>> the case against donald trump and mike pence is open and shut. >> she's ready to do this job on day one. >> there's nobody more insulting to biden than she was. >> the choice has never been clearer. jillian: it's thursday, august 13th. kamala harris goes on the offense, attacking president trump as she as joe biden make their first appearance as running mates. todd: the race to the white house turns into a sprint. and the trump administration getting students back to school. jillian: the new push to get students back to classrooms and the about-face in one state.

man's best friend to man's best workout buddy. todd: that's how you do it. "fox & friends first" on a wednesday morning starts right yonow. ♪ ♪ and the trumpet's they go. ♪ and the trumpet's they go. todd: i think trumpets are a good way to let you know that your morning's about to begin. 4:01 here on the east coast. what say you, ms. jillian mele. jillian: if i heard trumpets in person, i think i might be very angry at 4:00 in the morning. todd: what's going on? what is that? we're about to do a lot more noises in the form of words. good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first" on this thursday morning. i'm todd piro. jillian: the gloves come off. joe biden and kamala harris slamming the president in their

first ever event as running mates. todd: and the president gibbs it right back. jillian: griff jenkins has more. >> reporter: you're right about the gloves coming out. they came out swinging in dueling press conferences. it was a surreal, nearly empty gymnasium, calling it an inspiration across the nation for young minority women. both went on the attack. >> donald trump is on track to break another record. on track to leave office with the worst jobs record of any american president in modern history. >>.>> trump is also the reason millions of americans are unemployed. he inherited the longest economic expansion in history from barack obama and joe biden. and then like everything else he

inherited, he ran it straight into the ground. >> reporter: minutes later at the white house, the president offered a very different take on the economy. >> we're rebuilding america's economy like nobody thought possible, actually. we're doing incredibly well. stock market's up almost 300 points. the stock market's rebound signals a v-shareshaped recover, stronger than our competitors anywhere in the world. >> reporter: then he returned the punch from harris. >> there was nobody more insulting to biden than she was. she said horrible things about him. including accusations made about him by a woman where she i guess believed the woman and now all of a sudden she is running to be vice president, saying somehow wonderful he is. >> reporter: so if yesterday any

indication of the next 82 days, todd and jillian, it's going to be a slug-fest. one thing worth noting, let me show you the cover of the new york times four years ago in july when to trump tapped mike pence. you see this is in the man in the news column. well, here is yesterday's new york times, a fawning picture of the california senator, all three columns are about her with the headline here is biden's ticket, yo achieving a first, wl have to see how the media continues to cover the biden, harris ticket versus the trump, pence ticket. todd: i think griff's newspaper demonstration proves this. >> reporter: we shall she. jillian: as attention turns to number two on the ticket, vice

president mike pence joined sean hannity last night and said voters have a clear choice in november. >> the stakes in this election have never been higher, but following joe biden's decision to name a california liberal like kamala harris to the ticket, the choice has never been clearer. president trump has done exactly what he told the american people he would do. we rebuilt our military, restored the arsenal of democracy and now america's military is stronger than ever before. joe biden's decision to add kamala harris to the ticket confirms everything president trump and i have been saying and that is that joe biden and the democratic party have been overtaken by the radical left. i like the matchup. it's on. todd: senator ron johnson defending the probe into joe biden and his son hunter's ties to ukraine, the senate homeland security chairman said they put

themselves in the spotlight. >> we didn't target the biden. we were looking at potential dnc involvement corruptinginvolve ca administration. todd.jillian: a fox news alert, breaking overnight, federal agents arrived in bend oregon to clear out hundreds of protesters. i.c.e. o officials said testimoy demonstrators blocked busses for hours. in portland, rioters shot fireworks and lit a fire around the federal courthouse as the city faces more than 70 nights of unrest. the president unveils new guidelines to help schools safely reopen this fall. todd: ashley strawmeyer joins us live to break down the details. >> reporter: the president is

making his position clear as doctors, teachers and parents express concerns over long-term virtual learning. one parent who met with president trump yesterday shared how tough cancelling school is for her child who has down's syndrome. >> it was like falling of an early intervention cliff. schools not only provide the academics for students with special needs but it also provided the much needed therapies and services. the structure and routine of school day is so critical for this population of students. it simply cannot be replicated in a virtual platform. >> reporter: let's take a look at the new guidelines from the white house, it's educate students and teachers about covid symptoms, encourage frequent hand washing, maintain high levels of ventilation in classrooms, require social distancing from high risk individuals, wear a mask and post instructions for hygiene and social distancing. in new jersey, governor phil

murphy says schools and colleges have the green light to open in-person learning this fall. the democrats and the gop are battling it out over stimulus relief. >> in terms of the negotiations or lack thereof, i was writing to my colleagues about how children are affected by the negotiations, when people say to me why can't you resolve your differences, because we're miles apart. >> reporter: but treasury secretary steven mnuchin said in part, her statement wasn't and accurate reflection of their phone call and she said she made it clear she was unwilling, that's pelosi, to continue negotiations unless they ayou agree in advance to -- agree in advance to her nearly $2 trillion proposal. todd: political hypocrisy, house speaker nancy pelosi slamming the president's executive order on payroll tax cuts. >> he says he's going to do the

payroll tax, what he's doing is undermining social security and medicare. so these are illusions. todd: but the speaker fully supported the idea under the obama administration. >> this is necessary because our economy and our people need this boost. for individual families, 160 million american families, this will be a boost. >> do you worry this takes money out of the social security trust fund and it may never fully be re-funded, repaid. >> no, i don't worry about that. todd: polo sigh supported a -- pelosi supported a unilateral payroll tax reduction three times. florida's education commissioner fresh off a white house meeting is going to join us live in the next hour to talk about a number of the issues of the day including what is going on in d.c. jillian: let's talk about what's going on in sports right now. the big east conference is

canceling fall sports. the big 12 acc and sec still plan to play. former auburn head coach tommy tuberville said it's the right move. >> there's no doubt, we've got to play football. i know this is serious. the virus is serious. i had friends sick, in intensive care. i actually lost a friend. we have to get back to school and get back to normal life. jillian: they are recommending eligibility relief for any athletes who missed the season because of covid-19. todd: kamala harris is a strong pro choice advocate. our next guest says harris will potentially ai ail alienate milf voters.

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todd: welcome back. almost as quickly as the pick was made, pro life groups swiftly denounce the biden, harris ticket. jillian: with nearly a quarter of democrats identifying as pro life, did joe biden alienate a key voting block. kristin jay joins us live to discuss. good morning. thank you for being here. >> sure. good morning. thank you for having me on. jillian: of course. what is your response to that? what is your thought? did this pick alienate anybody? >> we were already concerned about joe biden and his stance on abortion, the fact that he changed on the hyde amendment that he made the democratic platform the most pro abortion platform we've seen in history. his pick of kamala harris for vice president, while historic, is also very concerning for pro life democrats because her stance is even worse than the

vice president's. todd: let's take a look at numbers. kamala harris was given a 100% voting record on pro choice policies, there you see it is in 2017, 2018 and 2017. 2019. is the selection of harris going to force pro life democrats to vote for trump or sit out the election entirely or are they going to swallow hard and say we're going for biden and hair which is because we are democrats. >> no, right now pro life democrats are very concerned about the platform language, we're very concerned about the direction of the party. even before the pick of kamala harris, pro life democrats were considering staying home, they were considering not voting. they do not like this platform language. they do not like the fact that vice president biden is the most pro abortion pick that we have had. jillian: is that the answer, to just stay home and not vote? it seems like that's not the

messaging that's best, perhaps because people still always want their voices heard, correct? >> by not voting and staying home, their voice is heard. in 2016, a lot of pro life democrats stayed home and be not vote for hillary clinton. there was a large number of them. so yeah, pro life democrats want to be heard and we are continually talking to the biden campaign, pushing the biden campaign and telling them that we want pro life representation. right now, there is a litmus test applied to candidates. they are told that they have to change their position to be in the democratic party and that is just wrong. and pro life democrats are fed up. we're seeing large numbers of pro life democrats coming out of the woodwork now and speaking up. before they were silent. i'm encouraged by the movement of pro life democrats and the fact that we will no longer be silent. todd: take a look at some of the trump administration pro life actions. i'm not going to read them all. we're going to scroll them as i

ask you this question. will this force you, kristin, to vote for president trump on november 3rd? >> i am representing democrats for life and pro life democrats and right now our push is against -- our argument is within our party. we are trying to push our party to be -- to change and to be inclusive and diverse and really embrace the pro life democrats that want to be part of the party. todd: certainly going to be interesting to see what happens because when you look at those swing states like pennsylvania and florida, with huge catholic populations, that like to vote, it's going to be interesting to see if the democrats of those groups decide to just sit at home or go for dru trump. we appreciate your time. jillian: gyms still closed in new york. our next guest is a gym owner, suing the governor to reopen.

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jillian: good morning. welcome back. a judge blocks plans to remove philadelphia's columbus statue, hours after being approved by the city's art commission, it's part of a legal battle to keep the statue in a park. attorneys call the judge's order a, quote, victory for civilized society and say the city rushed the removal process. meantime, in chicago, mayor lori lightfoot launching a committee to review the city's policy on

public art work. an advisory committee of a artists, historians and elected officials will review the city's art and identify problematic pieces. todd: while new york gyms sit empty, governor andrew cuomo maintains reopening would just be too dangerous. >> we know gyms are highly problematic. we know from the other states, they opened them and they had to close them. well, let's open o dangerous activities. i don't think that is the time to do it. todd: new york, one of just five states still keeping gyms closed and our next guest is part of a group fighting in court to get that changed. owner of arena fitness in white plains, new york, charlie defrancesco is here with us now. what do you hope to accomplish with your lawsuit? >> thank you so much for having me. we're hoping to get open. we just want our time. we want a chance, due process. we want to be like every other business that's allowed to open.

todd: it seems like gyms are the only ones on this phase four list not allowed to open. let res go over what the -- let's go over what the new york fitness coalition safety plan is. it requires gym staff to wear face coverings, requires regular cleanings of surfaces and equipment, requires gym staff to be trained on safety protocols, implements social distancing within facilities, mandates masks for members when not exercising and implements contact tracing for members and staff. with that in mind, have you received any answer as to why gyms are so forbiden but you basically could ride a bus that is much smaller and more packed, if you want to. >> it just doesn't make any sense of to us. we're looking for the data, the data that they're using to decide this and we just can't find it. as a wellness professional and researcher, i can't make decisions without the data. i need to use experience, data

and peer reviewed stuff to really prove what i'm saying. you can't just say something because you said so. it just doesn't make any sense. you have mcdonald's open but my gym's not open. it doesn't make any sense. todd: you also have a program called fit for all abilities. it helps people with disabilities. your request for an exception for that was also denied. did the states say why? >> we set up a separate area for training children and adults with special needs. my son antonio is autistic so we came up with this program for exercise. it was going great and then we were shut down and we got denied. we tried to get an accommodation. it was a one on one, a separate room, no traffic, no nothing, away from everybody, one trainer, one person. they said no. todd: what do you think is going on here? is there something political that is going on that is transcending a gym's desire to get people healthy? >> you know, i hate to be a

conspiracy theory guy but it doesn't make any sense. why wouldn't we be given a chance. imagine waking up one day and someone -- the government drives a truck through your business with no recourse, no plan, nothing. they give us no information. they expect us to go with the flow and be sheep. and it's horrible. we're business owners. we're important too. our clients are important. our clients' health comes first. that's above all. todd: how much longer can you go on like this? >> i mean, it's painful. i'm very fortunate. i've done very well in my career. i've been a professional for many years. i have different streams of income when it comes to testifying in court as an expert, writing education books, doing my own sessions. i don't know how much longer i can go. i'm fortunate because my landlord at my building have treated me like family. it's been brutal. without them, i don't know you how long i could stay hope.

todd: we are pulling for you. it seems like you should be able to open if so much else is as well. we appreciate your time and good luck. jillian: it is 25 minutes overr the hour. an oregon district attorney says hundreds of portland protesters will not be prosecuted. >> we do not expect that not prosecuting these misdemeanors will lead to any other safety outcomes. jillian: one pros cue says he's got it -- prosecutor says he's got it wrong. todd: and one canine's adorable workout you have to see to believe. ♪

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running as vice president. so how does that work? todd: it's on, political jabs in full swing as we inch closer to the 2020 election. jillian: joe biden and kamala harris returning fire, slamming president trump for a failed economy. >> donald trump is on track to break another record, on track to leave office a with the worst jobs record of any american president in modern history. >> trump is also the reason millions of americans are now unemployed, like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground. todd: the president touting his record, saying the stock market is rebounding and recovering stronger than our competitors. jillian: how dare you interrupt. todd: so rude. jillian: as the attacks ramp up, republican senator marsha ma

blackburn says this is the most radical left ticket democrats have ever had. >> when you look at harris' record and look at her votes, she's for the green new deal, socialized medicine, confiscating your guns, she giggles about the second amendment. she would cities, she's for open borders, she's for healthcare for illegal felons vote from prison, this is by far the most radical leftist ticket that the democratic party has ever put toward. todd: susan rice hinting at a possible role with the biden administration if he wins the 2020 election. >> i'm glad i'll be able to support them and do my out mosto help elect biden, harris. i'll do everything i possibly can to help joe biden become the

next president of the united states and help them succeed in governing in whatever form or fashion he wants. todd: she was set to be on the short list of biden's potential vp picks. rick grinnell says bringing in rice, though, is risky. >> susan rice was passed over for secretary of state by the obama, biden team. she's got more baggage than lax. here's the fact of the matter. she has been in the front row seat for two genocides, one in rieu wanda when she -- rowanda, when she was assistant secretary of state and two when she was in syria while she was the national security advisor. while she that was the front -- while she was in the front row seat, she never got out of her chair. todd.jillian: a fox news alert, federal agents arrive in bend,

oregon to clear out hundreds of protesters, i.c.e. officials say demonstrators blocked busses in a hotel parking lot for hours, carrying two men who were arrested for their violent criminal history. in portland, police say rioters shot fireworks and lit a fire around the federal courthouse has the city faces more than 70 nights of unrest. todd: president trump calling on democratic rivals to condemn antifa after the group's website is linked to joe biden's website. jillian: carley shimkus joins us live. carley: president trump taking a hard stance when asked if joe biden and kamala harris should denounce antifa. >> in my book, it's virtually part of their campaign, antifa. the democrats act like, gee, i don't know exactly what that is. take a look at portland, take a look at any place you want to take a look at, they're all over

the place. carley: this after it was discovered the domain name antifa.com redirected to biden's campaign website. the issue appears to have been resolved as antifa.com has been deactivated. the anti-fascist group has been accused of trying to escalate violence through riots across the country including in seattle where the city just voted to defund their police department. >> i'm devastating. i chose to move to seattle for a couple of reasons, one of them was for the agency. i think it's a setback. carley: but the cuts could face pushback. the police department is under a consent decree with the federal government, which requires certain performance standards that could be hard to meet with limited resources. meantime, chicago mayor lori lightfoot is taking a stand against massive looting attacks like these.

in an interview with time she called out looters for showing up with u-hauls and professional equipment saying that's organized criminal activity. it was a planned attack. the chicago police department launched a website wednesday with surveillance photos and videos of looters. they're asking the public to help identify them. guys. todd: carley shimkus live for us in the newsroom. thank you. jillian: despite almost 80 consecutive days of unrest in the city of portland, rioters may have just been given a get out of jail free card. >> these demonstrations are being used to righteously express grief, anger and frustration. if we're going to be responsive to this current moment we must implement far more robust changes to the system. todd: the da you just heard there refusing to prosecute hundreds of cases. portland attorney james bukle joins us now. i'm going to put up a list of

charges that won't be pros cuted and it's a long list, interfering with an officer, disorderly conduct in the second degree, criminal trespassing in the first and second degree, escape in the third degree, harassment and rioting unless accompanied by a charge outside of this list. how is this anything other than an invitation to these people to commit these acts? >> that's precisely what it is. i mean, we have a prosecutor that discarded centuries of common sense about criminal law and deteens -- deterrence an. jillian: 45 of the 550 case is that police referred are being prosecuted, that is a very small number. i'm curious your opinion on what type of precedent this sets not only in that city but in cities across the country. >> well, it sets the precedent that if you are providing the

preferred message of the democratic party machines, that you are insulated from criminal law. eventually it takes criminal conduct and it says oh, this is first amendment conduct. but if anybody on the right wing does it's still criminal conduct and it violates fundamental principles of equal protections of the laws. todd: you literally say this is a violation of 14th amendment. is there any recourse? >> well, i think there is. and i think that people who have been prosecuted in the past in portland for the same conduct and who are being prosecuted right now for the same conduct have a powerful case for essentially an unconstitutional prosecution. because we're not supposed to be using the criminal law as a means of shutting down one kind of dissent and promoting another. we have people in portland that have been prosecuted for doing nothing instead of holding up in

front of a crowd of antifa and holding up a cell phone. you have people violenting attacking the police and shooting fireworks and throwing paint bombs at them like a couple hours ago and those people are given a pass. jillian: we heard the plan for what the district attorney is not going to do. that's what we've been talking about. i'm curious if you heard a plan for what they are going to do to try to bring safety back to the streets. >> they don't have a plan to bring safety back to the streets. they have a plan to essentially politicize the police and they announced they want to spend an enormous amount of money creating a giant politicized bureaucracy to control the police and micro manage the police in ways that are fundamentally inconsistent with the law enforcement performing a function of preserving law and order. they don't have a positive plan. jillian: james, thank you you very much for joining us.

we appreciate it. todd: all right. this next story absolutely heart-breaking. a teacher watching in terror as a little girl's mother is shot and killed during the first day of school on zoom. donald williams charged with murder. police say he walked into the florida home as the 10-year-old girl was starting class. williams opened fire. he is the mother's ex-boyfriend. officers arrested him a short time later. today, federal prosecutors are supposed to react to ghislaine maxwell's request to be removed from solitary confinement. maxwell's lawyers say they have critical new information in case. the judge ruled it's not enough. a separate order blocks that information from being released for now. jillian: evacuations are underway overnight as a fast-moving wildfire erupts near los angeles. the lake fire burning more than 10,000 acres in just hours. a wall of fire turning the sky

red as smoke fills the air. take a look at this, the home completely engulfed in just 20 minutes. at least 100 homes have been evacuated. high heat and strong winds are creating critical conditions for firefighters. kanye west still in close contact with jared kushner after announcing his 2020 bid for the white house. the rapper reportedly telling friends the two talk almost daily. fox news confirmed kushner recently had a meeting with west in colorado while on a ca campig trip with his wife. sources did not confirm what the meeting was about. todd: something magical is coming. david blaine is back, attempting his first live stunt in nearly a decade. he will attempt to fly over new york city holding a cluster of balloons. jillian: he said let's turn worry into wonder and take magic into new heights. you can watch it live august

31st on his youtube you channel. todd: have you seen that channel? jillian: no. todd: it is amazing. i've watched it. it's like how is he doing this. he's in the room with the people showing them card tricks and you're like how. that's literally my reaction. it's unbelievable. jillian: mayor bill de blasio helped paint a black lives matter mural. now the city wants thin blue line street removed. we are joined with a message, next. plus -- >> the fastest way i know to get a picnic basket. todd: there's no picnic bass deatbasketbut this bear acts li. this is 2020, everybody. ♪

jillian: good morning. welcome back. democrats double standard literally on display in new york city. while mayor bill de blasio paints a black lives matter mural outside trump tower, the department of transportation is shutting down a staten island artist for depicting the thin blue line but he's not backing down and artist scott levedo joins me now. tell me when you painted this and what has happened since. >> you know, i've been an artist my whole life. i'm always doing creative public art pieces. i didn't realize how insane it would be. i did this blue line two weeks ago right in front of a precinct in staten island, down the middle of the divider, the median. and ironically, the day after i did that, i happened to hang this giant banner off the staten island expressway, huge, of de blasio holding the severed head of the statue of liberty,

representing he severed the head of this great city. the next morning, i happen to get a cease and desist letter from the d.o.t. so immediately, i made a public response because i had a few days to respond. i publicly responded by this letter is not worth the paper it's printed on. you know where you can put this letter. why? because the mayor of the city, who put down his street art work all over provocatively in front of trump tower, he did not have a permit which he just recently admitted. if the thousands -- thousands of individuals who graffitid the public building in downtown manhattan, city hall, if any of of them who are on hill get a letter from the d.o.t., no, they did not. it was selective enforcement to me. why? because i am a conservative leaning artist as you can see and i support the men and women in blue. jillian: if i can just

interrupt for a second. we want the people at home to hear what you're referencing. let's take a listen to de blasio saying he doesn't need a permit. this is on august 3rd. take a listen. >> what i decided to do with the black lives matter murals transcends all normal realities because we're in a moment of history where this those be said and done. the normal process continues for anyone who wants to apply. jillian: you heard it right there. we're at a time right now where it seems like people are picking and choosing what we can believe in and a lot of people, while they support black lives matter, still support the police but it seems like we're not allowed to believe in both. is that how you feel? >> again, as an artist, it's a first amendment issue. why is his artwork more important than mine? he's saying it's not political, it's for a movement. i understand that. nobody understands how the art and politics things works more than i do. my art is not a political mess

average it's a piece of of -- message. it's a piece of art to show support and tribute for the men and women in blue. what is the baselin blue line. it separates anarchy from politics. it's a sacrifice that they made. that's a tribute, that blue line. listen, the black lives -- the black community has a good movement. they have a movement. unfortunately, it's been hijacked by the young white anarchists who hijacked it to push their agenda into it. back to this mayor. it's the do as i say -- do as i do, not as a say. and we caught him with his pants down because he admitted because of the pressure that he did not have a permit. so i am not -- i have a good lawyer and what are we doing? do we sue? i think we should sue for a billion dollars. why a billion? because we could replace that

billion dollars to the taxpayers where that billion dollars that de blasio and his wife made that issue into theirs. so we give that billion dollars back to the nypd because they defunded them. let's fund. i don't want a penny. we will take that money and give it to them. jillian: keep us updated. we're curious to see how this ends. >> one more thing. i'm having a big rally august 22nd at city hall for the working people, law yo abiding sitens. everybody in the -- citizens. everybody in the city should be there. jillian: looters ransacked the ronald mcdonald house in chicago, scary situation for dozens of families inside. todd: what would you do if you saw a bear? the national park service says don't push a slower friend down. that seemed obvious. they wanted to tell you anyway. hilarious advice sweeping social

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todd: you're no going to beliee this, violent looters invading chicago, trashing the magnificent mile and even targeting charities. jillian: the ronald mcdonald house was vandalized in the process. carley shimkus has the latest. >> businesses weren't the only thing damaged, a ronald mcdonald house in chicago in need of repair following rioting on sunday night. the facility that provides resources to families with sick children said 30 of families were sleeping inside when rioters smashed windows and damaged the front door, leading to enraged reaction on social media. let's get to this tweet from a

parent who says as a parent who has stayed there, this disgusts me. ronald mcdonald house is a place where parents turn to for peace, normalcy and hope. thankfully, no appointments or treatments were missed because of this violence, also nobody hurt. a scary situation for folks staying there at the time. todd: like these parents having else they need to worry about. unbelievable. who knew that bear safety was funny. >> yeah. the national park service raising eyebrows i guess for this sort of funny facebook post. they sent people who may be going to national parks this summer, they say please don't run from bears or push your slower friends down in an attempt to save yourself. yeah, so pretty self-explanatory advice on the friends front. they also say you should sort of walk side ways slowly in a less intimidating manner which i thought was actually sound advice. i didn't know that.

jillian: i wonder what they say about feeding bears peanut butter sandwiches like this. >> he's taking our peanut butter and jelly sandwich. >> i mean, this is wild. you don't have to worry about bears i guess when you're with this family or maybe you do. just a run-of-the-mill picnic with friends, family and a giant black bear being fed a peanut butter sandwich. the woman says the bear pops up frequently and is never aggressive but i would venture a guess that the national park service would say that hand-feeding a bear a peanut butter sandwich is not smart. todd: not high on the list of things to do. jillian: it looks cute until things go south. coming up in the next hour of "fox & friends first," florida's education commissioner fending off lawsuits as he pushes to reopen schools.

he joins us live. todd: gianna caldwell said joe biden made a damaging decision choosing kamala harris, he's going to explain when he comes up.

jillian: good morning to you. you are watching "fox & friends first" on this thursday morning. i'm jillian mele. todd: great to be with you. i'm todd piro. breaking overnight, federal agents arrive in bend, oregon to clear out hundreds of protesters. jillian: i.c.e. officials said demonstrators blocked busses for hours carrying two men who were arrested for their violent criminal history. hours away in port hand, police say rioters shot fireworks and lit a fire around the federal courthouse as the city faces