better off. >> ashley: mike, he is never going to park that jet. no matter what he says is he going to keep flying that jet. >> todd: is he part of those people who think thinks food comes from the store not realizing the food comes from an american farm. mike huckabee. thank you. great stuff. and, with that be a ash "fox & friends" starts right now. have a good day. ♪ >> ainsley: we begin with another major shakeup in the race for the white house. the republican primary field will grow even more crowded today with florida governor ron desantis deciding to -- he's going to announce his candidacy tonight on twitter. >> steve: that's new. plus, we're learning how much money senator tim scott raised in the last 24 hours following his campaign launch. >> brian: right. and could virginia governor glenn youngkin jump into the

race? what his staffers are saying about his political future. so we have a lot going on and a lot more music to introduce. lucas tomlinson introduces live from washington without any music for you. just give us the facts, lucas. >> you got it, brian. good morning, after months of anticipation trips to iowa, new hampshire and abroad, it's now official. governor ron desantis will enter the presidential race tonight. florida's first lady teasing the announcement in this 30 second video. >> d do i have the courage? is it worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it every single time. >> elon musk offered a preview of the highly expected announcement take place tonight at 6:00 p.m. >> we'll be interviewing ron desantis and he has quite an announcement to make. and we'll be -- it will be the first time something like this is happening on social media.

and with real time questions and answers. not scripted. >> president trump's super pac responding to the announcement this is one of the most out-of-touch campaign launches in modern history. the only thing less relatable than a niche campaign launch on twitter is desantis' after party the uber elite four seasons resort in miami. four days after days after tim scott tossed his hat in the ring raised 2. here is his new campaign ad. >> i rose from a child of poverty to a candidate for president of the united states because we chose patriotism over pity and to be victors, not victims. >> after posting a campaign style video with footage speech from the reagan library. many thousand virginia governor glenn youngkin might be following suit. a stamp down playing that notion tweeting governor youngkin on

virginia. anyone who says otherwise probably not as close to the governor. earlier this month youngkin said he would not be run for president this year. first tv are interview will be on fox news tonight at 8:00 p.m. >> steve: with trey gowdy. he is going to make the big announcement 6:00 tonight on twitter spaces. what the heck is twitter spaces? >> i wish i knew more about it. sounds like a video function. >> steve: a button somewhere. >> ainsley: i think it's fascinating they are using social media as a way to announce a presidency. never seen it happen before. >> brian: i think it's great for twitter. >> ainsley: absolutely, lots of people will sign up. >> brian: who is going to say goodbye to lucas. >> steve: why do we have to say goodbye? >> brian: he has stuff to do. usually changes outfits. i think it's great for twitter. they want to be a real estate liable source. the twitter files revealed they

were a biased source in 2020 at least and probably before that so they say will listen, i'm going to show you i'm unbiased you can come here. if donald trump comes out and says hey, twitter is terrible. he rode twitter to the presidency in 2016 and through his presidency. to twitter space is kind of an interesting thing because donald trump also doesn't want to go back on twitter. they kicked him out and invited him back and he doesn't want to do it. he could do it on truth social which would have been really interesting. he is in and right away the attacks came right back at him from the democratic side and donald trump side as you heard before. i think it's going to be fascinating to see him, also, after he does the twitter spaces he goes to the four seasons and then going to be on with trey gowdy tonight. this is the first time you will see if ron desantis will take on donald trump directly. and not insinuate and apply. say this is the attack. this is my answer.

>> ainsley: it's going to be on twitter spares tonight at 6:00 p.m. and then the interview with trey gowdy at 8:00. i wonder how long the twitter space is going to be. david sacks entrepreneur close musk. live, audio only event. we won't be seeing him. it's interesting to see that video that casey tweeted out teasing his campaign launch that was 30 section. i loved the message because we all wonder who wants to run this day and age because you are going to be attacked. especially if you are a republican it seems. they are going to go after you and after your family it. like he takes a moment in that video where he is saying i do really want to do this? do i have the courage the narrator says? is it worth the sacrifice? and he is buttoning his coat and walks out on stage it' as and it says america has been worth it every single time. i was talking to someone who is a citizen here who came over. he left his country. his country was attacked and he had to come to america. he said this is the greatest country. and i thought we have to save this country. we have to preserve this country. our grandparents fought hard for

it. and we are have a very young country. and people come here for their dreams to come true. >> steve: we had surmised that the paperwork with the fec would have been filed tomorrow sounds like it's going to happen today. go ahead. ron desantis has got a lot of dough in the bank. state level campaign funds and pac he has $110 million. donald trump's maga inc. had $55 million at the end of the year. and when you look at the -- you look at ron desantis' numbers have gotten -- polling numbers have gotten soft over the last couple of months or so. during that time. donald trump has spent $15 million on attack ads against him. is he going to spend $2.3 million on attack ads this week. as.

here is elon musk. he said he would like somebody with the keys to air force one who is normal. >> i'm not at this time going to endorse any particular candidate. but i am interested in, you know, proximate result twitter being a town square where more and more organizations host content and big announcements on twitter. i think the preference of most americans is really to have someone fairly normal in office. [laughter] i think we would all be quite happy with that, actually. you know, i think someone that is representative of the moderate views that i think most the country holds in reality. >> brian: i think there is going to be other people jumping in, too. real clear average trump 56%. desantis 19. pence with 5.6.

haley 4.3. vivek ramaswamy. mike pence is not in, chris christie not in yet. youngkin september. the biggest problem for donald trump might not be ron desantis might be the court cases. he has got to be in court in march in the middle of primary season. if you see what happened yesterday, he is sending his lawyers -- sent a letter to merrick garland saying i want to meet because it looks like an indictment is coming on the mar-a-lago case. so his biggest threat is something that has nothing to do with this widening field. >> ainsley: is that a distraction and then republicans will go in a different direction or do you think that's going to help him? >> brian: that's a good point, ainsley. if he beats it in march, momentum. if mar-a-lago case is indicted it will play out over the course of month. i'm not sure that momentum. then they have got the other case about they are going after the trump organization.

the attorney general. so if a guy has got to be in court one day if you are running against the former president. you really have a pretty strong stump speech. >> steve: is he facing significant legal peril. and people will have to decide, you know, if he is convicted, if he is in the process, is that the guy you want as president? brian, to your point about whether or not ron desantis would just dance around donald trump, it's going to take him head on. and, in fact, yesterday, he was talking a little bit about unlike donald trump i would be able to serve eight years because, remember, donald trump has already been elected once. if he gets reelected. he can only serve one term four years. he is immediately a lame duck. and that's one of the things that big donors, the donor class is concerned about. >> brian: steve, isn't that that civil. that's okay. those are the things that's a fact. but i think ron desantis, he inherited a great florida. it wasn't that great on the

pandemic. crist did a really good job as governor. that type of thing is ron desantis going to answer back and say really? as good as rick scott was, this is what i did what i did during the pandemic. this is what i did. what you did. what our conversations were. >> ainsley: desantis is young. three children. three decades younger than trump and biden. the former president trump says is he too young. suggested he might have more of a bright political future until the end of his term in 2026. >> steve: because is he governor in florida. is he probably going to do the official announcement in the town called dunedin which is his hometown probably next week. >> steve: on friday of this week, i'm going to take the poll of the people of florida. i'm going to be having breakfast with friends attic can i 52. it's a tiki bar right ron

desantis is going to have a big speech 8: 30 on friday morning. >> ainsley: why pray tell are you the only one going to the tiki bar. >> steve: it's summer i'm going. >> ainsley: we need to take the show on the road. >> steve: i'm going to be on a boat and jet skis. >> ainsley: rub it in. >> steve: i'm going to have a drink with a umbrella in it. >> brian: what a huge budget. >> ainsley: kathy's birthday too so we are combining it. >> steve: today is kathy's birthday. >> brian: a lot going on. 11 minutes after the hour. coming up. the headline is nutty professor. >> get away from my door. get the [bleep] away from my door. >> let's get out of here. you can't do that. >> ainsley: new development

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♪ >> ashley: we're back with your headlines, starting with a fox news alert. a police officer is hospitalized and is stable after being shot in the head at a motel in the atlanta suburbs. the suspected gunman was killed when at least one other officer returned fire. authorities responding to a report of a domestic disturbance. what led to the gunfire though is still unclear. police say the suspect took the first shot. a new york city college professor is out of a job and under investigation by police. it was after being caught on camera, holding a machete to the

recall reporter's throat. stunning incident. >> get athe [bleep] away from my door. get the [bleep] away from my door. >> let's get out of here. you can't do that. >> the reporter went to the professor's apartment to question her about her confrontation with a group of pro-life students on the campus of hunter college. now we want to mention the "new york post" shares common ownership with fox news and fox business network. we reached out to comment to both the professor and the union for fawntle faculty at hunter college but we haven't heard back. target holding an emergency meeting about new line of lgbtq merchandise in order to avoid a so-called bud light situation. the company insider speaking to fox news digital saying we were given 36 hours, told to take all of our pride stuff and move it into a section that's a third of the sized from the front of the store to the back. i think given the current situation with bud light, the

company is terrified. and those had your headlines, ainsley, we will send it over to you. >> ainsley: good deal. thank you, ashley. crime skyrockets in buckhead, georgia, forcing residents to take matters into their own hands. look at this. buckhead was one of the hardest hit areas in atlanta in the wake of the riots and looting back in 2020 after the death of george floyd. since this time last year, look at these numbers, shoplifting, increased 49%. vehicle thefts up 9%. property crimes at 1% increase. buckhead residents have raised now half a million dollars to pay off duty police officers to combat crime in shoplifting centers. buckhead safety alliance coordinator debra watson and the owner of buckles children shoe boutique such a cute name joins us now. thank you, ladies, for coming on. >> thank you for having us. >> ainsley: i know some people in the buckhead area are

thankful to you for coordinating this. >> to me the buckhead council of neighborhoods, neighborhood residents were considered crime to be number one issue in quality of life. our council men had just tank force that indicated that crime, most of the crime was in the commercial corridors. and, therefore, commercial patrols in those corridors would have an impact on crime. and that was my motivation to see if we could make a difference in those crime statistics. >> ainsley: sherri, i lived in columbia, south carolina. we would go shopping in atlanta. and if you had a store there. i would have probably been shopping there as a child with my mom at the time. but we used to go to the malls. and now you can't go to some of those malls because they are so dangerous. buckhead was known as a very wealthy area. beautiful homes and safe area. good school systems there. so, how do you feel about this? how is it affecting your business and what are you

seeing? >> i'm seeing a lot of are police presence. i mean, even before, this we had bicycle patrols. mini precinct down the street. the mall has a mini precinct. the police are very proactive in this community. they are not reactive. this just adds another layer, making parents more comfortable, i think, bringing their children. peachtree street is like main street, and i feel very safe at my shop in my city. i work a mile from where i live. >> so, to me, this was just another layer of security for people. >> ainsley: debra, how did you raise the money? >> the money was raised through multiple sources from mostly larger businesses and the buckhead coalition has done a great job to help me put the word out to large businesses and foundations and that is the core

of the funds we have raised so far. our future funds we're hoping to come from the small businesses, much like sherry who will benefit from these patrols. >> ainsley: i was reading they are off duty police officer, those debt get paid enough. this great way to make extra money. we all reported on that story of that precious mom in december, her son was coming home for christmas and found his mom dead in their garage because a young man, who was 23 years old, antoni i don't know brown, who was arrested and later indicted for stabbing her to death. he was trying to steal her car and they think this lady who you see there ellen bowls intervened and she was found dead at christmas time in her garage. that was in the buckhead area. this was in paces westgateed

community. what do you know about these officers that are giving up their time, their weekends to come and help you? >> they are amazing. i mean, to do that job, you have to be special. you have to want to help your community. and from the mayor to the police chief to the commanders in our zone, we are broken up into zones they're in community. they're walking around, talking to people. they are on bicycles. they are part of the community. they are doing this because they love what they are doing. they want to be proactive. we could not have a better police department here. >> beautiful. and then when you see them. if you are watching, you live in that area or living in the united states of america. thank them for what they do because they do keep us safe. the name of your store is

buckles shoe boutique. if our mom looking for children's shoes? >> strictly children's. full service. just like when you were a little kid and you went in and got measured. >> ainsley: i remember with the silver thing. >> yes beings exactly. >> ainsley: thank you all so much. god bless you. >> thank you. >> ainsley: straight ahead the biden administration blamed for releasing ms-13 gang member charged with murdering a 20-year-old gerbil. >> kayla's border patrol crossing illegally into the u.s. i don't want any other parents to live the nightmare that i am living. >> ainsley: the demand for law and order as the border remains wide open. i want to keep it real and talk about some risks. with type 2 diabetes you have up to 4 times greater risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. even at your a1c goal, you're still at risk ...which if ignored could bring you here... ...may put you in one of those... ...or even worse. too much? that's the point.

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the new interim report reading tragically secretary mayorkas and his department missed key warning signs about the alien's propensity for violence. law enforcement officials later. the grieving mother testified before congress yesterday. >> 20-year-old daughter kayla hamilton was murdered in her own room and left on the floor like trash. kayla's murderer was apprehended by border patrol crossing illegally into the u.s. i don't want any other parents to live the nightmare that i am living. >> ashley: meanwhile newly released video kinney county shows pursuit of a human smuggling suspect. arresting illegal immigrant from honduras. four illegal immigrants from mexico also apprehended as the migrant crisis continues national guardsmen in texas are working around the clock to protect border communities. switching gears to this baby formula makers facing a federal trade commission investigation. the ftc is looking into whether

several major manufacturers colluded on bids for state contracts. officials want information on whether abbott laboratories and others engaged in collusion or coordination with any other market participant regarding the bidding. and buffalo bills safety damar hamlin hamlin back at team practice nearly five months after suffering cardiac arrest on monday night football. he participated in individual drills during the team's voluntary mini camp. bills head coach sean mcdermott says the team is taking things one day at a time when asked about the status. the 25-year-old old is fully cleared to resume his career after recovering from the near death experience. good for him. and those are your headlines, brian, over to you. >> brian: thanks, ashley. florida governor ron desantis set to officially declare his candidacy for president tonight. >> do i have the courage? is it worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it every single time. >> brian: that's a little like

arsenio. the governor is second in the polls at 37 points on the real clear average behind former president drunk. here to react is fox news contributor joe concha, democratic strategist tamika isaac divine and radio host grace hurley. what changes about desantis' numbers once he officially gets in the race? >> that's the real question. i think it all depends on his strategy and how much of a punch he really wants to make. a big part of desantis' appeal, at least from what i hear from conservatives is he is trump without the drama. when you get into politics it ain't beanbag. you have got to start swinging back he is able to come in and pick the battles he wants to partake in without getting too much in the mud with trump, he might be able to amp up those numbers. bryan brian is it too broad a statement to say that democrats want donald trump to win, that they are more worried about ron

desantis? >> that's a really good question and one i have been asking myself. we see these court cases, we see kind of these witch hunts against donald trump, a lot of the time, and it makes you wonder if either they want to take trump down or they really want him to win because they think they can beat him in the general. both of those things would make perfect sense to me. i'm not sure which one they are going for. >> brian: so far the verdict is in on the first indictment it helped trump. >> his poll numbers went significantly up, brian, after the alvin bragg indictment and obviously the arraignment in manhattan. trump was martyred in that sense. but, for ron desantis, brian, this comes down to two major events. the first one being the first debate, which will happen in august. that's when ron desantis can draw a clear contrast with donald trump or at least attempt to do it. because he has a story to tell. right? you have florida's unemployment rate at 2.6%. crime at 50 year low. you have the largest influx of

people moving into florida than any other stated in the country and, obviously, his job on education in terms of taking on gender identification, sexual orientation being taught to first graders. that's something that obviously he will tout. so that's what ron desantis has to do. do that well in that debate and then it's all about to go full tim russert on you iowa, iowa, iowa. he will have a ground game there like we have not seen from any g.o.p. candidate in some time and donald trump is vulnerable there. because ted cruz won in 2016, you may remember. beat donald trump by three points. if desantis could get a win there or at least be close. that could be enough momentum to propel him to have a puncher's chance against donald trump. as it stands right now, donald trump is the prohibitive favorite. brian. >> brian: tamika, looking at the response from the dnc, they didn't really say anything when tim scott got in. not much of a word when nikki haley got in or asa hutchinson. they came out with a strong mocking statement that he is going to make his announcement

on twitter spaces after he got in. what's the buzz behind the scenes for the dnc and ron desantis? >> i think clearly ron desantis is the person to watch. he has been touting out that he has this florida blueprint that he has made certain things work this florida and can he make that national. and so i think for democrats and independence, that's something to watch. because i do think that some things work in florida are not going to work on a national basis. it's pretty scary to think that ron desantis may be trying to take some of these that he has put in florida and bring them to national fights when i look at ron desantis so far in the preliminary, he had a stumble disney situation getting praise and now he seems to be in a cage match with them how does that

play out. these are issues like joe said we will see on a debate stage. a lot of these we will see him respond to these for the first time. if you go back to 2015 and 2016 we all thought we knew what was going to happen then. a lot can shake out and change when you see these men and women get on the stage with each other and kind of hash these issues out. it's going to depend on who can connect with people a lot of those issues school curriculum or kids any or anything like that those culture war issues resonate with people good or bad it. will be interesting to see how that plays out for ron desantis. >> brian: right. lastly, joe. swho confronted he actually excels. think about the "60 minutes" challenge. think about the local media press when they go at him. is he actually good at sparring. never taken on the heavyweight champion at sparring and that's trump. >> this is alli frazier it appears is coming up right now, brian. in the end, the challenge for

ron desantis is donald trump will get a majority a will majority of media coverage as he did in 2015 and 2016. all those candidates running against him at that time really had trouble standing out. how do you stand out when donald trump is the focus? whether you are nikki haley or ron desantis or tim scott, you have to somehow create a space where you're the center of attention instead of donald trump and that's going to be a challenge, certainly. >> brian: it's going to be. i would not go to sleep on nikki haley or tim scott. we know for sure, tamika it's going to be joe biden. 38% approval rating right now which makes a lot of people want to jump. in we move ahead. state of emergency, north carolina governor takes drastic actions to prevent a school choice bill from passing the state legislature. the ironic twist as many on the leave seize power from the people. really? plus, it's fleet week and janice dean is live for from the

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>> ainsley: we are back with headlines for you. black lives matter is heading into bankruptcy after posting an $8.5 million deficit. that according to tax returns that were obtained by the washington free beacon. blm losing another 10 million on its investments that did not stop the founder patrice from buying her brother $1.6 million securities services or paying him that much in 2022. that's the on top of his $126,000 a year salary. and, former blm board member raimondo howard's sister, was paid $1.1 million for serving as a consultant. in washington, the house fighting back against a biden heavy duty gas powered trucks.

the e.p.a. is pushing strictest ever tail pipe emission standard. texas congressman roy nehls calling out the white house before the vote. >> folks, i want to be crystal clear today, woke bureaucrats in washington are on a climate justice crusade using the heavy hands of government to go after the trucking industry that keeps america moving. >> ainsley: four democrats crossing party lines to shut down regulation over concerns for the small trucking businesses. we have already been through that we saw what happened with the trucks. save the truckers. >> brian: yes. >> steve: we need them. they bring us stuff. >> brian: they are still hiring. >> ainsley: they bring us everything. >> ainsley: 16 minutes before the top of the hour. annual fleet week kicks off today with the parade of ships. >> steve: we love. this more than 2500 service members are going to be here in new york city for week of fun. >> ainsley: what a tough job, janice. joining us live from the intrepid with all the cute men and women in their beautiful

suits, walking around the city. it's so fun. ian january yeah. my husband can attest that i love a man in uniform. [laughter] and this is the week that it happens. i have got rebecca parks the regional president of the uso for the northeast. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> janice: tell us what is happening today. >> kicking off fleet week with the parade of ships intrepid pierre series of events hosting throughout the week for all the sea services. >> janice: tell us about your pop up stores or pop up events. >> we have pop up centers. the uso 250 centers all over the world. two of them will pop unjust for this week here in new york city. one at times square and one by the pier at pier 88. >> janice: what can people do. >> service members are welcome to join us for games, snacks, lunches, meeting our corporate volunteers. and just taking a break while they are doing all their activities throughout the city. >> janice: the uso has been around for 08 years. what's your mission now? >> our mission has stayed

steadfast there to serve people country and family doing that all over the world. >> janice: tell us about the flag people can sign. >> the flag people can sign. here fleet week is about connecting the civilian community. we will be having a walk through history. at the end, everyone that's visiting can sign a flag. give us their email and have them follow the flag over to deployed service members in eastern europe, where they can share their gratitude through a message. >> janice: how can people get in touch. >> people can send messages at gratitude at uso.org/thanks: sending a message to service members all over the world. >> janice: go up to service members thank you to all of our service members. 2,000 will be here in, no. of course we have the parade of ships that's going to start taking place around 7:45 from battery park to the washington bridge. and it's going to be, you know, very touching today. so thank you for you. everything that you do with the uso. and, of course, we will be

bringing you the sights and sounds from the 35th annual fleet week here in new york city. over to you, steve. >> steve: it is a great week. we love to -- we see them in bars. we buy them drinks. always happen. >> janice: yes, very good. thank you very much. all right. meanwhile, moving on, a state of emergency has been declared in north carolina over a school choice bill. >> it's time to declare a state of emergency for public education in north carolina. there's no executive order like with a rushing or the pandemic but it's no less important. it's clear that the republican legislator aiming to choke the life out of public education. >> steve: okay. there you have got joining us now senior fellow for the american federation of children corey deangelis joins us now. good morning to you. >> good morning.

there is a state of emergency in north carolina. it's for be. they don't want to pay teachers as much and give take their died a school that actually worked and the teachers don't like that. >> this is a state of emergency for special that interest that want to trap kids in failing government schools. a state of serendipity for kids that want a say in their own kids' education. governor cooper here is flailing. is he having a temper tantrum. a total meltdown because him and his party are losing control over the minds of other children. there is not a dang thing they can do. a hypocrite who sent his own kid to private school does not have the power to override a veto because republicans control 3/5ths of each chambers. so he could just go cry harder. we are going to empower all families with school choice here in north carolina. >> steve: you know what, corey, it's a winning proposition.

take a look at this poll. 67% of north carolina parents support opportunities to send their child to a school of their choice a what happens interesting i know you touched on the fact that republicans have a super majority in the legislature there. but according to the governor, he would like to see the teachers get about an 18% raise but the republicans either make it 4.5 or 10% think are half what the governor wants and that's why he is angry. >> yeah. it's still a step in the right direction what the republicans are proposing. and school choice could lead to competition in the labor market which will give employers stronger sennives to cater to the needs of employees. school choice can be a win-win solution for parents, teachers and students at the same time. >> and the governor, a democrat, is having trouble, i read the that last week he vetoed banning abortions after 12 weeks, the general assembly overrode the veto, it's going to become law.

he can't get anything done because he has a whole lunch of republicans in the state house saying come on, governor. work with us. >> don't work against us. >> that's why is he having a total meltdown right now. he knows that his so-called state of emergency over school choice is going to do nothing to stop the tsunami of educational freedom in north carolina this year. so this is going to be a great win. parents and their children are celebrating right now in north carolina. it's just the democratic party and the special interest. the teachers unions that control them that are absolutely having a total meltsdown because they are not going to be able to control other people's kids anymore. >> steve: thank you for getting up early and talking to us on "fox & friends" on this wednesday. >> thank you so much. >> steve: coming up on this wednesday, a can't miss interview with florida congressman michael waltz as a new report finds taxpayer money is being abused. but, first, we are live on fox square with some veterans who

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rowing expeditions. money raised will go towards folds of honor which provides life changing scholarships to the spouses and children of americans fallen or disabled military. >> brian: we love those guys. former u.s. navy seal and co-founder of legacy expeditions mike sarraille is here: looking good in navy suit. legacy studios manager dan myer wirick here. what do you design in order to challenge retired guides. >> we are doing a whole documentary to cover this entire operation which is is really exciting for me as a film maker. these guys are the extreme athletes and we want to showcase what they can do to bring light to the american public what these guys have served. what they are doing. and just, you know, show everybody that this is meaningful operations. >> brian: are you, too though. >> ainsley: mike we tired navy seal and co-founder.

tell us why you founded this. what the purpose is, what the goal is what and what we can expect. >> expedition exist to do hard things. and we doo do it in honor of fallen to main main their legacy. tell the legacy of the living separations or military veterans that still are with us as well. and when he approached me project, we said you want to do what? we are in. we will support you to win. so we're journey to uplift them and celebrate their lives as well. >> brian: tell me what you designed. >> a series of rowing expeditions. all of them very hard. the reason is when we do hard things, to mike's point, it forces us to reach a new level of self-awareness. and when we reach new levels of self-awareness, we become better human beings. >> brian: where are you going. >> row from florida to texas this december. we are looking at the bearings strait next summer and drake passage chile to antarctica in

2024. >> ainsley: does this prepare you for being on the water. >> it certainly helps. >> they haven't stopped. there is more work to do after this for sure. >> brian: mike, what you had to do last time every continent and all the planes got stopped for the first time in history. you have to overcome obstacles you can't possibly foresee. >> that is easy compared to what these guys are going to face. 20,000 sailors, 800 boats on record have been sunk. they may end up in 25-foot seas and they have to deal with contingencies that we didn't contend with quite frankly. >> ainsley: where can we watch this and see this journey. >> it's going to be a long process. that's part of the documentary. you want to get into these guy's lives and characters and we're hoping several months after that final's drake passage accomplishment we will have this together. >> ainsley: gone for 22 months you divided up. >> it's getting broken up.

we are very excited about it. this is a whole kind of media exploration doing with these guys and excited about >> brian: look like they are ready to go. best thing for recruiting when people see the type of quality people that they put out. they think maybe i should try that. >> ainsley: you are going to try it in the next hour. >> brian: i wish i could try it and get 22 months off. but i can't really do that or else i would have been. in thanks so much. >> ainsley: everyone knows brian can't stay away from the office very long. donate to drake's the impossible row at legacy foh for folds of honor got give smart.com. at the bottom of your screen. >> brian: new op-ed how people can challenge themselves every day on foxnews.com right now. correct? >> that's correct. >> brian: i like the business side of you. >> i appreciate it. >> ainsley: thank you, guys. >> brian: we'll be back. >> ainsley: yes. second hour of "fox & friends" starts right now.

>> brian: thanks, guys. ♪ ♪ >> steve: coming up on 7:00 here in new york city and we start this hour with a major shakeup in the race for the white house. florida governor ron desantis is set to announce his bid tonight to run for president on twitter. peter doocy is live at the white house at 7:00 eastern time and peter, tonight, is he going to be talking on twitter at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. >> peter: yes, and that means that this cycle, ron desantis is trying to do something that worked for the republican nominee in 2015 and 2016, which is to try to win primaries by using twitter. >> we'll be interviewing ron desantis and he has quite an announcement to make. and we'll be -- it will be the first time something like this is happening on social