♪ >> bill: close enough. >> dana: the whole crowd joins in. making fans of her. thank you for doing that. harris faulkner is up next. here she is. >> harris: we begin with the latest on the death of an employee near former president barack obama's private estate on martha's vineyard. investigators are trying to figure out what happened to the ex-white house chef now working for the obamas. 45-year-old campbell drowned in an eight foot deep pond on sunday. according to witnesses campbell was struggling in the water and then went under and never resurfaced. state police located his body

yesterday about 100 feet from shore. a short distance from the obama's home. he worked in the white house kitchen as a sous chef when obama was in office. he was a beloved part of our family, creative and passion nall about food and its ability to bring people together. our hearts are broken that he is gone. bryan llenas on martha's vineyard. bryan. >> the obama family home here is a half mile behind me. also behind me is the edgar town grand pond. this is where boats launched on sunday night looking for mr. campbell. it took 14 hours to locate his body and it was in relatively shallow eight feet deep water just 100 feet from the shore.

the pond is behind former president obama's 29-acre, $12 million estate on martha's vineyard. state police say the president and mrs. obama were not at the residence at the time of the incident. police received a 911 call sunday night that another paddle border who was with campbell at the time on the pond observed him go under the water. here is rescue dispatch describing the scene. >> that was 911 dispatch. we had sound of that. what they said, they described him wearing black, they recovered a board, paddle board and hat and that he was not wearing a life preserver. now we don't know how strong of a swimmer campbell was but in 2019 he posted a video of himself doing swimming lapse in a pool with the hashtag progress. we spoke to a local paddle border who lived on martha's vineyard for 30 years and said the swells can get tough out there.

>> there is deception. you think that the beach is closer than it is. so you row and you row and you row and you are not making the same progress you would think you would be. >> campbell served as the sous chef in the white house kitchen while obama was in office. before being hired as the family's personal chef. he leaves behind a wife and twin boys. his wife posted on social media she is heartbroken and asking for prayers at this time. i did want to show this sound. this was the dispatchers talking. let's play it for people. listen. >> we're heading the wilson's landing. >> african-american male on a paddle board. no life preserver. wearing black, recovered the board as well as the hat. no life preserver. >> we spoke to locals out here for 30 years paddle boarding and

rowing. it can be deceptive and hard to get back on a paddle boat if you fall off. we still don't know the details of this but the massachusetts state police are continuing their investigation. >> harris: all right, bryan llenas. live for us from martha's vineyard. phil holloway criminal defense attorney and former assistant district attorney and former police officer and was legal advisor to sheriff eva's department in georgia. phil, great to have you in focus. quickly on this point. we focus on this because obviously the land, the property and also the employer of the deceased is a former president of the united states, barack obama. just your top line thoughts on what you are learning. this is very early in the investigation. >> great to be with you as always, harris. the fact that this happened so near to the residence of a former president obviously elevates it in terms of news and public interest in the case. that being said, i have not seen

or heard anything reported that would suggest that there was any kind of foul play and that this was simply a tragic accident. now that being said, until police can rule everything out, they have to treat it as if it were a homicide. that means they will be doing a full autopsy. medical, legal autopsy. this will answer the question about whether or not he could swim. that question was that just raised in the report. they will also need to look and see where he was in the last hours and minutes and days even of his life and answer questions like was he normally out there doing paddle boarding such as he was at this time and place? was it something that was normal? what did the witnesses see and say? what exactly and who called 911 and from where? these are some of the questions that investigators will have to be answering as they get to the truth of the matter in terms of

what happened to this drowning victim. >> harris: as you go down the list of questions, that's a lot. then maybe one that i would toss in, what was that other paddle border doing and what did that person do or what could he or she see, what was the current situation? could they actually reach out and do anything? i would imagine that person would but it is still an open question right now. your last quick thought on this and we'll move. >> what we want to know is who they were and why were they out there at that time? was it something that was normal? what, if anything, did they do to try to offer assistance? these are a couple of the remaining questions that police will have. >> harris: we'll stay on the story and bring answers as we get them. in the meanwhile, it was all a hoax and now the entire nation is seeing the truth about carlee russell play out. a woman in alabama called in and

saw a baby possible plea kidnapped and then russell herself vanished. police are considering criminal charges against the 25-year-old. her attorney sent a statement to police yesterday. she didn't want to show up so they read part of that statement. >> there was no kidnapping on thursday, july 13th, 2023. my client did not see a baby on the side of the road. my client did not leave the hoover area when she was identified as a missing person. my client did not have any help in this incident. this was a single act done by herself. my client apologizes for actions to this community. the voll up tiers searching for her, the hoover police department and other agencies as well as to her friends and family. >> harris: you heard the date july 13th. carlee russell vanished after making the 91 call. she said she pulled over on the highway after seeing a child

wandering alone. a clip from her call. >> i am on interstate 459 and there is a kid that's walking by themselves. >> how old do they look? >> like a toddler, like maybe like 3 or 4? >> harris: police launched a nationwide effort. we covered it. they were looking for her before she returned home on foot 49 hours later. she said she had been traumatized and physically fought for her life. that was not true. police now are sharing some of the google searches that carlee russell made leading up to the hoax. do you need to pay for amber alert? how to take money from register without being caught. she googled the movie "taken." phil, your top line thoughts on this. >> those are some interesting google searches. that statement from her lawyer i

think tells me they fully expect, harris, she will be charged with a crime and probably going to be something in the nature of making a false statement to law enforcement. the lawyer is essentially admitting guilt. what the lawyer is doing is looking down the road towards punishment. how will she be punished? will it involve jail time or restitution? think about all the resources and costs associated with this search and this manhunt. not to mention the people that went online and donated money to crimestoppers. they now want their money back. there is a big question about whether they are going to get their money back. so the lawyer is playing the long game. they are looking forward to how they are going to get this case through the court system. i fully expect she will be charged probably in the very near future. police have all but said that. this seems, however, to be something that smells kind of like it may have a mental health crisis component to it. that's what we've seen in other

cases where people have engaged in hoaxes. however, the google searches that we just talked about suggest to me that she may have been planning to try to get away with some other crime. that will be also one of the big focuses of this police investigation. >> harris: just be detailed about that if you would. another crime. what are you thinking? >> well, one of the google searches was how to take money from a cash register, right? so that would tell me if i'm an investigator, okay, is there any evidence that she has taken or tried to take money from a till or register like that? if so, how can we prove that? they will have to start working backwards and exploring her whereabouts and her actions in the time leading up to her fake disappearance, as it were. >> harris: there is a sum of money, $63,000. the questions are, you talked about the money donated to help in the search. she was also reportedly needing

some money to help her out, too. what happens to that $63,000. that's one question. also here is the point and you made it. what about all those other people who are missing? how much time and effort did this take, resources away from those. last year more than 207,000 women and girls went missing in the united states of america. 270,000 of them went missing according to statistics from the national crime information center. so there is a lot of real work that needs to be done. phil. >> harris, when you pull resources away from legitimate investigations, basically to investigate what will turn out to be a fraud, criminal charges are absolutely appropriate. law enforcement needs to send a message to the next person out there who wants to fake their own kidnapping or death that says it will not be tolerated.

we have real victims of real crimes we need to solve. there is not enough resources. it is limited. they have limited money and personnel. police personnel right now are stretched as far as they can possibly be stretched. so we don't have the resources for foolishness like this. >> harris: you said that the statement that her lawyer read tells you they expect she will be charged with some crime. we'll cover it as it happens. phil holloway always good to see you. thank you for being in "focus." >> thank you for having me. >> harris: fox news alert now. lebron james son has suffered a cardiac arrest that happened during a basketball work-out. we have more details and we'll share them with you coming up. speaker of the house kevin mccarthy has a stark warning for president joe biden. >> in is going the rise to an impeachment inquiry the way the constitution tells us to do this acknowledged we have to get the answers to these questions. >> harris: what we're learning

about the republican investigation in the biden's business dealings that could lead to the impeachment of president biden as a former business partner of the president's son is set to tell all. ben domenech in "focus" next. know your glucose level and where it's headed. no fingersticks needed. manage your diabetes with more confidence. freestyle libre 2. try it for free at freestylelibre.us i'd like to take a moment to address my fellow veterans, because i know so many of you have served our country honorably. one of the benefits that we as a country give you as a veteran is your eligibility for a va loan, which lets you buy a home with no down payment.

now, there's no reason to rent when you can own. helping veterans buy homes. that's newday usa. i'll always take care of you. ♪ i'm gonna hold you forever... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ be by your side... ♪ ♪ i'll be there... ♪

sleep more deeply. and wake up rejuvenated. purple mattress's exclusive gelflex grid draws away heat, relieves pressure, and instantly adapts. sleep better, live purple. visit purple.com or a mattress store near you.

>> harris: breaking news as we learn more about lebron james' son, brauny. he is still hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest yesterday. we first learned of this a short time ago from a family spokesperson who talked with media outlet tmz. that spokesperson said he is out of the icu at this point in what doctors say is stable condition for now. according to reports, the

incident was a code three. let's learn more from dr. marty makary, fox news contributor. professor at johns hopkins university. we don't know a lot of the details about this case but we can at least, doctor, talk about cardiac arrest. we haven't heard that word since demarre hamlin and code three. what does it all mean? >> that's right, harris. the most important thing is what you said that he was taken to the hospital and that he is now in stable condition. he is out of the icu. out of the woods. that's an important feature. if you look at the information we have, it is not a lot. we do know that 18-year-olds can suffer from very rare irregular single heart attacks that happen really sometimes from an irregular heartbeat. sometimes from an isolated episode of inflammation. it is hard to speculate. we do know that athletes have some particular increased risk of cardiac events. the medical staff was right

there on hand. they probably saved his life. they did a great job and took him to an excellent area for cardiac care. >> harris: code three. what does that mean? >> basically means it is of the most severe urgency. something where doctors will run, not walk and something where we consider it to be life threatening within the hour. he likely got some cardiac resuscitation and hyper oxygenation. that likely is what enabled him to get downgraded from an icu. when you have somebody young, healthy, resilient as a healthy 18-year-old that's what enables such a good outcome. >> harris: a couple of questions. why are 18-year-olds suffering this? what makes them more susceptible as athletes? some of these kids, he is a rising star. when you watch them play they are almost super human and teenagers. you know they think they are. why is this happening?

>> it's hard to speculate. we don't know. their heart is big, active, busy. the heart is essentially a muscle. this is a very large muscle. there are complex conduction pathways on the heart. for some reason, we know this is a rare event but it is slightly more likely to happen in athletes who are very active and those who are not professional athletes. >> harris: you are the doctor, i'm the journalist. i read a lot. we see this more in males than females. is that the way it's reported, or is that true? >> it's absolutely true. i would love to have an explanation for you. i don't think we really know. it may be the muscle is different in men. we know the muscle structure in the frame of a man is different from that of a woman. it may be related to that. absolutely it is true. >> harris: dr. makary great to have you as news breaks like this. appreciate your expertise and

time. thank you. >> thanks. >> harris: the house oversight committee will finally get a chance to interview hunter biden's reportedly best friend and former business associate devon archer set to happen next monday. he will reportedly testify that vice president joe biden joined dozens of his son's business meetings by speakerphone. something the white house has repeatedly denied. now it seems a little change of message on the whole defense thing. here is press secretary for the white house, karine jean-pierre yesterday and last year, watch. >> i get asked this question a million times. the answer won't change. it remains the same. the president was never in business with his son. i just don't have anything else to add. >> why is there a voicemail of the president talking to his son about his overseas business dealings if the president has said he has never spoken to his son about his overseas business dealings? >> first i will say that what

the president said stands. so if that's what the president said, that is what stands. >> harris: i tweeted this out immediately. did you catch it? critics called it out claiming the white house is moving the goalpost. she didn't answer the question that was asked. she didn't even try yesterday. it is certainly a sharp departure from this. >> i never discussed a single thing with my son about anything having to do with ukraine. i've never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings. >> are there tapes you accepted bribes, president biden? is that true? >> president biden: where is the money? i'm joking. that's a bunch of malarkey. >> harris: the problem when you are speaking for the president and previously said you haven't talked about that subject with the president because that's how you scoot reporters along, then last week over and over karine

jean-pierre telling reporters call the white house counsel's office and suddenly she has something to say and they says they were never in business together. we didn't ask you that. we want to know if they talked about the shady business dealings with foreign countries. the goalposts are definitely moving. the question is why. republicans say the evidence is piling up and speaker of the house kevin mccarthy is now raising talk of a possible impeachment for biden. >> this president has also used something we have not seen since richard nixon. used the weaponization of government to benefit his family and deny congress the ability to have the oversight. i believe we will follow this all the way to the end and this is going to rise to an imp impeachment inquiry and we need to get the answers to these questions. >> harris: ben domenech. when you hear the speaker of the

house with that language impeachment inquiry what comes fort to you? >> the first thing to understand there kevin mccarthy is not rushing toward this. we saw democrats lower the standard when it came to impeachment proceedings against president trump in his time. i have think that clearly kevin mccarthy is saying we've got to find out as much as we possibly can before we go down this road. that is the road that we are currently headed down because every piece of evidence that we seem to find adds to the idea that joe biden himself personally was involved in many ways in all of these different business dealings with foreign partners, including foreign adversaries of the united states. he has been dishonest to the american people about it and there are ethical questions and potentially criminal questions associated with that. we'll learn more from devon archer. the key thing that you just said there, harris, is the idea that

joe biden was calling into these meetings. that he was on the speakerphone talking to people in these meetings. what i want to know is what was he saying? what was he saying to these people and what was he promising and what was he implying would happen if they didn't do business with hunter biden? these are all the questions that we have that are not answered that we need to find the answers to. unfortunately, i think for the white house, when we do find those answers, it will make the prospect of impeachment more likely, not less. >> harris: look, i don't know if you stack up all the evidence but maybe there is a clue when the president, formerly vice president was talking about getting his way in ukraine. a certain prosecutor could be fired if things weren't done the way he wanted them to be. >> yeah. i think one of the things that we should keep in mind is dealing with all these different foreign entities inevitably wraps you up in situations that create conflict between american policy and what you are

demanding of those entities at that moment. it's one thing for defenders of the president to say, for instance, it was american policy we thought this prosecutor was corrupt. okay. how does that interact with the interests that hunter biden had and the way he was getting money out of burisma at the time? where was that money going? did it end up in the pockets of other bidens given this network of llc's we've learned about during the course of this investigation. for the longest time, the president both when he was a candidate and in office, has insisted there is nothing there. it is a bunch of malarkey. no unethical behavior or even a hint of it. as you were laying out there they've moved the goalposts on this and moved it into there is no formal business relationship between father and son. that's a long way away from saying there is nothing here. there is nothing that we need to look at. and this is all a bunch of malarkey. >> harris: the first thing that

came to mind with me yesterday when i was watching that news conference -- white house press briefing with karine jean-pierre was exposure for her if she is part of those goalpost movements. this is really when the questions about impeachment start to come. now there is a circle around the president of people you can put some pressure on and that's what we do, those of us who cover it. with regards to the impeachment now, i want to talk about this. president trump was impeached for first time for his sloppy call with president zelensky who said there was forpressure or blackmail. the biden investigation we have an alleged bribery scheme involving a president trying to squeeze millions from a ukrainian company. a whatsapp message claiming he was sitting with his dad as they tried to squeeze a chinese businessman for cash. devon archer's report evidence testimony on joe biden's calls with hunter biden about his

business deals. the i.r.s. whistleblowers saying they were blocked to investigate anything related to joe biden and hunter biden's sweetheart deal set to be put in ink tomorrow. one versus the other, you've got days of time in a courtroom potentially, days of material potentially for an impeachment inquiry. >> it is so much more material, so much more. essentially what you had with that first impeachment in particular a dispute between an analyst too big for his britches in terms of believing he led policies that related to ukraine and didn't like the president was breaking from his preferred policy. to a situation here where you have a mountain of all sorts of evidence that is indicating really untoward behavior on the part of the president and his son and then the president defending his son. coming down on top of all of the different people who we trust to offer oversight both from within

the administration and on capitol hill. it is really abhorrent and we can't except it. >> harris: brilliant what you just said. people we trust. that's the problem. ben domenech, thank you very much. defiant texas governor is really pushing back after the biden administration decided to sue the state of texas. >> these devices have turned away and repelled tens of thousands maybe hundreds of thousands of people who tried to enter into the united states illegally. until the biden administration does that, texas will be stepping up to do so. >> harris: and you know he means it. those devices are buoys in the rio grande. a floating border barrier and the governor is ready to take the fight all the way to the supreme court. the national border patrol vice president is in "focus." to raise your glass and reconnect. to reel in the fun and serve up great times.

to help you get ready your aspen dental team is celebrating 25 years of affordable care with an epic summer of smiles event. right now, new patients without insurance get a free full exam and x-rays. plus, everyone can get 20% off their treatment plan. but hurry, because while these summer savings won't last, the memories you make together will. aspen dental. book today. sometimes jonah wrestles with falling asleep... ...so he takes zzzquil. the world's #1 sleep aid brand for a better night sleep. ( sfx: ding, ding, ding.) so now, he wakes up feeling like himself. ( sfx: crowd cheering ) the reigning family room middle-weight champion. ( ♪ ) get the rest to be your best with zzzquil. it's non-habit forming and powered by the makers of nyquil. better days start with zzzquil nights. and try zzzquil purezzzs melatonin gummies. it's true, though - you won't overpay for glasses if you shop at america's best. they offer two pairs and a free,

quality eye exam starting at just $79.95. the exam alone is worth at least 59 bucks. i can see from your expression that you find that shocking. and you're actually speechless. ...aaaaaaaaand, you don't have ears. two pairs and a free exam for just $79.95. book an exam today at americasbest.com. it's true, though - you won't overpay for glasses if you shop at america's best. my father didn't know his dad. she knew that i always want to know more about my family history. with ancestry i dug and dug until i found some information. i was able to find out more than just a name. and then you add it to the tree. i found ship manifests. birth certificate. wow. look at your dad. i love it so much to know where my father work, where he grew up. it's like you discover a new family member. discover even more at ancestry.com as someone living with type 2 diabetes, i want to keep it real and talk about some risks. with type 2 diabetes

you have up to 4 times greater risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. even at your a1c goal, you're still at risk ...which if ignored could bring you here... ...may put you in one of those... ...or even worse. too much? that's the point. get real about your risks and do something about it. talk to your health care provider about ways to lower your risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. learn more at getrealaboutdiabetes.com

(mom) the moment i loved our subaru outback most... was the moment they walked away from it. (daughter) mom! (mom) oh, thank goodness. and that's why our family will only drive a subaru. (vo) subaru. more iihs top safety pick plus awards than any other brand. love. it's what makes subaru, subaru.

>> harris: breaking news now. new video just in of the car accident that 2024 presidential candidate ron desantis was in. the smash-up. desantis was not hurt. this was about 3 1/2 hours ago on a highway in chattanooga, tennessee. police say florida governor desantis was traveling in a four-car motorcade. the driver of the first car slowed down suddenly to avoid traffic causing a pile-up of the cars behind. a female staffer suffered minor injuries, we're told, and was checked out and cleared at the site. there is an investigation underway. it is unclear if anyone will be cited. this is going on. a texas-style fight against the federal government. texas governor greg abbott is taking on the justice department, which just filed a lawsuit against his state. the d.o.j. wants to take texas to court over floating border

barriers. it says those buoys in the rio grande are obstructing waterways and were installed without permission. governor abbott says see you in court. >> the only lawsuit that i'm aware of that they have brevity against anybody concerning the border is against a state that's trying to impede illegal immigration. the fact of the matter is they are using some obscure statute to try to stop us from continuing to deploy those buoys. it is not grounded-in-law whatsoever. we believe we have the right to do so and we will take this lawsuit all the way to the united states supreme court. >> harris: what does the white house say? >> one person that is sewing chaos is governor abbott. political students in an im humane way. is the actively undermining our border enforcement plan, the lowest level of unlawful border crossings in over two years.

he is making this more difficult. so he is not operating in good faith here. >> harris: tomorrow homeland security secretary mayokas is set to testify before the house judiciary committee and likely to get heated. it always does. republicans have repeatedly called for mayokas to be impeached for his failures, plural, to handle anything ongoing during the border crisis. john an finnson is the national border patrol vice president. your governor is suing over those border barriers in the water. your top line thoughts. >> look, it is aggravating when the white house decides to finally do something it is to go after a state that is trying to do something at the border to pick up the slack that the federal government is not doing. it is whatever biden actually decides to go do something it is not actually to benefit border

security but stymie the efforts people are trying to make happen. >> harris: tell me how the buoys in the rio grande make a difference. how are they playing a role from protecting the u.s. border from being overrun. >> they function like any other wall or border infrastructure or barrier anywhere else on the border. they prevent people from crossing in a certain area. they allow us to dictate where people will cross. if they can't get over the wall or this barrier they will go someplace else. we can better prepare for it. it is a pretty new topic, new thing we're using on the river and interested to see how it will play out. it is only 1,000 feet. if there is more stress down the river we'll see significant change. >> harris: we were on the water and you told me you needed something at that point. people are drowning and your men and women are forced to get in

there and try to save lives as they incessantly come across that high current. at times it is fast moving body of water. >> that's right. last fiscal year we had 900 deaths at the border. i think so far this year we're over 500. this deters people from crossing in areas that are potentially dangerous. that's a good thing. i would think everyone could agree on that. at this point i wish the white house would use this energy toward changing policies, maybe deter people from crossing from coming across the globe to standing in the rio grande river. maybe fix the policies and give us more resources. do something to fix it instead of going after people because for the white house it's politically expedient for them. >> harris: the governor has said he'll take it all the way to the u.s. supreme court. what has the recent battle been down there. there haven't been a lot of eyes on what's going on as the white

house isn't sending anybody down there. >> no, they're not going to send anybody out here. the traffic has shift evidence from texas to arizona. still the del rio sector we see 20,000 people a month. we're about the hit 100,000 crossings in the next day or so in july. that doesn't count all the people that are now being let into the ports of entry with some sort of bogus asylum claim that ultimately not going to pan out for the vast majority of them. >> harris: that's tough for arizona. 120 degrees along stretches between the states that are getting hit by this heat wave. interesting to hear the white house press secretary almost -- i won't say they'll take credit for or celebrating the fact numbers came down. when you tell me 100,000 people have crossed in one month alone, that's not something to be proud of. >> no, i laughed when i heard

that part. the last time we were below 100,000 people in a month was february of 2021 right after the president took office. the next month in march of 2021 it jumped to 169,000 people. for them to be proud that the numbers are lower than they have been in a while is a joke. it is ridiculous. >> harris: thank you for the work you and those you lead do. the republican race for president looks like it is taking shape and some candidates are gaining ground. others struggling to make the first debate stage on the republican side. democratic party leaders are putting the pressure on president joe biden and his slow roll of a 2024 campaign. power panel next. ♪

i was told my small business wouldn't qualify for an erc tax refund. you should get a second opinion from innovation refunds at no upfront cost. sometimes you need a second opinion. all these walls gotta go! ah ah ah! i'd love a second opinion. take the first step to see if your small business qualifies. [ applause ] >> the day you get your clearchoice dental implants makes every day a confident day... a never-hide-my-smile day... a life-of-the-party day... a take-on-the-world day... a believe-in-myself day... a flash-my-new-teeth day. because your clearchoice day is the day you get your confidence back for good. a clearchoice day changes every day. schedule a free consultation. diabetes can serve up a lot of questions, like, "what is your glucose?" and "can you have more carbs?" before you decide... with the freestyle libre 2 system know your glucose level and where it's headed. no fingersticks needed.

manage your diabetes with more confidence. and lower your a1c. the number one doctor prescribed cgm. freestyle libre 2. try it for free at freestylelibre.us

i suffer with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. i was on a journey for a really long time to find some relief. cosentyx works for me. cosentyx helps real people get real relief from the symptoms of psoriatic arthritis or psoriasis. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms, had a vaccine or plan to or if ibd symptoms develop or worsen. i move so much better because of cosentyx. ask your rheumatologist about cosentyx.

>> harris: nearly 200 school districts across america are taking on the social media giants suing facebook, tiktok, snapchat and youtube claiming those apps cause harm to their

students. it could be a major test for section 230 that have shielded media companies in the past. >> that's right. the social media companies will claim section 230 protects them. that's a 1996 law that says internet companies are generally not liable for content posted by third parties. but the school districts will argue the apps are products not content. and that section 230 should not apply. the school districts compare social media to slot machines or cigarettes, even. allege the companies targeted kids with addictive apps and want compensation for the resources that have been diverted to combat things like cyberbullying, mental health issues. defendants know children are in a developmental stage that leaves them particularly vulnerable to the addictive effects of these features.

defendants target them anyway in pursuit of additional profit. meta and instagram, snapchat, google. tiktok are defendants. google telling fox business in a statement the allegations are not true and quote, protecting kids across our platforms has always been core to our work. snap parent would not comment on specific cases but said while we will always have more work to dirks we feel good about the role snapchat plays in helping friends feel connected, informed, happy and prepared as they face the many challenges of adolescence. a spokesperson for meta said we want to work with schools and academic experts to better understand these issues. 200 districts involved now with more than 13,000 school districts in the u.s., the number of plaintiffs is expected to grow. back to you. >> harris: i would love to see how snapchat prepares our children for life.

maybe they can show us what they mean by that. >> discovery, right. >> harris: thank you. governor ron desantis has pitched himself as the only option to president trump but some polls are indicating otherwise. new polling finds that senator tim scott has risen to third place in iowa, not far behind desantis and in south carolina nikki haley is pulling ahead of desantis with scott in a close fourth. scott's rising star may be putting a target on his back politically. super pacs from some rivals are planning to go after him with forthcoming ads. and even kevin walling, our guest on the power panel previously, a biden surrogate, says tim scott is the one to worry about. >> this is a guy who has won in the deep south, has worked with democrats in the past, a strong record to run on. refocus that compassionate conservatism. the pac announced a $40 million

investment in the early states. you will see those numbers rise and that as a democrat is what i'm most afraid of. >> harris: seven candidates appear to have met the requirements so far. former vice president mike pence said he will be confident that he will meet the requirements to be on the first debate stage on fox. but rival candidate chris christie says wait a minute. >> i can't micro analyze what is going on with vice president pence's campaign. that will be his concern between now and then. if he makes it i will welcome him onto the stage as an able competitor. if he doesn't, then i think anybody who doesn't make the stage really has to reconsider staying in the race. >> harris: power panel now. gianno caldwell and scott bold en. great to see you both. talk to me about tim scott if you would, gianno and really others who are kind of moving up

taking a little chunk out of the distance between trump and the pack in certain states. >> i think tim scott has been a bright spot in this election especially for conservatives who have been praising his campaign. the voters. we have see he is number three in iowa according to our fox business poll. 11%, a place that i think many people didn't think that he would be. now when we talk about ron desantis, his argument has always been electability being number two and being able to take on trump and win. as a general election perspective he has concerns coming out especially last week what we saw was report evidence about the curriculum coming out of florida saying it was benefits to slavery, me paraphrasing there. i haven't heard anything directly from him. reporting suggests that might have been incorrect. these are things he need to speak out against and be clear where he stands especially if he happens to be the one who wins

this republican primary. he needs to be able to bring in a coalition of voters from all facets of life within the united states in order to really be president. >> harris: scott, sit tight for a second. i haven't spoken on this yet. kamala harris, the vice president, made it her business on our dime as taxpayers to go down to jackson, florida to elevate that part of the curriculum. she wanted to cherry pick some words out and used it. you know what? she may have bitten off something she didn't expect or maybe she went there to take on ron desantis. but that's an opportunity for this governor. >> that's a point. >> harris: to take on somebody who might be a backup to biden. scott, could she be? >> a backup to biden? she is a backup to biden. >> harris: i mean on the campaign trail. gavin newsom seems thirsty to take the job. >> he is not running for office. she is wildly popular with

communities of color and black and brown voters. republicans can criticize her and say that she is not this and that. she is on the team and she will be an asset when it comes to telling the story about abortion and diversity and infrastructure. that dog simply will not hunt there. i do want to say something about desantis. i know we're short on time. she has to go to florida and challenge that one line. concede it was one line in the education core. there was some asset or training for slaves in this country and some of them went on to do awesome things. they went on to be slaves. i don't care what the asset is. there are no assets to slavery, killing, rapeing, beatings. democrats and republicans pushed back on that. >> harris: 100%. we talked about this on "outnumbered" in a detailed manner yesterday. i hosted that segment. it is a complicated situation to look back on history and to

cherry pick something and then to debate that one point. we have to look at the total picture. the deaths, all of the tragedy, the harm. all of that that's in our past. we have to look at all of it. if you read that curriculum 215, 216 pages, you have to read all of it. it is important to know the whole story. all right. that will do it for us. bring you back on a different day. thank you for watching "the faulkner focus." "outnumbered" next. my retirement funds allow me to enjoy what i love to do. as long as you can make an impact, why stop?

i'll always take care of you. ♪ i'm gonna hold you forever... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ be by your side... ♪ ♪ i'll be there... ♪ how can anyone love a cat more than a dog. because cats are adorable. debatable. - it's pronounced gif. - it's gif. what is the point of decaf coffee? ev hybrid plug-in hybrid to each their own...electric. find yours at the lexus golden opportunity sales event. ( ♪ )

[music “this little light of mine”] in the world's poorest places, children with cleft conditions live in darkness and shame. they're shunned, outcast, living in pain. you can reach out and change the life of a suffering child right now. a surgery that take as little as forty five minutes and your act of love can change a child's life forever.

please call, scan or go online to give a new smile. thousands of children are waiting. ladies... welcome to my digestive system. when your gut and vaginal bacteria are off balance. you may feel it. but just one align women's probiotic daily helps soothe digestive upsets. and support vaginal health. if you're the spouse of a military veteran, i want you to know something. your spouse has earned the right to apply for a va home loan. a va home loan is unique. it's different than other loans because it allows you to borrow up to 100% of the home's value. that extra borrowing power may allow you to pay down debt, lower your monthly payments, put cash in the bank,

and give you the peace of mind that every veteran deserves. >> harris: hello, this is "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner, here with my co-host emily compagno and joining us fox news contributor and physician dr. nicole saphier and deputy communication director and vice president of coin cassie smedile and former new york congressman and presidential candidate lee zeldin. he cam