>> eight republican presidential candidates the take the stage for the first primary debate. >> send him back to the basement and i can do it. >> i have never played for second. >> people want to see a real debate. >> the president ands first lady will travel to maui.

>> migrants pouring in through open flood gates. in arizona, 1400 migrants are walking into the u.s. every single day. >> let's enforce the law, is it that simple. moving forward on legislation that would create a four-day work week. his proposal would take the work week down to 32 hours per week. people are desperate for something positive. >> "rich mean forth of richmond" >> this song resonates with everybody. >> ainsley: start the final hour with a live look at milwaukee, the stage is set for the first republican primary debate. >> it is 7:00 in the morning there, eight candidates have qualified for tomorrow night a event hosted by fox news and all

hoping to have a break-out moment, something memorable, we'll be talking about the next day. >> brian: pictures of martha and bret are fantastic. are they locked into the out fits? >> ainsley: white pants and red blazer and the navy jacket for bret. >> steve: he might go crazy with a tie. >> ainsley: you could wear a navy suit everyday and we wouldn't know. >> brian: vivek ramaswamy and pete hegseth not wearing shirts at all. >> ainsley: he joined me at the river and vivek with the man bun and tattoos. >> steve: he doesn't have a man bun. >> brian: he had a man bun, it was tie. >> ainsley: it looked like it on

instagram. >> steve: he is the mullet man. do you know the mullet man? >> brian: you can have the mullet and a man bun. >> ainsley: and eat muffins. what is coming up. >> brian: alexus joins us with the big showdown. >> i will put your picture on the pfizer forum, send me you're best head shot. first time in milwaukee, voters get to hear from the candidates and they will have more time to shine, talk about policy and introduce themselves to the american public. all candidates are preparing differently. vivek ramaswamy is not hitting the library, he is on the tennis court slamming tennis balls and rising in the polls. he is not a politician and plans

to show his genuine personality on the debate stage ready to introduce himself to america and winning over liberal comedian bill mahr. >> you're such a good talker and likeable guy, i think you could go far. you are attractive looking and young. biden and trump, people hate this match up. >> not everyone is comp limping vivek, nikki haley slamming ramaswamy for foreign policy saying he's wrong to call for ending america's special bond with israel. she says it is the smart thing to do, she says it is a pattern with vivek and he has a common theme of making america less safe. list of candidates who qualified for the debate, missing from the list former president donald trump, who says i don't need to come to the debate because i'm

so far ahead. former governor chris christie not mincing words about trump's decision to miss. listen. >> he's a coward, he is afraid of me and defending his record. if i had his record, i'd be nervous about showing up, too. >> axios says the florida governor is being targeted because he is the best candidate out there. voters in milwaukee would like to hear from trump, now they will have more time to hear about the other candidates. >> he is likely to win the republican nominee, it would be nice to hit his ideas against other candidates. >> i am not surprised, why should he? he doesn't need to, he is way ahead of the others. >> there was a welcome party?

florida and vivek ramaswamy will hopefully put his shirt on meet with voters for his welcome party. keep close eye on this. >> steve: in that video you just showed with ramaswamy playing tennis shirtless, whoever is hitting back to him, do we know who that person is? they can really hit the ball. i've heard it is mike pence i'm kidding. >> i'll have to look into that, i'll ask him that. i don't know who is hitting it back, they are very good. he said he is ready for the debate, too. >> ainsley: it is a good volley, tell him the tennis coach said he is going to hurt his arm if he keeps hitting that hard. laugh out loud. >> brian: might be a judge machine. president trump will not show up, when i arrive, will that make up for the star power

lacking on the stage? i'll be there wednesday and thursday, have you done studies or people polls? >> no poll say you will be the highlight for everyone in milwaukee, you will be busy when you get here. >> brian: 4:00, i will bring my jeans. >> ainsley: start a go fund me and get it going and sign that argument, sign that document saying you will support that pledge and tell rama to put another podium in the middle. >> brian: i would like to debate, that would be fun. thank you so much. >> steve: something they'll be doing that is different for fox, everybody gets one minute to answer and will use a hotel bell to say time is up. we used to use a doorbell chime. last debate we would hit the chime, dogs all over america

would start barking, so many people would hear that and the dark would start barking, we are using a hotel bell rather than the door bell so we don't drive your dog crazy. >> ainsley: when brian says alexa, do this, he gets calls. attention will be on ron desantis. he said same thing, instead of playing it undo, there is pressure on his shoulder to keep the field down and shows he belongs in the center square. i expect him to take incoming, he agrees with 80% of what donald trump has done, i will drain the swamp and not listen

dr. fauci. i won't let the russia hoax happen again. i find that interesting and sunny tim scott, he is second on power ranking and now moved up to third on the iowa poll and has a lot of financial support and gets big crowds when he shows up. >> ainsley: look at the iowa caucus poll, it is nbc poll, then tim scott, haley and pence, and ramaswamy. nikki haley said he wanted to end special bond with israel and made comments about taiwan. increasing voter age to 25. >> steve: which is crazy. >> ainsley: maybe that is why

he's at the bottom. you are younger, likeable and said you have the color in your face, not orange or ghostly and vivek said they are both twice my age. >> steve: the number one choice behind donald trump, hired a debate coach. desantis is on the center stage trying to get people interested in voting for him and these big donors who put so much behind ron desantis, want to be assured he could beat donald trump. we have a snippet from the iowa poll. this is with republican caucus voters and what they say, they are persuadable. look at that top number. majority of people in iowa will

vote in caucus in the caucus could be persuaded and it is important they distance themselves from everybody else trying to stand out. one other poll regarding the front-runner will not be there, 73% of republicans say donald trump should be at the first debate. only 27% say he should sit it out. that is a reason why all candidates are preparing for a last-minute ad. i changed my mind, i will show up, we'll see. >> brian: baseball analogy, if you qualify as division champ, why play the wild-card game fchl they close in on him, timeline to go at it, governor chris sununu writes, whoever gets

trounsed in iowa, shrink the field to one or two people. with a field this big, eight on the stage and if you didn't make the stage first round, how do you campaign? >> ainsley: i feel like, let me be if you agree, i feel like a lot of them are vying for vice president and want to stay as long as they can. anything can change, i know we are a year out, he's ahead by 20 or 30 points. >> steve: it is different, donald trump is under criminal investigation. >> ainsley: it is helping in the polls. >> steve: when the alvin bragg thing came out, donald trump is now in sek second place. >> brian: a couple of

anti-trumpers in massapequa said, i didn't like the guy, but my life was better under the policy with the chaos i'm taking a second look. more than the ridiculous indictment, more than the other stuff, people see guy that opened up the border in arizona to save the antelope while 1400 illegals stream through on daily basis, crazy stuff like that going on. >> ainsley: and to let antelope pass through. >> brian: you know how many people would have been fired if that was under donald trump. >> ainsley: highlighting the story, migrants pouring in through open flood gates in arizona. >> steve: flood gates are open, 1400 migrants are walking through everyday and ecuadorian migrant saying we thought agents

would tell us something issue but we just walked in. i think they were being told to turn around and go home, no, come in. >> brian: live from a shelter in new york city, where border crossers may end up. madison, it is insane what is happening in the city, isn't it? >> it is. they might end up here, this shelter will probably be filled before they get the chance. it is open and expanding capacity. taking over four soccer fields in a city stafred of green space now set to house 3000 migrants arriving yesterday and sunday, that is 50% more than planned. they come with cots, a dining tent and laundry service.

will house upward of 2500 migrants there. in new york city, they have spent $1.73 billion and anticipate spending 12 billion. the state promising 20 million to the city to help with partnershipwork in addition to 10 million provided last summer. moving 1200 migrants to towns outside of new york city. in effort to spread education around the state before school year starts. those outside of new york city are frustrated status thrust on them as a responsibility. >> it would put a burden on our school system, burden on social

services, if you invite people in on a sanctuary program, don't ask your neighbors to take over. you invited them, take care of them if that is your chose. >> it is important to hit the numbers, new york city has seen 100,000 migrants pas through the city. taking care of 58, 500. this is now a border city thousands of miles from the border. >> brian: they get menu, three meals per day, air conditioning, whatever they need, correct? >> air conditioning, heat control, three meals per day, snacks and laundry service. >> steve: new york city has a homeless problem, if you're a homeless person can you go up there or just for people who

enter illegally? >> this is a facility for asylum seekers that entered illegally. >> steve: the homeless people would love to have that at their beck and call. >> ainsley: what about kids whose sports are being affected. >> brian: knocked out the soccer league. another league, they wiped out the whole league, nowhere to play. >> yeah, these feels services thousands of kids, take four turf fields offline, how many schools intermural leagues, adult leagues, so little green space. >> brian: asphalt green wiped out. >> ainsley: that is, too? they are putting migrants there, as well? >> brian: yes, only fields left

are the grass fields. >> ainsley: randall island is where kids go to play sports or they take ferries from their schools. asphalt green on the east side of manhattan, where kids play football and soccer and sports. >> steve: that is where i go swimming, best swimming cool in new york city. >> brian: the name of the club. not a lot of options, they are wiped out. they put the tents on the grass instead of the parking lot. that is not good enough. >> steve: they have to do something. >> ainsley: welcome to new york city. >> steve: all messed up. 8:18.

5:18 in los angeles, carley. >> carley: that is where we begin with this crazy situation out. 200 patients evacuated after a blackout at white memorial hospital forcing firefighters to have to carry patients since elevators were stopped. kouz of the out age is under investigation. chaos erupting at local suburb over the weekend, angry residents protesting turning a hotel into housing for 100 homeless people. so many opponent, turned out and hundreds had to stand outside. they predict the holts will

become a hub for drug use and quality of life issues. brian, pay attention to this story, happy anniversary to the pumpkin space latte. 20 years, they have sold hundreds of millions of cups, the most popular seasonal drink. those are your headlines, pumpkin spice latte's birthday. >> brian: and gifts as a country. go shoping and keep it under $15. >> steve: is there actual pumpkin in it? >> ainsley: no, it's a liquid and three pumps is too much for brian. >> brian: they didn't know they put everything in unless you tell them not to. >> ainsley: we are so glad you are born. >> steve: i thought were going to say thanks a latte. >> ainsley: that is actually

good, i like that one. >> steve: i'll be here all week. >> brian: how schools in p portland want to ban students receiving zeros for cheating. >> steve: and oliver anthony turning down happening major deals and john rich says this is a good idea and he'll share coming up. ♪ ♪

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>> brian: the president and first lady are back on vacation after a short stop at wildfire devastated maui, hawaii, after promising the government will

stay as long as it takes to help the island. robert ray is live in maui. robert. >> president biden was on the island of maui yesterday touring lahaina. take a look at the video of his walk through the town speaking to officials, what he saw was a burned out town that used to hold 12,000 people while the search continues for the missing and identifying the dead also. there were protesters on the ground in maui that did not want the president here. theyun waed more action from local shall ifs and want the number of dead to be confirmed, even though that will last two more weeks for search teams, we are told. the president did not talk to media or take questions, but he did make commentary like this.

>> president biden: i don't want to compare difficulties, we have a little sense jill and i at home, lightning struck. long story short, i almost lost my wife, my '67 corvette and my cat. >> a long story short for people of maui is very serious situation as this search continues. over 800 people, missing, many of those children. prescribing i don't know if the cat story added up to stress and strife, unbelievable. >> ainsley: the corvette, brian,

the fire was in the kitchen. thank you, brian. p portland school requiring teachers to accept late work without penalty and refrain from giving zeros even if caught cheating leo terrell was a history and social studies teacher. this is crazy, outlaws giving zeros if you cheat or fail to turn in an assignment, what? >> leo: they still think it is systemic discrimination, racial disparity, trying to level up the playing field. this will destroy the incentive to learn and educate. kids will game the system.

i went to school in the '70s, and now 2023, they are claiming thes is racist. who is racist in portland? this is a left wing plot in the public school. they want to indoctrinate. >> ainsley: from a teacher standpoint, if someone cheats, doesn't turn in the assignment, what is your reaction as a teacher? >> leo: i couldn't teach. during covid, we saw decline in proficiency in math and reading. when you don't require kids to do homework, schools will accelerate in decline. kids will graduate based on reading and writing skills.

this is based on skin color. >> ainsley: you can steal up to $1000 and you will not get in trouble and now cheat on a test and you will get 50% as a grade. just blows my mind. my parents never taught us, we were not raised that way. thank you for coming on. we reached out to portland public schools with no response. another debate making headlines, states push for the four-day work week, two business owners have different opinions on that coming up next.

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education. maximum amount to repay is 20 years. fox wildfire alert. wharton state forest. the flames are spreading two two counties. no injuries reported. right now, no homes are at risk. over to you. >> steve: thank you very much. yesterdayos "fox and friends," we told you yesterday about a democrat in pennsylvania, lawmaker ush approximating legislation for four-day work week. we got lots of responses from viewers. jeff landers, prosovereign plastics wrote us, we have 10 hour days, it works great, 32 hours would not work at all. they work 40 hours. not everybody agrees issue includes buddy floyd jr. and bud

and he jeff join us to discuss. guys, thank you very much >> thank you, steve. >> thanks for having us. >> steve: jeff, thank you for watching and e-mailing us. explain why the four-day work week works for your plastic company. >> now we're a manufacturing company and one thing that makes you gos different than buddy's company, we were working three shifts five days a week, utilization on third shift was slim and working four days a week 10-hour days has been amazing success. we have a shift day where we shift and have people work monday through thursday and some tuesday through friday. it's been fabulous for us. >> steve: pennsylvania lawmaker suggesting you would get paid for 40 hours, you have to only

work 32 hours. jeff, you say you have to have people for 40 hours or it ain't going to work. one of the greatest benefits, employees get 52 days a year extra work. life balance, you know. >> steve: buddy, you are based in sarasota, your restaurant is open every day of the week. why is this not practical? >> what is not good is not good for the country. economics will pas on to the customer. we have to open seven days a week and that needs another tier of management. pushing us into a socialized system and it hurts consumer and

middle class. we have to increase prices to staff that extra day. managers work a five-day work week, sometimes six. end of the kay, we're a capitalist system. that, wos for jeff issue great, let the free market dictate these strategies or benefits to the consumer. reality is it will hurt customer and hurt jeff. everything ends in customers and interface with them like we do as retailer with them. what are they going to mandate, what kind of shirts we wear or what kind of steak i serve? why does it stop? >> steve: jeff, back with him, he was talking about stuff and you were nodding. go ahead. >> i agree with him totally, one benefit that we have, though,

let's say we have a production run that has to run longer, it is easier to ask several staff to come in an extra day and work five days and have a weekend. my guys, plastics, we have loyal of staff, they come in seven days a week if they have to, we don't want them to have to. i agree with buddy, from retail, you can't do that. >> steve: it would issue great if it worked, it doesn't work for everybody. politicians have no idea about the capitalist system. they have no idea what it is like to make a living or take a risk. they are null of any reality of what is going on in our country when it comes to consumer, focus on cutting bureaucracy and taxes, that will help the american citizen and businesses, imposing more restriction is

part of a bigger plan. throw coal on a train, it either works for one of us or all of us we have to keep our system. it has gotten people out of poverty and they are hell bent on ruining that system. >> steve: thank you for joining us live today. >> thank you, steve. >> steve: still ahead, eight podiums, two moderators, the republican debate is one day away here on fox. tammy bruce on who she likes and what she'll be looking for. tammy is next.

>> oh, my gosh, hi, everybody. i,a pol jize. i was laughing at something that -- let's do the weather. we have remnants of hillary. my cameraman ed is laughing at me right now. we have this storm named harold moving into south texas, we will watch this storm. this is a good news situation, we have been dealing with a situation unbelievably hot. it will bring down temperatures and flooding will be a concern for the most part texans are happy about this, it is ramping up in the atlantic. show you the forecast in next couple days. risk of tropical tornados. here is hurricane headquarters atlantic basin activity tlchl is franklin and gert and it is

going to be hot this week, some areas setting record in hottest temperatures for midwest and mississippi river valley. over to brian. >> brian: see you later, janice. this morning, live look in milwaukee, stage is set for first gop. eight candidates aiming for their big break-out moment. they take the stage tomorrow night 9 p.m. tammy bruce joins us now. harder question, who has to steal the spotlight? >> tammy: american people will see haves from outside the context of trump. rich and i wanted him now, now stand on your own two freaking feet, people. surprise, remember carley figerina, doing well in the

debate. this burgum could show up. he has a chance to do well. nikki haley going after vivek ramaswamy, about his sometimes strange -- >> brian: unoerthodox. >> tammy: foreign policy debate. these are individualseses who have to deliver. we have seen people collapse in that environment, like a rick perry or jeb bush or others who take certain things for granted. they'll have to genuinely perform. how do you perform under pressure? we need to know those things, very excited, chris christie and mieksz mike pence rely on hating trump. >> brian: when mike pences i don't just disagree on january

6, you have to back ukraine. 80% of the agenda and 20%. >> tammy: why not get rid of the education and energy department, cut the cost of government. cut your own house first before you cut ours. >> brian: insolvent. >> tammy: maybe ask for some money from ushg yoo back. that is the kind of conversation, who is going to bring that up and take that stand? >> brian: real quick, you got to hope to be arcs attacked, get the spotlight on you.

>> tammy: we need to see how people perform under pressure, some don't do well. there will be discussions about president trump. it was maybe a good idea he'll have to engage with more individuals, this is not 2016, this is different time, talent bench is ep doo, exciting tomorrow night. >> brian: even the pregame show will be fantastic. thank you. still ahead, country super star john rich is warming up andin jos us with a live performance of his latest chart topper. check on somebody with musical talent, bill hemmer. >> bill: good morning to you. great segment. head of rnc, ronna mcdaniel, live. we will pick up the conversation, on ukraine, we will debate both sides coming up. big city problems are not a problem in one city.

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>> last week we talked about this guy break-out star oliver anthony stunning the world with the overnight success of his song, rich men north of richmond. ♪ >> it's not just for one identity or group of people but for human beings in general. >> anthony has reached number one status without a record label, which is extraordinary. >> just like your next guest and friend country legend john rich. country truth hit number one this week without a label. >> way to go. welcome. >> brian: where do you think about this mania about the artist and what is responded? >> i've been talking to him

almost every day since the song broke really big. man, what do you think about this or that? i'll give him a straight answer. he is totally independent. his biggest thing is he wants to control his music like i want to control my music not a big company telling you what to put out. >> steve: the news friday he turned down an $8 million offer reportedly. >> yeah. >> steve: to get the money you want to be part of a label. >> here is a bunch of money in exchange for what? the rest of your life basically. it's like man, i like my life the way it is. he told me he said i don't want a music career, i want a music ministry was his comment to me. he is the real deal not joking around. >> ainsley: he said he is not political, democrat or republican. he is a good old boy working hard. >> a worn out american like the

rest of us now. >> brian: doesn't have enough music to do more. is that -- >> he has a lot of great songs and sent me a bunch. 25, 30 songs. every one of these are killer, man. i hope you put a record together and put them out. >> ainsley: you've been talking to him saying you don't need a label. you have already put it on itunes and make all the money yourself. >> i was advised to not do that and stay with the music industry. you'll never succeed without him. freedom of speech, man is more important to me than the music industry. i want to sing what i want to sing and it has done pretty well. >> steve: what's is song you'll do? >> i'm offended. goes like this. let her rip. ♪ it seems like these days no matter what you say someone's losing their ever loving mind ♪ ♪ it's like they are looking for a reason to have their fragile

feelings hurt every single time ♪ ♪ my country truck, i gas it up, you've got your fancy tesla hooked up to a plug ♪ ♪ i know you're mad, you think i'm bad because i'm breathing free at last and you're still stuck behind your mask and i'm offended you're offended. let's all get offended ♪ ♪ i'll order us a beer and we can sit down right here and scream and yell and cuss and fight ♪ so let's take another sip, don't hold back and let her rip. in the end you'll be left and i'll be right ♪ ♪ yeah, because i'm offended you are offended. let's all get offended tonight. i'll order us a beer and we can

sit down right here and scream and yell and cuss and fuss and fight ♪ ♪ i like to shoot my.22. somehow it seems to always trigger you, bang, bang ♪ ♪ i pray to god, you think that's odd because you say he don't exist so why are you so pissed ♪ i'm offended, come on, you're offended, let's all get offended tonight ♪ ♪ i'll order us a beer, we can sit down right here and scream and yell and cuss and fuss and fight ♪ >> steve: you watch and read the news. you are a smart guy. that song pretty much writes itself, doesn't it? >> it is our culture. it is so absurd right now. i'm guilty. i'm offended, because you're offended. what became to americans getting in an argument and hash it out

and be good neighbors and friends. >> brian: when you look at jason all dean and oliver anthony. the outrage as bill maher says it is out of control? do you think we've hit the breaking point? >> americans are sick and tired of being manipulated and marketed to and put into a system of numbness that we're brain washed with everything we see when real true music and movies and other things come at you it breaks through the racket and aldean and anthony. sound of freedom. artists bring the real stuff. don't do what your label says. you write what you want to write. be an american artist. >> brian: use it to your advantage. when people get offended. >> people on twitter and truth said i hate your song and i say

i'm offended. steve when will you right a jingle? >> how would it sound? i don't know if i can do that. i have to get all your names to rhyme. >> ainsley: download the country truth. some of our favorites are on there. >> steve: thank you very much. we're not offended. >> bill: okay, here we go. debate night in milwaukee 36 hours from now. stage is set. lineup confirmed. who will seize the moment. we're going to find out. that's why we watch. good morning. tuesday here in new york. i'm bill hemmer. hello to you at home and here. >> dana: ready? >> bill: yeah. why don't we do it now? >> dana: the run-up is what we're looking forward to. i'm dana perino. the lineup for tomorrow's debate eight candidates met the criteria signing a pledge to back the eventual