convicted. i guess they understood it and i've got to tell you there's something interesting going on here. look we've got people let out of jail for non-violent crimes. they're pleading guilty during a covid period. they can make the argument look we're non-violent criminals we need house arrest, you know, it's smart. the whole thing is smart, but do you know what? every parent of every kid whose applied to college in this country is serious with these parents who thought they could buy their kids into these schools. well our kids studied like dogs day and night to get in, including my own. brian: right. and on your show this weekend, congressman devon nunes, dennis prager, charlie kick, dave reben, going toy a great show, watch it tomorrow at 9:00 eastern time, judge. >> all right we hope so and brian come on, you said you were coming on a few weeks ago.

you got lost? brian: i'm ready to go. please don't yell at me in front of the others. >> you were supposed to be on two weeks ago. happy memorial day everyone. ainsley: you too we remember our soldiers. coming up next trace adkins joins us with a special living room concert in honor of memorial day. ed: have a wonderful weekend ainsley and everyone. the whole gang. even rolling thunder, the motorcycle ride honoring our nations veterans is going virtual the new name rolling to remember we'll go live to president trump when he kicks it all off with remarks at the white house, the fbi declaring that shooting at the naval air station in corpus cristi was terror, a second person of interest at large, we'll get the latest from the texas lt. governor dan patrick and weighs in on the fact that a federal court blocked an expansion of mail-in voting there because of fears of fraud? senator alexander on how to get our kids safely back-to-school and money man charles payne on how unemployment benefits have gotten lucrative some people are refusing to go back to work.

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ainsley: good morning back with quick headlines now police are investigating the vandalism of a medal of honor recipient's headstone. gold paint sprayed over delta

force master sargent gary gordon 's stone in a cemetery tomorrow marking 26 years since he was award awarded the medal of honor by bill clinton and was killed in 1993. >> a baltimore pastor standing his ground after officials try to shutdown his services listen to this. >> so i'm tearing up this right here and i'm telling you right now, we're going to do it god's way. we're going to do it god's way. god tells us how to worship him. nobody else gets to do that. jillian: stacey ripping up his cease and desist letter, and his service at 50% capacity was in compliance with the governor 's covid-19 order, however, it broke the city's order. ainsley? ainsley: all right thank you, jillian, well you to him as a chart-topping country music star with a deep appreciation for our service men and women and this memorial day he's gearing

up to honor our heros once more. joining us now for our america together living room concert is trace adkins. hey, my friend how are you? >> hello, ainsley i'm well. ainsley: i love your voice it's so funny it's so great! so, we see you on all of the wounded warrior commercials. you support our troops, you sing so many songs that are pro- america, you've done so many uso tours so what is your message we thought it was appropriate to have you on today to give a memorial day message. >> well this memorial day, i'll be a part of that memorial day concert on pbs comes on 7:00 sunday night, this will be the fifth time that i've performed on that show and it's just a privilege and an honor every time i get a chance to do that. this year was strange. i went to d.c. a couple weeks ago and did my performance on the top of the building with the capitol dome in the background but it was surreal. there was nobody there. i looked down and literally nobody there, but you know, the

show must go on and we have to pay tribute to the men and women that served, and i really think this memorial day the show is also going to focus on the people now, the heros now, the first responders and the essential workers and people that are keeping us all well and healthy and fed and all that, but i think that this memorial day in particular it helps keep things in perspective and you realize that our grand fathers hundreds of thousands got on transport ships and went overseas to fight a war, and then all that so let's keep things in perspective. ainsley: absolutely. okay let's hear you sing, you're going to sing "arlington."

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>> thanks very much for joining us today. have a great holiday weekend. we will see you back here on monday. >> sandra: we begin with this fox news alert, the fbi now saying the shooting at the station yesterday was terrorism related. ram the gate before opening the fire and wounding one sailor was killed in exchange of gunfire and the fbi now says there may be a second person of interest out there. we will have more on this through the show this morning with texas lieutenant governor dan patrick will be joining us live coming up. but we begin with president trump saying a second wave of coronavirus is a very distinct possibility as a nation marks a new milestone in the fight to reopen. good morning, everyone. i'm sandra smith. in