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♪ ♪ pete: it is the 7 a.m. hour of "fox & friends" weekend starting with this, president trump returning to butler, pennsylvania, to finish his speech just weeks after the first assassination attempt. >> as i was saying -- [cheers and applause] oh, i love that. i love that chart. i love that graph. will: plus, less than a month before election day, vice president harris finally puts a slew of media interviews on her schedule. you'll have to hear what they are, because anxious democrats have been wondering, where is she? rachel: and communities across the southeast are leaning on faith after the def station from hurricane helene. devastation.

kathie lee gifford knows exactly how prayer can get you through the hard times. >> it'd be an insane asylum without jesus. when you go through the kinds of things i went through, you know, in the last 20 years, you just sling tighter. whenever you come to god, it's a good thing. rachel: she'll join us live with her message. the second hour of "fox & friends" weekend starts right now. ♪ ♪ 'cuz i'm on top of the world, hey. ♪ i'm on top of the world, hey he can if muck waiting on this for a while now ♪ rachel: good morning being, everybody. it's 7:00 a.m. here in knight. that's the chicago -- pete: that's the chicago bean. will: what is the chicago bean? rachel: it's a bean. you've never been there? pete: is chicago famous for

beans? if aye been to chicago many times, does it light up? will: do you go inside? rachel: it's one of those ugly modern art sculptures -- this is exactly my point. i've been there. there used to be time and it wasn't that long ago, guys, when chicago was a fun town to bring your kids to. if you lived in wisconsin, you would go and bring your kids to the city, chicago, and you'd go shopping and all the stores were open and not boarded up. it was a nice place to go to. pete: it's one of the most strikingly beautiful -- rachel: it's beautiful ark tech hur, other than the bean. now that's not the case. pete: i need to learn more about the bean. rachel: we'll get to the bean. but we're going to get to this first, because pete just came back from butler, pennsylvania, where where former president trump returned to butler himself

for a historic rally. pete was there less than three months after the first assassination attempt on his life. will: alexis mcadams is live in butler this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, it was an electric atmosphere here. former president trump taking the same stage in that same far field just over my shoulder around the same exact time, at 6:11,12 weeks after he was up in that same area and nearly assassinated. this time he was covered by bulletproof glass telling the americans he wasn't done with his message that day. watch. >> very big thank you to pennsylvania. we love pennsylvania. and as i was saying -- [cheers and applause] >> reporter: and whether people like him or not, the people i talked to in the crowd say no matter what side of the aisle you're on, you have to give hem credit for come back to

the same place he was shot, nearly killed standing back up on that stage. that crowds, massive. we talked to the state police, they think there was more than 21,000, so waiting to get more on that. the mood was also somber though which is different than some of the trump rallies that i've gone to across the country. the former president remembered corey comperatore, you can see right there that was in the crowd and in the stands where corey was sitting that day. he was a fireman, a dad and a husband who was shot and killed at that rally in july. they marked the spot where he used his own body to shield his wife and his young daughter from the gunfire. two other men were badly wounded. they are still on the road to recovery. one of the men was there, but the other -- according to former president trump -- had to undergo yet another surgery. >> i would like to ask everyone to join me in a moment of silence.

[background sounds] >> reporter: yeah, and very emotional. although 12 weeks have gone by, doesn't feel like much time has passed when you're back there in butler. you can hear the crowd singing and chanting for the former president, also singing the national anthem, breaking out into song there in butler, pennsylvania. back out here live, there was also lots of star power there at that rally. we saw elon musk up on that stage. he told all the americans there that they need to get out and vote because this is the most consequential election we've ever had. so people were excited but still that somber feeling because it was also a remembrance for corey comperatore. back to you. will: alexis, you were there on july 13th, you reported live. you were there again yesterday. i'm just curious about the side by side. i hear you say, you know, conflicting emotions yesterday, but it had to have been hard not to look back to that day, again, not just all the rally-goers, but you yourself were there in july. >> reporter: yeah. i think it was emotional walking

back in there that day, or yesterday. it did look a lot different. we saw snipers up on all the rooftops, we went thruway more security checkpoints. they didn't really have volunteers moving people around. they also had local, state and federal authorities. so i think it look looked a lot different, but once that clock hit 6:11 yesterday, it was hard to not reflect on what happened 12 weeks ago. we're 30 days or less out from the election, so i think that brought a lot of emotions forward too because people wanted the show their support for trump in pennsylvania, this battleground state that they think he can win. pete: yeah. we're into crunch time, and we appreciate your report and, of course, 12 weeks ago when you were there reporting live for us. but, alexis, as this is "fox & friends" also, i've been notified that you are from chicago. can you tell us -- or spent some time in chicago. what is the chicago bean, do you know? [laughter] >> reporter: i know. i was, like, a little bit shocked. rachel knows the bean. will, have you not been to chicago?

will: once. >> reporter: what's going on? it's over in millenium park. [laughter] they do have a lot of beautiful buildings but, yeah, that's right off of the magnificent mile. it's not too far away. so a lot of people go there and take pictures. you can't go inside, but it is pretty cool about chicago and adds to the culture there. pete: okay, all right -- will: we knew alexis was from chicago, so she'd bring expertise can -- >> reporter: you can't tell with my if voice, my accent? rachel: i could tell right away, but i could tell when you were like, what, you've never been to chicago? that was the best. [laughter] >> reporter: that's right. rachel: thanks, alexis. you got it. pete: i need to see the scale of it. rachel: it's big. it's very big. pete: all right. speaking of big, a big old rally yesterday. it did feel like -- and alexis described it, felt a bit like a pilgrimage, a lot of people coming back to a moment that impacted them personally because they were there or watching on

tv and they felt like, hey, this is a moment that changed our country. the near assassination, sent meter away -- centimeter away. he talked about that moment, paid proper respects, but he also hit the familiar pennsylvania refrain of, hey we're going to bring back energy independence in this country. so he talked about the future of american manufacturing from the stage. heres it is. here it is. >> we will begin a new era of soaring income, skyrocketing wealth, millions and millions of new jobs and a booming middle class. we're gonna if boom like we've never boomed before. [cheers and applause] and we're going to unleash a manufacturing renaissance right here in pennsylvania including fracking like we've never fracked before. [cheers and applause] we're gonna frack, frack, frack. [applause] you know, our opponent said there'll be no fracking, no fracking. we'll never frack.

we'll never frack. then about -- she started seeing poll numbers. pete: yeah. rachel: so he talked about fracking, he talked about bringing back american energy as we talked about earlier. elon musk was there, which was enormously important endorsement for him, i think one that will not just resonate with independents, but i think especially with young people who really look up to elon musk as sort of, like, this incredible inventer and entrepreneur, and he's so successful and he's putting his trust in another successful businessman to run our country. so i think that's amazing. i will say this, you guys, i watched the rally from beginning to end. when people were walking in, they had that wonderful opera singer singing as people were filing in. they sang "how great thou art" after the dedication to or the tribute to corey. they played avenue maria. --

"ave maria." compare that to all the weird twerking from megan thee stallion at the other rallies. i'm sorry, i know rally i would fit into. really important move for cat licks -- catholics. pennsylvania has a lot of catholics, a lot of working class. you play a i say maria and, by the way, the president also posted a prayer to st. michael thanking him for his protection during the -- he did that a couple weeks ago or a week ago or so. these are all really actually meaningful overtures to the catholic vote. and i, i think that's a really smart move if for him because the catholic vote is a swing vote, and it's porn. will: well, just -- it's important. well, just 30 days out from the election. pete: 30 days. rachel: it's amazing. will 30 days. and if kamala harris has a schedule of media interviews coming up. it's good, because politico has this headline, trump is everywhere, anxious dems wonder why harris isn't. inside it says democratic

operatives including some of harris' own staffers are growing increasingly concerned about her relatively light campaign schedule which has her holding fewer events than donald trump and avoiding unscripted sewer a actions with voters and the are interest -- interactions. nearly two dozen democrats described hearst as running a do no harm, risk-averse approach to the race. they fear it could hamper her as the campaign enters its final 30 days. so she has some interviews lined up. she's going to do with the the view," howard stern, colbert, "600 minutes" -- 60 minutes" and the call her daddy podcast. [laughter] pete: a left-wing podcast. will: well, it's -- yeah. alex cooper. it's a sex podcast. that's what they talk about. rachel: okay. well, the name would imply -- will: honestly, it's one of the most popular podcasts that exists. like, tons of people listen.

but there was a huge am of criticism that -- amount of criticism that she did this podcast while stuff was going on in north carolina. rachel: yeah. will: she went and sat down for call her daddy. the only one you could think would be slightly adversary y'all would be $60 minutes -- "600 minutes." pete: but even that's taped. even when she did the msnbc interview, just because if it's comfortable dun mean it goes well. -- doesn't mean it goes well. right now if you're not -- if the vacuum is being filled by how the trump campaign defines you and you're not defining yourself and are not capable of explaining yourself to the people, you start to spin your wheels and try other things, other media. that's not a sign of we feel confident in our candidate, it's let's find her the easiest places to allow her a little bit of an outlet -- will: no doubt. rachel: the traditional way that a campaign is run in the last 30

days is you barnstorm. you barnstorm and you go to every single place that your schedule will allow you to bement you -- to be. you try and touch as many voters, have as many rallies, have as many interviews as you can. she's been running this safe campaign because advisers, you know, have been telling her to do it that way. but now some of these same advisers are seeing that the safe campaign is not working. people like james carville before said don't do any interviews. now he's like, oh, the voter don't feel like they really know her. i'm, like, well, you just told her to actually not do any interviews and play it safe and coast in. and now that your dumb a vice, which is really bad advice for democracy, by the way, for somebody who was just installedded, now that's not working. oh, yeah, the problem is people don't know her, she should be out there more. pete: did you see the footage of her at that event where the teleprompter froze? rachel: oh, e saw that.

pete: she was saying 32, and there was a point you could see it on her face, she kept going 32 days. 32 days, it's going to be -- waiting for the item prompter to to rerack because in the middle -- trump talked about that in butler saying, hey, how can you have a president who can't handle a teleprompter moment? rachel: remember when the teleprompter went out at sarah palin at the republican conference? she finished her speech beautifully. will: well, let's be real, that is a scary -- pete: it's not easy, i get it, i get it. will: if you are tied to the teleprompter. and most people are. most politicians, honestly, most people who do this are tied to it. and if it goes blank, you know, there's panic on in i would say 8 out of 10 people concern. rachel: she's cone this for a long time -- will: with oh, i don't care. you think most politicians are, like, ready to go --

pete: i'm not saying it's easy, but television is a little difference -- will: my only perspective is this, give those who can credit more than criticize -- to you see what i'm saying? donald trump could, doesn't need the prompter. you -- i don't remember that moment from sarah palin, but if she could, she deserves a ton of credit because that's the exception. not the person that freezes when the prompter's gone. seriously, that's the exception. pete: no, i think you're right. i think that's very fair and, by the way or we'll see how she does in these interviews and what the result is. oh, there's a reason why we didn't expose her to these, but friendly confines. interesting development though, tim walz is going to be doing an interview right here on fox news channel. will: how about that? if. pete: he's going to be on with shannon bream on "fox news sunday" fors i believe, his first one-on-one interview since the debate. is good on shannon bream, good on tim walz for coming on the channel and answering questions. looking forward to it. rachel: agreed. i'll be watching that. we're going to tune in now to

your headlines. two two suspects facing assault charges after former new york governor david patterson and his stepson were attacked in new york city on friday night. the suspects turned themselves in last night less than 24 hours after police reviews leased this surveillance video. patterson and his stepson were attacked after they confronted the suspects who were climbing a nearby fire escape. the two are now out of the hospital. wow. minneapolis police say they've arrested a 10-year-old boy after he allegedly stole a car and took it on joyride across the playground of a school building. if officers say, thankfully, no one was hurt. wow, that's crazy. they say this is the third time that the boy has been arrested for crimes related to auto theft. he's also been listed as a suspected in an assault case. the 10-year-old is now facing reckless driving and receiving stolen property charges. sounds like he needs a timeout.

wow. a maryland father is so concerned about crime in new york city that he's hiring a bodyguard for his daughter who's starting her freshman year at nyu. the unnamed father telling the new york post, quote, i was very apprehensive of new york and i worried about her. add, quote with, knowing what areas to go to, what areas to avoid is absolutely critical, he says or, for navigating a new city for the first time. this decision comes months after police confronted anti-israel protests on that campus. and those are your headlines. pete: interesting. you bring your bodyguard into class? will: what's that run you in. rachel: why don't you just send them to tennessee? pete: not to to nyu. [laughter] good point. we do want you to come to new york, by the way, for fox nation's sixth annual patriot awards. it's out on long island, and there are tickets available right now.

foxnation.com/patriotawards. we'll all be there, all your favorites will be there, and as i say every year but it's true, i've seen a lot of the information about some of the folks that are getting the awards, incredible. it will inspy your -- inspire you. go to foxnation.com to to get your tickets right now. will: awesome. pete: all right, moving on now to a fox weather alert. another tropical storm could soon be a threat to florida as the southeast still recovers from helene. if. will: congressman cory mills has been on the ground in the hardest hit communities, and he joins us next.

in 2016, donald trump said he would choose only the best people to work in his white house. now those people have a warning for america: trump is not fit to be president again. here's his vice president: "anyone who puts himself over the constitution should never be president of the united states." "i cannot in good conscience endorse donald trump this year." his defense secretary:

"do you think trump can be trusted with the nation's secrets ever again?" "no. i mean, it's just irresponsible action that places our service members at risk, places our nation's security at risk." his national security advisor: "donald trump will cause a lot of damage." "the only thing he cares about is donald trump." and the nation's former highest ranking military officer: "we don't take an oath to a king or queen. or to a tyrant or a dictator. and we don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator." take it from the people who knew him best: donald trump is too big a risk for america. i'm kamala harris and i approve this message.

will: we're back with a fox weather alert, florida is now bracing for tropical storm milton to take a aim at the gulf coast this week. it's set to become a category three hurricane. florida governor ron desantis is declaring a state of emergency for 35 counties ahead of expected landfall on wednesday. so let's turn to chief meteorologist rick reichmuth for the fox weather forecast. rick: think about all of the states that have sent all of their resources to north carolina georgia, tennessee, that area. rightly so, but things are going to be potentially spread even thinner which could be a big problem for us. i want to set the stage here,

this is two hurricanes this year that have hit up in towards the big bend of florida x that has weakened a lot of the infrastructure. a lot of beaches saw some of the biggest storm surge ever during helene, and that was just a week and a halving ago. those beaches are destroyed. now everything that is loose about to have a storm coming from another direction. this is going to be coming to the east across the gulf, this is a really atypical direction for a storm to travel, and there's also a beginning storm, so that's the tomorrow we're worried about. there's another little disturbance that's going to start the rain across florida today and tomorrow, so we're going to make the ground even more saturated before the big event comes in here, and then we see this storm getting in towards this area. i will also tell you one spot in the country that is the most at risk of devastation from a storm is tampa bay, and tampa is right in the center of this track here. if this storm goes just to the north of it, this could be a worst case scenario, and if you're in that area, you should

be making your plans as if that is going to be the case. a really rough storm that we're going to be talking about this week, and anybody on that western coast needs to be paying very close attention to to it. will: i know that a lot of the staging ground, warehouses that are helping north carolina, are in that area set to get hit by the storm. thank you, rick. rick: you bet. will: former president trump ripping biden, harris over their response to helene victims while praising the the efforts of our next guest during his triumphant return to butler, pennsylvania. >> cory mills, he's out there fighting to too. [cheers and applause] he's out there, he is out there in north carolina, georgia. he's out there helping people. we have to send our prayers and support to all the families affected by hurricane helene. this has been the worst hurricane response by a president and vice president since katrina, and this is simply not acceptable. will: congressman cory mills was at the rally yesterday and on the ground this week distributing needed supplies, and he joins us now.

congressman, thanks for being with us. >> thanks, will. will: your work in north carolina has been well documented if you are on social media. those who watch fox have also seen you've literally been in the middle of it this week. so tell me only of what you've seen -- some of what you've seen in north carolina. >> well, will, as you can see, i mean, north carolina was absolutely devastated by this storm. it wasn't just the increase in the rising water, but the mudslides as well in some of the upper mountain areas. our team had traveled everywhere from asheville as the main veterans' charity-driven distribution center out to broad river, out to pensacola that, north carolina, which has got about a 5220 elevation. we've been in cello, elk, across the western north carolina area delivering over 22,000 pounds with two helicopters and a hoist operation into these more hard-hit areas, remote and isolated areas. and again, will, this isn't just food. water and nonperishables,

diapers, etc., but medications. we have the keep in mind that you've got type i die bets who need insulin -- diabetics, people who are on oxygen, and many of these roads were devastated and cut off. we're going in on medevacs, we rescued a gentleman from bailey, north carolina, or just got an update from his cousin that the doctors had even told himmed, said, if you were here, 30 minutes difference, you wouldn't be here today. so it's absolutely devastating, what's going on there. i think the death count and the fatality count is extremely low compared to the reality on the ground. they're reporting about 220. i've talked to nurses in hospitals, they're saying it's around 405, and they're requesting more body bags. right now we're going to go from what was a rescue to recovery at this point. and i talked to chief harrison in pensacola, north carolina, who watched two of his residents go down the river. he said, will, we're going to be

recovering bodies throughout the end of the year. will: oh, man. congressman, i want to try to cover the concept of leadership for just one minute, and i have two places i want to go with you. i know from some perm experience and through knowing you -- personal experience -- and watching you as well that there is the correct way to lead. what we have seen is a form of leadership that is necessary in a chaotic environment. and i would assume, you know, lo gist wherics, needs, even defining needs is difficult in the initial phase z. how do you do that? how do you lead? because from my perspective, you just jump in, to be honest. you have to the start just jumping in. you can't sit back and, oh, my gosh, what's the plan, what's the bureaucracy. you've got to dive into the chaos. >> leaders get on the ground, and they figure it out. they start getting to the actual problems and start finding solutions. you work your a-dis, you work your -- a-dis, tertiary plans. look, you know this all too well, you've been covering me for a while, whether it's

afghanistan in 20 the 1, haiti in 2024 or now north carolina and, hopefully, not too badly florida. i've been at the crux of every single one of these because i believe as an elected official we have to do more to represent the people and be there for them. and i don't see that whether it's through the gop or the democratic party. the federal government needs to step up, and the state government needs to step up. will: last question, because i'm over time, congressman, but i want to take your example of leadership and apply to how this is failing the people in north carolina. is it because it's fat, bloated and can't dive in, or is it because they don't have the right priorities? >> i think there's an unwillingup, i think there's a long -- unwillingness, a wrong priority list. if you look at fema, for example, they allocated money for immigration resettlement, not for natural disaster relief, rescue and recovery. so i think we have to go ahead in this next administration and change how things are being done in the federal government and start saving we, the people and

get back to to an america first ageneral the da. will i appreciate you, congressman, and i think we have two forms of leadership on display p. we as a nation can choose the way we want to deal with crisis, emergency and priorities. thank you so much, congressman mills. >> thank you, will. will: all right. from cold cases to finding justice, a new fox nation series details how forensics from our next guest turned around investigations. dr. michaeled badden joins us next. worried you'll laugh so hard you'll leak? well always discreet can hold your biggest gushes with up to zero leaks and odor. so you're not just dry. you're laugh until you cry dry. we've got you, always. always discreet.

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♪ ♪ >> we really thought this was going to be a fairly straightforward case. >> a nuclear shock wave went out. >> i had no idea what a satanic child murderer looked like. >> that was the beginning of the nightmare. >> it's always it's the boyfriend, the husband. >> the more we dug, the more we

kept finding. >> even was shocked and horrified. >> don't lose sight of the victims. ♪ ♪ pete: well, he is the world's most renowned forensic a pathologist called to the scenes for the most famous cases e including the assassinations of jfk, martin luther king jr. to name a few. how he does it is now the subject of a brand new series, the badden files, now available on fox nation. forensic pathologist and fox news contributor, dr. michael baden, joins us now. doctor, you've done over 20,000 -- >> autopsies. pete: -- autopsies? >> yeah, or over my life here. pete: and in this series, you would lay out a few cases which were cold. how do you walk into a cold case and then use autopsies or your approach to discover new clues? >> well, because i've learned over the decades that the autopsy starts at the scene. so the most important part of

looking at a case that a cause of death is in question is to look at the scene find gz which are -- findings which are often missed because the autopsy is done independent of the scene. and in this instance, the first case that has dropped in the series -- pete: murder victim eileen gowan. >> -- in iowa. last year, it was just a case last february whose body, 60-year-old woman found in a ditch 10 days a after she was missing because she was covered by snow. the snow preserves the body. and the cause of death was messed because -- missed because, as often happens, the body isn't properly examined at the scene by the medical examiner to see the position of the body, the position of the clothing, the stiffness of the body. all are important. and once the body goes into the

body bag, all that disappears. so that the traditional autopsy nowadays is, starts at the autopsy table and misses all these factors which are important in criminal cases. pete: very interesting. well, we've got a clip here from the if baden files which talks about why attorneys decide to bring you in on a case. >> it set us off on to a whole other forensic view of did ellen die from from something with her tonsils. we realized rather quickly that this was going to be a case about forensics and how forensics can speak to you from someone from the grave about what happened. >> even forensic pathologists make mistakes, and we thought he made one in this case. we decided that we needed one of the best forensic pathologists that you could find. so that's when we made a decision to to call dr. michael

baden. pete: they came to you. that's a different case. >> this was next week's case that's going to drop in which a police officer in new jersey was charged with murdering his wife. and that was missed at the -- misinterpreted at the scene. she was seen at the scene and not properly evaluated. and the cause of death was listed as a murder where it turned out to be something else. pete: you'll have to watch to turn out -- find out what it actually turned out to be. >> that's next week. pete: sounds fascinating. first three episodes and probably more to file, the baden files available on fox nation from the very best, dr. michael baden. thank you, sir. >> thank you. pete: great to see you. all right. tammy bruce joins us next.

♪ ♪ rachel: all right, it's time for my pop culture round-up, and this time fox news contributor and my friend tammy if bruce is here to break me down all the latest trauma in hollywood. we're going the start off with this, a song -- i love this sonp called fighter or by john congress, it's climbing to number one. the singer-song writer

explaining what inspired the song. listen. >> and i was watching the bogus conviction in new york. and the way he walked up to the microphones after that. i was sitting on the couch and and he's got that walk that just says everything's going to be okay. i'm just very honored that people are sharing the song and the video because i think it shows him in the light that the establishment media is trying is hard. >> if you had -- rachel: tammy, it's rising in the charts. >> it's fantastic. you know, what i love is this new world, and he says -- he's right. the establishment would never have accepted this, never would have seen the light of day. not only does it become available, but people can choose. quality still matters, right? if you enjoy the music, you can relate to it, ask we see the success of that. this is fantastic. it's great for us, great for everybody who wants this kind of product and we're able to make it happen. rachel: and the gatekeepers don't have control. >> exactly.

rachel: i love it. here's jessica alba. she is so successful. she's one of the top latina entrepreneurs in america, and she decided to do a video with kamala harris. watch. it's super awkward. >> first of all, latina small businesses are the fastest growing -- >> yes, they are. >> right? >> yes, they are. >> but with included in that is we don't lack for people who have ambition and have aspirations if dreams and an idea that is a great idea. and work ethic. rachel: her face is hilarious. [laughter] i'm pointing at her face because that's what everyone's noticing. here's a successful businesswoman, and and she's going, what the heck is she saying with her ambition -- >> yeah. i want to the play poker with jessica alba because you know exactly what's going on. [laughter] but that is what everyone looks like, ultimately. it's not just her, there's a point where you're expecting something and then you just don't get it.

and as a business owner or somebody who wants to move forward, you've got to know where people stand if there's somebody you'd want to hire or not -- rachel: or not. [laughter] >> and you're thinking it starts out, yes, women, people of color most of the small businesses because sometimes the corporate world doesn't embrace it. so that's right, but, my goodness, it is a little embarrassing. rachel: when he doesn't know what to say, she says it's about ambition -- >> yes. just a little slurry of words that sound nice, but there's no point being made. a. rachel: yes. all right. so the internet is slamming this mom. this is a crazy story. is she is taking her son, her tween son, out on dates to the movies, to restaurants. now, she claims that she's to doing it was she wants to teach him how to treat a lady. >> sure. rachel: a lot of people online saying this is getting weird. >> she wants to be the ultimate influencer. aren't parents supposed to be the ultimate influencer for

their kids? where is a young man going to learn how to treat a young woman in today's day and age? it's not going to be on instagram. you don't want to, like, kind of try and do it on the dates. as long as he knows what's going on, she knows what's going on, it's about behavior -- rachel: he's a tween. if i tried that, he'd be, like, get away, mom. i think the father treating the mom right is how -- >> that's it. modeling the behavior. but, look, if this is something that works for her kid, that's fine. rachel: all right. okay. [laughter] all right. we've been talking about this all morning, it's a bizarre diet coke mash-up. it's going viral because of the hit show the secret lives of mormon wives. and so here's the trend. s it is -- pete, will, what do you guys think? >> the look on pete's face. rachel: let me grab the power drink. pete: they're not bad. >> it looks like medicine. will: no, it's good.

rachel: basically, it's like this -- will: core power, high protein milk shake -- rachel: do you guys like it? president i love it. >> you know what it tastes like? root beer notes. will: it's good. pete: not bad for you either. will: read the details. >> well, you know, the fizzy in that can be bad. you don't want so much sodium, you don't want -- it tastes like a root beer float. rachel: all right. we're going to drink up. more "fox & friends" coming up. pete: kathie lee gifford coming up.

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♪ ♪ will: communities in the southeast are coming together through faith in the wake of the devastation from hurricane helene. >> and what we're going the see in the mountains of are a lot of neighbors helping neighbors, communities coming together, expect church is going to do what the church has been doing for 2,000 years. we're going to be the hands and feet of jesus, that's what we're going to do. rachel: amen to that. our next guest knows the power of faith and prayer all too well. pete: author of "herod and

mary," kathie lee gifford joins us now. thank you very much for being here. >> you're welcome. thank you for having me. pete: absolutely. when something so inconceivable happens, there's a lot of reasons to be frustrated and desperate, what's your message of faith? >> well, first of all, there's nothing random in all the universe. in the hebrew scriptures, there's no word for coincidence at all because it doesn't exist. all things are in the care of a sovereign god. he's either sovereign in all things or he's not god at all. and that's what i believe. and that doesn't mean god causes tragedies, but it does mean that in the midst of them he is there. i always, if first thing i do is say, lord, how can i help, first of all. you know, i'm so grateful that my family's fine, and i see images like everybody else sees, and they're just devastating. so i always call up my friend, franklin graham, because that's the one organization i have complete faith in which is, you know, samaritan's purse. and i said, i am wiring you money. i'm not sending a check because

god only knows, you know, what's happening with the mail. so, you know, i just want him to know there's help on the way for them because they are usually first on the scene. and i so respect hem. and -- him. and everybody, especially all the volunteers. today just get up and go, you know? it's just a beautiful thing. and if that's being the hands and feet, the heart of our lord jesus. it was just, you know, faith without works is dead, scripture says. rachel: kathy lee, i couldn't agree more, especially what you say about samaritan's purse. we've talked a a lot about that source -- organization, and they're not social workers. they go and do work, but then they pray with people, and that's what people need. i've seen the footage. >> they're servants. yeah, they're servants of the living god. and that's why they're so joyful. and if that's why they immediately, immediately do the right thing. it says in micah, what does the lord expect of you? i think the first thing is do

what is right. love mercy. and walk humbly with your god. can you imagine if everybody woke up every day and said that's my goal today, do what's right, just do what is right. you know in your heart what's right. just do it. and then love mercy. these people need so much mercy. and then walk humbly with god. don't take any credit -- sorry, my puppy, we have bean here with us today -- [laughter] i'm out at my farm in middle tennessee, and we're so glad that you're here now, pete. welcome. i know you've been here a while. pete: thank you. >> i have guests at my farm. nobody told me i was on this morning, and we can't get any internet although i do have elon's starlink. it just doesn't work all the time. we're getting more. i have guests there, and i didn't want him waking them up. so anyway, it's all good. i grabbed the dog and came to see to you. will: well, i'm glad that you and rachel pointed out

samaritan's purse. i should say we know the role that small churches, community churches play in moments like this not just as places of faith, which is obviously most important, but they're literally distribution centers. >> yeah. they're doing what they're supposed to do, for sure. will: you point out that everything is part of god's plan. if -- i'm curious how you would help people who are on the receiving end of bad news. i'm sure you have in your life a bad situation, if you're a victim of this storm, how do you make sense of god's plan? >> you know, i have been walking in footsteps since i was about 13, 12 the years old. so it's okay to find god anywhere, you know, in the fox -- what do they call it? rachel: foxhole? >> i'm sorry. he's acting up a little bit. wherever you find god, cling to

him. but if you find him early in your life, that's why it's so important to teach your children how important a relationship -- not religion. forgive me, but i'm not a fan of it. you know, the word church in the greek doesn't mean if building, it means a movement. that's the movement of the holy spirit. so cling to god even tighter. cling to the lord if you're already holding his hand. and if you're not, just go to him right now. he's been waiting for you all your life to help you, to love you. pete: there you go. >> and just -- years ago billy graham said, ka athie, you're going to have a huge career, but don't make the mistake that i made, don't get involved in politics or you'll lose half your audience right away. other people are called to do it, but you're not. so you just keep telling people that jesus love them, and that's what identify been doing all these years -- the i've been

doing. pete: nothing political about that. [laughter] >> well, you'd be surprised how angry people get, you know? but most people are not. and when you say to them would you like me to pray with you or pray for you, i don't think i've ever had one person say, no, i don't -- i had one lady at my exercise class the other day go, well, i don't believe in that. i said, well, god believes in you and so if you'd like, i'd love to pray for you. i can tell that you're very troubled by something. and she just where let me, and she said thank you afterwads. -- afterwards. and you never know, you know in be kind, everybody. it's not that hard. [laughter] pete: beautifully said, we appreciate it. we want to mention -- and we've got to go -- you cowrote a song for the reagan soundtrack that said i knew it would be you. >> right. pete: check out the film, reaga- will: will and her new book as well -- >> and the duet's with josh

kerner. get the audio on that, guys. took me four days to do it. rachel: we will do that. pete: thank you. >> there's not a friend in that story. yep, had them my whole life. c'mon bo! so we got him and he is a, an absolute joy. daddy's puppy. once we got on the farmer's dog he just attacks it, it's incredible. they're so tuned into you and they have such, such personality. being without a dog, i don't know, can't imagine it. [laughter]

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