>> it was a busy three hours. thanks for inviting us into our house. see you tomorrow. >> put your running shoes on and go to the radio. brian has a show. have a great day, everyone. >> see you tomorrow. >> bill: good morning, guys, out of control crime fueling an american exodus, more families are packing up and leaving the big city. portland, oregon is a prime example. the city once hailed as a progressive model has fallen from grace. meanwhile new pictures show how bad the homeless situation has grown there. luxury apartment buildings surrounded by illegal encampments. is it too late for cities like portland to turn it around. find out if they have what it takes in a moment. stopping the spread of covid and

classified information. the white house scrambling to contain the biggest leak we've seen in ten years. experts say the damage is done and more could be on the way. good morning. big morning. i'm bill hemmer. >> dana: you are in a mood. i'm dana perino, this is "america's newsroom." the pentagon is trying to figure out who is responsible for the leak. it exposed military secrets and how the u.s. spies on its adversaries and friends. >> bill: it is making for awkward conversations and damage control on a global scale. it's tough to do. the u.s. is ramping up a criminal investigation into all this. c.i.a. director bill burns talked about it haltingly at rice university. listen. >> the deeply unfortunate leak of classified documents is certainly as intense as anything in that now part of the in box as well and it's something that the u.s. government takes

extremely seriously. the pentagon and the department of justice have now launched a quite intense investigation to get to the bottom of this. not a lot i can add to that at this point with that investigation going on. >> dana: reaction from councilman wahler of the house foreign affairs committee. peter doocy is traveling with the president in belfast. hi, peter. >> we have been speaking to some of the folks traveling with the president in the bubble about these leaks and the things that are contained in it. not just the fact this information leaked but we are getting new information about what is in there, including some news about u.s. special forces in ukraine. listen. >> there is a small u.s. military presence at the embassy in conjunction with the defense attache''s office to help us work on accountability of the material going in and out of ukraine. they are attached to that embassy and that defense

att attache'. >> they are in the embassy in ukraine but not fighting. >> they are not fighting. we are not enable support on the battlefield. >> that is new and so is this detail about how the white house and biden administration officials are doing damage control while abroad. >> first on the classified document leaks, what kind of questions are we getting from our allies about that? >> we're making overt attempts to reach out to the relevant allies and partners to explain as best we know what we know. we don't know a lot right now. >> president biden came to belfast to talk about the friday agreement and 25th anniversary but the document scandal is what is consuming just about all of the talk here on the press riser. >> dana: there is always something when a president goes away. >> bill: mike lawlor is on the

house foreign affairs committee. what are your thoughts on this? i want to make one point. do too many people within the american government have access to classified information? would you start there with your hunch? >> clearly. we obviously are dealing with a situation where it's either en competence or gross negligence. the white house and administration have failed to protect classified materials here. this comes on the heels of our adversaries like china flying a spy balloon over the entire continental united states unimpeded and collecting sensitive material and information about our military sites. now we have this massive leak that significantly impacts our allies in europe, in the pacific and the situation in ukraine.

and so this is frankly a calamity of epic proportions and the administration seems extremely flat footed and unclear about what to do. >> dana: john ratcliffe the former dni under president trump said this on "fox & friends" this morning. listen. >> this really underscores why, when our adversaries can see specific information that we have in terms of communications, it allows all of them to look and see where we are listening or how we are getting information. people who may be sources. so that is the harm to our national security is those are all jeopardized. >> dana: i think about all the taxpayer dollars that go into our intelligence and defense budgets appropriately so. but when you have a situation like this and a lot of that could be squandered in an instant from one leak and you have a president of the united states now traveling overseas who refuses to answer questions from the press corps.

they announced before he left he would not be taking questions. then you are left with a lot of people both enemies and friends, and american taxpayers wondering what does he think about this and what does he plan to do about it? your thoughts on that. >> look, it has been one crisis after the next when it comes to national security. starting with the withdrawal in afghanistan, which was completely botched. and obviously the lead-up to the invasion in ukraine. i just came back from a trip to the indough pacific in japan, korea, taiwan and there are serious questions about american leadership. and this administration and this president in particular have been asleep at the switch. it is a major problem. and when you look at the crisis in ukraine and the fact that, you know, our intelligence and

potential sources and folks who cooperate with our intelligence agencies are now put in jeopardy, especially in russia, that is a significant breach. there is no question this is a form of espionage and we need to get to the bottom of it extremely quickly. lives are at risk, and the situation in ukraine is critical. and for this information to get out in the manner that it did and expose potential sources and folks who cooperate with our intelligence agencies, this is deeply alarming and the administration needs to be way more aggressive in getting to the bottom of it and not so non-call ant about it if it is just a wednesday morning. this is serious and they need to take it seriously.

>> bill: bill burns takes it seriously. he is on it. macron sucking up to beijing. he got this in the public domain. sir, thank you for your time and see where it goes. >> let me just say macron would be eating german food instead of french food if it wasn't for us. he should take a lot more seriously the threats from china and start working with the united states. >> bill: we'll see if he listens. thank you for coming on today. >> dana: big news on 2024 race for the white house. first republican primary debate will be broadcast right here on fox news. it is scheduled for august in milwaukee. date to be announced. rnc chair ronna mcdaniel says it's part of a strategy to attract young voters. >> we'll partner with exciting partners. we'll livestream on rumble. we'll get away from big tech. we want to get our message on

these social media platforms and bringing in a group like young america foundation will help get the younger voters who get news differently. tiktok, instagram and we need to get our message to them. >> dana: tiktok comes up over and over again. >> bill: we talked about how republicans have failed to attract young voters in recent elections. see you in milwaukee, i guess, right? >> dana: meet you there. >> bill: nine minutes past. check it out from portland. >> it is like a slice of everything. a slice of the underbelly of portland. it is the sick, the houseless, it is the low socio- economic. everybody struggling is shopping in there or shoplifting from there. >> a city once bustling with an influx of residents and business and now it is losing population over a spike in crime and homelessness and widespread drug use. the list goes on. dan springer is there to track it down live in seattle today pacific northwest.

dan. >> as you know i've been reporting on this for the last several years. the latest version, rising crime and also the issues that you mentioned along with the crime driving people and businesses out of portland. it really began three years ago in 2020 with months straight of violent protests at the very same time portland defunded their police. owners of a coffee shop announced they'll close the downtown cafe for good. it has been at this location for six years and had been very successful until the crime got to be too much. there are eight employees here. only two will get to stay on with the company at another location. the move was put out on social media monday. part of the post says the team members at this cafe have been on the front line enduring extreme violence and criminal activity on an almost daily basis for the last few years. crime and violence that is only increasing in frequency and severity. the numbers. in this neighborhood over the

last year there have been 38 assaults, 36 theft cases, six cars stolen, four robberies including one at the coffee shop and 25 cases of vandalism. the final straw may have been when a belligerent customer was asked to leave, which he did. he threw a skateboard through the front window. people who live and work in portland have seen it repeatedly since 2020. >> it is not the first place closing due to this for the same sentiment of crime and everything else. >> portland is down several hundred police officers since the black lives matter protest prompted city officials to cut funding for the department. crime skyrocketed and murders set records for two years and this year is keeping pace. portland has lost population each of the last three years. that has never happened before. a lot of people moving to local suburbs. a lot of people moving out of state. >> bill: thanks, dan springer

live in seattle and thank you, dan, for that. >> dana: once they leave the state it is unlikely they'll come back. they might be reluctant to leave. their home, they love it and a beautiful place. but once you leave and realize what you have been living under. >> if you go to boise, idaho a lot of folks moved out of oregon and washington making their home there. i remember 20 years ago in portland they did a streetcar there. it was like one of these trollies you get on and off and cities all over america looked at that. that's a great idea. we need to do something like that. my hometown cincinnati did it. they spent a lot of money. i can't say a lot of people take the streetcar even today but portland was the model for what a lot of cities looked to. >> dana: a modern city, exactly. it has certainly fallen away. thank dan springer for that report. here a fox news alert as a new read on the economy. inflation cooler than expected

but still stuck high. >> the d.a. alvin bragg suing jim jordan accusing him of trying to sabotage the case against former president donald trump. >> dana: the biden administration announces tougher measures to target the illegal trade of deadly fentanyl at the supply level. will that work? we'll talk about it. >> it's flooding our country at an unbelievable amount. they are only catching 5 to 10 percent of the fentanyl coming in and that's enough to kill the population several times over.ed e 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.

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>> dana: manhattan district torn bragg has filed a lawsuit against jim jordan. bragg is taking legal action to block interference in the trump criminal case here in new york after jordan's committee

subpoenaed a former prosecutor from his office that oversaw the trump investigation. >> good morning. a federal judge yesterday denied manhattan district attorney's alvin bragg to issue a restraining order to block one of his former prosecutors from testifying to house judiciary committee next thursday. in a 50 page lawsuit bragg's office asked a federal judge to issue a court order blocking congress from subpoenaing anyone about the office's 34 felony count indictment of president trump. now the lawsuit reads subpoenaing a former line prosecutor to talk about an john going criminal prosecution is no less of an affront to state

sovereignty that sub in -- he has no power to oversee state and local criminal matters. republican house judiciary chairman jim jordan disagrees. >> alvin bragg used federal funds to indict a former president for no crime and then when we ask questions about it and want to investigate he takes us to court. they are obstructing our constitutional duty to do oversight. >> a hearing is scheduled for next wednesday. >> dana: thank you for the update. >> i will never back down in defense of the conservative values that make america exceptional and that's why i'm announcing my exploratory committee for president of the united states. >> bill: he has officially taken the next step. major announcement. south carolina senator tim scott setting up his bid for the white house promising to fight for

faith in the country but will americans have faith in him? interesting question for rich edson live in washington for the news on this. rich, good morning. >> good morning, bill. south carolina senator tim scott is launching an exploratory committee for a run for president. the last step before becoming an official 2024 candidate. scott made the announcement in a video he recorded from fort sumter, the site of the first battle of the civil war which started 162 years ago today. he hit president biden saying he and the radical left are promoting victimhood instead of personal responsibility. indoctrinateing our children to believe we live in an evil country and dividing race to hold onto power. they accused scott of being a fierce advocate of the maga agenda and says special interests are celebrating his announcement. last hour scott said his primary campaign would focus on the

other party. >> the field of play is focusing on president biden's failures. what americans want to see is the contrast between the radical left and the blueprint to ruin america, and why our policies actually work. >> launching an exploratory committee allows scott to raise money for a presidential campaign. he is on his second trip this month to iowa, home of the first nominating contest this year and travels to new hampshire. he would joint fellow united nations ambassador nikki haley in the growing republican primary field that includes former arkansas governor aitch yeah hutcheson, vick correct -- viv he can ramaswamy and president trump. >> dana: the combination includes an animal sedative immune to narcan causing

terrible wounds across users' skin. d derrick malt joins us now. the white house joined the conversation. this show has been covering the story since the beginning of the year in early january that this tranquilizer mixed with fentanyl is spreading through cities. we sent reporters down especially in philadelphia, a huge problem. not only are people dying but actually losing their flesh right there in front of everyone. >> dana, thank you for having me. just last week in milwaukee unfortunately there were 18 dead americans and the medical examiner is talking about the mixture of xylazine and fentanyl. the stuff is coming from china as well. you can buy a kilogram of xylazine for a dollar. the chinese are taking advantage of what is going on in america and it is getting out of control. it's unbelievable.

at the end of march there were 40 people in a county in new york poisoned. don't know if they died. they didn't report it. in portland. you had a story on that. a 11 poisoned at the same time. three dead. it is happening around the country. at least the white house is finally talking about the fentanyl poisonings and urgency to go after the supply. but dana, one thing i want to say. it was really upsetting when i saw they are finally launching and education campaign to target young americans. well, what are they waiting for? there are 200,000 americans died under joe biden's administration. the other thing that's really infuriating is that they are using these young social media influencers to talk about the presidential campaign. why are they not using those same influencers to talk about the fentanyl poisoning of our young americans on social media reels? that's where the kids are

learning. >> dana: not only that, that's a great point because they do want to utilize them. ronna mcdaniel talked about reaching young people where they are getting their news which is not necessarily where you and i are exclusively. but i wanted to ask you about this. the biden administration announced they will increase sanctions against individuals who are dealing with fentanyl and other illicit drugs. do you have any confidence that sanctions can do something here? >> well look, i applaud the treasury department's efforts working with the dea and other law enforcement agencies. they sanctioned in january and february some really powerful sinaloa cartel guys that were bringing in the chemicals from china, making the meth and fentanyl. but most importantly, dana, we have to decimate the mexican cartels command and control and their ability to make this stuff. that means we may have to be a

little more aggressive, use u.s. military assets, intelligence community assets. help the mexicans fight the cartels. the cartels are running the country of mexico and using the opportunity of a wide open border to flood our country with drugs. sanctions are good. i have seen successful sanctions over my career. dana, that's not going to solve the supply issue. we have to destroy the labs. >> dana: michael waltz, congressman from florida on the drug cartels says this. we need to start thinking about these groups more like isis than the mafia. any quick thought on that? >> of course. the criminal justice system in mexico has failed miserably. they are soft on crime and they are not going to go after the cartels or extradite these king pins like we need to get them here. to be honest with you, we're soft on crime north of the border as well. >> dana: okay, we have lots of problems to solve and you are on the case.

appreciate you being here, deric malts, thank you. >> thank you. >> bill: 27 past. now we know how many times hunter biden's associates were at the white house while joe biden was vice president. so is the cloud of doubt growing bigger today? more scrutiny for the public schools in northern virginia. officials allegedly failing to address two high-profile sexual assault cases there. when you can du more with less asthma. it's possible with dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks... and can even reduce or eliminate oral steroids. are you in? dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe.

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adequately address two high-profile sexual assault cases from 2021. one involving a teenage girl who authorities say was raped by a biological boy wearing a skirt in a girl's bathroom in may of 2021. we covered that story extensively. conservative group called america first legal foundation filed a formal complaint with the education department arguing the district did not properly respond to the victim's claim of sexual assault as required by title ix. the staff and administration remain committed to making students safety and welfare the division's highest priority. as the investigation relates to student privacy we won't comment further at this time. this is a federal investigation. last year there was a state of virginia investigation where a special grand jury came back in december and wrote the district failed at every juncture. a direct quote.

>> dana: thank you. >> bill: 33 past. inflation falling a full percentage point last month compared to the previous 12 months. consumer prices up 5% from march of last year. lower than expected. investors like that right now. dow is up 184 points right now. what does this all mean for you? maria bartiromo is here in studio to tell us. good morning to you. >> hello, good morning. i think it was a good report. not a lot to complain about here. the only thing i would say is that it is backward looking. one issue that is not really baked into these numbers is the spike in oil that we've seen just in the last couple of weeks. we are back above $81 a barrel on oil. that ultimately is going to rear its ugly head in the inflation numbers down the road. having said that let's talk good news here. inflation up 5% year-over-year. best number we've seen in two months. one problem is the core. you strip out the food and

energy, core is up 5.6%. higher than the headline number. there are holes here in this report that i do think is a pretty good report. food was a problem. eggs all the time. remember when eggs were 70% higher? they were 36% higher this month. still way too much. the other major issue, shelter, rent up better than eight pers percent. that's not something that goes away so easily. i have to once again mention the price of oil. oil is going to create this inflation story to continue to be elevated. we may actually see a worse number next month when you start seeing the impact of the price of oil. >> bill: the feds trying to slow all this down, right? that's why he raise interest rates the way they are. is the fed's policy working? >> yeah, the fed's policy is working to slow things down. how much will it work at the end of the day in terms of the slowdown in the economy?

does it mean a recession? we could see a recession. i believe we'll see a recession later on this year because you are seeing demand destruction. with prices and rates as high as they are, companies are faced with much higher debt levels and debt rates. so there is a trillion dollars right now on corporate balance sheets that will roll over. years ago when they took on that debt, they were expected to pay 4%. now paying 9% or 10%. why you see bankruptcy numbers go higher and partly you saw the collapse of the silicon valley bank and signature bank. the banking crisis is a problem not part of the inflation story. short answer, yes, fed is doing the job of taking in inflation, but how much is that going to impact the slowing economy? will it take us into recession? >> dana: you talk about housing and mortgage situation. i read the headline banks are losing money for each mortgage they finance for the first time ever. there is all the things you buy

on a daily basis but on housing, how is that affected? >> i will tell you. we see credit tighten now because the banks are losing money on the mortgages, they are saying now we'll be much more selective in terms of who will originate a mortgage for. tightening is going on across banking not just for mortgages or housing, but in other lending as well. so that's an issue because that's just going to be another layer on top of stress, financial stress. that's why i think we'll see a recession. rent is still a problem. people say oh, payments every month are too much for me to afford cause of higher interest rates. you go to rent and you get sticker shot. >> bill: warren buffett said bank issues are not over. no reason to panic. he predicts no depositors will lose money. quite a statement right now. so there is no -- you get into this question of a moral hazard

coming off silicon valley bank, right? they said we'll save the day. they did it 14 years ago and it looks like if buffet is right they'll do it again. >> everything comes out in the wash, bill. what i mean by that is yeah, sure, the fees that the banks are going to see go higher from the fdic will be on the banks. but what do the banks do? they will raise their fees so they can afford to pay higher fees. warren buffett was saying is that the increase in costs will fall on the banks because the banks pay into a fund for the fdic and that's what they are using to have the solution for silicon valley bank and signature bank. having said that banks don't just swallow expenses, they pass the expenses off. the end of the day i depositor did get affected because they raised prices because their

prices are going higher. it is not a direct taxpayer cost, but it is a cost to a depositor and someone using the bank. >> bill: when banks fail is when panic sets in. what will we do now? do i need to worry? >> we'll see the bank earnings this friday. the next catalyst for the market. the majors have benefited from all the noise around silicon valley bank. they benefited because you took your money out of the that you weren't sure about it and put it into the j.c. morgan's of the world. >> bill: nice to see you. >> dana: stick around for this. you'll love it. >> dana reads sports. >> dana: biden administration is dropping the ball on hosting championship sports teams at the white house. have you heard about this? the long held tradition and growing list of professional athletes still haven't received the coveted invite saying biden's lack of interest is

disappointing. 32023 champions are still waiting for that invite. mlb houston astros. la rams and nhl colorado avalanche. collegiate athletes are calling foul. university of georgia snubbed twice after taking home back-to-back national championship titles. what is going on? this is the easiest event for the white house to do. >> bill: easy politics to bring georgia there for crying out loud. i was looking over here. i was trying to see who will get their due. >> dana: i don't know. they are easy events to do. >> bill: when you worked the white house you saw teams come through? >> dana: i was typically working. i didn't need to be there, right? so if the president sees me hanging around look at all these sports stars. why aren't you doing your job?

>> bill: we aren't paying you to be there. >> dana: he would never yell at me. >> bill: dana reads sports, well done. thank you, maria. we now know chicago will host the democratic national convention but with all the crime and lawlessness we've been reporting there, is that a good option? the nypd adding four-legged partners to assist in hazardous situation and officers carrying a remote control on their belts. find out whether or not it is a good idea coming to a town near you. coming up. veteran homeowners, want to lower your monthly payments and get cash? with a home loan from newday, take out an average of $70,000, pay off debts and high rate credit cards, and save hundreds every month. ♪ zyrteeeec...♪

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several close associates with hunter biden visited the white house more than 80 times. this during the period that his father was serving as vice president. griff jenkins running the story down for us today in washington. hello, griff. >> good morning. a new look at old records reveals seven people associated with hunter's firm visited either the white house or the naval observatory on 88 occasions and met with vice president biden's aides. today a former obama era stenographer saying joe biden committed crimes in ukraine in a conspiracy with jake sullivan. i'm a witness to that happening. it comes amid dual criminal investigations into the biden family finances. biden has denied knowledge of his son's dealings. >> how many times have you ever spoken to your son about his

overseas business dealings? >> i have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings. i have never discussed with my son or my brother or anyone else anything having to do with their businesses period. >> neither the white house nor hunter's attorneys responded to new requests for comment. >> bill: got it. griff jenkins in washington. >> dana: let's bring in "new york post" reporter who has been covering this story extensively john levine. is this a surprise to you? >> just whether we think we've looked under this rock and there is nothing left to see, up pops another hunter biden business partner in the white house and naval observatory 17 times during the obama/biden years bringing the total number of known visits by his associates up to 80 according to your reporter. it's like a clown car. we don't know what they were doing. >> dana: that number of visits is a lot. >> bill: so the president has repeatedly said he had no knowledge of hunter's business

dealings. you go back to the calendar and find out through the visitor log. was joe biden at the white house at the time that you had more than 80 visits? >> we know at least one visitors did meet with joe biden at the white house while he was vice president. that's in the visitor logs. so we don't know. we can't even have a real conversation about this. the white house continues to deny that joe biden ever had any involvement in his son's overseas business dealings. not just the visits. we know there are photos of him meeting with business partners at restaurants, on the golf course. we can't have a real discussion because they deny the reality in front of their face. >> dana: another topic that's robots in new york. the "new york post" cover story is big boter is watching. listen to mayor eric adams. >> if we were not willing to move forward and use technology on how to properly keep cities

safe, then you would not keep up with those who are doing harmful things to hurt new yorkers. >> dana: pro-or anti-robot? >> i like it. we can't let things like terminator and robo cop scare us. if you can send a robot instead of a human it could be a life saved. i'm in favor of it. >> do you think they'll carry mace? >> i'm worried about the robots. you have seen the cute dog things. these will get graffitied in two seconds and attacked. >> dana: how do you protect the investment? taxpayer dollars are spent on this. new york will be first, other cities will follow. >> i don't have a good answer for that. they will be vandalized and attacked. good question someone raised. if you attack this thing is it

destruction of property? what's the charge? attack on a police officer? >> or will they build the robot to defend itself. late on a friday or saturday night people will mess with it. it will have cameras on it. >> it will be a lot of pranksters, too. people being drunk. i would be very hesitant to put in too much self-defense technology just because you could see where that might lead. >> dana: interesting. we have problems recruiting. if this can help augment some of those losses. >> anything that makes new york city safer is a good thing. >> bill: i like the selfie idea. that's a good one, perino. >> dana: you will go to time square this afternoon to do that. >> bill: in a moment a.i. on the rise. talked about that. should that include a role at the doctor's office? what americans are saying about the prospect of a.i. in healthcare.

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♪ >> dana: good news for you this morning. spring has sprung in california. the state is in the midst of a rare wildflower super bloom. it happens when several dry years are followed by an extreme rainy season. you were there for a rain. but not the pollen. >> bill: i was stunned by how green california was especially northern and southern california. this early in the year. mid-march. everywhere. >> dana: beautiful. enjoy it while it lasts. >> bill: a.i. expanding to the medical field. a helpful tool for patients. do americans want this healthcare?

mark meredith is in washington, d.c. for us. good morning. >> tough to beat that graphic with the doctor and robot tied together. good morning. a.i. is rolling out across healthcare systems nationwide helping doctors and nurses diagnose, treat and monitor patients and some a.i. tech is able to spot potential problems well before a doctor could. national borough estimates it could cut 5 to 10 percent firs in u.s. healthcare spending. saving $360 billion within the next five years. tech companies also see a big way to make some money here. one company looking to capitalize called regard. ist processes data helping with diagnosing. the company says it deployed tech to 30 hospitals. getting patients on board with this could be a tougher sell. a recent survey from pew research found 60% of people would be uncomfortable if their provider were live on a.i. for care. >> patients simply don't trust a machine over a human being but

they are welcoming of a machine to assist a surgeon or a physician in making a diagnosis or remedy and care. >> experts we spoke with agree doctors won't be replaced by a.i. soon. we'll see it from ekg, x-ray readings and it is rolling across the industry. >> bill: thank you, mark. >> dana: fox news alert top of the hour. three big stories now topping the news. more than 2,000 people are being told to leave their homes after an indiana recycling plant catches fire sending thick toxic smoke into the air and it could be days before the flames go out. a recent string of violent attacks on business shutdowns highlighting crime, drug and safety fears plaguing san francisco. is the city by the bay entering

a doom loop? a new court hearing today for the man accused of breaking into nancy pelosi's home in san francisco and attacking her husband with a hammer. we'll have more on those stories throughout the hour. first the biden administration in damage control after spilling a trove of top secret documents giving america's enemies access to highly sensitive classified information. seriously harming relationships. i'm dana perino. >> bill: hump day. i'm bill hemmer. a major impact from this document leak spread on social media. revealing top secret information about the war in ukraine, everything from u.s. efforts to support ukraine to classified intel gathered on the involvement of key allies. defense secretary lloyd austin saying everything possible is being done to find the source but they do not know