>> start with the fox weather alert, hurricane ian, set to hit landfall tomorrow. hit cuba this morning. >> fearing it will be a worst case scenario for people living in the tampa bay area. the governor is set to address the state coming up at the top of the next hour. one hour from right now. >> we are anxious to hear what he has to say. we have fox team coverage, janice dean has been up all night watching this, an update

from the national hurricane center, but first live in tampa, nicole valdez. hey, nicole. >> ainsley, brian, steve, good morning. florida attorney general saying this is the storm we all have feared. she called the chance of us seeing anywhere from 5 to 15 feet of storm surge, detrimental for the tampa bay area. and unfortunately we are seeing the impacts of hurricane ian across florida. brand-new video from the florida keys, you are already seeing flooding beginning in portions of monroe county. it's part of one of the reasons why we already know hundreds of thousands of people are under mandatory evacuations right now. here is a look at all six counties that those people are living in. really all along florida's gulf coast and we are already hearing reports that the number of counties issuing the mandatory evacuations are expanding.

it's why people are boarding up their homes, getting all the resources, going to the grocery stores, packing up their cars, getting ready to drive as far inland as possible. we are seeing lines that wait for hours for sandbags, all the really critical resources people may need at this point to get their homes ready, get themselves ready, whether they stay with a family member, a friend, at a hotel, a shelter, many open at this point, including some public schools across the state of florida. but again, the concern here so focused on that storm surge threat. we are talking devastating numbers here, and we could start to see the impacts of hurricane ian impact the tampa bay area in the next 24 to 36 hours, guys. >> as we look at all the cars trying to get out of town, thank you very much. janice dean joins us. the worry is 12 inches of rain and the storm surge of perhaps ten feet into the tampa bay

area. that would be historic. >> it would. they are talking about this, comparing to the 1921 hurricane that did not have a name that brought devastating damage to the tampa bay area and they are fearing this could be very similar to that, and we are talking about four times the amount of population in the tampa bay area from 100 years ago. this is the latest for hurricane ian, still a category 3 storm, even though it lost its water source for several hours, still looking very intact and that is scary because now it's going to go over high octane fuel of the gulf of mexico with temperatures close to 90 degrees and not a lot of wind shear to tear it apart. 125 mile per hour sustained winds, a cat 4, the pressure is dropping. so that means a stronger storm from 4:00 a.m. abundant moisture over land and

now hours of fuel to go through across the gulf of mexico and the worst case scenario, is the center of circulation over the tampa bay area and bringing a wall of water. this is just like a push of moisture and water. they can handle the 12 inches of rain, they can handle the small core of 100 plus mile per hour winds, they cannot handle the storm surge in this very vulnerable area. that is the biggest concern. then it moves well inland and the southeast will have to deal with this. right now, worst case scenario for tampa bay area, governor desantis will come on and say people need to heed the warnings need to get out of tampa bay immediately. steve, ainsley, brian. >> steve: in the region, something like 700 miles of shoreline, 3 million residents are at risk right now, and that's why the local officials are saying particularly along low-lying areas because it is very flood prone, get out now while you can. and we saw the lines of traffic,

people trying to get out of that particular region. >> ainsley: and i was talking to someone yesterday deciding what they were going to do, they have three businesses there and their house there and three kids, two dogs, they are like where are we going to go and what they were fearful of. in the traffic forever. >> steve: when the storm hits. >> ainsley: and they have to take care of the businesses after the storm goes through, but your life is more important. you need to get out. sometimes the governors will make decisions and reverse the traffic so that both sides of the interstate are going one way. >> brian: and keep in mind if you are leaving, if it looks bad, grab your iphone and just tape your first floor, you'll be able to tell adjusters this is it what was damaged, the way it was, and it's so easy to do now. >> ainsley: that happened to you with sandy. did you take a video before? >> brian: yeah, and it was a

huge help. meanwhile, for continuing coverage of hurricane ian, download the fox weather app for, or stream fox weather on your favorite connected tv device. let's talk number one issue for the midterms. >> ainsley: a lot of people, it is crime. and big city crime is a major problem in america. republicans are prioritizing it before the voters hit the polls for the midterms. >> brian: one example of the crisis. a shocking attempted armed robbery now in a florida bodega, forcing the clerk to use his own weapon in self-defense. >> peter, yesterday you asked a question so complicated no yes or no answer. >> peter: back to the video, concerns of crime are bad enough in some places some citizens are taking matters into their own hands like this business owner in florida.

>> i don't mean no harm, i'm not from around here. i got a big [bleep] gun but i'm not from around here is what i'm saying, i'm from chicago, bra. >> peter: the sheriff now says words seem to fail you when your felony attempt is thwarted by lawful and righteous force. have a look at this graphic. crime is measurably up in chicago, 37%, los angeles 12%, new york city 36%, and new orleans up 34 1/2%. and voters are giving republican candidates the edge on both the economy and crime. so we tried to get the president's point of view. >> does the president think america's big cities are safe. >> it is not a yes or a no question. >> jen psaki says crime is a huge vulnerability for

democrats. why would she say that? >> i don't do electoral politics from here as you know, but i don't agree with your characterization of what she actually said. >> peter: i was just reading a quote from jen psaki, but with that, officials here at the white house tried to define many issues with crime, though, they say it's complicated. back to you. >> steve: and peter, i was watching the briefing and she said a number of times when reporters asked challenging questions, she said say i can't talk about that from the podium recording electoral politics but then goes ahead and she talks politics, and she talks about why joe biden should be re-elected and why republicans are bad guys. why does she do that? >> peter: seems they have made a decision to respect the hatch act and not violate the hatch act. they will not say specifically good and vote or go and support

this democratic candidate but will go into great detail about all of the problems that they see with this republican midterm framework. >> brian: peter, what was your thought when you were listening to jen psaki give an honest answer to that question if it's about joe biden democrats lose. is that the same jen psaki you dealt with? >> peter: it was nice to hear from jen there on tv, it's been a while, and i don't think it was surprising. she's been in these meetings at the white house with a lot of the same folks that work here. it's just that now it seems she is untethered and can actually talk about what these people know is going to potentially hurt them the most in the midterms. >> ainsley: peter what is crime like in d.c.? >> peter: definitely some areas of washington, d.c. like a lot of big cities you probably don't want to be at when it's

nighttime or a big crowd. just a couple weeks ago the running back for the washington commanders got shot carjacked and attempted robbery, and washington, d.c., with nfl teams, the nfl athletes are as high profile as it gets. and so if somebody like that is not safe in washington, d.c., who is? >> and you don't really stand out there at all. >> peter: no, no. >> ainsley: what is your dad's advice, don't ride subways, be safe, be careful, even at that age they give us that advice. >> peter: just run. >> steve: his dad's advice -- peter, thank you very much. >> ainsley: mentioning crime in new york city in the subways and people here are scared to take them, won't take them at night for reasons like this. one woman is down there by herself and this man randomly

just picks her, throws her -- watch what he does. does not stop. she has to have had a concussion. i mean, this is unbelievable. >> 20 broken ribs, a stab wound in the leg, and punctured liver. >> he stomps on her head. oh, my gosh. >> steve: and they have surveillance cameras, where is the subway police, anybody helping? >> ainsley: you have so many homeless and crazy people in new york, just running on the streets and so angry, attacked her like that. >> brian: and crime continues to rage. the only thing down slightly are murders, everything else is up. pam bonde was with us earlier, and put up this video of the guy in the convenience store, that's the excuse for trying to rob the place. he ran into a convenience store owner, had a gun himself and

said put it down, and you'll see -- they were able to see on the outside he would get a gun and coming in armed, so he went back and got his gun. that's what happens. you don't have enough cops. you can carry a gun and get a license. allowed to carry a gun. this guy wasn't. here is pam bonde on what was happening here, the former attorney general. >> it's not funny, but it's funny because he thought that was par for the course in chicago. you walk in and you rob somewhere. well, you are not in kansas anymore, dorothy and you are in florida and we have to fund and respect our law enforcement officers. right here in florida they are out here trying to keep everyone safe from a hurricane. so we have to support our law enforcement, back the men and women in blue. i think it's fixable, i think it's fixable and i think the people of this country are seeing what's happening and like that idiot coming into our state trying to commit an armed robbery. >> ainsley: law enforcement went to find this guy and did,

arrested him on september 15th in florida and you know what the authorities said to him? you are not in chicago anymore, you are under arrest. >> and you actually go to jail. >> steve: pam is right, it is fixable but takes politicians who want to fund the police and support the police and some have been hard to find. >> brian: they have to understand, feel the wrath the american people are in. you have two illinois lawmakers who were carjacked within 90 minutes of each other who wanted to reimagine policing and defund the police, and then you have a guy like bill walton, 6'11", hall of famer, every time i ride my bike i'm harassed and chased by homeless people, it's not ok. if you are chasing down a 6'11" red head, a leading nba voice, that means nobody is safe from

being targeted. >> ainsley: you want to reimagine, defund, what it looks like. put the criminals on the streets, no bail, what it looked like. everyone warned you, if you do this, this is going to happen, crime is going to increase in the democratic cities and we are seeing that playing out in front of ours eyes. >> steve: and two years ago when they were defunding the police, people said i wonder what's going to happen, now we know. >> carley: open borders looks like, too, guys. four busses full of migrants have arrived at the port authority bus terminal. eric adams slamming governor abbott saying his migrant busses have created a crisis in the city. 13,000 have flooded the big apple, but texas governor greg abbott saying only one of every five migrants processed from the big city is from the lone star state. two men from maryland are charged with trafficking 15,000 fentanyl pills into connecticut by disguising them in candy

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serving up her resume' with a tasty twist. carly blackburn applied to nike on a cake to oregon in time for the company party, no less. she landed a meeting with the company, the meeting is going to take place soon. i think this is such a creative idea. >> steve: it's brilliant unless they actually cut out the part that had her phone number and ate that first. how do we get ahold of her? >> ainsley: they wanted to hire her, oh, what he is her phone number? oh, carly ate it. brian eight the number, oops. i love it. >> steve: a plus. >> jesse waters was saying if you apply for my show, send me a resume' on a cake. and send remotes, he'll get cakes. gavin newsom's green push getting more extreme. what else that state is banning. and we are going to get reaction

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>> fox weather is tracking hurricane ian, the cat 3 storm is heading toward tampa bay moving north at 12 miles per hour. hundreds of thousands of people, 300,000, are under evacuation orders. we are going to talk to the mayor of key west coming up in the next ten minutes. and, for constant updates, download and stream fox weather. all right. more on that in a bit.

but right now it's not just cars anymore, the state of california now set to ban all natural gas furnaces and heaters by the year 2030, part of the state's effort to slash ozone pollution. initiative reportedly coming with $96 billion price tag. they have to retrofit all the houses. reaction, fox news contributor and civil rights attorney leo terrell. great news if you sold electric furnaces. but unfortunately you don't, you are just outraged that the state of california is making people do this. >> steve, thanks for having me. they are driving middle class americans out of their cars already, and now out of their homes. and they use the phrase, steve, this is going to help those who are in the low income and disadvantaged communities. they can't afford a car, they won't be able to afford a house and our current power grid is deficient. the only people who are going to

be able to live in california by 2030, nancy pelosi, gavin newsom, the people in silicon valley and hollywood. because we can't afford it. it's -- we don't have the money for the average citizen. >> and here is the thing. electricity that will run the electric heaters and furnaces is generated by gas and by coal. so what's the point? >> no point except it's to help these green energy enthusiasts, to help nancy pelosi stock portfolio, but not helping the people they intended it to help. it's going to drive the average citizen into public housing and public transportation and basically you are going to have those who are able to afford it and the majority of california, steve, will not be able to afford it because it's too expensive, and as you mentioned, the retrofitting. to sell your house you have to do the upgrade. how can you afford it?

impossible. >> steve: one thing california is doing a good idea, and that is you know, a lot of people vandalize cars, they steal expensive catalytic converters off the bottom of cars and go to the junkyard and sell them for a couple hundred bucks. now a law, if you buy that, you have no know exactly where it came from and it's got to be from dealers. otherwise you are going to get socked with a couple thousand dollars fine. >> oh, yeah, but here is the problem. the criminal gets away, the licensed dealer, he gets socked with civil penalties. what about the thief? the thief can get away with still doing it. and a great overseas market and out of state market. so all they are going to do is change the thieves selling partner to those who are out of state and overseas. these are very expensive and cost efficient converters that can be sold easily. >> steve: just dawned on me, you don't have a catalytic converter on an electric car, another

reason they try to get you to drive an electric vehicle. who knew. >> or public transportation. >> steve: indeed. thank you from joining us from california. 8:25, in the east, hurricane ian will hit florida some time tomorrow. people are making escape plans, including folks in key west. talk to their mayor next on "fox & friends." you are looking live. that's the storm coming. at red land cotton. our traditions are grown and sewn right here in our hometown of moulton, alabama. from our heirloom inspired sheets to our super absorbent bath towels, to our 100% cotton quilts. every single piece is made right here in america. we believe in keeping our heritage 100% american made. enjoy our farm to home products and receive

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>> steve: back with a live look from key west florida why hurricane ian is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rains in the next 24 hours. >> also the possibility of tornadoes. hurricane watches, warnings in effect. >> ainsley: and joining us now is terri johnston key west mayor. she is the mayor. good morning, terri. what are you seeing and what are your recommendations to the residents? >> well, we are starting to see the effects of hurricane ian, certainly. last night we were under a

tornado watch for about an hour and a half until 1:30 this morning. we are starting to see the winds pick up, and we have had rain squalls and certainly we have been preparing for this for the last two days in key west. we are, our residents have buttoned up, the hurricane shutters up, supplies and food and water for a week, medical supplies. right now city hall is closed for today and tomorrow and our emergency services are going to operate as long as we can weather permitting. so we are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. >> steve: key west, the island as far on the keys to the west, why they call it that. there is just one road back to the mainland. how many people evacuated? >> well, we had very few people evacuate and of course we all know being used to hurricanes that a hurricane can change in intensity and direction, but we

have had very few people who have evacuated for this storm. they buttoned down, they are weathering it, and they are prepared. >> brian: so you back them not leaving? >> well, we did not have a mandatory evacuation for our residents nor our tourists, based on the trajectory of the storm. right now it's off to the west of us and we are anticipating some localized flooding, we'll have some high winds but we are prepared for both of those. so hopefully the storm will not change in direction or intensity. >> ainsley: terri, one of our viewers, her loved one was in a nursing home in bradenton and she was wondering, where do we send her. if you don't have family around but your mother-in-law or someone in your family is in a nursing home, where would they go? >> that's a great question because many areas around the state of florida are opening up

their hurricane shelters. i know that we did here in the city of key west last night at 5:00. we opened up the key west high school, and that's primarily for the special needs individuals in the city of key west and also we will a situation where we have a number of live-aboards, with the affordable housing crisis people are living on boats and so we were very concerned about them being out on the water in a tropical storm condition. >> steve: as we look at the swirl of ian, we know it is expected to pass to the west of us. mayor, thank you very much for joining us live and telling us how the people of key west are hunkering down. >> appreciate that, and our best wishes and prayers go out to the people in central florida and particularly in the tampa area. >> brian: absolutely. >> ainsley: thank you so much, mayor. for continuing coverage of hurricane ian, download the fox weather app or stream it on your

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>> brian: fox weather is tracking hurricane ian, the category 3 is set to hit florida tomorrow, fearing it will be a worst case scenario for the central gulf coast. brandy campbell is live in naples. hey, brandy. >> good morning, brian. right now we are pretty dry, lucky at the moment but storm surge is something they are going to look out for here. forecast sensor expect about eight feet of above ground flooding here and the elevation, if you look around, there is not much of a dune system we are

seeing in this area and elevation is about three feet here in naples. now, right now we are at the city pier, this is one spot expected to see the flooding and one the mayor told me they have seen people come to for years to sight see during storms or surf, it's not normal with big waves here. they are encouraging people not to do so and the police might close it if things get too bad here. to keep folks safe here, the city announced they are in a level 2 activation, so normal daily work is on hold here as the city prepares. so that's making sure equipment is ready to go, they are closing recreational facilities, parks, and the city dock by 6:00 tonight, even cancelling events and asking people to minimize travel during this storm. the county here, they are also closing schools today and tomorrow, and the police, they do plan to have high visibility and monitor for flooding in this area as the storm approaches.

back to you, brian. >> brian: stay safe. meanwhile, for constant updates download and stream fox weather. now this, nba star kyrie irving opened up about his decision to remain unvaccinated in a new interview. >> i gave up four years, 100 something million, deciding to be unvaccinated and that was a decision, contract, get vaccinated or unvaccinated and there's a level and a certainty of your future whether you will be in the league, whether you'll be on the team. >> brian: and he could not play home games or away games, only 26 games. "fox & friends" weekend co-host with a rich sports background, will cain joins us now. he's not exaggerating, if he had a good season, he would get a four-year, 100 million contract from somebody. >> from somebody, he says it scared other teams from trading for him, options but not many. why, because the stigma created,

the narrative, the story about kyrie irving, oh, he's a bad teammate, unwilling to do what it takes to be available for his team and the truth is brian, like sort of the most benign thing said about people, not just nba stars but people that chose not to be vaccinated. you are a terrible person in society, you are hurting others, you are killing your neighbor. this is all that was said for anyone that chose not to get -- remain unvaccinated. only reason for the mandate, the only reason he could not play, that teachers and military personnel were -- lost their job, hospital workers lost their job was because the vaccine was supposed to stop transmission. and we know that is false. anthony fauci tested positive after four shots. the pfizer ceo tested positive the second time in two months despite four shots of covid. it does not stop transmission

and we use people like kyrie, and more importantly, average americans as scapegoats and yanked their jobs, their money, and yanked their reputation away from them. >> brian: the military is gutted because of it, cops have been fired because of it, nurses have been told to get out because of it, sloan kettering and others, and in different cities, so when we bring up kyrie irving, we are bringing up an example of a guy who had a job that just said i won't get it. you are not going to tell me what to do with my body, i'm in great shape, he's right, almost destroyed a huge team that might never be the same. because of him, kevin durant said i can't do it alone. when he did play on away games it was ok. but the end, he wanted to be traded. he could have blew up a franchise, the value big time but they are all back. >> yeah, and people put that on kyrie. everything you just described, just get the shot, man, just get the shot.

how intrusive, how totally ignorant of privacy is that type of response that hey, man, just make the medical decision for everybody else, even though it does not do anything for everybody else. and i like you say this. it is a lot to give up $100 million, he has and will make millions and millions more, and how many of us would go 100 million, shot or no shot. so you have to give kyrie credit for his principle. but average americans gave up 100% of their income, gave up their job on principle and we as society, not you, not me, but society, we tolerated this really, this ugly instinct to scapegoat others. >> brian: right, the variants rolled out and the vaccine was not effective and the president says oh, by the way, pandemic over, as slip shot as he said you better get the vaccine or a

pandemic of the unvaccinated. so many wrong moves, that was the best example there. will, i'll see you soon. in new york. i'm going cross over to carly. >> carley: update on a murder mystery. police in georgia identifying the last known location of a woman found dead in the woods earlier this month. authorities say debbie collier was last seen at a family dollar store down the road from where her body was stripped naked and burned. collier bought a red tote bag, lighter, and similar items were found near her remains. shakira faces eight years in prison in part of a tax fraud case in spain. defrauding them out of 14 and a half million euros in taxes between 2012 and 2014. her cases headed to trial. she rejected a plea deal earlier

this year. she has already paid $15 million back to the spanish government. speaking of money, new congressional budget office analysis reveals president biden student loan handout will cost an estimated $400 billion. that's in addition to the 20 billion cost of pausing student loan payments from september to december. the report comes as even the "new york times" admits the plan has some issues. a new op-ed reading there is a conumdrum in president biden's relief plan to student loan debt. more merciful to debtors, loans it creates. and the new york giants have their first loss of the season. >> stutter step move by parsons, jones fires, the pass is intercepted by diggs. he goes down, and the cowboys think they have wrapped it up. >> and one fan was particularly

crushed after the team settled for a field goal in the fourth. his blank stare going viral and the aftermath of the cowboys 23-16 win. brian, over to you. >> brian: thank you very much, very tough to peel off today. let's check in with bill hemmer, not a face painter. >> bill: waiting on the florida governor, ron desantis, will brief us on the hurricane. we'll take that live. ian will dominate the coverage throughout the week. stay with us, updated with the fox weather team in florida here in new york. does the white house think crime is a problem? play the exchange, you decide. we are learning much more about student loan forgiveness and the real cost to you. as nasa goes after an asteroid and we think we hit it. dana and i will see you in a minute. 15 minutes away, top of the hour. the most epic sandwich roster ever created. ♪

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>> steve: fox weather is tracking hurricane ian, the category 3 storm with current maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour is moving to the north at 12 miles per hour. it has made landfall in cuba this morning, now poised to bring life-threatening storm surge and rainfall to the tampa bay area.

florida governor ron desantis set to address the state at the top of the hour about ten minutes from now, and for constant updates, download and stream fox weather. now here we have the three of us right now, for a little conversation about something else. >> brian: non-storm related, big day for ainsley and for you. >> steve: her brand-new book "i'm so glad you were born" is on sale officially today. >> ainsley: i'm so excited about this new book, and about my little girl, my daughter and how grateful i am that she was born but also all of our children. all the children, all of god's children around the world and i want to explain how the whole story came about, thanks to my mom. and of course i got a little help telling the story from some of our fox friends. take a look. ♪♪ >> this book is really for kids to know that they are so loved and they have a purpose and they

are going to make a big difference in this world. when i started at "fox & friends" i think the first person to celebrate a birthday was steve doocy. >> happy birthday. we are so glad you were born. [laughter] >> and it's something that caught on in our studio. >> we are so glad you were born. >> i'm so glad you were born. >> so glad you were born. >> so now when anyone has a birthday, we all say -- >> we are so glad you were born. >> we are so glad you were born. >> so people have asked me why i decided to write this book. my first two children's book were messages about messages my dad had really given me, about you this is a message my mom told us on our birthdays, i'm so glad you were born. when you think about that, you have impacted my life, made me happy, changed this world for the better. my mother, always says this phrase, she unfortunately had a stroke four and a half years ago so mom i just love you and i'm

so glad, mom, that you were born and so glad you said this to me and i just want you to know this voice, your voice is going to be in the hands of little kids that need to hear this message that you taught us growing up. and now we are teaching our children. >> this is my cute wonderful amazing creative smart sweet daughter hayden. is there anything you would like to share about why little children would like this book? >> because it's about children. i really like the book, it's about me and mama having a dance party in the kitchen. >> since she was a little girl we have been having dance parties in my house. and it is just about having fun and breaking out into song, and we dance, and just have a great time. >> this is one of my favorite pages. >> banging the drums loudly and blowing the brass horn, i am so glad you were born. >> who are you so glad was born,

hayden? rosie, that's a good one. >> and i point my finger at this one. >> me? oh, i love you, i'm so glad you were born. >> do you know how special your birthday is for me? >> yes. you wake up like an hour early in the middle of the night to set up the kitchen for my birthday. >> i do. what do we put in the kitchen on your birthday, what's the tradition? >> i always see a pink table with balloons. >> when my doctor put her in my arms i remember thinking i am so glad she is born and i just whispered into her face and i said "i love you, i prayed and prayed for you, and you are mine." >> so we have talked about why we are so glad certain people in our lives were born. the last page the children get to read, i'm so glad i was born. but, we talked to some friendly faces to find out who they are

proud of and are so glad we are born. i'm so glad my husband was born. >> i know in a few months very glad this little one is going to be born as well. >> i'm so glad that my son and my daughter were born. i'll tell you, it makes you wonder, the majesty of god. >> i'm so glad a gentleman named sam martin was born. he's actually the one that led my father to the lord. >> i am so glad that all four of my children were born because it turns out that's all that matters. >> i have six children, and ten grandchildren. i have known the joy of love at first sight, i'm so glad they were born. >> i'm so glad my two little mnuchins were born. without them i have nothing, they make me smile every day. i love them so much. >> hey, y'all, you know, i was so happy the day ainsley was born because i would have missed an opportunity to make a wonderful friend. >> we are so glad you were born! >> ainsley: and we are so glad

that you were born. you can share who you are glad was born and you can buy your own copy of the book at ainsleye, no one knows how to smell airhart, and tomorrow bible study drops on fox nation, all about the inspiration behind the book, couples on there who they are glad was born and navigate children, tom and his wife, and nicole saphier joins me and raising kids and tackling schools. >> steve: in your living room. >> ainsley: we had the bible study in there. >> last weekend's event was amazing. children's hospital in nashville, ryan seacrest and vanderbilt, it was awesome, and then huckabee's show and salt lake city and spoke to a crowd there, and this week charleston,

south carolina on friday and ponta vidra on sunday, and charleston, on friday, and then sean will talk to me and he's going to interview me. i'm really thankful and the whole project has been so fun to complete, grateful for the whole team at fox. y'all, i love you so much, and i'm so humbled by this. >> brian: it's great, we'll be talking about it the next few weeks and beyond. more "fox & friends" in a moment.

>> keep an eye on the storm. ron desantis will hold a press conference in a few minutes live on "america's newsroom."enter >> we'll carry it live to give you all the information you need to know. >> bill: 9:00 in new york. 9:00 in florida. fox weather tracking hurricane ion. cat three storm on a collision course with florida. governor desantis will give us an update. i'm bill hemmer live in new york city. >> dana: i'm dana perino. this is "america's newsroom."enter it's great to be back. yesterday i was in west virginia with senator march capito and we went some 4th and 5th grade students and journalism students. a good day