thought supplants everything else. steve: greg fantastic, we efficie appreciate it, the trial of the century g go get it we'll see you next sunday, before then. "fox nation." unauthorized history of the ♪ ♪ lord my boy was special and he meant so much to me i'd love to see him just one more time you see ♪ oh, i have the memories and the moments -- >> i'm ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. we are honoring the sacrifices

of our fallen members and our hearts go out to their families and we'll talk to a few people today that military families. we'll talk to veterans, i cant wait to see their take on memorial day and what this day means to this. to me personally, this is the day to remember those who lost their lives so we can sit up here and feel safe everyday. to them and their families, thank you so very much. >> todd: it is sacrifice and we note the sacrifice. when you stop to break it undo, i have typically 18, 19, 20-year-old kid, basically a child, deciding that the virtues of our nation and our founding are so important to them, they are willing to put the rest of their life on the line for those values.

it really hits home. there is a parent, two parents, entire family that is worried about that decision, worried about that individual. for some of these individuals we'll interview today, their children did not come home, they are proud of their sons, ares proud of daughters, because they died serving this great land and all that it represents. >> ashley: it does, i'm interested to see what our first guest has to say. talk to him about how to get the younger generation onboard knowing it is more than a barbecue or day off, looking forward to getting his thoughts on that. thank you to everyone in the families. i cannot thank you enough, they have sacrificed their families, for the rest of their lives. >> todd: allows us to talk about things like this. were you paying attention this

weekend? look at the debt ceiling agreement vice president biden and kevin mccarthy reached, prepping for debate on wednesday. >> ashley: mark meridith has details. >> good morning to you guys, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy has reached a deal to raise the debt ceiling, now the hard part, moving the legislation forward fast. we reached bipartisan budget agreement and now moves to full congress. protects our hard-earned economic recover and he this is a deal that is good news for the american people. the agreement prevents the worst possible crisis for default for the first time in our nation's history. >> suspends the debt limit until january 2025. it reallocates money earmarked

for the irs and adds work requirements for americans receiving food stamps. it reigns in spending, keep spending flat and cap increases at 1% for 2025. the speaker urged his colleagues to embrace the deal. >> speaker mccarthy: this will be transformational and over 95% were over whelmingly excited about what they see. every single negotiation when it comes to debt ceiling and others, you get both sides voting to pass the bill and i expect the same. >> not every republican is onboard, including chip roy. i wish that was true, 4 billion for keeping bloated spending and maintenance of the irs wish list, work requirements and

don't apply to medicaid. only in dc can smaller decreases be called decreases, i cannot support increase to the national debt. if approved it tees up senate vote by the weekend and timing matters, treasury department warns it will not pay america's bills after june 5, one week from today. >> todd: if you heard the news this weekend, we're done, no, we're not issue not close. here is presidential candidate, vivek ramaswamy. >> i would press further. i don't think this squeezed the lemon hard enough, change the appropriation language to say instead of say shall spend, go back to saying may spend, if i'm the next u.s. president, i don't

want my hands tied to shut down government agencies that should not exist. i give kevin mccarthy credit, we need to go further if we want to rectify the ship. >> todd: bring in former army veteran jake beckett. defense budget would be capped for fiscal year 2024, 3.3 increase over this year. some republicans have a problem with that being below the pace of inflation, led by senator lindsey graham. my goal to deter war by being strong and win wars, i fear this deal is contrary to both goals. he said this on "fox news sunday." >> biden defense budget takes the navy to 291 ships at time when china will increase their navy by a third. the biden defense budget was a

joke before and if we adopt it as republicans, we'll do a great disservice to the party of ronald reagan. >> todd: jake, do you share lindsey graham's concerns? >> absolutely not, that is the gop establishment tactic of accusing people of treason, if they don't want to hand biden's dod a blank check. we spend a trillion per year on defense. we don't have a spending or funding problem in the military. we blow out our competitors combined in terms of annual defense spending. reason we have recruiting crisis in the military right now is not due to lower funding levels, it is due to leadership issue, cultural issues, dei and woke

know, vaccine mandates. we have serious issues in the military issue one issue is not funding. resist pressure from some to the left in the gop establishment like lindsey graham and speaker kevin mccarthy who will try to cajole them saying they are not patriotic and not veteran friendly, nothing can be more patriotic than to hold our government to account and do what we promised gop voters they would do. >> ashley: mccarthy says this fully funds national defense. some know ares are calling it out because numbers don't keep up with inflation, actually the treasury said we're a week away from when the debt ceiling is due, one week. they said they may have to stop

paying troops, vets and defense contractors if they don't raise the debt ceiling. surely to good think, i can rattle off different things we could cut and add to defense. what about you? >> this always tends to happen over holidays, always cross examine agreements that fund the government, the omnibus last time and memorial day weekend, there is family, holiday, there is a reason this happens over holiday and this is no exception. i applaud speaker mccarthy, he came on "fox news sunday" with shannon bream, he did the quote conservatism is progressivism

driving the speed limit. that is all well and good, that is not what the gop tells voters every time they are up for reelection in primaries and in november, trust me, primary challenge establishment and republican of the u.s. senate in arkansas. big dichotomy between what the gop tells voters and what they do in congress. there is the reason why this debt limit, it will pass with democratic support, i imagine there is fighting within the conference or this agreement. >> todd: you have nuanced answer, kevin mccarthy says not enough, you say too much, you have nuance answer with kevin mccarthy, if you were in congress, would you vote for this deal? >> the answer is no, there is a better deal to be had there, is a reason why they didn't put a dollar limit on the deal. we are raising to 35 trillion,

that would be a bad headline, now they just have to support the date, january 2025. congress is handing themselves unlimited credit card and no one can see the statement until 2025. if we raise the debt limit, which in theory i'm not opposed to, give a hard number and say, okay, we're 31 trillion in debt, we will be this much in debts, congress will not pigeonhole themselves to a number, that would hold themselves accountable. >> ashley: jake, you served, you are a veteran, what is your message to the younger people to explain what today is all about. >> memorial day truly belongs to families of those who laid down their lives in service of this

country to have the opportunity to live free temperature is an amazing day. look back at history and legacy of america's servicemen, the fallen. income week i'm on my way to normandy, d-day group, started by my colleague, donny edwards. today is day to look back and remember and for us the living to look in the mirror and examine our lives and ask are we living lives that are worthy of the sacrifice that was laid down before us. it is a question we answer ourselves everyday, one reason i wore the uniform and served in the army and i hope for everyone, particularly young people, take a moment to prayerfully respect the men and women that laid down their lives. >> ashley: as always, thank you

for your service and enjoy this day. thank you. >> thank you issue god bless. >> ashley: fox news alert frantic rescue efforts after a apartment collapses in davenport, iowa. several are unaccounted for. >> todd: marianne joins us. >> marianne: the apartment collapsed after separating from the building. >> multi agencies, responded with sole purpose of finding people and getting them out of the building. we continue to do that. fire crews rescued seven individuals on international response and escort individuals out. structural stability of the building and trying to locate unaccounted for individuals. >> marianne: the building's

owner had been doing work on the exterior before the collapse. davenport officials spoke with mayor and assured him they have the support of the state and emergency management officials as rescue efforts continue. investigators haven't determined the cause of the collapse, there were reports of bricks falling from the building earlier in the week. >> ashley: maryann williamson. there is a lot of dnc said there will be no debates and they are doing what they can to make it easier for the president to win the nomination. but i'm out there and i have another opponent who is out there and the american people are waking up, only way to

protect democracy is through more democracy. the american people at a time like this, for the sake of democracy, should have options in front of them, whether on the left, right, republican party or democratic party. >> ashley: for now, the dnc will not hold primary debates, president biden has a commanding lead, but candidates williamson and robert f. kennedy gaining support. >> todd: indianapolis 500. 12 times the charm, passing the former and becoming first american to win since 2016. the team penske has their 19th indy 500 win, take a look. >> joseph nugarden is ahead,

team penske, you have it. finally wins the indianapolis 500. >> todd: race favorite alex palou led, but came in fourth. they go fast. many fans were scratching their heads at jewel, remember her, her rendition of the national anthem ahead of the race. >> and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. ♪ >> todd: one critic taking to twitter writing, i'm sorry, the

national anthem should never be changed up like this. good artist, bad choice. i'm all for being creative and putting a personal touch to it, that was too much. others defended the artsist, the rendition was ushgnique and sounded nice, just out of place. i think we both agreed with the backlash to this. why don't you take it. >> ashley: i don't understand what the backlash is for. this is just jewel. if you listen to her music ever, it doesn't sound much different than before. every artist, as long as the lyrics is the same, let them do what they want, that is being artistic. i didn't see anything wrong with it. >> todd: i understand both sides, some say the national anthem should be one way and anything else is disrespectful.

artists bring unique flare to songs and this and that is the way they honor it. i think i have an answer, look at the full screen from the person's tweet, she looks like she is in hoer 20s and jewel wa popular in the mid-'90s. if you hear jewel, she sounds weird. if you live in the '90s, you think jewel. >> ashley: when a singer does this, they will have pushback, i think this is a bit much, my personal opinion on that one. >> todd: take an opportunity to yell at gen-z on memorial day. kirk cameron met by protesters in seattle, but fushing forward with his pro-family message,

we'll show you his response. >> ashley: one organization raising money for servicemembers with a run across the country. i'm running for my dad. my name is lisa and i run for my husband, captain john lewis hallet. >> ashley: lisa is the founder of the group, she and another gold star family member join us next. (dr. aaron king) if you have diabetes, getting on dexcom is the single most important thing you can do. it eliminates painful finger sticks, helps lower a1c, and it's covered by medicare. before using the dexcom g7, i was really frustrated. all of that finger pricking and my a1c was still stuck. my diabetes was out of control. (female announcer) dexcom g7 sends your glucose numbers

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>> todd: a violent memorial day weekend in chicago. two-year-old girl was among those hurt after she found a gun and accidentally shot herself. she was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. newly elected mayor brandon johnson said he sent out 30 peacekeepers to try to stop crime. chicago police reported just as many people shot this holiday

weekend as last year. >> ashley: nonprofit organization honoring current and fallen service members through running. here are participants. >> i'm aaron, i run for carl, who died in 2016. >> i am a freshman in college and running for my dad. my name is brandon, i'm a veteran of the navy. i run because i miss the teamwork. >> my name is lisa hallett and i run for my husband, captain john lewis hallett. >> ashley: lisa hallett is the co-founder and elizabeth nylander runs for her father who was killed in the line of duty. lisa, we heard you saying you run for your husband, tell us about him.

>> john was the best, kind, brave, loved his soldiers and his family. we were on a beautiful military journey, just on fast-forward. >> ashley: beautiful words for your husband. elizabeth, tell us about your dad. >> my dad was amazing. i was only nine when he passed, so i don't remember much, he was dedicated to his family and service family and the military. >> ashley: we thank both of you in the sacrifice your families have given for us to live our lives free in this country. lisa, tell us about the organization and how you got it to come to fruition. >> so, wear blue, run to remember, honors service and sacrifice of the military

through active remembrance. we believe in power of community and remembrance for those who committed themselves to line of service. my husband was killed in 2009, we lost 41 soldiers and as a community we were struggling. i had used running to navigate life of service and community and military spouses and servicemembers began to gather weekly for runs and speak the names of friends who were not coming home and carry their stories, their examples with us in weekly runs. we find strength and ensure their names were spoken and created this space for one another during a difficult deployment. >> ashley: elizabeth, tell us why you run. >> i run in honor of my dad, captain nathan jay nylander, i

wanted to take purposeful steps to remember him. i never felt i was remembering him enough and in the right way, i wanted to dedicate myself to a challenge as much as he dedicated himself to family and to his service men and women and military in the country. i was really inspired by those who ran marathon in octobers, which inspired me to run the one in san francisco employing >> ashley: elizabeth, today is a meaningful day, me and my family love this day. this day has to mean something incredibly important to you. as a whole, what does memorial day signify to you? memorial day is day to remember those who gave their lives in the line of duty or in the military in general. and not only for me to honor my father, but to honor the other

gold star families and other members who lost their life in the military. just a day to overall remember them and thank them for their sacrifice and families for their sacrifice and to remember holistically and keep them in our heart. >> ashley: lisa, final thoughts. what does this day mean to you? >> my children were three, one and three weeks old when my husband was killed. there is not a day we don't think about what should have been or vehicled been, on memorial day, the nation can join us to remember those who sacrificed and remember that those who gave their lives are never forgotten and to learn their stories. our men and women gave their lives and this belief in potential of our country and

memorial day is day to renew vow and commitment to live lives worthy of that sacrifice. i hope the community the join us in remembering, we provide name and story of a fallen service members to turn words, never forget into meaningful action and invite the community to take steps whether a half mile walk around your neighborhood, 10-mile run, carry those heroes and become a living memorial. >> ashley: i'm speechless. lisa, that is a lot for your family to go through, i'm glad you are remembering the fallen. god bless both of you and your families, have a great day and enjoy today. >> thank you. >> todd: three, one and three weeks old, if you take anything

away, let it be that, three, one and three weeks old, what an amazing sacrifice she has made. >> ashley: she is a strong woman. turning to the race for the white house, donald trump and ron desantis heading to the hawkeye state, one of the biggest battleground for republican contenders. looking ahead with doug collins. >> todd: i've watched multiple times, i don't get it. >> strike three and he's out. he wins it. wait a minute, he has to pay attention. not sure what is going on here. >> todd: high school state championship decided by controversial final pitch and the losing team thought they won. you got to play to the end,

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can work with your father alone, we need several months of his help for this to work. doug collins was ranking mab and iraq veteran. do you think the left will admit maybe just maybe joe biden had something to do with the biden family business dealings? >> douglas: i don't think we could get that lucky. they will never decide he does anything, they turned their back on it. after so much smoke and everything going on, every time we turn around, new text or e-mail linking joe to the family business, when is it time for independent department of justice say we can no longer not fully investigate this and put

out in the public. this is the thing that bothers most people. looks like two sets of scales in this country. one for the biden family and one for everybody else. >> todd: tough for joe to say he didn't know now. to me, the context, i'm broke, combined with the backlash, outrage she showed toward jill biden puts picture out there of somebody who is desperate and will do whatever it takes to get money and get money quickly, is that your take? >> doug: hunter biden has been a loose cannon, who would put pictures on the internet with prostitutes, drugs, guns he falsely obtained. he is desperate and this has been liability the whole time and now congressman comer and many others laid out the money

trail. where is the business? that is the thing the left overlooks. why were they giving money to the biden family? what was the business deal? that is the problem. when you are desperate and it comes to a family member, you are willing to do for family members, especially one like hunter biden and one that had acsocial security to power like he did. >> ashley: let's not forget, before we move to the next topic, his family would not be in this situation without him, he was the vice president at the time. switching gears to donald trump and will ron desantis, they are both heading to iowa this week. emerson poll shows trump leading desantis in iowa by 42 percentage points. how do you think this isip s sha -- is shaping up? pretty big difference in the poll numbers.

>> doug: it is. the former president donald trump is just commanding the lead, i will go where you go, i will take and build on this lead where i can. the pressure is on ron desantis. the pressure for him to go out and show he can cut into that lead. he has officially got in. his team has to reassess where they are and how they will make a dent in donald trump's popularity. the question is, will it make a difference? donald trump is the front-runner by far. can ron desantis, along with others, begin to chip into that lead. >> todd: everybody sees iowa chance to dethrone trump, he won the nomination and election. it is memorial day, what is your memorial day message, sir?

>> i couldn't go off the last previous guest. as lincoln said, last devotion to our country. as someone who served and watched our men and women pass away, families do not have that person, this country is built on greatness of others giving more than required, that is what we need to remember, honor and be happy to live in a country you have people who stepped forward and did that for you today. >> ashley: mr. doug collins, thank you for your service, we appreciate you today and everyday. protesters in saelths try to derail a book event by kirk cameron, references his time on "growing pains" with the sign, you are growing to be a real pain. cameron laughed and protesting a

book about humility? love the board that said i was growing to be a real pain, nice plea played, sir. crime comes before the fall, with the message to be humble and kind. >> todd: and win in a two-hole playoff in yesterday's charles schwab playoff. [cheering] >> he's been perfect this week, eight years since last win and enough for grillo. and in liv golf, harold varner at trump national in d.c. varner's take-home pay $4 million issue the whole thing. if we jack up the cost, get

people to go to liv. bizarre loss for one baseball team, new york state championship game ends with one team scoring two after the catcher dropped the ball on strike three and the team rushes the field to celebrate thinking they won. >> strike three. [cheering] >> he's out and hornell wins it. [cheering] >> wait a minute, hornell has to pay attention. not sure what is going on here. >> todd: okay. so the batter missed ball, would have been strike three. catcher drops it, he has to tag him out or throw to first. his team runs off the bench on the field, unbelievable.

that is baseball, people. they were stunned after that upset. i understand it is a moment, nervous and excited, tag or throw to first, can't let that happen. >> ashley: we are honored to welcome a panel of gold star family members here to explain true significance of this day. >> todd: they will share their family stories to pay tribute to the americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

>> todd: this memorial day remembering and honoring be ms of our military who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country. bring in our panel of gold star families, mother of david keating and the mother of lance corporal dylam mormoa. krifta, tell us about your son. charlie, c-4, or chuck by his teammates, gave 150%. he broke the four-minute mile. in the final moments of his

life, he was running to the action to save a village of kr christians, which he did, as well as his fellow seals. you have to remember the others killed, they are the heart and soul of our country. >> david, tell us about chris. >> chris felt like he had a duty to sever and he became an army sniper and used to say, i feel like almost a call ing to serve in the military and defend our freedoms. we commemorate memorial day and on this special day, but for us, memorial day is everyday. we remember chris everyday, not

a day goes by i bone think about him and his bravery and courage to do what he did. >> todd: cheryl, tell us about dillon. >> dillon was one of the 13 killed in august 26, 2021 in kabul. my son was leaning over the wall trying to save children. along with his brothers and sisters who died alongside him that same day. >> todd: the common theme in all three of your son's stories, running to and actually helping others in their final actses. cheryl, how will you honor your son today and quite frankly everyday? >> today i'll be responding most of my day by my son's grave site. >> david, how will you honor your son today?

>> this is memorial day is day of being solemn and remembering the sacrifice that chris made, at the same time, we have family and he would want us to be gathered together and celebrate our freedom. so while we commemorate his sacrifice, we celebrate the freedom that chris fought and died for. we'll have a barbecue and the typical american celebration on this day with family gathered together. but the same time, we are always in the back of our mind is remembrance of chris and we could not be more proud. >> todd: and kristin, how will

you honor your son today. >> i am with my son and my family. he was a navy seal and he came home and his brother didn't. he had the biggest heart and these kids, these people are here for our country, they really are everyday. >> todd: if there is one takeaway from this segment, i want it to be this. there are various ways to grieve and celebrate those who have gone before us. christa and david will do a celebration, cheryl will be by her son's grave. i want everybody watching to remember that as they enjoy their day off and enjoying their barbecues, there are individuals out there who provided for you to do that and it is so

important you remember them not just today, everyday. thank you for being here. thank you for your sons and what they did for our amazing country. we'll be right back >> (dr. aaron king) if you have diabetes, getting on dexcom is the single most important thing you can do. it eliminates painful finger sticks, helps lower a1c, and it's covered by medicare. before using the dexcom g7, **

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