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football stadium because football officially kicks off this weekend. today signifies the beginning of fall. you are reading my mind, empty seats soon to be filled. bank of america stadium, don't know who plays for college ball, does anybody play there for college ball? i am more of a pro football guy. not known for football prize. rachel: something that gets me as excited as you get about football. will: i've given this speech to my wife. this is one thing. talking about football, for you to carve out one of the largest

part of american culture. it is a huge thing. what if you just said i don't know much about christmas. what is this christmas thing? rachel: these are four people who have never seen it's a wonderful life who don't know anything about the golden era of sinema. you don't know who frank capra is so i am not going to be lectured about americana from two got to think throwing a ball is america. there is a lot more going on. will: as we just announced a few moments ago there's going to be a "fox and friends" fantasy football week. everyone is involved. steven bryant, ainsley ehrhardt, since you are participating i will watch it's a wonderful life. rachel: i want you to watch mister smith goes to washington. i will not watch that or a wonderful life but i have watched mr. smith goes to washington. you will learn a lot about football this year. rachel: i am excited. i am all in.

i will go all the way to the end and participate. get a lot of help from the viewers and already know what at ce type -- will: tight end. we want to take you back a few nights ago to president biden's message to the nation, the soul of the nation, thursday night in philadelphia. in very ominous tones with ominous imagery, one subset of americans that are a threat to democracy. >> donald trump and the amag republicans represent extremism, a threat to the very foundations of our republic. amag a forces are determined to take the country backwards but no question the republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by donald trump and the amag a republicans and that is a threat to this country. i want to be very clear, very

clear upfront, not every republican not even the majority of republicans are amag a republicans. not every republican embraces their extreme ideology. i know because i have been able to work with these mainstream republicans. >> he tried to say he wasn't categorizing a wide swath of republicans are amag a republicans but we all spend a lot of time with conservatives or folks across the country most of which still have a lot of affinity for donald trump and consider themselves america first conservatives or republicans. if you are indicting himag republicans as they poll tested, you're calling out your political opponents which is what president biden did thursday night which is why he got so much blowback across the spectrum not just for the words but for the theme, the feel. how in the world do you turn

independence hall into something that looked like red square with troops flanking you calling your political opponents a threat to democracy. i love what charlie kirk said, when you hear democracy it is all they talk about, insert democrat control for democracy, a threat to democrat control. that is what we were told to. rachel: so many questions about how this happened, the democrats have so much in with hollywood and theater and broadway. who staged this? who thought this was a good idea? i heard from steve doocy, not steve doocy, his son, peter doocy, say if you were in the room, it didn't look as bad as it did on tv because it was zoomed in but they had to know that would be zoomed in and that way, they did get the

soldiers on either side which sent a powerful message as well which we should talk about. i am curious, who approves this? i am shocked people with this in with hollywood couldn't figure out this would look so ugly. will: to the point of imagery, there is the best shot americans saw thursday night, drew the chrism of everyone across the political spectrum. joe rogan made his commentary how ominous this looked, dave portnoy said this imagery looked absolutely like hitler from world war ii was his analogy. it looked dictatorial. he had an angry tone, targeting a subset of americans, specifically amaga supporters and peter doocy than afterwards pressed him about this friday. do you consider all donald trump supporters a threat to democracy? listen. >> you consider all trump

supporters to be a threat to the country? >> i don't consider any trump supporter a threat to the country. i do think anyone who calls for the use of violence, refused to acknowledge and election had been won, insisting on changing the way the rules, that is a threat to democracy. democracy. everything we stand for. people voted for donald trump to voting for attacking the capital. they weren't voting for overruling and election. they were voting for a philosophy he put forward. will: he says he wasn't calling any donald trump supporter a threat to democracy which is the opposite of what he said as

if we didn't hear the words that were scripted, planned and written for him to read. we can't say it enough. we are not a democracy. our founders understood the threats of democracy, how it could be manipulated and misused to take rights away, we are a constitutional republic. it rolls off their tongue, democracy, democracy, democracy, they believe it is malleable enough to insert their agenda of democrat control. which one do you believe? president biden on stage with the teleprompter or trying to walk it back to peter doocy. rachel: the statement on the follow-up friday each and every one of these things he calls out as a threat to democracy has been a sin committed by those from his own political party over the last two decades, quote, of those who call for the use of violence, what about the 2,020 -- those who refuse to acknowledge the election that has been run,

what about the 2,000 election, the 2,004 election. the 2016 election. changing the way you count the votes. working on it now. rachel: and now too. will: a threat to democracy committed by the political party represented by the president of the united states. rachel: i think again talking about why would he do this speech right now? easy answers because of the midterms it is deeper for president biden, not a coincidence that last week we now have confirmation the fbi meddled in the 2016 election, the january 6th commission was set up mostly to scare people from talking about it. in this case, they are worried, his legacy and his legitimacy is being called into question

by what mark zuckerberg said about the hunter biden laptop suppression and this was another way to intimidate people from questioning that and to lay the groundwork for what he could do because we talked about this last week, if you vilify people enough, say they are fascists, dehumanize them which is what he is doing in this you can do anything to them and that is why you see so many democrats who are fine with what happened in mar-a-lago even though it is unprecedented and looked third world they are okay with it because in their mind donald trump is so bad. you can do anything. this sets it up, anyone who was a conservative or voted for donald trump. pete: how they characterize it. there is a new legal filing, a

couple attorneys general taking on the administration because they want more information, they are getting discovery about how much collusion happened in 2020, how much coordination between the white house and big tech companies when it came to what the american people were allowed to hear or read and here is a portion of it. how cozy the relationship was, these two attorneys general, getting e-mails through discovery, what conversations were going on. white house official clark humphrey july of 2,020 one asking instagram take down a tony fauci parody account. anyway we can get this pool down? it is not one of ours, on it. it was a parody account of tony fauci. rachel: you know who doesn't like parody account?

kim jong un. the fact that they were concerned about that showed you how sensitive it is and this lawsuit is one of the most important things happening right now. pete: eric schmidt of missouri, the findings, the deposition, documents, it is shocking get between the administration and big tech and what is termed misinformation and here is the attorneys general. >> changing terms of service at the behest of the government. the government doesn't get to do that and a workaround where they are telling the social media platforms they are going to do it.

>> the government, citizens and others disseminating that information. i really believe this could be one of the most important cases in american history. rachel: i agree with that. my question is can the government, the federal government subcontract suppression, censorship, violation of the first amendment to a private company when you see this happening, what is this legally? where does this go? rachel: don't think you can deputize big tech firms like the police department can't deputize your neighbor to violate what they could not accomplish with a search warrant, this is the next, it is the existing battleground will fight for free speech but the next obvious battleground, the conversation about the role

big tech companies are playing in suppression of free speech. will: they should lose special status, all you have to do is play the familiar game imagine if the trump white house ride to call these companies and ask them to do things, they would have said absolutely not, we cannot -- they are fellow democrats. fellow democrats helping each other. rachel: jen psaki said it out loud, we didn't know how extensive it was, as coordinated and across such a wide spectrum of the federal government. will: coming up, two of the world's biggest superpowers teaming up in joint military exercises to talk about the threat of the china russia alliance to america. rachel: wings plus mullets on the agenda in buffalo, new york. we check in with him at the usa

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pete: the alliance between china and russia is strengthening is the two nations begin large-scale military exercises in russia's far east with war waging and ukraine, intentions escalating between china and taiwan concerns over the united states position are on the rise. senior fellow at the gate stone institute and author of the coming collapse of china, gordon chang and intelligence officer and author of putin's playbook, thank you for being with us. how big a threat do you take that these two superpowers are conducting joint military exercises. >> the russians and chinese conducted exercises since 2,005 but have become closer. we've seen attempts to create interoperability between the militaries and the russians have been practicing with the chinese in the south china sea

and in related areas so we have to assume if we are in a fight with china russia would come in on the other side. we may think that is not possible. it may not be likely but when we think about war we have to assume it will occur because these two militaries are getting closer together as our vladimir putin and xi jinping. will: conducting military exercises together since 2005 but my understanding is it is not an alliance, it's not a deep alliance, there's deep suspicion, is that changing? is this an alliance, one of convenience, it is a true partnership between china and russia. >> they are not true strategic partners, between russia and china and antagonism but

regardless they have been deepening their strategic alliance as gordon mentioned and the risk and probability of russia and china staging two theater war presenting a tremendous threat to the united states, they are deepening the alliance and in the run-up of putin's invasion of ukraine they announced a no limit partnership, both country have the doctrines to defeat the united states either through subversion over the long term or in the battlefield if we intervene on behalf of ukraine and china so, like taiwan rather. so the risk is really there, in

the act of conflict right now that neither xi or putin have respect for president biden. >> rebecca laid out, china's approach, has been subversion over the long haul. the potential for overt conflict, do you think china looks at ukraine and takes on some humility. and do they see rush and experience in ukraine, even if it is over taiwan. >> it to listen beijing is taking on but they are looking at it differently. as well as the failure to deter putin. the chinese are probably saying a far stronger us failed in afghanistan, failed in ukraine,

probably failing taiwan, the sanctions regime against russia saying it is not working out well for the west and they will not impose sanctions in china. a formal agreement to help each other, and china going after taiwan, the us is distracted, not a formal military alliance, to distract one from the other. will: we don't know the listening ukraine but sanctions haven't had their effect. the more obvious lesson is afghanistan. gordon said it in both ways. do you agree with that. gordon changed a little bit.

it could be not obvious or overt but if we getting a conflict with one or the other. >> i agree with gordon. they will join forces and that is what the strategic military wargame is all about, it is ongoing. putin will come on the sixth of september to oversee the live fire portion and previously side exercises included in nuclear component. as i mentioned to fox news digital this exercise has a high risk of miscalculation and misinterpretation. will: ominous, and lightning conversation. thank you so much. coming up, it is a flightmayor, 12 million americans set to fly, but pilot protests and other issues are causing

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rachel: college football is back on fox. abby hornicek is reviewing the oklahoma game. >> reporter: looking for some tailgaters and found some. how are you doing? >> but a good. >> reporter: how long have you been here? >> since 5:00 am friday. >> reporter: tell me about this process. >> where we want to set up,

planning it all out. it is pretty grueling. >> reporter: it will be good. what is is it about oklahoma games that make you wake up so early to get a spot? >> the energy the stadium brings, that is why i camp out. >> reporter: what is the best part of an oklahoma game. >> hanging out with the community and feeling but, roderick. >> reporter: you are sophomores, what is going to be different about this year? >> whole new coaching staff. the lincoln riley fiasco. >> reporter: who are you rooting for? can you tell rachel loud and clear? she can't hear you in new york. back to you.

rachel: they are definitely excited and early. it is a flightmayor, delays and pilot protests are crowning their plans. here with top travel tips is kurt the cyber guy. tell us what we need to know. >> reporter: it is a travel nightmare. in terms of getting stuck at an airport here are some tools you want. first one i use, you fly a lot, you have this disruption, you are on your own. flight board will show you what flights are going out of the airport you are stuck in. if your flight is canceled and the airlines say until 8:00, what about this one right here? rachel: this is the pete buttigieg one, is it? >> reporter: no but it is good

to know what your rights are for a meal voucher or a hotel. that is still leaving travel misery. my problem, getting to where i am going. >> reporter: not solving the labor shortage they created with their mandates but continue. >> one of the people at the airline, can you get us more pilots. export flyer, subscription, and how many seats are for sale in a given flight. if they are telling you, don't have a seat for you, look here, might be two seats and one of the things, the landscape of what tickets are for sale at that very moment. ita matrix is a website. google owns it, they don't sell tickets, they show you all the prices and fairs, some good tips there. light.

rachel: something i'm curious about, we all see it when we read our phone at night. what does this blue light due to us? >> if you think about where we evolved to as humans, we have screens in our faces constantly, whether it is your smart phone, tablet, tv, computer, that blue line according to oregon state university is causing more aging in us. not only does it disrupt sleep but causes us to age faster. rachel: i will wait for this to happen. >> the same cellular system that affects a fly is the same we have as humans. there is some merit here, worth looking at. also how to set your blue light

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pete: fentanyl is surging, not just impacting those addicted to the opioid. 17-year-old zachary died after purchasing what he thought was a percocet, his mother's crucial message to parents. >> it is important for parents to understand, kids can access this even if there are no red flags. even if there is no addiction history. pete: we will go off the wall to break down how this crisis began. take a look at what is fentanyl? it is a synthetic opioid manufactured from precursor chemicals. 50 times stronger than the naturally produced heroin and 100 times stronger than

morphine. will: typically used to address severe pain. symptoms, when you use fentanyl, drowsiness, it restricts breathing. pete: to ask the human body to breathe, it is cheap and easy to buy. a single 100 to 400 mg dose. pete: they figured out how to produce a cheaply. will: in the 1960s, a painkiller, for operating purposes. by 1979 fentanyl made its way to the drug market.

will: the fda blocked its use in the united states because of potential for it to be, there was skepticism from the beginning used as anesthesia, more commonly as a painkiller. i had minor surgery, woke up and given you a little bit of fentanyl. it has been used for quite some time for those reasons. pete: along with the opioid crisis that spiked in the 2000s generally now people -- huge, prosecutions about that when it comes to drug companies, the consumer market moves towards opioids and the synthetic version of it. will: why has it become a household name? how has this product which was once used properly more frequently medicinally is now

ending up in rainbow colored pills at the southern border, china has become the largest producer of fentanyl and you look at these red lines and where they are pointing if they are not going straight to the united states of america china knows what market they are targeting. will: china produces 70% of the world's elicit market in fentanyl. the best way to talk about it, nothing happens in china without the tacit approval of the chinese communist party was think of china to fentanyl as you think of colombia to cocaine. cocaine was produced in mexico. fentanyl through precursor chemicals is produced in china, to some extent in india, produced in china, shipped to mexico where it is pressed or smuggled into america. pete: there's criticism of the

unwillingness to talk about fentanyl. on a couple occasions, not an emphasis. the communist party, drives the district region in production said stop and put pressure on them. what did china do? moved a lot trafficking facilities into india which is how they transported it to the same cartels in mexico pushing into the united states, pressure was put on them by donald trump who emphasized fentanyl, the ccp committed to a poisoning of the american people. pete: here we go, now here's the impact. 72,000 deaths from fentanyl over a 12 month period. will: we will get a graph how much that has arisen. you may confuse, whether to target young kids.

will: as we talked about, drug use, suicide, drug overdose, the number of deaths from fentanyl the last couple years, in 2017 roughly 29,000 deaths from fentanyl, it is well over -- pete: 37,000 in 2000, up to 72,000 today, no way you can't look at this and see it as abject crisis in this country, nothing is done about it for pressuring the chinese to the southern border. pete: this is the poisoning of america, not to plead poisoning of america. we will tacit to rachel who has a few headlines. rachel: disorder in bail reform laws.

judges need a cheat sheet to enforce it. the new york post reporting, attended mandatory 2-part training session. that governor kathy rivian claims gave brought decision to set bail for defendants. they were sent 7-page memos, to explain the confusing law. one judge calling the bail reform law insane adding their hands are tied. a black lives matter leader, $10 million in donation. bauer used funds for the organization for the pickle bank. a change of leadership, denies taking the money from the organization in control of the group.

time for the fox digital was quiz and this weekend it is all about hats. how much for harrison ford's brown fedora from indiana jones and the temple of doom fell at the auction in 2021. was it 100,000, 975,000, 750,000 or 300,000? rachel: i will go see, 750 grand. rachel: i'm going to say be. will: unbelievable. it was be by the way or do you. rachel: that affairs is named for a city in which of these countries? spain, turkey, france or morocco. pete: i think it is morocco. rachel: i did see some of those. last question, what is the name

of the traditional chefs hat? was a custodian helmet? atoka? a bucket hat? rachel: i will go with a blanch. a bunch. rachel: i think so too. 2 for 3. will: is this a flight attendant's hat? rachel: it is very pan am, just nida tight skirt. and -- rachel: you are lucky i don't get offended by cultural appropriation. coming up, fox nation released its first-ever original film called the shell collector based on the best-selling author nancy nagel. she joins us with a preview.

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rachel: he is talking to the winking. >> here in buffalo, new york for the festival, the wingert king good, can you tell us what this big event is that you are the king of at this point. only the king gets it or the bobble head. >> we are in buffalo, new york, it is the butt flowing festival. and i have to say this, or we take our trek to the super whole for the buffalo bills. >> wire buffalo wings, buffalo wings. >> people popped up in

different cities, and at the wing fest. >> i will try some of these, restaurants from across the country, first tyler from ohio, shout out, expensive times there. what is the secret, getting into this also. >> fresh oil, a big name. it is crispy. >> got to try this out. it is hot. >> from laramie, wyoming, amazing buffalo sauce, superhot, crispy wings, the way to go. >> this one is really hot. finally -- >> buffalo style, to honor the bills in this area. won't kill you.

>> i will need these and need one of these. my mouth is burning. the segment is getting wrapped up. >> eating while interviewing is a next level skill. enjoy that beer. >> i learned it from there. pete: from buffalo wings get your platform ready, fox nation has released, its original film called the shell collector. >> i don't come back. can you take care of amanda and jesse? >> it is you. >> i haven't seen paul since jack died. >> the best-selling author

behind the book it is based on the nancy nagel joins us. your book has come to life, first-ever fox nation movie. tell us about it. >> it is exciting. i have several big movies before but to be the first on fox nation is amazing. extra special, this is a book of my heart. i lost my husband in 2014, navigating that grief. and meeting so many other women. couldn't wait to write the book or become a movie. it is a dream come true. pete: a military widow and twists and turns. would it be fair to describe it as if you love hallmark movies you will love this? >> i think so, yes. that is a fair assumption.

the heartwarming story, and a reminder friends and family, need to lean in on each other. pete: you see the flag, so it is the types of things you have come to expect from fox nation on a feature-length film. >> i was born and raised, huge military presence and so much honor and respect for the military. really beautiful to bring that into the story. >> you've written 32 books, prolific, perfect person to kick off, the shell collector is out right now, from foxnation.com. the heart behind it, a personal story it to it. thanks for making this possible. coming up florida congressman

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