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pete: good morning rachel. great to be here. rachel: it's a beautiful sun morning. will: we've got our faith and family concert series continuing this week, dante beau down share thes getting warmed up. pete: he's rocking. will: he's been rehearsing. pete: they're going to rock the house. rachel: i have gotten so much great feedback about this concert series. pete: yeah? rachel: i love it. pete: it is great. it is befitting the time of this easter season. rachel: absolutely. all leading up to easter sunday. pete: i'm pretty excited, i'm looking at the final edits of the second part of our jesus series about holy week, because we did the first one before christmas, it come cans occupant, i believe, on palm sunday. producers, we go film it and then producers spend six months getting every little element and aspect, that's the real heavy lift. will: on fox nation. pete: yeah. rachel: all right. well, we are off with a fox news alert. there was another norfolk

southern train derailment in ohio just last night. pete: twenty cars from the massive cargo train going off the track causing panic,s understandably, after the disaster in east palestine. will: marian rafferty has the breaking developments this morning. >> reporter: good morning. another norfolk southern train derailing last night in springfield, ohio, one month after the toxic train derailment in east palestine. last night's incident in springfield about 230 miles west to of the first incident prompting officials to declare a temporary shelter in place for everyone within 1,000 feet of the train. that order is now lifted as both norfolk southern and the springfield fire department say nobody was injured and no hazardous materials were onboard at the time of the incident. >> there is no indication of any injuries, no risk to the public health at this time. from owner-operator of the railroad, railway norfolk

southern, clark county hazmat team, ohio environmental protection agency, each independently examined the crash site and verified there was no evidence of spillage at the site. >> reporter: ohio governor mike dewine says president biden and transportation secretary pete buttigieg called him to offer hem from the federal -- help from the federal government. last night's derailment also causing at least 1500 people in the area to temporarily lose power. no word yet on what caused incident. will, rachel, pete? will: so 19 train derailments over the past month, that's what's been experienced nationwide. we can give you a quick look at what's happened since questions the of 2022 across country. now, the hard thing is putting it into context. we've been wondering how many train derailments, you know, does the united states experience on an annual average basis. pete: this is a staggering number which i have to believe because our producers do great research, and this is the stat from the bureau of transportation statistics.

from 1990-2021, so roughly 30 years, 54,000 train derailments? 54,539 is the stat. if you break that down, breaks down to about 150 train derailments in america a month. rachel: but that doesn't mean that it's, like, 159 east palestine-type -- pete: totally. rachel: could be something smaller. pete: barely off the tracks, maintenance issue, i don't know, tiny stuff presumably -- rachel: but it does bring up a question though, think about how much money we've spent on infrastructure over the past 30 years, in particular one that was -- the infrastructure bill that was signed just this past summer. of mine, we are america. we're supposed to be the number one country in the world. we can figure this stuff the out technologically if only our infrastructure money wasn't going to racist roads and dumb climate projects. maybe we could fix this problem. pete: like to think we could get the trains figuratively and

metaphorically on tracks in this country. will: running out of time. meanwhile, in maryland cpac, the conference of can conservatives, is taking place right now, and it's been taking place over the past weekend. donald trump won a straw poll, 60% of the vote went to donald trump and 20% going to ron desantis. if candidates taking to the stage giving their vision of america,ing giving their vision of foreign policy and trump and "fox & friends" frequent vivek ramaswamy took to the stage and talked about our relationship with communist china. >> i will hold china financially accountable -- [applause] for unleashing the china virus upon the world. we could have saved $400 million a year, it's a lot of money, and now they're asking for even more dick a thattorial -- dick a thattorial power and more and more and more of our money, but they're getting nothing more

from china. >> i'm asking for a difficult policy perspective for the short run that is still the right answer for the long run which is moving towards declaring independence from china. there's low hanging fruit. it's not as daunting as it sounds. first thing we could do is abandon this climate religion that shackles the united states while leaving china untouched. [applause] china loves the climate religion for a reason, because it's what allows them to catch up. rachel: such a great point. i'm so sorry, vivek, that we had you with off camera -- pete: it's not our fault. rachel: i know. i don't know what happened there, but what a great point. china loves this climate worship that's going on on the left because it is slowing us down while china gets ahead. also i want to note that president trump and his speech said that, you know, he talked about when he called out the virus being, you know, from the wuhan lab that he was called a

racist, a conspiracy theory, how he went up against the entire qloablist establishment from the w.h.o. to the media, to anthony fauci and public authorities and big tech. we talked about that. he also in the speech said he would remove china's most favor ed nation trade status and he would phase out all imports from china of essential goods. so making strong claims about what he would do. also impressed with what what vivek said he would co, so it's good to see republican candidates talking about the number one threat which is china, not ukraine. pete: yeah. and let's not miss the headline, winning 62% of the straw poll at cpac, in the remains donald trump's republican party. you can go where the wealthy donors are, that doesn't reflect and translate into votes. and the people that have written with off donald trump thus far have been wrong, and a straw poll like a a shows you as he is about to head to iowa, so are

others, this is going to get interesting. rachel: yeah. will: well, really che -- rachel, you brought up the need to hold china accountable when coit comes to the -- when it comes to the virus. dan bongino talked about it on his show, most evidence pointing to from several american institutions including the fbi and the department of energy, a leak from the lab. dan bongino is saying it's the crime of the century. >> if the virus leaked or was leaked out of the wuhan lab in january of 2020, it's fair to ask did china pull off the crime of the century? here's what i mean. let's back up a minute and see what the u.s. economy looked like before the coronavirus outbreak. unemployment was at 3.5%, remember that? the average price for a gallon of gas was $2.59. it's amazing what the u.s. economy can do with a little bit of energy independence and a person in the white house with half a brain. the inflation rate was 2.5%, sure sounds a lot better than

the 6% rate the biden administration's been bragging about now. rachel: another great point by dan bongino on "unfiltered" saying the virus edged up hurting us more than -- ended up hurting us more than them. and we continue to treat them like they're a normal country, that our president keeps saying but our competitors, they're not our enemies. it's just weird. you killed a million americans and how many more globally? how many people in the third world have fallen from poverty into extreme poverty because of the covid virus? pete: and how many times do did the chinese communist e party say we would prefer to go to war by defeating you in means other than military means to include virus, to include collude financially or with pharmaceuticals. here's a prime example right in front of you, and not only does this administration not want to confront if it, they would love to condition it and say let's just not talk about it. rachel: yeah. pete: we can't live many that world. will: you know, we talk -- the

effect of that virus on our national psyche still something we have not yet fully recovered. you fly every week, i noticed this week when i was flying there's still a lot of people wearing masks. [laughter] the research papers are in. as recently in the last two weeks how ineffective masks are. i sat there, i actually sneezed, and this lady goes -- adjusts her mask. i was, like, really? [laughter] it's allergy season. rick just said the pollen's super high. rachel: it is super high. that's how adults reacted, and i think the real win for the chinese is the level of surveillance that so many college kids were subjected to through covid. they enjekyll the -- injected the surveillance culture on campuses and also the normalization of submission to government, to authority in that way, in ways that were totally un-american and totally foreign to us as americans. will: being told what to do.

rachel: like the masks. like you can't, you know, you need a vaccine even though you're 19 and totally healthy, but we're going to force you to do that if you want to go to school. that was the beginning of the social credit score system. st it's already being implemented, you know? these globalists want this to happen, and this is where the chinese have really won, changing the american mentality about individuality, freedom, autonomy. will: yes. rachel: that is a the real danger here. pete: and what's good to see from republicans, tear singing the same tune on china, on education oen issues that have not been front and center enough. all right, a few additional headlines. a juror in the burden trial of alex murdaugh is crediting faith for helping the panel in their difficult decision to convict. he says, quote, we prayed before we came out to give the verdict. it was a huge factor in us being able to sit comfortably with our decision. he also says it was the dog

kennel video that ultimately led the jury to find more cough guilty. the video placing murdaugh near the crime scene after he repeatedly denied being around the kennel the night of maggie and paul's murders. the jury in prayer, good to see. joe biden is expected to travel to selma, alabama, today to mark the 58th anniversary of blood key sunday -- bloody sunday on edmund pettis bridge. he's expected to join the annual walk across the bridge where hundreds of activists banded together back in 1965 to the demand equal rights. many of the activists were brutally beat when they refused to disband. the day is remembered as a critical moment in the fight for justice for all americans. and a motorcyclist is hit by a truck in florida moments after flipping off one of the police officers that were chasing him. police were trying to pull over a group of motorcycles driving dangerously but were completely ignored. the biker somehow survived the

crash before trying to run away from the crash scene. he now faces several charges including resisting arrest. later this morning will and i are going off the wall to highlight some of the other crazy situations police officers face every day to show why we should be so grateful for the work all of them do. rachel: that'll be a nice off the wall. good. will: kansas city chiefs' tight end travis kelce, of course, he just won the super bowl, beating his brother and the philadelphia eagles. he was on saturday night live last night, and he talked about this victory over his brother. enter i'm honored that snl asked me to host. i was nervous about doing a monologue, but then i remembered i'm actually, i'm pretty good with words of. [laughter] pretty good with words, like during games i do these super-eloquent pop-up peaches for by teammates. please watch. many -- more, more, more, more.

probably the coolest thing abou- will: more, more, more. pete: i think that got cut off. will: oh, it did? pete: yeah. he went to talk about what it was like to play against his brother because his mom supported him so much, she actually drove them home -- rachel: many in a minivan, he said, just like old times. [laughter] that's so great. pete: we'll try to fix the clip and bring it to you -- you want to try again? >> snl asked me to host. i was nervous about doing a monologue, but then i remembered, actually, i'm pretty good with words. [laughter] pretty good with words. like during games i do these super eloquent pump-up speeches for my teammates. please watch. more, more, more, more, more. probably the coolest thing about this super bowl is that my whole family was there. [cheers and applause] i got to play against my brother jason, who is an eagle -- [cheers and applause]

and my mom was on tv more than both of us. [cheers and applause] you know, people keep asking me what it was like to beat my brother in the super bowl, and it was pretty awkward. [laughter] especially because after the game we had to ride home together. our mom drove us there in her minivan. just like the good old days. [laughter] but even though his team lost after being up 10 points at half, my brother is actually really happy for me. [laughter] will: pretty good. pretty good. the athlete bar has been set. peyton manning at the top of the acting totem pole. i mean, but pretty good. pete: they have a really successfulled podcast, don't they? rachel: they do? pete: i'm pretty sure they do. they are good with wordsly.

[laughter] will: so are we. pete: more, more, more! yes, so are we. will. will: coming up, a roy mother -- rhode island mother claims the teachers union is trying to harass her, and she has proof. rachel: plus, will reparations from slavery stop children from busting into liquor shops and stealing from grocery stores? that's the belief of some hoping to get hundreds of thousands of collars from the state of california. -- dollars from the state of california. ♪ lomita feed is 101 years old. when covid hit, we had some challenges. i heard about the payroll tax refund that allowed us to keep the people that have been here taking care of us. learn more at getrefunds.com. second date, wish me luck buddy. mouth to mission control.

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oh i can't hear you... you're froze-- ladies, please! you put it on airplane mode when you pass our house. i was trying to work. we're workin' it too. yeah! work it girl! woo! i want to hear you say it out loud. well, i could switch us to xfinity. those smiles. that's why i do what i do. that and the paycheck. rachel: last year a rhode island mom was sued by one of the largest school districts in the country of after pressing for answers on whether critical race theory was being taught this he. newly-leaked slides prove that the teachers unions met to discuss their strategy for their public fight against her. one of those slides saying, quote, nicole solas 200 apra requests have crippled our district by asking for detail thed information by e-mails targeted on select terms, part

of a well coordinated effort from outside groups who want to push for inaccurate lessons to fuel division. due to last wednesday's fc meeting, people attended the meeting from across new england. that mom, nicole solas, joins us now. nicole, thank you for joining us this morning. it must have been pretty disconcerting to see that you were the topic of this meet, secret meeting with your picture up as if you were some sort of criminal. >> yes. this was a meeting that the teachers union had, an emergency meeting where they painted me like a wanted enemy of the state simply because i submitted public records requests. a teacher leaked these slides to me. there were 250 teachers that aended where they were alerted -- attended where they were alerted to me being an attack on public if education. you know, these people present themselves as if they are pillars of the community when really they look more like psychopaths zeroing in on a target. the guy that made these slides is a middle school math teacher

in my town, and he's acting like a psycho pasting pictures of me on slides he's in his mom's basement. who does this to a person? this isn't about me, this is what the teachers union because. they target parents, and this is happening across the country. since i've gone public, i have seen letters from the teachers union that sent threats of lawsuits to other parents because the teachers union count like what they say -- doesn't like what they say on facebook about them. so they have secret meetings about me, they have threats of lawsuits against other parent, and in my case they actually did sue me. so this is how they've been harassing me since day one and months later they filed a lawsuit against me, and it's all because i asked questions about public education. rachel: yeah. so let's be clear, you put in a records request because you want to know are you teaching crt, i want to see the curriculum in my child's school. you know, i used to see parents come on like you who want to get

involved, and they would say i don't want to co-parent with the public school. this isn't even about co-parenting, they want to take over completely. do you feel at all heartened, nicole, by the fact that the republicans at least are putting forward a parental bill of rights which would give parents the right to access all that information without having to go through this process and in your case get vilified by the unions for it? >> yes, absolutely. i'm a parent that enrolled my daughter in public school for kindergarten. i had no idea i would be treated like an adversary. i thought i had all these rights, i thought i could ask to see the curriculum. but just asking to see the curriculum caused my school district and teachers union to retaliate against me, and they really tried to ruin by life. the parents' bill of rights says you have a right to see the curriculum, off right to be heard, you have a right to know if there's violence at school, you have a right to protect your child's previous. i mean -- privacy. i mean, these are common sense principles that everyone can agree on.

rachel: yeah. these unions are ruthless. as you know, they got the administration to label other parents as domestic terrorists in virginia and god knows where else. so has this changed your mind about the need for school choice? i mean, i see you battling -- i feel, i'm encouraged by the kind of effort you put into changing the system, but is this system so corrupt that it can't be, you know, reformed and that what we really need to do is just give parents that money, those education dollars so they can go and find a school system or private school or charter school that reflects their values and respects them as parents? >> absolutely. school choice is what will break the chokehold on public else. and, you know, public education i don't think it's redeemable unless we have school choice, because if we have school choice, that will incentivize public schools to improve. it will make public school better if they have competition. so this is a win for everyone all around who should be able to

choose where our kids go to school, and i should be able to be a parent that can choose where my kids go to school without me being targeted. rachel: yeah. well, you are a mama warrior, and i thank you for your courage and for bringing this to light. it's very important for our nation. nicole, thank you for joining us. we have a note here that says we reached out to the kingston school committee for a statement, and they had no response. not surprising. again, thank you, nicole. coming up, fox weather alert, more than a dozen people are dead after violent storms sweep the country. the clean-up effort underway in several communities. plus, joe biden enlists the help of potential challengers ahead of his expected 2024 the announcement. so what's the strategy? we're going to ask congressman and our good friend jason chaffetz about that next.

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heavy rain and flooding, can killing at least 13 people and injuring several others n. kentucky the governor declared a state of emergency after several tornadoes ouched down leaving loads -- touched down, and in tennessee storms flooded the area including this bridge in a state park. thousands are without power as winds up to 79 miles per hour were reported in the state. let's turn now to chief meteorologist rick reichmuth for our fox weather forecast. rick: i tell you, it was such a rough few days, but the temps are better. it's been so hot across parts of the south, and at least weather wise for the next 2-3 days, we're good. rain comes back by the time we get towards wednesday. temperatures into the 70s across parts of the south. upper 80s in florida, origin the 88 in tampa. we're in the 80s all throughout texas. you notice these warm temperatures, we stay that way into tuesday and then we start to see that next system that comes in, and that's going to bring rain wednesday into

thursday. a lot of the ground here now has gotten really saturated from these series of storms, so this flood threat especially across parts of arkansas and to eastern oklahoma is going to be with us wednesday, thursday, friday of this coming week. today things are looking great across the south, tons of sunshine. pollen, again, increasing. we've got some snow across parts of the northern plains, by the time we get towards wednesday, thursday, potential for a pretty significant storm here. and in the short term, take a look at that, california under the gun once again. pete, over to you. pete: thank you, rick. look at that fox weather mascot. the fox in the bottom there. that's pretty cool. what's his name, rick? rick: i can't -- i knew, i was trying to stall because i forgot his name. [laughter] pete: okay, we'll get it. the pox the weather mascot name. all right, looking ahead to the 2024 run for the white house, joe biden reportedly recruiting potential rivals to go ahead and

campaign for him. according to the washington post, and there's some of the faces, many of which are familiar to you, the political leaders will be asked to travel, attend events, appear on television and perform other duties as high-level surrogates once he launches his campaign. hay hope to tamp down internal divisions during what could be a turbulent election especially as many in the group are former or future presidential candidates. so what's the thought process behind this strategy? let's ask fox news contributor and former gop congressman and our friend, jason chaffetz, who joins us now. jason, we don't have an announcement yet from joe, but forming this advisory council which has gavin newsom if on it prominently as someone who would speculate might want to run, what because it say about their plans? >> well, look, the biggest rival joe biden has is that staircase that goes up to those airplanes. his ability to get on an airplane without falling down is what creates the opportunity for these people to say, hey, he's not up for the job.

i mean ors nobody but nobody is looking at kamala harris. i mean, does anybody take her seriously? no, they don't. and they don't have a bench. you look at the people on that list, you know, you have gavin newsom up there who looks in the mirror every morning when he wakes up, he looks in that mirror and says good morning, mr. president. i mean, the guy thinks that's who he is going to be, but he will never be the president because this country never wants to be california. they have turned into an absolute disaster. so, you know, there's that strategy that says, hey, bring your enemies as close as possible. but if joe biden wants to run again, they'll all get in line like lemmings. pete: well, is that the approach if he does, hey, here's the group of people that i'm going to go have speak for me, and i'm going to try basement strategy 2.0? >> yeah. i mean, i guess. finish again, i don't think there's anybody seriously that's going to step up. if he doesn't run, it'll be a

flurry, but i think they've got a weak bench. republicans have a strong bench, a number of people who actually could be president and have been successful, but the democrats don't. pete: so on another topic real quick, representative comer, chairman, has announced that he will hold hearings on the treasury department's failure to produce biden family and associates' basically transactions that should have been flagged by banks. they're things called suspicious activity reports or sars. if hunter and other people were doing stuff overseas, normally the treasure ily department would look into those and congress would get access but they don't currently? >> yeah. banking institutions have these set parameters, and they flag certain accounts based on transactions that fit the suspicious if activity report. it used to be prior to the biden administration any member of congress could go review those. they could go look at 'em. but guess what? joe biden comes into office, and

they stopped that the practice. so james comer, the chairman of the oversight committee which i used to the chair has been asking for hose the reports, waiting for the reports, sending the proper documentation of those reports. now they're going to have a hearing next week and say, okay, treasury department, why aren't you producing these reports? he has the ability to issue a subpoena. he could also go to these individual banks and say, all right, cough up list of everything that's over there. but what comer has been saying publicly is that the biden family has more of these suspicious activity reports than anybody else out there in the country, and it is worth looking at. pete: wow. and the treasury department would have to explain why they suddenly now have stopped releasing them, something that used to happen on the regular. >> yep. follow the money, baby, that's what you want another. follow the money, and it's the bidens bringing in millions of dollars. we ought to be able to see that. certainly, congressional investigators should be able to see that. president absolutely. we'll see what james comer does,

and we appreciate jason chaffetz being on the hoe. >> thank you. pete: you got it. coming up, black california ons could -- californians could get hundreds of thousands of each as part of a reparations plan. we're going to discuss that coming up next. plus, midshipmen warn the merchant marine academy is going woke, so where can our children get an education free from indoctrination? we have a list of options for you coming up next hour. s. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ with skyrizi, most people who achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months... had lasting clearance through 1 year. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections, or a lower ability to fight them, may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms, had a vaccine or plan to. ♪nothing is everything♪ talk to your dermatologist about skyrizi. could get hundreds of thousands

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>> capital, money, reparations. that will stimulate this economy for the 2.6 million blacks this california. there's only one thing that would stop our children from busting into these liquor stores, there's only one thing that would stop our kids from busting into these jewelry stores, stealing watches and jewelry, and that's reparations. will: a california panel arguing reparations for slavery is the only way to stop children from crime as they push to raise the amount to $360,000 per black resident. up from $220,000 two years ago there in the state of california. our next guest lives in california, president of the american civil rights institute, and he joins us now. ward, great to have you this morning. >> you're welcome. will: you see these arguments being made and this figure being

raised as a recommendation for reparations. your thoughts. >> well, in san francisco they're trying to explore in the on the basis of the wealth gap. and they have programmed that at $5 million. so you're talking about a lot of money. i think it's a bad idea. i'm not going to form a committee or anything to oppose it because of many considerations. i respect the perspective that the proponents of this goofy idea have. as a man born in the deep south, leesville, louisiana, i have suffered some of the humiliations of race. our founders told us that this was a less than perfect union, and we wanted to make it a more perfect union. they didn't tell me that personally, but we know that we

have some problems in the country, and we're working through them. those problems relate to a lot of identities, but this is a bad idea. will: okay, ward -- >> [inaudible] of reparations for the descendants of slavery. what about women? women have had roles to play in our society that have limited their opportunities. people based on sexual orientation, some argue, fits into that category. how about immigrants? recent immigrants? bad idea. will: and is, ward, just so we can put a fine point on it, a goofy idea, a bad idea, in your estimation why? i mean, it's clear, by the way, the state of california and the city of san francisco, they don't have that money. it's almost like a magical figure because the money simply

doesn't exist. there are also questions about whether or not this, for example, would settle the claim which i think many hold doubt that that would be the outcome of reparations. but in your estimation, why is it a bad or goofy idea? >> well, first of all, they're saying 5 million people according to the things that we've looked at, i've looked at, it's really about 2.5 million that would qualify unless this triggered a lot of people coming to california in search of that gold mine that we would be offering. but i'll tell you once they finalize the recommendations and they go to the people of california, california's a progressive state. but we're not insane. and so i think that the people of this state would rise up and say, no. that would cause us to eliminate this minority/majority that we have in california.

there's a democrat monopoly. will: right. >> and if they do this, remember now that in 2020 we led an effort, i happened to lead it, that resulted in maintaining proposition 209. which says the state shall not discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to anyone based on race, sex, color, ethnicity and so on. will: right. >> that passed 57-43. will: yeah. >> so i think that the legislature which is democrat-controlled would be out of their minds to do this, and those are some smart people. will: yeah. an idea that i think what you're proposing there is one that does not or would not have the support of the majority of californians. and that is something we may, we may put to the test. ward connerly, great to have you this morning. thank you. >> glad to be with you, thanks. will: all right. rachel, over to you.

rachel: thank you, will. now to some headlines. a california couple sues a hawaii tour company arguing they were abandoned in open waters during a snorkeling trip. the couple, who were on their honeymoon, are seeking $5 million in damages. in -- the newlyweds tried to stay afloat fearing imminent death by grown drowning. they were eventually able to make it to shore, the couple claims the tour company never noticed they were even missing even after the husband called. prince harry breaking his silence on criticism he got for his tell-all memory worry "spare" last night during a live stream event. he said, quote, i certainly don't see myself as a victim. i do not and i have never looked for sympathy in this. he also dove deeper into his experience with drugs and claims that some of them helped him and provided a sense of comfort. and those are your headlines. [laughter] coming up, it's national invest in veterans week, and we are highlighting three

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everything from the hats you're holding, founded by paul cunningham, a marine corps veteran. pete: so military made.com is a police where you can go and find stuff by companies owned by vets. >> absolutely. and from our research, out of those 5 million companies you mentioned, a lot of them are product companies. many of them are making lots offed food products, we created a box, a real box with sausage, rubs -- pete: sure. >> you can kind of buy the box itself or buy the product individually. there's true made on the far -- on that side of the table, and true made is found all over the country. pete: awesome. >> less sugar in that. there's another awesome barbecue which is a hickory smoked barbecue. pete: so if you're looking for something, you can find it most likely on military made, and it's made by vets. >> absolutely. pete: go to militarymade.com and hiringamerica.com.

there's a code too, right in. >> fox 10, if you go the mill tear made.com, 10% off for all viewers today. pete: check it out. military made, thank you so much. >> thanks, pete. will: all right. i've got jerry and tracy flanagan, cofounders of j-dog brands. they have been on "fox & friends," jerry's an army veteran. good cosee you, tell us about the mission and what you guys are doing. >> j-dog puts veterans into a small business ownership through franchise. we have veteran unemployment rates under 1%. will: awesome concept. franchise out the brand in many lines of work, as you pointed out. >> over 300 locations across the country, and we're growing. our goal is to put up about 1,000 locations in the next 10 years. will: tracy, this is something you talk about, you've got a podcast. tell us about the message in the podcast. >> so the podcast is a spin-off from our operations show, and the great thing about it is it's

a wonderful platform for our many military spouses and veterans to tell their stories of their service. and a lot of them are doing amazing things post-service like starting businesses. so they get to talk about that, and it's just inspiring -- will: where can we check out the podcast in. >> we are now streaming on vet-tv, that is the military community number one streaming platform. so it just went live -- will: i've got one of these up in my office. we both can do this. yeah. [laughter] check it out, jdog.com. rachel? rachel: i'm hear with bear hamlin, founder and ceo of born primitive. let me tell you why i'm excited, i don't want to buy from lululemon anymore, and you have quo georgia pants that you say are better -- yoga pants that are better. >> i think so. they make a lot of good products, but our stuff's got an edge to it. we try to bring a patriotic ethos to the what we're doing.

rachel: you have we, the people t-shirt which i'm just going to automatically throw over the pete. tell us about your company. >> we start thed it out of a garage, it was right before i joined the service so this was just a little side hustle while i was in the military. quickly took a life of its own, and nine years later we've got 82 employees, over half of which are veterans, former first responders and spouses of those individuals. we try to, you know, live the dna of the brand we started, and, you know, it's been a pretty awesome experience. rachel: well, i'm excited. i live in yoga pants when i'm not in the studio, and now i don't have to buy lululemon, so i'm super happy about this. all kinds of colors. >> absolutely. we have over 1200 products at the site. we're not just workout, we're getting into shoes in july, a lot going on, we're pretty excited about it. rachel: awesome. great stuff. thank you, bill, bear, jerry, tracy, or appreciate it. pete: thank you, guys.

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