watch. it was pouring rain for parts of it. the conditions were horrible. peyton manning is a better golfer than i knew he was and tom brady ripped his pants. rob: that was it. and "fox & friends" starts right now. steve: good morning, everybody. it is monday, may 25th, 2020. memorial day and millions of americans are hitting the beach this holland holiday weekend. top tourist spots see huge crowds for the first time in months. people are locked down fatigued, ainsley. ainsley: you are absolutely right. this video from lake of the ozarks making the rounds on social media showing hundreds at a packed pool party no. masks in sight. look at that pete? pete: no social distancing in daytona, florida, either. this man seen throwing cash from

a roof top creating chaos. police say they got slammed. dr. deborah birx sending this message. >> out of respect for each other, as americans that care for each other, we need to be wearing masks in public when we cannot social distance. steve: today the president and first lady will head to arlington national cemetery later today where the annual wreath laying ceremony at the too many of thtomb of the unkno. vice president mike pence will join us here live on "fox & friends" during 8:00 a.m. hour. and welcome to "fox & friends" for a very special memorial day. usually this weekend i would be at the folds of honor golf tournament down in owosso, oklahoma but you know the whole willard has changed so i'm in my backyard about five feet from my grill, ainsley and pete. and i'm going to do what millions of americans are going to do. i'm going to start the grill

here in about two hours and i'm going to make a couple of things that might give you an idea on something special to make for this special, special monday morning. ainsley: that is wonderful. we do remember all of those who have fallen. for all of us to have freedom. pete, you served in the military. i'm sure you lost a lot of friends and thinking about them today. i heard an interview this morning with a mom who lost her son. and she said everyday is memorial day for me. i'm encouraging you do you live still do your barbecues but please remember those who have died and are no longer with us and not around the dining room table or on the back porch being able to barbecue with their families. we just love them all and we appreciate those sacrifices. pete? pete: ainsley, you are exactly right. two things, right? as long as you are memorializing. honoring those who aren't here to enjoy that freedom. they would want to you enjoy that freedom and celebrate on their behalf. we are honoring the memories of all our fallen today on "fox & friends." we want you to send us photos of

your loved ones. people special near and dear to your heart served the country and paid the ultimate sacrifice. foxnews.com. sharing them all morning. steve that is probably the most memorial day patriotic back drop i have ever seen. you nailed it. ainsley: s bunting, yes, you did. steve: thank you very much. yes, indeed. pete: look at that. ainsley: beautiful. steve: i saw some deer run through about 10 minutes ago. let's see if the neighbors show up here now that i'm live in the neighborhood at 6:03 eastern time. pete: i love it. well, guys, last night if you caught it on the fox news channel, we had a special edition of modern warriors. and it was meant to coincide obviously with memorial day. and it was really neat to sit down with dave, dan rooney, joey jones modern warriors all. special meaning of memorial day fitting to start off the show. take a listen. >> memorial day to me inventory,

you know, what kind of a man am i? it's a dave obvious reflection. it's a dale of holiness in me, but it's also a day where you do, you know, an inventory of are you living up to their memory? >> it's a dave gratitude. you know, there is -- right after i got hurt i said i didn't lose my legs. i was given a second chance at life. >> it's honoring those guys. the best way to honor them is the way that you live your life every day. not just this day. >> it's a day of reverence for me and what a sacrifice never forgetting that. and recognizing the families that are still here. pete: it's always an honor to host with guys like that. on last night if you want to catch the whole thing the extended version at fox nation, guys. steve: you know, pete, i saw a special with gary sinise. and he was talking about memorial day. but he was also saluting the front line heros who are helping us through this war against this pandemic and saluting them as well. and so on this special day, and,

remember, this is a memorial day like unlike any we have ever gone through in our entire lives. you know, you could get in the car but where are you going to go? you could go to the beach, but we saw those images from places like boca and ocean city, maryland. peoplepeople need to social distancing. and if they don't they have got to wear a mask which is so contrary to everything, do you ainsley, when you go to the beach. the last thing you want to do is wear a mask. but this time that's what have you got to do. ainsley: that's right. and stay with the people have you been hunkered down with in your home, social distanced going to be with your friends. we showed the video off the guy passing out money through his sun roof. isn't it interesting people were flocking to his car not even remembering those rules because when you see money flying obviously that's the response. you mentioned being at folds of honor, steve, and pete, you interviewed dan rooney last night. he started that organization, folds of honor, after being on that plane, twin brothers were fighting for our country. one of them lost his life.

he was on a plane. and the pilot said can everyone stay in their seat while we removed this flag draped coffin. he watched it out the window be wheeled over to the family mom and little son. he started folds of honor. that has changed so many people's lives. so many people have gone to college, gone to school because of funds that many of have you donated to folds of honor. what a great organization it is. and that one man, dan rooney, has changed so many kids' lives because of corporal buck land and his memory. so we want to honor him today and remember his family because so many people are getting an education because of his sacrifice and because of what dan rooney did. pete: amen. we honor corporals and specialists and majors and sergeant majors all morning long who have worn the cloth of our nation to keep us free. speaking of freedom, guys, there are restrictions being eased across the country as we talked about over the weekend and certainly into this week on

memorial day. here is a list of the few of the states opening up today. we are talking about the reopening of america. one of which is kentucky where hair and nail salon barber shops. massage businesses. cosmetology, massachusetts. curbside pickup. beaches, theaters, some outdoor activities and new york campgrounds and rvs allowed to open up statewide. good to see that at the same time a lot of people are log at it saying it's just a crumb here aspect here. when am i really going to be able to give my own personal responsibility to make a risk assessment nor myself? make a choice go, out and reopen if i want. go out if i want, but at least, today, people are seeing some progress in some places moving forward, steve. steve: that's right. here in about five minutes, we are going to talk to two guys who run a diner in pennsylvania. they opened, they defied state orders, and now all sorts of things have happened to them

since they appeared on "fox & friends" last week. you are going to hear from them. the president of the united states last night tweeted out that schools need to open asap, he said. and so people are going to be talking about that on this monday morning. meanwhile, the health and human services secretary alex azar was on sunday morning futures talking about how we reopen the country but we have got to do it safely because we don't tops with waste all this the time, pressure and talent. >> trumps and our governor's historic response to this we have to and we can get back to work to school, to community, to engage in it because it's not an issue of health vs. our economy. it's actually an issue of health vs. health by being locked up in our homes, there is very real health consequences. we have hundreds of thousands of fewer cancer screenings and treatments going on. we have less preventative

services. those are real, discernible, immediate health consequences that have to be considered just as much as the spread of this disease has to be considered. steve: that's right. and we all want to get out. we want to go back to life as normal. you know what i was thinking about this morning, we want, essentially today to have the same memorial day we had last year. but, to have the same kind of memorial day we had last year, we're going to have to go through this year and by the grace of governed, ainsley, we will have one like it next year. ainsley: yes, we will. we will all do our part. we know this is hard. we will follow the rules, social distancing, get through this period of our lives and today is the perfect day to remind everyone that we are a great country, we can come together and follow the rules and do this right. so the president was talking about this. saying it's time to get our economy back. he mentioned he wants schools back and also wants obviously the economy to bounce back. listen to this. >> so we had the greatest

economy in our history. we had the greatest economy in the world history. no country has ever done better than what we were doing. just the number of months ago. we had to turn it off to save a lot of lives which we have done. now we are opening it up again. i think we are going to get our economy back fast. we had to turn it off one day just like magic it turned off a horrible thing, the toughest decision of my life. we did the right thing and now we are doing the right thing by getting it going. getting it going. we have to open. ainsley: pandemic led to many changes. usually the president on memorial day is laying wreaths here and there and participating in different memorials and speaking. he has to be careful this year for obvious reasons. he is going to lay a wreath at the too many of thtombof the un. a poem was written at the end of the war of 1812, that became, pete, the star-spangled banner.

pete: very cool. bombs bursting in air. we are going to cover the reopening. we have got to reopen. of the president mentioned the schools. that's a big women. should would he be able to be open in the fall. over the weekend we covered a story because vice president biden did an interview in his basement. one was charlamagne l tha god. here is on whether blacks should support trump and what it says about it? >> you got more questions. >> you got more questions? i will tell you if you have a problem figuring out if you are for me or trump then you ain't black. pete: you ain't black. well charlamagne tha god has been doing media ever since then responding to those comments. he has been at the presen tepid. here is that what he said in response to that interview and joe biden. watch. >> i don't even care about the words and lip service.

apology is cool but the best apology is obviously a black agenda. they have to make real policy ghoiments black people. jufers like you have whites telling us stay in our place. oh stop you going to get trump reelected. stop putting the burden on black voters and start putting the burden on democrats to show up for black voters. this is a host, guys, and steve over to you sick of hearing the lip service but not seeing the results. steve: exactly right. we have heard that apparently joe biden is actually going to be leaving his basement today. he's going to make some sort of trip around wilmington where is he currently located it. will be interesting to see if he addresses this. or if it is simply a commence of memorial day. which it most probably is. meanwhile, tim scott, the senator from the great state of south carolina, had this

observation about what joe biden said and the vote in 2020. >> there is no doubt if you look at the fact that he is the nominee, basically speaking. because south carolina's african-american population stood up and trusted not joe biden as much as they trusted jim e.coli bern and followed jim e.coli bern's endorsement of joe biden. that is why he is sitting in the position he is in, which only reinforces the negative narrative that joe biden ain't woke. i will say it the way he would say it if he was on an african-american station. condescending and arrogant when you say it like that. is he playing to an audience assuming that the audience they are not smart enough to figure it out. steve: i also heard one comment from michael moore. i believe it was from a vanity fair interview he did. he said, regarding joe biden, he has got to essentially embrace some of bernie sanders big

ideas. otherwise he is not going to be able to generate any support among a lot of very progressive democrats and, ainsley, he even said he wasn't even sure that joe biden would be the nominee. so, if that's true, it's going to be a rough ride for him between now and their virtual kind of convention. ainsley: yeah. they are in a tricky spot. many democrats are worried about joe biden being the nominee if we look at the polls and we know how polls can be but he is ahead in many of them. i do like charlamagne was saying it puts the burden on black voteron democratsto show up for. interesting twist over the weekend. jillian is black in the studio with headlines. jillian: good morning. begin with this fox news alert. a multi-state manhunt growing overnight arms and dangerous college student wanted for two murders. investigators think 23-year-old

peter manfordona is in pennsylvania. accused of killing a 62-year-old where a what chety in connecticut and stealing pistols and shotguns. allegedly killed an acquaintance in connecticut stealing his car and abducting his girlfriend. she was found unharmed with the car near the border of new jersey and pennsylvania. former congressman allen west expected to be released from a hospital today as he recovers from a motorcycle accident. west was riding on a highway in texas when a car cut him off. seconding him colliding into another biker. he suffered a concussion and several fractures and cuts. he says i'm alive by the grace of god. we wish him well in his recovery. coronavirus cases spike in brazil. any non-u.s. citizen has been in brazil in the last two weeks will not be allowed to enter. brazil has more than 3,633,000 confirmed cases of covid-19. the second highest total in the

world behind only the u.s. and nascar not letting the rain put a camper on its memorial day race. >> off of turn four into the checkered flasmght michigan's brad kisbrad winning the race. jillian: there you have it. winning the coca cola at speedway. he waveed a flag. flyover empty stands. each racer had the name of a fallen soldier on heir car. a look at your headlines. send it back to you. pete: 600. is there going to be a 700 next? unbelievable. pete hours after appearance on "fox & friends." the state suspended their license. they join us as the communities rallies behind them that's next.

steve: welcome back. last week we told you about the pennsylvania diner defying the state lockdown and keeping their doors open. well, that same day, after they appeared on "fox & friends," the restaurants' with it locations had their licenses had their licenses temporarily suspended. around the clock diner in york, pennsylvania demoss and chris christos. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> steve: what happened chris it's tos. >> shortly after that interview. governor wolf through tyrannical

temper tantrum and decided to suspend our through emergency powers suspend our licenses. we are not happy about that. i mean, our people are -- have made the choice, they are showing up the customers love with a what what we are doing. steve: you need that license to stay in business. that's about as much -- that's the book they can throw at you and they threw it at you. >> true. and we intend to appeal decision. steve: demos cristos just said supporting you. defied this order since mother's day and reopened. tell me how the people of your area have come to your diner and supported you. >> they love it. they love it. it's not about the diner. it's about the american people. they want their freedom.

they at this point in time to -- yes. they are not slaves. they are people. they want to be free. everyone from every customer comes in they thank us. thank you for being open. thank you when they leave, they thank us again. it's not about the diner. it's about the american people. they want their freedom. >> right. steve: cristos, what's your message for governor wolf, because i know pennsylvania state representative said that he believes you have the right to stay open at diners and restaurants and things like that. but, governor wolf disagrees. what's your message to him? he is going to see this video. >> well, i would imagine that he could see what we are representing here is an

establishment doing the right thing. proper procedures following the cdc guidelines. we are out here serving our customers, our county. we have a beautiful county. we are doing everything properly. this is the message. we know how to serve food. we know about food safety. we are very qualified. and we provide something that the community needs right now to flatten this fear and progress forward. there is nothing more. it's a beautiful thing that we do here. steve: flatten the fear. there you go. thank you for joining us. remind folks that even though the state suspended their license temporarily they are open right, dimos? >> correct. >> get the lawsuit from schumer and schiff. they are all incompetent.

in my opinion. they should not serve. steve: what do you mean they are getting their getting their owners from pelosi, schumer and schiff. >> pelosi, schumer. of course and schiff. you know, they all have an agenda to do what they wanted to do. it's beyond imagination. >> yeah. this is only intended to shut down the -- to stop the curve. this is not politics now. this is going a little bit too far. flatten the fear. let's get back to normal. steve: all right. dimos and cristos at round the clock in pennsylvania. thank you for joining us on this memorial day. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. you have a good day. steve: you as well. we did reach out to governor wolf but we have not heard back. here's what the pennsylvania department of agriculture told "fox & friends." they said if the restaurants open for dine-in service after

receiving the notice they are operating without a license and are subject to civil penalties, the department's goal is not to penalize businesses but to protect the health and safety of those who buy food in pennsylvania. all right. so thering you. althere did you go.americans fle beaches look at that right there. how can we make sure that the return to normalcy, the done safely? dr. nicole saphier with that coming up next. er. nothing gentler. nothing lasts longer. flonase sensimist. 24 hour non-drowsy allergy relief

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♪ ainsley: memorial day weekend drawing big crowds at the beaches prompting this warning from the white house. >> out of respect for each other, as americans that care for each other, we need to be wearing masks in public when we cannot social distance. it's really critically important we have the scientific evidence of you who important classic wearing is to prevent those droplets from reaching others. ainsley: our next guest says there are responsible ways americans can return to normalcy. here with america americ with "y again" dr. nicole saphier. >> good morning, ainsley. ainsley: i like your shirt by the way.

it's beautiful. you see the images of people on the beach. how with we return to normalcy? >> this is about celebrating the soldiers who died for our freedom. with freedom comes responsibility. the biggest problem we have the virus causing covid-19 is spread. about 35% of the people with the virus get no symptoms at all. of the people who get symptoms, 40% of them are probably transmitting that virus before they even get symptoms. so that's why this virus is so different which is why you hear dr. birx mentioning wearing a mask. but here's the thing. there are ways to be together again and be celebrating -- celebrate being americans while being responsible. one of the biggest ways of doing that is being outside, ainsley. because the virus is less likely to be transmitted if you are outdoors. if you are inside in closed spaces or in public transportation that's where you are seeing a lot of the spaces. get outside. good of mental health vitamin d. physical health and really

important. also adhere to local recommendations. if they are seeing keep outside parties to less than 25 people. just do it. let's not ruffle feathers. they are giving recommendations for a reason. be respectful how are hanging out with whole goal is to decrease transmission of the virus. keep yourselves and your families safe. have your friends over that you know. you know they have been acting responsibly. certainly don't be sharing food and beverages again. we still have virus circulating. lastly, don't forget your hand hygiene. we have been talking about this for months now. continue washing your hands. trying not to touch your face. certainly don't put your fingers in your mouth. can i implore everyone if the shun is shining, get outside. it is so good for all of us. mentally and physically. ainsley: what about summer camp? i know you said it's good for the kids to return when are they doing that? katie: that the is one thing i have been watching because i'm

so concerned about our younger children. you know i have three boys at home it. is detrimental what is happening to them. not having social interaction it is crucial. whether or not summer camps are going to open is going to vary across the country. i do think it is crucial to get these kids together. i really implore these camps to hopefully open up in a way that is safe, that is smart. utilizing as many outdoor activities as possible. of course, as your previous guest was talking about, it's really under government rule right now. i really just hope that some of these governments that are being so restrictive can actually put some thought into it because there are intelligent, responsible ways for opening up. it's not a one size fits all. we cannot live like that. ainsley: all right. i'm with you on that one. thank you so much, dr. saphier. 6:33 on the east coast. you are welcome. president trump stepping up his fight with the swamp. listen. >> i have a chance to break the deep state. it's a vicious group of people.

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♪ ♪ >> what am i doing? i'm fighting the deep state. i'm fighting the swamp. and i said i was doing it. and i'm exposing it. if it keeps going the way it's going. i have a chance to break the deep state. it's a vicious group of people. it's very bad for our country. and that's never happened before. pete: president trump talking to sharyl attkisson over the weekend talking about the deep state and how much he has had to fight it over his three and a half years in office. let's bring in somebody who knows a lot about fighting that dan bongino former secret service agent author of

"exonerated failed takedown of donald trump by the swamp." happy memorial day we will get your message in a moment on memorial day because we know it's a day that is special to you as well. the president taking on the deep state. reflecting on all he has had to do and where we are right now. >> you know, pete, i don't think there is a human being on the planet. i'm not exaggerating if elected to the presidency could have put up with and withstood what president trump has withstood. assaults is been endless whether impeachment hoax. they impeached him on a hongeghts i don't think there is another personal that could have done this. this general flynn case is the most disturbing of all. just think about this quickly. all right? so january 5th, 2016, barack obama's administration that's been spying on president and candidate trump the entire time hatch as plot after they know they are going to get busted. why? because president trump is about b. to take office and find this

whole thing out. instead of just coming clean and doing a mea culpa sorry, guys. what do they do? they have to plot to frame mike flynn again because mike flynn knows this thing is a hoax. the brits have already sent him a message telling him that this does yea produce ghid guy christopher steele is a big fraud. flynn knows everything. and then the very next day, january 6th. >> jim comey meets with president trump and mike flynn starts asking questions about this dossier and becomes targeted again i meaned ruthlessness of this all is really hard hard to fathom. steve: dan, nobody knows this topic for that un, the more about flynn case wait a minute, i didn't know that happened. you know robert ray, former white water prosecutor. he says ultimately people will pay the price for any wrongdoing. watch this. >> it is a criminal investigation with grand jury

authority and i don't think the attorney general you this is going to be left the side of history here without actual prosecutions being brought to hold those responsible accountable. even if no felony prosecution is ever brought as a result of this, this is a political scandal of the highest order and the american people should be paying attention. steve: dan bongino thinks actual prosecutions will happen. >> two specifically everyone should focus on. i have gotten out who is going to jail game. the government, typically democrat or republican, putting your faith in it is typically useless when it comes to this kind of stuff. i have been let down too often. the fbi lawyer, steve, who manipulated the email about carter page to make it appear that he was a russian asset when in fact he was a u.s. asset

working against the russians, how he stays out of prison or prosecution is beyond me. if he is not prosecuted, i would be stunned. and secondly, whoever leaked the content of general flynn's phone call with the russian ambassador. the phone call he was prosecuted for maliciously, whoever leaked that to david ignatius of the "the washington post" unquestionably committed a federal felony. how that person again they have to know who it suspicions. but, that person. how he stays out of prison again. i would be astonished. this case would be meaningless if they get off scot-free. ainsley: dan, today is memorial day. what's your message for those who have lost their loved ones and is there anyone in particular that you want to remember today? >> you know, ainsley one of the sincerest graduate attitudes i could ever express. i don't have the words i lost my uncle gregory ambrose.

i wasn't alive. he was killed in vietnam shot in the back heroically. he was given a bronze star with a v for valor on it. my grabbed mother, my mother. that was her brother. they were never the same. my mother died a broken woman. i don't mean that because she was weak. she never ever forgotten. that my family walls pregreg and post greg. he was killed there at early age. i can tell you i washed my grandmother up until the day she died you were never allowed to bring up greg around her. changed my family forever. so a sincere heart-felt debt of gratitude to all those gold star families and all those lost souls. we have our freedom because of you and thank you. pete: well said, dan, we remember greg and all the men and women like him who don't, like you said, won't hav won't e a wedding and get to see their kids and you will all the things leave behind and take for granted on a day like this. dan bongino, thank you so much for your time this morning. we appreciate it.

>> thanks, appreciate it. pete: toss it over to jillian. jillian: president trump completing his regimen of hydroxychloroquine defending the drug's use. >> just finished. >> okay. >> by the way, i'm still here. if somebody else were promoting it other than me call it a promotion because i want people to get better. i don't get anything -- i don't gain anything other than if it's something that helps, that's a good thing. jillian: president also slamming columbia university over a study on the country's covid-19 response. the university claiming more than o50,000 lives could have been saved with the nation's lockdown stuarted two weeks earlier. president trump calling it, a quote, liberal, disgraceful institution. the rnc and california g.o.p. suing governor gavin newsom over his vote by mail executive order due to covid-19. a lawsuit slamming it as a brazen power grasp grab arguing

it invites fraud, coercion. the secretary of state calling the lawsuit, quote: part of trump's political smear campaign against voting by mail. the state's gop chair defending the move quote fight back every stipulate to ensure a secure election. caught on camera the very moment a michigan dam bursts. burying part of the. heavy rain forcing thousands to evacuate. the edenville dam one of the two that busted under scrutiny for years fear it would not stand up to major flooding. the aftermath homes and roads destroyed. so tom brady having quite an eventsful day on the golf course during a charity match. the quarterback wowing partner phil mickelson and their opponents peyton manning and tiger woods with this shot right here thinking that for eagle all the shots by the way didn't look like that. that one was a beauty. then, this one right here not so much.

he went to get his ball out of the cup and pants split downtown middle. brady pants wanted it on social distancing i guess. the match ended up raising $40 million for coronavirus relief. i watched that yesterday. he was highly ente entertained l day for hours. peyton manning is a pretty good golfer and fun to watch. steve: i loved it. i loved the little cameras in the golf carts because you got to seat players. they would make a shot and then the host would talk to them. fantastic. if the pga was like that, it would be amazing. jillian thank you very much. 13 mention before the top of the hour. feels like it could rain out here. but i think it's just heavy dew. let's go to adam klotz. he has the weather from his secure weather bunker. adam: yeah from. my weather bunker. good morning, guys. it is going to rain across large

portions of the country. not all-day rain. getting into summer. big pop-up showers across the country. one of the major stories. this is happening with warm air. looking at temperatures into the 60's and 70s with some of that humidity. there is an area especially in the center of the country. so from texas running up into the plains, that's where we see some storms over the last 24 hours. that's where the frontal boundary is set up. that's where we will continue to see at least a possibility of some severe weather here on this memorial day. you are looking at an area high highlighted across large portions of texas and stretchesg into the plains. that's going to be an area where we could see some storms. something to watch for. i think by and large a lot of opportunities for folks to get outside and enjoy friends and family on this memorial day. ainsley: thank you so much, adam. the national security advisor slamming china's handling of the pandemic. >> there is a cover-up some day they dual hbo show like they did

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[taps] ainsley: look at that immanuel. a powerful tribute to our fallen heroes, an air force buoy glar standing alone playing taps in a veteran ceremony. technical sergeant jason covey blaring the song at coal pepper cemetery in virginia. we have a picture from hal his father jack mcclellan who survived pearl harbor attack but later killed in action. next we have a picture from linda. her son tom bryant was killed by ied in iraq in 2003. and this one from diane, her uncle lance corporal bobby wayans was killed in action in vietnam in 1967. pete, hard to look at those images without getting

emotional. pete: god bless those men. the white house national security advisor calling out china's response to covid-19 comparing it to the then soviet union's reaction to the chernobyl nuclear disaster. listen. >> this was a virus that was unleashed by china there was a cover-up that some day they are going to do an hbo show like they did with chernobyl on this virus. it doesn't matter if it was a local chinese government or communist party of china, it was a cover-up and we'll get to the bottom of it eventually. pete: our next guest has been warning about the risk of not dealing with the communist chinese harshly enough. here to explain retired u.s. army green beret and friend of mine lieutenant colonel scottman. colonel, thank you so much for being on the show. appreciate it. are we staring down the communist chinese the way we should be right now? >> well, i'm not sure that we are right now. because we are definitely dealing with stuff here after the home that we have to deal with, pete on this memorial day. but, i think there will come a time when we have to do it. and every instrument of power on

the table probably ought to be on the table for the level and magnitude of what's been caused globally. this is far beyond chernobyl. pete: looking at the backlash right now. we are living in it. this is memorial day. you have done an amazing play on fox nation. i encourage people to check it out. last out elegy of a green beret. scott, explain the concept behind this and what you put together. >> you know, pete, i mean, think about right now people are hurting. they have lost businesses. they have lost jobs. one thing that struck me after i retired, i started of to notice that a lot of folks had kind of forgotten or weren't even aware that we are in war of and the people we had lost. i wanted to tell that story and keep te'o live. i wrote this play last out elegy of a green beret. based on one gere green beret sergeant. inspired by three gree green bet sergeants who fell in combat. i strayed this it will

character's life. opening scene he wants to his buddies come down and help him connect to the people he knew. so he could figure out what he is holding on to let go to and know peace. this is about helping people understand the cost of war and the importance of letting go. steve: colonel, there is a really powerful part of your play, the wall of honor. here is a quick scene from your play. watch. >> hey, danny, tell me about this wall, man. >> that's my wall of honor. my son peyton and i built this after the war started. build this to understand why i had to be gob so much. this wall held us together. at least it used. to say. pete: colonel, as your play has gone on, that wall has become a living memorial. >> yeah. it really has, pete. we have honored 25 gold star families. one of them this dog tag from my friend tom, his wife wendy gave

me. this it's still bent with his thumb prints on it. on this wall we travel around the country. we have the pictures that gold star moms and wives and husbands give us before the show starts. and we travel with it. we were heart broke when the pandemic started. and then so excite you had when fox nation said. share the wall with america on memorial day even though so many people are locked down. pete: nobody honors the legacy of our warriors better than you do. thank you so much for joining us this morning. you can check out the full protection of last outer, a green beret elegy along with behind the scenes special footage on fox nation. more "fox & friends" on the other side. and the clock could be ticking towards bad breath, receding gums and possibly tooth loss. help turn back the clock on gingivitis with parodontax. leave bleeding gums behind. parodontax.

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pete: welcome to the second hour of this monday edition of "fox & friends." it is memorial day. and millions of americans hitting the beach this holiday weekend as lockdown orders across the country are finally easing up. while top tourist spots see huge crowds for the first time in months. steve: meanwhile, this video from lake of the ozarks making the rounds on social media, take a look at that showing hundreds of people at a packed pool party. i don't know but, ainsley, but i don't see any masks on anybody right there. ainsley: yeah. i don't see any either. no social distancing and daytona beach in florida, either. look at this man seen throwing cash out of his sun roof

creating chaos. of course people run to the car and forget about the mask. people there or police there say they got slammed. dr. nicole saphier joined us earlier to remind us to commemorate the holiday safely. this is a weekend about celebrating the fallen soldiers who died to protect our freedom but with freedom, ainsley, comes responsibility, so get outside. it's good for yourmental health because of vitamin d. the physical health vitamin d and being with your friends and family. it's really important. you also want to yated here to l recommendations. pete: all about freedom on this memorial day. today president trump and the first lady will head to arlington national cemetery for the annual wreath laying ceremony. they will be joined by vice president mike pence. before that the vice president will join us right here live on "fox & friends" during our 8:00 a.m. hour. and with that we welcome all of our viewers this memorial day. i'm in for brian kilmeade today. steve doocy and ainsley earhardt, good morning to you both. anxiously, how are you?

ainsley: i'm good. thank you, pete. we remember you and thank you for your service and remember all of those today being memorial day. those have made the result matt sacrifice severing our country and being on the front lines, you are in our hearts today. and heart one lady being interviewed this morning. she said every day is memorial day for me. my son is never coming home. i want you to still enjoy your weekend and have your barbecues if you do it safely. please remember those who have an empty chair at the dining room table. who have one empty chair on the back porch. so many people that -- how about that video? there was a video of man who was playing the star-spangled banner and he was playing taps, actually, and he was at -- where was he pete? pete: he was at a veterans cemetery. amazingly powerful video. ains i saw that video and i thought about every single tomb stone that is someone's brother.

someone's sister. someone's loved one and they are buried there and then the camera zooms out and hopefully we can get that video and show you. the camera zooms out and see how many people are buried there. it's a beautiful sight but one that really hits home when you think about all of those families. >> all of those individuals that sacrificed so much so that we can be free. steve? steve: that's right, ainsley. keep in mind none of the national cemeteries open today because of the pandemic. i heard that apparently they are showing a number of services. every year just noted same. we asked you folks out there in tv land to send us pictures of your loved ones and we have lots to share with you right now. this first one is from peg and bill. honoring their son star sergeant dustin. he was killed in iraq in 2013. >> kay also sent us a foreof her

father private frank joseph stellar and he served in world war ii and killed in action before she was born. >> dlors sends this one of her brother harold la upon at a. fonte. served as a paratrooper. i have heard unbelievable things about how powerful it is. we remember these heroic men and women. all of those who have served and lost their lives. fight for our country. send us memorial day tribute pictures to fallen heroes foxnews.com. and we will be showing them all morning long. steve? steve: we will indeed. we heard at the end of last week that the president was declaring that america's churches should reopen because they're essential and a number of churches and if varies state by state. reopened yesterday.

in texas they had an hour long service but they urged the parishioners who are over 65 or who had some sort of pre-existing condition, we would love to have you here but why don't you watch us online it. is a struggle to get the people back because some people want to be. senator rick scott had this observation about the right-to-worship. >> it doesn't matter what the presidengovernor orpresident ors we have a right to worship. we have a right to get together and respect -- and we need to respect people's religion. i do believe that the government should be telling us what to do. i do believe the government can tell us right to worship? i don't believe they can. i have the right to worship in a church service if i want to do it. i don't believe they have a right to stop me. steve: but the big question is and we have never lived through a pandemic like this, ainsley and pete, is what exactly is a

safe number? for instance, in minnesota, the government there tim wolf scrapped the 10 person limit and instead said churches can open with 25% capacity. catholic churches of the twin cities however said to their various priestenned an monseigneurs running the churches is don't reopen unless can you reopen safely. ainsley: really depends on the city. in new york we're not opening churches. across the country you are seeing houses of worship opening back up. and you know, i am envious of that because my faith is extremely important to me. i have been doing church online and watching different churches around the country and my own church in no. pete, i understand in new jersey where you are, didn't you and jen go to a service? pete: yeah. ainsley: tell us about that driving over to you next sunday. pete: always welcome at community church.

hear that instead of clapping or hallelujahs there was honking when you were agreeing or wanting to spread the message and cheer. it was different. sitting in your cartooning to an fm tuner listening to him there you hear the honk of support. listen, people and pastor dirken heard what the president said with the executive order saying all faith services are essential. he said next week let's see maybe we'll be back inside the church there are a lot of people eager to do it and do it responsibly. you look at these governors. tim walls said you can open your church but no singing. after the what point are these governors going too far in cracking down on the first amendment right that we have. yesterday it was nice to go to the parking lot. everyone said how soon can we get inside and, again, if you don't feel comfortable, you don't have to go. you can watch it online. ainsley: what was reason for the singing because it could spread

through the air? pete: that's why. it's like why not. ainsley: that's one of the best part about church. pete: i know. ainsley: the praise and worship. steve: stleld to use recorded music. maybe that's going to make a come back. meanwhile, something that is slowly making a come back about without people in the stands and that is america's sports. yesterday, the nascar coca cola 600 was held at concord in north carolina. and brad keselowski won and celebrated with a giant american flag out his window during the victory burnout. pete, what's interesting, is he started at the back of the pack and gambled in not pitting when the caution flag stopped chase elliott from winning with two laps to go. elliott pitted and the winner led 8 cars that stayed on the track. that was thrilling but not as thrilling as watching four of the greatest sports men of all time and there is a tribute as you can see right there.

four of the greatest sports men, ainsley of all time play golf in hobby sounhobe sound, florida ai watched every minute of it. ainsley: tom brady was playing golf and split his pants at the charity event and it was caught on tape. look at this. you can see it right there. [laughter] so he tweeted this out. he said packets wanted on social distancing i guess pants on the the often on social distancing i guess. is he so cute. oh my word. >> pete: manning got the win. what's nice about sports is it is on in the back ground. it does feel like a bit of normal life is coming backs. the president was on is w. sharyl attkisson on monday. was asked about the return of sports.

here is what our commander-in-chief said. >> what means to me getting sports back is a good thing and going to happen. going to happen fairly soon as golf is starting now. i see that football is definitely, i have spoken to roger goodell, the commissioner. football is looking real good. ngoing to start baseball i wish it could have started earlier. we are going to have our sports back. pete: he is right. steve, this is a country that sent a man to the moon with less technology than we have our i phones today figuring out how to open up sports is something we can do. the question is just when. steve: the we is when and the question is how. can you go ahead -- four guys can play golf in the rain. but what's going to happen to the tour and what's going to happen with professional basic and football and basketball going forward we have heard some people say until there is a

vaccine, it's going to be hard to have people sitting in stadium games where they are a foot apart. it you. ainsley: joe biden has pulled that video of the president playing golf and did a campaign ad how dare he play golf when some people play golf. the president says i haven't played golf since the beginning of march. we're trying to open our country. i am trying to send a message we can do this safely. pete: that's a part of you who he has done it all along. he has faced criticism for not wearing the mask. i'm the most tested protected man in the country. i want to project a strong as an image as possible. people are going out fishing and golfing. all of the thing we should have been doing pretty much the entire time. can you do it responsibly. leading the way is important and certainly the president trying to do that sometimes it's on the golf course. steve: absolutely. and speaking of on the golf course, jillian mele has been -- she loves to golf. she has been, i have seen her instagram. she is out there on the courses.

she is not hurting anybody. you are social distancing. jillian: i have social distanced while playing. i played twice. amazes. by the way yesterday was so much fun to watch to have live sports between nascar and now golf. so entertaining and great. ainsley: if i take it up, how long does it take to before you feel comfortable. jillian: i started five years ago. steve: 50 years. pete: lifetime. jillian: start off with a fox news alert. we have serious news to get. to say multi-state manhunt growing overnight for armed and dangerous college student wanted for two murders. investigators think 23-year-old peter is in pennsylvania. the uconn senior is accused of killing a 62-year-old with a machete in connecticut and stealing pistols and shotguns. police say he then allegedly killed an acquaintance in connecticut stealing his car and abducting his girlfriend. she was found unharmed with the car near the border of new jersey and pennsylvania.

four people are dead and 19 others hurt following a violent memorial day weekend in saints lewis. one of the victims just 15 years old. the string of shootings started saturday evening, it's unclear in if i of them are related. the mayor calling the weekend a quote sad tragic beginning to summer. and asking residents to put down their guns. nearly 140 people may have been exposed to coronavirus from a hair salon. missouri health officials say a second stylist worked for five days at the springfield great clips while being infected with covid-19. probably exposing 56 clients. it comes after officials say another stylist went to work for more than a week potentially exposing 84 clients and seven workers. great clips is temporarily closed. the national memorial day concert from pbs streaming online for the first time but certainly with no less pride and honor.

♪ [taps] jill the star-studded event hosted by gary sinise and joe honoring our military men and women. and remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice. come here next to moods i can just feel it. shared feel storied aing to this year's special broadcast. the annual event honoring military heroes since 1989. send it back to you. ainsley: that's so sad. i like seeing their pictures just so you know who is buried there. look at that. these are people's family members so, sad, but we thank them. we couldn't be a country without. they thank you, jillian. still ahead, pennsylvania's democratic governor spark

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pete: while the state of pennsylvania is very slowly easing restrictions, the democrat governor says a vaccine is key to fully reopening the state saying, quote: i think what is going -- it's going to take a really long time to get back to our economy than normal. and i think tha can't happen fuy 100 percent until we have a vaccine that is fool proof. that's my own stance. is that realistic. here to discuss army captain and

pennsylvania g.o.p. congressional candidate sean parnell. we will get your memorial day message here for n. a moment because it's a special day for you. when you hear your government saying we need a full proof vaccine before we open up the state. what do you say to that it? >> is absolutely absurd. we might not ever have a vaccine. by the tway was never of the goal. it was 15 days to slow the spread. 15 became 30 days to slow the spread. and then we can't reopen because we need more testing. we can't reopen because we need more ventilators. we can't open because we need more ppe. now guess what we can't reopen because now we need a full vaccine. 80% of the deaths in pennsylvania have happened in nursing homes. every death, every death is a tragedy. no amount of locking down our economy in perpetuity would have prevented those deaths. do you know what would have? changing our policy of mandating that nursing homes take covid

positive patients. pete: that's the crazy part about it. what are you hearing from business owners? you are in a state where parts of it remain locked down. businesses can't remain open and make a living. you know we can protect them? >> look, there is no question about it, pete. pennsylvania stands on a very thin line between hope and darkness. you know, we have businesses around here, by the way, by the way, draft and republican businesses around here that are about to close their doors forever. we have 2.2 million people unemployed over 30% of the state sun employed. and most of those folks can't even access the antiquated unemployment system. it's a disaster. we have no choice but to reopen and reopen safely. pete: absolutely. you are in the middle of a political race yourself running for congress. you woke up the other day to a pretty big endorsement. here is a heck of a tweet to wake up to from the commander-in-chief. president trump tweeting this. sean parnell is a star.

we need him in washington to drain the swamp. you know, 10 years ago you were just a rifle man. now you are a star. what do you say to that? >> i mean, that's what i -- first of all, it's amazing. my kids read that and i got three little kids who say dad, you are not a star. i know. but, yeah, that's the truth. i was 10 years ago in afghanistan. i got wounded pretty badly. i was medically retired with almost next to nothing. i remember driving home from fort drum thinking what am i going to do with my life right now. decade later i'm getting shout-outs from the president. america is the most amazing country on the face of the earth. god bless the country we live. in. pete: i know you are representing the businesses who feel hopeless. this is memorial day. i read your book. i know your story, 435 days on the border of afghanistan and pakistan with your platoon.

share your memorial day message. >> yeah, you know, look, we have been at war in this country for half of our adult lives, pete. you know, almost 20 years. and, you know, i have lost more friends than i can count on the battlefield, right? i was lucky enough to make it home alive. and so what i have learned is one of the things i learned on the battlefield, you know, when we are outmanned and outgunned surrounded by the enemy. great leaders are inspired by their troops. by their people. and i try to seize on that inspiration every day. so the bottom line is. this celebrate memorial day any way you want. that's what we do in a free country. go for a walk on the beach. barbecue, drink a beer. all that i ask today of this nation is to spare a moment spare a thought who gave their all. every day you wake up and draw a breath live a life worthy of that sacrifice. earn it every day. pete: earn it. sean parnell thank you very much. >> take care, pete.

pete: joe biden in damage control mode over his comments about black voters. >> if you have a problem figuring out if you are for me or trump then you ain't black. pete: you ain't black. well, lawrence jones says there was something even more troubling about that interview to him. he is coming up next.

ainsley: we are back with quick headlines. two astronauts undergoing a dress rehearsal ahead of wednesday's historic launch. bob hurley and doug will take off space craft on top of a falcon 9 rocket kennedy space center. first manned rocket launch on u.s. soil in nearly a decade. new zealand's prime minister unrattled during a live tv interview when an earthquake strikes. watch. >> a bit of an earthquake here, ryan. quite a decent shake here. ainsley: she is unfazed during that 5.8 magnitude quake continuing the interview. once the shaking stops no reports of any damage. steve? steve: thank you very much, ainsley. after a wave of backlash, joe biden is walking back these controversial remarks he made friday about the black

community. >> you got more questions. >> you got more questions i will tell you what. if you have a problem figuring out whether you are for me or trump, then you ain't black. steve: but the host of that show says the best biden apology is an agenda supporting african-americans. watch this. >> i don't even care about the words and the lip service andth apology is cool but the best apology is actually a black agenda. they have got to make some real policy commitments to black people. has to come to a point where we start putting the burden on black voters to show up for democrats and stop start putting the burden on democrats to show up for black voters. steve: here we have fox news contributor lawrence jones. good morning to you. >> good morning, steve. steve: what do you make of joe biden's comments and his attempt to walk it back? at one point he said essentially that he should not have been such a wise guy when he made the comments to that guy.

>> i don't think it was a proper apology. i'm sure he should apologize to black america. not just leaders within the community. but it wasn't even the comments that annoyed knee the most. it's the fact that he came to the interview ill prepared. he has been running away from char la main and the breakfast club for while. a lot of politicians have rightfully been running away from the breakfast club because they don't have any agenda for black america. he came to the interview very condescending, tried to he is indicated charlamagne on the crime bill. most people in black america knowed what happened with the crime bill. he did not accept responsibility for the crime bill. he tried to pass the buck. he tried to pretend like he really had a black agenda with the lift every voice. what you are seeing right now and i have been warning people on the network for a while about this. that america america is fed up. they are tired to giving their vote to democrats. they are tired of republicans not showing up in the community. and they will sit this elections

out if the democratic party does not give them something of value. they realize the power that they we would and they want reciprocal trade when it comes to this as the president likes to say. if we're going to give you our vote, then we need a tradeoff. we need something that's going to benefit the community. steve: speaking of joe biden, elizabeth warren, his former rival apparently is going to have a big money fundraiser for joe biden which is quite ironic, lawrence, given the fact that elizabeth warren has been slamming these big money fundraisers for a long time and now she is going to throw one but it wasn't so long ago she said things like this. billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next with the of the united states. >> no to the billionaires. no to the billionaires where

they are self-funding or whether they're funding pacs. we are the democratic party and that's the party of the people. >> get rid of super pacs and secret spending by the billionaires. and break the big donor's stranglehold. steve: and so that's what she said on the trail talking about big donors and their strangled hold but now fast forward she is out of race. she is trying to help joe biden who actually needs the money from those people. >> she is such a woman to of the people. i have been telling people for a while elizabeth warren is a fraud. this is why progressive voters don't like her. they really like a bernie sanders. love him or hate him at least he believes in the stuff he preaches. elizabeth warren does what's convenient for her at the time. this is why she pretended to be a native american because it got her ahead. she was able to get certain

benefits as a result of this. it's the same way as it comes to criticizing people on the debate stage or when you want to raise money for a guy just because you want to be the vice president, it's totally cool. i think voters are smarter than she thinks. steve: all right lawrence jones joining us on this memorial day. thank you. meanwhile, the "new york times" under fire for a memorial day opinion piece called why does the u.s. military celebrate white supremacy? well, marine vet joey jones wants to respond and you will hear from him coming up next. and the clock could be ticking towards bad breath, receding gums and possibly tooth loss. help turn back the clock on gingivitis with parodontax. leave bleeding gums behind. parodontax.

♪ pete: welcome back. overnight the defense department blasting the "new york times" for a memorial day editorial about our troops. steve: the op-ed titled why does the u.s. military celebrate

white supremacy argues to rename bases after, quote: american hero not racist traitors, ainsley. ainsley: in a tweet a dod spokesman firing back saying, quote: on a solemn day for remembering those that are given their lives for our country fighting against tyranny subjugation the "new york times" has a million possible stories of the ultimate sacrifice by americans flights they could tell you about they don't. here to react is retired marine corps bomb technician joey jones. good morning to you, joey. >> good morning, guys. ainsley: good morning, what's your reaction to that? >> it's something that just stirs your blood a little bit. then you have to realize who is doing it. this is the "new york times." you know, this is one of the things where you could be really upset and then you realize this is just another day in the world we live. in you know, there is 365 days in a year. there has been 150 years since the civil war. why is the "new york times" writing this on memorial day this year of all years?

thcialg relevance. right? it's opportunity to get people to talk about him. so right now today there is a black man or woman in the marine corps, probably a first lieutenant become the very first black commandant of the marine corps. and that person has to wake this up morning knowing the goals and dreams ahead of them and that service loves them and wants them to succeed and read something about bases that were named probably before he or she was born for people that were alive 100 years before that. and worry about that. the "new york times" tells them that's what they should be focused on. that's what they should care about this morning rather than defending our country or leading or achieving some of the goals they have in front of them and to me that's offensive. that's as bad as saying that coronavirus was warranted because we had slavery 200 years ago. that's just not how we look at our country. we try every morning to get better, not sit around and poke at each other about how bad we are. and i find it offensive and repulsive. it's just unnecessary and it's

cheap. it's a cheap attempt at relevance in a time when something like coronavirus and memorial day are the headlines. and shame on the "new york times" for even trying it. pete: you are right, joey. american country is the greatest in human history. it doesn't mean we didn't have a history and really bad chapters overcoming. erasing it doesn't change it. it's moving forward. again, it's a great point. joey you have a memorial day message as well a foxnews.com op-ed. here is the title on memorial day i honor fellow marines killed in war. luckily i only lost my legs. joey, talk to our viewers about that perspective because you don't say that flippantly and you remember a lot of guys today. >> yeah. the point there is to draw as big a separation ascii between the small war wounds that i suffered and what someone who laid their life down for this country suffered and their family endured and that sacrifice that we honor on memorial day. we don't honor those of us that served on memorial day. it's not veterans day. it's memorial day.

it's an opportunity to be thankful that people are willing to give their lives for our freedom. what i try to point out to people is this year among any other year we have gone from two months not being able to enjoy our freedoms. that feeling that you had with those freedoms con stricketded this is an opportunity to be thankful of them. these are the men and women who died to give those freedoms the security that we need them to have to have this country. so if we can connect that feeling of not having our freedoms to the idea that someone died so we could have them, then maybe we will honor memorial day a little more, understand it a little more. and then go out and have a beer or a hot dog or hamburger and enjoy the day and celebrate their lives. steve: joey, because of the pandemic, this year is like no other memorial day we have ever had before. i'm sure there are a lot of families who would like to watch the parade, watch the commemoration but there aren't many at this time. >> you don't need a parade or a big pomp and circumstance to

have some food you enjoy and celebrate the people around you. all you need to be thankful of are the people you love and the freedoms have you. and the point of the op-ed is just that the majority of the country is trying to open back up. whatever that is for you and your place, partake in it as much as you feel safe and honor these men and women. and that's the whole point. we aren't in a place right now where can enjoy our freedoms like we should be able to any day of the week because of this pandemic and take a minute to connect that back to the men and women who have sacrificed and say you know what? it's pretty special people are willing to die so we can go outside our homes and do whatever we choose to do that day. that's the point of it but bring it back around and celebrate as well do. that however you can do it safely and feel safely. i'm here in georgia. and i'm hanging out at high my house today with family and enjoying it. you can get that three or four veterans i was really close to will be at the top of my mind and they would be mad if i didn't have a smile on my face some time today.

ainsley: joey, who are they? who do you want to remember today? >> i have two dozen that carry bracelet on my wrist. i knew most of them myself. the other ones i knew of. and then i have two other marines that i have known really well. so, gunnery sergeant floyd hawley my mentor died a few weeks after i was injured. daniel grier was a marine engineer killed by the same bomb that took my legs. and then my childhood friend chris mcdonald took his own life after deployment in iraq. those three gentlemen are always near and dear. not just memorial day but every day. steve: your article is beautifully written. you say all of these marines were volunteers. and do you rerst man who died next to you in that -- when the id blew up. you said he was -- his task was to protect you while you were trying to work on these bombs. so thank you for your sacrifice. so sorry that you lost your legs. so glad you are here to be with us here today. pete: joe,y, thank you, brother

thank you for being a part of modern warriors you had a powerful message there aired on fox news channel last night. the full version is on fox nation. and when you let vets go unfiltered it's even more interesting. you sign up today for fox nation, $45 will be donated to folds of honor. joey jones thank you for yours message. jillian hesitate headlines for us as well. jillian: that was beautiful. president trump says he has finished taking hydroxychloroquine and defending using the drug. >> just finished it. >> okay. >> by the way, i'm still here. if somebody else were promoting it, other than me, call a promotion because i want people to get better. i don't get anything -- i don't gain anything other than if it's something that helps, that's a good thing. jillian: the president also slamming columbia university over its study on the covid-19 response. the university claiming more than 50,000 lives could have been saved if the nation's lockdown started two weeks earlier. president trump calling it a,

quote: liberal, grateful, institution. the fbi after searching a construction site for a missing colorado woman. suzanne disappeared during a bike ride on mother' mother's d. her husband was paid to lay dirt at this site sparking the search. used x-ray devices to scan the area to see through concrete that was laid on top of the dirt. now to the top trending stories on fox news alert. first up, president trump firing back at presumptive democratic nominee joe biden. biden releasing an ad taking aim at the president for golfing amid the pandemic. next l.a. lakers legend magic johnson weighing in on a basketball debate over who was the greatest basketball player of all times. lebron james or michael jordan. the nba all star picks who he thinks should be number one. pete: michael jordan. jillian: pete says michael jordan. world war ii veteran beats covid-19 in time for his 100th

birthday. john mccain marking the smile phone with family celebrating at a distance. to say read more about these stories and many more, you can download the fox news app. i will send it back to you. steve: that is great. all right, jillian. thank you very much. exactly 14 minutes before the top of the hour on this holiday monday. and adam klotz joins us right nau with the holiday monday "foxcast." hey, adam. adam: hey there. good morning, guys. happy memorial day, everyone. it is looking as they we will be tracking some thunderstorm activity across the country. by and large looking pretty good. one trouble area i want to get to right away that is across portions of texas. we are looking at slight ringetion of severe weather. particularly in the arch you get that mideast day and every day stretching up to that green pat into the plains and eventually into the midwest. at least a chance of severe thunderstorms. by and large this is the unofficial start ever summer. summer like temperatures. 86 in chicago. close to 90 degrees in

louisville. it will be feeling good for a lot of folks. pretty nice unofficial beginning to the start of summer. back out to you. ainsley: good deal. thank you, adam. as we honor our fallen heroes this morning country music star john rich salutes them with a special performance live on "fox & friends." and is he going to join us next. ♪ under mcarthur ♪ usaa was made for right now. and right now, is a time for action. so, for a second time we're giving members a credit on their auto insurance. because it's the right thing to do. we're also giving payment relief options to eligible members so they can take care of things like groceries before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills. right now is the time to take care of what matters most. like we've done together, so many times before. discover all the ways we're helping members at usaa.com/coronavirus

♪ red, white, and blue ♪ boots ♪ he still believes the american dream ♪ steve: there have you trace adkins honoring our fallen heroes while performing at the national memorial day concert. we are remembering them as well on this monday morning. first, this picture from dennis, his uncle james murray deployed with the army three days after d-day. he fought for 10 months before he was killed by german snipers in 1945. this photo from catherine, her

nephew green beret andrew makenna was killed on an attack on his base in afghanistan in 2015. he posthumously received the purple heart, the silver star and several bronze stars. and this one from george. his uncle army staff sergeant john allen pryce was killed in the pearl harbor attack. thank you for sending the pictures. keep them coming at foxnews.com. ainsley? ainsley: this memorial day we do honor all the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice and tonight country music star john rich salutes them in a fox nation exclusive concert. first he joins us with a very special performance dedicated to our heroes including his own late grandfather a world war ii veteran. good morning to you, john. >> good morning, ainsley. ainsley: good morning. i know you are spending memorial day on the beaches of south carolina. i know you are with your beautiful family there. what message do you want to tell the folks that have lost their

loved ones and tell us more about your grandfather. >> you know, it's memorial day. so, you know, it's actually not happy memorial day. it's memorial day. and i think the phrase never forget is probably the phrase we should focus on and short of those men and women giving their lives for our country we wouldn't have a country to be celebrating today. that's where my mind is my granddaddy pap paw rich i had the will spending many years. a specific world war ii. he loved our country just like we do. and so, i wrote a song i'm glad tonight livestream. folds of honor tonight through venmo. if you have a venmo app. which when you watch livestream 5:00 eastern. can you 5, 10, 20 bucks and all that money goted goes to folds of honor. i know you are going to play the song for us. >> this is called the good lord

♪ long ago in 1941 when he suffered pearl harr lore. ♪ he fought under macarthur ♪ 17 with an army thompson gun ♪ well he stormed a lot of beaches ♪ slept in jungles with the leeches. [broken audio] ainsley: it looks like we lost you, john. can i hear you again. oh, man. well, just catch his show tonight. i hate that and download some of his music. is he such a supporter of his troops. buy his music, please and support john rich because he supports so many others. tonight 6:00 p.m., fox nation, fox nation.com. and you can sign up for fox nation, just go to that website

and it's wonderful. can you watch all of the documentaries and concerts. all right. we'll be right back. ...

pete: welcome and thank you for joining us for this final hour of memorial day on fox & friends this morning we are honoring the money and women who gave their lives serving our country. these are live pictures from arlington national cemetery.

steve: this morning president trump, vice president mike pence and the first lady will visit the cemetery and lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. before that the vice president will join us live in this hour of fox & friends. a bugler also delivering a powerful tribute to our fallen heros listen to this. >> [ bugler playing taps] ainsley: air force technical sargent jason covey playing tapping at culpepper cemetery. marsha sends this one of her brother, michael elidge killed in iraq in 2008 living behind a wife and three children.

one of whom is now an army ranger, steve. steve: and this one, ainsley, from laura. pictured as a baby with her father sidney bellman, it was the last time she saw him before he was sent to normandy where he died shortly after d-day. ainsley: wow, terry sends this photo of his friend, corporal mark dryer who was only in vietnam a few weeks when he was killed in 1969, pete? pete: yeah, good morning guys that picture of that cemetery i try when i'm with my kids when you go by any of these veteran cemeteries the rows of crosses, it is a powerful visual for young kids to understand the magnitude of the sacrifice. it's not just there, it's not just arlington it's in states across the country even on foreign soil where americans laid down their life and this morning guys i remember age or augie gonzalez, went on to did four tours in afghanistan,

was killed last memorial day in a car accident and then george o livera staff sargent was killed in 2011 an amazing member of his community a police officer on the civilian side killed in combat in afghanistan while i was serving as well and guys i got a letter from a viewer robert who sent an all of his cousin who was very close to who was very older than him. i don't know robert and his cousin, specialist gerald daily but he was killed in vietnam and it recounts his mother receiving the letter killed by enemy gunfire an he said in this beautiful letter he sent me he said our lives were changed forever. we lost gerald who was so special to our family and we heard that, we've heard that from the vets and other military family members on the show today the gravity, weight of losing someone so special, that life, that family, it should make us all remember today how grateful

how we should be to live in this country and live worthy of all of the sacrifice given to us over so many generations. steve: and pete that is what we do on this final monday every may. we remember those heros and all service members who lost their lives fighting for america we'd like to continue to show more of these tribute photographs on this memorial day , send them to us all day long friends@foxnews.com. we'll show them all morning long and of course we're going to post them to our social media as well. all right ainsley: yeah, thank you, steve let's bring in karl rove fox news contributor served as senior advisor deputy chief of staff to president george w. bush. you see all those pictures,karl. what comes to behind? >> well i was honored when i served in the white house to attend the ceremony each day at arlington and it's one of the most moving moments you could ever imagine and i can't begin today without thinking of

the many families i met during my nearly seven years of the white house who had given their own to serve our country and god bless our country, god bless who don the uniform of our country and the families that support them so it's a remarkable day to remember so many people. pete: you were on that job at a time of war which adds so much more weight to it as well you're a patriot. we're also talking about the reopening of our country as we face covid-19 and the health and human service secretary alex azar was talking about reopening and how we do it >> thanks to president trump and our governor's historic response to this we have to and we can get back to work to school, to community, to engagement, because it's not an issue of health versus our economy. it's actually an issue of health versus health, by being locked up in our homes, there's very real health consequences. we have hundreds of thousands of fewer cancer screenings and treatments going on.

we have less preventive services those are real, discernible, immediate health consequences that have to be considered just as much as the spread of this disease has to be considered. pete:karl, the president said many times the cure can't be worse than the virus. are we at a point in the lockdown especially in the democratic states where it's going on and on indefinitely is it just making the problem worse >> well i thought secretary aza r made a powerful point. i saw a chart last week of the decline in the so-called elective procedures. 18% fewer cancer treatments. think about that for a moment. yes, we ought to be concerned about covid-19. we've got to take precautions. we've got to wear masks and be e gauged engaged in social distancing and we have to return our country to a place where we go back to work where people are able to go to see their doctor, where they go to see where they go get procedures that they need , and where we begin to

restore the ability of families to take care of themselves and provide for their future, and i thought the secretary did an excellent job of pointing out that if we're smart about it and we practice safe practice, that we can begin to return the country to as close to normal as covid-19 is going to allow us to do so. steve: of course karl, you're there in austin texas and governor greg abbott tweeted this out about the reopening in your state. texas is reopening safe, smart and strong which prompted former congressman beto o'rourke to respond to the governor with this one. dangeru dumb, and weak. the pandemic is very political now, isn't it? >> yeah, at first i was a little confused i thought he might be tweeting out his own personal motto. look let's talk about texas just for a second. the number of cases and deaths are trending down.

the deaths per capita in texas are among the lowest in the united states. we're the second-most populous state with 29 million people and we have one of the lowest per capita death rates in the country. hospitalizations are steady we have 1,572 people in our hospitals and with thousands, thousands of available beds, so we're doing a good job of monitoring of doing this. our bed capacity is enormous. our testing continues to ramp up we have tested 88 6,000 people as of sunday, excuse me, as of saturday out of 29 million. that means one out of every 33 texans has already been tested and numbers continue to go up. now what does that really mean? let me give you a comparison and i don't mean to pick on pennsylvania but its got less than half the people in texas. we have 56,000 cases in texas. we've had 1,533 deaths, unfortunately. god bless each and every one of them. 13 people on sunday. pennsylvania, which is locked down and locked down and locked

down has 71, 656 cases, despite the fact it's less than half the population of texas. 5,145 deaths and 28 people on sunday. so look, we're in texas, governor about abbott is right we're treating it safe, smart and strong and i thought it was a cheap shot by robert francis o'rourke to take after the governor and in his message he said stay home if you can and wear a mask. guess what that's exactly the message of our governor. if you don't need to go out stay-at-home and whenever you go out, when you go to work, to the store, move around the community wear a mask and maintain social distancing, but you know, mr. o'rourke lost a race for the senate. he just devastated himself in a race for the united states presidency. my sense is he's getting ready to run for governor in a couple years so he's taking cheap shots whenever and wherever he can. i'd say be safe, smart, and

strong and stop saying dangerous , dumb and weak things. ainsley: well, as joe biden is defending his comments or facing a lot of backlash about the comments on black voters you have elizabeth warren who says she's going to host a high- dollars fundraiser for biden but who can forget what she said last year over and over again. listen to this. >> billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the united states. no to the billionaires. no to the billionaires whether they are self-funding or whether they are funding, we are the democratic party and that's the party of the people. >> [applause] >> get rid of secret spending by the billionaires. >> [applause] >> and break the big donor strangle hold. ainsley: karl, what's your reaction? >> well let's be honest she didn't mean it when she said those things after all she run for the u.s. senate a couple years before massachusetts, had

big dollar fundraisers, had raised money from people who had pack, took that money and transferred into her presidential campaign where she was making these proclamations of campaign purity and then she started her, or allowed to have start and defended having her own super pack so she didn't mean those things. we should note that elizabeth warren is willing to say one thing and do another, and so we're going to see it. now look, let's have a list of all of the big donors on who are on the elizabeth warren fundraiser for joe biden. intrans let us know there are billionaires or millionaires among them so we can judge whether or not she meant what she said when she said those things earlier. i'll tell you it's interesting to me i don't know whether the biden campaign put it out or elizabeth warren put it out but last week i thought it was interesting that somebody said oh, elizabeth warren and joe biden talk every week. we've already seen him begin to trim his sales and move left. he's endorsed, you know, not medicare for all but moving

towards medicare for all, and he explicitly said you know, elizabeth with her criticisms of what i did on that 2005 bankruptcy bill, she was right, and i would, if i could become president i'm going to act on her recommendations about undoing what i did in 2005. i thought that was an interesting move. pete: absolutely well karl rove you were the architect of two successful runs for the white house yet you know what you're talking about. we appreciate your time on this memorial day weekend thank you, sir. >> and pete, i'd be remiss if i didn't say i'm grateful for your service to our different are god bless you. pete: we think of all of those today, we appreciate it,ka rl i've to jillian. jillian: we begin with a fox news alert, growing overnight an armed and dangerous college student wanted for two murders investigators think 23-year-old peter manfredonia is in pennsylvania. the senior is accused of killing a 62-year-old with a machete in

connecticut and stealing pistols and shot guns and police say he then allegedly kills an acquaintace also in connecticut stealing his car and about bucking his girlfriend and she was found in a car near the border of pennsylvania and new jersey. >> millions of americans hitting the beach this holiday weekend as lockdown orders across the country are finally easing up this as top tourist spots see huge crowds for the first time in months. >> this video from the lake of the ozarks making the rounds on social media showing hundreds of people at a packed pool party no masks in sight and daytona beach , florida this man is seen throwing cash from a sunroof creating chaos, police there say they've got slammed. >> former congressman alan west is expected to be release from a hospital today as he recovers from a [m:ment] or cycle accident.

west was riding on a highway in texas when a car cut him off sending him colliding into another biker. he suffered a concussion, several fractured bones and cuts west saying "i'm alive by the grace of god." i wish him well in his recovery. >> nascar not letting the rain put a damper on its memorial day race. watch this. >> into the checkered flag, michigan's brad kaslowski wins nascar's longest-ever race. jillian: winning the coca cola 600 at charlotte motor speedway celebrated by waving an american flag a huge pay are "ic display before the race including a fighter jet flowover with empty stands. each racer had the name of a fallen soldier, on their car. send it back to you. steve: that is really nice. all right, jillian thank you very much. by the way, i should ainsley and pete, i should explain. for the folks who are just joining us i'm in my backyard as millions of americans are today because today is the big

barbecue day, and here in about a half an hour, i'm going to show you how to make two things you probably never done before on a grill. one is a built-in cheeseburger, which pete you make a great cheeseburger with your montreal steak sauce we saw you make on fox & friends, but two, i'm going to show you how to make a cobbler on a grill. ainsley: what kind of cobbler? steve: it's reds white and blue bury appropriately. with ice cream on the top. ainsley: this weekend i did your five minute vignettes with hay den, easiest recipes ever and they're delicious. thank you. steve: you bet i saw you on instagram doing that it was a lovely activity with hayden so that's coming in the meantime a u.s. warning the u.s. is warning china about new sanctions, if they pass, a controversial security law for hong kong. senator martha mcsally has a

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>> secretary pompeo will likely be unable to certify that hong kong maintains a high degree of autonomy and if that happens there will be sanctions imposed on hong kong and china. it's hard to see how hong kong could remain the asian financial center that its become if china takes over. ainsley: china sparking backlash over its plans to impose national security legislation over hong kong, joining me now is arizona gop senator martha mc sally whose introducing a legislation with senator josh ho lly condemning the chinese communist party actions. good morning to you senator. >> good morning, ainsley.

ainsley: first since it's memorial day i'd like to thank you for your service but i wanted to ask you about this resolution and also get your memorial day message. >> absolutely what china is doing here is just another dangerous action. going against the agreement in 1984 that people of hong kong would have a high degree of autonomy, democratic society, an international finance that's there, with sort of a light- touch regulation and they are basically this is the first step of taking hong kong back over it's wreckless, josh holly and a dozen senators are condemning it and the bill we passed last year the hong kong human rights and democracy act will not allow them if they go forward with this is not going to be certified and have deep economic impacts with china and i hope they think twice. ainsley: do you have support from other countries too? >> well, we're hearing around the world there's been 200 people from other countries,

different individuals who have signed on to a letter condemning this , and askings to stand up as a world against this activity and we need to continue that kind of support and put the pressure on china. don't pass this legislation this week. they still have time to turn aroundment ainsley: senator i know you have a book coming out tomorrow tell us about it. >> i do it's called "there to fly" ainsley. this just some unique experiences that i've had in my life, being the first woman to fly a fighter jet in combat, commanding a fighter squadron and combat flying the warthog, and i'll tell you, when i interact with people all over arizona, i'm inspired by their stories this is my opportunity to just share some of my wisdom. i've had some unique experiences but they are common lessons of how to overcome fear, how to persevere to achieve your dreams , how to not walk by a problem and make a difference,

and you can go to daretofly.u.s. i want to hear your stories too so we can inspire each other. i think at this moment in time these are lessons for all of us , and i hope i can make a difference in just one life or anybody who can be inspired by the lessons that i've learned. ainsley: it is the perfect week to launch your book and you're definitely a hero. flying is amazing. i'm so proud of you as a woman and then you go on to become a senator so you're doing great things thank you so much for your service and wish you the best for your book. >> >> thanks i think back to the first day i got cleared for takeoff, and how scary that was. ainsley: yes, dare to fly perfect title. >> i'd love to hear your story god bless you. ainsley: you too. thank you. still ahead he led the most decorated special ops unit of the iraq war, this morning jaco willick is delivering an emotional memorial day message and he joins us live

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pete: welcome back. well he served 20 years in u.s. military leading task unit bruiser, the most highly deck o it rail entitlemented

u.s. special operations unit of the iraq war and now jocko willink giving his emotional tribute to our fallen heros this memorial day. >> i did not waiver and i did not hesitate. i, the soldier,, sailor, airmen, i stood my ground and sacrificed my life, my future, my hopes, my dreams. i sacrificed everything, for you , this memorial day, remember me, the fallen warrior. pete: wow, you can see that video at prager u, so jocko willink and host of the jocko podcast joins me now. good morning, thanks for being here, big fan really appreciate having you on this day. you look a little banged up. >> well as you know the ju jit su academy is closed down

throughout the country and i've been playing basketball with my son and his friends and we go hard in the paint. pete: would not surprise me from a guy who wrote "way of a warrior kid" but your podcast articulates the meaning of service and sacrifice all the time. share your message what should people be thinking about today on memorial day? >> when i originally wrote that i wanted to give a voice to the fallen and think about what their thoughts were during this day and number two, remind people that the soldier,, sailor , airmen and marine that we talk about in abstract terms i wanted people to remember that these are human beings that these are people with families and hopes and dreams, and that they sacrificed everything that they had so that we could have freedom. pete: so, as someone whose seen the darkest of places on the globe of the most vicious enemies you can imagine, are you reflecting on those moments?

are you reflecting on the men? where is your mind today? >> my mind is with my guys that i lost. that's where it is. you know, mark reid, ryan jobe, i think not only of them, but of the soldiers and marines that we served alongside who were making sacrifices every day, and we're here, you know, 15 years later on and we're still living incredible life and have these opportunities every day and i'll never forget the opportunities that we have now are because of those that laid down their lives for us. pete: absolutely, jocko, for those that haven't been in the seals or service but are so grateful and appreciative on memorial day and every day what can regular folks do to express and perpetuate this understanding of the importance of sacrifice? >> you know, i'd say the same thing i tell people when they lose a loved one. look, you want to remember, you want to always remember but at the same time you don't want to dwell on the past so i know that

my friends that gave their lives , they wouldn't want me to have a somber day all day. sure they want me to take a moment to remember, but they also want me to carry on with my life, they want me to enjoy my friends and family and want me to enjoy this great country that they made such a sacrifice for. pete: absolutely it was a memorial day parade that had a huge impact on me as a kid and i'll never forget looking at the previous generations of people who had served and drawing from their reverence. what do you say to the previous generations the war fighters before you? >> you know i've been lucky enough on my podcast to talk to guys in world war ii, korea, vietnam, and what's amazing to me is really the common thread that the veterans from all these different times, it's a patriotism, it's a love for america, it's a love for your brothers and sisters on the battlefield that keeps us going and that common thread exists today and it hasn't gone anywhere and it never will. pete: if you have not watched

the podcast listen to us, download it and for the record, jocko if i was playing you in basketball i'd go nowhere near the paint so god bless your kids and i know you're raising them well and everything you stand for is something our country needs especially right now, jocko willink, thank you so much for your time this morning. >> thanks for having me on, pete. pete: moments away vice president mike pence live, exclusively on fox & friends. don't go anywhere. usaa was made for right now. and right now, is a time for action. so, for a second time we're giving members a credit on their auto insurance. because it's the right thing to do. we're also giving payment relief options to eligible members so they can take care of things like groceries before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills.

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ainsley: the united states slowly phasing back to normalcy this morning as americans

commemorate a memorial day unlike any other. today three states are easing those strict covid-19 restrictions, pete. pete: yup, hair salons, barber shops and massage therapy businesses may open their doors in kentucky as well asthmas mass , the state also allowing labs to reopen and outdoor activities like hunting, boating , and fishing may resume. steve: meanwhile, in the state of new york campgrounds and rv parks are back in business, on this memorial day, more than 366,000 people have recovered from the virus so far in the united states. and that is very promising. let's bring in right now, joining us live from washington d.c. the vice president of the united states, mike pence, who is live at the pentagon. mr. vice president good morning to you. >> good morning, all. steve: it's great to have you. especially since you've been heading up the coronavirus task force for a couple months now. when you see so many of the

states start to reopen, but then you see those images of america which is clearly pandemic-fatigued and you see all of those people on the beach or boardwalk and they are shoulder-to-shoulder and i'm sure dr. birx would say they're too close if not wearing a mask, what do you make of those images given that the whole idea is to keep six feet from each other and if you don't there could be trouble. >> well first, steve, let me say on this memorial day, our hearts and our prayers are with the families of all of our fallen. i'm not far from arlington national cemetery, i'll be with the president and the first lady in just a short period of time, and this memorial day in the midst of this coronavirus pandemic is particularly grievous, because

communities large and small generally come together, they get their arms around those gold star families but today there will be more separation and more distance and i just want them all to know they're en our hearts today, but you know, you just recited a lot of progress on reopening america, and i must tell you, the president and i are very confident that as now , all 50 states have begun the process of reopening our country, that while there may be instances where people would do well to be reminded about the importance of social distancing and the importance of continuing regular hygiene, we have every confidence that as these restrictions are more l ucent in the days ahead the american people are going to step forward and put this country back to work in a safe and in a responsible way. ainsley: mr. vice president the president tweeted about schools he said schools in our country should be opened asap,

much very good information now available. what's the latest on this because we're many people in new york city, for instance are wondering are their kids going to be going back-to-school if not should we enroll them somewhere else? >> well, you know, it's important to reflect today on two things. i think, ainsley, number one is the more than 98,000 americans who have lost their lives our hearts are with their families on this memorial day as well, but i think we also do well to reflect on the fact that because the american people embrace the president's leadership, listen to state and local authorities, the tens of thousands of families have been spared the heartache of that loss, and we've seen real progress all across the country. i mean hospitalizations are declining, we've seen a steady decline in cases, new cases across the country and most

importantly, fatalities continue to decline. you saw the governor of new york as you mentioned their state say that new york is essentially back where they started. back in march, and so we are on the far side of this epidemic in many of the places most impacted and that's given us an opportunity, not just to issue as we did now more than a month ago, the guidelines to open up america again but the cdc and the task force are going to continue to produce useful information about how we can bring back our schools, how we can bring back summer camps, how we can go back to churches and synagogues and mosques and enjoy in a safe and responsible way our freedoms of religion, so we're working very closely with university presidents around the country, over the last several weeks we'll be welcoming them to the white house soon, and we have every confidence that whether it be our universities around the country

or whether it be primary and secondary education that we're in most areas of the country, we're going to be able to get kids back-to-school in a safe and responsible way. pete: mr. vice president thank you very much for joining us this morning. you know there is an ongoing tension between blue state governors, governors keeping states locked down a little bit more and the uncertainty that creates. i've got to ask you because the president just put out a tweet moments ago that pertains to this and we want your reaction. he said i love the great state of north carolina, so much so that i insisted on having the r nc, republican national convention in charlotte at the end of august. unfortunately, democrat governor roy cooper is still in shutdown mood and unable to guarantee that by august we will be allowed full attendance in the arena. in other words we'll be spending millions of dollars building the arena to a very high standard without even knowing the democratic governor would a row the republican party to fully occupy the space. plans are being made by many thousands republicans and others

to head to north carolina in august they must be immediately given an answer by the governor as to whether or not the space will be allowed to be fully occupied, if not we will be reluctantly forced to find with all the jobs and economic development it brings another republican national convention site, this is not something i want to do. thank you, and i love the people of north carolina. so, this is a macro look at something that's happened at the smaller level as well. governors logging down, decisions can't be made, businesses being hit. first if you would, to the rnc and the convention and possibility of changing it and then the question overall. >> well, it's an issue we've been talking about, pete, because these national convection conventions literally take many months to organize and prepare, and you know, there are states around the country, we think of texas, we think of florida, georgia, the last two states i visited last week that have made tremendous progress on reopening their communities and reopening their economies,

and i think the president is absolutely intent on insuring that as we see our nation continue to make steady progress on putting the coronavirus epidemic in the past that come this august, we'll be able to come together in a safe and responsible venue, and re nominate president donald trump for four more years, but what you're hearing the president say today is just a very reasonable request if the governor of north carolina, we all want to be in charlotte, we love north carolina, but having a sense now is absolutely essential because of the immense preparations that are involved and we look forward to working with the governor cooper, getting a swift response and if needs be, if needs be, moving the national convention to a state that is farther along on reopening and can say with confidence we can gather there.

steve: mr. vice president, earlier in today's program, we talked to a couple of guys who own a diner in pennsylvania. york, pennsylvania and they reopened on mothers day weekend, despite the fact that the governor kept the state closed down. they defied the order. they appeared on our program i think about four days ago, and within just a few hours, then the state suspended their license and said you got to close. they are still open this morning we talked to them listen to what they had to say earlier. >> governor wolf threw a little temper tantrum and decided to suspend through emergency powers to suspend our licenses. >> but it's not about the diner it's about the american people. they want their freedom. every customer comes in, they thank us. thank you for being open. >> we provide something that

the community needs right now, to flatten this fear and progress forward. steve: flatten the fear. mr. vice president, can you understand the frustration with certain business owners in certain locations that have not reopened yet? >> well, i really can, steve and it's the reason why even before the 45 days to slow the spread, president trump had us issue guidelines to open up america again, and we made it clear to governor wolf and governors across the country that they could implement that guidance not just on a statewide basis but on a county-by-county basis, and this last week, i actually was able to grab lunch in a nice diner in georgia, another one in florida. i think the american people see that we can safely and responsibly reopen our

restaurants in many places around the country and we're just going to continue to urge governor wolf and other governor s around the country to look for those opportunities, not to use the coerce ever power of the state but to find ways to literally restore the freedoms that we all cherish. this is a freedom-loving country today, we feel on our hearts a particular weight of gratitude to the people who fought and died for that freedom and we're just going to continue in all of our interactions with governors around the country to encourage them, to restore their economy, reopen their country, and we're working in full partnership with governors to make sure they have the testing supplies and resources and ppe necessary to be able to accomplish that in a way that puts the health of their citizens, even right alongside the health of a growing economy. ainsley: uh-huh, mr. vice president we heard the airplane flying that reminds me of the air force and all of the branches that i know your son is serving, pete you served,

my dad served, my grandfathers, steve many in your family served what the is your message on this memorial day, by the way i read your op-ed called this memorial day our freedoms are cherished even more and here is why. it was beautifully written but what's your message for our great country? >> thank you. well, this message on this memorial day even in the midst of these challenging times, is that this freedom-lov ing nation knows that freedom isn't free, and we are grateful every day for all of the men and women who serve in the army, navy, air force, marines and coast guard but today's the day that we remember those who served and fell in battle, and when the president and i and the first lady and karen gather in just a few moments at arlington will lay a wreath, will say a prayer and i just encourage people across this country to remember the families of our fallen in your prayers especially this day

when you see people out waving flags and standing up for freedom across the country during these challenging times, this memorial day, i think we do feel a special weight of gratitude to those who defended that freedom throughout our history, who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, and they are in our hearts today, they are in our prayers and each of them i want them to know this memorial day we are grateful to them, and their loved ones who demonstrated that what the bible says is no greater love, no greater love is a man than he should lay down his life for his friends and today we remember all the men and women throughout our history who have laid down their lives for our freedom. steve: indeed. mr. vice president, thank you very much. we will see you and the president at the tomb of the unknowns very shortly at arlington. thank you very much.

ainsley: thank you so much. steve: all right it is now 12 minutes before the top of the hour. we'll switch gears this memorial day and a lot of people are turning on the grill and i am cooking up some classic cheeseburgers with a twist and i'll show you how you can make a cobbler on the grill and it's delicious but in the meantime let's check in with sandra smith for what she's got cooking at the top of the hour. >> steve: you had me at cobbler on the grill. red, white and blueberry sign me up for that. meanwhile this is the day where we stop, pause to remember our service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice as you just heard from the vice president there, mike pence and karen pence, they will be laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier,, arlington national cemetery and defense secretary mark esper will be joining and a bit later the president and first lady melania trump will be participating in that wreath- laying ceremony around 10 a.m. t

later on the second ceremony the president and first lady will take part in at fort mc henry in baltimore at noon eastern time, we are going to have all of these ceremonies life for you this morning on america's news room joined and me as we begin 10 minutes from now. we'll see see you then. when i was a young kid in third grade, i remember my dad coming up the stairs in my grandpop's house where we were living, sitting at the end of my bed and saying "joey, i'm going to have to leave for a while. go down to wilmington, delaware, with uncle frank. they're good jobs down there, honey. and in a little while, i'll be able to send for you and mom and jimmy and val, and everything's going to be fine." for the rest of our life, my dad never failed to remind us that a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. it's about your dignity. it's about respect. it's about your place in the community. it's about being able to look your child in the eye and say,

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ainsley: you might be having a socially distanced barbecue today so the big question is what should you make, pete? pete: well who do we ask? steve doocy has suggestions from his own deck, steve? steve: i do, millions of americans are going to be on the deck. now i've got two ideas for you the first is everybody is going to have cheeseburgers right? so this is actually a recipe that my mom used to have and that is when you mix up your hamburger, you actually add just about a half a packet, if you use about a pound and a half of hamburger with that dry onion soup, and you mix it up as if you would a meat loaf and then inside each of the patties, you go ahead and put a little square of cheese, or you put in some shredded cheese and grease both sides and the key to all of this grilling is that you use

indirect heat so the half of your grill is on and the other half is off, what you do is grill each side for about three minutes at 450 and then flip it, three minutes at 450 and then move it over to the indirect side. so while those are cooking take a look at this. all right i love to cook with a cast iron skillet like my grandma used to so what you do is you melt a couple of pats of butter, and then you put in bis quick, milk and also some sugar. all right? you don't mix it with the butter right there, because that be a mess, and then you go ahead and we're going to make a red white and blue-tiful, and berries perfect this time of the year and then put a little sugar on the top and the hardest thing about the cast iron skillet is remembering that

handle is a million degrees. so you do that for half an hour and through the magic of television once those are done you take them off the grill, afterwards, and this is what the burgers look like, pete how good does that look? pete: oh, my goodness. the cheese is inside! steve: oh, i know it and you can see it's squirting out right there. ainsley: can you break it open i want to see what it looks like. steve: hold on a second. she wants to see what it looks like in the middle. see there's just enough cheese right there for nice little flavor. but this is the beautiful. this is how it comes out. look at how fantastic that is right there. and of course, something like this you want either because it is memorial day, you want either whipped cream or ice cream and it's just like that. because i made it, and i got up

at 3:00 this morning i'm going to go ahead and have a bite. pete: go for it and while you do that steve i'm going to invite myself to your house for memorial day. ainsley: yes you don't live too far. and i like your belt. you have an american flag belt on i notice. steve: that's right. by the way, both those recipes and fox & friends.com. we'll step aside, come right back. if your gums bleed when you brush you may have gingivitis. and the clock could be ticking towards bad breath, receding gums and possibly tooth loss. help turn back the clock on gingivitis with parodontax. leave bleeding gums behind. parodontax. and right now, is a time for action. so, for a second time we're giving members a credit on their auto insurance. because it's the right thing to do. we're also giving payment relief options to eligible members so they can take care of things like groceries before they worry about their insurance

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>> set your dvr for 6:00 a.m. eastern every morning so you never miss a minute of fox & friends. >> remember our warriors, honor them, live worthy of their sacrifice. steve? >> sandra: defense secretary mark esper will be dying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier as americans pause to remember the brief servicemen and women to give the ultimate sacrifice for our country. good morning, everyone. i'm sandra smith. >> ed: president trump at first lady melania trump will take part in the traditional wreath laying that happens here live next hour before heading to baltimore for a ceremony, it will be her memorial day like no other. due to the covid-19 pandemic, mark meredith is live at the white house this morning with more