>> brian: it's 8:00 a.m. on monday, september 30. we begin with a weather alert. rescue is underway after hurricane helene leaves destruction across the southeast. >> this is the worst, most destructive, strongest storm i've been through. lawrence >> lawrence: 100 presumed dead. >> ainsley: and dhs downplays thousands of illegal criminals roaming around in our country. >> there are problems and we know donald trump won't solve them.

>> steve: and america's busiest seaports could come to a halt at midnight tonight as talks with international dock workers stall. the impact of a potential strike that could cost our economy billions and slow down the christmas toys. final hour of "fox and friends" starts right now. >> steve: start this hour with fox weather alert. 100 people known to be dead as helene devastates. >> brian: rescue operations are underway across the region. >> lawrence: robert ray is live in asheville, north carolina. what are you seeing as crews arrive? >> we will begin to see aid and

clean up begin as the sun has come up as i'm walking through the mud. loidz, lloyd, train your le le over there. you see water and tractor trailers overturned. 99 people lost their lives, near ly 40 in the state of north carolina. there are many people still out of communication zone. cell service is minimal and we can see the impact from the air and ground in some video that we're potentially looking at right now. power is a major issue, fuel is an issue. there is little or no resources for food and water and aid trying to make their way in. over 2000 federal government

emp employees and 5000 national guard. search and rescue is active today as many people are cut off because of lack of communication. if there is missing people, we hope that is the scenario, they have not been able to get communication out. i got a text from someone whose daughter lives in the hills and he just heard from her this morning. president biden and vice president kamala harris will be here later. donald trump will be here today. on top of that, we have two mil million customers without power, florida, georgia, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee and virginia. this is an epic disaster that

will likely cost over $100 billion. helene has uprooted lives and taken liveings. >> steve: millions of americans live along sdafrt disaster-prone areas along the coast and expect this kind of stuff. but you are in north carolina. they are suffering unimaginable, as roy cooper, said, damage and destruction from the water and flooding and mud slides. nobody saw that coming. 200 roads have been impactd and it lowed down the response. you are right. it was forecast this impact. the problem is, this has not occurred in over 100 years.

the topography, you don't know where this water is coming from. when that much waterfalls into the river system and hills, you don't know if it is coming in and ruining your business and home. i think we have a lot of lessons to learn from helene. this needs to be looked at. listen, if we can to one gentleman's description of what is going on here on the ground. i want you to hear him, and not me. >> it's been an incredible ap apocalyptic weekend, almost no gas or cell power, limited food, people are trying to find potable water to feed families

and have weather for kids. >> i have a live guest, just walked up. what is your name? >> jacobina. i have a studio, one of the few that is saved. all my colleagues lost everything. were you prepared for this? >> no, i came from florida after hurricane ian, i thought it was the area to be safe. this is not safe. >> the forecast called for this rain, were you expecting this pact? >> no, i had no clue. >> do you feel the message ing could be better? >> no, they said this could happen, it was hard to believe. >> what about aid, acommunicatin

shg has that been going okay? >> no. we need a radio station that is safe, maybe not where weather is going to hits. everybody can tune in. we get commercials, that is not what we're waiting for, we want to know what to do. >> we have power and water, i live up the hill. >> anyone you know that needs help right now? >> i don't know, the problem, we don't have intern et service, n cell, communication is the b biggest problem. >> thank you, i appreciate it. if you learn anything, come let us know. >> all right, very good. hearing from residents, biggest issue is communication.

you would think we would not have communication issues. things need to be looked at right now. back to you. >> brian: thank you. >> ainsley: people say chimney rock has been black, asheville, shell bee, no power there, hend hendersonville, and biltmore. you have fox weather, hurricane headquarters, they were on fox business this morning and o overnight. >> lawrence: on top of this. >> steve: good way to get information, if you have electricity and service. families affected need financial support and other stuff, donate to hurricanehelene recovery

efforts by going to redcros redcross.org/foxforward. or open your phone, go to the camera and scan the qr code. >> ainsley: a friend had budding in the basement, the house next to her flooded, her old neighborhood, three houses caught on fire. her parents live at lake murray area and a tree went through their bedroom. they had water pouring through the roof. they had to tarp it. >> steve: i have a friend along the gulf coast and he said a do you know is now in their b bac backyard. >> brian: other things going on with this election 2024, we talk

about border and everything else. we don't talk about possible free speech and what it would mean for either administration. >> steve: former climate czar john kerry raising eyebrows when pressed on the problem of climate change disinformation that people see and post online. >> people go to one source, the source they go to is sick and has an agenda and they are puttingous disinformation. our first amendment is major block to ability to hammer it out of existence. >> ainsley: fight for free speech taking focus with joe rogan warning what is at stake if kamala harris wins the white house. >> i think same stuff they were trying to do with twitter, they'll do with something else,

they have openly discussed it. she's discussed it, same rules to have to apply to facebook and twitter. >> lawrence: take them at their word. this ticket talked about going after the filibuster and you can taed about packing the court. don't think they won't go after the first amendment with their tools as an executive or trying to get congress to get rid of it. just because you don't like information, you want to go after the first amendment? >> steve: both sides have their own narrative and neither side likes when the other side says that is not true. they would like to see and we've been talking about this, see regulation of social media companies and when you look at c content moderation going on with out fits like x, more content

moderation being done by x than we've seen in a long time. >> ainsley: karoline leavitt, who works with the trump campaign was talking about the first assassination attempt, when you google it, it is hard to find information on it. alexa says there is information all about kamala harris, all positive and they don't give any information on donald trump. >> brian: joe rogan talking to shawn rean, former navy seal and cia, they were discussing it. some say there is too much on there, they let people talk -- >> lawrence: community notes. >> brian: qualify certain things people say. you can say hidr-doyhydroxy is if i get covid-19. >> lawrence: putting a note

below the post. >> steve: then everybody gets freedom of speech. >> brian: one reason i think elon musk is with the former president is because they are tar targeting him, with the power and good he's done with electric cars and star link and brain chips and x, what he's done is stunning and modern-day edison. not perfect, he does some tweets, got it, they are targeting him. >> lawrence: he's agreeing, he wants to clean the environment and wants electric vehicles. >> brian: he wants the border secure. >> ainsley: they liked elon musk when he was not political. >> brian: they forced him to the trump camp. they are going after him right now. >> steve: indeed.

more on this throughout the day because of the john kerry sound bite. this is a live look at beirut, lebanon, as idf confirming they killed head of hamas's lebanon branch in an overnight strike in the country. >> lawrence: israeli forces continue striking hezbollah in leb lebanon. >> ainsley: nate foy. >> israeli airstrikes continue, hezbollah and israel prepare for what comes next. hezbollahs it is ready for israeli ground offensive and israel's yoav gallant told troops killing the leader was part of the plan, not the whole plan. gallant met with troops in the north. tanks are gearing up, surging resources as they get ready for a possible ground offensive. sources are going into southern

lebanon to gather intelligence. israel took out three militants in central beirut and head of hamas was killed in a separate strike. israel hit the port city of hadida yesterday. israel sent a message to iran, . caretaker prime minister says lebanon is prepared to send troops south of the river, the marker israel is trying to push hezbollah north of so 60,000 evacuated residents can return home. it 19ed second lebanon war, are we looking at another ground war? we'll find out soon. >> brian: do we know if sinwar

is still alive, the hamas leader? >> we're operating under the assumption he is still alive. i rode along in haifa, they said it is -- sinwar is presumed to be alive still. israel is working on that. >> brian: he is sitting whith hostages if alive. >> lawrence: if he is alive, he is hiding. he knows what is coming. >> brian: this is the bigger story, iran has said hezbollah, hamas, islamic jihad, i've got your back. we'll sunday higher ups, things get bad, i will be there. it is bad. islamic jihad is invisible.

you know what the ayatollah is doing? moved to a secure location. they think the idf going to get them next. they can only attack you with proxies behind your back or send assassination squads to go after trump here. >> ainsley: it was confirmed on is the overhis four decade reign of terror, he was responsible for hundreds much american deaths. media in america is making him look like a good guy. saying he is considered a prog m mattist. "washington post," he was seen as a father figure. >> steve: "new york times" said this guy, he killed how many? thousands of people, he had a p

propensity to crack jokes. it is curious how they are describing him. >> lawrence: it is disturbing that is how american press views it. >> ainsley: they are a terrorist organization. >> lawrence: that is why we're on the sideline while israel is fighting this are wa. special operations in israel and united states used to works side by side and did training together and exercise and raidings in lock step and now we're letting them fight their enemy and our income, as well. >> brian: people that killed americans in the '80s and it used to be major news and guess who is bombing the houthis? idf. they are answering. they had leader in their sights and biden said don't do it and

they dnidn't. this time they did not ask. they fear harris because they will lose support. >> lawrence: this guy voted against osama bin laden raid, as well. >> steve: it is a fluid situation. carley joins us. christmas toys could cost more because of this story. >> carley: another fluid situation. america's busiest ports could come to a halt. dock workers prepare to walk off the job. strike stretching from maine, to texas. could cost 5 billion daily. we will break down impact of a potential strike. lawyers for new york city mayor eric adams filed a motion to dismiss federal bribery charges. they say the scheme described in

the indictment does not fit definition of bribery. he refused to resign yesterday at a new york city church and pleaded not guilty to all five charges last week. he is due in court on wednesday. to this, checks out this prank on rob gronkowski. fox crew aside from him was in on it. they asked for analysis on rich russo. only thing is rich russo does not exist. watch. >> gronk, where do you list ruso among tight ends playing today? >> he's been out and might be rusty. only guy that has two guys with two fingers. >> i have all five of my fingers. >> you have 10. >> all 10 of my fingers. all five on each hand. >> all five on each hand. okay. >> this is a joke.

rich russo does not play for the cowboys. >> carley: the crew pretended for this prank. he handled this so well. he never heard of him and he had to make something up. he did a good job. >> brian: what about this guy? he is missing two fingers. he said, i don't know how you catch a ball without five finge fingersive rich russ is the director in the truck. they took his name into the story. >> carley: he tried to act like he knew who this player was. >> brian: he said i realize how funny i am. >> lawrence: you do that to me all the time, you play pranks on. we should record. >> steve: what prank? >> lawrence: go to commercial

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>> janice: we are seeing this tragic story unfolding for north and south carolina this morning, remnants of helene, a category 4 that mediterranean landfall east of tallahassee. 34 flash flood emergencies, this was epic and catastrophic. we are just getting into some of the areas to show images of devastation and catastrophic damage of people don't have homes and have lost lives. it will take dare days or weekless to see the damage. this is top one when it comes to how much rainfall we got for the month of florida, north carolina, even tennessee, millions without power from florida toward ohio and rain in

the forecast. will not take much to cause more flooding, so flash flood risk continues for some areas. fo foxweather.com for details and links on how tou help families that need it. >> lawrence: you were setting off the alarms early on. recovery is underway in asheville. 30 people are dead. joining us is communications director lillian gozez. we continue to pray for your town as you guys go after people struggling. what do you need rights now? >> we need people to not come here. we are in active search and rescue phase. it will take just a little rain

and we'll have more landslides. i-40, the main interstate is closed because of a mountain has slipped down. if folks want to support go to b bunkham ready.org. we have ways to support. >> lawrence: we have talked to residents and they say they need food and water and communication is limited. what is your biggest barrier to get to the folks? >> i went home for the first time last night and i live in black mountain.

what is there now does not resemble anything of the community i lived before. homes are gone. power lines are destroyed. the polls are snapped in half and dangle ing and houses are washed away. we don't have running water, that is a big public health crisis right now. we've got to work on our infrastructure, work on resources and connect people to food and water. the biggest barrier, folks up the street from where i was, i had to take a different route because our road and bridge is washed out. some folks can't get to lo location to get food and water.

>> lawrence: i hope people take heed to your call, you don't need people coming to use shelters and other resources. let the professionals stay on the road. thank you for taking time with us this morning. >> we appreciate you, thank you. >> lawrence: you got it, vice president kamala harris claims she will do a better job fixing the border than former president donald trump. her record says other wise. griff jenkins has the data and will join us next. e. you know, saint john paul this second profoundly impacted my life. and i just finished recording some incredible new meditations on his life, on the hallow app. this content is incredible. why don't you join us in the saint john paul the second challenge? it'll change your life. download hallow and join me today. god bless you.

>> brian: harris campaign says it is fact checking data revealing thousands of migrants convicted of rape and murder are

roming free. >> griff: the story of chaos at t border is the largest the last few years. think of national debt accruing murders and rapists and dhs would post numbers as it decreases. here is what former president had to say over the weekend. >> kamala harris can never be forgiven for erasing our border and never be allowed to become president of the united states. she will destroy it, she is radical left lunatic. one reason i'm angry, yesterday she made a speech like everything on the border is good. >> griff: numbers, 13,000 convicted of homicide, 15,000 convicted of sexual assault.

isis director says it is because of sanctuary cities and dhs saying this data is misi misintercepted and goes back d decades. vast majority custody determine agsz was made long before this administration. however, i will say while we have asked ice for actual breakdown over the administrations to see it. go back a decade, that was a rare story, now we have a kate steinley everyday. overall nondetained docket has more than doubled, it is over 7.4 million. steve, back to you.

>> steve: big numbers. thank you. the suspect in former president donald trump's second assassination attempt will be arraigned in federal court later today. ryan wesley routh faces charge of attempted assassination of a presidential candidate which could land him in prison for life. gregg jarrett joins us now. he will enter a plea, any chance he will say, i'm guilty? g greg /* >> i doubt that. right not to incriminate himself. he will enter guilty, not guilty or no contest. i suspect he will say not guilty. attempted assassination of a public official, maximum penalty is life in prison.

physical evidence, rifle, eyewitness accounts. >> steve: and that letters he dropped off at a friend's house. there he is being arrested in ma martin county. there is a go pro and presumaby the go pro was on and he probably said, i'm here lying in wait, trump will come in and whatever. that would be a jackpot of information. >> greg: it would be, i expect them to ask for a psychiatric evaluation, unhinged and strange as routh may be, his actions indicate he did know right from wrong, legal standard for

sanity. i think the defense will attack specific intent. we know that because defense attorney is on record saying her client intended to fail and that letter allegedly proves it. she is saying it was a publicity stunt. defense will argue routh lacked criminal intent to kill trump. it is not great defense. they will use psychiatric, he suffers from mania or delusions. he wanted attention, he did not want to kill. >> steve: we will find out what happens later today. thank you for analysis. >> thanks, steve. nice studio.

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>> ainsley: america's busiest ports could halt at midnight as dock workers prepare to walk off the job. here is the latest for you. >> good morning, we are seeing the port of new york and new jersey have been warning customers, get containers out of the ports by close of business today. the concern is if we see port workers walk off the job, the containers could get stuck. businesses are concerned about their goods. cars, car parts, holiday gifts could get trapped.

president biden saying he will not block a strike. talks between employers and port workers are at an empass. they met with the biden administration on friday, employers want talks to resume. the union were invited but did not go. white house official says they have been in touch with both sides. sticking points are automation and wages. we are watching for an update from the union and expect that to come this morning and update from new york governor kathy hochul about possible strike. co countdown is on, less than 16 hours from expiration of the contract and possible strike across east coast and gulf coast. >> ainsley: they want no robots and 80% pay increase.

thank you. check in with bill hemmer and dana perino for what is coming up top of the show. >> bill: studio looks great. >> dana: it is pretty, bengals won, good mod toad. bronco orange on, way to represent. >> bill: well done. this will be some week, americans need help after helene hit five states. >> dana: a number of governors will speak this morning. >> bill: overseas future of middle east is reshaped by the day, experts will tell us what is next. >> dana: and massive port strike could happen by this time tomorrow. >> bill: there is debate, dana. >> dana: i know, there is big assigns for it. our week begins soon, see you in a few.

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>> brian: president trump gets a big welcome at the alabama georgia game. the popularity with young male voters. listen to that. [cheers and applause] >> brian: amazing. he is sitting in one of the boxes. as new polls now show most again z men favor conservative over

moderate politics. joining us now is gen z republican voter and co-chair of the rnc chair advisory counsel voting for the first time in november. both were at the game yesterday. first off, what are your views? >> absolutely. it was the coolest thing ever. got to stay with president trump as he walked into the stadium. 100,000 people making so much noise it found it could be readable on the richter scales. the students were the loudest, the entire game. a lot of people ask why is that? because kamala harris has had this campaign full of vibes and joy and they're saying she has 0 policies. i tried to go to the grocery store with vibes and got nothing.

gen z is waking up. >> brian: when the studies come out and 18 to 24 year olds being more conservative, does that resonate with you? >> it does. i'm finishing my third year of law school and a private entrepreneur. the number one question is do you have skin in the game? do the liberal beer congratulations have skin in the game? people like kamala harris and pete buttigieg are bankrupting the country. no children to show what they're doing. they are increasing tax rates and never taken a risk in their life. they are public sector bureaucrats who have never taken the risk. they are going to have to bear the consequences. >> brian: interesting what you are talking about is unrealized gains. you don't have the cash but you have to pay taxes at the end of the year. if that's the case you have to

sell it and one big company will buy them from an the inventors. get this. 25 to 29-year-olds, 21% say they're conservative. 18 to 24 say 26% say they're conservative. people a few years older than you have different views? >> i think we're seeing a lot of republicans engage with young generations. it is mazeing to see. president trump can make gains with gen z by attending more games and tailgating and get out the vote. we're not doing wonderful with young female voters. a great idea who have -- visit sororities every weekend and speak to them and say it's a fact that under joe biden and camp hair administration it is harder for my generation to afford a home and start a family

and live out the american dream. we have a lot of work to do in the next 37 days. >> brian: what percentage of your friends are voting trump and harris? >> i would say 99% men. with the fun part of this election is women are flocking to trump more than ever under the age of 25. it's beautiful to see. >> brian: glad you had a chance to see trump and keep it going with the entrepreneurship. announcement, too. i know everyone in north carolina is trying to recover from the storm but talking about that and the election tomorrow. i'm be in charlotte in concord, north carolina called the sweet spot. i will be there for three hours previewing and reviewing the past debates and the vice presidential debate coming your way that night for three hours. our company will be carrying that. that's it for us. >> it'