they are trying to elicit where they go from here. tomorrow we will be getting a reaction from chris christie, what he thinks of this. where the race goes from here after the big night tonight. >> hello. it is a five in new york city. this is "the five." the stage is set for the show down. we are set for the presidential

debate. eight republican candidates getting their first big shot to convince you they have what it takes to be the nominee. >> i am the only one whose sole purpose is running to be the 47th president of the united states. >> i am talking to voters. it matters more than getting robotic attack lines against my opponent. >> we have been preparing for this first republican presidential debate. >> the last thing i want to talk about or think about is the presidential candidate with his shirt off. >> i am going to be the only one on the stage who grew up working on a farm, on a ranch.

>> the contenders -- posted a picture of himself going short-list -- shirtless. doug, in our newsroom, we got word that the governor injured himself playing basketball. you can see him limping after tearing his achilles tendon. he was rushed to the local e.r. he has been discharged. he said he will debate, but will he be able to stand? >> so many americans make so many sacrifices. if you are going to lead this country, you ought to be able to stand on a wooden leg.

>> the only pain we feel here, it is 7 degrees hotter here than miami. >> tonight is going to be a good night. the debates and discourse are important to the country and democracy. voters are going to be looking for a few things. who is able to talk about these issues in a way that doesn't belittle or demean others. who is able to talk about specificity around the economy. schools, crime. i hope to hear them talk about these things. they are going to ask some tough questions about how they would lead the country but how might they work together.

i am looking forward to the sun shifting. >> jesse would be a waiver -- be able to push him over. >> we are looking for some with wit and charm, but ron desantis is under a ton of pressure. he has lost momentum and money. it will be a big pile on. donors and supporters are looking to see whether this guy can make it. we don't know if he can. he cannot look annoyed when they do the split screen and he has to show that he has to be the one to consolidate the base and be there. he is probably going to take a few shots at them. the guys more than kill me, he is bright, he has a sunny

message that is connected with people. he could gain a lot of traction. the jury is out. he has never been attacked on his record. chris christie, you will see a lot of him whether you like it or not. he is trying to tangle with anybody on the stage. he is probably going to collide with anything that gets in his way and fight for attention. scott has done nothing so far. he needs a break out moment. nikki also needs a break out moment. she needs something to get traction. the guy that broke his leg, i have never heard about him before. >> they talked about name i.d.

and we have been talking about these candidates for a few months. across the board, when you have this many viewers, it is a chance for them to make a first impression. you have debated in a contest like this. >> nothing at this level, but there is no question. the elephant in this room is donald trump. others may be known to certain parts of the country, but people don't know that name or how to pronounce it. chris christie is someone people may remember, but at the same time, tonight is a make or break night. there was no clear leader tonight. desantis has lost momentum. what happened to the guy who won his race in florida by 20 points. he is stiff and unrelatable.

you have some problems, but he has never run for office before. he says things that makes sense. mike pence, he has a problem. you have people who support donald trump. donald trump put a sticker on him and mike pence will not be able to wipe that off his head. chris christie will beat up on everybody. tim scott has experience in the senate. nikki haley, this woman has been hitting the ground constantly. she was the second to announce and she is only in the single digits. i agree with jesse. i don't care. i am excited about tonight. i cannot wait to see it. >> one of the things we saw at the beginning, there were sports

going on in this campaign and they were hitting the burpee's this morning with his wife in the garage, got good foot movement. >> it is clever to use a crutch as a crutch. it is good to see your candidates in shape. people don't know this, i got the job at "the five" after beating greta arm wrestling. i find it a little gratuitous. it defeats the purpose. if you no longer stand out, if you copy somebody else, what is the point. it starts to come off as a little thirsty when everybody does it. it started with rfk. he did it first and he looked great. now you have frantic staffers

going wrestle a bear. power walk the mall holding an orphan. the moment it gets to the public it is trite and over. that is why it is a good tip for watching the debate. we are past the point of the establishment politician persuading us. trump obliterated that. you will never get that thing and then you have the promise of joe biden, who lied through his teeth. we know they are shysters. you have to find that one person with a personality. it is like the sextant -- it is like the sex pistols. you only know johnny rotten. -- is probably the johnny rotten of that crew and my only

other advice is persuasive beets applause lines. you might get a clap here and there, but if you can accurately talk about the decline in american life and how you are going to turn that around and how your competitors cannot do the same thing, that is better than getting a pop on twitter. >> or x. >> whatever we are calling it these days. >> greg would be loving this music. we are counting down to the debate. bill and i will bring you the best pregame coverage you have ever seen in your life. the big event starts at 9:00 p.m. sharp. president biden will not be on the stage with that is not stopping the democrats from painting his opponents as extremists.

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>> joe biden might want to be wide awake tonight. candidates want to kick him out of the oval office. he is not worried he is going zen. he took a pilates class followed by a spin class and it looks like it could be a late night for biden. >> what is your expectation for the g.o.p. debate? >> they are making a pathetic attempt to control the debate and it is backfiring. >> the stunt admits four times

as much carbon as the average american produces in a day. >> they are all extreme, all of the apples in that bag are rotten. joe biden believes our better days are ahead of us and not behind us. republicans believe our best days are behind us. we are going to paint that picture. tonight, get your popcorn. it is going to be a service. >> isn't it ironic how the democrats claimed to be a party of unity yet during the debate they are flying this banner. >> i love the fact that biden is taking a spin class. at least the bike stands still.

this is an important point to make. joe biden's record will be on display for millions of people for the first time. the media hasn't done its job on crime, the border, the drug epidemic. this could be the introduction to the biden disaster. it might be the first time people have heard about hunter influence peddling the $700 they use a month that could have been used for a three day vacation for their family or get their kid a bike. you have to quantify that for people to understand it. the sheer corruption will finally be heard by millions of americans. it would be really good. the ad hominem stuff works for people already on your side, but you have to do something with the facts. $700 is a persuasive thing for

people who have never heard of what joe does. the other part about it is, there are two kill shots. you don't need to make fun of him anymore. the bigger insult is laying off of him. this guy is not well. we need to move beyond him, get past the sale. they have kamala harris, so they cannot move to her, therefore it can only be a republican because you cannot rely on either one of them. >> americans are spending an extra $709 more than they were two years ago. 65% of the voters identify inflation as a big problem. shouldn't this be every candidates priority tonight? >> you imagine it would be.

you have not heard republicans talk about this in the house. they are intoxicated with investigating. you see some of the presidential candidates talking more about how to use the government to punish people. he has a big job tonight, he has to do less disney bashing and give us a sense of what he is going to do to make the country stronger. joe biden will have a record to run on. he will talk about new jobs, derisking the american economy. how he rallied the world against russia and our fight with ukraine. will these things be enough? he will have to defend crime and what he has done on the border. there are things every incumbent has to defend. this president will be no

exception. which can differentiate themselves, which can stand out? not just a sound bite on t on twitter, but who can get people to sit back in their chair in the arena and say that is the leadership i would like to see. that is the test. >> based on what harold is saying, should people be attacking joe biden or should they be offering their own solutions? >> it is a combination. if people are watching, they are wondering if this is a person that could beat joe biden in a general election. i hope we hear about the policies. what he calls accomplishments are vulnerabilities. ron desantis has pointed out if he is the nominee, he will not allow joe biden to rest in the basement.

what the democrats have wanted, they have been wanting to run against donald trump. then they got nervous. ron desantis had the momentum for a while. everybody was attacking ron desantis. they have backed off that. the other thing, is that joe biden has purchased a spanish-language ad in florida. part of this is the spanish-language one. they are losing ground, especially on the economy. they need those demographics to turn out because the republicans don't have to win all the votes, they just have to win more than before. the last thing is, the biden advisor said he is not watching the debate because he is focused on the american people. he is on his second vacation in a month and today, to say i am

going to pilates and spin class. do you know how much those are? those classes are probably $60, $50 in the place where he is. if i were him, i would have done something with the factory to today. >> his campaign cochair told reporters i don't expect you will see joe biden respond to any of the attacks. it is biden far ahead his only concern is trump or are his numbers based on the disdain for trump? >> joe biden doesn't have to do anything because the establishment media will do it for him. he can go to pilates and not lift a finger. the goal tonight is to disqualify president biden and

bidenomics. you say he is an incompetent, detached, debilitated, corrupt establishment democrat, who, you point to poignant moments, hawaii. the afghanistan withdrawal, things that showcase the fact he is a callous, cold, out of touch human being that does not care about you, and then you attack bidenomics. you have high rates, inflation, gas prices and illegal immigration. look at the bank account. it is not what it used to be. you pivot to what your plan is. how specifically are you going to boost paychecks, how specifically are you going to pump more oil. those are the things you need to focus on. if you stay focused on policy, that is what the country cares

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battleground. liberal leaders are deflecting blame. >> for someone who says i worry about walking through the square because of the crimes that have happened, i don't feel safe, what do you tell them? >> i tell them i understand you are feeling safe because you are seeing a lot of this in the media. we cannot allow fear to dictate how we move in this world. >> that was bad. feminists are more concerned with the criminal rights than

the victims they attack because criminal justice reform as part of this constellation of left-wing issues. it somehow handcuffed women so they cannot come out and say this is bad. we have to start defending women because it is the men that are beating them and pushing them in front of trains. >> where was the new york delegation when all of that was happening? they were silent. how is the mayor of oakland going to say you are seeing it in the media. why are you seeing it in the media? because it is happening. eric johnson is the mayor of dallas. what is the safest city? dallas was number one. tell us so we can tell other

people. he has focus on morale of the police. he wants the polic make sure thd repeat criminals and they figured out a way to deal with them head on. >> how important should this issue be tonight? >> i would seize on the video like this. this is the most honorable and disgusting behavior we have ever seen. you have never seen women being beaten in public. most cowards attack women inside their homes.

someone has to protect these women. someone has to protect our people. if the police and politicians are going to do it, someone else has to. remember ray rice, the guy that punched his girlfriend in the elevator? the iterative the did not -- the nfl did not do anything about it because they didn't see it and then they saw it and they suspended him in his career is over. once you see these things on tape, it is a whole different thing. >> i became more disgusted by the mayors response.

>> make no mistake. the people targeted for crime are women, children and the elderly. the liberals are focused more on the social justice, which i have been saying nobody is quite define for me. there is nothing progressive about allowing criminals to seize upon victims. they don't care that it is the middle of the day. they don't care they can be identified because they know they will not be arrested and they know they will not be prosecuted. the mayor should be recalled. she is referring to the leftist argument that it is the

perception of crime. there is a lot of it in the media. oakland, los angeles, they are violent places. he want to talk about tribalism, the alameda county d.a. is a woman that the naacp appealed to her to declare a state of emergency because of the violent crime. do you know what the d.a.'s response was? if she is disappointed that a great african american pastor and organization would take a false narrative, we expect more from the bishop. it is the us versus them mentality. it is tribalism. it is the only way you can solve crime and get the communities confidence. it will only get worse.

>> i am relatively young, i don't remember the era when crime wasn't political, but there had to have been a time when it was treated like an issue, like the weather. now that it has been politicized, the democratic party will be on the side of the devil if it happens the republican's on the side of the angels. they can't be seen as anticrime because they are in cahoots with the republicans to the judge's point of this. it has infected something we shouldn't be tribal about, which is safety and security. why are you so evil, harold? >> the fact that dana started her answer so eloquently with the example of what is happening in dallas, where his city has been called number one, i have said, if i were vice president

harris, i would try to reset and reboot her political fortunes by having her travel and understand better what is working and what is not as we think about ways to fight crime to make community safer. in urban cities, the quality of life has diminished greatly. they should recall the mayor of oakland. if you believe the answer to what we all saw was to say this is a function and reaction and a creation of those in the media, try telling that to the young ladies parent. we need them to confront this challenge is a national problem, figure out what is working, cops, ensure cops are in areas where crime is in higher

instances. build more prisons, give police officers the tools and resources and training they need to protect communities. let us all stop politicizing it. if we continue, we do it at our own peril. >> typical democrat. i am joking. next, trans activists hurling f-bombs at riley gains.

>> parental rights and the battle over women's sports. angry trans activists are

lashing out as they realize america is not on their side. >> [bleep]. >> it is radical right wing haters that don't want people to grow up with love. it is actually people hurling f-bombs and acting insane. >> we talked about the plane that is going to be flying around milwaukee saying republicans are extremists. in the last block we talked about how none of the feminists will stand up for victims of crime.

it is insane to me they don't say this. this poll out of new jersey said parental rights matters, i don't understand why it was so shocking. 85% of people agree parent should have the right to be in charge of kids education and gender identity. they have been saying this is just conservative fearmongering. that is how you had all the school boards across america switch from democrats to republicans, because this is on the ballot. i look forward to seeing how they frame the question tonight and how these candidates will answer. i don't think it is good enough to say i would abolish the department of education. it is a cultural shift that someone needs to lean on.

one of these candidates should be able to articulate that. >> should they make that a big issue? >> absolutely. it is about parental control and a move towards socialism. the bottom line is the numbers are so in favor of parents who want to be in control of what their children learn. is that unusual? what we saw in terms of that video, they are holding a sign that says love over hate. it is a schizophrenic message. we want equity. the amazing part is, we are at a point after covid where we are suffering in terms of education. they are pushing engineering and ai and new world technology and we are over here fighting about whether or not there should be

gender identity. >> president biden has not answered how he feels about men competing in women's sports. he is going to have to answer that question. >> you can agree with that position that they were wrong to yell out what they were yelling out. >> where is the. if you can point to me the -- genocide. >> i don't believe they should be yelling what they are yelling. i agree with you.

the president will have to answer this question. i am not comfortable. that bothers me to know that my daughter could be competing in a sporting event was a man who decides to identify as a woman a week before. this is something we are going to have to deal with. the question will come up tonight in the debate. i do agree, when it comes to the general, he will have to answer this question. >> the fact they are holding a sign that says transgenocide, what does that tell you? >> you can remove healthy organs from children who are confused and parents cannot know what is going on because it violates the children's privacy. you can let young men beat the out of women in sports.

a male can stay in a prison for women as long as he identifies as female. those are extreme views. i am against those views. if that makes me an extremist, i embrace my extremism. you see jen psaki shifting ge gears. sorry, you created this monster. your party was behind this monster. if people didn't use the right pronoun, they could lose their job. you could be accused of putting lives in danger. you could be aiding or abetting trans genocide. it came and went like the pet rock.

the truth is, to be interesting in life, you have to grow as a human being, you have to travel, read, listen. picking a pronoun or putting on lipstick or pink socks is not replacement for a personality. it is announcing to everybody when you do this, you are announcing that you are a sheep. you should be embarrassed. >> not everybody has such a vivacious personality as greg gutfeld. you are really all personality. up next, our predictions for tonight's debate. ♪ ♪ acellus courses for parents independently homeschooling their children. our complete k through 12 homeschool program includes courses in math, science, social studies, reading and language arts. it also includes electives such as music, 3d printing and programing. power homeschool

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by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. ♪ ♪ >> harold: welcome back. we're just hours away from the start of the debate. let's go around with quick predictions. my mate right next to me. dana, what do you think? >> here's my thing. did i perino on politics podcast today i had josh kraushaar. he recommended that the way he watches the debate watch the entire thing and not look at twitter or x or anything the entire time and let it settle in you before you get, you know, any other ideas or predictions. so, my prediction is that i will

not be able to do that. [laughter] >> judge? >> >> judge jeanine: well, obviously, you don't want to mess up because the media is merciless you don't want to filibuster a line. but i think that chris christie is going to be like a bulldog tonight. i won't make my mind up until it's all over. that's a good message. >> harold: "primetime"? >> jesse: if you slay chris christie in the first 15 minutes it's pure gold. other than that, you have to accomplish three things right in your first answer who you are, what your agenda is. and what's wrong with joe biden. just be concise because people start dozing off after the first 30. >> harold: mr. opinion? that would be you, mr. gutfeld? >> greg: okay, so i'm not taping my show tonight, so that means in about six minutes, do you know where i'm going to be. so, whatever. >> dana: what are you having for dinner? >> greg: i don't know. there's a place down the corner called the soho diner that now makes pigs in a blanket. i ordered a bunch of pigs in a

blanket. >> judge jeanine: you are a slob. >> greg: my only prediction is that i won't remember much of this. >> harold: desantis has the most to gain and haley and scott i think it could be an opening for them. one more thing is up next. ♪ people always told me ♪ be careful what you do ♪ don't go around breaking youni girl's hearts.th network. (ella) we get more control of production, efficiencies, and greater agility. (jen) that's enterprise intelligence. (vo) it's your vision, it's your verizon. we set out to identify the root causes that are behind students academic challenges. one of the things we found is that many students who struggle are missing. important foundational knowledge. learning is a sequential process. it's like a chain of interlinked concepts. if one link is missing, there isn't anywhere to connect the next concept yourselves. acellus team responded by developing a technology called vectored instruction, which takes into account

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♪ >> dana: it's time now for "one more thing." first off the second episode of perino on politics. preview of the debate with josh kraushaar. highly recommend. also we have amazing crew here in milwaukee. harold and i took a picture with them as we hold our handheld fans because it feels like 109 in here and that is no joke. thank you to everybody here and has been amazing. jesse, what have you got? >> jesse: i will be teeing up the debate at 8:00 and handing it off to you at 8:30 dana perino. so catch us tonight. it's going to be great, harold?

>> harold: i thank the team, too. tyler scott, chicago bears, $20,000 dinner tab they stuck it with him. felt he had to pay it all. turned out rookie dinner tradition he didn't have to pay it all. i wish i had been there. >> dana: that's a good one. judge and greg get you tomorrow. that is it for us. "special report" is up next. i'm sure you have a great show and you have a big night ahead of you, bret. >> bret: you know, dana so many people miss these handoffs i want to absorb it for a minute. it's great to talk to you. [laughter] >> dana: bask in it. have a good show. >> bret: thank you. good evening. i'm bret baier. we are coming to you tonight from ph pf fiserv forum. the 8 candidates are going through final preparations as are the two moderators. i'm told. one of the candidates, north dakota governor doug burgum will not be at 100 percent physically. he had to t