get down, get down, get down, get down. >> shots fired asked protests turn into riots for a third straight night. we are live with the violent unrest and emotional plea for peace from jacob blake's family. todd: night 2 of the rnc, the president usually a pardon and overseeing the swearing-in of

new american citizens as his family makes their pitch for a second term. >> a fight for freedom versus oppression. opportunity versus stagnation. >> every proud american who believes red, white and blue, my father will continue to fight for you. >> you have a president who will not stop fighting for you and your family. todd: you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. jillian: thank you for being with us to start your day. more members of the trump family go to bat for the president on night 2 of the republican national convention. republican playing out what he will do for the forgotten man if reelected. todd: the vice president will speak tonight.

>> reporter: interesting to see mike pence in baltimore tonight at last night the star of the show with a compassionate speech from first lady milania trump who made a case for her husband's second term. >> donald wants to keep your family safe. he wants to help your family succeed. he wants nothing more than for this country to prosper. to vote for those ideals is not a partisan vote. it is a common sense vote because those are goals and hopes we all believe in. todd: a keynote speech drawing heavy criticism from democrats, mike pompeo appearing in video from jerusalem. >> delivering on the duty to keep us safe and our freedoms in fact this president has led bold initiatives in every corner of

the world. the president has held china accountable for covering up the china virus, no nuclear tests, no missile tests, nato is stronger, the isis caliphate is wiped out. it is gone. >> reporter: pompeo is the first secretary of state to address the rnc in history, democrats calling for an investigation, the rnc claims it was not paid for by taxpayer dollars. less controversy, two the president's children, eric and tiffany trump say their father is fighting for the american people. listen. >> my father does not run away from challenges even in the face of outright hatred because fighting for america is something he will sacrifice anything for. >> the radical democrats, america is a source of the world's problems. they believe the only path forward is he race history and forget the past. every day my father fights for the american people, the forgotten man and woman.

>> reporter: the night featuring the president at a naturalization ceremony reported earlier in the day, democrats think that is a violation of the hatch act and video the president pardoning john potter, a convicted bank robber who funded a nonprofit for prisoners. an interesting moment. joe biden tweeting i believe the american people are ready for something better. hope is more powerful than fear, love is more powerful than hate, light is more powerful than darkness. tonight the theme lands of he rose, mike pence and karen pence at fort mchenry, to announce her departure from the white house and she says along with the president's daughter in law laura trump and a lot of lawmakers. todd: night 2 of the rnc in the

books. the top take aways, top take away number one. >> there is no starker contrast for the american people to see on display, the biggest take away is democrats offering darkness and despair, republicans offering hope and opportunity in the american people have seen the fact the democrats attack this country, so division over the last four years and you are seeing that on display. >> >> donald trump did. >> commander-in-chief has the agenda the safeguards the right and freedoms protected under the constitution. >> donald trump get things done.

jillian: critics say we haven't heard much about coronavirus, milania trump did touch on that last night, that impact every single person in the country. would it be wise of them to talk about that a little more? >> the president has talked about it and releases core initiative for a second term and among those was eradicating covid-19 like he eradicated isis. he is working on treatments, plasma and others. it is important to look at those other core initiatives like the economy, creating 10 million jobs in 10 months am i creating another million new small businesses, cutting taxes to boost take-home pay and boost jobs in america, trade deals, fair once to put the american workers first. one of the most important initiatives is ending reliance on china. we should be holding them accountable, for allowing the virus to spread across the world. the opportunity this president is building upon from the first

term of holding his promises and keeping them over the last few nights of the initiatives he released. jillian: we appreciate your insight this morning. jillian: shots fired during protests in kenosha, wisconsin, overnight. >> get down, get down, get down, get down. todd: capturing those harrowing moments, rioters taking to the street over the shooting of a black man. the new details just reported. >> protests turns to writing for a third night in kenosha, video from the fox news crew. >> get down, get down, get down, get down.

jillian: police say they are investigating the shooting telling the milwaukee journal and the new york times one person is dead. and 8:00 pm curfew went unheeded as protests led to more violent confrontations, between rival protest groups. jacob blake was shot by officers responding to a domestic dispute. so that in the cell phone video. three of blake's children witnessed the shooting like the 20 jillian: family of 6 is paralyzed and may not walk again but his mother is sitting for peace. >> what is going on, the violence and destruction, he would be very not pleased with all the police officers, i am praying for you and your families. >> the national guard was

deployed to discourage more distraction and middle berries were set up to protect the city's courthouse and city buildings. in kenosha county, blocked to keep people out. they have only made 16 arrests so far saying the violence is unsafe for police to respond, when you go into a group of 500 or thousand and pull people out you have created a riot. you have bricks being thrown at you. the chef expects to make more arrests after checking surveillance video. one wisconsin lawmaker calling for more security amid the violence. >> we need to make sure we provide the resources needed to restore that public safety. your heartbreaks. i've received so many phone calls, people have lost their livelihoods, people that are scared, what is going to play out in kenosha. jillian: a lawyer for jacob blake's family says they plan to

file a civil rights lawsuit. todd: hurricane laura strengthened into a category 2 storm, expected hit louisiana and texas this evening, more than half 1 million people ordered to evacuate along the gulf coast. jillian: laura is excited to make landfall as a category 3 hurricane with 105 mile-per-hour windss, 13 feet storm surge. janice dean has been tracking its every movement and joins us live with more on the 5 am update. >> 5 am update has a stronger storm is a make landfall. the national hurricane center thinks this is going to be a category 4 as it makes its approach to the texas louisiana coastline, 110 mile-per-hour sustained winds, one mile shy of a category 3 storm, we thought rapid intensification last night. the next 12 to 24 hours expecting another bump up to

category 4 storm and making landfall borderline 3, four. at this point the damage is going to be extensive and potentially deadly with storm surge overtopping 13 feet in these areas, the front quadrant is where we see the worst of the wind and rain. 3111-129, category 4's upwards of 130 miles per hour. this is going to be a big deal. we see tropical storm force windss around dinnertime, expect landfall around 3 am, 4 am tomorrow. i can't stress this enough, listen to your local officials. if they are telling you to evacuate you need to do so. this is a life-threatening storm. todd: not the developers we wanted to hear but thank you for keeping us posted.

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todd: tiffany trump touting her father's record-breaking success building on the fact that america has recovered. jillian: can he make the economy great again? professor of business and economics brian bradbury is here to weigh in. thank you for being here. >> good morning. jillian: who do you think will make the economy better and great again? >> you've got a stark choice, you probably never had two candidates with such different paths on the economy, joe biden said time and again he is a moderate but if you look at his policies what he's proposing our progressive policies big rivals were talking about in the primary, senator warren, senator sanders talking about higher taxes, much higher spending on biden's version of green new deal, donald trump is offering what he has been offering the past 3 and a half years which is give more power back to businesses, more power to individuals with lower taxes and

lower regulation, he is appealing to the data. use i his daughter do that, look at the numbers, pre-pandemic numbers, huge numbers of job openings, record low unemployment, those are the kinds of numbers people want to see if you're looking for a job if your college graduate, that is what you need, that is what donald trump is offering, joe biden is promising a lot but also trying to dodge the fact that he is asking voters to buy a story they don't have evidence for. donald trump has evidence for his story and that is compelling at the end of the day. todd: you look at stock market numbers, the markets love trump. look at this, nasdaq is off the chart, s&p and dow doing really well since election day of 2016 that is when the covid-19 pandemic is mixed in, tiffany trump talking about jobs. should parents be confident in job prospects moving forward? >> if you want to talk about job

prospects ask what are we doing to bring jobs back and the answer has to be we are giving businesses the capacity to open again, giving them incentives to hire and invest. if we are doing those things the american economy has proven it can create jobs. donald trump is talking about lower taxes, lower regulations, the kinds of things that help businesses bring workers back, give them a reason to reinvest, joe biden is talking about regulation, talking about higher taxes, talking about a green new deal that reinvents the economy in ways that can be disruptive to some of the industries that are hiring, can be disruptive to energy and transportation so if you're looking ahead at the future, whose focus is on jobs right now, during the rnc you are seeing donald trump talk repeatedly about job creation, your seen joe biden promising but he can't run on the kind of

record that donald trump is able to run on right now, that's what voters, what college graduates and parents look at to decide who is going to create jobs in the future. jillian: our world has been rocks and across the entire world we heard a lot about this v-shaped recovery. here's what larry kudlow had to say. >> better than 20% growth in the second half of this year. do you want economic health, prosperity, opportunity and optimism? or do you want to turn back to the dark days of stagnation, recession and pessimism? jillian: your reaction before we go? >> larry kudlow is talking about the theme of the rnc convention which is opportunity, we are not talking about economy of inequality, not talking about grievance, we are talking opportunity and hope, job creation. that is what the president is

trying to push, a contrast with the dnc convention. thus far he has done it but has a couple days to go and see what message he ends with. todd: we love talking money with you, thanks for your time. jillian: the first lady delivers a powerful speech from the rose garden. >> you have a president who will not stop fighting for you and your family. it cannot be done. he works harder. todd: did milania trump seal the deal? women for trump react next. guys, are you tired

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and she talked about her concerns and sympathy for americans affected by covid-19, praying for their families and loved ones and calls for a end to the rioting and looting going on in the use cities and places across the country which is heartbreaking to see these people causing damage and destruction and the innocent bystanders are affected. this is something americans are keeping an eye on but especially moms, suburban moms and parents because they are concerned about safety and security, a plea for americans to come to work together for the good of the country. jillian: this what she had to say. take a listen. >> the modern world is moving so fast, our children face challenges that change every few months.

mothers and parents everywhere, you are warriors. jillian: do you think the message will resonate with mothers across the country who might be undecided? >> i certainly do because we are not hearing it from the other side, from democrats, the writing and looting, law and order, safety and security, something donald trump has talked about, normally talked about but implemented action on all three for these cities, and the accomplishments under this president is something else, with the economy, jobs, the virus hitting us, we saw the results under donald trump. more positive results when he is reelected. jillian: we appreciate it.

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>> donald trump praise for his commitment to bringing american troops home from middle east as speakers at the rnc bring joe biden's foreign-policy record into question. who can voters trust to keep america out of endless wars? technician and fox news contributor joey jones joins with his thoughts. as a warrior, why do you say your fellow warriors should choose trump over biden? >> no one said it better than one who served under biden and obama who said joe biden has been wrong on every major foreign-policy issue in his career. when asked about it double down on that. i don't blame joe biden for being willing to take political collateral for killing usama bin laden but not everyone is made out for the job of president and joe biden is one of those people. on the contrary with donald trump, the fear mongering that he would start wars and what

we've seen about being decisive he has prevented wars from getting out of control or happening. todd: joe biden admitted his vote on the iraq war was a mistake. take a listen. >> we should not send anyone everywhere unless the overwhelming interest of the united states arrest a, they were not at stake there in iraq and it was a mistake. todd: you heard rand paul in the in fro say he's worried biden would choose war again. do you share those concerns? >> he's worried that after 8 years when obama biden presidency, saying we would not get into wars or end wars but action sent 40,000 troops to afghanistan, continue to do things, kicking the can down the road, that is a true concern. i appreciate rand paul for that. it is disingenuous to say the things about the iraq war now knowing they were operating off of information we all had and supported the war, but even beyond the iraq war that invasion wasn't the charge of

the afghan war to create a free state in afghanistan with a democracy, make sure people didn't invade the united states, we are closer to that piece and victory in afghanistan than we have ever been, certainly more so than we were in 2010, getting their legs blown off, those are the real results we've seen under this president that i would not trust what happened under joe biden. todd: switching gears, cnn can't help themselves when it comes to sandmann. listen to this tweet, joe lockhart, a political contributor there, keep in mind cnn reached a settlement with this young man, joe lockhart, it is important but i don't have to watch this not nosed kid, entitled kid from kentucky. what do you make of this continued bullying of nick sandmann? >> he could save some effort if you just to get off my lawn, an

old man that doesn't want to see a 20-year-old talk about what happened in his life but what he's ignoring is this 20-year-old but the country on bars and changed how all media including myself reacts to videos we see online. this is a perfample. he is the first real world example of consequences that come from this reporting and demonizing someone who literally stood silent while someone else tried to pull the him, need to send a memo over a. todd: especially when you settle. the lawyer says that may not be the best legal strategy. we always appreciate your insights, thanks for joining us, appreciate it. over to you. jillian: james comey blasting donald trump and william barr in the washington post op-ed, comey

accusing them of leaving a legacy of damage at the justice department as carter page says there are a lot more questions that need to be answered, issuing fisa warrants to spy on trump's campaign. >> no one asked about the us to permit of justice inspector general pointed out 17 serious errors and omissions in those fisa warrants which he started, he signed most of them, 3 of the four. there is a lot more open questions that need to be answered. >> comey claims he's not a target of a investigation and says it is being used as a political tool. now to this, hurricane laura could hit texas and louisiana as a category for storm. mandatory evacuations are underway. this is going to be catastrophic. are people heeding these warnings?

>> they sure are. they've been getting the word out the past few days saying get out, get off the streets, talking to a sheriff's deputy, people are listening, we are the only ones he seen on his morning shift. laura is so large you can see it from outer space, the international space station, look at what it looks like from high above. because it is so big and coming in so quickly we feel the winds coming in right now, local officials are saying get out. >> all of us need to be prepared for the very real potential of a direct hit from the storm. this is truly when we have to say prepare for the worst. >> with marco and i don't think we should count on that happening again. >> every hurricane is different but there are many comparisons to hurricane rita on the heels of hurricane katrina 15 years

ago. in 2001 plenty of beach cottages lining holly beach but just after hurricane rita devastation completely wiped out houses underwater, we are told with laura we could see storm surge 30 miles inland. look what they built back here in holly beach, plenty of building of on stilts like this. that could take care of the storm surge, may not to the upper living quarters but as a categories 4 hurricane you've got to think about the wind. jillian: a new york times columnist warning biden's. that could sink his chances. >> his willingness to shutdown the country again over coronavirus.

leland: we are back with the fox news alert, kenosha wisconsin release a statement saying two people died following a shooting during protests overnight. one person is also injured. violence erupting for a third straight night over the shooting of jacob blake. 's mom begging for peace in the city. blake is paralyzed and remained in the hospital. we will keep you updated. todd: is joe biden scaring some voters over to the side of donald trump? one new york times columnist says so. jillian: cheryl casone he here with what may be driving voters away. ed: the new york times published a warning about a potential joe

biden presidency, biden created a dangerous opening for trump by saying he would listen to scientists and shutdown the united states if that was the recommendation. stevens called it biden's biggest blunder so far writing, quote, loose talk of nationwide shutdowns interviews with voters who feel they have been patronized. the wall street journal, blanket shutdowns the us never tried before this pandemic led to a deep recession and there must be a better way. jillian: you will be first in line at costco. >> reporter: i am a pumpkin fanatic. but i am ready for fall already because summer has been a wash. costco is selling a 4 pound pumpkin pie again. we are all good for thanksgiving.

the pie is been seen in stores already which is white is trending on social media. they are $5.99. you won't find it at your local costco bakery but today will appear soon. jillian: you and i will split one i vowed to you. this is happening in america. politics taking a backseat for a moment during the rnc. >> making america great again, let's get another four years. todd: eric trump's emotional message. >> let's see what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> he is the younger brother of the president of the united states. coming up day 3 of the rnc kicks off today, second lady karen pence will be here live and 10 crenshaw will preview their big

speeches tonight. they will be in a good mood i hope, keep your fingers crossed, donald trump junior outstanding medina, he will talk about what he thought of day 2 any outstanding product performance of the first lady of the united states and something no one else has had in the live audience, pam bondi will be here, had a great speech. what nicholas sandman and what he did at the end, making a pitch to voters on nights one and 2, he will be here live this morning talking to steve. also on deck lindsey graham has an invitation for james comey coming up in september and marco rubio from enemy to ally to the president of the united states will talk about that and foreign-policy and alan was trying to get things straightened out in texas as they bear down on a big storm coming their way and governor mike huckabee will be here live

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>> working alongside you every single day but i am proud to be on the frontlines of this site. you are making america great again. let's go get another four years. todd: eric trump speaking to donald trump, the father, not the president. >> this was a very touching

moment, eric trump wrapping things up with a message for his father, the president is close with his children which is common knowledge. in 2015-16 it worked for him on the campaign trail especially trying to gain traction among suburban women but this is very genuine, not politically motivated and clear that his children are extremely proud of him and the direction he leading this country. >> a moment, donald trump pardoned a convicted bank robber ahead of the convention. >> take a listen. >> a beautiful testament to the power of redemption. a fool pardon. >> you can see him getting so

emotional. his stories incredible. his first arrest when he was 12 years old, he was involved in a gang and was in federal prison for five years following a bank robbery, totally turned his life around, found god, started a nonprofit organization, appeared along fbi agent who arrested him, one of his good friends. an amazing unique moment during the republican national convention. jillian: that emotion gets you. >> reporter: that chapter is finally over. todd: not a great look. >> twitter tends to bring out the worst in even adults apparently. but midler mocking the first lady's accents, she still can't speak english.

she's receiving backlash from folks, jackie pointing out the left is supposed to be the party of tolerance but not much more you can say about this was the first lady won't even see that tweet and if she does i'm sure she won't be fazed by it. jillian: she rides the bus so much and speak so many languages. todd: that is a head scratcher. jillian: the pro-life movement a big movement in the republican convention. >> i spent eight years working for planned parenthood but today i am a pro-life activist. todd: abby johnson says donald trump is the most pro-life president we ever had. she joins us. .

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>> this election is a choice between two radical antilife activists and the most pro-life president we have ever had. that's something that should compel you to action and do it with our very most vulnerable americans in mind the ones who haven't been born yet. >> a former planned parenthood director abby johnson shared with the rnc a haunting first hand account of the traumatic experiences in her former role that compelled her to become a fierce pro-life advocate. rob: as she pushes for four more

years of president trump's pro-life agenda abby joins us now. >> your words last night were disturbingly powerful. could the pro-life, pro-choice question, really sway this election? >> i think it could, honestly. i woke up this morning after my few hours of rest. after my nap, i woke up this morning already to a wave of messages and emails from people who are saying you have convinced me to vote for donald trump. i was on the fence but your speech has, you know, tipped me to the point where i am going to be voting for donald trump. i didn't know abortion had a smell. i didn't know what really was taking place to these unborn children in the womb. abortion is something that a lot

of people think is settled in our country. and i do not believe that that is true. and i believe that a lot of people are still on the fence and their minds are not made up. so i do believe that this is an issue that could be a deciding factor. jillian: well, let's take a look at what kamala harris has to say on expanding abortion rights. this is on tuesday. as states across our nation continue to attack reproductive rights, especially abortion, it's more important than ever we have a president who will defend and expand these rights. as president, joe biden will codify roe v. wade and protect the constitutional right to choose. what is your response to that. >> i mean, that just shows the importance of getting donald trump reelected as the president for another four years. this is critical. and you know, we talk about

supreme court justices all the time but i think we do have -- there is a very real chance that we will have two liberal openings on the supreme court and if we do not fill those liberal spots with -- if we fill them with conservative supreme court justices, pro-life supreme court justices, i believe that in my lifetime and in yours, we will see the overturning of roe and doe. if we do not do it with a biden harris presidential ticket, then i don't believe that i will see the end of roe and doe in my lifetime will. rob: abby in the 30 seconds we

have remaining pro-lifers are anti-women and want to make this a referendum basically trump vs. women. how do you respond to that? >> there is nothing more antiwoman than abortion. the abortion industry preys on vulnerable women. they exploit them. the pro-life movement is here to say that we support women. we are here to say that women are powerful enough, strong enough to reject abortion, to accept their motherhood and the pro-life movement is here to stand behind them and to say that can you do this. the pro-choice movement the pro-abortion movement tells women they have two weeks t aree mothers. we are saying you are strong enough to be a mother and pursue your dreams and education. jillian: i'm sure you are goings to be fielding a lot of messages, a lot of calls, a lot of reaction based off of your

powerful words last night. we appreciate you joining us this morning even on just a few hours of sleep. thank you very much. >> of course, thank you. todd: remember set your dvr 4:00 a.m. every morning so you never face a minute of "fox & friends first." jillian: that's right. "fox & friends" starts right now, have a good day, everyone. ♪ ♪ >> every proud american who bleeds red, white, and blue, my father will continue to fight for you. >> i didn't support trump in 2016, but he has followed through on his promises. when he sees something isn't right, is he fearless in fixing it. >> i grant john a full pardon. praise god i am filled with hope. a proud american citizen who has been given a second chance. >> will president trump is the first president in a generation who has sought to end war rather than start one. >> you have earned the most prized possession anywhere in the world. it's called american citizenship. >> canceled is what is happening

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