>> carley: this is the biggest day of the 2024 campaign election cycle so far. i have a feeling there are going to be 8 people waking up in milwaukee this morning with nervous energy ahead of this debate. joe, got leave it there. thank you so much for joining us. >> joe: thanks, guys. see you tomorrow morning. >> todd: either they are prepping and taking a lot of notes or playing tennis like vivek ramaswamy. >> carley: "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> bring it on. people can do what they want. i'm not running to be a contributor on cable news. we're running to win. >> we're going to focus on restoring hope, creating opportunities, and protecting the america that we all love. >> what about landing punches on desantis. >> we will focus on our message and worry about the candidates another time. >> i have said from the beginning i don't play for second. i have never played for second. i'm not going to start now. >> it will be a job fair on the stage in the debate rather than to be a place where the truth is

told. >> i'm just going to be me. i feel like i have been preparing for this presidential debate my whole life. >> it will be a shameful waste of time tomorrow if this turned into a pissing contest of who is more anti-woke. i think we should smoke out in the open the areas where we do disagree. >> the best advice i have ever got on a debate preparation is don't make it boring. ♪ ♪ [drum line] ♪ [drum line] ♪

>> brian: you are looking at one of the world's -- okay, one of milwaukee's, one of wisconsin's finest drum lines. they are part of the greendale high school band that's won 18 state championships as we do our best to wake up our "primetime" lineup especially sean hannity who is a half block away in a hotel trying to get some rest. we are at the forum in beautiful milwaukee, wink which turns out is the site of our first g.o.p. debate. they are good. they are wearing their outfits. they don't have to be to school until 7:00. so we have them for a little while. those are snare drums, guys. it clears your sinuses. forget about nasonex. >> steve: we will. good morning, everybody. this is the pregame show. the first republican debate tonight at 9:00. that's 12, 13, 14, 15 hours from right now.

brian, so how far are you there away from the schotts brewery where probably laverne and shirley you probably just woke them up. >> brian: we didn't go to the manufacturing plant. but there are a lot of contenders to be the actually brewery where laverne and shirley cut their teeth in the beer business. a lot of breweries and brauts wl bratwurst. there is a few of them. they are all pulsing last night. >> steve: other breweries? >> brian: i will say this. this city is pumped up for this debate. they also love their brewers. if those two worlds can coalesce, we will find out because we will be back here in less than a year for the rnc. my first time in milwaukee that i can remember and it is offering everything you need. if you come here, there is no treason leave. there is no reason to vacation. it's got everything. it's even got sunscreen.

>> ainsley: it is the biggest city in wisconsin. it's a battleground state. four of the last six presidential elections, brian, have been decided by less than a percentage point. trump narrowly won that state in 2016 and he lost in 2020. when you talk to the voters on the ground -- i know you have been there talking to people, who do they like? what's your sense? >> well, you are going to see it in a package in about four minutes. i'm going to give you an idea of what it was like on the ground. my sense is there is a lot of "i don't know" there is not one person that could name everybody, all eight that's going to be on the stage because president trump will not be going. but, i think a lot of people are all ears. they are not happy with what is happening. this is a very blue collar area. and that blue collar vote will flip it and by the way both sides believe they are going to win wisconsin. that's why this is a perfect place. i don't know if ronna mcdaniel knows this or not it's a perfect place to put the rnc. they want to show that they care about this state and this city.

>> steve: they do, indeed. all right, so that's the scene setter right there. because the stakes are high tonight for the 8 republican can dads who have made it to milwaukee for the debate that is going to be at 9:00 eastern time right here on fox. >> ainsley: and each of the candidates hoping to make their mark tonight with moments that you, the voter, will remember. >> brian: now, we asked alexis mcadams to get up in the morning. i hope her alarm went off. let's see, it did. she's up. thank goodness, alexis we tried to set the scene but you really should set the scene. >> ainsley: you don't need an alarm when you have a band, brian. >> that's what i was thinking. if i would have slept through it i would have woke up by the snare drums. the whole city is waking up. i'm sure we will see vivek ramaswamy out here doing pushups is he up now from hearing that band. exciting night. the chance for the candidates to sideline on the debate stage in milwaukee, wisconsin. ron desantis said he is ready to be the main target here because

he believes is he on track to win the nomination. let's take a look at who is going to be on the will stage for the fox news debate people are talking about across the country. ron desantis, vivek ramaswamy, nikki haley, mike pence, tim scott, doug burgum and. >> chris: industry and asa hutchinson: beat down ramaswamy who we know is rising in the polls. a florida politician showing he can memorize line from his consultants, what could possibly go wrong says christie. branded with the slogan this is our 1776 moment. can you see here, these were shots of his campaign kickoff party last night ahead the debate and his debate prep party. ram zam has been comparing himself to thomas jefferson trying to defend his age in the

presidential race. if jefferson can do it at 33. he is ready to lead at 38. he is going to be the youngest person up on that stage. he said he is not backing down. hitting the gym with his wife, using fitness to prepare for the debate here. that was nice of her to partake in that pushing back on nikki haley who criticized him for his foreign policy proposals defending himself, listen. >> have a lot of retreated making america less safe. >> how are you going to handle that if she brings it up on the debate stage. >> if somebody breaks your car for 25 years you don't hand the keys over to the same person. >> foreign policy experience as a badge of honor. >> and nikki haley says she is ready are to the debate stage. caught up with her on the iowa state fair. she told us no one can outwork her. under estimating her ready to hit the stage hit me with your best shot some of her new

commercials. we saw mike pence spending time in wisconsin at an event with riley gaines. talk to frequently trying to connect with the crowds on that topic. what can we expect out here later tonight besides seeing all the candidates as they prepare to get on the debate stage? we can tell you the dnc has booked a plane to fly around milwaukee dragging a banner reading 2024. a race for the extreme maga base. when we talk to voters out here ainsley and steve, i keep saying the wrong name, steve, they are saying how excited they are for the debate because they want to learn about who else is out there on the debate stage because they don't know about a lot of these other candidates. >> steve: you are exactly right, alexis, thank you very much. >> thanks. >> steve: tonight see all 8 of those essentially running for second place because the frontrunner donald trump is not going to be in attendance. he has got activities tomorrow. we'll talk about that a little later on. but people are going to go shopping. they are going to watch the debate tonight on fox. then they are going to go you know human nature, okay, of those 8 people, who did i like

the best? okay this guy got the zingers in and stuff like that. the big question regarding ron desantis is can he reset? remember, he started with a whole bunch of dough. and he has gone south in the polls for the most part. but he has got the most at stake. and he undoubtedly, because a number of candidates will not take shots at trump, they will take shots at ron desantis because he is leading right now. we just heard from vivek ramaswamy, talking a little bit about his foreign policy. he has got to do a clean up in aisle 1 on that. because when he says that he would leave taiwan to the chinese after they figured out the semiconductor stuff that he would let russia keep parts of ukraine and stop aid to israel. those are things that a lot of people have problems with. and, finally, chris christie. you know, he has been on the debate stage. he did it 8 times in 2016 and then, of course, he prepared donald trump in 2020. he is number two right now in

new hampshire. he is the most experienced debater and he has a knack for landing memorable attacks. just remember what he did to marco rubio that essentially knocked him out back in 2016. >> ainsley: it's interesting. alexis just played that soundbite of vivek responding to those comments of nikki haley criticizing him for wanting to cut off funding to israel and taiwan. just all the foreign policy gaffes that he has probably said or maybe they're not gaffes he truly believes. this most of america doesn't. he said the lack of foreign policy on my part, i have never done this before, is a badge of honor, which is surprising to me. >> steve: because that -- remember, back in the day, that was the rap against barack obama. that's how he wound up with joe biden because he had 40 years experience. >> ainsley: you said they are really vying for second place. they are saying no. ron desantis says i'm the only one up here that really could be president. everyone else is running for vice president. tim scott said that's hogwash. nikki haley said i don't play

for second. vivek is out there preparing, doing these burpies which is very hard. those knees were really high. >> his wife is amazing. >> ainsley: trying to appeal to the younger audience, tim scott his campaign manager said my advice for tim is just go out and have fun. he is out there with his mom. spending time in prayer, hitting the gym. nikki haley said after more than 80 town halls and rallies, that's made me -- that's given me the best debate prep. chris christie said it's simple, if i get asked a question i answer it. no scripts, i speak my mind, brian. >> brian: yeah, tomorrow, i'm just getting record that donald trump and melania will also be doing burden of proofs on the shoee --burps on the show. ron desantis says this. i'm the second place guy. he says him and his surrogates governor stith and chip roy are fanning out throughout milwaukee and saying look this is a two person race between me and donald trump. he wants that to be the theme after.

you mentioned nikki haley. she quoted pat benatar give me your best shot. that's what she wants. she wants to be engaged. now she has someone to go after on foreign policy. steve, to back you up. some of these things are not lack of experience. he doesn't say i have lack of experience but can you trust me on this i will get good people and get the next colin powell. what his views are are opening him wide up to people to attack and. >> ainsley: criticize. >> brian: try to drive a mac true through. he sat down with martha mccallum yesterday and tried to straighten things out. the atlantic mischaracterized his statements on 9/11. he does not believe we american agents on the plane on 9/11. so, that's good news. i have no problem with his lack of experience. there is a whole bunch of people in washington with foreign policy experience. hopefully that won't work against a president with no experience like it did against donald trump. we will see what happens. the two in the center square. i also thought scott walker had a great line. don't do what i did.

he said i got to the stage and everybody was talking about me. and i talked about my record. your record gets you to the stage. but when you get to the stage, you have to tell the people what you are going to do for them. so that, i think, walters good advice he is talking to ron desantis about that few hours of light to meet the people having a good time. trying to get yesterday for the brewer's game or just trying to enjoy a night out on a tuesday welcome to wisconsin welcome the next president of the united states. for now about the g.o.p. debate. hours away, thousands of opinions about what will be the number one story and number one candidate and it's time to get some of them. let's go. ♪ that's a big deal to have the debate here. i wish trump would have came. >> can you feel the buzz in the city. >> yes. >> you won't be watching. >> no, i won't be watching.

>> is it the alternative programming is it laverne and shirley. >> i expect everybody to jump on trump. >> how do you want to hear from others. >> i want to hear how they different themselves from trump. >> i want to hear something better about monetary policy. run away spending is hurting everything in our economy right now. >> what we're going to do to help keep our country secure. >> i'm retired law enforcement, so when people speak about crime, crime is everywhere. >> a lot of it is about inflation. my husband and i both have college graduate degrees, both have great jobs and we don't live above our means and we can barely make ends meet right now. >> brian: first off. good choice with pabst blue rib won after all it's won awards. >> we checked out the brewery down the street. >> what do you expect hours from now. >> 8 on the stage. >> fireworks debates. >> you would like to see that. >> i would like to see a little

disagreement and see under pressure what the candidates have to say. >> i don't think we need fireworks this early. we ought to see who they are. >> brian: thursday morning, what do you think the headline is going to be when i'm doing "fox & friends" in the morning? >> i would imagine the headline is going to read something about trump wasn't there and who is rising up to challenge him. >> brian: who do you think that will be? >> well, i would put my personal money on desantis or on tim scott. >> i would like to see desantis do well. >> tim scott. >> brian: my first time in milwaukee. think this city has everything. get yourself a ride on beautiful waterways on upon to an boat. first time voting, what are you looking for on that stage. >> i'm not too sure. whoever speaks to me the most. i would say they talk about things like education and infrastructure. how many candidates can you name of the eight on the stage? >> um. >> can you name any? >> no. >> i should know them.

i should. >> brian: let me give you multiple choice. >> can i name one. chris christie. >> governor ron desantis. nikki haley, tim scott, asa hutchinson, mike pence, vivek ramaswamy and there is a couple more. >> runs a dakota doug? >> doug. >> burgum. i'm going to give you three names. and you tell me which one is not going to be on the stage. tim scott, ron desantis, greg gutfeld. >> probably ron desantis. >> brian: gutfeld will be there running for president borders. >> i will have to lo burdens. >> that's a milwaukee thing. keep in mind be back here for the rnc. as we look at it now guys, according to the "new york

times" siena poll. trump 54. desantis 17. it could all change rapidly and we know the focus could change again thursday night as we watch the president on camp i can't get arraigned in georgia. little by little seeing the other three get arraigned too. i can't wait for a few hours from now because i talked to the moderators yesterday. they work at fox, they have the same i.d. telephone are more than yesterday for the big show. >> steve: we have got one of the moderators going to be on our show this morning. coming up bret baier as you can see right there next to winsome sears, lt. governor of the commonwealth of virginia. also mike huckabee. >> ainsley: we have kayleigh mcenany, we have pete pete hegseth and stuart varney and greg gutfeld as we have learned will not be on the stage. >> steve: brilliant. >> ainsley: that was so cute.

>> brian: bret baier is working out already. which is unbelievable. and pete hegseth, the so high over the weekend he had no shirt on. he will not be wearing a shirt for his appearance. is he going to go with that now. >> steve: he just calls out wednesday. just saying. >> brian: that's true. >> ainsley: go to instagram page if you want to know what brian was talking about. he was swimming out on the hudson river with the navy seals. >> steve: along with will. >> brian: no shirts. >> steve: big show watching now 6:18 in the east as the biden family soaks up the sun out west on vacation, the hunter biden investigation is heating up in washington. and speaker mccarthy goes on record saying an impeachment inquiry could come next month. >> ainsley: plus, the country sensation, oliver anthony staying in the spotlight with another new song and speaking of music, here's the greendale high school drum line performing live

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>> steve: welcome back to "fox & friends." president biden is still on vacation out in lake tahoe with his son hunter arriving to join the family in nevada yesterday. >> ainsley: meanwhile in our nation's capitol republicans are demanding the doj hand over information on the agency's handling of the hunter biden probe. >> brian: all right, lucas tomlinson is live in washington with this fast moving -- suddenly fast moving story. hey, lucas. >> good morning, steve, ainsley and brian. president biden following up on trip to maui to offer condolences and meet with local leaders returning to that $18 million spread in lake tahoe owned by one of will biden's one time political opponents billionaire and climate activist tom steyer. some were offended when he mentioned kitchen fire in the home to empathize with those who lost loved ones, house speaker

kevin mccarthy says new information has come to light with the president and his son hunter which warrants further investigation. >> the appalling of what we have learned, it's different than what president biden had told us. he told us he had never talked to his son about any business dealings, that he has never been involved in his family's business. that they never received any money from china. if they withhold the documents and fight like they have now to not provide for the american public what they deserve to know, we will move forward with impeachment inquiry when we come back into session. >> now apparently conservative columnist henry olson agrees writing in the "the washington post," i have long dismissed the hunter biden story as an irrelevant side show but recent revelations have changed my mind. there is more than enough evidence to merit a thorough investigation of president biden's involvement in his son's business dealings. now, to be fair guys, mistake olson for dana milbank.

many think it was the testimony from the two irs whistleblowers that changed how many view the hunter biden case and some think that testimony led to david weiss being named special counsel. >> steve: it was eye opener. thank you for the live report from our nation's capital. >> ainsley: hand it over to carley. >> carley: new overnight a large fire tearing through a church in central florida. 40 people were inside for a bible study session when this massive blaze broke out. thankfully, they all managed to run out safely but one orange county firefighter was hurt when the roof collapsed. the church's pastor says he still plans to hold sunday service on the grounds, saying, quote: i'm not discouraged but encouraged god has something special for us. overseeing president trump's election interference case will allow cameras in the courtroom. this as the justice department says it doesn't want to delay the trial until after the election. bail bondsman scott hall and

former trump lawyer john eastman became the first of trump's 18 co-defendants to turn themselves in to the fulton county jail yesterday. two other co-defendants joining trump's former chief of staff mark meadow's efforts to move the case to federal court. the former president will surrender on thursday and be released on $200,000 bond. breakout country sensation oliver anthony who stunned the world with this blue collar anthem rich men north of richmond is making 40,000 bucks a day after going viral. he released another single this week i want to go home. features lyrics such as we're on the brink of the next world war and i don't think nobody's praying no more. and i ain't saying i know it for sure, i'm just down on my knees beggings lord take me mommy. those are your headlines. and if i sang those lyrics, guys, i could guarantee you i would not be making $40,000 a day. >> steve: he has become a rich

man south of richmond. if he is making $40,000 a day. wow, good for him. >> carley: keeping riding that train, oliver. >> ainsley: listener to that song the little slower the message is good though. >> steve: ends with the bible. >> brian: nothing is better than carley reading the lyrics of oliver anthony. that to me is going to go down in history because you tried to do it like you were delivering the domenic report. >> ainsley: carley, remind him of when you tried to sing the lyrics one time when you said drop it like it's hot. >> carley: yes, ainsley, i love you. >> brian: ainsley, stay out of this, okay? how dare you remember everything. i wish i believed that. coming up straight ahead. governor desantis is the highest polling candidate on tonight's debate stage. what is his strategy? we'll ask the communication director for the never back down pac erin per ready, she is here.

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>> ainsley: we are back with a fox weather alert. tropical depression harold sweeping through south texas after making landfall on padre island as a tropical storm yesterday. strong winds, heavy rain, flash flooding, causing thousands of families to lose power. the texas national guard and the water rescue teams are deployed now. let's check in with our senior

meteorologist janice dean for our fox weather forecast. >> janice: and that was just sort of a weak tropical system, right, that brought all of that flooding to texas. so there's the landfall happened around this time yesterday. 50 mile-per-hour sustained winds. we are still moving some three-point line moisture in from the gulf but the remnants now moving in towards the southwest. and the remnants of hilary as well combined bringing the potential for flooding for parts of the southwest up toward great bay sin not only today and tomorrow but as we get into friday as well. speaking of the tropics we have tropical storm franklin moving over the dominican republic. you know, bringing life-threatening flooding for this region as well as some strong gusty winds. and then we are going to watch this develop over the next couple of days into a hurricane out in the atlantic and still a lot of uncertainty but the east coast, you don't need to keep as eye on that as well as bermuda. we will keep you up to date. brian kilmeade 99 in milwaukee today and not because you're hot. [laughter]

>> brian: right, it will be hot outside and inside wherever i am for almost meaning that janice, i appreciate it. let's talk politics. g.o.p. candidates gear up for debate on fox. new iowa poll showing half of republicans voters say they can be persuaded to support another candidate as their first choice. so let's bring in erin perrine communication directors for never back down pac for ron desantis. i'm sure you love that poll. those are the people you want to persuade. erin, how do you do it governor desantis. >> this is a great opportunity for governor desantis to have a conversation with a national audience. a lot of people know his name but they don't his record of success. they don't know his record of service. serving as a jag attorney for knave navy seal team one. the opportunity to have this conversation with such a broad audience of republican primary voters. those who are really dialed in and talking about the military. his efforts to rebuild and refocus. the indoctrination of children we are seeing in schools and his fight against that in florida.

you are going to see a very prepared, a very intelligent and a very hardworking candidate on that stage. there is no one else in this debate who is working as hard as governor desantis and the person who people get to see that. >> brian: been in over 40 counties. nikki haley about done the same thing. she was one of the first. in one of the things that came out was the advice that your pac gave to him about how to handle the debate. that is go after vivek, and when chris christie goes after trump, defend trump. do you hope the governor does that? >> i can tell you this much, governor desantis, every word you are going to hear tonight are directly his thoughts, his words, and his action. we are going. >> brian: because you can't go directly to him. >> absolutely there are laws that would prevent direct coordination. we put out the advice. this is all about governor desantis and his record tonight and 9 opportunity for the american people to see that and the hard work he is doing on the campaign trail. to your point, he has hit around 40 counties in iowa right now. we are looking at over 10,000 people, almost 11,000, i believe, who have signed up already, right now in august to

commit to caucus for governor desantis. we have knocked over 1.7 million doors and had considerations with voters with those voters in early states about the governor and getting his message out there. tonight is his opportunity to show that to a broad audience. >> brian: do you hope that he is attacked? as the center square it's inevitable. >> you are looking at the future of the republican party on this stage tonight. there is plenty of conversation about the former president and whether or not he is there. but the number one person on that stage tonight, the top person in polling is governor ron desantis. and when he is pushed, he never backs down from a fight. that's what you are going to see tonight. this is guy who is unapologetic in his ethics, in his work, and in his success. and, yeah, everybody is going to try to take a shot at the top guy on the stage. it doesn't mean they will land it. and it means that he does, i have seen him on the trail. he does exceptionally well when he is pushed. >> will he go to the spin room after? >> i don't know what the read in is on that. >> ken cuccinelli will. >> the founder of our super pac, never back down my understanding

he is going to be in there you will hear from great voices that support governor desantis, governor chip roy, governor of oklahoma kevin stitt will be there as well. the first governor to support governor desantis in this race. these are strong conservative voices, principled voices who are standing up and saying we are talking about the future of america, the future of the republican party, that's governor ron desantis. >> brian: erin, going to bat for him super pac and tomorrow see governor desantis at 8:40 eastern time in the diner to do the aftermath -- after action report. great to see you, erin. >> thank you so much. >> brian: coming up straight ahead, diversity takes center stwang a half dozen candidates of color seeking the g.o.p. nomination. how can they sway minority voters in 2024. lt. governor winsome sears back with us live. that story, next. ♪ ♪ with skyrizi to treat my skin

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minority voting block in the country. >> diversity for diversity's sake is just not something that's going to work this time. people are more engaged. they're more into what is happening. so they want to hear things, you know. the messenger matters but the message matters more. >> steve: you have got some minority voters sharing what they want to hear from the candidates tonight at the debate that kicks off at 9:00 right here on fox. >> it is the most diverse field in the history of the republican party. our next guest made history as the first female, first woman of color to be elected as lt. governor of virginia. and winsome sears joins us live in the studio. good morning to you. >> good morning, steve. great to be here. >> steve: it's great to have you here as well. regarding as we just heard from the minority voters, how important is diversity as we look at the big screen? >> well, let's think about it. really minority voters want what everybody else wants. we want good schools so that our children will have a hope and a future. we want good jobs, after that

necessarily and we want to make sure that, well, they get rid of onerous regulations that don't add anything. you know. we want to make sure that our communities are safe. and, of course, for the debaters it's going to be internationally focused as well. so, we don't want anything else that, you know, the rest of america wants. so come and speak to us. don't cede any of our votes to the other party. >> steve: going, in you don't have to tell me who your favorite is. do you have a fave rit of the 8 on the big screen? >> i'm not going to tell you whether i have a fave rit or not. >> steve: you don't have to tell me who it is just do you have a fave rit how think could really do well? >> here what happens we need. so, remember now, that before we know what you're going to do, it's what you're saying that you are going to do, right? minority voters, everybody else, this is where what we are looking for. so we want somebody who is a leader. and they are all leaders.

we don't want insults. we want ideas. the school yard stuff has to stop, of course. and so tell us what you are going to do. and by the way. your character is going to show, right, before we know what you are going to do. so you have to appeal to us in that commander. and show us how you are going to bring us together. and that's what we want. >> steve: sure. of course, when you were elected, the primary issue, it seemed like for us looking in on what was going on down in the commonwealth of virginia was all about education. >> yes. >> you and glenn youngkin, it was all about giving parents a voice in the kid's education. >> um-huh. >> how important will education be tonight? >> education is everything because i mean it's what starts you out in life. when my dad came to america with only 1.75, i mean, that's poor and then he came, of course, seven days before martin luther king jr. gave his i have a dream speech. what moved him from the poor immigrant to where he is today and where a many today because i

also came off the pan-american plain as i like it say it was education. education will move all boats. what policies are you going to have? >> steve: sure. >> are they going to move our children to greatness? that's what we want. >> steve: as i look at the eight candidates who will be on the stage tonight, there's one candidate that has been suggested and that is the governor of your state, glenn youngkin. there are stories that big donors are waiting to see, you know, how this group does tonight on fox and if somebody can't really get some traction, they might push him or inquiry whether or not he would like to run. and they have a whole strategy. would it surprise you if glenn youngkin got in? >> well, i don't know that it would surprise me. i know is he a humble man and by the way that's the other thing we are looking for in the character of the leader. we want somebody who is humble. by the way humble doesn't mean weak. it means being meek, strength, of course but it's character. you know, it wouldn't surprise me.

and it would be a wonderful thing, i think. but we are focused on 2023. >> you are focused today on a book that came out yesterday. you mentioned your dad when he arrived in this country from jamaica. her brand new book is how sweet it is, defending the american dream. it is available now. when you say how sweet it is. you have got to be talking about america. >> yes. i'm talking about all of america. by the way, do you know who believes in the greatness of america, still? it's the people who are trying to come across the border. they are even throwing their children over the fence because they know if they can get a foot on american soil, the trajectory of their lives will change just as it did for my f father and fr me. we want to make sure who is coming across the border. of course we have to make sure the border is secure. that's another topic. we could be here forever. what's your economic and military and policy. so allies we are there for them and adversaries understand don't

count us out. >> steve: i'm going to read your book, but, before i do tell us one thing in the book about you that we don't know. >> well, i think most of it is already in the book. my life is a series of tragedies and the overcoming of them. and that we have to move on from the bad things that happened to us. that we have this one life and let's live it to the fullest. that doesn't mean getting rich and having all the success. that's wonderful. but it's how are you serves others? how are you being purposeful about your life? how are you being intentional and getting up from the ashes always? if you don't have hope, you don't really have anything. and that's another thing we want to see tonight. we want to see hope. >> steve: well, your book sounds great. once again it's called "how scweet it is" lt. governor from the commonwealth of virginia winsome sears. >> the great commonwealth of virginia. >> steve: all three of my kids were born there.

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but if we have a place for people to move, you should not be forced to just allow people to be on the sidewalk. makes a lot of whole lot of sense to me, steve. over to you. >> steve: carley, thank you very much. >> you are very welcome. >> steve: coming up eight candidates duel it out tonight in milwaukee. kurt of the cyberguy has all the tech . the greendale high school drumline. it's pete. [drumline]

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>> ainsley: well, we are counting down to the first g.o.p. primary debate. it is happening tonight at 9:00 p.m. right here on fox. and this year there are more ways to watch it than ever before. here with your tv tablet and streaming guide, kurt nuts knutsson the cyberguy. you flew all the way. we can watch it on tv or additional commentary if we have our phone or tablet or phone. >> a lot of very, very tired people inside this building have been working very hard to bring some really extraordinary ways

to dial in. whether you are on a laptop, desktop, whether you have a tablet at home or using your phone, for the first time you will be able to really turn this into your second screen. meaning you can watch us on tv. be watching fox news. there is bret, there is martha. during the breaks you will see pete hegseth on your device from fox nation. going to be streaming across all our platforms foxnews.com the fox news app. fox business.com. and commentary. score card what is going on in the debate. smart way to stay informed as you are watching live and what's great is in the past, in order to watch, fox on your app. or online, you would need to associate it with your tv provider. tonight, for the debate, you won't have to do that. you just have to sign up. provide your email address a couple other questions and then boom, you are in to watch the debate live across all our

platforms. >> ainsley: foxnews.com? go to our fox app.? >> for your phone, for your tablet go to the app. store or google play. you would download fox news. that app. is there. it will show you right there. there is a big promo about 9:00 p.m. tonight coming up live event. even be notified when to turn it on. and then for your devices like a desktop or laptop simply go to foxnews.com or fox business.com and find it all right there. you will see normally a little red button on the top right says watch tv. now you will see a debate sign up that's there that will present itself. you are in. it's such a smarter way to do. this it's a less complicated way to get it. and inevitably it's the things that we will end up talking about between ourselves at home oh, i didn't know that and you just find out one more little nugget about a candidate that you are hearing live right there on your device. >> ainsley: great idea. bill and dana will be on with a preview. the debate will last two hours.

go ahead and download that fox news app. you love it. watch tv. i take in the bathroom getting ready the no morning. i don't have a tv in bathroom. i take my phone in there, i can watch tv and listen to laura ingraham's show or carley's show in the morning it's great. >> smart way to do it. fox nation app. even if you haven't signed up for fox nation as of yet, that will be free streamed tonight as well. >> ainsley: pete hegseth's stuff on the app. starts at 8:30 tonight. >> it does. be there during the breaks with commentary with the panel. >> ainsley: he will have the panel. i know will is going to be on the panel with him, too. great. thank you so much, kurt. >> it's a big night. >> ainsley: second hour of "fox & friends" starts say it with me right now. ♪ >> bring it on. people can do what they want. i'm not running to be a contributor on cable news. we're running to win. >> we're going to focus on restoring hope, creating opportunities, and