ers taking home the title in pro basketball a unusual nb airings season but fan celebrations taking a turn. fox and friends first continues right now. ♪ a great song hopefully kicking off what is going to be for you a great monday and a great week. we know all eyes are going to be there on d.c. and amy coney barrett here. good morning everyone you're watching "fox & friends" first on this monday morning i'm scott thank you for starting your day with us. speaking of which let's go live to capitol hill right now kifnlings hearings will begin for supreme court justice amy coney barrett in just hours. straight to griff jenkins about what we can expect. >> unlike anything we've seen with centers appearing both in

person in virtually will make history close to an election but biden challenges lindsey graham says it is full steam ahead. >> we're going work. we're going to work faithfully. if you don't want to come to the committee hearing, you can interview the judge virtually. i'll be there she'll be there. the hearing starts monday and we're goapg get this fine lady confirmed a at committee by october 22nd. >> if confirmed fifth to kumple and on display when she testifies. in an opening state barrett is expected to say this. courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life. the policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by accountable to the people. democrats are expected to hammer her on issues like abortion health care and gun rights as committee member chris coons opts to moving forward with

these hearings. instead of passing covid relief package that will help millions of americans who are unemployed who have been been infected whose businesses or employers have closed wire focusing on jamming through judge barrett i think this constitutes court packing. agrees by moving forward with supreme court confirmation hearings tomorrow, less than two weeks after members tested positive chairman graham and senate republicans are endangering lives of not just members, and our staff but the hardworking people who keep the senate complex running you see here two members she's referring to. senators mike lee and thom tillis tested positive in recent days unclear if they will appear in person or virtually. either way, it all gets started this morning, at 9 a.m. barrett will be in person as will chairman graham in ranking member dianne feinstein. todd. >> big day griff we appreciate

it thank you so much. >> a warning on trump tweet about being immune from coronavirus the tweet reading, quote, a total and complete signoff from white house doctors yesterday. that means i can't get it immune and can't give it very nice to know. twitter say tas tweet violated rules about -- about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related it to covid-19. the president declaring immunity out of return to the campaign trail. he's expected to rally voters today in florida as joe biden heads to ohio. jackie ibanez joins us live with more on swing state suite. hey, screak. >> hey good morning todd, the president is back in action ready to hit the campaign trail. president trump telling supporters he's officially covid-19 negative. >> i'm negative i'm ready to go. i feel so good i feel so incredible. i can't say i would have said that to you fiver days ago. but the 100%. reporter: the president's rrn to

public rallies begins in sanford, florida ensure supporters they'll be safe in a exclusive fox news interview. >> white house doctors as you know are the best and they said totally free of spreading there's no spread. >> a new report claims president trump asked his campaign to keep him busy by schedules events every single day from now until november third and president team pushing for this week canceled debate to be held in person. >> president is ready to debate. they've said he's no longer a risk for transmission. so it would be nice if the commission would get the debate back on the schedule i think the president is ready to go. >> former vice president joe biden also picking up steam only the campaign trail with two stops in ohio today. first he'll make speech on his plan to rebuild the economy and toledo and then speak at a voter mobilization event in cincinnati this just one day after biden

claimed the only way he'll lose the election is through voter intimidation. >> got to go out to make sure you vote because the only way we lose this is by the going on relative to polling places. >> now with just 23 days until the election the president is waste nothing time rallying voters after today's stop in florida he has rallies you see there planned in pennsylvania, iowa, and north carolina. very busy. todd. >> tired just looking at that schedule. jackie ibanez thanks. as pht governor ron desantis plans to welcome president trump tonight he says stakes of this election are even greater than they were back in 2016. >> left wing has got son radicalized over last four years that i think stakes of the election are much higher than even 2016. and if question go in the direction where we have biden schumer they're doing exactly what you said and think about this trying to make d.c. a state you need to change the constitution for that.

you can't do it by statute but they'll pack the supreme court. they will have left wing justices who will end up rubber stamping. so you're looking at really significant changes to the kind of the underpinnings of the republic not that jr. taxes will go up but there's a change in the character of our institution if they have their way. >> biden has committed to repealing the trump tax cuts but republicans are calling out the inevitable tax hike on everyday americans that would follow. michigan governor gretchen whrit mother says gop leadership is to blame for the foiled plot to kidnap her. >> i do believe there are still serious threats that groups like this prove domestic terrorists are finding comfort and support in the rhetoric coming out of republican leadership in the white house through state house so i remain concerned about safety and integrity going up to

the election. >> 13 men are behind bars charged in the allege plot to kidnap whitmer. police have identified the private security guard accused of killing man at a rally in denver and hired to protect a local news station that station now reporting he was not licensed to be a security guard in the city. the victim has been reported as propolice veteran being held in jail and may be charged with first-degree murder. overnight police with a riot protesters topple statue and smash windows monuments dedicated to abraham lincoln and theodore roosevelt pulled to growngtd their base is vandalized with spray paint. rioters smash windows including oregon historical society unclear if police made any arrests. in los angeles now police making several arrests to celebrations for the lakers championship get out of control. s.w.a.t. team called in as protesters threw things and

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>> welcome back in just hours confirmation nearing's for judge amy coney barrett will begin leer to give us a preview on what we can expect attorney with first liberty institute teshia russell thank you for being here how are you expecting this week to play out? >> well thank you so much for having me you can expect, i think, judge barrett to demonstrate she's completely capable of being on the high court.

discussing her commitment to interpreting the constitution the way it was written i think you can expect her to be relatable to american people as she discusses her family and her large family of nine, and just seeing her and her ability to be not only capable behind the bench but also capable behind the wheel of a honda odyssey i think you can expect to see both of those this week. >> couple of key issues brought up this week include health care, abortion, gun rights, immigration, but for me the cloud hanging over this week's proceedings is going to be how much are they going to be like the kavanaugh hearings specifically with regard to religion. how far do you think expect democrats to push on religion? >> well, i think every time they bring up religion it just demonstrates democrats have really no criticism about her qualifications. i think despite the fact that bringing up religion and asking questions to candidates about their religion is a violation of

article 6 of the constitution we've seen in the dos that over and over again. including ann barrett's hearings when she bill a 7th circuit judge. so we'll have to see how it plays out but we know that judge barrett will come out looking capable as she is. and i don't think that democrats are going to be able to do anything to distract from that. >> as we know judge barrett is resolute in being a textualist here's part of her opening statement it reads courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life. a policy decision and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by an accountable to the people. >> what about that worries democrats when literally that is what a judge is supposed to do at every single level of being a judge? >> well, i think the main worry is that you know she will commit to the constitution and not

based on any political partisan preference i think at times is something that the democrats have pushed for and advocated for is this legislating from the bench, and judge barrett has proven that she's not willing to do that and she's committed to interpreting the constitution as it is written. she will look at the facts of an individual case and you know evaluate the constitution and see what to do. but she's not interested in applying her personal opinions or what she thinks should happen few be she's interested in doing exactly what law says should happen. >> finally we're about four hours away from anything getting underway there in d.c. on this yet senator chuck schumer called on amy coney barrett to recuse herself from affordable care act case if she's confirmed to the supreme court. now, under schumer's standard of conflict of interest, would ngt every schedule judge that has written an opinion or law review article or anything on any topic need to be recused for basically

everything that comes before hem or her? >> absolutely, todd, i think number one judge barrett never said that she would overturn the aca. her book review that is the subject of the criticism was her commenting on someone else's view of the supreme court decision. and so there's absolutely no evidence of how she would rule on that decision and i think she's demonstrated from her transparent release of her opening statement that she's committed to being a fair judge who will devote herself to committing to the constitution as it is written and nothing else. >> teshia russell, i love how we put the esq at the bottom of the screen i love doing that for myself make pee feel like i was a lawyer at one time. we appreciate your time this morning thanks so much. time now 17 minutes after the hour the president hints at more bombshells to come on the russia probe. >> seeing what's beginning on. we caught them cold. we have them cold. and now they have to do something about it. but other documents --

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>> i will say this documents released at a level nobody has ever seen before things nobody thought would get release ready seeing it all of the time you're seeing what's going on. we caught them cold. we have them cold. and now they have to do something about it. but other documents are going -- >> president trump promising more documents are coming regarding russia probe in exclusive fox news interview president say thosement dids will point to the obama administration role in the probe as well as hillary clinton's this one week after dni release notes from former cia director appear to show clinton's plan to

tie the president's campaign to russia. negotiations over the next covid-19 stimulus package hitting road block individual relief measures saying all or nothing approach is not acceptable. this all comes after house speak or nancy pelosi rejected a 1.9 trillion dollar offer from the white house she called it, quote, grossly inadequate and added we remain at an impasse. now, to weather hurricane delta now blamed for at least three deaths in louisiana, an 86-year-old man died in a fire from his generator a 720-year-old woman also killed in a fire likely caused by a national gas leak. the third death was in florida where a 19-year-old tourist got caught in a rip current. the gulf coast now beginning a long cleanup senior meteorologist janice dean joinings us live with more. janice look it could have been worse but again people died and that is horrible. >> yap.

unfortunately in areas that were hit hard as we mentioned all last week, from many storms across louisiana including laura which was a category four now remant of this season and now getting in new york heavy rainfall for much of the day today. you can see it from parts of new jersey, all the way up towards new england and that is going to be through the story throughout the day today and then we have another area of low pressure that's coming down from the great lakes going to kind of interact with this. so nasty weather for the northeast not only today but through tuesday as well and they thinks will start to lighten up a little bit but as you can see some of the forecast rainfall several inches especially as you get up towards northern new england. now, on the flipside of this an area that needs the rain is the west. where we still have many wildfires burning. the temperatures are geng to remain warm today especially across southern california.

where we have heat advisories, temps in the 80s and 90s especially as you get towards the desert southwest. we are going to get a little bit of rainfall in towards northwest but otherwise the west much of it will remain dry so i wish we could donating our moisture that areas that need it across the west. >> todd it is amazing that heat i saw palm springs i used to live in palm springs 105 is normal temperature but more for like august not for october boy that heat really something. >> hangs on. janice thank you so much. time now 24 minutes after the hour, fbi looking into the alleged attack of c-span steve skully twitter account. all as presidential debate he was set to moderate is now canceled so only one more debate before election day. our voters ones losing out? we'll ask rnc national spokesperson liz harrington. and barbie takes on racism her viral message lighting up social

media just ahead.

>> and we're back live with a live look at capitol hill in hours confirmation hearings will begin there for supreme court nominee judge amy coney barrett judge expected to praise mentor antonin scalia in opening statement saying, quote, he was devoted to his family resolute in his beliefs fearless of credit schism as i embark on my legal career i rfl to maintain that same perspective there's a tendency to treat the practice of law as all consuming losing sight of everything else. but that makes for a shallow and unfulfilling life. gong to joins later this hour with what we can expect at the hearings stick around for that. president trump popping on the

campaign trail today the president hosting his first event in his home state of florida. >> judge this president will talk to american people we see he's a schedule in front of him we know he's going talk to american people about the promises he made four years ago and all of those promises that he's kept. >> rnc national spokesperson liz harrington joins me live. great to have you as always let's pop up on the screen. the trump campaign events this week so far, you see we go to florida today. pennsylvania tuesday des moines on wednesday and greenville, north carolina there you see him right there but liz does the president have enough time between now and election day to sway the undecided voters if those swing states? >> absolutely. and it's because of that message of promises made promises kept look at judge amy coney barrett president trump in 2016 said i'm going to put justices like

antonin scalia on bench now appointed a well qualified nominee that clerked under justice antonin scalia and this president never stops working he was working throughout his stay at walter reed anxiously awaiting the clears from the doctors to be tiebl get rights back out there on campaign trail contrast with joe biden who is barely out there. thinks he's entitled to power, and thinks you don't even deserve to know what he would do with it when it comes to packing the supreme court it is unacceptable. >> normally i challenge you on a statement like that but literally joe biden said those exact words -- over the weekend. so let's move on to this fbi right now is investigating the steve skully hack all as the second presidential debate is can keeled he needs information viewers out there steve skully tweeted to anthony should i respond to trump and steve skully said he is hacked c-span responding as follows, steve

skully did nots originate tweet believes account has been hacked commission on presidential debate has stated publicly that the tweet was not sent by skully himself. and is investigating with the help of authorities. all right, so let's assume for argument sake all of that is true at the end of the day what is the end result? the end result is we are not having a debate whether it is because of that whether it is because of covid whether it is because the stars aren't aligning. is president trump really in trouble because he's losing that opportunity to get out his message to the wide television viewing audience not just supporters not just the folk who is watch us not just folk who is go to his rallies. >> well first of all this commission it's the most swamp thing ever. bipartisan group when it is all just a bunch of never trumpers and a commission on debate that doesn't deliver debate. it's unbelievable you have a list of democrat donors of never trumpers who really are metaling

in election now because they've decided unilaterally to say let's give the joe biden campaign what exactly what they want which is joe biden in basement with aside in his ear. with a teleprompter nearby for a virtual debate that's not a real debate so president rejected that offer but he's also said the president said, why not just have a debate him and joe biden and let the american people decide. because that's who is really hurt in all of this. we want americans to get to see both candidates on stage having it out on issues not with biden moderator or interjections not with a bias commission. that's making these decisions it is absolutely unacceptable. >> okay but liz assuming everything that you said is true, and we know that president doesn't like to back down to anyone. but wouldn't it be in his best interest to just say look, my interests are best served if i get biden and me in a room on a

computer and just let joe biden gaffe away while i attack his gaffes. wouldn't that be a win for him this week because liz we have three weeks to go before election day. >> we have three weeks to go and president as you mention his schedule is jam-packed and he's going to be all across the country and you know that president knows how to get an audience. we have a lot of town hall scheduled. speaking directly with voters we're going get huge audience because americans want to hear from their president and they want to hear from the other side as well. they're not being honest about their agenda, about raising taxes, about packing the supreme court. and these are big issues and that i think voters are going to see through that they saw through kamala harris her nonanswer, and the american people are smart and we respect them and we're going bring our message directly to them. >> let's hope the third debate happens as planned. liz harrington thanks so much for getting up with us we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> barbie helping kids

understand racism in a new viral video the character listens to her friend niki describe her personal experiences with racial bias. >> barbie and i had a contest on the beach last night split up to see qhok sell most while i was on boardwalk beach security stopped me three times. the security officers thought i was doing something bad. tech though i was doing exactly what you were doing. >> the pair also discussed white privilege and nationwide protest, the video getting more than 400,000 views on youtube. time now 34 minutes after the hour, three weeks out from election day and president trump and joe biden setting their sights on the midwest. so who is beginning to sway middle america? our political panel on deck for the debate next.

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trump and joe biden both set to campaign through the midwest this week as each tries to claim key battleground states. but who is ultimately going to sway middle america? usa shawn executive esquire political analyst, kelly join me live. ladies thanks so much for being here, as we show the candidates campaign schedule on the screen it's a lot. there's a lot of events happening. kelly you say biden has the edge. why? >> biden has the edge because american people want change. we have to they be it. are we better off today than we were four years ago? and the answer is no. people are struggling personally, professionally, financially. and this is on trump's watch. and so we have to remember that. so biden definitely has the lead and i believe that he's going to win, in 2020. todd: erin how do you respond? >> american people want law and order are better off than this were four years ago inspite of

the coronavirus. the american people are watching the rioting and looting and they are terrified that's why gun sales are through the roof right now. and the republicans know that joe biden is not the candidate he wants to defund police and open borders that's not going to fly with middle america. todd: erin but i want to follow-up on that for a moment because i'll give you argument the win on the argument according to that "gallup poll" americans say they are better off now than they were four years ago. but take a look at the current polling when it comes to who is voting for who on election day and you see right there. michigan a big state. biden up by 6. trump is currently winning in ohio, but margin of error isn't that great there only up two and then we go to iowa is consistently a republican stat and they're tied so why based upon what you see on your screen right now do you say trump has the edge? >> well if you look at 2016 we all know what happened there not one poll said that president

trump was going to win and who is our president right now? donald j. trump polling is in favor of democrats and they are well for republicanning given that information. todd: kelly respond to that you've seen numbers and you've heard the argument that does have some validity like hillary clinton was up on polls and look what happens how do you respond for this year and this election? >> well, with any poll there's always a margin of error sigh and other polls where the only place that biden is behind is in georgia. and that majority of voters support biden but ultimately up to american people and they are voting right now and to go to erin's point biden does not believe in defunding police that is a false narrative that is not just not true. >> i have to leave it there. we'll get responses on defunding police at a later debate. kelly and erin as always we appreciate your time. thank you so much. >> thank you. time now 40 minutes after the hour coming up next, rudy joins

us with what we can expect on day one of amy coney barrett supreme court confirmation hearing but first before rudy it is steve what's coming up on fox and friends? >> it is 19 minutes exactly before the top of the hour when we kick things off and it is a big day on capitol hill with the confirmation hearing for judge amy coney barrett kicks off at 9 a.m. sharp see it right here on fox news channel. this morning on our program you'll hear from senate judiciary committee chair lindsey graham who oversaw gorsuch kavanaugh hearing and senator chuck grassley and kayleigh mcenany because kicking off a springt to the finish today. he's going to florida. plus we're just over three weeks away from election day. how are candidates messages resonating with you voters we're going talk to republican chairman ron that pennsylvania congressional candidate shawn parnell fracking you've heard

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and just a few hours confirmation hearings will kick off for president trump supreme court nominee amy coney barrett she's expected to praise late justice scalia in her opening statements and clarify that the court should not make policy. david has a preview of what to expect. >> republicans in senate want to transform judge amy coney

barrett into justice amy coney barrett as soon as possible. if confirmed she would be the fifth woman to sit on the high court. president trump wants to get this confirmation through as soon as possible several important topics to be discussed some of those abortion, gun rights, immigration, and health care. democrats are expected to focus heavily on health care during barrett's hearing her views on affordable care act well known. she's no fan and that worries democrats who are concerned that republicans want to get rid of the aca in the middle of a pandemic. listen. >> when i spoke with the constituent here in delaware last week someone with a preexisting condition, she said i thought this was settled i think years ago, that the supreme court upheld the affordable care act. i said that's right. meanwhile republicans argue that the president has every right to appoint a supreme court justice. while he is serving as the president. >> when she puts on her black robe in the morning she knows what it is to be a judge. and that is the preferences our

judges don't wear red or blue jerseys. they don't advocate for policy position. >> fox news obtain barrett opening statement i want to read part of it, quote, when i write an opinion resolving case i read every word from the perspective of the losing party. i ask myself, how would i view if one was a one of my children even though i don't like the result would i understand it was fairly reasoned and grounded in the law? and to top it all off one week after the election the supreme court justices presumably would barrett on the bench. are set to hear arguments about the merits of the affordable care act. at the supreme court david spunt fox news. >> florida governor ron desantis says biden campaign refusal should tell vote rs exactly where the democratic ticket stands on the issue. >> the constitution doesn't set the number of justices at nine it can be changed by statute. but i think the question is, you know would it be legitimate to do it in the eyes of the public

simply to pack it with left wing activist. any time the courts numbers changed early in the republic it wasn't to try to create more idiolog so if they were to go in that direction, and i think they are mark because if they weren't going to go in that direction wouldn't biden and harris say no we don't support that it is not popular with the public in fact they won't answer tells me that's what they want to do. >> president franklin roosevelt made a push to add justices to the supreme court but that failed that was back in 1937. all right let's bring in our buddy griff jenkins amy coney barrett hearings top of mind. i think the question that so many of us are wondering, forget the substance for a moment. are we beginning to see a repeat of kavanaugh and what happens there? two years ago what are you hearing about that, griff? >> well that's a great question, todd and really all of this ling no the campaign trail want to know the answer to that because, of course, we saw a very

aggressive if you will, tough senator kamala harris during kavanaugh now she's the vice presidential nominee does she need to temper her comments or will she go full steam ahead? we expect democrats, obviously, to go really after barrett on obama care, the affordable care act, because of the ramifications of the court expected to rule on that after the election. let me step back, though, and date myself todd. i have to tell you, the first job, the very first job i ever had on capitol hill back in the 90s was an intern for the judiciary committee during the justice david souter kifnlings hearings he's now since retired. the chairman at that time was joe biden. to now cover this and watch it come full circle in such an unprecedented period with a pandemic it is really going to be fascinating and i look back at the volumes and volumes as an intern of research and background that we have to

provide this committee now will charge forward with such a limited amount of time to make this happen. this is a very fast process, obviously, the president wanting to move it forward before the election which would have significant legacy implications for him. in chairman graham saying we're going to do it here we go. so it's buckle up for the next three days with a lot of questions yet to be answered. griff quickly 30 second. knowing this process as well as you know it, are you expecting any procedural obstacles from the democrats that we've heard threatened over the course of the last couple of weeks? >> short answer, absolutely. they're fighting tooth and nail they will do anything and everything they can to derail and stop it from happening before the election. and that's suspect todd will have a few tricks of democrat sleeves as well perhaps in a procedural manner to try and slow the process. that's their goal today. todd: griff thanks for hopping in interesting on your

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todd: great band there excuse me rascal flatts bringing you some music here on a monday morning. one member of rascal flatts that is not rudy joule giuliani had him here with you this morning but unfortunately he couldn't make it we'll get him back here another time and ask him all of the good questions that we have written down and all that ready to go. with that michigan governor gretchen whitmer promising not to rush the election day results. >> michigan will be able to announce results but we are not going to have artificial deadlines set by, you know, people with political agendas we're going get this right. it will be soon after polls close i'm not going to put a number on it but we're going to get it right. >> early voting now underway in the state of michigan governor whitmer encouraging to vote early say it is more likely their south vote will get counted by november third. joe biden short list for attorney general if he wins 2020

election. reporting new york governor andrew cuomo sally yates and gubernatorial candidate could be considered cuomo serve as new york attorney general is reportedly an early favorite is also say he's not being contacted about that role. rnc chair says they deserve to know where joe biden stands on court packing to see both candidates on the debate stage. >> we've seen the president actually increase in his numbers i think vote reverse very frustrated by the corrupt debate commission that they would cancel a second debate. i think it feeds into the belief that this 47-years that joe biden has had in d.c. is again protectings him from facing the voters. and americans are frustrated that this election commission interfered with our ability to see these two candidates debate. >> the debate situation as a negative for biden i think it plays in this d.c. politician

has been there for 47 years who isn't getting tough questions from the media. he's refusing to answer about whether he's going pack the supreme court upending 150 years of our judicial standards, and he's saying i'll tell you after the election. this is egregious this candidate is getting away with this. >> mcdaniel will talk more about the major issues when she joins fox and friends in the 7 a.m. hour. >> the u.s. navy veteran and congressional candidate taking aim at maxine waters luxurious los angeles living in a new campaign ad. take a look. >> where i am right now -- maxine waters $6 million mansion. do you know where i'm not right now maxine waters district. >> collins blasting his opponent for increase crime and poverty in the district waters is represented for 44 years. 13 year navy veteran fought in iraq war says waters isn't fighting for her own district.

the leader of orthodox protest on restrictions in new york city have been arrested. the npgd says they will charge harold with insighting riot and imprisonment all of this in connection with a attack on journalist cover lockdown protest. this as reports say new york city issued 15 thousand dollars in fines to five jewish institution for breaking lockdown restriction "new york times" the city issued more than 150 thousand dollars in total fine it is this week. >> kentucky governor andy and his family are in quarantine right now after possible coronavirus exposure. he says member of the security team who drove him and family over the weekend tested positive for covid-19. everyone wore masks inside that car the governor says he and his family are tested negative and have not shown any symptom. 2020 election is stressing you out you can live under a rock for the first week of november. yay.

hotel.com offering this cave carved out 50 feet below the ground in mexico. company saying that five night stay comes at a presidential rate inspired by abraham lincoln just 25 bucks. reservations now open online. and take a look at this. this is interesting -- creative and sad all at the same time. a video showing what a prom looks like in the middle of a pandemic. students seen dancing back to back with their arms inner locked all wearing face mask with their gowns and with their suits. video reportedly taken at a school dance in czech republic with more than a million views online yeah that's my reaction, sir. shaking my head. and there will be a new champion of nascar after a battle in charlotte. >> chase deli going to do it at the rose bowl. >> chase taking the checkered

flag for 100 his win knocking out defending champ kyle busch first time in six years, he will miss the title race and with that i'm going to take the checkered flag continue coverage of the supreme court confirmation hearing day one right here on "fox & friends." have a great one. ♪ ♪ >> live from new york city and as you can see right there washington, d.c. it is monday october 12th, 2020 today is a federal holiday. being observed, of course, as columbus day second monday in october. and it is also observed as indigenous peoples day so welcome onboard to the monday fox and friends and man we have news today. >> we do. it is going to be a big week front cover of the new york post says fearless because amy