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were critically injured. >> ainsley: todd piro joins us with more on this tragedy in ohio. >> they say the reporter and child were gunned down yesterday afternoon by a suspect wanted in an earlier deadly shooting at that exact same location. the 24-year-old journalist, dylan lyons, believed to have worked at orange counties news 13 for just under a year. the other victims are spectrum news 13 photographer jesse walden and the mother of that 9-year-old victim. both of them are right now in critical condition. authorities first responded to a murder scene at 11:20 a.m. yesterday where they found a 20-year-old woman shot dead. later that evening, the two journalists are at the scene reporting on that crime, and authorities believe the same suspect returned to the scene and opened fire on the crew just after 4:00 p.m. police say the gunman walked into a nearby home, killing a 9-year-old girl and wounding her mother. >> it is unclear why the suspect enter that helm. you really don't know what was in the mind of the suspect, and

hopefully at some point he will talk to us about what his motives were. >> authorities arresting 19-year-old keith knows this yesterday in connection to all three shootings. police say the 19-year-old was armed with a handgun at the time and was seen as smirking as officers took him away in handcuffs. moses has a lengthy criminal history including gun charges, assault with a deadly weapon, and battery. authorities believe he knew the first victim but had no connection to the others. unclear if he was targeting the news crew, because police say their van was not marked with its logo. you didn't see a "13" on it, for instance. the parent company of spectrum news saying, "we are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague and the other labs senselessly taken today. we are hopeful at her other colleague makes a full recovery." orange county police poring over surveillance footage intending to track down. back to you. >> steve: it sounds like the news crew was there in

anticipation of their next live shot, because there had been a murder earlier at 11:00 in the morning. so they were just in the car waiting. and i was reading in the local paper down in orlando a moment ago that apparently other news crews right there saw the guy walk by them and stuck his head into that car and just started shooting. >> all of us in this business have been reporters. we have been in that car, we have been on scenes like that. you never anticipate that something like this could happen, because typically, steve, there are other cops on scene, other news organizations on scene. it's usually a pretty secure scene. that's why the apparent randomness of all of this is so mind-boggling at this point. >> ainsley: he must be a good reporter, because he's young, he's 24 years old and working in the big market, orlando. it's not easy to get a job there when you're that young. i know all the other news outlets and reporters probably knew them.

you go to the same meetings, et cetera. >> it hits us because it's our business, but just think, a 9-year-old little girl in the house, seemingly also random, gets gunned down. none of this makes sense. we need answers and hopefully they will get them for us. >> ainsley: shall have to go home without her child. >> steve: let's hope the suspect starts talking, because he can connect a lot of dots. >> brian: the mom needs $25,000 for the funeral. they are up to about $7,000 or $8,000 now. so try to give if you can to this tragic story. 5 minutes now after the top of the hour. we showed you about 30 minutes ago, maybe less, the secretary of transportation did this odd thing, actually going to the scene of an incident involving his job. he showed up with a reflective vest on to see for himself how bad the situation is. he said he will go in the time is right. it seems like now the time is right for him. see two live video right now east palestine, where you see pete buttigieg there for the

first time in almost three weeks since that train derailed. >> steve: that's one of the earthmovers, it looks like, so probably what he's being briefed on is, remember, shortly after the derailment, because they were all those toxic chemicals, they created a ditch, essentially, and then all the chemicals flowed into the ditch, and they said it on fire. the worry has been, from the people who live there, what about the chemical seeping into the groundwater? what are you doing with that dirt? stuff like that. and the local townspeople have told us over the last 20 days that all the railroad did was cover up the poisonous dirt with with other dirt and reopen the railroad, which absolutely infuriated people, because they didn't feel it was safe. if he's right there, obviously they all feel the dirt is safe right now. >> ainsley: donald trump was there yesterday and delivered mcdonald's till the first responders, police and firefighters, and some of the residents.

he also delivered details of his trump spring water. >> brian: a couple things on this. one of the biggest stories that will emerge in these next few weeks, what went into that decision to do the controlled incineration of those trucks. governor dewine says, "they gave me options, i chose to do that." and they are taking out topsoil from the area they say is contaminated. the question would be, where's it going? once it gets into the soil, how does that benefit the town? did they really have no options? is the thing explodes, they've said there's there's going to be shrapnel and it's going to blow up. >> steve: we should point out, as you can see, the fella at screen left is wearing a ntsb hard hat. the ntsb will release preliminary information about what they believe went wrong and caused the derailment, later today. so we are going to start to get

some answers as our secretary of transportation eyeballs the situation. somebody who knows exactly what's going on down there, the owners of the green house a couple miles from this particular site. they grow vegetables, they grow fruits, they have herbs, and you know what? nobody's buying anything. they also have an ice cream store. nobody is coming in. here they are earlier on "fox & friends" talking about how this is impacting them. >> we are certainly concerned about the environmental impact this has had on everybody, including us. the perception has been the bigger problem right now, what people are perceiving is a health risk is hurting our business greatly. and the town just down the road from us, a friend of ours had a flat tire and he couldn't find a tow truck company to come help him. we were in a similar situation ten days ago when we had some plants coming in, and ups will deliver here. it's given the buyers in

negotiating point. you've seen people back out of sales already, property values dropping. it's a simple supply and demand curve. the less people want to be here, the lower prices are. >> it is safe to come visit. i understand if you don't want to live here, but you can come shop here. our local businesses are hurting. >> steve: can you imagine? if just this week you were planning on putting your house on the market? and let's say a month ago you were told by the real estate agent, "your house is worth $100,000." today, what is that house with? it's worth nothing if you can't sell it. >> ainsley: i'm sure that's happening to a lot of families. >> brian: that's a lot of people's retirement in particular. we will see where this develops because it is ongoing as people try to get back to normal. we mentioned the kids back in school. except for when donald trump came to town, there was such chaos, they gave the kids a day off. they can't find anyone to play against them in sports, anything at home. apparently they have this huge track and field facility that

every bitty comes down to you, they raise a lot of money for the town. nobody wants to show up. >> ainsley: and they are breaking out in rashes, the children. and parents are worried, how is this going to affect not only me, that my child in a few years? >> that's why a lot of kids aren't going to that sporting stuff. anyway, we will keep you posted. tulsi gabbard is going to join us very shortly here in fox and fox & friends. >> ainsley: now to a fox weather alert, a massive a massive coast-to-coast storm effecting 70 million people as it pummels the upper midwest with blizzard conditions. >> brian: more than a hundred thousand people are without power, hundreds of flights already canceled with hundreds more delayed. >> steve: fox weather correspondent robert ray joins us live from and i see lansing, michigan, with the latest. i heard someone say that portions of minnesota could wind up with two feet of snow from this, right? >> yeah, literally, 2 feet or more of snow. and minnesotans are used to that, but to have it that much of a dump at one point, it may

be top-five. so even they are sort of taken aback by this. in lansing, michigan, listen to this. that is the sound of a city that is iced over as so many areas of michigan are this morning. literally, walking on about a quarter to half an inch of ice. i'll be very careful as i try to pop down into this tree and garden bed, which is also covered with ice. you know, lansing has done a really good job of getting the streets in order. some of the main arteries, guys, if you take a look, are doing pretty good. but then you come to the side and you realize that what you are walking on is a sheet of ice. last night is when this really came into effect, and then the freezing rain in the snow, and everyone is waking up this morning to essentially something out of "rudolph the rednosed reindeer." it is not safe as people are out of power, over 800,000 across

the midwest. we take a look at some of that snow the west in minneapolis and in minnesota, just tremendous. dragging arteries, roads down. wisconsin the same. the dakotas, flight cancellations all over the place. and people are stranded in airports, like in south dakota. let's listen to one passenger, what he had to say. >> i could be doing a lot of other things, and i don't have to do things, but i could be, so it's another day out of my life. >> you hear the frustration, and the thing is, basically in 2023 we have had one weather event after the next. every single week. and now this winter wallop. here's the thing, guys, as i'm carefully walking on this ice, you can see their vehicles all over lansing here this morning that look exactly like this. this person very smart by putting up the wipers. but look, this car just covered in ice. the defrost is going to take a

long time. i will try to help this guy out a little bit to try to get some of the ice off. but that's what you are seeing this morning in lansing. the worst part about this, in this part of the country, are those power outages. can you imagine waking up and the wind feels like it's in the teens and you're covered with ice? the silver lining, those trucks are going to get out soon. the temps are going to move into the 40s this afternoon. so hopefully all of this will be a distant memory by tonight, and people's power will be restored. maybe not everybody, but at least the workers will start to get on and be able to move. as you see vehicles this morning, lindsay has done a good job on the main streets. the sidewalks, very dangerous. back to you. speak to you thank you. for more, you can download and stream fox weather. skin that qr code on your screen and do it right now. >> brian: do you want to toss to make? >> ainsley: brian? >> brian: thanks, ainsley paid over to ashley.

>> ashley: i think i'm the only person in new york who is excited that there's no snow. i don't want to see more snowflakes ever again. [laughs] >> ainsley: you don't either? all of my friends on the camera agree with me, we would like to have one. >> steve: i've got a really long driveway. >> brian: i just put on my snow tires, myself. >> steve: you do not have snow tires! >> ashley: i didn't mean to start this, sorry. we do have to switch gears to this, we are starting with a new report indicating that the man accused of murdering four university of idaho students had pictures of one of the victims on his cell phone. sources tell that he had several photos of one of the female victims. authorities discover them after his arrest in december. kohberger is accused of stabbing them to death. his next hearing is set for jun. south carolina senator tim scott sparking 2024 presidential buzz during his visit to iowa yesterday. scott delivered a blistering

takedown of the identity politics plagued by the left. >> right now we have politicians who want to say that grievance is our future, not greatness. they think that by using the provocative history of our nation that they can create a wedge in this nation that will bring more power and more resources to the progressive agenda. in america, today, you can be a super bowl quarterback playing against another super bowl quarterback and being african american. you could be the president of president of the united states, vice president of the united states, you could be the secretary of state, twice over -- both republicans -- and being african american. but in today's society, because of the narrative being crafted to ruin america, the one thing you cannot be as an

african american is a conservative. >> ashley: if he decides to run, he will go up against the likes of former president donald trump, nikki haley, and the vickram of suwanee of the phone and they had for the nomination. alex morgan scoring a stunning goal for the last kick against brazil. watch. >> he comes back towards alex morgan! >> ashley: the firecracker shot came in teen usa's to having one win over brazil. it's their last match before the world cup. it is his 14th goal since the birth of her daughter, a national team record. we showed you this mascot paying tribute to rihanna super bowl halftime show.

♪ ♪ i didn't see this coming, but that performance is inspiring brian to practice his dance moves. we think he's already got one routine down. ♪ it's fun to stay at the ymca ♪ ♪ it's fun to stay at the ymca mama they have everything for young men to enjoy ♪ ♪ you can hang out with all the boys ♪ >> ashley: could brian be the next super bowl halftime show dancer? you decide. >> everybody at yankee stadium was doing the "ymca," but brian was doing the "y." [laughter] >> brian: have got to give griff credit, he wasn't

quitting. >> ainsley: i love that he's teaching how to do and he still go back to the m. >> brian: i know, i'm unteachable. that's what i found out and decided to go back to college. >> steve: this is true because it goes back to the old days. we had once all gone to a wedding and everybody was doing y-m-c l-a. and he was just doing m. >> ainsley: it was like a little m. >> brian: what kind of archives -- you have a great tape library. dhs? >> ainsley: he has to get out on his phone to take the thousands of pictures and put them in what, folders? >> steve: i just label them. you've been to your house every time a doocy kid graduated from high school. i have video of everything. including your dance skills. so when you graduated from

high school -- >> brian: i'm going to go to arthur murray and see if they do the ymca and they can teach me that. 18 minutes after the hour. coming up, utah senator mike lee, life. but for us -- >> ainsley: americans are shelling out big bucks to dine out. almost 25% more than last year. why the new trend? we are going to ask the host of "by rescue," mr. john tapper. >> steve: johnny, shut it down! ♪ ♪ right, you have to do it yourself. in 2015, my dad had the idea to revitalize american textile manufacturing with bedding crafted from cotton grown on our family farm. we created red land cotton to give you the best farm, the home products possible. because it's more than quality products. it's a labor of love from our family. go to redland cotton dot com and receive 15% off your order with code fox news. (woman) what would the ideal weight loss program look like?

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>> brian: despite record inflation, consumers are still spending money at restaurants. in fact, they are spending more money dining out then in grocery stores. why is this happening? let's ask the best in the business. the host of "bar rescue," brand-new season, john tapper.

welcome. there are some may think the economy that affect your show. we went through the pandemic together. he brought a lot of these restaurants back. first off, with the reality of the economy, how is that affecting who eats out and he beats home? >> any think prices are up as high as they are, you would think there'll be a reduction. but not really. the average restaurant i know is up 20% over pre-pandemic levels. that is significant. >> brian: listen to this, groceries are up 11.8%, but eating out is up 8.2%. so you could rationalize committee pending on the restaurant, it's cheaper to eat out. >> surge in the greater value and as an entertainment value. you get out of the house, et cetera. i think there is some pent-up demand, also. i think we are trying to fill the void we had during covid when we weren't going out. but the challenge for the industry, the number that you say scares me, that restaurants are up less than supermarkets. they have to run about a 30% food cost him at means i have to mark up through three times.

if my chicken breast goes up a dollar, i charge you $3 more. and to make the same amount of money. restaurants are struggling to achieve that value right now, but the value as they are. >> brian: it's almost like you have to do your menu on an eraser board because the prices are going up and you have to adjust or you find yourself without a profit, even though you're working hard. this year you were telling me about the new season. the characteristic is that people are really scared, the owners of the restaurants are really scared. they are scared of their employees, of not surviving. >> they are. people have been hesitant, concerned about keeping employees. they can't get employees, in a lot of cases. costs are scary to them. we didn't talk about the increasing cost of utilities and nonfood expenses that are way up, as well. so they are shy, not as aggressive as they used to be. but the customers are there. so here is an opportunity to dig ourselves out, but so many

restaurateurs are shy now or pausing at doing that. >> brian: has it made jon taffer shy? are you still yelling? >> oh, it's made me more aggressive than ever this season, because the opportunity as they, brian, but they've got to step up to achieve it. >> brian: . absolutely. i know marshawn lynch says you like a football coach. to make sure people are inspired even if you have to be tough on them. here's a brand-new thing from the new season. anything i should know before i toss to it? >> this is a "bar rescue" story that is sad. the has-been was successful before the pandemic, his wife and two kids working the bar with him. he is drinking, he's failing, he's two months away from closing. let's watch. >> let me tell you what i've learned, jail, because i've been sitting outside with your wife for half an hour watching. >> her drink is awful. she spit it out. >> i didn't make it. >> but it's your business! >> brian: it's tough. see you set out in a van with her, and you want to give me an

idea of what happens? >> i'm watching him come he's going down the tubes. his sons and wife are there. his wife is crying in the car with me. and he has five doubles. and this is 8:30 at night. his family is going down the tubes. when i walked in with his wife, that is startling to him in the first place, but then at that point it got ugly. you know what you find, brian, he's a good guy in a bad place, and that comes out in the end. >> brian: you're just trying to help people and family at a time. that's why "bar rescue" is a must-watch for the entire family. you can watch with people of all ages, which is far too rare. great to see you and congratulations on all the success. we will be doing some recon for you this season. >> one of my favorite spies. >> brian: the u.s. is quadrupling the number of american troops on the ground in taiwan as rising tensions continue with china. utah senator mike lee here next.

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growing increasingly concerned over putin's ties to the communist country as president biden returns from europe where he marked one year since russia's invasion on ukraine. our next guest has been warning about the escalating threat. republican senator from the great state of utah. in fact, he's in utah right now, mike lee joins us live. senator, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> steve: first step, what do you make of quadrupling the number of people we've got in taiwan? >> well, it's a significant step. we do have to remember that, although this involves the quadrupling of those we got there, it's going to amount to no more than a couple of hundred. so it's a small presence, it is a presence that is there to provide training and not to fight battles. nonetheless, it is something that is significant to watch out for. when approaching anything having to do with china, as we would with any nuclear or armed superpower, we got to proceed with great caution and make sure that we don't needlessly provoke any sort of conflict between the

two countries. >> steve: sure. of course there's been a conflict between russia and ukraine for the last year, as of tomorrow. they'll be the official anniversary. senator, you have been very vocal on twitter. i saw you the other day say that, after sending $113 billion to ukraine in 2022, why should the u.s. even consider sending more until every nato member has begun spending at least 2% of their gdp on defense? it seems like the united states is leading and bankrolling the whole thing, and you think that's just not fair. >> that's right. first of all, this is a european conflict. although ukraine is not a nato ally, it is what many people are calling nato-adjacent. it's close to a number of nativo states. you're right, we are bankrolling this endeavor to have a significant degree. $113 billion is a lot of money. some people don't make that any

year. some countries don't have a gdp anywhere close to that. we set that last year. it's on the order of about twice what russia spends on defense, and all the defense in a year, and depending on how you calculate, maybe 20-25 times what ukraine spends on defense in a typical year. so if we are going to spend that much on a conflict in europe, especially in the name of the advancement of nato priorities, our nato european allies need to pony up, and before we give another dime, before we give another penny, they should make sure that, number one, they bring up their defense spending so it equals or exceeds 2% of their gdp. number two, they need to spend the same percentage of their gdp on the ukraine conflict as united states did in 2022. it's not too much to ask. >> steve: it seems fair,

equitable. senator, real quick, i wanted to ask you about an ap poll. it queried people all across the country. only 17% of republicans say the united states should have a major role in the conflict. 17%. why is that number so low? >> yeah, it's interesting. you would think from pulling and watching the response of members of congress that the number would be more like 90-95%. but the military-industrial complex, the desiring washington to increase government response everything, including military response, to a conflict with the geopolitical adversary with a huge nuclear arsenal, is strong. so the american people need to speak up on this and make clear that, while we are concerned about putin, putin is a bad guy, and i hope sincerely that he is stuck. this can be ours to fight, nor

can it be ours to fund alone. >> steve: thank you very much for joining us from utah today. it's 25 minutes before the top of the hour and actually joins us from here in the studio, but she's talking about our southern border. >> ashley: i am. good morning, steve. local sheriffs planning to attend today's house judiciary committee hearing, said to take place in yuma, arizona, as the hard-hit community tries to manage an unprecedented migrant surge. meanwhile the arizona rancher accused of shooting and killing a mexican national on his property appearing in court yesterday. a texas rancher who has experience break-ins by illegal immigrants joined f "fox & fries first" earlier. watch. >> there trying to use him as an example to put fear into the rest of us that have ranches along the border. they don't want us to defend our property. i will stand my ground. i will fight for what's mine. >> ashley: and in texas more than a dozen illegal immigrants

are rescued from a storm drain in el paso. that was after trying to avoid detention by cbp agents. turning to america's crime crisis, employees in washington state are asking for tips to track down a would be carjacked carjackers. surveillance video shows the suspect creep up as the owner pumped air into his back tire. when the owner hops in the car, the suspect jumps in, too, and both men try to punch it before he bolts. the spirit of revival is contagious and shows no signs of slowing down. marathon services inspired by asbury university's service. >> watching people worship and also getting to join in on that experience, it was kind of surreal. you walk in and there's the feeling of love and compassion and jesus' spirit.

i can say it was real. >> ashley: they say seeing all types of people coming together for the same purpose felt empowering and inspiring. and those are the headlines. we are going to send it back over to you. >> steve: thanks, ashley. let's talk about the weather. a big storm has left over a hundred thousand people without power at this hour. over 700 flights canceled today, hundreds more delayed. yesterday, 1700 flights had to be scrapped. this system expected to impact millions of people, pretty much from coast to coast. adam klotz joins us with the fox weather forecast, and the storm is just gigantic, and portions of minnesota are going to get 2 feet at least of snow? >> yes, steve. a little more snow on the way as they probably seen in some of those areas. as much as two feet. we are on the final day of what has been a multi-day massive storm sweeping across the country. still snow falling across the upper midwest, and interior new england, and ice has been a major story with this one. across michigan, one of the

areas hit worst with ice, getting of over three court is an inch, widespread, half an inch. that brought down power lines and tree branches and that's all you have 800,000 folks this morning without power. still there is ice moving across the country and still he sees winter storm alert advisories stretching from new england back across the upper midwest, and entirely different system, but still some winter storm systems out on the west coast, also. nearly million people dealing with winter weather as we get closer to the weekend. with this particular system, as we watch it track up into new england come a lot of areas in the mid-atlantic only soldering. a little further north, boston getting ice currently, north of that is still more snow on the way. they are tracking the final day of the system that has been a real nightmare for a lot of folks. steve, back over to you. >> steve: especially the ice, that's the worst. thank you, adam. on this thursday, transportation secretary pete buttigieg finally touring the site of the train derailment in ohio this morning. tulsi gabbard is also there finding ways to support the people who don't feel safe going

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♪ ♪ >> ainsley: for the first time in nearly three weeks, transportation secretary pete buttigieg finally arriving in east palestine, ohio. at the side of that toxic train action >> brian: how was he received? democratic congressman who ran for president, tulsi gabbard, live in palestine, ohio. no one had to ask you to go. he wanted to. did you have any sense of how pete buttigieg is being rec received? >> first of all, i haven't seen him around town yet. i saw a couple of big black suvs driving by, but i want to say first of all that, having been here the last couple of days, the people in east palestine are incredible. with all the adversity and challenges and very real concerns and fears they have, this community has come together, the surrounding towns have come together to support

them, and the resilience and strength in the face of these challenges, not only with the disaster here, but the fact that it took three weeks for the secretary of transportation to come and see them, they are feeling like they have been forgotten, left behind, and begging for help. it points to the bigger problem that i see here, how the people here in east palestine and other communities across the country are viewed by those in the biden administration as though they are some kind of annoyance, or "okay, gosh, finally, i've got to go now because people are complaining that i didn't show up." it's just horrible because they deserve better. they deserve people like secretary buttigieg and president biden and others to wake up, thinking about, what can i do for these people who are hurt and are afraid and concerned for their children and their future? >> steve: you been there for two days. he flat on your own dime. i know later today you're going to talk to a vet these to work

for the railroad. i am sure he's got plenty to tell you. but you also have spoken to so many people who don't trust the government when it comes to the testing of the water in the air, and they don't trust them because, after that controlled burn, they -- as soon as it was cold, they put more dirt on it, and opened up the railroad ag again. talk about priorities. what was important? opening the railroad or making sure people aren't going to die of cancer in ten years? >> you can understand the frustration and anger that people feel here for that very reason, that their health and well-being, the safety of themselves, their kids, and their families did not appear to be at the forefront. the priority was keeping those trains running again rather than making sure that this place is actually safe. it's absolutely understandable why they are not trusting the epa director and others who are telling them to trust the

science, trust the data, trust us, it is safe. we are going to pop in the drink a glass of water and leave. meanwhile, they're wondering what happens when our kids drink this water every day for the next several years. are they going to be long-term implications implications for the things that may not even be testing for kinect we had a spirits with this in hawaii. we had a major fuel leakage that impacted the water of a lot of military families in hawaii. they were told don't worry, nothing to see here. they started getting sick, the kids are getting sick, pets are dying. they were told to trust and clearly they shouldn't have. >> ainsley: think you for being there for the residents. they have been in our thoughts and prayers. what they're going through is unimaginable. thank you so much. coming up, a "sports illustrated" swimsuit model is crediting her faith for helping her overcome a mini-stroke among other sicknesses. let's check in with bill hemmer.

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♪ ♪ >> ainsley: a "sports illustrated" supermodel is crediting her faith for helping her overcome a mini-stroke late last year. a complication from tumors that she was treated for back in 2017. her name is victoria vesce and she joins us now. good morning, i am glad to see you are doing okay. your story is insane. in 2017, a brain tumor, a body to make him rounds of radiation. he had surgery, you are deaf in one of years. he had to learn to walk again. in john mackey lost her mother, he went to law school, you are an nba dancer for the hornets in

charlotte. then you become a swimsuit model for "sports illustrated" and a finalist. you have a podcast, and you have an agency for influencers, and then you go down to miami and you didn't feel well. what happened? >> it was during art basel, i was running around crazy and i was taking a toll on my body. i started feeling numbness, i wasn't feeling right, and once i got those symptoms, prior to when i had my brain tumor i was going through symptoms where i just didn't feel right, and i let those linger for too long and i had radiation, i had surgery, and this time when the symptoms happened i was like, okay, something's not right. i need to get checked up. i had my friends and my support system tell me i needed to go to the doctor, so i did, and lo and behold i was having signs and symptoms of a mini-stroke. luckily i slowed down a bit and started taking care of myself again, and just being more in

tune with my health. >> ainsley: you are so young to have to go through all of this. i know you are faith played a big role in this. tell us more about that. >> i grew up in church. my grandpa was a pastor and my dad is a gideon. my mom played piano in church. i've been influenced by the church heavily growing up, but in the dark times is when i really found my faith, and it centered me. especially when i was in the hospital at duke university hospital going through my brain tumor and going through radiation. you are in such a dark place and you don't know where to go. i had laying in the hospital bed was not things, not other people, it was my faith, and i faith in jesus alone. that's what helped me and honestly brought me back to life, my strong faith, just getting me up and getting me back at it and back to myself again. and then going through a dark time of losing my mother, who is my best friend. she was a fan of the show, she loved "fox & friends." she watched "fox & friends"

every morning. losing her was really hard, and having to go through all of that again and centering my faith. >> ainsley: you're beautiful, you are a talented dancer, you are an attorney, you're very smart. a lot of people probably look at you and say she has it all together, they've gone through so much. what is your advice for those watching and going through similar things? >> from the outside looking in, it looks like everything is great, so just never judge a book by its cover. you don't know someone story. if you met me, you wouldn't know that i am deaf in my right era gone through half the stuff i've gone through. everyone has a story, and being accepting of people, and if you having dark times, has faith in jesus. if you haven't found them yet, do a deep dive and find him, because that's what got me through everything and what continues to get me through, jesus and my faith. >> ainsley: that the beautiful message. i can relate. to your faith at least, but not everything is gone through. thanks for coming on and being a

role model to young women. have a long life ahead. your story is not over, my dear. i wish you all the best. >> yes, ma'am. my heart still beating and i still have a purpose on this earth. thank you for having me. i appreciate it. >> ainsley: thank you. more "fox & friends" moments away. ♪ ♪ and what if you could design your life the way you want it? what would it look like? i've had great success as a small business owner, and i can show you how. because of the success of my bestselling book, blue collar cash, i've created an online course called a path to a successful life. get my books and course for just $99. and if you do it now, i'll double it so you can share it with a friend or a loved one. go to blue collar cash dot com slash fox today. a lot of new dry eye patients in my office tell me about their frequent dry eyes, which may point to dry eye disease.

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