don't think i have cartilage left in my knees. >> trey: thank you for what you are doing and for joining us on sunday nightism thank you for spending your sunday with us. find us online. good night from south carolina. asterisk "fox and friends first" tornados ripping through indiana, hurling debris into the air. janice dean has a fox weather forecast. airstrike and insurrection puts putin to the test. robert charlsz will weigh in. >> there is this. >> now he will have another shot at it. a win at nashville for ross

cha chas chastain. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus. >> >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier in for towdd piro towed. ron desantis gearing up to announce his plan after releasing fiery campaign ad. brooke singman has the latest. >> brooke: desantis is hosting a town hall this morning. desantis took a tour of the southern border and called out period biden in interview with bill melugin. listen to this. >>. what he's doing is unconstitutional, we sued him in florida on catch and release. we will deputize state and local

officials to enforce immigration laws. >> brooke: desantis taking a boat and helicopter through eagle pass. just minutes into the journey, they were met by migrants. desantis made border security top priority in early weeks of hel his campaign. desantis signed legislation requiring companies with more than 25 employees to use e-verify to confirm new employees are not in the u.s. illegally. he is upon hadding the state manage a surge in 'll legal migrants. desantis releasing new campaign ad, contrasting himself and other 2024 candidates like president biden and former president donald trump.

watch. >> southern border, record number 've migrants crossing the board here. >> brooke: desantis saying this announcement is first of several he will make about his proposed plans to address the crisis at the southern border. >> carley: thank you. to fox weather alert. one dead in indiana, tornado flattened buildings and brought down power lines. >> look, look, look. right there. >> it is coming for you. >> unbelievable image there. rescue crews are continuing to search for victims this morning. >> ashley: residents in the southeast and ohio valley are waking up without power after severe storms caused blackouts.

>> going to the basement. >> ashley: hundreds of travelers dealing with cancelled and delayed flights. senior meteorologist janice dean has the forecast. >> janice: this has been an active season, we get them in the springtime and fall, secondary season. to see tornados in the summer season is incredible. we certainly had wind gusts and hail for the ohio valley, midwest and nashville and toward allentown last night. today we will see more of the same spinning across the great lakes and we have severe weather

happening right now for sections of arkansas, louisiana, miss mis, until 10 a.m. severe storms likely for folks across the mid-atlantic and in and up toward the northeast including new york city and boston. a lot of humid air, cold front could bring potential for stronger storms for millions of people. keep that in mind. we have heavy rainfall next seven days. po eshl it for strong storms cause flash flooding. texas, much of texas into excessive heat warning and advisory, we could set records today. heat will shift west.

parts of southwest get in on heat, temperatures near 100 entries, and heat index well over 100. texas got to heat index of 124 over the weekend and set record highs on tuesday for areas that have received all time record highs for this time of year. it is incredible. >> carley: 124, brutal. >> janice: dangerous and heat is number one killer when it comes to elements. >> carley: stay inside. preacher confronted by trans activist at seattle pride. watch this. [barking] >> ashley: not just seattle, more moments from pride events

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>> ashley: ukraine regagained ground from russia. putting putin's power to the test. >> carley: alexandria hoff has more. good morning.

>> alexandria: good morning. crowds were cheering not because fighters were leaving, but because the wagner group came and managed to get within 125 miles of moscow. prigozhin has now had charged against him dropped. ukrainian president zelenskyy called on the russian people to abannon what is playing out. zelenskyy spoke with president biden yesterday and secretary of state blinken weighed in. >> the rising storm of prigozhin inside of russia is something that many people have seen over months now. direct challenge to military leadership, powerful criticism of aggression against ukraine and questioning the war.

>> alexandria: russia defense minister was spotted on ukraine side of the board. lieutenant colennel says with the dramatic weekend, ukraine is no less vulnerable. >> things are bad 234 ush radio, on the front line, none of the fund amentz amentzals have changed. hold on to power and wait until they build up enough to have air support. if they keep going now, they will lose so many people and not gain enough ground and become vulnerable to russ ian counter attack this summer. >> alexandria: foreign ministry continuing to back russia after talks had in beijing. russia friendly neighbor and

comprehensive strategic partner, china supports russia in achieving development and prosperity. china summed up russia internal affair. >> ashley: bring in former assistant of state, robert charles. putin says he is confident about the invasion in ukraine. ukraine says this is more or less going to cause collapse of the putin regime. which is it? >> i think you have to step back and look at this as an inflection point. it is smz that has direct, tactical and strategic impact. moral is low on the front. it shows putin is vulnerable.

somebody else could challenge him. it is not good on the tactical stront. on the strategic front, it is a stumble for president xi. it tells xi a couple things, his ally is not as strong as thought and tells him that authoritarian regimes are fragile and has implication for china directly. end of the day, putin puts it down. events of june 24 could ricochet outward. >> carley: the world is watching. if you think back to how the war started, thinking russia could take control of ukraine in 72 hours, ukraine outperformed.

antony blinken talked over the weekend, here is what he had to say. >> 16 months ago, russian forces were on the doorstep of kyiv, ukraine. now they had to be focused on defending moscow, russia capitol against mercenaries of putin's own making. >> carley: this shows crack in putin's power, how serious are those cracks? >> putin will crack down and be pretty intense about making sure this doesn't happen again thchl is serious change in weather. you cannot have a response like ukraine and counter offensive and what seems to be insurgency.

it is major inflection point and enterin entering interesting part, it is a battle and will harden the allies for ukraine offensive and cause china to think hard about where it plays its next card. this demonstrates that for all the authoritarian power putin exerts and believes he has, over time the power is diminishing and xi can see this clearly on his own and i continuing should be worry some to putin and also to xi. this could ricochet. >> carley: and president zelenskyy hopes to use this to his advantage. more to come. thank you for joining us.

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>> biden waged war on american auto workers like nobody has witnessed before, in crusade to force everyone into electric cars driven by ridiculous regulation, electric cars will kill half of u.s. auto jobs and decimate suppliers that have been decimated already and will

decimate your jobs and decimate the state of michigan. >> ashley: former president trump taking his campaign to michigan. new poll shows trump's lead in gop presidential primary is up 29 points over lead rival ron desantis. janelle king joins us now. what do you think about how trump's messaging was in michigan? is it enough to push forward with votes he lost in in 2016, he beat clinton 47.27% and trump 47.50, tiny margin. in 2020, he lost.

was it enough? >> that is the tale, it is still early. one thing president trump is doing well, maintaining his base. the other candidates are trying to locate their base and figure out where their lane is. others are pulling from trump's base. president trump is maintaining his base. red meat, things that feed his base, like election integrity, protect children and when it comes to the way he talks about biden policy, things are leaning into his base. in order to get to the general, come out of a primary. something i think is interesting is first debate. that is when we start to see

polls play around whether or not people are buying into the message, the current message and if they want something else. we are not primary republican or democratic country. but over 50% in 70 percentile feel the country is heading in the right direction. there is room to adjust. the other candidates are trying to find their lane. >> carley: talking about former president trump, does he need to adjust? his base grew even stronger, seems like any time something happens, he picks up steam. what should his opponents be doing? >> yeah, so answer to the first

question, i think there is room to adjust. we will play in the independent space. what they need to do is focus on the portion of the country not bought into the trump message. that is where they need to stay. difficulty is, there are so many other candidates fighting for this po portion. if they focus on the economy, economicings is that sweet spot when this comes to most people. social issues when economics is the issue we should focus on right now, i think the other candidates may be missing that. for president trump, i believe he's doing what he's supposed to be doing. i think he will pivot a bit, particularly when we see who the

democratic nominee is. i am not convinced, it is going to be president biden. r.f.k. is growing in the polls. >> ashley: voters are concerned about age and mental state. r.f.k. is definitely one to watch for democratic side. what about people who don't agree the way biden has handled things and things he's done in the last couple years. the well donald trump has on the gop side, you have never tru trumpers, is it enough to go against biden on the democratic side? >> you know what, i think we will see people go against biden. a lot of people feel we want to show strength and show that we are here size america.

we are pulling away from our top spot. that is something i think is concerning to a lot of people. what does that look like? for some, having leader that shows ability is something they think is most priority. to other people, they feel showing as country, citizens and people we rally behind leader shows strength. depends how people see strength. republicans are in the best position to take back the white house. >> ashley: thanks for getting up with us, we appreciate it. >> carley: congresswoman nancy pelosi urging democrats to make abortion a focal point in the 2024 election cycle arguing it is losing issue for republicans. >> can take total ban

restrictions and many states in our country are -- have very unhealthy situation for women. this is disrespect to women, it is right of privacy and congress has a right to do that one way or the other and people have to know what is at stake in the election. >> carley: the comments came on the anniversary of roe v. wade, giving states power to determine laws on abortion. and mainstream media pressing the white house and allies over optics of hunter biden attending a dinner with the attorney general. >> ashley: the left is all in to defend the biden family. beverly hallberg is here next.

♪ ♪ the vehicles are all-electric. the feeling is all mercedes. the choice is all yours. see your dealer for exceptional offers today. >> ashley: democrat coming to hunter biden's defense after he attended a state dinner after a deal on federal tax charges. >> do you think it was

appropriate for hunter biden to be at the same state dinner as merrick garland in the same week he accepted a plea deal. >> the president explained, that is his son. if that is what the republicans want to run on, good luck, the president will run on bringing jobs back to america. >> carley: beverly hallberg joins us now. fair question by chuck todd, what did you think about his exchange with klobuchar? >> the press will have to ask these questions shg, it is serious. senator klobuchar wants to make this a separate issue, this is not a separate deal. it was made public irs

whistleblower put text messages out tying joe biden and president biden to text messages with a chinese oligarch. president biden can act like it is not a big deal, i am sure they knew questions would come up. it is brazen move showing the american people there is no crime here and reality is, everybody knows there is plenty to look into. >> ashley: here is what the white house press secretary, karine jean-pierre said, when pressed on that. listen to this. >> i will not get into personal family discussion. hunter is his son, i will not get into this. >> if president was not the president's son, would he have

invited someone -- >> again, that is his son, if it is a family member, look at pasts presidents. >> ashley: they knew the questions were coming, surely they could come up with something better than that. >> all you see there is the white house press secretary dodging and deflecting even though she was asked over and over again. some spin, i expect this, people want to make this a story about addiction. the reality is, you can be sympathetic for people going through addiction, that doesn't mean the president should have relationships with people

overseas. this is something that has to be pressed into. the press has ignored it and at this point, they can't. >> carley: how much impact will this have on the presidential election? republicans will try to make it a key issue. someone we haven't heard from is don lemon. he says, i have a responsibility as a journalist and american to tell the truth and abide by the constitution, i'm not perfect, no one is, we have to stand up for what is right and the truth. what do you think about that comment? >> i think it is pretty laughable that don lemon thinks he is arbiter of the truth. we can look at his past

interaction with cnn, he said he had no chance to talk with management. cnn did say that was false. there were many sexual allegations while he was at cnn. he still has a platform on some networks. >> thanks, beverly. >> thanks. >> carley: that is me, my name on the promper it. ross chastain gets his first win of the season. >> and ross chastain. in the final four pairing and will have another shot at it. win here puts him in the

playoffs. >> carley: the descendant of generations of watermelon farmers. this securing his playoff berth. after the race he thanked his racing team for believing in him throughout the season. congratulations. americans gathering for pride celebrations over the weekend and trans activist says there are rights of biological women. [yelling] >> stop -- touching me. >> ashley: take a look at this with david webb, keep it here on "fox and friends first."

we moved out of the city so our little sophie could appreciate nature. but then he got us t-mobile home internet. i was just trying to improve our signal, so some of the trees had to go. i might've taken it a step too far. (chainsaw revs) (tree crashes) (chainsaw continues) (daughter screams) let's pretend for a second that you didn't let down your entire family. what would that reality look like? well i guess i would've gotten us xfinity... and we'd have a better view.

do you need mulch? what, we have a ton of mulch. >> ashley: a moment in seattle, a preacher attempts to read from the bible in the middle of the pride parade crowd. [barking] >> god loves us.

[chanting] >> carley: another tense moment in new york city when a woman showed up with a sign advocating for women's biological rights. >> stop touching me. stop touching me. [screaming] >> stop touching me. back up. stop. >> carley: david webb joins me now. these may be isolated incidents. >> they are not isolated. the young woman is hit in the head with a cell phone, they are

grabbing at her. you can disagree with somebody's sign, you have no right to commit battery, that is what they are doing there. this goes beyond disagreement. in america, you have a right to speak your mind and you can counter protest. i did not assault anyone. they have a right to counter protest. >> carley: you have a right to speak out, but keep it nonviolent. we will hear from ron desantis at 10 a.m. at a town hall. he released an ad, listen to this. >> the southern border, record 2.6 million migrants crossed.

>> carley: the thing that i notice about the ad, what he's saying sounds a lot like former president trump's border policy. hew will he differentiate himself? >> the thing is, they are not going to sound much different because what is needed to the same thing. we need to deploy border agents, put them on the border. it is matter of each one putting their ideas out there. as governor, he has a unique position because he's having to do what the administration won't do. it is executive responsibility, governors have to do something, governor abbott in texas, the

same thing. the needs are the same. the border wall works, physical barriers work, they need to use them. he doesn't mention president trump. address the issue. >> carley: you mention president trump, something i found interesting, trump's lead has grown following his federal indictment according to latest nbc news poll. why do you think that is? >> i'm not surprised it is growing. i have been watching the tracking over time. americans do not like a two-tiered justice system. look at hunter biden, biden family, two-tiered system that protects democrats and their

ashgsz tacks their opponents. what happens to me if something comes my way? do i have a fair shot? >> carley: absolutely, in second place is ron desantis at 22%. some say he is underperforming and a lot of critics say he has a problem making personal connections, that issue keeps coming up. how much of a problem is that for him? >> it is too early to tell, in my opinion. first debate is in august. from my radio show, i've invited every candidate to come sit down for an hour. polling, president trump commands the lead right now. it is too early, people are

picking losers and winners. i want to see debate. >> carley: it is cable news, you got to love the horse race. >> it is what i report on, i will not pick the winner yet. >> carley: we hope trump shows up. >> lincoln-douglas-style debates. see the ideas on the table. >> >> carley: david, thank you, we appreciate it. >> ashley: house republicans starting the week ready to hold the biden family accountable and there could be an impeachment vote. we will ask what mrerns should expect to see this week. first steve doocy will look at what is coming up on "fox and friends." hi, steve. >> steve: coming up in 10 minutes on "fox and friends," vladamir putin hiding from

public view after greatest challenge to his power in decades from an attempted uprising from the mercenary group. stay tunes. at home, president biden dealing with fall out as republicans in congress vow to push on with the investigation into his family's business dealings after doj cut a sweetheart deal with hunter biden as his rival, donald trump, tells to grow and lead in # poll. speaker of the house kevin mccarthy, will join us with a look at this and more. stuart, piers, and kirk the cyber guy will be here. buckle up, folks, nie minutes from now, we take the stage. in the meantime, ashley and

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disblo president biden and first son hunter back in washington after their weekend three-point camp david. republicans are keeping their eye on the first family with some saying impeachment could be on the table. >> we have a whistleblower come forward and says they were denied information that they should have had. hunter biden got special preferential treatment and they ran this case in a ridiculous way. >> this is a cover-up now at the department of justice and i also believe at the white house. a travesty for our country. >> are you moving to impeach this president. >> this could be. we have to do our own investigation. we have to be better alan the last one. all the dots have to come through committee and judiciary. >> i'm seeing it. >> congressman joining us now. good morning to you. there is a lot of talk there is a lot of talk about impeaching president biden among your colleagues from marjorie taylor greene lauren boebert to even

senator ted cruz is talking about it. house speaker kevin mccarthy has responded by saying let's slow this whole thing down and send to committees to investigate these claims. where is all of this going? >> the train is on the tracks for that. that inquiry going to jewish area. going to homeland security as well. on what the house will ultimately do. i mean, you look at, you know, from top to bottom, most recently with this irs prib's earth shattering statements. these are predamning indictments on the department of justice, on the president biden that the president's own it turns out obviously he gets two misdemeanors and a deferred charge. this is the problem in our two tiered system of justice right now. >> right. i mean, and kindy piggy backing off what carley said as we keep

saying the house republicans said they were not there yet with an impeachment vote. what's it going to take to get to that? what are you looking at this week and in the coming weeks? >> well, i look at impeachment much like i do a trial. and that you prep for it. you get your witnesses ready obviously, u.s. attorney weiss has system answers that he needs to divulge to the house of representatives. there are a lot of things going on, the oversight whi committee will be unveil more bank records and more transactions in the coming days and weeks. all these point to the same thing which is that we really don't do much for certain types of people, depending on how are and how are associated with. that we ignore guardrails. these things are at the top. we just had special counsel durham in. one of the biggest problems that he encountered was at the top of the fbi of the doj these things

take place. they derail investigations despite people on the ground wanting to push them. same thing happening here. what has changed? >> according to congressman comer, there were nine family members who received money from china and romaine i can't. that in and of itself isn't criminal. the criminal element, of course would be if joe biden took money in exchange for political favors which the house oversight committee has not proven. democrats said that's because nothing bad ever happened. what would you s to those peopl. >> democrats have tried their level best at every turn to completely try to muddy the waters here and ignore the reality. the reality whatsapp message my father is sitting in the room with me and this issue needs to be handled. how much more do democrats on capitol hill need?

>> carley: what's that message when the president was no longer in office. does that change anything? >> well, i don't think that it really does. i think this shows a pattern of transactions with the biden family, these llcs were started while joe biden was vice president. this influence peddling has been going on a long time after he was vice president and while he was vice president. so i think these inquiries are serious. i think the committees are treating them very seriously. i think the house republican are treating them very seriously. we need to continue to do our due diligence. let the facts dictate the next step. if there is nothing there, there is nothing there. jamie raskin said all we would see are papa john's and starbucks. that has proven not to be true. they need to take it seriously. i'm glad that the mainstream media and "the washington post" wrote an article about this. for so long they have been ignoring. this they want to cover all the other things despite this

overwhelming evidence that is mounting against this administration and hunter biden. >> carley: so much going on with the biden and biden family and coinciding with the next president elections. we will sigh how all of this shapes up. congressman russell fry. >> absolutely. >> carley: we appreciate you. >> ashley: thanks. >> carley: great to be with you this morning. >> ashley: you as well with that "fox & friends" starts right now. have a good day. [shouting] >> brian: we begin with a fox news alert. russians cheering after wagner leaving as almost like heroes. >> ainsley: there hasn't been a public view of the russian head of state since those soldiers marched on moscow over the weekend on saturday. where did he go? alexandria hoff joins us from the washington with the latest