work. while you settle for robin when you can have batman? steve: i've never heard that before it larry hogan i don't think i'm is an entertaining kind of speaker but there we a are. why have robin when you can have batman three thank you for watching don't forget to set your dvr's you never miss a show. we will see next sunday when the fox news alert, lori lightfoot is leaving office today and brandon johnson will take the helm in chicago as the mayor. you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. >> i'm joey jones in for todd piro. not everyone thinks numbers will improve under johnson. >> we know the mayor of chicago

here, like rebuked this call to redirect money to defund this bill system. incarceration and policingi don it is a real political goal. >> they are not differing positions, i never said we would take funds from police. >> directing to the consent decree to hire and promote and train more detectivives and impelements laws on the books, never said i was going to cut the police budget. >> ashley: here is more on the budget. >> good morning, later this morning, new chicago mayor brandon johnson will be sworn in with no small task, figure out how to stop crime in the city. brandon johnson will need to learn to support police.

he says his policies will go after the root causes of crime. chicago police report murders are down slightly from this time last year, but are in the hundreds. motor vehicle thefts are up 130%. just yesterday, a gang went after 10 people in 30 minutes. police are still looking for the suspects, adding to the violence, this past weekend, 25 were shot and six died. some victims just 16 and 17 years old. mayor johnson would follow mayor lori lightfoot who lost her campaign by massive numbers for failure to reign in crime thchl is how the chicago tribune summed up time in office. a combative mayor who led through crisis, some her own

making. neither the tribune or other outlets were granted an interview with lightfoot. her administration created real change. one first thing mayor johnson will need to do, pick out a new superintendant. ashley and joey. >> thank you. >> ashley: chicago residents speaking out about a plan to house migrants in a high school. >> black stake holders that have concerned should have been afforded adequate space and notice and decision which ultimately impactses the value of our land, safety and peace. we have been red lined, jim crowed, pushed out, enough. >> ashley: this is after outgoing mayor lori lightfoot declared state of emergency as

more migrants head to chicago. the city of chicago is in the midst of a national humanitarian effort and chicago is doing everything it can to respond to urgency of this matter. we'll check in with gianno caldwell, who is having breakfast with friends just outside of chicago to see what the city thinks about the new mayor. >> border agents are -- >> ashley: if you ask the biden administration, theylet say the end of title 42 is going smoothly. good morning. >> alexandria: vice president harris responded from buckhead, nowhere near the southern border. she received criticism for being

there and responded by saying this. i hear everything over the last couple days has gone smoothly and the issue of immigration falls within the responsibility of the united states congress. we've done what we can. texas governor greg abbott doesn't believe that is true. multiple buses dropped people off and president biden want at his primary residence saying the situation at the border, they think it is going well. >> how do you think things are going at the border, sir? >> much better than y'all expect. >> do you have plans to visit the border? >> pardon me? >> do you have plans to visit the border? >> not in the near term, no, it would be disruptive. >> you heard the chuckle there. videos show overcrowding in el

paso, congressman tony gonzalez says max capacity is 1000 and there are six times as many there on friday. illegal crossings have eased since the end of title 42. there are migrants going to ports of entry. sources do not expect this lull to last. we are learning border patrol arrested an afghan national on the fbi terror watch list. they have crossed u.s. illegally in california and finger printing gave away his status. you see the images there, the trash left in its wake, people left coming in. it is moving dynamic and sources say they are expecting this lull to end and more people to funnel back into the southern border. >> ashley: the lull might end, the damage is done, when you see images like in your hit right

there. bring in former nasdaq reporter. thank you for being with us. as we saw just there, in the hit, you cannot deny, what woory seeing with migrant shelters being more than max capacity. mayorkas is saying the numbers have come down. how do you look at this? you see 10 k illegal immigrants coming in before the end of title 42, the people are here, they are staying here. when you look at this from a financial standpoint, this will fall backs on america, is it not? >> 100%. the fact alejandro mayorkas says the numbers are coming down is a complete dereliction of duty. this is falling on the american taxpayer, it has already cost us $100 million, numbers are 75 per

household, what we know now. too look further into the numbers issue yes, numbers have come down, thanks to the national guard who stepped up, where the federal government has not. this is disheartened to think the biden administration is touting achievements at this moment of crisis, it is disgrace. >> hard to see a victory lap happening because you have come down to where it is really bad to bad, but not as bad. i come from a town that is mostly hispanic and for the 1980'ses and 1990s. what happens if we go into financial xriesz? our homelessness and out of work people will skyrocket again, will it not? >> it will. not just the numbers, it is who is coming into our country. this past week weekend we had someone on the terror watch list

and these are numerous criminals who are coming in across the border, as well as potential terrorists and this will upset business, how could it not? it is scary. >> ashley: talking about the money aspect of it, back in october, eric adams said in new york city it would cost a billion, now up to four, four and a half billion. that number will keep going up and we will have to keep paying. we have to get to this, 17 retailers have ditched san francisco's union square since 2020 and this was reel attention grabber. during a surprise show in the city, dave chappelle asked the audience what happened to this place and told a story about eating at a restaurant only to have someone defecate in front of the restaurant as he was walking in.

it is disgusting, filthy, homeless and drug crisis, retailers are leaving. what happens to the economy of the city when they are all gone? >> this is not a ushgnique incident he referenced. the tenderloin district seems to have lower socio-economic status. this is happening across san francisco. people are paying increased taxes, to-mobile just closed and numerous other businesses. people are fleeing the city of san francisco because of hom homelessness. 30% of people are now homeless and 30% fewer people who want to become officers. there is no incentive. >> it is not just the cities are bad and ways of crime or

homelessness and defer indicating in the street, it is the mass exodus, that can't be the answer. what is the political answer to keep peep, i come from georgia, buckhead is trying to annex itself, a huge tax bay. how do they not see a problem coming from this? >> i don't know how, we are seeing it, dave chappelle is seeing it. there is now an app where you can tell people have defecated on the street, it has gotten that bad. elon musk talked about why he's moving his businesses out of california. it isser cloo, the reason why is because of the homeless population skyrocketed. 30% of homeless population are in san francisco and that is a real -- >> maybe that is why californians want gavin newsom to run, get him out of their

state. >> ashley: switching gears to former u.s. attorney tobin, wants to know why media are not asking more questions about the biden family corruption. listen to this. >> this is the kind of base that was bread and butter of the doj. this doj refuses to prosecute certain cases now that have a political angle. this is you have it is i back up and look at and say, we're in bizarro world thchl is doj, the heart of what doj was organized for. >> ashley: correct me if i'm wrong, doesn't money leave a trail and if we don't have answers, maybe they don't want to look for them. >> they don't want to look for them and that is what he was just saying, if you're looking at llc's the biden family is connected to, it is over $10

million and possibly upward of 25 different llc's. what is the money being used for. what does the biden family, in this case, the biden crime family, need for what are they doing and yes, looking into the evidence right now, congressional oversight committee is subpoenaing the documents and really it is more than circumstantial. we will get that information and make different connections, which we have seen are out in the open. >> it is hard to call it partisanship at this point, most americans have questions. >> thanks for having me. >> another fox news alert, overnight china sentenced a 78-year-old u.s. citizen to prison for spying charges. the chinese court says he was

found guilty of espionage, sentenced to life and deprived of political rights for life without giving more details. president biden will travel to japan for the group of seven major industrial nations summit later this week. >> ashley: legal defense for daniel blessing is nearing 10 million in donation. he is facing manslaughter charges in the death of -- penny's arrest struck a cord with people nationwide. he is currently free on $100,000 bond after turning himself in on friday. any extra funds not used will be donated to mental health 5d vo

kasy program. jordan neely's autopsy report could be revealing. glad we have a chance to talk about this, being a former marine yourself. you guys are trained to jump in and take care of things and i feel in this situation, this marine that jumped in, he took care of it and is being persecuted. you have to look at how many people, it has rocked the nation. look at the number of dollars, 2 million in donations already? >> what kills me about this, a word people bring into the conversation and it is about responsibility. what is your responsibility in a situation like this? i've been told by the united states government through the united states marine corps that my responsibility is to provide and protect. provide for and protect freedom and security of the people around me. once a maen radio, always a maen radio, thattethos is drilled

into us. take the awareness you have and protect the innocence. difference between what they were saying, the difference between mentally ill and aggressiveness, it is your responsibility to protect those around you. i don't see how in any world you can say he was wrong for taking action. other side, what action did he take and what point should he have stopped? i think the defense has a strong case to say, as long as that person has ability to attack you, keep them mitigated. comes down to what was his intent and what did he understand? when adrenalin takes over, he is

24 years old, really hate the people attacking him, as a maen radio, he should be able to tell the difference. that is not how it works. >> ashley: you don't have his medical records, he saw a threat and wanted to eliminate the threat. a woman last week said that jordan neely was making threats of killing people. when a marine or it should be anyone, any man step in and say, you know what, this better than is a threat to not only me, every single person on this train and in this area. i have to do something to subdue him, it is unfortunate the man died, it makes me nervous more people will not step in because of how this is being treated. >> hardly anyone of seriousness is saying he meant to kill him and hardly anyone is saying, i'm glad that guy died thchl is

tragedy and what caused it? what allowed it? you can't call this vigilante justice. in this scenario, there is no justice opportunity on the subway in new york city because it is lawlessness. >> ashley: great point. thousands of law enforcement officers descending on washington, d.c. to kickoff national police week on saturday. officers, their families and crowds of supporters came together for the 35th annual candlelight vigil. they read names of the 556 receives who paid ultimate sacrifice giving their lives in the line of duty. >> to pay them proper tribute, each of their names will be read as part of the ceremony and will forever be etched on the walls of the national memorial and in the hearts of a grateful nation.

to all law enforcement professionals who serve and protect us, thank you. >> ashley: the 556 names include 224 officers killed last year and 332 who passed in years prior. they are set to be honored today at the peace officers memorial service noon eastern time. tomorrow, family and colleagues of the fallen will come together to support one another at the national police survivors conference. it is all eyes on iowa, governor ron desantis spent the weekend generating buzz around a potential 2024 announcement and fox news caught up with voters as campaign season kicks into high gear. >> i'm concerned with teg rite in washington, concerned with trying to make sure government is responsible. >> i don't think it could get worse. the border is open.

inflation, it is hard to go to the grocery store. >> ashley: what else we learned ahead of the high stakes, iowa caucus. >> and a new link between aoc and the communist party. we'll tell you what it is, keep it right here on "fox and friends first."

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>> ashley: back with a fox news explosive. natalee holloway killer could stall extradition as he faces extortion charges. dutch citizen joran van der sloot has been unruly in prison while serving time for a separate murder he committed in 2010. that official says police presume van der sloot may have ki killed holloway because of his murderous attitude. her remains have never been recovered. washington state new gun control laws are facing backlash after

the governor came out strongly for a ban on ar-15 rifles. >> there is nobody that anybody needs a weapon of war that is designed for only one person. and that is to shoot and kill and maim mass numbers of people in seconds. >> ashley: some criticism is coming from women who say the ban is a form of discrim nagsz because the firearms keep them safe. >> joey: firearms trainer and member of washington state rifle and pistol association joins us now. jane, thanks for joining us, this is something i'm passionate about. i understand the history of the ar-15. it is designed for people of any size to use it. what is your take on this. >> it is exactly that.

ar-15, or modern sporting rifle is the favorite rifle amongst women and the reason is because we can adjust fit, smaller size and little to no recoil and that makes it safer to shoot than 30 aught six or rifle with more recoil. >> ashley: i sat here and talk about it and you talk about the recoil, for a female, it is one of the easiest to use for a woman. your take on washington in general and really lawmakers. do you think a lot of people have misunderstanding of guns? >> well, i do think they have misunderstanding and they have an agenda to fully disarm law-abiding citizens in the state of washington.

misinformation, like they say these rifles are weapons of war, these are not used by the military at all. that misinformation scares the public and i will tell you that we had more people on our side contacting the legislature, but they don't listen to us. it is more agenda than misunderstanding bu lawmakers. they fully know these are not military rifles, they continue to chip away at rights of the citizens. meanwhile, they don't do anything to punish criminals who are actually committing the crimes. >> joey: fox news poll found some voters believe this will make the country safer, others say it will make no difference or make america less safe. i know some manufacturers in your state.

i know from my understanding, this bill goes beyond buying and to manufacturing in attempt to prohibit manufacturing. other states like california, have taken this rifle and passed legislation to adapt it. what is the court case here? you are suing, what is standing you have and do you feel like you can win? >> several lawsuits right now going on, some are from organizations inside the state of washington and we have national shooting sports foundation, nra and the policy coalition from outside the state suing. i think there have been court cases like bruin and so forth that have held up the law-abiding citizen right to own firearms under the second

amendment of the united states constitution. under article one, section 24, gives us the citizens, the right to bear arms in the state of washington. the modern sporting rifle is a commonly used rifle. it is in dozens and thousands and millions of households. it is not a military rifle, not something unique, it is just a common rifle that is used. the caliber, too, is from the.22-caliber -- >> joey: exactly right. they use the term high-powered rifle, they do not know what itten moos. jane, thank you for joining us and let's hope we understand washington state has wilderness, hope you can win and bring second amendment rights back to your state. >> yes, we hope to do that. thank you for having me on.

>> joey: turning now homeless veterans being kicked out of new york hotels to make room for migrants. one state lawmaker fighting to reverse this backward plan.

>> ashley: president biden taking a break from his bike ride to address two big issues impacting americans in a big way. starting with the debt ceiling and his next meeting with speaker kevin mccarthy, which is expected to happen tomorrow. listen. >> never good to characterize -- in the middle of a negotiation. i remain optimistic, i'm an optimistic, there is desire on their side and ours for agreement. >> ashley: the president taking victory lap over the end of title 42, here is what he is saying about the chaos at the

border. >> how do you think things are going at the border >>? much better than you expected. >> do you have plans to visit the border? >> not in the near term, no. >> secretary mayorkas said the numbers at the border have gone down since title 42 lifted, will they continue to go down? >> my have gone down, my hope they will continue to go down, we have more work to do and need help from the congress, as well. >> ashley: according to dhs, 10,000 people crossed on friday and saturday and 6000 that friday after the end of title 42. here is larry elder on joe biden's first term so far. >> i've never seen a president do so much damage in such little time. he reversed aught will donald trump policies that gave us most secure border policy in history, we had lower inflation, lower

gas prices, we were energy independent. we have crime in the streets because of soft on crime daytime emmys i don't know what is going right, i really don't. >> joey: one thing not going right is 20 homeless veterans kicked out of an upstate new york hotel for migrants being bussed there, the iwt, helping to house vets, told the "new york post," whether you agree with asylum seekers being here or not, we cannot ignore veterans, put them first. spokesman for the foundation, brian marh joins us. why are you involved in this? >> i get to join you and talk

about a personal friend, an american hero, tony finch. he was an iraq combat veteran, who was wounded in her second tour. when she came home, she needed help. one thing that happened toer had, she got pregnant and had a pr pr pr preemie. she lost the child and lived through the experience where she needed help with bills. when she helped people similar to her situation, she found a lot of veterans were homeless, they needed transportation to doctor visits. >> joey: what is great about you explaining her story, you can't say she is without empathy.

expectant mothers and things that are part of the migration pattern of wanting a better life. what she does understand, these are 20 veterans being kicked out, i get the term is unhomed, so migrants can come here. it is really circles around crossroads hotel, in orange county. we reported last night how two couples' weddings were cancelled. >> governor kathy hochul and city of new york have a part in this, it is embarrassment, slap in the face to citizens in new york and this country, who are being cast aside to allow asylum seekers to come here thchl situation, you had combat veterans who are homeless and told to get out of their hotel

after one day. sharon and her team scrambled to find them locations and we've tried to the well the veterans know we are embarrassed by what happened to them. >> joey: spokesman says we are asking orange county to manage one quarter of 1% of asylum seekers in new york city with new york paying for shelter, food and services. what is telling about that, you can take things and reframe them, that is still 20 veterans kicked out of their home. >> we just know about 20 veterans and weddings who have been cancelled and what sharon has been hearing other veteran organizations and other organizations that help at-risk americans are coming forward and letting her know, this happened to us, but they are afraid to speak out. sharon spoke out and now she is getting hate messages. she is focusing on the veterans,

one of the veteran, he was there for the afghanistan pull out. for me, one of the most embarrassing moments in our history and after getting home, he was kicked out of this hotel trying to reintegrate back into the society. >> i pinned this to my social media page on twitter and instagram, facebook, you can donate and help sharon and her team of veterans continue to help those in our community. >> joey: thank you for what you do, i know you filed suit, hope you win that and americans taken care of first there. >> we have legislation on the way, as well. >> thank you. >> former aide of congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez now has a brand-new gig to head up the new york state communist party. medina was political organizer for the progressive squad member before becoming co-chair of new

york communist league and her father is a wealthy cuban american trial lawyer who lives in a tampa house worth $3 million. we asked about his daughter, he said as far as her allegiance to the communist party, i cannot be further removed from that. my family escaped communism and my daughter is misguided, it flat out doesn't work. here is a scary wake-up call for parents. "wall street journal" investigation uncovers harmful content american teens are being exposed to on tiktok and you won't believe what they found. some red flags to look for. in california, multi billion dollar reparation proposal is thr throwing wrench in gavin newsom's political plans. back after this.

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>> joey: voters in iowa have 2024 on their mind, we asked voters about trump versus

desantis and president biden's job performance. >> i don't think it could get worse, the border is completely open, inflation is hard to go to the grocery store. i don't -- oil, gas prices, i don't think it could get worse. almost like they are trying to do this. civil and other issues president trump has faced, i think too much of a distraction, i'd like to see somebody else become that candidate. >> i do think that ron desantis has some good policies. i'm concerned a little bit about some of the challenges that he's had with corporations in florida. >> i think there is corruption and misuse of funds andure po. to be honest, i want somebody that will come in and shake that up. >> joey: all this as florida governor ron desantis spent the weekend in iowa, creating more buzz about his potential run for

the white house. critics say california governor gavin newsom reparation plan is backfiring. newsom is refusing to endorse cash payment for slavery reparation, which could range between $360's,000 to 1.2 million for california ans who had an ancestor enslaved in the united states. total cost of the plan is double the state's overall budget and could result in bankruptcy. >> this exposes nonserious nature of governor newsom leadership, the rest of america will see right through them. >> ashley: many worry about tiktok ties to china. new "wall street journal" piece is highlighting the dangers of the app, content geared toward self-harm, depression and eating

disorders. two-thirds of american teens use tiktok with 16% saying they are on the app almost constantly. thomas is a family therapy and joins me now. thank you for talking about this, it is a serious topic when you talk about suicide and eating disorders and when teens are on the social media app, that is scary. parents don't know what content they are seeing. >> the real problem teenagers and 12 year olds are up at night with devices and stay in the bedroom with them and they are getting dragged down a deep, dark place. tiktok being the main stay right now. it is happening at a very vulnerable age. kids don't know who they are yet, trying to figure out where they fit in. they think they look weird and see these videos and that is why we have mental health epidemic

and so forth. >> ashley: life was hard enough for me issue at least at 15, 16, 17 year old without social media. throw this in and in my head, i kept going to altering of the photos and filtering and the kardashians bringing their waist in ever how many inches. you said it was comparison culture. talk about that. >> i use the term insecurity, you are trying to figure out who you are and now layer in, you get highlight reel of everybody else's perfect life. you start comparing yourself to everybody else and you're searching for attention through likes, feedback, followers and streaks and so forth and it is really complicating that developmental stage as kids transition toward adulthood. >> ashley: are these lifelong effects? will they get over the damage?

>> i think so, when kids transition out of adolescents, a lot of them are waking up and saying enough is you have in, and are shutting down social media. >> ashley: nice, good for them and good they are taking that initiative. the topic of banning tiktok is hot among some people, especially republican lawmakers, what do you think? should there be a full-blown ban on tiktok? >> i do. >> just because i see what it is doing. tiktok is one example to our kids and parents have to be on top of their kids, we can't give our kids free reign and trust everything will be okay. we need to be on top of them and set parameters andul radios. >> for parents knowing 12, 13 and 14 year old is on tiktok and worried about this, how can they go about combating this? i feel a fine line, especially with young girls, you want to make sure you protect them. what advice do you have for

them? >> get your kids out of the bedroom and spend time with your children and talk with your kids. any parent listening right now should attend one of my lectures. most important thing for children mental health outcome is the relationship they have with parents. we have to dial down our own stuff, sits, communicate, hug, love and make sure our kid is part of our family. >> ashley: you have to nurture them, sit down and have one meal, breakfast, lunch, dinner, i was having breakfast and lunch with my family growing up. kudos to my parents for doing that. very insightful on this topic, which is dangerous out there right now. we appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. >> joey: ban tiktok, i'm on board. lori lightfoot officially passing the torch to extreme

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>> ashley: fox news alert. brandon johnson set to be sworn in as chicago mayor. he officially takes the helm as crime and the migrant crisis rock the windy city. you're watching "fox and friends first," i'm ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. >> joey: 25 people were shot in chicago this weekend and not everyone thinks th