is. >> lawrence: 7:00 a.m. on the east coast monday, august the 19th. this is "fox & friends." i will be coming to you live from chicago today as the dnc kicks off today. i got a chance to catch up with locals who say they aren't too thrilled with how things are going in the country, watch. >> definitely the number one issue is the violence in chicago, the gun violence. >> the violence. >> the economy is the big -- it's a big question mark. >> brian: all right. and, democrat division. the city is bracing for up to 100,000 anti-israel, pro-hamas protesters this week. how big a problem will this be for the party i ask you. answer at home. >> ainsley: and flash floods ripping through connecticut, first responders jumping into action through the waist deep water. >> steve: oh my goodness. so the second hour of "fox &

friends" starts right now. 7:00 here in new york. it is 6:00 in chicago. and we start things off right now. >> steve: and today is day one of the democratic national convention. it begins in chicago this morning as president biden is expected to pass the torch symbolically to his vice president during his big speech tonight. >> ainsley: divisions in the party will be on display as thousands of anti-israel protesters are expected to rally outside of the event throughout the week. >> brian: live team conch and we are bragging. lawrence hosting from the windy city. jacqui heinrich name in bold in the prompter for a preview of president biden's speech. we begin with steve harrigan on the massive protest we expect today there was even a march yesterday. steve, take it away. >> steve: brian, it did get started early on sunday afternoon. that was a sanctioned protest several hundred anti-israel

pro-palestinian protesters as well as other groups out there. this was legal. it was in downtown chicago. and it was peaceful. several hundred trailing many of them on bicycles that is really just kicking it off. more than 200 groups protesting, many of them pro-palestinian protesters. and they there are concerns amongst some analysts mcextreme groups. attempt to grab attention away from the convention. >> they say we're your voters, you lost us by not listening to us. >> if that delivers the message to the democrats that they have to listen to them in the future because some of these radical groups their bases of support are in swing states places like michigan and minute society basically what it this is a plot to hijack our political process political parties we decide who wins presidential elections. >> and a city has been preparing for this for more than one year.

secret service working with chicago police there could be up to 100,000 protesters here. law enforcement officials said any violence, throwing things, destroying property could be met with immediate arrest. as far as business owners go, some owners say they are not taking any chances. they have begun to border up their store windows already. there is a legal protest march around about one mile long off to me to the right. we will see if that proves to be enough. back to you. >> ainsley: boarded up.com service that does that for you. >> steve: we should have invested in plywood last week. have you reported on this program from war zones for decades. so you are prepared for whatever happens last week heard the top cop in chicago say okay, people can protest, but they can't riot. and we're going to arrest them if they start rioting. what exactly does rioting look like? is it getting out a can of spray paint and spraying something on

starbucks or breaking windows? what is it, i think both of those would fall under the category destruction of property as well as throwing objects at police. will it be contained though one mile strip or will these radical protesters attack other areas in the city? we're just going to have to waited and see, steve. >> brian: steve, i have a quick question, do you have the sense, probably berth than most, when tensions are about to rise or when something is safe. when you are in the city. in chicago right now, if you were buy yourself walking around without a microphone, do you feel safe, 7:00 tonight do you feel safe? what is the sense in the city when it comes to security? >> as far as daytime hours, i feel pretty good walking around. a lot of homeless on the street. a lot of homeless with families. with young children out there recent migrants on the city. as far as after dark, you know, i don't feel safe anywhere after dark. [laughter] >> ainsley: steve in june chicago warned the city and the

chicago police department that they were unprepared for the protesters because of major shortage at the police department and even the police superintendent larry selling? said we are making the best with the number of offers we have after that report came thought june, did they ramp up their preparations? protesters have had months to organize online. they could select their own target a big city, a huge target. >> steve: let's hope everyone is safe. >> lawrence: quickly, steve, i know that you say that the protest was peaceful last night. did you happen to see any of the radical elements that all of us are bracing for? >> we already saw one attempt when the delegates were being greeted, a pro-palestinian protester grabbed a microphone and started shouting about the war in gaza, so just maybe a taste of what we could see

ahead. [chanting] >> lawrence: thanks so much, steve. >> ainsley: thank you. hope everything is peaceful. both of y'all be careful. >> brian: we also heard it's not just about gaza they were prepared to manor about fossil fuels. climate change. >> lawrence: same groups. >> brian: they are grabbing this it's the issue of the day. not imbued in their doctrine d.o. >> steve: they are following the headlines. >> lawrence: that's what happened when you are a professional paid protester. did you go along with whatever the mood is of the day. guys. let's go to joining heinrich who is in chicago for a preview of president biden's speech tonight. i think she is in the arena. hey, jacqui. >> jacqui: hey, lawrence. you know, senator amy klobuchar sedentaries of joy when president biden walks into this hall tonight because he, quote, liberally saved democracy and beat donald trump.

and democrats see his decision to abandon his re-election bid as another heroic act in that effort. but, for those closest to the president, tears of joy from the people who shoved him out of the door seems more like tears of guilt. the "new york times" columnist maureen dowd writes top democrats are privileging with resentment even as they are about to put on a united front in the windy city. the president resented obama for shoving him aside for hillary. resent hillary for scawrn derg that opportunity and losing to trump. even though obama tried do everything quietly to try to protect saintly status. joe was furious obama was sidelining him twice. obama is not hanging around after his speech to take in all the tributes. he will be long gone by the time that obama and pelosi speak. >> how are you feeling about yor speech tomorrow? >> good, really good. >> jacqui: meantime we are getting a better sense of how harris is using this convention,

and it is shaping up to have a message that's light on policy and heavy on vibes that it's time unite and take the fight to trump. >> much of what you probably heard me talk about before in terms of what i believe to be the promise of america. and the fact that we're all in this and there is obviously a lot at stake, there is also a lot to feel good about in terms of the future of our country. >> this is effectively a big show to say that a new leader taking the stage with the president's blesting and all is good. harris has already won the nomination with the vitter tall ballot. this roll call vote is symbolic. in essence, the beaches are really just a way to set the tone that it is time to move on and stop looking at the past. guys. >> steve: and, jacqui, to your point about this convention is heavy on vibes, i was reading that apparently in addition to joe biden speaking tonight,

there are -- during the week there are going to be five social media influencers and a bunch of social media influencers have wound up with credentials because as every campaign knows, something like half of americans get some of their news from social media but something like third of people under 30 get their news from tiktok, bring in the tiktok to comers to make kamala harris look better. >> this is something that this administration has been doing for a while. i mean, they had a briefing at the white house with social media influencers, you considerable the nato they invited 20 or so to come in and cover the nato summit. i don't know how that went over or if people watched it on tiktok, they are increaseing willly aware that that is where people get their information and trying to reach those votes voters and some polling i saw a couple days ago shows that harris is doing well tiktokers maybe it's working, guys. >> steve: the tiktokers will do

some talking. thank you very much, jacqui. >> brian: i remember when tiktok was banned. do you remember that? can we get back to that? i mean, are the chinese grabbing all of our information or not? >> ainsley: the problem is when you are running for the highest office in the land. >> brian: we will get back to this. >> ainsley: your opponent is using it. >> brian: postpone until november. chinese have at it until november. >> steve: here is the scary part some of your kids may have it. i know some of my kids may have it. >> brian: i don't think -- wait, i think i have one on it. >> steve: there you go. listen to dad. >> a third the kids. >> ainsley: lawrence, you have been in chicago this weekend. i know you went to church yesterday, you talked to the voters to find what they think about this election. and you said when -- it's the big difference having kamala at the top of the ticket vs. biden.

>> yeah, ainsley, i decided to go back to my roots as a preacher's kid and go back to church. i had the opportunity to talk with the voters and i talked about the elephant in the room. is there pressure within the community to vote for kamala harris because she would be the first. this was the reaction. >> is there any pressure on this election based on the historic nature of kamala harris being the first black woman on the ticket? does that put extra weight on your decision this election time? >> absolutely not. none at all? >> no. no. >> yes. there is definitely a lot more pressure. i want to hear more about what she is going to do. because, being black is one thing. we have had black people to disappoint us. and so, being a woman is one thing. but we have had a woman to disappoint us. the main theme is what is your platform? >> neither side has done really

good. >> you are not pleased with either side they are both letting us down. >> they have. not just african-americans. all people. >> i think it's about time for the black community to start looking at the republican party. the republican party is profoundly pro-business. they are pro-education, it's time to do something different. >> lawrence: the pressure is there it wasn't just there in the church. we are going to be playing a package later on this week. i went to the bar ler shop. there is a change in the mood. political malpractice when there is a change in a ticket that you don't change your strategy. i remember once when president donald trump run before, ran before he said, what do you have to lose? the strategy can't be what do you have to lose? record economy and record credit card debt. took all depleted it. took over your communities and money and gave them on debit cards to the illegals in the country. so i'm not asking the former

president to create some fancy program for black america. but do you have to acknowledge the obvious in the room. so, take chicago, for example, you know, they were credited with giving up barack obama. there is great pride in that. and so, i think as the president and the former president, you know, alters his message, i think some people will come back to the party. i'm not sure right now with the emotions and the candy being out there right now they were to alter some people's minds. >> ainsley: lawrence, i love that strategy. this is what they took from you. they took your money. they took your border. they will want to take your guns. they want to take your health insurance, i think you are on to something, lawrence. >> steve: here's the thing. they aren't running. kamala harris is running. and i heard karl rove last night on some of the special conch live from chicago. and he said let's talk about kamala harris. kamala harris, what did she do?

when she was socially the vice president in 2021 when she was the vice president. she cast the deciding vote that broke the tie in the senate the $1.9 trillion american rescue plan. even democratic economists said that's going to add to inflation. and then she cast the deciding vote in the senate once again for the 2022 fiscal year budget. for the biden administration. which ated billions of extra spending. and did it again the next year. so, all that extra spending, we all know that is where the inflation came from. it went up to almost 10%. and that is how we got to where we are today. where everything costs more. so, you know what? if the trump people were effective. they would start saying look. she is the one who personally broke the tie that led to inflation. because that is a fact. >> brian: what i thought was fascinating friday we finally got specific plans from her this is my economic vision. although she called it gauging.

>> steve: price gauging, in. >> brian: price gauging instead of price gouging. the price controls the "new york times" -- the "new york post" basically called her a communist. price controls, let's go and emptied shelves. if you have bananas are going to be $4 and turns out had you to buy them for more than $4. super narcotic say keep your bananas. leave the shelves open. already did this math. next thing you know surrogates fanned out on the sunday shows and defend harris' one mini plan her economic plan. and it didn't go well. listen. >> some democratic economists say her plans to target corporate price gouging and eliminate taxes on tips likely would not bring prices down or significantly help low income workers. >> republicans, as you know, are accusing harris of advocating for price controls like in communist countries where the government sets a price rather than the marketplace. you just said it's not price

controls. but, can you explain then how you define what an accepted price is if you don't have a benchmark? >> the nonpartisan committee for a responsible federal budget estimated that plan would add $1.7 trillioned to the federal deficit. are you comfortable with that? >> i am comfortable with that because we need to do is get rid of the trump tax cuts for the wealthy? anything that smacks of the price fixing that, i don't think so, works. >> is this plan to ban price gouging anything more than a gimmick, governor? >> i think it speaks to kamala harris' values. >> steve: thank you. lawrence? >> lawrence: here's the problem. you got a bunch of politicians trying to explain the economy and they're not business people. so they are all giving the same talking points to go out on the sunday shows, no one teaches them how to defend the policy. because it's going to crush the economy. the one thick i would say this is where the former president could excel. is he a businessman. he is a bowel in bowl in the ch.

okay to be the bowl if you are the bowl for the american people. economic impact this asking about to have on voters. make the case on why price control is going to impact their bottom line. >> ainsley: if you are buying groceries you have the choice go to the expensive organic store or go to the less expensive generic store if you want to. when the government gets involved with telling you as a grocery store owner how much can you charge for the bananas. you go to kroger they are telling kroger how much they can charge for a gallon of milk. the marketplace. >> brian: they are not going to take it off the truck. keep it going. because, if you are charging me that and i can't charge the customer, i don't want it. so keep your truck packed. they are going to leave. that's what emptied the shelves. add one more thing, it's not too long ago where elizabeth warren, where jamie raskin and nancy pelosi in their own way were

trying to get her off the ticket because she was such an ineffective, incapable vice president. >> ainsley: did you he all the hear soundbite of her saying snatch the patent away from drug companies? >> steve: i heard that soundbite. on sean's show last night, ultimately, as his work here in the united states for a very long time effectively the free market determines the price. and that's the way it should be. but they have got do something about inflation and we just detailed where the inflation came from. >> brian: you are saying you are not a communist. >> steve: not currently. >> brian: you are not a communist. >> steve: up mani am not a slowt but i am on social media. >> ainsley: crews are search for two missing people swept away by flood ghawrts connecticut as flash flooding washes out roads across the state.

>> steve: look at that right there. fox weather meteorologist steven morgan joins us from the town of danbury where it the looks like the flooding is receding, stephen. >> steve, ainsley and brian. new town road would take you into newtown here in dan burry. people getting by. there have ban few drivers who have decide to turn around. flooding was catastrophic. we saw widespread 6 to 10 inches worth of rain here in dan burry, the mayor declaring a state of emergency, and we have flooding throughout western connecticut. south bury is one of them. ainsley, just mentioning what police, state police are saying when two missing people. that came out of the town of objection ford which is right next to south burry. and when we are looking at the amount of rain that fell in the state's history only -- the wettest day, 24 hour beard was 12.77 inches. that was from hurricane diane of 1955. radar estimates show that maybe we have seen a little closer to that 12, 13-inch threshold.

all unofficial. we will see this. could well be historic day for connecticut when we look at state records. elelsewhere, we have seen it in newtown, connecticut that video we have out of new town is also signaling the type of flooding we have seen not just in one location. but everywhere. back here in dan burry, water is receding. bring in senior meteorologist janice dean wheemplet looking at the numbers, kind of a stalts guy. new state record possibly because of this nontropical righted event yesterday. >> that's incredible. always say it doesn't take a tropical storm, a named storm to cause incredible damage. this was a cold front. a lot of tropical moisture and you dumped rain in matter hours. brookfield, connecticut. the latest gauge at 17 feet, crested at 17.24. the record was 19 feet. and that was over a decade ago. so this was not a tropical storm. this was a cold front, and the rain just continued to pound the

same regions of connecticut. this is monroe, close 10 inches, middlebury close to 10 inches. this came within the noon hour to the 6:00 p.m. hour. look at 12:00 p.m. 1.74. we were close to 10 inches of rain. a lot of rain in a very short period of time that people in some cases were not prepared for live radar a chance for more heavy rain today. flash flood alert from d.c. all the way up towards burlington and that includes the state of connecticut up towards mass mass and severe is storm threat as well. not only heavy rain, damaging winds isolated hail amounts that will be an issue today. there is the forecast for the region of coastal region rip current, dangerous rip currents along the coast. keep you up to date for all your weather details.

>> steve: bad day for flooding and for flying. >> still today there is going to be delays across the northeast. >> steve: all right, j.d., thank you very much. >> brian: 7:22 now. the dnc kicks off with the theme fight for every americans. that's monday. candidate has a history of supporting bail policies to help criminals. >> ainsley: next guest lost her son to senseless violence in chicago and she will share her story. ♪ 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 3 system know your glucose and where it's heading no fingersticks needed. now the world's smallest and thinnest sensor sends your glucose levels directly to your smartphone. manage your diabetes with more confidence and lower your a1c. the #1 cgm prescribed in the u.s. try it for free at freestylelibre.us

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>> ainsley: this is a fox news alert. secretary of state antony blinken is meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to help close a gaza cease-fire plan. shi chief foreign correspondent trey yingst joins us live from israel. trey, what's your prediction? are we getting any closer? >> yeah, ainsley, good morning. it looks like we are actually getting further. and this morning israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with u.s. secretary of state antony blinken. the pair gathered in jerusalem to discuss the current security situation across the region. and the possibility of a cease-fire. now negotiators are set to resume talks this week in cairo, egypt to hammer out the details of a new u.s. bridging proposal aimed at closing the gaps

between israel and hamas. >> the focus of my visit is intentionally on getting the hostages back getting the cease-fire done. for everyone to get to yes and not look for any excuses to say no. >> those comments came after a weekend statement was released to fox news by hamas rejecting the current deal saying that netanyahu himself was responsible for the rejection. hamas wants to accept a cease-fire deal from july but now the terms have reportedly shifted there are major concerns that if an agreement isn't reached, it will be lead to iran or proxy hezbollah attacking israel. chaotic scenes unfolded in gaza in the aftermath of israeli strikes including this one where five palestinians were killed. also tracking another story overnight. that of an explosion in tel aviv where one person was killed, know the initial assessment indicates the man killed was a bomber, whose explosive device detonated early. police are still investigating saying this was indeed an

attempted terror attack. we just got a statement this morning from hamas and islamic jihad taking responsibility for that explosion in tel aviv. saying they will resume these types of suicide operations against the jewish state as the war continues. lawrence? >> lawrence: meanwhile having people saying they want a cease-fire and taking responsibility for a terrorist attack. thanks so much, trey. so the dnc plans to highlight vice president kamala harris fight for every day americans today she previously supported a bail fund that put criminals back on the street. including someone who committed murder after he was freed. our next guest lost her son jeremy to senseless violence in chicago last year. and still doesn't know what happened. monty jacobs joins me now. thanks so much for joining the program. >> thank you. >> lawrence: this is supposed to be a happy time for you. you are supposed to be dropping off one of your babies to college. >> yeah. >> lawrence: you can't do that with all that passion because

you still don't know what happened to your son. >> yeah. it's hard. everyday is hard it's hard when you can't be weak and hurt because you have to be strong for your other children, especially my daughter. because she is in college and trying to do something with her life. it's hard for her. she calls a lot, mom, i need you. how am i supposed to go on without my big brother. even though she has another one. they are more like twins. it's hard for her. i have to understand where she is coming from. and put my feelings to the side, to make her feel better. so she won't lose focus while she is in college. >> lawrence: told me that they don't call you. >> they don't. >> lawrence: you have to call them. how does that make you feel? >> i'm angry. when i call i try to be humble. you know, don't go in-mad and hurt, you still have to talk to

them with respect. they don't give that to me. you don't even call me to update me about anything. i think that's unfair the story you give me i know my son. you can't tell me the things told me and think i'm going to let that go because that's not what happened. i know you know more. you don't call me and update me about anything unfair. you told me he is your priority how could you not reach tout me and keep me updated about what you are finding out? you know? it's hard to unsee the things that me and my kids have to see it's just hard. >> you are not a political person. you just want justice for your baby. >> that's it. when you hear all of these politicians saying just let the criminals back on the street. it's the same revolving -- five

people in chicago were killed. that's not even people shot over the weekend. >> no. >> every single weekend it seems like i'm getting some type of alert or i have had to talk to some mom that said their baby shot in the front yard. what do you think our leaders need to do to secure safety for people. >> to buckle down. a lot more. worried about the wrong situations you are word about. politics i'm not if for that never did. but, even if i decided to this year? how can i? who can i trust? i don't know who to vote for. i'm not even getting help with my own city. you know, trying to figure out what happened to my son it's not fair, it's just not. >> lawrence: a lot of politicians today say the reason why they are more soft on crime and have bail laws where the same criminals get back on the street is because they feel like it's a justice issue. what would you tell them?

gowx more on helping. we are losing babies. you know, we are not losing the elderly as fast. we are losing our young people. they are not even getting a chance to grow up. i will never know what it feels like to have a grandchild from him. like, we are losing our future, i don't know what tolls say to them. what is it going to take for you to step in and do what you are supposed to do to protect the community? you are not doing it. because, if you were, we would have answers about everything. >> babies getting shot in the front yard as you said. like i don't go watch the news anymore. i have seen him on the news and it's like. >> lawrence: that was it for you. >> it was flashback. so, i'm not in to what is going on. you go on facebook, instagram, whatever, the social media, you always see somebody is up there. shot, women, kids.

young men, you know. >> lawrence: do you think they will see it now that they are having a major convention here? what is your message for the democratic party? a lot of people that look like me and you give our votes to them. what is your message to them as we hold the biggest convention? we are going to have the most powerful men in the nation in the world today give a speech today. what do you want to hear from all these leaders? >> i want to know what they're going to do to protect our communities. it's everywhere but my focus is here. this is my home. they're all may life. i want to know what they are going to do to bring justice to the parents losing their kids? what are you going to say to them? i'm sorry is not working. i need answers. you are not giving me anything to close -- i can't. my 5-year-old grand daughter misses him like crazy. what am i supposed to say to

her? what happened? i don't know, babe. >> you don't have an answer? >> i don't have an answer. because nobody is giving me an answer. so i don't know what to do in those circumstances you understand? how can i vote for somebody who i don't feel like has my back? or any parent who wants their child back. what are we supposed to do? you want me to vote for you? what are you going to do for me? you say what you are going to do but when you get in office, do you really do what you said you were going to do? i don't think so. because this crime has been going on for decades. and it's getting sick thing. to watch parents on tv crying about the lost of their child. hard watch someone who grew inside of you. i never thought the hurt would be this bad. it's like i lost my mom and my dad. oh, that was hard. it was just way over too much

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americans for contraception. inflatable iud near the united center named it freda. it's parking mobile clinic about a mile from here to offer free hhave a seq. tommorow's and medication abortion today and tomorrow. democrats are highlighting the supreme court and three trump appointed justices overturning roe v. wade leaving abortion access up to state governments. >> we're concerned with our bedrooms. they are super concerned with our exam rooms. they are super concerned about our libraries. and i have to tell you, yeah, when they make decisions about your healthcare, yes, it's weird. but it's worse than that it's dangerous. >> now, planned parenthood van drew marjorie taylor greene's attention. she posted on x i thought this was fake. it's not. it's hard to comprehend and truly heart breaking being a mother is the most precious gift. choose life. several states have abortion measures on their ballots for

november. including swing states nevada and arizona. back to you. >> brian: all right, rich, thanks. meanwhile, this vice president kamala harris and republican vice presidential nominee j.d. vance both supporting an increase to the child tax credit. >> i think one of the things can you do is make it bigger per child. love to see it higher dollar child. tax credit $5,000 per child. >> as president i will not only restore that tax cut but expand it. we will provide $6,000 in tax relief to families during the first year of a child's life. >> brian: all right. but how did the media cover this very similar story? take a look at cnbc's reporting. four days apart. one headline simply describes harris' proposal while the other explains why vance's proposal could be difficult even though it's less. fox news contributor ben domenech joins us now on the discrepancy. ben, this is pretty specific. it's going to be hard even talking policy with media bice.

>> yeah. i think what you are going to see what we have seen to this point from kamala harris which is that there is no idea where she is not going to be completely flexible according to the needs of the moment. now, whether she plans to deliver on any of those ideas or policies is a different question. she certainly hasn't done that throughout the course of her career. but, basically, everything that she is doing is saying if there's something that is popular, that the trump-vance ticket is endorsing, i'm going to get behind it, too and try to muddy the water and make people feel like can i do this too. everyone on the left of the political spectrum who works within the media going to run and say how wonderful and joyful it is when she does it and how terrible or impossible it is when it is proposed by donald trump or j.d. vance. >> brian: like, for example, inflation. real burden. she can't wait to start working on it as if she doesn't have the job now. and number two, she also talks about being tough on the border. really? since when? but they hope the american

people have adhd. all right, now, what about when it comes to no tax on tips? look at the different way in which the same policies covered by two different candidates. >> it should come as no surprise that the all caps tax relief donald trump is promising back door ways to get rich people tax breaks. >> the vice president's proposal would have to go through congress and it would include income tax and really strict guidance hedge fund lawyers wouldn't take advantage of the policy. >> lawrence: so the hedge funds, we always tip the hedge fund guys. we don't want them writing that off. >> 22% button whenever i'm tipping a hedge fund guy i run into. no, absolutely ridiculous the way that this bias is out there and very public. and i think that we have to understand just how absurd this is. we are in a absurd moment politically. the way that the media is surrounding kamala harris, defending everything she does and not going after her for any

of the various obvious holes in her plans or the shifts in policy, the way she has been all over the map. look, you know, in the last segment, rich edson was talking about have a tech tommorow's brought to you by the wiener circle. i couldn't believe this was true when i saw it. this is how ridiculous the moment really is. >> brian: they have advisers from the onion working for them. by the way, first story in the "new york times" today. when hillary clinton rolled out her candidacy, she had 200 policy proposals. joe biden had 110 pages. so far we had one speech lasting 15 minutes. but the american public is evidently not clamoring for it yet. we will see how it goes. ben, great to see you. >> good to be with you. >> brian: meanwhile, straight ahead, kamala harris saying this about private insurance in 2019. >> the idea is that everyone gets access to medical care. and you don't have to go through the process of going through an insurance company. i don't know if your insurance company is going to cover. this let's eliminate all of that let's move on. >> brian: let's move on.

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access to medical care. and you don't have to go through the process of going through an insurance company. having them give you approval. let's eliminate all of that let's move on. >> the most important is that everyone have access to healthcare. that is the goal. that is the purpose for me supporting the policy of medicare for all that everyone has access to healthcare, period. that's what will happen under medicare for all. >> steve: really? that was then. this is now. the dnc kicks off today. kamala harris and her team walking back some of her distances when it comes to healthcare. and next guest warns it could only get worse under a government-run system. here to explain, fox news senior medical analyst dr. marc siegel, when she said when she was running the first time, it scared a lot of people. a lot of people have private healthcare insurance and they like it because it gives them choices. >> well, it depends on what their insurance is. do you know what the key error is in that 2019 statement. same thing as when the federal

eaffordable careact. have access to healthcare, to doctors, to treatment. right now in the united states the average wait to see a new physician is almost four weeks. in the united states. 37% of americans are getting their care from medicare and medicaid. that would be the future if you extended it to all. you would have to wait. there is a tremendous physician shortage in the country. we saw during the pandemic, it's a patchwork system. to your point, yes, you get better care under private health insurance. if we turn into canada here. it's, again, going to be long waits for things that are not worth -- that you should not be waiting for. >> steve: you know, the problem right now though, marc, is the fact that she has run away from ssome of her policies he she has changed that from too 1. but now because she has kind of cherry picked the stuff that joe biden and she ran on, it's hard to know exactly what she stands for now. you go to her website, there's

no policy. >> can i make a predict looking into the future. what it would look like. whether it's medicare for all or whether it's simply extending the affordable care act. there has been no accounting for the downside of the affordable care act. look, steve. i think that medicaid expansion has worked in some states. i think the clinics federally qualified health centers that have more resources than they had before. do you know what they don't have? they don't have the doctors they need, they don't have the nurse practitioners they need. at the very minimum they are going to extend the affordable care act. at the state exchanges gives you crummy health insurance that doesn't buy you the care you need. that's the platform for sure she is on. whether she is going to go beyond that and extend that to medicare for all when she is off the spotlight of -- as you say doubling back. i don't know. but, again, the affordable care act there is serious plows to it that have not been looked at. >> steve: let's see if she fleshes out her plan this week.

thank you very much for making a couch call. >> marc: "medical monday." >> steve: final hour of "fox & friends" starts in just a couple minutes, bret d carl are up soon from the dnc. ♪

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