they smoked weed with adam fox. she said he was so high, in fact high in all of his meetings with them. again, that's against fbi policy. you can't just give drugs to people and hope they do something bad. well, after all of this failed to produce a kidnapping plot, it fell on yet another fbi agent to build a criminal case against the defendant. trask convicted of beating his wife called donald trump a piece of excement. really? yes. after all of this, the person in charge of the field office overseeing the whitmer investigation in 2020, a man was promoted, not fired, promoted to lead the d.c. field office in late 2020. are you connecting the dots here? in other words, the guy who made sure that fbi informants were active during a rally in the michigan state house in 2020 as part of this concocted plot, that same guy went on to become the guy who oversaw the investigation into -- wait for it -- january 6th. the election justice protest they're calling an insurrection. just remember, don't ask whether the fbi used in

a they smoked weed with adam fox. they said he was so high tech he was high and all of histh meetings with them.cy again,. that's against fbi policy. you can't just give drugs to people and hope they do something bad. well, after all of this failed to produce a kidnaping plot, it fell on yet another fbi ginkomi richard trask, tona build a criminal case against the defendants. now, thatst same year, trask, who's now been convicted of beating his wife, called donald trump a piece of on social media. really? yeah, just nonpartizan federal bureaucrats, public servants doing their jobs. incredibly, after all of this, the person in charge, the field office overseeing the wittmer investigation. 2020 a. a man called steven dantonio was promoted, not fired, promoted to lead the dc field office in late 2020. you connect the dots here. in other words, the guyor who made sure thatma fbiur informants were active duringou a rally in the michigan state house in 2020se 2 as part of ths concocted plot, that same guy went on to become

adam fox took no affirmative steps to achieve the ends.e outcome we wanted, right, but there's more work to be done. >> reporter: in 2020, governor whitmer blamed incendiary political rhetoric for giving groups like these a green light for violence. >> stand back and stand by. hate groups heard the president's words not as a rebuke but as a rallying cry, as a call to action. >> reporter: whitmer saying in a statement after the verdict, those who seek to divide us will be held accountable. plots against public officials and threats to the fbi are a disturbing extension of radicalized domestic terrorism. so this was a retrial, anderson, and it was a fast verdict. i mean, they just started deliberating yesterday, and it was a much shorter trial. the defense says that they're going to appeal, of course. but it was a different jury, which is fascinating. and the defense says that there is an issue with the jury and they can't comment on it because it is sealed with the court. but i heard the judge today in court, because we were able to listen,

a jury has convicted adam fox and barry croft for conspiring to kidnap her.s outside the courthouse in grand rapids and talk about what has gone down here and the consequences and the punishment looks like and the reaction from governor whitmer herself. >> hallie, the governor happy with today's outcome. another jury in the same building couldn't find the two defendants adam fox and barry kroft of anything. it was a hung jury. they ended up in a mistrial. they were back four months later and today the jury coming to a different decision. the governor talked about political discord and how it's gone into violent plotting for violent acts. the governor very concerned. as for the two men convicted today, one from wyoming, which is just a suburb south of grand rapids, adam fox and barry croft from delaware, they face up to ten years in prison at sentencing. the judge not yet scheduling that sentencing. >> joel, thank you very much being there for us live outside the courthouse. we appreciate you and our affiliate in the area. thanks. >>> coming up, we'll head to

hannah fox's attorney told the attorney, he talked a big game. but talk is just talk. adamx took no affirmative steps to achieve the ends. and earlier trial ended in 100, but this time, the jurors didn't buy it. >> this isn't the outcome we wanted. there's more work to be done. in 2020, governor whitmer blamed incendiary political rhetoric forgiving groups like these a green light for violence. >> stand back, and stand by. >> hate groups heard the president's words not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry. as a call to action. >> >> whitmer saying the statement after the verdict. those who seek to divide us will be held accountable. plots against public officials and threat that the fbi are a disturbing extension of radicalized domestic terrorism. jean casarez, cnn, new york. coming up next, nearly 1 million ukrainians have fled to germany since the start of rushes in or on ukraine. we will hear from some of them. and the war in ukraine is impacting the world's food supply. why the conflict is resulting in millions and the horn of africa going hungry. that is next. why do nea

. >> reporter: in a surprising turn, the two men barry crofton and adam fox were found guilty charged with planning to kidnap the governor at her michigan vacation home and blow up a bridge to slow police responding. prosecutors say they practiced using weapons and conducted surveillance >> all of our elected officials, everyone, deserves to be able to live in safety and not in fear. >> reporter: whitmer became a target of armed protestors in the spring of 2020 over covid restrictions now up for re-election, she says today's verdicts prove that violence and threats have no place in our politics. and those who seek to divide us will be held accountable. from covid to election conspiracy theories and organized extremist groups, law enforcement sees a dramatic rise in domestic terrorism >> the threat level against law enforcement is the highest it's been in a very long time in my career, it's the highest i've ever seen >> reporter: since january 6th, threats to public officials are escalating 144% increase in threats to lawmakers in 2021 compared to previous years according to capitol po

found guilty in the plot to kidnap and kill michigan governor gretchen whitmer in twenty-twenty adam fox and barry croft junior were convicted of 2 counts of conspiracy related to the kidnapping scheme and attempts to obtain a weapon of mass destruction. the result was a big victory for the u.s. justice department. a different jury just 4 months ago could not reach a unanimous decision on fox and croft but acquitted 2 other men which led to the second trial. fox and croft face sentences of up to life in prison. >> 2 atlanta police officers will not be facing any charges in the death of rayshard brooks, specially appointed prosecutor says officer garrett rolfe and devin brosnan acted reasonably during the 2020 encounter. they say officer devin brosnan faced a quickly evolving situation when brooks lunged and grabbed one of their tasers during the arrest attempt, brooks was killed in june 2020 when officers found him sleeping in his car at a wendy's parking lot. body cam footage shows a struggle during which brooks grabbed an officer's taser and fired it toward them as he fled. an autopsy

the jury also found that adam fox and barry croft jr. were guilty of conspiring to obtain a bomb to blow up a bridge. prosecutors say they were antigovernment militia members planning to start a war. antigovernme the men had been set up by the f.b.i. tonight, u.s. officials are planning to announce a record $3 billion aid package to ukraine, as the war hits the six-month mark. the state department believes sh mark. russia is preparing new attacks, in response to a recent car bombing outside moscow. and, they're warning all u.s. citizens to leave ukraine. cbs' debora patta is in kyiv. >> reporter: moscow's political elite turned out in force to pay their last respects to daria dugina, killed instantly when her car blew up on the outskirts of the capital. the explosion has punched a giant hole in vladimir putin's argument that his war is necessary to keep russia safe. dugina's father, alexsandr dugin, is a vocal supporter of that war. it's believed he was the intended target. while the motive remains unclear, exiled russian politician ilya

. >> reporter: adam fox and barry croft convicted on all counts, including conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction in the form of a bomb. the verdict coming four months after a different jury deadlocked on the charges against the two men. prompting prosecutors to file a motion to quickly retry the case. in octobe 2020, the fbi arrested fox and croft, along with four other men, as they allegedly tried to buy explosives with the goal of attacking whitmer before election day. according to authorities, the plot was months in the making, driven in part by the democratic governor's covid-19 restrictions. the fbi infiltrating and wiretapping the group after one member turned informant, alarmed by talk of killing police. at both trials, however, the defense arguing this was a case of entrapment, and that the defendants were just "big talkers." >> my client is disappointed in the verdict. it's been a good fight. >> reporter: but evidence submitted at trial showed fox, the group's ringleader, conducting surveillance on whitmer's vacation home and firing a stun gun. the men allegedly plan

these are the men, adam fox and barry croff. they convicted them on two counts of conspiracy and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction they were attempting to blow up a bridge while they carried out their abduction plan both men could face life in prison no sentencing date yet set their attorneys vowed to appeal. in a statement governor whitmer thanked prosecutors writing today's verdict proved that violence and threats have no place in our politics and those who seek to divide us will be held accountable. >>> one of the then louisville detectives involved in a raid that killed breonna taylor pleaded guilty today kelly goodlip conspired with another officer to falsify a search warrant she added a phony line to it that line is what led bthem to breonna taylor's apartment investigators accused her of conspiring with another officer to create a cover up story once taylor's story got national attention. she faces up to 5 years in prison sentencing set for later this month. >>> union busting? that's what's topping cnbc's on

the men, barry croft and adam fox, face up to life in prison.uring closing arguments prosecuts claimed the mewere hopi to "setff a secd ameran civilar.” defenslawyers ve maintned theiclies were erapped b fbi infoants. the national archives is claiming donald trump took more than 700 classified documents to his resort in florida after leaving the white house. that's according to a letter the national archives sent to trump's lawyers in may. the letter also appears to confirm some of the documents were highly sensitive material related to special access programs. the archives released the letter on tuesday, just over two weeks after fbi agents searched trump's property at mar-a-lago and seized more documents that had not been previously turned over. a former louisville police detective has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to falsify the search warrant used to justify the deadly raid on breonna taylor's home two years ago. kelly goodlett, who resigned from the louisville police earlier this month, becomes the first officer to be convic

jury also found that adam fox and barry croft jr. a bomb to blow up a bridge. prosecutors say they were antigovernment militia members planning to start a war. defense argued that men were set up by fbi. >>> tonight u.s. officials are planning to announce record $3 billion aid package to ukraine as the war hits new mark. state department believes russia is preparing new attacks in response to car bombing outside moscow, warning u.s. citizens to leave ukraine. debora patta is in kyiv. >> reporter: moscow's political elite turned out in force to pay last respects to daria dugina, killed on the outskirts of the capital, explosion has punched a giant hole in vladimir putin's argument his war is necessary to keep russia safe. daria's father alexsandr dugina is a vocal supporter of the war, it's believed he was intended target. motive remains unclear, exiled politician ilya ponomarev claimed it's work of underground russian resistance group who warned him a week ago something was going to happen. what is the goal? >> the ultimate goal is o

accused of plotting to kidnap the michigan governor gretchen the first ended in a hung jury for adam foxand barry croft prosecutors argue that fox and croft squacouted the governor's summer home. they were angry with the covid policies they never actually planned to kidnap her the lawyers accuse the fbi by trapping the men and bringing in informants and agents to run training exercises with the suspects in addition to kidnapping, fox and croft face counts of weapons conspiracy and croft is charged with possessing an explosive device they could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted 11 other men were arrested in connection with the kidnapping plot several of them face charges in state court. >>> anthony fauci is stepping down he is 81 now he announced today he will leave the federal government in december after more than 50 years of service in a statement, america's top infectious disease doctor wrote, i'm moving on from my current position, but not retiring i plan to move to the next phase while i have energy and passion for my field dr. fauci was a household name during the covid p

adam fox and barry croft. the first ended in a hung jury for both men. codefendants were found not guilty. prosecutors argue that fox and croft scouted the governor's summer home and tested explosives. they said they were angry about her covid policies. defense attorneys argued never planned to kidnap her. the lawyers have accused the fbi of and trapping the men i bringing informants and undercover agents to run training exercises. in addition to kidnapping charges, fox and croft face counts of weapons conspiracy and croft is also charged with possessing an explosive device. they could each be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. 11 other men were arrested and connection to the alleged kidnapping plot. seven face charges in state court. >>> dr. anthony fauci is officially stepping down. he announced today he will leave the federal government in december after more than 50 years of service. in a statement, america's top infectious disease expert wrote in part, "while i am moving on from occurring positions, i am not retiring. i plan to pursue the nex

it was the second trial for barry croft junior and adam fox after an earlier jury had deadlocked. the fbi said the men are far-right extremists who were trying to foment civil war. defense attorneys said they were entrapped. >> my client is disappointed in the verdict. it has been a good fight. we made it twice in a row. we were hoping for a different outcome today. amna: evidence showed the plot grew out of anger over governor whitmer's "covid" restriions. in a statement today, whitmer said the verdict proves violence has no place in american politics. there's guilty plea in the police killing of breonna taylor , shot in her louisville, kentucky home in 2020. kelly goodlett, a former detective, admitted today to falsifying the warrant used in the botched raid at taylor's apartment. and georgia a special prosecutor found two atlanta officers used justifiable force in rayshard brooks' death, also in 2020. brooks was shot and killed after grabbing and firing a police taser, as he ran from the officers. the governor of texas has declared emergencies in more than 20 counties after ext

today, a federal grand jury found adam fox and barry croft guilty of conspiring to kidnap governor whitmer of mass destruction. you might recall their arrest in 2020 at the height of tensions in the early days of the pandemic. at that time, whitmer faced some backlash over covid restrictions in her state. prosecutors say fox and croft planned to kidnap governor whitmer from her summer home. they even practiced detonating explosives at a so-called shoot house. they had an ultimate goal to set off a second american civil war and the second american revolution, unquote. they have attended meeting after meeting and raised their voices. next, the action community members in uvalde, texas, want immediately three months after the massacre of 19 students and 2 teachers. stay with us. it's so easy.. and more customers today are relying on their carars advanced safetety features, like automatic emergency breaking and lane departure warning. that's why our recalibration service is state of the art. we recalibrate your vehicle's camera, so you can still count on those safety features. all right, we're

federal jury finding two men guilty of plotting to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer in 2020, adam foxfe in prison for the conspiracy conviction. >>> and paul pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, pleading guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol during an accident in may. he has now been sentenced to five days in jail, but he's going to get credit for two days already served and two days for good conduct. >>> "5 things" to know for your "new day." more on these stories all day on cnn and cnn.com. and don't forget to download the "5 things" podcast every morning, go to cnn.com/5things and find it wherever you get your podcasts. >>> alabama has just now approved a $93.6 million contract extension not for me, but for head coach nick saban. saban's contract, which is extended through 2029, would rank him as the highest paid public school coach in college football. joining us to talk about this, not just me, again, cnn correspondent omar jimenez. i'm sure you're thrilled to be joining me on this subject. i hope you're not going to say anything critical. >> of course. t

barry croft junior and adam fox plotted to kidnap whitmer in 2020 and planning to obtain a bomb to distract police as part of their plan. in a statement, whitmer said today's verdicts prove violence and threats have no place in our politics and those who seek to divide us will be held accountable. >>> democrats in florida will choose who they want to take on governor ron desantis in november vying to take on desantis is state agricultural commissioner nicky freed who is running against congressman and former republican governor charlie christ a new report found a third of veterans say they've been arrested at least once, compared with fewer than one-fifth of all nonveterans. the council on criminal justice wants to determine why and their preliminary report points to multiple risk factors including combat related trauma and post-traumatic stress. tonight on the news more on primary day in florida and some key races in new york state and city, the latest election results on the news. back to you. >> thank you >>> and coming up, you know it works for some baseball field, if you build it they

today, jurors convicted adam fox, the ringleader of that plot, and his co-conspirator, barry croft.of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, and now they both face up to life in prison. it's a turn of events we should note because of what's happened in the backdrop, right? one, this trial is a redo. back in april, two of their alleged co-conspirators were actually acquitted in the kidnapping case, but the jury could not reach a verdict for the two men we mentioned today, fox and croft. and the judge then declared a mistrial. back with us, gebecause it was mistrial and a hung jury the first time, it's been about the fbi entrapment. this was them trying to punish them because they didn't like their history of talking badly about law enforcement online. it turned into kind of a free speech meets distrust of law enforcement migeets modern day conversations. >> the defense tried to make it look like they were a couple of lazy pot smokers. there they were in body armor training with live weapons to go execute this attack. these aren't a couple of lazy pot smokers. these were domes

these are the men, 39-year-old adam fox, 46-year-old barry crawford junior.their second time on trial for the 2020 lot. their first ended in a hung jury. this jury convicted fox and croft on two counts of conspiracy and attempted to use a weapon of mass description. prosecutors say, they were planning to blow up a bridge as a distraction while they carried out their abduction plan here at both men could face life in prison. no sentencing date set yet. their attorneys about to appeal. in a statement, quote, today's verdict proves that violence and threat have no place in our politics and those who seek to divide us will be held accountable. >>> one of the thin louisville detectives involved in the raid that killed breonna taylor pleaded guilty today. kelly goodlett admitted to conspire with another officer to falsify a drug search warrant. investigators say, she added a phony line to it after the rate was over. that warrant is what led officers to breonna taylor's apartment. taylor's boyfriend fired a shot as officers broke through the door. they returned fire

so, laura , as you said, this is the second trial of two men , adam fox and barry kroft.ober of 2020 accused of conspiring to kidnap gretchen whitmer. there was the first trial in april. two of the men, two of their co-defendants were acquitted, found not guilty after their defense attorneys convinced the jury that these men had been entrapped by the fbi. no verdict for these two remaining defendants, defendants who are back on trialt nse . what thisac case has shown not just in the first two trials, but all the court filing for is an egregious and an operation by the fbi tohi set up these men , stitch them together, try to provoke themm into kidnapping and assassination plot of gretchen whitmer. but a a was completelypl orchestrated, orchestrated by at least a dozen fbi informant undercover agents takingnd direction from other fi handlers. and this goes right to the top of this fbi. so closing arguments were today . the jury j afterth the first day has nodi verdict and we'll be expecting one this week. all right, julie stephen dunn, tornoe ran the detroit field office du

adam fox and barrett kroft jr.so convicted of one count of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. the verdict follows a separate trial four months ago in which another jury acquitted two others accused in the plot and deadlocked on decisions for fox and kroft. two men face a maximum sentence of life in prison. >>> still ahead, president biden's approval rating is slowly improving. a decision today may help his standings with millions of americans. >>> plus, we'll dig into a new report that shows the impact of inflation. depends on where you live. "way too early" is back in just a moment. "w tayoo early" is back in just a moment i live in vancouver, washington and i write mystery novels. dogs have been such an important part of my life. i have flinn and a new puppy. as i was writing, i found that i just wasn't as sharp and i new i needed to do something so i started taking prevagen. i realized that i was much more clear and i was remembering the details that i was supposed to. prevagen keeps my brain working

snap, the governor in 2020 whitmer said guilty verdicts against adam fox and barry croft junior representednned to abduct whitmer at her vacation home and then blow up a nearby bridge to disrupt police during the kidnapping. in you'd , um, rhetoric that is aimed at inspiring americans is dangerous , dangerous two years ago when it started in my direction is dangerous it continues in the direction of the fbi or sitting us supreme court justice for that matter. the f b. i consider this a major domestic terrorism case and put at least three informants and two undercover agents on the case. oh barrier weather. we've been talking a lot about some inland heat over the past couple of weeks, but we will definitely cool things off as we head into the weekend. the pattern changes a bit and more low clouds and fog. it's breezy conditions. so just for comparison, we still some fog today. but in general still warm wednesday sixties all the way to the nineties, we'll see the air mass kind of cool off as we head into the weekend, and as a result, temperatures dropping off quite a bit more clouds, some gus

check in for more on this with meteorologist adam fox for our fox weather forecast. adam? that rain you were just seeing video of across mississippi. from the same system that brought very heavy rain across dallas a couple days ago. the gulf states continue to battle rounds and rounds of heavy rain. shower activity around georgia. set up that will allow this to pop up every single afternoon. now, the rain yesterday, 1,000 year rainstorm as rains getting up to close to 8 inches would hit that threshold and we saw rains and in just three hours getting up over 8 and a half inches in some of those locations. obviously, absolutely sat temperature rate offed ground and any additional rain could be a cause for flooding. flood watch in place from texas stretching back over to portions of alabama. i will leave you with this. this is additional rainfall that's on the way, at least a couple inches throughout that entire reasoning. ground already saturated we will be watching. those are your weather headlines for now. tossing it inside to you, carley. >> carley: thank you, adam. more

a jury found adam fox and barry croft jr.ng to obtain a weapon of mass destruction. the convictions come after a previous trial in april was declared a mistrial when the jury failed to reach a verdict against croft and fox. two additional defendants were acquitted in april while two others flipped and testified for the prosecution. the assistant u.s. attorney who helped prosecute the case chillingly told the jury this, "you can't just strap on an ar-15 and body armor and go snatch the governor." that wasn't the defendant's ultimate goal. they wanted to set off a second american civil war. a second american resolution. and they wanted to do it for a long time before they settled on governor whitmer. in a statement today, whitmer said that today's verdicts "prove that violence and threats have no place in our politics, and those who seek to divide us will be held accountable, but we must also take a hard look at the status of our politics. plots against public officials and threats to the fbi were a disturbing extension of radi

barry croft jr., and adam fox were also convicted of conspireing to obtain a weapon of mass destructionfor the two after a july in april couldn't reach a unanimous verdict. two other men were acquitted, two more pleaded guilty and testified for prosecutors. >>> now to incredible video that was captured by a firefighter in portugal. check this out. take a look here. this is what's called a fire tornado. it's a rare phenomenon and it comes from a mix of conditions involving heat, wind and dust. firefighters are battling wildfires across the country. they are not getting much help from mother nature either with windy conditions and temperatures soaring over 100 degrees. again, that's a fire tornado. >> never seen one before. >>> this morning, we're seeing a lot of reaction to the release of a new podcast from meghan markle. >> a lot of people are talking about this one. the first episode just dropped and features very candid comments from the royal. >> nbc news now anchor joe fryer has more. good morning. >> good morning, meghan markle is sharing a story about a heart stopping scare, invol

let's check in with meteorologist adam klotz for our fox weather forecast. adam? that was a scary system sweeping across minnesota last night. it's sill on the move across the midwest as we speak, big line of storms stretching south down to iowa, could sill see some thunderstorm miss this. really though it's going to pick back up into the afternoon hours. otherwise across the country a lot of clear skies, but we till see rounds of afternoon rain showers across portions of florida, could impact launch tomorrow. i'll leave you with your current temperatures, a lot of 70s out there. actually, daytime highs. in the middle of the country running up to 90 degrees again even though weaver getting close to the end of -- we're getting close to the end of summer, it's still feeling like it. those are your headlines. rachel: thank you, adam. all right. he's being hailed a hero. watch this incredible 10-year-old boy from oklahoma five into action when his mom started having a seizure in the pool. gavin lifted his mom's head above water and swam to the ladder to keep her from

meteorologist adam klotz is here with fox weather forecast. adam. >> good morning carley.hat time of year monsoonal rains around the southwest rounds and rounds of those get to that, but beginning with temperatures across the country, finally looking a little bit cooler. the dog days of summer and in the northeast where we've seen just intense heat over the last week, a big break in the heat in the coming days where these are your daytime highs you're seeing a lot of spots into the upper 70s, upper 80s or mid 80s along the coast and as i take you through the weekend, moving through fairly quickly here it just stays cool so temperatures there right around the upper 70s around 80 degrees, much cooler less humid air only 72 degrees in washington, dc on monday. that's your daytime high. now, again, those showers that we were talking about taking you out west, rounds of big heavy rain have kind of fired up every time you get into the afternoon, big thunderstorms, and this has been happening every single day. it is the time of year where you see some of those monsoonal rains. th

carley: plus, we're checking back in with adam fox at liberty state park for the annual navy seal stateo xfinity mobile. that means millions are saving hundreds a year on their wireless bill. and all of those millions are on the nation's most reliable 5g network, with the carrier rated #1 in customer satisfaction. that's a whole lot of happy campers out there. and it's never too late to join them. get unlimited data with 5g included for just $30 a line per month when you get 4 lines. switch to xfinity mobile today. will: let's check back in where adam live from the statue of liberty ahead of the hudson river navy seal swim. what's up, adam? >> reporter: i'm about to get wet. this is the hudson river and i'm told it's the cleanest it's been since the civil war. do you buy this? you've been in here before. >> it's cold and ready to go >> reporter: can you say, what's the swimming portion of this event. >> yeah, the swimming portion will happen and we'll leave from right over there at flag park and come straight over here to this barge off statue of liberty about a three quarter of mile sw

. >> carley: turning to meteorologist adam here with the fox weather forecast.morning. >> beautiful across the northeast, the great lakes region today. there are plenty spots where it feels like summer, you will see across the south and western states. hate advisories stretching from florida to texas, where extreme heat up in the hundreds, record breaking heat across pacific northwest and see highs in california, getting into the interior pacific northwest, maybe high as 105 and 108, intense heat building. outside the region, it feels absolutely wonderful with highs topping off at 81 in kansas city. yes, it feels like summer in some spots issue there are other places it will wonderful. >> todd: it is fall in connecticut, pumpkin spice will pop up. >> carley: it is already pumpkin spice season at dunkin donuts. >> todd: nice tie, did you take it from my office? i have that tie. >> carley: you used to be office mates. a strategist grouping all republicans together with this inflammatory comment. >> they are a destructive force, they are domestic terrorist cell ope

a federal jury in grand rapids convicted adam fox and barry croft, junior of conspiring to kidnap hersecutors say the pair plan to abduct wittmer at her vacation home, then blow up in nearby bridge to disrupt police during the kidnapping. whitmer says the guilt the verdicts represent a good outcome for a lot of reasons. continued um, rhetoric that is aimed at inspiring americans dangerous dangerous two years ago when it started in my direction is dangerous today when it continues in the direction of the fbi or sitting supreme court justice, for that matter. the fbi considered it a domestic terrorism case and put at least three informants and two undercover agents on the case. 5 57, a federal jury has awarded kobe bryant widow vanessa bryant $16 billion in her lawsuit against los angeles county. the money is for emotional distress caused by sheriff's deputies and firefighters sharing photographs of the body of kobe bryant and his daughter at the helicopter crash. they were taken at the scene of that 2020 crash where they were killed. the jury agreed with vanessa bryant did her privacy

greg abbott's offices escalating war of words with mayor eric adams over bracelets placed on migrants to the big apple. a spokesperson tells foxd administration needs to stop with basic lies and protocol for voluntary protocol for the emergency management and the bracelets contain migrants information as well as voluntary consent waivers that were signed by migrants as they board the buses. in total, ten migrant buses have arrived in new york city from texas over the last two days. >> ashley: and aoc backed congressional candidate just said out loud celebrating her primary win. >> we really prove that socialism wins. we are not going anywhere. until we see a socialistic across the city. >> ashley: oh, boy we will talk to lara trump about the lefts takeover plans. >> todd: that might be the most disturbing thing you will hear today. this will be the most patriotic thing you have ever seen. an american pained by high school seniors and if you think it is the story behind it even better, and share with you when they join us coming up. my friends, i come to you today on behalf of the jewish people in ukraine whose lives have been

now we are going to check in with meteorologist adam klotz for our fox weather forecasts. nto that satellite and radar. incredibly heavy rain now from chicago getting up into michigan. this is a big line we are paying attention to. on the backside, the air is cooler, but everywhere out in front of it remains a credibly warm. alerts in place from the mid-atlantic all the way up 95 to boston where we talk about extreme heat, temperatures are going to be climbing into the 90s again today with humidity. those are your weather headlines and now back inside to you. >> steve: thank you very much, adam. speaking of hot, still to come, record inflation driving the price of used cars to new heights. mike has five tips to give you the best deal on the used vehicle. >> ainsley: let's check in for us at bill hemmer and dana perino for what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> a question for you. what do you get for $740 billion? [laughter] >> ainsley: maybe a used car! >> first rate analysis on that. one thing we know, the irs is about to be supersized. >> and the chinese military is

. >> carley: fox weather forecast, adam, good morning. >> couple spots of heavy rain, one in south texast green box is flash flood watch out there. another round of heavy rain coming in the desert southwest. they have been getting monsoonal rain and in las vegas, more is on the way. that stretches up to portions of colorado, across new mexico, more rainy weather across the area. in reality, the spot needs rain to catch up the drought in the region. cooler across northeast and midwest. daytime highs in the low 80s or middle know 70s. cooler air will continue over several days and leave you with national forecast. it does run up to 100 in dallas, that is spot it is staying warm. >> carley: thank you. former president trump says the fbi took documents that were covered by attorney-client privilege and he wants them back now. we have the details next. whooping cough is highly contagious for people of any age. and it can cause violent uncontrollable coughing fits. ask your doctor or pharmacist about whooping cough vaccination because it's not just for kids. i'd like to thank our sponsor liber

mayor eric adams increasingly upset about this. fox news nate foy has more. >> elizabeth.. the new york post reports they may have luxurious accommodations. we have now video of the hotel called row new york city. the post reports the city plans to use it as a shelter and intake center for as many as 600 may grant families. new york city officials say every migrant will be cared for and they're still criticizing the texas governor. >> what governor abbott is doing is causing more confusion, more harm to individuals that are already traumatized. >> elizabeth, the texas official in charge of these migrant buses tells fox news that the mayor's office is lying about the conditions these migrants face. texas says every bus is stocked with four days worth of food for 50 people. and every migrant voluntarily gets on each bus. they can get off at multiple stops along the way. texas officials say this can all be stopped if president biden does more. also today, startling new numbers from the border. last month alone, border patrol arrested ten people on the fbi's terrorist screenin

york mayor eric adams as adams threatens to take on abbott's reelection campaign by sending buses of new yorkers to campaign against abbott and texas vis-a-vis bus. you're watching fox friends first on a thursday morning i'm todd piro. >> carley: adams and abbott it's tough can one change their name for us. i'm carley shimkus, as the biden administration keeps the boarders wide open, where is democrat outrage over this? a new report from the dhs inspector general reveals the biden administration is obtaining illegal immigrants for ten times longer than the legal limit with some migrants being held in confined spaces for over a month todd: ashlolight the o struggles of the open border policies and the effect it has we have to, for the good of america, we have to get him out of office. >> ashley: abbott responding with the quote from the clint eastwood classic dirty harry. >> go ahead, mary, make my day. there could hardly be anything better. this is rank hypocrisy by the new york governor, by the new york mayor. >> ashley: mayor adams has alleged migrants are being forced onto the buses but abbott says they are giving these voluntary consent forms on your screen. mea

check in with adam klotz for our fox weather forecast. >> beautiful out here on fox square.r. 62 degrees. cool degrees in chicago. you are eventually going to see some warmer air in the middle of the country. otherwise mostly clear. the one big rainy spot we continue to track is moving across the plains now most of missouri seeing very heavy rainfall. a lot of thunder and lightning with this system as it moves through portions of st. louis and dipping south down to the ozarks. temperatures today will be warm. at least in the middle of the country. 100 degrees again in dallas. you do notice cooler weather 70 in chicago. 83 in new york. hot on the west coast. temperatures in the interior northwest up to around 100 degrees. those are your weather headlines. ainsley, tossing it back knew. >> ainsley: okay. thank you. it feels great out there this morning. thanks, adam. still ahead, we go behind the scenes of one of america's most secretive societies the free migrant caravans. masons. ♪ ♪ before treating your chronic migraine— 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hour

adam over to you. >> beautiful weather outside on fox square.emperatures this morning. that is to the the case across the entire country, 102 in dallas today. there is going to be heat again across the plain states. a lot of the heat piling up in western states, also, as we are going to be talking about a chance there for extreme heat. heat advisories from the gulf coast stretching all the way over to eastern texas. and i did skip by this graphic pretty quickly. also talking about temperatures getting as high as 108 degrees today in northern california. those are your weather headlines. for now, tossing it back inside to you. >> brian: all right. thanks, adam. meanwhile tell you what is coming up straight ahead on this show. repeat offender. the police say a man accused of assaulting a new york subway worker has already been arrested 41 times always set free. the impact of bail reform on the big apple and that other man is in the hospital now. first, abby hornacek shoots for the moon in the new fox nation series examining alien encounters across

fox news alert. the gloves are off between greg abbott and eric adams. more buses are packed with migrants arriving into century city leaving the mayor looking for an additional 5,000 hotel rooms to the house them you're watching "fox & friends first." i am carley shimkus. >> todd: nrm todd piro. that is expected to run into the tens of millions of dollars. we are seeing hundred more migrants crossing by the day. >> sending a false message to the american people. this is the largest prices i have seen in my 35 years doing this job and it is costing lives. >> todd: griff jenkins has the latest. >> griff: it turns out eric adams does not like a small fraction. he is now accusing greg abbott of isn't that migrants political ponds. >> it is the worst type of politics to raise his national profile and you should not be doing it. taking away the respect and dignity of people who are in need. what the texas governor is doing is so anti-american. >> griff: but abbott is doubling down saying the frustration should be directed the biden administration. >> governor

let's turn to meteorologist adam klotz for a fox weather forecast. >> hey, will.ncredibly good at this which is why i just focus on the forecast. it's extreme chess because it's so hot and sticky. 83 degrees right now but with the humidity it feels like we're in the 90s, that's here in new york city. it's hot all the way to the middle of the country. one rainy spot we're paying attention to, that's the upper midwest. there's currently heavy rain moving into the chicago area, across northern illinois. there's the daytime highs. guess what, the heat continues in texas. been there for a month. another 100-degree day in dallas. those are your weather headlines. will, you're going home to some heat. tossing back to you. will: every day, adam. 105. ism going to go out in that hot of, muggy 90 in a minute. up next, check mate. you ever within deer what -- you ever wonder what it takes to be a chess master? these kids are going to show us exactly what it takes, come up. ♪ light it up like dynamite. ♪ ["only wanna be with you" by hootie & the blowfish] discover is accepted

. >> dagen: new york city mayor adams keeps complaining about buses of 50 or so migrants, fox news witnessedssing the border in just 24 hours. now, watching bill melugin's tweet and responding, why aren't more media outlets reporting this? this is insane! >> greg: he has great hair, by the way. i don't know how he keeps it going with the humidity. and i said it on friday, may become i can't remember because the weekend was long. we came up with a solution a year ago this summer and basically we have stumbled onto the cure for untethered progressivism, right? the match.com for bad policy and consequences. so anybody pushes the idea in which they are not going to feel the results, they must be made to feel the results appear that is what is happening here. i'm pretty sure this idea came from us but i will get this to governor abbott because i know he watches. how can we apply this to other areas when the consequences aren't tethered to the policies. and i'm, and plagued by crime, governor hochul in new york who has not seen a mom was thinking it meant in her life. we have to start spreading th

mayor eric adams begging for help as texas lieutenant governor dan patrick joined "fox & friends weekendthey should feel the pain across the country texas and law enforcement are feeling. so maybe they can call their president and can call equatorial may work us and say, secure the border. >> ashley: the continued politicized patient of new seeking asylum by governor abbott and others in texas is both embarrassing and discussing. we are just asking for washington, d.c.,'s assistance in dealing with the cool, political games being played by heartless politicians like the governor of texas. the sanctuary city has seen more than 700,000 asylum-seekers arriving in manhattan according to the mayor's office. compare that to 2 million and border patrol encountered this fiscal year alone, todd. >> todd: pennsylvania school district are outraged after school officials decide to allow a satanic temple to host a back-to-school event. she has two children in that school district, ashley lynn crider. when you first heard about this, did your question with her after school satan club was actually real

fox news alert. the gloves are off between greg abbott and eric adams. re buses are packed with migrants arriving into century city leaving the mayor looking for an additional 5,000 hotel rooms to the house them you're watching "fox & friends first." i am carley shimkus. >> todd: nrm todd piro. that is expected to run into the tens of millions of dollars.

let's check in with meteorologist adam klotz to our fox weather forecast. >> tracking today, ally withy on top of that a lot of rain showers stretching from the western half of the country all the way to the eastern half of the country. let's dive in with very comfortable temperatures as we start the day. a lot of 60's out there. you still see that muggy air. the southeast part of the country where numbers are in the 70s, the you were 70s in some cases. rain, it's been widespread for today. showers popping up there across portions of the intermountain west and very heavy rain currently falling across the gulf coast. for thousand those are your whether headlines tossing it back over to you. >> 11 minutes before the the top of the hour the republican challenging michigan's woke governor vowing to protect the integrity of our kid's education if she can win in november. the mother of four gubernatorial nominee tuesday door dixon joins us live next. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette. this is john. he hasn't worked this hard to only get this far with his choleste

fox square. for now, tossing it back inside to you. >> brian: all right. thanks so much, adam.iving in new york city. we covered it, as the city's mayor slams the governor of texas anti-american? here the texas leader's fiery response. >> ainsley: plus, feeling the squeeze, thanks to inflation and dry weather, ketchup is getting more expensive and we could even see a shortage. that is john kerry's wife hynes. >> brian: somebody call him on his yacht. >> ainsley: a california tomato farmer is going to sound the alarm next. ♪ that's what i want ♪ money don't get everything it's true ♪ but it don't get men, you need to get off the couch and get with the program. with golo, i lost 50 pounds. it feels really good to be able to button your jacket and not worry about it blowing up. -(laughs) -go to golo.com to lose weight and get healthier. buying a car from vroom is so easy, all you need is a phone and a finger. just go to vroom.com, scroll through thousands of cars. then, tap to buy. that's it. no sales speak, no wasted time. go to vroom.com and pick your favorite. your shipping man