d real life and accomplishment and everything goes to hell. that is what every single democrat is dealing with perhaps kristin simoneau who is now in a dependent. >> steve: therve: e we go, we gt to the key point and we will see you soon. and make sure you come back next sunday with "the next revolution" will be televised. ♪ ♪ 's be when we begin with a fox news alert, a major new threats for parts of the south already devastated by the deadly tornado outbreak over the weekend. no images revealed the extent, obstruction and 26 people confirmed dead, several towns reduced to absolute rubble. you are watching "fox & friends first" on monday morning i'm todd piro. >> ashley: ashley strohmier and for carley shimkus. a federal emergency for hard-hit mississippi where residents are living the war.

watch this. >> we made it just in time. it was right on top of us. >> this is devastating. i have so many family members, friends, memories that has been destroyed. >> this is a whole community that has lost everything. so, it is just very sad here. >> it's going to take a long time for people to heal to get back on their feeds. >> alexandria hoff from washington with the latest. this is horrible for these people. >> you can hear her break in their voice and the center of the community blown away essentially. ashley, todd, the white house said things like temporary housing loans for uninsured property will become available for the residents of mississippi county pummeled by the storm. homeland secretary alejandro mayorkas took a tour of small delta community which residency it is nothing but a

hollowed show. >> flower shop, beauty shop, barber, law offices down the street all gone. an auto parts store, a local restaurant that has been there for i don't know how many years, since i was a child. substation, tire shops. it is gone. >> at least 26 people lost their lives as a living come from tornadoes turn mississippi's west mississippi's west side to the alabama line. one death reported there. it went through towns in mississippi like wynonna and angry. 100-mile path and the intensity did not ease up nor has the the national weather service issues more severe weather through the weekend. georgia governor brian kemp should a state of emergency yesterday after a system with high winds and multiple tornadoes according to the governor's office. those heavy rains and saturated the ground allowing trees to be more easily uprooted causing damage like this.

the tornado's plane for damaging nearly 100 structures true county georgia and west point 80 miles south of atlanta there and you see all that damage, my goodness, mississippi community members plan to rebuild. >> we are just trying to get what we can out. it is pretty shocking. it is bad. but everybody is coming together and helping. >> god is going to get us through this and we will come out stronger. >> that is right. those kind of communities is all about the assistance of others. it always has been. and there has been talk in the small towns whether tornado sirens or not. i spoke to several people and they don't believe given that under 2,000 people. they have been too small an end people will live further out in the county and may not have been much help for them at all if

they could not hear it. >> steve: [boos] >> ashley: and maybe not quick enough, alexandria, thank you. keep track of the storm updates by downloading the fox weather app in the apple store and google play. overnight authorities with two more bodies found in the aftermath of the dangerous explosion at a pennsylvania chocolate factory on friday raising the death toll to seven. search crews found one personal life yesterday. initial reports indicate a gas leak likely to blame for the deadly explosion. a candlelight visual for the seven victims friday night. >> todd: new york city grand jury later today after former president donald trump claims manhattan's d.a. has dropped the case entirely. >> ashley: brooke singman joins us with the latest, good morning. speak with the manhattan grand s afternoon with proceedings cancel multiple times last week. we are still waiting to learn if

trump will be indicted on allegations with hush money payment to adult film actress stormy daniels. but trump said the district attorney alvin bragg does not have a case. trump telling those in waco, texas, saturday, i think they already drop the case. it is a fake case and some paid cases they have nothing. but i spoke to a spokesman for the former president who doubles down on that claim. he told me, this has been dropped because everyone knows this was a partisan witch hunt by a radical leftist d.a. that's all two politically weaponize the justice system to influence an election. meanwhile, house oversight committee james comer speaking out against the manhattan's d.a. of the two comp case, listen. >> let's be honest here. this is about politics. this is a presidential candidate. when you look at what we believe the role of manhattan d.a. should be, it is to crime. we believe our tax dollars and that is where i come in with the

house oversight committee, the textile is better spent prosecuting local criminals. that is what ada is supposed to do. >> on saturday james comer and house judiciary jim jordan sent eight page letter to alvin bragg demanding documents and information in the case but the district attorney is refusing saying "it is not appropriate for congress to pending local investigations. this unprecedented ongoing matter serves way to hinder, disrupt and undermine the legitimate work of our dedicated prosecutors." james comer would like to ask bragg to pursue the case against the president if he wasn't running for president again in 2024, ashley, todd. >> todd: alvin bragg really can't determine what he thinks is appropriate and not with a subpoena from congress. you've got to do it. alan dershowitz and attorney general matt whitaker on the next steps for bragg

today and why manhattan d.a. hands tied to the subpoena. >> well, i don't think an indictment can actually come forward now after the comments made by costello. he has proved the main witness is going to be a perjuring layer on the witness stand. that puts the district attorney and a terrible position. if he uses james comer as a witness he can lose his bar bar license. >> remember we were told the select committee january 6th had unfettered power to get whatever they wanted and no one should get in their way. they will hold you in contempt. so alvin bragg has been subpoenaed. the congress has legitimate interests outlined in the letter which included spending of federal money, the use of federal resources, the special counsel regulation and how the interaction between state and federal prosecutors work. so, i think once if alvin bragg doesn't show up but held in

contempt by congress what does the department of justice do? do they act like they did over the last congress, or purely partisan like we think they are and don't do anything and let it die? >> todd: democrats rushing to bragg's defense and an independent investigation but republicans say this is a federal matter that should be brought to the doj. >> ashley: bicycle president kamala harris and ghana today on a three nation tour of the continent with deepening ties as chinese influences dominating. >> todd: editor of restoring matters, the best title of the day, joins us now, kaylee, thanks for being here. i don't have a problem with the outreach to africa. i think it is actually a good idea. africa isn't up and coming continent that we need to pay attention to but is this too little, too late to counteract with china?

>> you are right, it is an important foreign policy mission because of china's influence on the african continent. it tells you all you need to know about the biden administration actually cares about strengthening these ties that defendant kamala harris to go do it. second of all, we know the biden administration doesn't actually take the china threat seriously. the president is on record multiple times calling china a competitor rather than naming it as an anniversary. the question is whether this administration has the moral clarity with the threat and take action if necessary. >> ashley: there is a big push them first for secretary of state and then first lady joe biden that now kamala harris said he would go later this year but is there anything kamala harris can say that will make a difference? >> i think that the best thing that kabbalah to do is to not say anything at all. the more she gets out in front of the camera, the worst things

for the biden administration. maybe they know that and this has way to get doll bill mike dumped off at the 2024 ticket. >> todd: my thing is focused, what she will be focused on during this trip and what will she with regard to counteracting? if she is out there focused on esg, environmental social government stuff. >> right, that is the problem here of the biden administration's agenda so focused on culturally pushing our values on to other nations. those values often do not align culturally. so whether this is going to be another sort of de facto pushing lgbt agenda on countries that don't want any of that or whether it is going to be strengthening diplomatic ties with the goal of countering china especially china's economic dominance in that region, that is the big question for the biden administration. >> ashley: china ranks num

number 1 giving $50 billion more than the u.s. and ranks the u.s. at number three with investments. do you think this will come down to money? will we shell out $50 billion at the end of this? >> we might be. but my concern is well it is important to counter china's reference, it is to encounter might counter in our own country. janet is investing billions of dollars into u.s. farmland in u.s. infrastructure. the question is why we are allowing china to do that and why not on our own soil? these are policies that go hand-in-hand and yet the biden administration does not seem to take them seriously. >> todd: besides the ncaa tournament no one had worse week then tiktok apparently. bipartisan security concerns over the app. listen. >> both sides of the aisle standing together saying this is a threat to our children and we need to stop it.

we had 150 americans on tiktok, average of 90 minutes a day and how that channel could be used for propaganda purposes or disinformation advocated by the commerce party. >> what the hearing made clear to me as tiktok should be ba banned. >> todd: literally almost everyone and congress is done with tiktok. we will get to it in a second the person not necessarily done with it. when you hear sentiment like that, do you think tiktok is dead in the water? >> i think that congress is certainly moving towards a bipartisan consensus that tiktok cannot be allowed to operate as it currently is. with that they go with a full force ban on the app is a little bit unclear. what likely is a force to forced tiktok to sell to a u.s.-based company instead of continuing to operate under the current parent company, which is bite dance. enough support to move like

that. >> ashley: following up what todd said in the meantime congresswoman eck in support of the app. listen to this. >> hey you, everyone this is a aoc, and this is my first tiktok. do i believe tiktok should be banned, no, i think how unprecedented of a move this would be here with the united states has never been a social media from operating in their borders. >> she says big tech, they already have our data so what is the difference then the ccp? can you imagine making that comparison? >> . there are only two demographics notoriously see the long-term consequences and democratic members of congress and conveniently the only two demographics who oppose banning tick-tock [boos] tiktok so there are a host of

reasons why tiktok should not be allowed to operate under the parent company and the data privacy violation and the spying on u.s. journalists, the mental health effects and algorithms that push teenagers to violent propaganda. all reasons why lawmakers have to take this serious. and a lot of people like aoc or not. >> todd: this is unprecedented. you know what commit is not unprecedented to ban spies from infiltrating our country. that has been literally done since the founding of our nation. and a review like that, not a fun act for 13-year-old girl to make dance videos they are in lies rub. kaylee mcenaney, thank you for k kaylee mcghee white thank you for getting up at the spirit silicon valley first citizens

bank making a deal to require sd fdi see for short said the purchase comes with $16.5 billion. part of the deal for citizens svb assets and deposits $56 billion. this move three weeks after silicon valley bank collapsed abruptly shaking americans, confidence and the integrity of our banks. >> ashley: the biden administration with claimant mandates. it is affecting cars and trucks with 50% reduction in admissions by the end of the decade, listen. >> the president is issuing executive orders. there will be changes on automobile, light truck, heavy duty. and a number of initiatives by states, some national, cities. we have a lot of other options, tools if you will in the toolkit

besides the ira. >> ashley: gary mentioned lifestyle changes we must personally make to help the president reaches goal like switching from gas to electric stoves here the proposed mandates followed biden's reduction act with carbon emissions to be reduced 40% by the end of the decade much acai of president biden's 50% goal. >> todd: you nailed that and i'm glad you read it. the man accused of actress gwyneth paltrow slamming into him during a ski accident expected to take the stand today as the trail enters its second week. he he said she slammed into him with a permanent brain injury and for broken ribs and he's suing her for $400,000. the children are expected to testify today after she took the stand herself riding. the actress said sanderson was the one who hated her from behind and she thought this

crash might have been a sexual assault. she is counter suing sanderson for her legal expenses plus $1. the reason i'm so excited about the gwyneth paltrow story i believe fox nation special which i was a part gwyneth paltrow dropping today because no greater expert than gwyneth paltrow than this guy. >> ashley: he's been talking about all week. >> todd: a marine veteran served our country and three tours overseas killed in a carjacking and crime or average delay. we will bring you the latest of a manhunt. >> ashley: meanwhile the los angeles police stepping up to a website called killer cops taken off the internet. the site contains personal info with thousands of l.a.p.d. officers in the head of the union is here next. blendjet 2 gives you ice-crushing, big blender power on-the-go. so you can throw in your favorite ingredients and blend up a delicious smoothie anytime, anywhere. blendjet 2 even cleans itself.

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♪ ♪ >> todd: tragic news of the california come a marine veteran shot and killed friday night by passengers he picked up driving for uber. erin, 38 years old leaves behind a wife and two small children. >> ashley: marianne rafferty joins us with the details, marianne. >> a manhunt underway after uber driver shot and killed in a carjacking in los angeles. he was a room marine corp.

veteran who served three tours in iraq and afghanistan. according to the l.a. county sheriff's office he picked up two passengers and stopped at 7-eleven in greenwood when an altercation occurred in the passenger shot the driver in the chest. the store clerk witnessed the shooting a call the police. he was found in the parking lot. one passenger stole stole his honda accord and the other took off running. the car was found to banding in a neighborhood not far from the crime scene. the 38-year-old father of two leaves behind a grieving wife still in shock. >> i haven't told my kids. they still think that he will come through the door. it just doesn't seem real to me. he will come home soon. speak with the sun with memorial service on her boyfriend friday. leasing for statement pledging support, our hearts are with the family.

with unfathomable tragedy. reached out to offer our condolences and band the account working with the police on their investigation. a gofundme page has been set up to help the family and offering to raise $74,000. the play say no description of the suspects available and hoping surveillance footage from the area will help with the investigation and lead to the suspects in the senseless murder, back to you guys. >> ashley: marianne rafferty, such a sad story. los angeles police taking action against owner of anti-police website and they want the site to be taking them for posting pictures of several officers placing bounties on their heads. the move comes after thousands of l.a.p.d. office with personal information dumped online last week. this includes the identities of undercover officers. jamie leaves and l.a.p.d. director of the police protective league. thank you for being with us this morning.

tell us what this lawsuit is alleging and who is filing it pushed mark >> first of all, people need to understand law enforcement is a very unique profession. there are individuals who will kill you strictly because you of your profession and now you have a website on twitter putting bounties on officers heads. because these bounties were released and the police administrator liz rose would be a starting player on the varsity team here that is how reckless it was to release these photos of officers. one last thing here on this, you know it is not just now but when someone goes through 20 or 30-year, officers can go out of capacities. it doesn't mean they won't be in two years or ten years from now. so this will have long lasting effect on officer safety. >> ashley: you talk about the undercover officers and i want to get to that now since you mentioned it. this is not only dangerous for them but their families as well,

correct? >> yes, i had several officers reach out for me for the safety of their families. i had younger officers contact me saying they are thinking about leaving l.a.p.d. because they don't feel safe because of these photos. this will have a big effect on recruitment because already understaffed with a thousand officers and it's hard to get anybody to take the test and with this big one and wants to come to this department? again, this is a very dangerous situation and very reckless on the administrator liz rhodes for doing this. >> ashley: okay, you think obviously negligence against l.a.p.d. but will there be pushed back and held for anything? >> you know, we have referred to our officers to civil attorneys. they are looking to file civil lawsuit against the department. because again it has but their family in jeopardy to close out. a lot of these officers work sensitive investigations appear

they work mafia, drug cartels and now they are out there for everybody. if the one website is taken down, as we all know the internet it's never up at the internet. >> ashley: the man behind the killer cop website denies any wrongdoing and responding, it is malicious, retaliatory, vindictive and frivolous and the motion, they are trying to silence free speech and the truth cannot be retaliatory. it is first amendment protected speech. your reaction to that. >> welcome again when you put out the website, bounty on people's heads, $1,000 to kill a male officer and $2,000 for a female officer that is not reckless speech but will incite violence. you have people out there right now little off center and they will look at this, hey, let's kill a couple make money. it is not as simple as free speech. he is wrong.

he lives in his 40s with his mom who makes cereal for him in the morning. he is not thinking straight. >> ashley: the twitter handle was deactivated. but the website is still up. is there any way that can be brought down until at least this lawsuit is handled or is it just up until this is over? >> you know what, we are trying to get the sites to shut down. again, this step should have never been released. we have an administrator who released the photos and this could have been easily challenged in court by the police department by say hey, somebody goes through a 20, 30-year career, it would be a danger to their family and to them if they are phone is released. but instead they release photos. again i don't think we will get all the sites shut down because once it is on the internet it is out there for everybody. >> ashley: jamie that brings me to another question the undercover officers. will there be any changes made with them or are they just stop

doing what they are doing still with their out there? >> you know what, this has never happen in my 32 year career. this is uncharted territory for all of us. these officers are very dedicated to what they are doing in their investigations. take precautions and constantly look over their back from their way home from work. their families yells their name, they have to realize is this a family or foe? this is something we have never seen before. and 32 years, the most reckless thing i have seen. >> ashley: as if their job was not difficult enough, now they have to doubly watch their back and that is horrible. jim and mcbride, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> todd: cracker barrel, the latest chain fleet portland come shortly after walmart announced its departure from the sending with a crime and shoplifting. but the restaurant never recover

from the pandemic and lockdowns and we have struggled to staff and run these stores despite the extra efforts made, he couldn't viably continue to keep the doors open. by the end of the week, the chain will have closed all four locations in portland's metro area permanently. actually, this is a shock because you drive around the country and you see cracker barrel everywhere. i have never seen a crackle barrel closed and for in portland. the first northern border crisis, the next public safety officials with his experience in the 846% increase in border crossings firsthand. he joins us before testifying into tomorrow's hearing. >> plus, listen to the spirit >> 25 schools, it will dominate the sports and they can afford players. the travesty and disgrace. i'm so mad now how we can mess up something so beautiful.

>> charles barkley had a lot to say about the state of college sports, even had more to say about getting help from politicians. we will hear more from the hall of famer next. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ >> ashley: secretary of state antony blinken served a subpoena today for refusing to turn over classified documents on chaotic withdrawal with u.s. forces from afghanistan. watch. >> i care about the veterans and gold star mothers, andrews had his arm pulled off of his leg. we had the suicide bomber in his height and not given permission to engage peer that is what i care about and if they don't deliver by closing business i will serve that subpoena. >> ashley: last week antony

blinken claimed internal policies keeping him from the requested documents. an explanation congressman mccaul is not -- cory mills will join us next hour on g.o.p. efforts to get the truth about the afghanistan withdrawal that killed 13 u.s. service members. now to the border crisis, house republicans that to hold their first hearing on the surge at the northern border. >> todd: my granite counters on the u.s. border have skyrocketed 846%, overwhelming states and communities in the north. a commissioner of new hampshire safety and testifying tomorrow's hearing but joins us here first. thank you for being here. during my four years in new hampshire, illegal immigration at the fact people could cross the border was the furthest thing from my mind. how bad has it gotten along the northern border in just the past two years? >> well, we see a massive increase, 846% increase in this

once hector and it's incredible. >> ashley: what about you in new hampshire, what are you seeing? >> what we see is a slight increase in new hampshire, but again, next door, we see some activity along the border. we are trying to be prepared here. we see it may be coming that way. >> todd: but can northern states police they were border if so many of their resources have been diverted to the southern border to deal with the crisis there? >> i think that is what we are focusing on. they shifted some border patrol down south and more of a focus on the northern border, which i think is important to continue to keep that focus. again we have 58 miles along our border and that's what i'm trying to focus on to make sure we safeguard and protect our border, which is important to our citizens and new hampshire. >> ashley: lastly, we had a

sheriff on from vermont in a small town and the police chief of. he was talking about how border patrol is dropping off these illegal migrants because the border patrol is so overwhelmed that they don't have the resources to take care of them they are putting them in these nine sanctuary city towns peer they are sucking all the resources up. are you worried that it is going to happen in your towns in new hampshire if something doesn't get done quickly? >> absolutely. again the town is along the border. i was there last week. those community members are anxious peer there was a lot of talk about this. we want to be prepared in the event we see these types of border crossings. we do have the resources and we are prepared. and again, a lot of times need emergency medical treatment, a hospital can be approximately an hour away from the northern border.

so, you have to go there and see it. but yes, we want to be prepared and i'm aware of what is happening along the border. again, what i'm trying to do is prevent things from happening. >> todd: the u.s. and canada coming up with an understanding and agreement between the president joe biden, canadian prime minister justin trudeau. basically the northern border alliance will return to asylum-seekers to copoints of entry. not allowed to cross the border into the other's country. but what about those that just cross without seeking asylum? it seems there are a lot more of those individuals appear and what happens to them? >> i think people will continue to cry no mike tried to cross the border. policies like this will cause us to put more of a focus on alternative and more remote route to travel. again, which is why i'm putting it focus on 58 miles of border along new hampshire. >> ashley: and testify in that hearing tomorrow and we will see

what comes out of that, robert quinn, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> ashley: charles barkley is calling out college basketball's name, image or in il saying paying players to join the school's program is hurting the game. listen to this. >> in the next 3-5 years, we will have 25 schools that is going to dominate the sports because they can afford players. it is a travesty and disgrace. i'm so mad now how can mess up something so beautiful. >> ashley: barkley slamming ncaa president charlie baker for planning to be a politicians involved with the policies and schools cannot afford the best players will become irrelevant. >> todd: the game turn down your tv volume because sports, march madness now to the final four. miami with reaching the round for the first time in school

history after taking down taxes. >> a foul and ties it and gives it away at the line! >> todd: the hurricanes over the coming 13-point second half deficit to win 88-81. san diego state also punches their ticket, the first time to a final four but controversial. >> get it in. three seconds, two seconds, drives! he will go to the free throw line! >> todd: i don't see it. i watched it 20 times. the game coming down to foul shots. the travel, followed election leak 1.2 seconds left on the clock. he missed the second giving the aztecs a one-point lead that

they would hold onto. but as a result the final four matchup. i guarantee you did not have these at home. and playing everyone's, besides ashley stro ashley strohmier and playing the uconn huskies. they are the bite for the favorite to take this thing. but they they are a 4 seed and a stretch like five games in a row. i thought they were done in a favorite going into the final four. >> ashley: thus exactly what it looks like. 218. >> todd: what did i say american sweetheart. the basketball knowledgeable ashley strohmier. a trans refugee bill empowers kids to make their own decisions on gender reassignment without parental consent. we will speak with a local attorney who said this could have a chilling implications for the rest of the country. >> ashley: called out for honoring transgender lia thomas

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♪ ♪ >> ashley: a "washington post" columnist urging pushback against parents and house republicans who support the parents bill of rights after legislation one step closer to becoming a law. >> to me when i hear parental rights, what happened to the pta? parent teachers associations? why all of a sudden is this an issue? what i have a problem with his party of life become a part of respect for family and individual freedom has no problem putting a target on the backs of trans kids and their families. so when i hear parental rights come i think parental rights for who? >> ashley: the bill would require schools to publish curriculums publicly and give parents a list of reading material given to their kids. the bill passed the house and now heads to the senate. >> todd: minnesota assigning a new bill into law that will make the state a refuge for children

seeking transgender medical procedures if they have been denied those procedures in other states. here are state touting the legislation. >> gender affirming care is life-saving health care. withholding or delaying gender for a new care can have a dramatic impact on the mental health of any individual who needs it. >> and when our medical professionals say this will improve and save lives of their patience, it is our job to listen to them and believe them. >> todd: our next guest earns the bill could strip custody from parents who don't consent to their kids decision. robert is an attorney based out of minnesota and joins me now. that is a big take away, the main point, to take kids away from parents who do not want their kids while they are under 18 years of age going through a medical procedure that could transfigure them for life.

>> yeah, that is right. i was able to sit in on the committee meeting right before they sent it to the house for votes. they were not interested in hearing the legal impact. that was hard to sit by and have the committee not get the information. i've been working in juvenile family court for 30 years. they know exactly what kind of power that juvenile courts have and a child has been recognized as having a need for protection. minnesota has a long history of protecting children. the juvenile courts have a lot of teeth to do whatever it takes to keep a kid safe. the ci insidious thing about ths bill, children denied these

treatments that are permanent and will sterilize the child for life if they are being denied those treatments that are in the same category as kids who are being abused or neglected. >> todd: that is a key point. a key distinction. let's make that abundantly clear. you are basically saying these parents trying to protect they were kids from life altering procedure is the same ones that abuse those kids come abandon those kids, because those kids to be what we would consider to be actual words of the state of that point, correct? >> exactly. where they take emergency custody. nobody has custody rights or and at risk of being harmed. the mechanism of the courts is designed to intervene decisively. that is where this bill puts those children and parents in

that situation. >> todd: big picture, robert. this just not a minnesota issue because of the nature of it. basically if i'm in a state that doesn't allow kids to just decide on their own to get this procedure, you can go to minnesota and basically no longer be a child of that parent legally. talk about the ramifications of this and not just for minnesota but all 50 states? >> well, that is why they call it a refuge bill. they are anticipating that people will bring kids into the state for this kind of treatment here are the only way that they could do that without interference by the parents is to create this emergency custody situation and the same type of legal construct that makes it a place where children can find refuge from abuse and neglect now will protect them from

interference from getting this kind of treatment. so, it's got a lot of teeth. it really won't matter where the other custody order is whether minnesota or out-of-state. emergency custody is disdained either way. >> todd: if you are an adult and you decide this is how you live your life, power to you but when you were under my roof as a parent, i am in charge. i'm going to do what i think is best. for minnesota to step in and do away with that is very concerning. it is a death by a thousand cuts to raise my child. robert roby, thank you for your time, we appreciate it. turning to a fox news alert, a threat for parts of the south already devastated by the deadly tornado outbreak over the weekend. at least 26 people confirmed dead, several towns reduced to absolute ruin. janice dean chart tracking the latest. >> vice president harris kicking off the first day of her

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>> todd: fox news alert, major th threat. take a look, brand-new images revealing the extent of the destruction. 26 people confirmed dead, several towns reduced to ash. we talked to people who have covered tornados, they said this is the worst they have ever seen. you're watching "fox and friends first," i'm todd piro. >> ashley: ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. a federal emergency approved for hard-hit mississippi where locals are