>> joe biden has been blatantly lying about his involvement in his son's corrupt business dealings. this is a big smoking gun. >> it is thursday october 15th, donald trump calling on joe biden to release all records related to his son's business

dealings with burisma as emails linking to the ukrainian comedy. >>. larry to investigate facebook for censoring the bombshell report his critics claim big tech is trying to really election. todd: another blockbuster day expected on capitol hill as witnesses testify for and against amy coney barrett. jillian: we start right there. ♪ getting started, already brighter ♪ get started ♪ going down here ♪ todd: will played, the producers love it. we love both of you. jillian: welcome. todd: fallout growing from the

bombshell report on biden's emails, donald trump demanding answers from joe biden is the campaign denies any ties to hunter's business in ukraine. jillian: the fiery reaction on both sides. >> reporter: the new york post released those emails, demanding joe biden release phone calls, emails and everything in between in connection to his family's business dealings. >> we just learned through exposure document published by a very fine newspaper the new york post the joe biden has been blatantly lying about his involvement in his son's corrupt business dealings. this is a big smoking gun. >> reporter: those emails showing the vice president's son hunter asked by a top adviser in burisma where he could use his influence to help stop politically motivated action against the company.

others thanked him for, quote, inviting me to dc and giving me the opportunity to invite your father, emails obtained by fox news show hunter biden had plans to meet with state department officials about the burisma probe. information was discovered by the owner of the computer repair shop in delaware. the man claims hunter biden brought his computer in for service in 2019 it never picked it up. once he found those emails on the computer's hard drive he turned it over to the fbi. >> anybody your mind this might not have been under? >> know. now. >> the democratic nominee's campaign responded denying any wrongdoing and said, quote, the new york post never asked the biden campaign about the critical elements of his story. the senate homeland security committee launched an investigation into the validity of the email. >> everything our committee

receives is a huge assault from ukraine that have a history of corruption the day after we issued our reports, we talked to him but we are in the process of validating his claims. jillian: more back lash overnight, social media appeared to censor the story. the account shutdown by twitter end-users were blocked from sharing or distributing the report. the twitter released a statement defending its block under attacked materials policy. the ceo jack dorsey apologize for the block thing twitter's communication was unacceptable but as of this morning the new york post account is still not down. todd: that is wild. >> what makes the emails of damaging is for months joe biden has denied knowing anything about the work his son did overseas. >> how many times have you heard

something about his business dealings? >> and never spoke about his business dealings. >> in a july of 2019 phone call donald trump birds the ukrainian president to investigate hunter biden. >> frustration mounts over the censorship of the story, josh holly said americans deserve answers on facebook and twitter about whether it was a ploy to help joe biden get elected. >> big tech versus democracy, these tech companies want to big an election, control what we read, control journalists, control the news and we can't let them and that is why i will be inviting and asking facebook and twitter to testify under oath to my subcommittee in the united states senate, the american people deserve answers. i asked the federal election committee to open an investigation. it looks to me like a campaign contribution to the biden campaign. i want to know what contacts did twitter and facebook and others

have when they decided to start censoring the new york post story, this thing stinks, it reeks and this is going to pull the lid off of the corruption surrounding big tech. >> reporter: he goes on to say the investigation will expose a deeper history of political bias by big tech companies. in just hours the final day of amy coney barrett's supreme court confirmation hearing will kick off. jillian: the judge standing around as democrats throw hard-hitting questions her way. the highlights from day 3. >> reporter: democrats battle back in a second question accusing her of being fast-track to overturn roe v wade, strike that obamacare could help the president if election disputes arise but also broaden topics, kamala harris pressing her on

climate change. >> do you accept covid-19's infectious? >> yes. >> the exit that smoking causes cancer? >> not sure where you are going with this. >> do you believe climate change is happening and threatening the air we breathe and the water we drink? >> you have asked me a series of questions that are completely uncontroversial and then try to analogize that to solicit an opinion on me that is a very contentious matter and i will not do that. >> revelation from senator klobuchar that there in two of the justices worked on the historic bush versus gore case. >> you, brett cavanagh and chief justice roberts who worked on behalf of the republican party in matters related to the bush versus gore case, do you think that is a coincidence? >> these questions, you're suggesting i have analyst or cut a deal with the president. i was very clear yesterday that isn't what happened. >> reporter: like yesterday derek refused to goner record on

hot button issues as democrats tied her philosophy to justice scalia. >> i hope you're suggesting i don't have mild mind or couldn't think independently or decide what justice scalia said about this in the past. i assure you i have my own mind. >> judge barrett, the committee take the next steps towards confirmation. a panel of experts will appear today as chairman graham plans a vote in the committee a week from today. todd: it will be ridiculously interesting. i can't wait to see. thanks. jillian: the st. louis couple who waved a gun at protesters pleaded not guilty to firearms and obstruction charges. mark and patricia mccloskey say they were defending their home. they are due back in court november 2, '08, they were trump buttons while in court saying they talked to the president about the case.

the governor missouri plans to pardon them if convicted. >> number of migrants caught illegally crossing the us mexico border rising for a fifth straight month, 55,000 migrants crossed the border last month making it the busiest september as cv pieces encounters with people illegally crossing the border are down 53% bringing it to normal levels and for spike 2019. >> hackers breakthrough government networks and access election systems. away security and the fbi sounding the alarm but officials say there is currently no evidence election data was compromised. the hacker groups are targeting government networks by targeting vulnerabilities in virtual private network products. >> reporter: from supporters marching through new york city with the world's biggest trump pledge. check it out. [shouting] >> crowds of people chanting as they unveiled the 75 by 50 foot flag in times square, that by

reading trump, law and order. your thoughts pouring it on social media, tina tweeting wish i could be there. with a great warrior president and vincent writing go get them. >> it is just about 10 minutes after the hour, the bombshell report about hunter and joe biden the subject of the senate investigation. congressman ralph moment reacts the latest twist in the burisma scandal next. >> the have in the mask. i fly 3 times a week. >> trump supporters booted from a flight says he wasn't wearing a mask. fellow passengers say he was eating and they want the crew held accountable. [applause] ♪

>> good morning, welcome back, the biden family under scrutiny facing the senate investigation of a report suggesting hunter

biden introduced his father to a top executive. >> joining us to react congressman ralph moment. let's look at the key emails to hunter biden, we urgently need your advice how you can use your influence to convey a message, signaling for her to stop what we consider to be politically motivated action from a the reason the executive. this one as well from a bracelet executive, thank you for inviting me to dc and giving me an opportunity to meet your father and spend time together, we've got spending time together, meeting your father, using your influence. is there any doubt in your mind that this was paid to play? >> a perfect example. is on record denying she met with the leaders of ukraine less than a year before he asked for

the dismissal of the lead prosecutor and here's the take away. if this had been a trump family member the press would be all over this with wise big tech censoring this? why is joe biden and hunter biden not getting on the news and explaining it? because they can't. to say it wasn't on his official calendar is laughable. it just shows how crooked, how to pay to play it was, joe biden is the swamp. he is part of it and it is amazing how the mainstream media has no interest in, had this been donald trump's family it would have been front and center stage for the last 6 months. >> the campaign, the biden campaigns is joe biden carried out official us policy for ukraine and engaged in no wrongdoing, the question is do we ever find out the truth and all the details about this and what would it take to do so? >> that is why this election is

so important. if donald trump is not when you will hear but get this, the sun got 50,$000 every 30 days. he got $3.5 million from russia, china. this isn't something, you can prove this, you can't just make these claims and why he's not addressing it and why the mainstream media other fox name me one station that is taken an interest in it, it is time to fight and uncover. this is what people are sick of. this gives politicians a bad name. it is only going to be pushed as long as donald trump is president. >> the other top story. confirmation hearing for amy coney barrett heating up with more tense exchanges over obamacare. >> that's not my question. my question was did you ever speak out in defense of the aca?

>> i will decide there is a period of conflict. >> agreements or statements to the contrary for the nomination? todd: was the questioning from democrats all policy, on obamacare or were there other policy issues raised? is that proof positive the democrats literally view the supreme court as a policymaking body? >> i watched it for 3 hours, the take away i had was peter: -- amy coney barrett is a perfect nominee, donald trump is a genius and nominating her, she knocks out all the questions. she has a fist in a glove and took them on one by one. it was a display i have never seen. ted cruz did an excellent job. he would make an excellent

supreme court nominee. he was particularly when senator whitehouse was talking about money, he took money. a great display of a lady, a person, tough, she handled it with ease. she didn't break stride on anything. they tried to get her to call into different traps and kamala harris asking about cigarettes having cancer and climate change, she didn't fall for it, too smart for them and made them look like idiots. jillian: thank you for joining us. todd: pennsylvania after governor looking to legalize pot in the state's economy but does it add up? >> the plan is nothing but smoke and mirrors, joins us live. ♪

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>> welcome back, joe biden boasting a massive fundraiser in september raising $383 million after he shattered the previous record in august with $364 million. his campaign manager announcing the dnc entered october with $432 million in cash on hand, the trump campaign and rnc have not released their september numbers. donald trump, wrestling great dan gable, the medal of freedom, appearing alongside the president in his rally in des moines. >> the highest honor. i used to doing it on the mat. >> and iowa native, he is a pan-american game-winner,

anti-aa champ and olympic gold medalist. jillian: a year governor tom calling for a third time to legalize recreational marijuana use insisting it could alleviate the pressure the pandemic is putting on the state. to is the chief of staff at policy advisor for smart approaches to marijuana, thanks for being here, appreciate it. what do you think about this idea? >> i think it is ridiculous. we are in the middle of the pandemic and governors will has done 3 consecutive press conference is talking about people smoking weed during an illness that is supposed to affect your lungs. let's get the facts straight. if you look at the state that legalized marijuana, i'm looking at colorado, there are $71 billion in the red in their state budget. if you ask four colorado governors, a democrat running for senate, he will tell you as he said many times the marijuana

tax revenue is a drop in the bucket and we are getting less the 9% of the state budget and marijuana tax revenue so this is not been a boom for any state that has tried this but we have to look at the facts and say this isn't going to be a big boost for state coffers. jillian: a tweet from governor on tuesday, in addition to providing a boost to our economy legalizing marijuana would restore justice to those whose lives have been ruined by marijuana criminalization. does he have a point where that is concerned? >> reporter: legalization is about making money for small number of very rich people. people who are pushing this are phillip morris, they own a large portion of the industry and supercharged weed made it more addictive and targeting our youth by making marijuana products in ice cream etc.. it is not about social justice at all.

we can have that conversation, should we throw people in prison are having a joint in their pocket, we can look at the criminalization options there but when you talk about school legalization it is not the revenue generator they say it is, one% of the state budget on this and nobody is making much money on this as far as the little guys go, people making all the money are the phillip morriss of the world and build alcohol and big pharma with billions of dollars in this industry and they just want to get more people addicted to this drug. >> 20 seconds left but we had a map of 11 states that legalize recreational marijuana. of them do you know any states where this is working, where it is a positive outcome for the people of the state? >> i wish so but we've seen so many huge increases in marijuana impaired driving death on the road.

use of marijuana is skyrocketing in those states. i'm a father of two kids which i'm very excited for in colorado and we are seeing the impact on our youth has been horrible, the impact on our roads has been horrible and tax revenues have been atrocities, we are losing money on these so far. government needs to focus on opening of the actual businesses of the state and stop trying to line the pockets of big tobacco, alcohol and pharma. >> thank you for your time and your insight. we appreciate it. have a good day. todd: a media meltdown over donald trump's townhall tonight. >> are you as mad as everybody else is that nbc is doing it townhall with donald trump? >> this is an outright embarrassing ratings ploy. >> stacy washington from the trump team responds. >> the performance tailor-made for the pandemic, the creative concert experience next. with the ninja foodi smart xl grill. eliminate the guesswork with the smart cook system. just pick your protein, select your doneness

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>> reporter: are you as mad as everybody else's that nbc is doing townhall? >> i know i will be watching so there you go. >> why on earth would in dc agree to do that? this is an outright embarrassing ratings ploy, to do it at the same time and divide the country further by having them choose. todd: media meltdown as donald trump and joe biden take separate stages in dueling townhall's on competing networks, joining me with what we can expect, black voices for trump's stacy washington. great to have you. why are they so mad? >> the president is really popular for someone they hate so much. a lot of americans will choose to watch the president has watched joe highlights later. they are telegraphing that and i think it is amusing but also a

testimony to how much pull the president has with the american people. when he speaks they want to listen and know what he has to say. todd: abc with a statement, nbc doing a real disservice to the american voters who won't hear from both candidates. putting joe biden aside, what will the president use the platform for tonight? >> the president will talk about his agenda for the second term of the trump administration and address a lot of the things he will be asked by the moderator. i want to be clear. the president gets tough questions that every single appearance that he makes the mainstream media is hosting them. show biden is not going to have tough questions about his son hunter or burisma or packing the court or how he would handle covid-19 if he were elected. the american people, the person who's going to give them answers, the person who will be grilled, the person who will

never be given an opportunity to talk about what his favorite ice cream is, he will have tough questions. todd: let's not forget your favorite treat. homeland security committee releasing a new email, joe biden has denied a lot surrounding the situation, take a listen. >> do you think it was wrong for him to take that position knowing it was because the company wanted access to your? >> that is not true. you are saying things, you don't know what you are talking about, no one said that. who said that? no indication of any conflict of interest. i am not going to respond to that. >> reporter: you are involved in the campaign. is this going to hurt the biden campaign? >> i think it is going to hurt the campaign. what it put forward is joe biden is just a nice man who wants to

be president he's not corrupt, he's not mean, he doesn't even talk tough to people. all those things aren't true. i'm sure he's a nice man but the rest of that is a narrative shaped around him and the story goes against that. the chain of custody, someone dropped off to be repaired and abandoned it. that hard drive has emails on it in videos, it shows things that direct the statements made by his father so americans will be interested this close to the election where people are pooling their votes, they will take this into consideration and i hope they do. todd: thanks for keeping it pg. jillian: republican senators pressing the fbi for details on failed efforts to corroborate the unverified deal bossier.

ron johnson and chuck grassley right that although key information was not supported the fbi still used its by on carter page as fox news learns resort who was the doj conflict first you're tired and the last month or less while awaiting a decision on disciplinary review. the feds show off the big smith bus in us history with 10 foot high piles of drugs. the dea seized 2000 pounds in southern california raised earlier this month, agents said it was enough for a dose of math for every man, woman and child in the united states and mexico. the bust was part of operation crystal shield. extreme weather, california heatwave prompting officials to turn off the power for 53,000 customers until friday, there are concerns the dry conditions will spark new wildfires in the san francisco area, lasting they need. one of the 4 million acres of already burned so far this year.

with that let's go janice dean. unbelievable to think they could not be out of the woods yet in these dry conditions. >> janice: the electricity on and temperatures will be very warm. they could set high temperature records today and tomorrow especially in southern california with temperatures in the 80s and 90s and the 100 degree range. that will be warm and will last today through tomorrow into the weekend with these warm temperatures and without air-conditioning that will be really tough. heat advisory is posted for much of coastal california towards santa rosa. this will be an ongoing concern and the fire danger extends not only for california but back to the rockies and the great basin. this is a story that is not going to go away. we are not getting moisture in these areas that really need it. we will keep you up to date. back to you. todd: thank you very much.

jillian: look at this, rock and roll taking on a new meaning at this concert. fans literally rocking and rolling in giant inflatable bubbles at a show in oklahoma city. todd: and effort to follow social distancing guidelines at the concert. jillian: i got nothing. todd: who knew the vulnerable episode of seinfeld would be so prosthetic. time 36 after the hour. you like that. the trump supporter thrown from a flight after he took his mask off to eat. >> it is the hat and the mask, not the eating. i fly 3 times a week. todd: the local protest by fellow passengers. jillian: twitter ceo apologizing over the censorship of a bombshell report but conservatives want action, that story is next.

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>> actually a declaration of war by big tech companies. and in-kind donations in the hundreds of millions of dollars to the biden campaign, rules that are flatly false on their face. think about the material you laid out, hacked material about to be submitted on twitter. does that mean it's ♪'s account will be locked immediately. the pentagon papers could not be published? fbi, they said twitter said they could not distribute the story because they couldn't verify the origin. does that mean every single story based upon anonymous sources out of the government is going to be locked and banned from twitter or slowed down as they put it from facebook? these rules are seal actively enforced in a political manner by the most powerful people and the most powerful companies on

earth. todd: facebook and twitter censoring users from sharing the new york post story on hunter biden's emails. jillian: jack dorsey calling the company's communication lapse on the issue unacceptable. carley shimkus with the details. >> reporter: ceo jack dorsey said the company made a mistake in not explaining why they were blocking the story but that doesn't mean he thinks the company was wrong to block people from posting the store. twitter released more posts saying they took action because it included images that had private information like email addresses. they cited that hacked material policy. facebook limited the hunter biden exposé, the story is eligible to be fact checked by facebook, third-party fact checking partners, in the meantime we are reducing its

distribution on the platform. and new york post editor posted a tweet that this is a big tech information coup that is a digital civil war. senior policy analyst had this to say earlier in the show? >> thank goodness jack dorsey actually stepped up and put his personal feelings about donald trump aside to hold accountable his own company for a decision that the silencing and censoring the media. we have first amendment rights and part of that was a free press. >> a lot of lawmakers demanding answers, both the republican twitter account posted if we directed at jack dorsey simply saying see you soon. >> changing the question about sexual preference as amy coney

barrett gets called out for using the term. >> i've never discriminated on the basis of sexual preference. >> sexual preference is an offense if and outdated term. >> after senator hirono called her out for using the term sexual preference merriam-webster dictionary changed the definition to include the word sensitive leading many to point out usually dictionaries define the words, not lawmakers, the dictionary says they were scheduled to make this change anyway but did earlier because there was attention surrounding this. that is the story and they are sticking to it. jillian: let's talk about this, i'm and booted from a flight for removing his mask to eat. >> reporter: this cell phone footage shows this trump supporter wearing black voices for trump had an trump mask. he was kicked off a flight because he took his mask down to eat a snack. >> can you tell us the policy

about taking the mask off when he is eating? >> reporter: to you seeing him, can you see the policy? >> a passenger who came to his defense later in the video. another passengers say i was sitting here the whole entire time. he took his mask down just to eat some peanuts but southwest released a statement that he was re-accommodated to another flight after he agreed to the mask policy. questions remain, you're about to take your mask down to eat typically so some questions to come on this one. todd: why can't we just figure this out? think we need to do like eat and drink and if you do it quickly, everybody should be on board but what do i know? jillian: 15 minutes until the top of the are, new jersey jim owners saying the governor abusing his power to seize their

assets, a 6-figure fine they call purely political. todd: let's check with brian kilmeade for what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> to see if that ever happens in new york. day 3 of judge amy coney barrett's hearing in the books what is next? democrats have some surprises, we will hear from two senators on the judiciary committee, likely and ted cruz, jonathan turley signed with us as democrats at well-crafted questions but judge barrett's counter punches up to the task. top moment straight ahead, increasing scrutiny of the biden's ties to ukraine. the senate - can you say china, trey gowdy joins us live. and he will be joining us in an

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>> the governor abusing his power, the state tries to seize hundreds of thousands worth of assets. todd: cheryl casone it with the growing battle. >> new jersey jim owners is governor phil murphy is abusing his power by trying to seize

260,$000 of access after the gym defined murphy's orders and reopened. owner ian smith tweeted governor murphy is seizing assets, 259,000, fines for opening the business and not requiring masks, 15,$000 per day, please share, the president and others on that tweet, went on to say this is, quote, retaliation. >> if you wants to punish us because we proved him wrong, businesses can operate safely and lockdown are disastrous economically. >> he has been in the governor's crosshairs for month after defining orders. jillian: we will continue to follow. you have a lot of change in owners wondering when they will be able to open. >> reporter: this is a major financial story, a letter to andrew cuomo urging him to lift restrictions on movie theaters

in areas with low infection rates. industry employs hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world all of whom are eager to get back to work and entertain customers in a safe environment, no exaggeration to say the continued closure of cinemas in your status for their future in jeopardy and we ask exhibitors to be given the opportunity to operate again. these are all members, the new york movie theater, the revenue new york movie theaters generate is so big it influences movie studios decisions whether to release a lot of their films. they have not offered a pass for theaters to reopen at all. new york has affected these companies. >> heads up come more stuff in the sky. >> reporter: uber partnering up with general electric to offer aerial ridesharing by 2023.

uber will offer vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in dallas and los angeles to start. by working with ge they have an aviation partner offering flight data monitoring system that helps aircraft avoid hazards. ge entering the aviation history, they were, we will see, 2023. thanks. still ahead. amy coney barrett, her work ethic second to none. >> be confident, know what you want and go get it. >> former law school student and clerk for judge barrett says she's beloved but tough. she joins us live next. make sure your tires are ready to get you there safely. right now at midas, buy three cooper tires, and get one free. find your tires at midas.com

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young women like my daughter. >> one thing i have often told my own daughters is that you shouldn't just let life happen. you should identify what your objectives are and identify the kind of person that you want to be. make decisions. be confident. know what you want and go get it. >> there have you it amy coney barrett days of questions by the senate and criticism by the press. jillian: former clerk and law student of judge barrett's and

joins us with her thoughts before outside witnesses testify in today's hearing. thank you for being here. we appreciate it. >> good morning. thanks for having me. jillian: good morning. of course. why don't you tell us the single most important lesson you think judge barrett ever taught you. >> well, it would be difficult to overstate the influence she has had on my life or the many lessons that she has taught me both about the law and life just by watching her example of a life well-lived. one thing that always stood out to me is the fact that she never let's the pace of her life or the pressures in her life impose on her relationships or the job at hand. people and past are never a distraction to something else. she is present in every moment. i would also say the lessons i have learned from her haven't stopped since i stopped working for her. you know, this week i think she took us all to school on what it looks like to have courage and conviction.

she was unflinching in the fails of attack. unfailing with her characteristic grace. and unwavering in her commitment to principle. i, for one, am so grateful that people like judge barrett are willing to step up and serve our country better for it. todd: take you back to the classroom. as you know majority of students top 25 law school at notre dame lean liberal, lean democratic. how did judge bathe and the students interact in the law school setting which is such a dynamic classroom setting with so much back and forth? >> yeah, i think she is loved across the board by students with every viewpoint and part of that is because of her ability to foster open dialogue, engage all viewpoints, respect all viewpoints and no matter where you are coming from as a student, she would challenge you. she would try to make you better at being a principled thinker about the way you approach the law. jillian: you have quite a resume already. i know you are going to clerk

for supreme court justice brett kavanaugh during. you will become the third notre dame graduate to clerk for a supreme court justice. incredible. we give you props for that before you go, why do you think she is the right person for this job? >> for all the reasons you've seen. you don't need me to tell you if you just watch anything she has done this week or at any point in her life. she brilliant. she is fair, open-minded. principled, hard-working. and she will be an asset to the court and the country. todd: anybody who can explain severability which is a pretty complicated legal concept by use ago jenga veterans pretty darn impressive. best of luck to you. 10 seconds left. going to clerk. second clerk after being a circuit a supreme court clerk. what's next academia or are you going to practice? >> let's see, i'm practicing right now. we will see what's after that. to have haded to playing it closely to the vest i like that.

>> thank you. jillian: don't forget to set your dvr 4:00 a.m. every morning so you never miss a minute of "fox & friends first." todd: another busy dagen 00 channel. we thank you for being with us. "fox & friends" starts right now. bye-bye, everybody. >> we have just learned through explosive documents that joe biden has been blatantly lying. >> i have never discussed with my son anything to do with their businesses. >> these accusations are as serious as four heart attacks and a stroke. >> white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany was locked out of her personal twitter account after sharing that story. >> it's not a temporary blog. when i log on to my twitter account it accepts i'm permanently banned. this is censorship. >> how closely you alive yourself with jurisprudence. >> we hope you are not suggesting that i don't have my own mind because i assure you i have my own mind. >> there are two american hostages freed from