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how you make a man feel broke. working for a dollar, that's the only thing i know. ♪ drive an old ford, count blesses and praise the lord. have less, have it be like more. be at the front door. work hard and get paid. don't give them your best days. ♪ ♪ >> what a melodious voice on friday morning, that is gavin mcgraw. my first on "fox and friends," looking forward to it. >> steve: gavin will be singing all hour long, check that out at foxnation.com.

his latest album is dedicated to his parents, he lost his mom in 2019 and his dad in 2020. there he was singing about an old ford they used to drive. >> carley: beautiful, i can't wait to hear more about it. >> bryan: he does keep up with the news, kayleigh, he watches the channel. our economy will probably make or break who the next president is and who controls the house. the president of the united states, is not running for bidenomics, he is running on bidenomics. he believes trickle-down theory is what donald trump was doing, which is news to donald trump. he believes he can build an economy from the middle out and he can't find an economist who knows what that means. i think he has 17 surrogates spanned out across the country to talk about this. yesterday he was in south carolina, here is a little of

his message he thinks will get him re-elected. >> president biden: high dad had an expression growing up, joey, job is about more than a paycheck, it is about your dignity, about respect, it's about being able to look your kid in the eye and go, honey, it is going to be okay and mean it. that is bidenomics. >> steve: we were just talking to nikki haley, who is running for president. last year, i think last year, "wall street journal" did an item and referred to bidenomics. it was on the op ed page, what they were talking about is fact bidenomics back then because inflation through the roof, gas prices through the roof, price of eggs through the roof, everything through the roof, bidenomics was bad thing. now they have embraced it. the white house is going, this is probably the best play we cannic ma. let's say the economy is great,

but people don't feel it. >> carley: they do that, do you remember dark brandon, we are going to turn this around and make it positive. no new shiny term will convince american people what is in their faces and bank account. inflation is high. wages not keeping pace with inflation and he says, people want to say, honey, it is going to be okay. 74% is not saying, honey, it is okay. they are saying i'm financially worse off, people are not feeling so-called bidenomics, good luck with the new shiny term. >> brian: what he is referring to is survey that plays to his original statement. 28% of the country feel financially secure and 72% don't feel secure enough. 38% approve of him with the economy, slight upgrade, but not close to 50%. so really is wondering, he can't run on the farm policy.

striekt bill is not something to run on. can't run on gun reform, he says guns are a problem in the united states and his son doesn't know how to fill out a gun form. what does he run on? the economy. here is nikki haley on whether that is resonating. >> what is bidenomics? he compares to the american dream, ask any family if it is the american dream when inflation is twice as high as when he came into office and 60% are in credit card debt. one in six can't pay their electricity bill. 87,000 irs agents and going after middle america? go after covid fraud, those are things he needs to be doing. groceries and gas are high. american families can feel it. call it what you want, it is not the american dream. president harris will be even worse than that.

>> steve: the reason she said that and said it before, she said a vote for joe biden is a vote for kamala harris. yesterday the president was down in south carolina, he was running on the inflation reduction act. he said, we got that passed a year or so ago. he is providing manufacturing jobs. we are waiting for the jobs number 25 minutes from now, the estimate, it will be 225,000, they are suggesting the unemployment rate will go down. yesterday adp, the big check maker, payroll check provider, they estimated that 500,000 jobs were added in june and 90,000 construction jobs. they have a good message, they just do not have a good messenger, unlike governor ron desantis, his wife casey was in

johnston, iowa yesterday, a great surrogate for the governor. she was at launch for mamas for desantis. >> it wasn't just republicans, and parents were peering into the classroom and did not like what was being taught. they saw sexualized curriculum being thrust in front of five year olds and giving biological men the opportunity to take opportunities from women in athletics who have spent their entire life doing this. one thing when your policy comes after mamas, another thing when your policies come after your children, the claws come out. >> kayleigh: american people are on definitive side of war. npr, 61% said sex is determined by what is on your birth

certificate, 71% say don't teach my kindergartener about sex. us mama bears call it protecting our children. >> brian: if republicans have an answer for abortion, because that is what flipped the election on almost all the polls and see what republicans are going to do about it, it is front and center and democrats will make sure of it. for the desantis family, got to be happy, $20 million in six weeks. for the trump family, 35 million raised. there are still factors and so far no one touching donald trump. >> kayleigh: average donation 334 dollars for donald trump. >> steve: and pickleball is filling the country.

>> kayleigh: steve doocy is happy about it. growing number of communities converting empty spaces to keep demand. >> brian: madison from fox business is live in stanford with details. hi-issue madison. good morning, guys, we are at pickleball america, which will become the largest indoor pickleball courts in the u.s. i thought i would get started with the game. the game is rapidly expanding in popularity. you are seeing the problem where malls are decreasing. a mall in town was excited to have pickleball america in their space and have it converted. i want to bring in co-founder of pickleball america. brick and mortar is decreasing, pickleball exploding, why choose a mall as your home? >> the mall was the best fit for

us, it was the largest space and it is two stories. we have a center court. sgls two stories, touch on that. when you look at pickleball. 130 courts hope in america each and every month, 130 and it seems demand for this sport is not keeping up with supply. >> correct. >> are you guys meeting that demand? >> correct, pickleball america is the answer right now, we are able to fit 27 courts to this space, this was largest space and had best opportunity for us to do the fit out in a quick manner. >> they were telling us guys they took this sach's fifth avenue and now pickleball america. it opens on monday, taking the train back out, no smithsonian,

but good. >> steve: you are doing a great job, you are dinking and driving and doing a good job. >> steve, thank you. >> steve: is that place going to be like chicken and pickle in the midwest, will they have food and drinks along with pickleball? >> exactly, spot on. they have ping-pong, food, work spaces, they will have summer camps here. it is all inclusive entertainment space, which is what you are seeing withul malls. you have to offer more and that is what they are doing. >> brian: promise me you will stay out of the kitchen. >> you got it, no worries there. >> steve: no volley zone. >> kayleigh: impresive pickleball. >> steve: nicely done. madison, good job. >> she deserves a round of applause. >> steve: carley shimkus, what was that? >> carley: she is delivering a

perfect report while conducting perfect game of pickleball. >> steve: that is right. she will continue to play until -- she rammed it into the net, good job. she lost communication. >> kayleigh: who knew. >> brian: take it away, you have a serious story. >> carley: details on horrific story to bring you. former afghan interpreter who served alongside the u.s. army for two decades is shot and killed while working as a lyft driver in washington, d.c. nasrat ahmad yar escaped afghanistan two years ago, moving his family to safety. the father of four was killed monday after dropping off customers, security video captures video of four running from the scene and you hear you just killed him, after a single gunshot rang out. and following a collision between double-decker school

bus, the site-seeing bus blew a red light before slamming into the back of a vehicle. 50 were treated at the scene. none of the injuries are life-threatening. >> n.b.a. rookie victor yamba, sharing his side of the story after britney spears claims his security slapped her in the face outside a vegas casino. the pop star grabbed him from behind and he said he and his security team had no idea who it was until hours later. spears said she tapped him for a picture and his security backhanded me in the face in front of a crowd, nearly knocking me down and causing my glasses to fall off my face. this is a he said, she said situation. >> brian: the video makes it look rough, a 5 foot girl and a

6'3" girl. >> steve: the security guard apologized and didn't realize who it was. >> kayleigh: always drama with britney. >> brian: does it matter, should you be tossing a woman around for saying hello to a basketball player. >> steve: today marks 100 days since "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich was held in russia. >> brian: and jobs report out in less than 30 minutes, buying into bidenomics. brian brenberg breaks it down, another b. >> kayleigh: and another b. gavin mcgraw rocks the summer concert series with live performance of "not over you." ♪ hope is a conversation, we both admit we had it good.

until then, it's any i know that much is understood. and i realize, if you ask me how i'm doing, i would say i'm doing just fine. i will lie and say that you're not on my mind. ♪ but i go out and i sit down at a table set for two. and find that i'm forced to face the truth. no matter what i say, i'm not over you. ♪ not over you.

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since "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich was detained by russia during a reporting trip and falsely accused of espionage. >> kayleigh: the top spokesman for putin revealed the kremlin is in contact with the u.s. over a potential prisoner swap that could involve gershkovich. >> brian: emma tucker is back with us. i understand there have been a couple breaks. the ambassador got to see him and his parents got to see him. what did they say about his condition? >> it was great news the ambassador got in. the u.s. government had been requesting access and the russians agreed and the ambassador reported back he is in good health and relatively good spirit. the parents traveled to moscow to go to court when he was last

in court and they got to speak to him. it was very important thing for him. the circumstances weren't great. when people come to court, the accused stand in this glass box, it is inhumane. the mother calls it the aquarium, she spoke to him through a gap in the box and engaged with him and the guard dragged her back to reality. his dad said being physically close was important to us. >> steve: we got a snipit of video, here they go. >> absolutely nothing i can do, even though i would like a chance to do anything. >> he's an american boy, bringing him back, i think, is a team effort. >> just knowing our government is doing everything in their power right now and just

everyone wants to help and is thinking about him and i just know that we're not alone in this. >> steve: everybody does want to help and you have a suggestion and that is why in our building, 1211 avenue of the americas, this picture is up in the lobby and has been for 100 days. this is what you want people to do. >> this is what we want, the picture will stay up until evan is released. the news room has been amazing and people have been supporting, draw attention to evan's plight. today is good day to get behind us and show support on social media, pick up a copy of the paper, take pictures and send to their friends. >> kayleigh: evan last headline, russia budget is squeezed. >> all he was doing is bringing

light. >> he brought incredible depth to his stories. we need reporters on the ground. we have one on the ground and he's behind bars. complete outrage. >> brian: is there a break? ambassador got to see him last week. there was optimistic statement from a russian official. what can you tell us? >> i would love to tell you something, at the moment, it is all speculation, we heard from the kremlin spokesperson about a prisoner exchange, we have heard nothing official. >> brian: we don't have anybody, but one of our allies might. who is next to get caught? paul whelan still sits in prison. >> yes, it is outrageous he's there. it is impossible to know. we don't know what happens. this is russia we're dealing with.

nothing could be predicted. the channels we have are sort of not obvious. it would be nice to think something was happening, honestly, all we can do is speculate. >> steve: one thing we know, he is not a spy. he is definitely note a spy. that is an outrage. he was a reporter, there doing his job, accredited by the russian government to do that job. >> steve: hashtag, i stand with evan or put social media out there, do not let the world forget about that man. >> brian: emma tucker, thank you. still ahead, true story of american special agent who saved children in columbia. the faith-based thriller that hits home with audiences.

the producer behind "sound of freedom." joins us next. >> kayleigh: gavin mcgraw now.

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>> carley: a big story here, fda approving first ever drug shown to slow effects of alzheimer's disease. the full approval paved way for medicare coverage of the drug, which costs over $26,000 for year. the drug comes with strong disclaimer about potentially life-threatening side effects. food delivery apps are suing over minimum wage law that requires employees to make just

under $18 per hour. grub hub and doordash claim it will hurt workers more than it will help. the minimum wage was raised to $17.96, to nearly $20 by nearly 2025. from pacifier to prom, the two teens inseparable since birth. tatum kelly was born premature and right beside her was baby boy layton long, who turned into a life-long friend. 17 years later, the two are going hand in hand to prom. the best friends and their moms joined us earlier. >> we liked hanging out, i invited him to my prom to have fun. >> crazy experience thinking how fast time goes and where you are now. >> layton's mom buildings god

brought the two of them together. kayleigh, over to you. >> kayleigh: turning to this, walt disney backed indiana jones was to be a huge hit on july 4th, but faith-based thriller "sound of freedom" stole the show. >> this job tears you to pieces. ♪ >> this is my one chance to put the pieces back together. ♪ >> you have failed to bring me one real world lead. >> from every mountainside -- >> come back home. >> so you quit your job and you go and rescue those kids. >> kayleigh: the film tells true story of tim ballard who saved children from sex traffickering in colombia, eduardo verastegui joins us now. my parents saw this film

yesterday and they said the theater was packed, there was clapping in the theater when the people were rescued and people stayed through the credits to see more about human trafficking. why do you think this movie is such a huge success? >> they say it is a real problem, a global problem, especially between u.s. and mexico. usa is number one consumer of child sex in the world, mexico is number one provider. people know this is real and can happen to any of us. they don't want this tragedy to happen to them so they want to wake up now so it never happened to us and never happened to any parents anymore. we are talking about millions of children in the world. and these kids are being raped 10 to 15 times per day for many years and after that, we don't want that for the children.

i met -- years ago, he told me the story and i couldn't look the other way. i have a weapon of mass destruction and inspiration and i told him, i'm going to do a movie. movies have power to move people. movies can movement, global solution for a global problem. >> no doubt and we're talking innocent children, tens of thousands trafficked in the united states. organs being harvested and here is reaction to the film about a real-life individual tim ballard who rescues children. here is takeaway from the guardian. "sound of freedom," the thriller seducing america, paranoid new movie. what is your reaction when you hear a headline like that? >> well, you know, i'm just grateful the people are showing

up in theaters. we have a goal of two million people in theaters for two million children that will be trafficked this year and we're very close to get to that goal and this is amazing and important. if you wait to see it in theater, the media will talk about the problem, millions will know about this, there are a lot of people that don't know this is real. if is happening next door, behind your house. if more people know about this, there is no excuse to say, i didn't know. now you know, what are you going to do? i'm focusing on that right now. there is a lot of destruction, they are trying to take this movie away from theaters. i made this film five years ago, for three years, everybody said this is not for us. finally i was praying for an angel to rescue this film and angel studio came and millions are watching this film because

of them. they are crying when they leave the theater, they want to become ambassador of freedom and my goal, when people see the movie, they will ask the same movie i asked eight years ago, what can i do? now you know it, if you do nothing, then that is sad. you are part of the problem. i want everyone to be part of the solution. i think this exercise, i close my eyes and i said, what if it is my son. what if it is my daughter, what would i do? i would stop everything and hope the entire world would stop to help me find my child. that is my motivation, i wake up to fight child trafficking. i made a promise to god to help end child trafficking because god's children are not for sale. >> kayleigh: god's children are not for sale and you are doing god's work in protecting innocent people. eduardo verastegui, thank you very much.

>> thank you, i'm grateful, go see "sound of freedom." >> kayleigh: absolutely, go see "sound of freedom" this weekend. still ahead, june jobs report just released. brian brenberg crunches the number next. first gavin mcmcgraw. ♪ johnny has a job and he works for the state. he got -- in an old chevrolet. ♪ smells grass because he's covered in june. picking up extra cash mowing lawns with his kids. walking to the church dying to pray. ♪ saying, please lord, have pity on us, take our troubles away.

seeds we're planting with you, we hope one day you will come true. i remember even -- on his face. ♪ so we get high and we ramble, get drunk and gamble. teenagers cruising at 75, singing sweet home alabama. stay out all damn weekend, sundays are for sleeping. nobody leaving this planet alive, might as well end your freedom. yeah, freedom. ♪ ♪ we want to do

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>> steve: a fox news alert. june jobs report released nine minutes ago show the united states economy added 209,000 jobs, which is a big number you are thinking, that is the lowest since december of 2020, lower than projected, they were projecting 225,000. >> kayleigh: employment changed little and april to may shows 110,000 fewer jobs created thab previously reported. >> brian: brian brenberg join us. 209. >> brian: i'm surprised by this. everyone thought big job number because we saw big one from adp earlier in the week. previous months get revised down. that has been happening a lot. put that together, this is a strong number relative to where

people thought we'd be at this point. it is clearly trending down. you are seeing some signs of cooling in the labor market and that is important because the president will tout 12 or 13 million jobs, i got to tell you, that is not telling the whole story. a lot is filling in from the pandemic. real job gains are more modest than that. by some measures, we are million to two million jobs below where we should be right now. many are sitting on the sideline and not participating in the pandemic. >> kayleigh: another fact i imagine we won't hear from president biden is eight in 10 of states are run by republican governors. >> brian: this is not a balanced recovery. we have economic freedom and it is booming, lots of job creation, wages go up. people are leaving to get that

opportunity. look at america right now and it is a very unbalanced recovery and people get this. the president is trying to sell what he's doing on the campaign trail. people say, i've seen bidenomics, don't change the name on me, i know what it looks like and where i need to go to get away from it. >> steve: number of people that dropped out of the labor market and many retired. if you are retired and living on a fixed income, now is a pretty good time. the two-year treasury is at 16-year high. it is north of 5%, if you park your money some place super safe, you will do okay with that. >> brian: you can get more interest today, maybe a little more interest, you are watching prices. you can get the interest rate, what am i paying for things i need? you have so much control, i think people who are retired are

waking up saying, get inflation down so i can feel good about my retirement savings. the president hasn't been able to do that and this jobs support showed wage number higher than expected and suggest underlying inflation is pretty sticky. again, that is scary if the job is to get inflation under control. >> brian: have you heard of economic principle that builds from the middle out or bottom up. >> brian: he likes to use that phrase, i know one, economic freedom, putting money and power in the hands of the people who have great ideas to create wealth. we've done that, it will not happen from the top down, that is bidenomics. take your money and give to the president and let him spend on the people he likes. it is opportunity. you don't know the outcome and don't pretend the president of the united states can predict

it. >> brian: let's check in with meteorologist adam klotz for the fox weather forecast. >> adam: good morning, what we're tracking, a lot of heat across the country, that is why i'm inside enjoying air conditioning. 86 in new york city on fox square. across southern tier, close to 90 and texas near triple digits. desert southwest is warm. one spot tracking showers in middle of the country. this is day after day after day. two severe thunderstorms sweeping the state, winds up to 60 mill per hour, heavy lightning. what does the weather turn into? this is saturday forecasted highs. notice cooling across northern plains and southern tier is warm, warm along west coast or east coast. a lot of rain in the northeast, that will be coming here by sunday and into monday. back to you guys.

>> steve: thank you. it is nice and dry outside, coming up next, gavin mcgraw performs "greatest of all time." but first, hi to bill hemmer who will take control of the channel in 13 minutes. >> bill: great show, talked to gavin earlier this morning, enjoyed the interview. have a good show and weekend. breaking news, job market, larry kudlow going through the numbers and will size it up. awful crime story, he survived afghanistan, not the streets of washington, d.c. the white house lived up to its name, who brought the white stuff to work? the story changes a bit everyday. how your doctor can make artificial intelligence work for you in medicine. see you in a few minutes, friday, folks, top of the hour.

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