>> we are sending -- >> a town hall meeting held bypa ocasio-cortez descending into chaos when the democratic lawmaker faced criticism over handling of issues such as ukraine funding, drag queen story hours and the debt dealing. welcome to fox news live, i'm alicia acuña. hi, again, griff. griff: i promise not to yell at you like the town hall. wow. here we go. one more hour. i'm griff jenkins. several protestors were removed in queens, new york after hurling firing insults. alexandria hoff with the details. alex: you need to wait your

turn, do it anyway. in queens yesterday the crowd did just that. several crowd members took issue with rep alexandria ocasio-cortez's stance on immigration and funding for ukraine. >> we should eliminate the debt limit in the united states because of the constitutional -- [applause] >> you voted for. [shouting] >> are you going to stop this war, that's my question?

>> let the veteran speak. alex: attendees of the conference did come to her defense. >> things change over time. alex: the congresswoman did wrap it uptaking photos with supporters and she released tweet afterwards thanking everyone who came out to the town hall stating we had such a f, and as you mentioned those who did lash out were let away by security, we will send it back to you. griff: end of that tweet, see you next month. can't wait to see what happens then. alicia. alicia: florida governor ron

desantis officially joining 2024 presidential race as the gop field fills out. with us today is ashley davis, former j w. bush white house official and west front strategies founding partner also al motor partner and democratic strategist. welcome to you both. thank you for being here. ashley, i will begin with you, the desantis campaign says in 24 hours after announcing they brought in $8.2 million. so with that in mind, let's take a look at some polling here. these are new fox polls. gop presidential nominee preference among republican primary voters former president trump is at 53% and ron desantis at 20%. now keep in mind that trump back in february was at 43%. so he's come up and ron desantis has gone down, what does that tell you? >> well, i think governor

desantis has been going down because of some of the different problems that he's had in regards with some of his policies he's taken and with regards to president trump as we all know the more trouble he gets in, the more people like him especially his base. but i have been saying for a long time, i still think we have a long way to go. we have the debates that are starting with you fox news in august and we will see how that goes, but we also have several governors that are suppose today get in, maybe governor christie, governor youngkin from virginia as well as governor burgan from north dakota and tim scott, tim scott just got in as well. senator from south carolina as well as we see nikki haley's numbers going up. we still have a long way to go. alicia: how close are democrats watching out in the republican party or is it just too early to watch closely in. >> we watch because it's

entertaining but i think the numbers aren't that meaningful. there's a long way to go. i do find it interesting that you have the lanes that seem developing, you have trump, you have desantis who is like trump but different just because he's not trump and you have the other individuals that ashley mentioned that are moderate and aspirational. tim scott offers optimistic vision in america whereas desantis and trump, things are bad and we are the ones that need to fix it. i'm curious to see how the dynamic plays out in the debates. alicia: democrats have challenges on their own. let's look at the fox news poll on the condition of the economy right now. as of right now 18% of those polled said they feel it is excellent or good, 83% only fair or poor and we will follow that up with the fox news poll on president biden's job performance. right now it's at 42% approval.

disapproval 58%. this is a real challenge, al, for democrats. refer of course, it is, although i would note when president obama was running for reelection a year out he was in low 40's as well. what does numbers say now don't necessarily mean what people will feel in november and, of course, the most important thing who would president biden would be running against. you have a rematch against trump, there would be a lot of fatigue and that would be good rematch for the party. >> and the interesting thing is you have the other group that if president trump and president biden are the candidates that are running against each other, they will come up with a third-party candidate and so what they are trying too do is get on different ballots. you do have theory match you have an interesting dynamic and i don't know who that will help. alicia: and, al, ashley brings

up good point with no labels because they are not connected to either party. they are seeking space on the ballots and candidates out there. this is something below the surface if you're not paying attention to the day-to-day. how concerns are democrats about this? >> i think right now leading democrats feel like that could be problematic for us but as ashley said it's hard to tell. the people running labels are nancy jacobson and mark penn, i think frequent fox commentator. i think that the candidates that have been talked about, it's speculative, have been talked about no labels folks to run as that independent voice have been joe manchin, senator from west virginia, charley baker, former republican governor from massachusetts and governor hogan, former republican from maryland. so depending on which one of those if any of those emerge as candidates that should shade who they would take votes from. >> and liz cheney.

>> that would be good for us. >> alicia: let's go back and look at the possible gop ticket. we will look at the trump-desantis -- i'm sorry, trump-biden head to head. let's go to trump-biden if that's what we are looking at as of right now. right now if you take a look at joe biden and we are asking people in fox news poll, people saying to describe a trait they care about. first one cares about people like me, joe biden 45%. donald trump 37%. same with honest and trust worthy, joe biden beats donald trump but then you go down to has mental soundness to serve, joe biden 37% then it flips, donald trump at 43% and a strong leader joe biden 33%, actually donald trump at 51%. so it's really kind of all over the place in terms of how voters feel at the point about both candidates. >> absolutely, i think what you

see most people think that joe biden is a good person, good man, obviously there's issues about his mental health, but i think they look at donald trump as a stronger leader and i think that that's always been the case in the -- not even on domestic policy but also with international policy. so i think it comes down with those things. people don't like trump but some like his rhetoric but they also think he's a strong leader. >> you can be a strong leader but if you're going to lead poll box t the abiss i don't know if that's what you want. >> i think the most important part of the poll and favorable to my side is that more people think he cares about them and ultimately elections are about whether or not they think the person in charge is going to help them. and so i'm very hartened by that. alicia: ashley, though, doesn't it also matter where folks feel they are in their life at the time it comes to make that choice when the primaries and

disagree, i also think th after 2007-2008 that don't trust political parties anymore and they think that donald trump talks their talk and that's what brought them up so they do care -- they do think that he cares about them. maybe just not in the same way as like let's go have a beer together but he believes in america. he believes in america first. not that biden doesn't, but that is his number one message. alicia: you have folks look like they are sorting things out still because they have feel that is are really all over the place on both candidates. ashley davis, al mottur, thank you very much for your time today. >> thank you. griff: debt dealing negotiations back underway in the hill today after lawmakers signaled a deal may be close and the deadline quickly approaching this as president biden spends the holiday weekend in camp david and faces low polling numbers

ahead of 2024. we have fox team coverage on all of this with senior congressional correspondent chad pergram and lucas tomlinson outside the white house. lucas, we will start with you, what's the latest? lucas: president biden sounded optimistic about a debt dealing deal happening, in fact, he said, quote, very close when asked how close they are. now he also was a little more tight-lip when asked about the following question about welfare reform. >> what do you tell democrats to vow to work requirements? >> i don't vow to anybody. lucas: according to the news fox news poll more people would blame him if a deal is not reached, griff, as you can see here. now notable back in 2011 former federal reserve alan greenspan says the u.s. should never default in debt.

based on the available data we estimate that the treasury would have insufficient resources to satisfy the government's obligations if congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit by june 5th, kevin mccarthy spoke earlier at the capitol, he says things are going to be different now that he's in charge as house speaker. >> i've always felt it was wrong that someone would rush something through. i watch what the omnibus did, spending 1.7 trillion, nobody had a chance to read it. this bill would not be a thousand pages. this bill would be anywhere 150 pages or less. it would not be a long bill. le but i think 72 hours is important. i want to change the culture of this outlook. lucas: also house speaker mccarthy was very optimistic a deal would get done by the june 5th deadline. the new deadline from the treasury secretary, griff. griff: lucas, quickly, so we know the president is at camp david presumably saying in minute by minute if not hour by

hour money occasion with his negotiating team, are we getting any inside into how well informed he is in this latest tiktok whereas negotiators continues? >> white house says he's up to speed. he's in touch with his team and going back and forth. as you heard yesterday the president sounding confident, says that both sides are, quote, very close to a deal, griff. griff: close but they have to finish it. lucas tomlinson live on the north lawn, thank you. alicia: griff, some lawmakers remain on the hill to work on debt dealing deal and most returned to districts as speaker mccarthy tells morning that june deadline can be met. chad pergram live with the latest updates, hi, chad. chad: the speaker and negotiating team returned from capitol hill from chipotle, they

brought their meals back to the capitol. kevin mccarthy would not commit to securing a deal today. fox was told they were angling for an agreement last night. >> we will get it when it gets right. i don't want people to use like a deadline -- i will walk you through and you will get there. i'm very patient. one thing i've learned in these -- in any negotiations, don't get tired, be patient, be honest, be up front. chad had any deal will likely disappoint the far left and the far right. the sticking point for democrats strict work mandates for people to qualify for some federal aid. fox told additional work mandates could collapse democratic support. >> i've been trying to extort and use economy hostage in order to make these cuts. on top of that it's really important to have a nonsensical what they are procoasting because if this was about debt

reduction or reducing spending, the things that they're actually proposing don't reduce spending at all. chad: republicans control the house, some conservatives will not deviate from the bill the house approved in april. that bill could not pass the democratly criminalled senate. still conservatives ask why the gop should concede to democrats. >> they have towns that they're not in charge anymore in the house and there's not going to be this just run away abject spending like there's no tomorrow. the republicans are in in charge of the house because the american people said we are sick of that and we don't want to put up with it anymore and that's why you have to find places to save money. >> there's worry among gop member that is spending cuts may not be deep enough. that's why they may need help from democrats to pass the bill. back to you. alicia: chad, one quick

question. >> it would help once they get in bill form, text form. right now they just don't have the time here. people are saying, look, even if we got an agreement today, it's still going to take till next weekend to move it through the senate. it helps in that regard but they have not gotten help in the front end which is starting the process here in the house. alicia: well, we will await updates from you, chad pergram, thank you. griff: well, alicia triple a projecting one to have busiest memorial day weekends ever with estimated 42 million americans take to go the skies. charles watson is live at hartsfield atlanta international airport with more, hey, charles. charles: yeah, hey, good afternoon, griff. holiday travel is on the rebound this memorial day weekend. we are expecting big crowds and we are seeing them here at atlanta, one of the busiest airports in the world. you can see tons of people in the main tsa checkpoint. we have been seeing long lines of people over here throughout

the morning now into the afternoon, but they do seem to be getting through pretty quickly and this is a sight that folks at the very least should be prepared to handle at airports across the country because there's so many people traveling this holiday weekend. triple aa projecting 3.4 million people will fly this holiday weekend. that's an 11% increase over last year and those numbers are also expected to eclipse pre-pandemic numbers, holiday air travel up more than 5% since 2019. the tsa says demand has been up all week long with friday expected to be the busiest of all travel days. this will be a test to the system says transportation secretary pete buttigieg who says the department of transportation has been working with airlines to avoid major travel disruptions like we saw last summer and over the winter holidays. take a listen. >> i think all of us have airline stories from last summer and the disruptions that took place then, cancellation and

delay rates were at unacceptable proportions last year and that's important that that not happen again. charles: yeah, and so airline industry officials say they are addressing staffing shortages and have already hired some 30,000 additional workers this year. they are also reducing flights but using bigger planes to increase capacity so the hope is, griff, that all of those changes that they've made head intoed the holiday weekend will help make traveling through the air for a lot of these passengers really smooth. we will see over the next couple of days if that actually comes to fruition, griff. griff: we hope so. if it isn't we hope they brought their patience with him. charles watson live at the atlanta airport. alicia: more sharks are being spotted at some of america's popular beaches. we will talk to a shark expert on how to avoid being mistaken for a meal when you're out

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>> a 3-mile stretch has seen more than 150 sightings in two years and last year 6 attacks in new york waters. scaring encounters with the

ocean's predators has new york officials taking extra precautions to ensure that everyone stay safe. cb cotton on rock away beach in queens, new york with the details. hi, cb. >> unofficial start to the summer season is here. memorial day weekend is shaping up to be a lot of fun at beaches all along new york's coastline. we are at one of them right now. the crowd isn't too big but you can bet beach goers will increase as the summer goes on. many of the state's pools and beaches opened this week with memorial day and that means life guards are back on duty. now there is a nationwide life guard shortage and new york is feeling the impact, of course. when life guards are not available the pool or the beach will be closed but when the water is open, you want to have fun but you also want to be safe and smart about it. sharks, of course, being one risk that you need to think about.

now as you mentioned earlier, there were at least 6 shark attacks in new york waters last summer and this area there has been an increase in shark sightings specifically near long island beaches. alicia, you mentioned the 50 shark sightings, that's happening in hem steady a, now trying to keep swimmers safe. >> the waters have warmed but what has also happened the water is cleaner and with the cleaner water has caused migration of what they call bait fish to the area and the bait fish attract larger fish and the larger fish are the sharks. >> jet skis and drones have been key to looking out for sharks. next week kathy hochul announced 10 drones will be added to ones currently used. the drones are being used by emt before beaches open. help identify fins and when one

is spotted fishers are told to get out of the water. avoid swimming at dawn or dusk. should you see one, the key is to stay calm and move away. and, of course, we've got to talk about rift currents with life guards being officially back on duty they can spot you if you are caught in one but, of course, we all know that swimming parallel to the shore will get you out of a rift current. alicia, sending things back to you. alicia: cb cotton. griff: joining us is marine ecologist, college of arts and sciences and education, dr. mike

heighthouse, the guy who knows creatures better than anyone. you heard cb's reports, a woman losing a leg in the caribbean, is it time to dial in captain quint from jaws? >> no, it's not time for captain quint. it is getting warmer. we are seeing sharks come into the beaches and we are seeing more people in the water and it's when people and sharks might come into contact that we have these events. but we have to keep in mind they are really rare. you heard don't swim at dawn and dust and don't swim where you see lots of bait fish and you should be able to have a great summer and enjoy the ocean without worrying about sharks. griff: i want to get to show our viewers the ones we got, mike, they are pretty simple, stay calm and avoid splashing. this is the shark attacks by the way, these are the tips, staying

calm, avoid splashing, don't touch poke or pet a shark even if it's on the beach resting in the sea bottom. avoid swimming in the ocean with dogs. why would that matter? >> probably advice all the splashing and activity can attract sharks and it's not going to be super common but if you're not splashing around you're swimming normally you're probably not going to attract a shark's attention. sharks run into people all of the time and they ignore us. so it's really that rare unfortunate event that leads to an attack, so stay safe, don't swim where people are fishing, and, you know, just listen to your life guards. griff: well, it's so important that was our reporter cb cotton's guidance to listen to them. now i can go back and show you the map just in the southern areas and, of course, i spent a lot of time surfing in florida,

particularly in south carolina all the way down to marathon, key west and elsewhere and we are seeing in full disclosure, i love to go out and swim with the apex predators but in the water it's different than in the surf, why is that such a difference? >> the deeper we go, we are out there in a shark's world and you're going to encounter more of them but when you're out there snorkeling or scuba diving it's important to keep eyes out, be alert of what's going on around you. on the map the number one bite that is you saw is people spear fishing, that's something that will attract sharks. if you're out there and see a shark, you want to keep your eyes on it. slowly get out of the water, usually a shark won't go after prey or somebody that's looking at them. so maintain that eye contact, let them know that you see them and get out of the water. griff: and there was just a

recent attack encounter, if you will, here in new jersey stone harbor where i spend a lot of time surfing with my youngest daughter, the woman was attacked was a teenager. it was about ten days ago and she was surfing and the board then got push intoed -- pushed into the surf and bit her foot or leg but those there's increase in shark and they want to go to the water and surf and snorkel how can they stay safe? >> pay attention to local advice. there's a lot more information as to whether there have been shark sightings. the other thing is avoid turbid water. you see big schools of bait fish. you heard about cleaner waters and we may get food in near the shore, that's an area where you

might see shark and mistake a person. they don't want to bite them but mistakes happen. so avoid areas where you might run into sharks but, yeah, that surfer did the right thing, the shark grabbed her and she punched at it, poked at the eyes, you can get the sharks to let go and usually they don't come back. if you do have that unfortunate situation, fight back and then get first aid fast. griff: i saved the best for last, mike, i have to show you. take a look at this video. a kayaker in hawaii that was out and this is actually just me in the water safely this video here it comes what looks to be a tiger shark, what happened here and what should somebody do if they're encountering that? >> well, if you're encountering that, i would paddle away personally and, you know, probably the shark was attracted by the fishing but tiger sharks eat prey at the surface, turtles, dolphins, so you're

seeing something floating may have thought it was prey because you do see the bite, a really rare again. good to have your feet in the kayak. griff: for sure in that case. bottom line, dr. mike heighthouse says still go to the beach and still go in the water, correct? >> 100%. remember these are big predators that are part of healthy oceans. we have to find ways to coexist with them and with all of the technology we have ways to stay safe and we have healthy fish and healthy oceans. griff: have a good memorial day weekend and stay safe. >> thanks so much, have a great one. alicia: 3-year-old madeline disappeared in portugal 16 years ago investigators found relevant clue that could help solve the heartbreaking mystery. the details next. ♪ ♪ds,

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griff: relevant clue uncovered in the renewed search for madeline mccann after officers conducted a 3-day search of remote portuguese reservoir. christina coleman on the discovery. christina: 3-day search more madeline mccann can shed light on 16--year-old mystery. 30 miles from the portuguese beach resort where the child disappeared on may third in 2007 during family vacation. authorities reportedly got credible tip that the key suspect visited area days after the toddler vanished fox digital report that is portuguese judiciary police said the search resulted in collection of material that will be subject to competent expertise and handed over to german authorities. tourists at this resort hope to bring mccann's family some closure. >> for those it would be nice to

end for the parents' benefits and hopefully this time unfortunately will find remains to bring situation to close. >> i hope but i don't know. 16 years. lots of things can happen in 16 years. i hope they will find something. i hope. christina: 3 years ago german police said that mccann was assumed dead. police believe the suspect in this very tragic case is a german man who authorities identified as christian, he's serving time for unrelated cases. german authorities provided detail on criminal history last year. >> sex offender with previous convictions including sexual abuse of children. he's currently serving case 7 years for rape which he committed in portugal in 2005. c2005 --christina: 3-day searchd

up on thursday. griff: such a tragic case. alicia. alicia: griff, as prosecutors are reported nearing a decision whether or not to move charges against hunter biden, one of the whistleblowers t tied to the investigation spent more than 6 hours closed doors yesterday. joining me tim belavez, former federal prosecutor. tim, thank you very much for being here. as you know, one to have irs whistleblowers also spoke with cbs news earlier this week. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> there was multiple steps that were slow-walked at the direction of the department of justice. >> had you ever encountered that before? >> i have not, deviations are normal process and each and every time they seem to always benefit the subject.

alicia: tim, accusation that is the doj got in the way of cases, how does it impact things forward? >> it most certainly does, alicia. the justice department and investigating agencies are supposed to be completely objective. they don't take into account political orientation of any particular subject and this is true with respect to tax issues. tax issues are sensitive and require special approval from the department of justice before any such tax -- federal tax charge can be brought up. always very sensitive issue. >> we have fox news polling on this because americans have been watching this play out for so many years now and ear is what they have to say when fox news asked what they think on hunter biden they believe that 44% believe he did something illegal, 35% say something unethical, 14% say nothing seriously wrong. now, polls obviously don't decide charges, however, it has been since 2018 when a lot of

the criminal investigations began. where is this headed like from what you're watching? >> the investigations have been pending for a long time, alicia. at some point in time the prosecutors have to make a charging decision. after all there's a statute limitation that is will bar charges once the statute of limitations has run. the investigation initially started early on, initially started as investigation into potential money laundering charges as well as fair violations. foreign registration act. it since morphed into a tax case and case pertaining to possible false statement on atf form that related to a gun purchase several years ago. alicia: okay, so does that sort of work in favor to kind of push back against critics who are saying it's been so long, there's probably nothing there in that it started out as one thing and moved into something

else. >> it's not uncommon for that to happen. an investigation often start off in one particular area and as you dive into the facts you come to learn new facts, you follow new leads and you go over where the investigation takes you and i will also add that the -- that tax cases are complex. they can be very complex, they require a lot of layers of approval particularly when you're dealing with the high-profile individual. they take time. alicia: tim, thank you very much for joining us on this saturday. we appreciate you and your expertise. griff: alicia, appears sky is the limit for hair-raising stunts over miami beach this weekend for air and sea show. we will go there live next. i ♪ ♪ ♪ sd nu

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show. fox brandy campbell in miami beach with more. >> good evening, beautiful day in miami beach. we were worried about it being rainy season. people out on the coast for this amazing show with the military showcasing all different branches and, of course, like you mentioned the technologies out here. outside of the beach and performances they are having an opportunity to meet with the community and engage with them and maybe find people who want to join the military as well. i want to introduce you guys to oone of the medal of honor recipients. >> yes, ma'am. >> thank you so much for joining us and for serving our country most importantly. >> it's been pleasure and honor. >> can you just tell us what does it mean to be at an event that is trying to honor you all and those who are served their life or given their lives to serve our country? >> it's profound and i'm glad to be a part of it.

i think it's -- it's great to let the american people see their military and meet the sailors, soldiers and airmen that have been chosen or volunteered to protect them and also to fill that respect coming from the people that you serve. it's nothing better. >> yeah, this is a great opportunity i feel like a lot of people have been able to engage with many of you out at this event and learn more about yourself, your stories and what you do, now that you're here at the event, what are you looking forward to? >> you know, i'm out of washington state we are just enjoying the sun and the warm weather. >> very different atmosphere. >> as far as the show, any aircraft or any performances you're most excited about? >> well, i think any aircraft, i've been 25 years, every time i see a jet come to the air i stop and look at it, if that doesn't impress you, i think you're a liar. >> there we go. thank you so much. thank you for your service as well. all right, the show will happen this saturday as well as tomorrow on sunday here on miami

beach. back to you. >> we are grateful for master sergeant and we are grateful for you as well, brandy. thank you so much. >> of course. griff: salute the master sergeant meanwhile remembering hundreds of thousands of american who is paint the all the mate -- paint the sacrifice for our freedom. with a smooth dry-touch finish. this round is on me. neutrogena ultra sheer. your pride and joy is measured in acres. keep them looking their best with versatile utility vehicles, professional-grade mowers and the #1 rated tractor brand for durability and owner experience.

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no payments until 2024. griff: every memorial day weekend the ussa sets a wall to honor every service member who has lost their life defending our freedom. i visited the wall yesterday and here is what some of the visitors had to say. what's your reaction, what do you think of the wall? >> it's overwhelming. griff: yeah? ri wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the korean war. my grandfather brought his family from the northern part of korea during the war because he thought that things were going to be different. griff: so this wall speaks to you? >> so much. griff: what do you want the country to know about this wall? >> we can't forget the cost of freedom for us no matter how much we disagree with each

other, we have to remember what people gave so we can have this. >> very overwhelming and nice exhibit, glad we were here in time to see it. >> looking at the other side and the other stats of those who lost in different wars, different areas, great way to pay your respects and really pay homage for those who sacrificed for us. griff: joining us live now at the wall u.s. army veteran and vice president for marketing for ussa eric. eric, thank you for taking time for allowing us to come there. what is the -- the reason for doing the poppy wall, what is the significance of the poppy? >> thanks for having me, griff. pleasure to be with you. we decided in 2017 to begin the opportunity to explain to the public true meaning behind the weekend here. normally people think about memorial day as the advent of summer, backyard barbecues or conflate it with veterans day

and thank veterans for the their service but the true meaning is to really pay honor to commitment and sacrifice of more than 645,000 men and women who have died for our freedoms since world war i. griff: eric, if you will, just a little history, i mean, i'm wearing the poppy pin you gave me, it's a tradition that didn't start just yesterday. >> no, it didn't. the history of the poppy is our national symbol of remembrance dates back to to the 1915 and began with canadian doctor john mccray and he lost friend and when he went to visited the battle he was remarked by the poppy in the fields. the poem was read by the woman in the u.s. by the name of naomi michael and she vowed to wear a red poppy as symbol of remembrance for those soldiers who were killed in world war i.

in 1920 the american legion was instrumental in getting the congress to adopt the poppy as our national symbol of remembrance. griff: and as we look at that woman, lauren was her name, she became emotionalized, you saw, how important is it that young americans come when you put this wall up every memorial weekend to learn about the lives lost and sacrifices made? >> it is extremely important to us. on the reverse side of the wall are a series of panels that detail conflicts from world war i to present day. they talk about the history of the poppy and more importantly those lives sacrificed in each one of those conflicts so you get an understanding of enormity of sacrifice that we have, you know, as a result of the freedoms that we have today and then when you turn the corner and you see each poppy behind me, 133 feet long, 9 feet high,

645,000 poppies encased in the acrylic each one detailing one service member whose lives were lost it puts into perspective -- griff: we are enjoying the gifts of their sacrifice eric engquist, thank you, sir for your service. >> thank you for your time, appreciate it. have a great weekend. griff: you too, alicia, it was great to be with you in such a powerful ending there, such an important wall, i encourage all americans if you get to dc during memorial weekend, please go down there and see the poppies. alicia: such a striking site, so beautiful. griff: fox news live continues friend bill melugin. alicia: and i'm alicia acuña.ooe thank you

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♪ ♪. arthel: ende so it begins. the great american got away. memorial day weekend kicking off the unofficial start of the busy summer travel season. the airlines will be tested. aaa projects more than 42 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home this year. that is up 7% from 2022. hello everyone welcome to "fox news live" i am arthel neville hell