taken for granted overs years, but no more. that's it for us. fly your flag, remember the great sacrifices and everyone who supported those on the front line, not just today, but everyday temperature is america, free and independent. thank you for watching. greg gutfeld and the gang take it from here. >> todd: a fox news alert, nine people hurt in a memorial day shooting along a crowded beach after a fight broke out between two groups. you're watching "fox and friends first"s, i'm todd piro. >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. one person fighting for their life this morning. there was a victim as young as one year old. >> right now we have one person of interest detained, we are searching for an additional

suspect. they are believed to be a black male with dreads, black short sleeve shirt and camo shorts. >> ashley: lauren joins us with the latest. what was supposed to be a fun day at the beach turned horrifying. a fight broke out between two groups and one then pulled a gun. >> i was laying down having a good time and i heard six or seven shots and everybody start running. the board walk was full of people and everybody start running left to right and then i notice people got shot. >> the beach was packed with people celebrating memorial day, they were sent scrambling. officers nearby responded and police are investigating what happened and how many people were involved. some were innocent bystanders.

they were taken to the children's hospital. four minors, ranging from one year old to 17. one person is in surgery and one is stable. police have one person of interest in custody and there is an ongoing manhunt for another. >> ashley: thank you. to another fox news alert, house rules committee will meet today to determine if the debt ceiling deal will make it to the floor. president biden and speaker mccarthy rushed to pass the bipartisan bill before the june 5 deadline. >> todd: doug luzader joins us. >> doug: for as much drama, who would have thought the agreement was the easy part. president biden says he feels good about getting this done thchl is a critical test for him and speaker mccarthy. this is more or less a freeze on

spending and will fall short of what many republicans wanted, to go back to pre-covid spending levels and for many on the right, that will be a tough pill to swallow. we are barrelling toward unlimited debts, infinite amount of debt. just because the swamp is flawed, doesn't mean americans should take it on the chin. >> doug: on the left, democrats are angry over relatively small changes for food stamp recipientses who do not have dependents. >> i am angry, we are being held hostage. we cannot default on our debt and i know that, same time, we cannot be rubber stamps.

>> doug: defense hawks think it is not enough. lindsey graham tweeted, use all power to undo this catastrophe for defense. i support raising the debt ceiling for 90 days to correct this disaster for defense. here is the president's take. >> can you guarantee that america's fighting force will have what it needs for the next couple years? >> president biden: look, whatever the fighting force needs, first of all, they passed my budget, what i asked for in defense, they passed that. >> doug: look for major arm twisting in the days ahead on capitol hill with a vote in the house as early as wednesday. >> todd: thank you very much. let's bring in patrice, director of the center for economic opportunity at the women's

economic forum. doug set it up there, both sides whipping hard, spinning hard, big picture here, 30,000 foot view. before we get in the specifics, will the bill pass in current form? >> good morning to both of you. i think it will pass. it is not what everyone wants, but i think it will appease enough moderates and more centrists, as well as conservatives who recognize this as opportunity to get the debt ceiling done. to curb spending and certainly institute big-picture reforms that are critical and needed for the economy, like work requirements for able-body americans and permitting forms. >> ashley: this agreement suspending debt limit until 2025 and the government will claw

back covid funding, get money earmarked for the irs and add work requirements for people receiving food stamps. lawmakers have 72 hours to vote on this, is this enough time to sift through the bill and digest what it is all about before a vote comes down? >> i think it is a good amount of time compared to the time allotted for larger bills. this is 99 pages compared to thousands of pages in other legislation in the past that didn't have the timeline. this was a concession speaker mccarthy made during his vote to become speaker. we're seeing rippling impact of his speakership vote and the concessions he made to governor. there is going to be time to digest. we're seeing some responses.

woo saw chip roy who called this a turd sandwich over the weekend. this is not the perfect bill passed by house republicans a few weeks ago, which was terrific. 1.5 trillion of debt increase and other great provisions. this is way of getting democrats onboard and there should be enough votes, i think speaker mccarthy told hakeem jeffries to get 150 votes and make up the difference on the democratic side. expect a lot of opinions about this bill. >> todd: seems like wins republicans are celebrating are the work requirements, but the losses and hear this a lot on the far right is you are still adding 4 trillion to the debt. the question becomes, where do you see, besides 4 trillion, the

chip roy and ralph norman pushing back against kevin mccarthy going forward as he tries to whip thissic thing. it could be on more domestic spending cutses, where you take spending cuts and see if you can get those through. the risk is, you lose moderate democrats. there are other areas that could be possible, more could be done on permitting. only 30 billion of unspent covid funds are recouped in this deal. there is more room to recoup covid funds, i think 50 billion. areas like the irs and the inflation reduction act hired 80's,000 irs workers, this claws

back a fraction of that. maybe there is bargaining there to say, we need more of the irs funding cut, so you don't see targeting certain people for whatever unfair reasons that i have. >> ashley: before i let you go, what was biggest loss for republicans in this? >> i think the headline 4 trillion debt limit increase, 4 trillion is a significant increase. republicans, i have seen some say when you are at the one-point line, why punt the football and they saw this was opportunity to force president biden's deal who got to this point by not negotiating, but forced his hand to get under 4 tril knowion, maybe under 3.

>> todd: that was mike lee line, you don't punt from the one-yardline. one thing republicans did get is pipeline in west virginia, keep that in mind. we can go back and forth on pros and cons, that is what they will be doing over the next 72 hours. thank you. ralph normal, one republican on the committee who has said he is not supporting the debt ceiling bill. we'll ask where this goes from here or comes to a vote at all, when he joins us later. do they get past the rules portion? we'll see. today is deadline for christopher wray to turn over the document. >> ashley: vowing to hold wray in contemp of congress.

brooke singman has more. >> brooke: chairman james comer issued a subpoena for this biden document a month ago. today is final deadline for the fbi to comply before holding the bureau in contempt. the fbi's refusal to provide this single document is obstructionist. if wray does not hand over the re record. wray set up a phone call for tomorrow, the chairman says the meeting will not impact today's deadline. in their own statement last week, the fbi depended withholding that file as confidential source information. republicans maintain it has been declassified. democrats are rallying behind the fbi and calling out

effortses. jerry connelly says this is part of assault on the fbi fuelled by trump's hatred of the fbi. jamie raskin is labeling threat of contempt as overblown response. house republicans say the american people want them to hold the fbi accountable, even floating impeachment proceedings to do so. >> i've signed impeachment bill for director wray and the house needs to move forward with this, there is direct evidence they are retaliating against whistleblowers and need to take action or the american people will shake their head and wonder why republicans are in charge. >> brooke: see how the fbi responds later today. >> ashley: kohl's is facing backlash, latest retailer to

sell pride clothing for infants and young kids. one customer tweeting, kohl's, stop targeting children, it's gross. boycott target was the beginning issue hadtag. several other top stores spark uproar after promoting pride line. target found itself at center of controversy after pride displays were seen in stores across america. we introduced you to forgiato blow, who has a new song called "boycott target." >> a target on my back, targeting your kids. that is why i keep -- always by my bed, this agenda got to stop. they target -- >> ashley: he joined us

yesterday andin splaed why he thinks americans need to push back on the woke agenda. >> people need to speak out for the children. we're shifting culture and waking people up and letting them know you don't have to follow the crowd, stand on your own and be a leader, not a follower. was agenda for the last election was blm and now this election it is lgbtq. they have furries coming out, next thing, people identify as cats. it is crazy right now. >> ashley: target lost $10 billion in 10 dayses due to backlash of pride collection for kids. >> todd: you got mad when i danced today. to the n.b.a., miami heat added

to the i believe foos after the blow out against the celtics. first eight seed to reach the playoffs in the last years. >> fourth quarter underway. outside martin. on top and open triple and good. >> he's on one. >> todd: usually really good time in game seven to have your career game. miami will take on the denver nuggets in the finals. sorry,a dam silver, not the match up you wanted, it is what you get thursday night in denver. denny hamlin wants chase elliott off the race track claiming he caused this crash in yesterday's coca-cola 600. >> trouble in the straight away and there goes hamlin and that

was chase elliott. savage crash at the start finish line. >> todd: savage, ryan blainey crossed. -- in the deadliest roadside bombing of the iraq bar happening in 2005. nice to see remembering soldiers on memorial day on a race that is on memorial day. washington state business owner begging for help to stop criminals from breaking into her store and resorting to putting hog wire on her windows. >> other small businesses are leaving auburn. it is lawless here. step up and do what is within your power to stop this madness. we are fed up. >> todd: she is here to tell us her story next. >> ashley: did you see this? aaron rodgers shaking it off at the taylor swift concert this

weekend. what other a-listers were spotted in the crowd. >> todd: enjoying jersey. >> ashley: he dances like you. >> todd: stop it. [laughter]

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>> todd: a tennessee mother of two has gone missing while taking a road trip with her boyfriend. she set off in her jeep with her boyfriend to visit family in california. her brother has not heard from her since the 8th of may. a police report she claimed her boyfriend punched her in the face, although he claims she attacked him. they were both given rides to separate places. this case draws similarities to the case of brian laundrie and gabby petito. >> ashley: a store owner is calling out city council for second time in one month,

demanding something be done for repeated break-ins targeting her business. >> my store was broken into again. i have plywood overmy window because why bother replacing it. i'm calling on the mayor, the chief of police to step up and do what is within your power to stop this madness. we the people are fed up. >> ashley: that was carley willis, the owner of antique marketplace. thank you for joining us this morning. obviously you are frustrated. what is happening in your business? >> washington lawmakers need to come back down to earth. they are definitely not here in washington. the bills are a nightmare,

business owners, as well as citizens. things need to change. >> ashley: what are they not, you mentioned they are not helping as far as securing the city. what are they doing to help, anything? >> nothing that i can tell. >> ashley: it was the city council and mayor and chief of police. this is second time in a month you asked them for help. have you gotten a response or has anyone reached out? we will increase patrol or anything at all to help? >> right. the mayor called a meeting for all of the auburn businesses, complete with her and the chief of police. we had a wonderful sitdown. it felt like we were able to ask questions and get some answers. ultimately it has felt from the

beginning like the buck keeps getting passed, as far as mayor says the police can't do anything and the police say we can't do anything because of the laws. it comes down to judges not enforcing and not upholding the law. and the bad laws passed by lawmakers here. >> how long has this been going on at your business? the break-ins? >> they started last year in january. >> ashley: how much damage has been done between the thefts and the damage they have done? >> i think i'm right around 50,000 dollars at this point. >> ashley: a lot of businesses and perhaps yourself are thinking of getting private security. have you considered that? is that something you could

budget for? >> we have. but as small business and i'm sure i speak to other small business owners. it is really not feasible. we operate on relatively small margin compared to those big box stores and it is very difficult. we have discussed with our property manager taking some of the triple nets that we're allocating to security measures and putting them into another type of security like you're speaking about, yeah. >> you brought something hog wire that was a new one that i have not heard of yet, very interesting. did you come up with that yourself or something police told you to do? >> no, the police haven't said anything as far as defense, but unfortunately it is pretty common in auburn to see plywood everywhere and i was actually at

a locksmith around the corner and they had hog wire over doors and windows and i thought that was a great idea. i got one of our people to do that and it worked out really well. >> i'm seeing images of your business, glass everywhere, plywood on the windows, is this deterring customers from coming into your shop? >> absolutely. >> what do they tell you? >> i lost plenty of revenue, customers, on that same token, though, much of the community rallied around us and we get calls and e-mails daily from people saying, how can we help and i cope saying shop small businesses, we are struggling and crime is real. fortunate to see this, people trying to make a living and live their lives and dealing with this and extra cost, 50,000

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>> todd: terrifying video out of north carolina showing a shoot out between the driver and passenger on a moving public bus. watch.

[indiscernible] [shots fired] >> todd: 20-year-old passenger demanded to be let off the bus before the heated exchange. the suspect pulled out a gun and the driver pulled out his own weapon leading to a shoot out. passengers fled to the back of the bus to escape the gunfire. the driver has not been charged, reports say he has been fired for breaking the rules against being armed. he may not have his job, but he has his life. los angeles judge siding with activists to reinstate covid era laws allowing criminals to walk free with bail.

>> ashley: poor people detained for the reason of poverty is clear persuasive and serious constitutional violation. alex villanueva is a former sheriff and joins us now. painty us a picture what is going to happen now that this is put in place? >> look at statistics from yolo county. increase in rearresting, 200% increase from violent crime from these kicked out. l.a., back to the same disaster from during the pandemic and this will not make matters any better and this falls on the sheriff and district attorney. both refuse to show up in court and explain why it is a bad idea. the judge was left with one

argument, no input from those supposed to represent public safety. george gascon and -- >> todd: this is a win for civil rights corp, national organization challenging cash bail across the country. they are on one side and you would expect the l.a. county sheriff and the police chief to testify saying nope, we're going against this group, both didn't show up to testify. why? why would they not testify and represent interest of the people they are supposed to protect? >> the dz and sheriff represent progresive movement, been utter disaster. we are going to be criminalizing poverty, has nothing to do with poverty. that behavior will continue

unabated and failure of leadership at epic levels and this will hurt l.a. when we need to help them most. seeing violent crime. that category, people walk in and grab things and walk out, no respect for private property. this will not help. >> ashley: they are able to be let out the exact same day they are put into jail, which is ridiculous. at least in my opinion. a lot of people's. you bring up violent crime, in los angeles, they have seen over 6700 assaults, 2800 robberies and close to 100 homicides this year. when you look at this from the public stand point, is there any going back from this or is this decision final? >> apparently they have a chance to revisit in 60 days and they will do the job they fail to do last week when the judge was

expecting to hear from them. the data is easy to obtain. he was concerned about it, so concerned he decided not to show up in court to explain why he was concerned. that is how leadership is in l.a. county. >> todd: theft, drug use, vandalism, battery and some nonviolent felonies will not include bail thchl is helping the criminal you have seen in l.a., throughout california and throughout our country. this argument that they are being punished because they are poor. no, that is not the argument. they are being punished because they committed a crime. that cash bail allows you to be put in prison or jail and kept there until your case is moved through a little bit. you are going to not flee, that is the general point.

my question for you, alex, what does the person living in l.a. think when they hear something like this? the law-abiding citizen? >> law-abides citizens, just adding to the misery much l.a. county. they are not getting that with george george gascon and the news keeping piling on. people are fleeing california, 70,000 people in the last year alone. people want to see change and are not getting it from political leadership in l.a. >> todd: i've had liberal people i went the to law school with, say, they are scared for their safety. far left saying we need help, they don't like this. thank you. >> ashley: thank you. to this. the "new york times" facing

backlash for latest movie review criticizing live make of "the little mermaid." ♪ i ♪ >> ashley: the article says the film is everything nobody should want in a movie. it reeks of fun, mystery, risk, flavor, kink, they are missing. critics taking the times to task, asking, are you aware this movie was made for kids? another saying leftism getting angry when there is not enough kink in kids movies. why can't they leave kids alone? they are trying to sexualize

children. not to mention, maybe people want to go see something harmless like "the little mermaid." this movie broke records in the box office, people clearly loved it. leave it alone. >> todd: i don't care if you like the movie, do not like the movie issue the word kink in there, unless we are missing definition of kink, you mentioned sexualization, this over sexualization of kids. like target, bud light, drag shows for your year olds. what is the goal they are trying to accomplish and why has it picked up so much steam over the course of the last couple years? people have broken up into camps over this, there are people like, we need this kind of conat any time for our children.

>> todd: if you are a consenting adult, do what you want. parents are fired up about this, they mind when it comes to kids. why are so many people fighting back against that so snch why are schools adamentz about teaching certain things? why is this the hill they are dying on? that is the question. i don't know the answer to it. >> ashley: no, you can't rationalize irrational behavior, this is irrational, talking about oversexualizing kids. it is past weird how often we have to bring this up because they talk about it all the time. it is deeply troubling. it is troubling for the future generations of our kids and america. like i said, we talk about this stuff all the time and it is always something different, never the same topic.

>> todd: florida governor ron desantis heading to iowa to kickoff his presidential campaign. iowa being a state donald trump has commanding 42-point lead. we will walk through the polls and check in with brian kilmeade later, he is having breakfast with florida voters. thank you for not letting me pass that off to you. >> ashley: president biden appearing tongue tied after this question from peter doocy. did you see ron desantis said if he became president, he would parden trump? >> ashley: how joe answered that one. keep it here.

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>> ashley: president biden caught off guard when asked by fox's peter doocy about pardoning donald trump. >> did you see where ron desantis said if he became president, he would pardon trump? where are you on the idea of

pardoning trump? [indiscernible] >> ashley: okay then. last week florida governor ron desantis said he would consider pardoning his republican challenger if he won his bid for the white house. pardon would absolve trump of crimes committed during or after his time as president. trump is under investigation by jack smith for mishandling classified documents. >> todd: florida governor ron desantis kicking off his campaign in iowa this morning before heading to new hampshire and south carolina later this week. he has work cut out for him. emerson college poll shows former president trump has a 42-point lead among iowa caucus voters, that is a lot. leader of the metropolitan club, and founder of pena prices join me now. thank you three for join us.

what does ron desantis need to do? >> he needs to do a lot, he is going to -- significant for him, because iowa is first caucus state and this matters because trump has a significant lead because he's appealed to iowa voters with corn and general food production for farmers there. desantis needs to come out swinging and be strong. this is his first time in the state, so this is important for donors. >> ashley: yesterday the president was asked if he could win and here is what ron desantis said. i got endorsed by 37 legislators there before i announced. we have a lot in common with

florida and ground swell of support has been strong. there may be differences with me and donald trump and the differences might should -- >> todd: is that enough to eliminate a 42-point trump lead? >> good question, todd, of the governor yesterday. iowa is critical in terms of the first in the nation status and you are seeing focus on evangelical voters. he is kicking off in des moines this evening at a church. that is a signal that vote is important. you saw in 2016, donald trump came in second to ted cruz in the hawkeye state because of

evangelicals. all eyes on his trip today in the hawkeye state. >> todd: i was on with kayleigh mcenany and she said it best when she said trump wins because he physically connects with the voters, in a room, panel, at a speech and physically connects. does ron desantis have enough time to do that after declaring so late? >> i think he did himself a great disservice by declaring so late. first republican to win miami-dade. florida, up on president trump. we see the chasm that exists. to kevin's point, history book is littered with people who won iowa and did not become the republican nominee. it is critical for president trump to display personal touch

if he plans to hold off ron desantis. all roads go through iowa. >> todd: it is important state, there is big primary season beyond iowa. around the horn and broaden it. do you expect ron desantis to focus on policy going forward or some point will he jump in the mud with trump and focus on personality? >> their policies are very similar, at least domestically. we have not heard much from ron desantis in terms of geopolitically, i think he'll have to jump in the mud. >> todd: kevin, your guy joe biden polling poorly, what are you watching for as republican primary heats up? >> i hope they all jump in the mud together, that benefits incumbent president. you are seeing ron desantis take the fight to donald trump. he has a tight rope because he can't alienate trump voters. he cannot attack directly.

>> todd: what happens to finish us off, joseph? >> kentucky, gamesmanship, none of it will matter if you don't go to iowa and demonstrate you can beat donald trump. if you're ron desantis, nikki haley, any chance of winning ends if you don't walk out victor. >> todd: you have to win it, not just a good show something >> going back to grover cleveland, unprecedented territory. no hope in new hampshire, if you don't win iowa. you have to show them you can beat trump, otherwise no hope when you ask them for your vote later in the cycle. >> todd: we reached out to grover cleaveland and have not heard back. thank you guys, great to see you all. >> ashley: not only is aaron rodgers a new york jet, but he is a swifty, the n.f.l. star

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>> todd: fox news alert, nine people hurt in a boardwalk shooting in hollywood, california. victims seen running for their lives after a fight broke out between two groups