ainsley: wow.rm this piece with just cleaning it you don't have to sand it, strip or prime. look at the different surface areas. look at this chair. we were able to paint the fabric as well. steve: what? isn't that fabulous? janice: that's paint? >> one step paint we put on top of it. steve: that's not going to come off on your pants. >> we also sell the stencil. when you are dyi. ace hardware has all the things to get it for especially my one step paint. janice: where do you get something for 10 bucks? >> yard sale. craigslist. all those places. steve: let's do some do it yourself stuff. >> everybody, especially ainsley and i were talking about. it's like i don't know that i can do this. yes, you can. this is all you have to do. all you have to do is clean it. so this is just some clean slate. i'm going to go on top of it i want to get all the grease and grime off of that piece. >> what is that product? works beautifully. >> it's a miracle it will take everything off. >> did we put our paint over

ainsley: how bad was the fall? ainsley: you looked great. ainsley: what's the hardest part?hould have stopped while i was ahead. ainsley: did you great. >> that was so fun. steve: you were both terrific. adam, i have got to give props to you it looked like you slowed down. you could have won outright. todd: is he a gentleman. >> i caught her, did you see that? super reflex. steve: if both are interested in taking part of the green beret challenge where do they go next? >> www got green beret challenge got come. steve: you are all over the u.s., right? >> mainly on the coast pushing out to meengs next year. steve: how did they do. >> they did awesome. ainsley: y'all did great. you got some speed when you were going through the mud. ainsley: had something to do with lying down. steve: carley and ada many dam great job. >> thanks a lot. steve: department of justice firing back at rahm emanuel's definition of sanctuary city. the dangerous facts he can't afford toying nor, coming up next. ainsley: vice president calling a new report about his secret plans to run for the white hou

ainsley? ainsley: thank you, jillian.dent trump vowing to fight and win the opioid epidemic that's plaguing millions of american families. >> nobody is safe from this epidemic that threatens young and old, rich and poor, urban and rural communities. everybody is threatened. i'm confident that by working with our healthcare and law enforcement experts, we will fight this deadly epidemic and the united states will win. ainsley: here to weigh in on this is dr. nicole saphier. he obviously -- good morning, nicole. >> good morning, ainsley. ainsley: he obviously wants to tackle this issue setting up that commission with governor chris christie to help folks that are dealing with this problem. how did we come to this point? >> this has been going on for decades. this isn't just something that happened overnight. president trump walked into this. ainsley: why are we hearing about this now then. >> the world is hearing about it and medical community. most of the public has known about it we have had people suffering from addictio

hi, ainsley. ainsley: thank you so much.t car crash in paris. prince william and prince harry joining the grieving public. they are laying flowers at the memorial of kensington palace in that video right there. joining us from london is royal correspondent good morning britain is louisa jane. thanks for joining us. >> hi, ainsley. ainsley: what was it about princess diana that stole all of our hearts? >> i think it's the fact that everybody feels like she spoke to them in some way. i mean, you talk to people who met her and they all say that they were touched by her. a lot of them physically touched by her because she was one of those people that reached out and gave you a hug even if you were somebody who was suffering from h.i.v. or leprosy. that was what was so special about her. i think everybody could see themselves in her as well despite the glamour, despite the fact that she was a princess. we also knew that behind the scenes she was as vulnerable as the rest of us. that was something that everybody could relate to. a

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ainsley? ainsley: thanks, brian. the doj sanctuary cities policy. now other states like california and massachusetts might take similar action as well. but is that a good move politically? here to debate is fox news contributor richard fowler and independent women's voice president heather higgins. thank you both for being with us. >> thank you for being with us. >> after that intro i think i should go back to bed and get more sleep. ainsley: more sleep and more beers in our lives. thanks, brian. ainsley: let me start with you, richard, as the democrat on this panel, let me ask you what is going on in chicago. why is rahm emanuel supporting it. it looks he is supporting the illegal criminal aliens that are in prison versus the people that vote for him or the people that live in his city. >> i think you have to sort of move the two hour. right? one chicago has a violent crime problem. and i think that is different from the fact that there is undocumented individuals living in chicago. right? and i think if you look at

ainsley, over to you. ainsley: thank you, pete.parents to their grandson. now the couple is suing michigan claiming the policy that bans foster parents from carrying concealed weapons infringes on personal freedoms. joining us now are bill and jill johnson and their pastor brian mason. thank you all for being with us. >> good morning, ainsley. >> good morning. ainsley: bill, i will start with you. tell us your story about your grandson and what the state was telling you. >> we took possession of our grandson after he was taken away from our daughter. and my very first encounter with dhhs i was searched when i walked in their building to see if i had a firearm on. in michigan we are not allowed to walk into state buildings with firearms so i was not armed. then there was a confrontation inside. we won't go into detail about that. from that point on they came after my guns pretty heavy. and demanded serial numbers from guns that we don't keep serial numbers on in michigan. it's not required by law. and every time i would ask them abo

ainsley: milk?th benefits to it protein in it and expresses your appetite later on. again, you don't binge eat. might not eat quite as much. helps keep your waist line nice and thin. ainsley: would you altar the d.n.a. of your baby if it means saving their life. the new medical break through that has everyone talking this morning. we telling you about a story yesterday. students are outraged after a university is forcing them to relocate their 9/11 memorial. this morning, the governor is now getting involved. and if you thought those court sketches of tom brady were bad. wait until you see what he looks like as a wax figure. ♪ am i tough enough ♪ ain't that tough enough ♪ ain't that tough enough ♪ and we don't want something like meningitis b getting in their way. meningococcal group b disease, or meningitis b, is real. bexsero is a vaccine to help prevent meningitis b in 10 to 25 year olds. even if meningitis b is uncommon, that's not a chance we're willing to take. meningitis b is different from t

ainsley, to you and brian. ainsley: thank you so much, steve.istorical monuments in the city. brian: unbelievable. and once a sitting president. >> mark my words the leaders today will look as foolish in 200 years. brian: i would like to get that councilman in studio. ainsley: i read your mind. voila. >> good morning. thanks for having me. brian: a lot of emotion there i think the mayor has to understand. you rip out columbus and take out general ulysses s. grant. there might be a problem. >> there is bipartisan issue. there were people standing with me. republicans, democrats, even more people rallying at statues other than christopher columbus yesterday. there was a separate rally at yuan pablo, a dominican leader. president trump came out and said who is next? whose statue is next. immediately mainstream media denounced him. dismifsed him. down played his concerns. hours later, sure enough contributors on other networks are calling for washington monument to come down, jefferson monument to come down. brian: jefferson list his slaves. >> firs

ainsley? ainsley: thank you, brian.h ellison revealing where nancy pelosi really stands on single pair healthcare. listen. >> is anybody right now. h.s. -- single pair healthcare act. ainsley: why won't she say so in public? here to weigh in is dr. nicole saphier. >> thanks for having me today. ainsley: for folks who aren't familiar with the term single pair, what does it mean? >> single pair is really a blanket term. it can mean multiple things and varies across the world. when you talk about single pair you mean government healthcare. one person providing health coverage. ainsley: we minds me of the u.k. we have heard some stories where that family with the child. the parents couldn't decide if she should stay on life support. tell the folks with some of the problems at home with what's happening for u.k. >> the argument for single pair it does sound wonderful. ainsley: everyone is covered. >> not surprising that nancy pelosi in private may be for single pair but the argument collapse when you say talk about the taxat

ainsley: brian will say get dressed. ainsley: thank you, jillian.ok at that map that plane flew over my house. brine brian was it close enough that you could see testimony? steve: i didn't see it. i saw the map. policy. brian: we have got to change that. ainsley: critics slamming president trump's. lifelong democrat joins us live next. brian: he was fired from the v.a. why is he back on the job this morning? it's really going to anger you. errrrr. ♪ who are you ♪ who who ♪ who who for your heart... your joints... or your digestion... so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is now the number one selling brain health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. [ gasps, laughs ] you ever feel like... cliché foil characters scheming against a top insurer for no reason? nah. so, why don't we like flo? she has the name your price tool, and we want it. but why? why don't we actually do any work? why do you only own one suit? it'

that's some of the news, ainsley. ainsley: thank you, steve.the u.s. cap toll. nancy pelosi is chiming in the confederate statues in the halls of congress have always been reprehensible. if the republicans are genuine i call on speaker ryan to join democrats to remove the confederate statues from the capitol immediately. are they serious and playing politics here? or is this a winning strategy. a drank strategist and professor at johns hopkins university as well as katrina pearson. she is a spokesperson for america first policies and former spokesperson for the president's campaign. good morning, ladies, to both of you. >> good morning. ainsley: katrina, i will start with you, do you think that speaker ryan should join in with nancy pelosi and take down confederate monuments that are in the halls of congress? >> absolutely not, ainsley, look. how long has nancy pelosi been in washington, d.c.? those monuments have been there for a very long time and suddenly nancy pelosi wants to actually help these anarchists and these violent protesters tear

ainsley: exactly right.t was have measured point and very good and pro-veterans, pro-military. he signed a bill at the end, which is the reason he was there to speed up the veterans disability appeals process. that means if you are a veteran and injured while you are serving and get sick and get compensation or not happy with the amount of money that the government has given you and you want to appeal that the process takes so long, he is signing right there an appeals bill to speed up the process. steve: that's right. earlier he had signed a white house initiative that allowed vets to access doctors online. all part of his campaign promise that he wants to check off of the former steve bannon wall in the white house as a campaign promise. ainsley: do you know what i also said steve that i liked if you are disrespected and you are a veteran at the v.a. we are going to fire people. you are fired if you disrespect and treat them poorly. i thought that was greats. veterans fighting for country and putting their

steve: is that true, ainsley? ainsley: this is true.with me steve and brian, no matter where i go. we will be talking to the vice president today at 7:30. so you will have to send in your questions for that. we will chat about that in just a minute. think we should start this morning not only with the eclipse because i know we have our own stories but also the speech that night. the president spoke at 9:00. many of you were asleep. let's dig in, guys. should we? steve: absolutely. brian: number one, i was struck by the fact that the president opened up talking about unity and what was going on in the country and we should all um my late the men and women who stood before him in the military. these people have to know they are fighting for a united country. what an interesting way to start a military speech. steve: it was. there he is last night at the beginning of half hour speech at fort myer just across the river from the white house. essentially what the president laid out was the way forward in afghanistan laid out the trump doctrin

ainsley: dr. hit guam, in order to hit the u.s.? >> look, it only flew 1600 miles. the question is how far -- how good is their technology to reach out to guam? the point is clear. they have made statements. they have threatened guam. they have constantly threatened the united states. this isn't just about intimidating japan. one of our key allies in the region. this is also about sending a message to the united states. britain brian we know that he had a 40-minute conversation with the president of japan. what are his options? i mean, why can't we with missile defense knock these out of the sky being we are in control of it. basically give to to south korea and give it to japan? >> yeah so, i'm not at liberty to talk about the discussions we had with south korea when i was inside the white house. but missile defense is a topic that, of course, came up with the government of south korea. but, there is many other options, brian as well. also in the more covert side of things. you have seen a lot of

ainsley. ainsley: thank you, jillian. this is a fox news alert.orm harvey delivering another major blow to our nation's fourth largest city overnight. while you all were sleeping more mandatory evacuation orders were put in effect as the army corps of engineers makes an emergency move to open up the dams, flooding even more of the neighborhoods in order to protect the downtown area. take a look at downtown houston before and look at it after. quite a difference. those devastating floods overwhelmed rescuers and forcing residents to their roofs leading many to ask why a call to evacuate did not come sooner. joining us live now is at thteslinfigaro. she and her daughter decided to leave 24 hours before harvey made landfall but her family chose to stay. good morning. >> good morning, thank you for having me. ainsley: have you talked to your family? what are they going through right now. >> my main concern is i have an uncle daniel who is in critical care in the hospital at this moment. my aunt has been there unable to leave, unable to shower. the nur

meanwhile, ainsley. ainsley: thanks, brian.h this. [rhett, if you go where shall i go, what should i do? >> frankly, my dear, i don't give a damn. ainsley: now gone with the wind has been pulled from annual screening at the historic orpheum theater. joining us is lawrence jones and radio talk show host. hello to both of you. thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> good morning. jamila, i will start with you, because i know you are in favor of them removing this movie. i wanted to find out why you are. do you feel like it's racially insensitive. >> a movie glorifying slavery is always going to be racially insensitive. my issue here is that this is a business and the business of making money. if they decide well, you know, we have been showing the film that has been has got on beta max and vhs and dvd and blue ray and online download and streaming services, you know, they are not paying to come into our theater. people are complaining the climate of the country is such that now they don't want to be seeing movies glorifying wh

ainsley: good for you. 15-0. that's awesome. tell us about what's our plan if the sanctions don't work because north korea, it seems like they are not working after his response. >> well, first of all on saturday during the vote, we did say this is not the solution to north korea. what this does do is it kicks them in the divut. it goes after the hard currency. he is going to feel it all the money he has been using for ballistic missile program and he is not feeding his people. it just got reduced in a big way. what we are saying is now the bawling is in your court. kim now has to decide is he going to turn around and say okay the international community is telling me to stop or is he going to have, you know, a temper tantrum and go on -- steve: it sounds like he is having a temper tantrum because of the sanctions he is now saying through state run television we will mobilize all resources and take physical action. it sounds like we are getting closer to a shooting war. >> but we don't run scared. this had to happen. we had to g

ainsley: where can you expect hecklers? >> something that i think is important is for younger conservative voices to go on to college campuses and say, all right. i know that a lot of people here aren't going to agree with me, if we don't bring the message, who is going to? instead it will be sort of an echo chamber for the left. that's why when i get invited

brian and ainsley will be off all week and in their place these two. are stuck with us, steve. steve: weekend all week like breakfast for dinner. it's going to be a fun week. it's going to be a good one. happy monday morning, everybody. a lot to wake up to. steve: no kidding. we are going to start with a fox news alert right now. nationwide tensions reaches fevered pitch following the deadly rally on saturday. abby: turning peaceful freedom rally into chaos. as can you see there, clashing with the cops in seattle. pete: protesters armed with ax handels and 2 by 4s taunting police hoping to insight violent. forced to use pepper spray and flash bang grenades to keep the protests separated. steve: three arrested for obstruction and assault. thankfully nobody was hurt. abby: keep a close eye on that as well. feds digging deeper into the charlottesville. hate filled path. steve: mike pence makes it very clear the trump administration condemns all hate groups. pete: a vigil was held last night for the woman mowed down in chilling attack. good morning. >> it

quick programming note, make sure to get up early, "fox & friends," ainsley earhardt will be interviewinghe vice president mike pence, tomorrow, 6:00 to 9:00. as always, we thank you for being with us. the show will always be fair and balanced. i like the role reversal. guess what? tonight, i get to throw to my friends on "the five" with a special iv dish or next. we'll see you back here tomorrow >> we cannot repeat the mistakes our leaders made in iraq. america will never let up until you are dealt a lasting defeat. >> it is tuesday, august 22nd, fox news alert donald trump revealing his strategy on the war in afghanistan ruling out a withdrawal and ramping up the pressure on neighboring pakistan as our secretary of defense arrived in iraq overnight. >> fox news alert, is someone hacking our seventh fleet? the brand-new probe in the pacific after the uss john mccain collision. and divers are searching for those ten missing sailors. >> the wall straight down, blacked out. >> breaking overnight dozens heard in a high-speed train crash, the investigation into what exactly went wrong. "fox a

ainsley: you are looking at live press conference. northwest suburb of the city. brian: bmw was waiting for the soldiers just outside their barracks and, quote, acceleratequ

ainsley: the outer bands also pounding texas at this hour as well.ou know already under water. look at these images and still feeling harvey's wrath after days of catastrophic flooding. brian: epic monster storm prompting heroic rescues seeing them now by the thousands. and now sadly 18 deaths. todd: that number has gone up. the mandatory

quick programming note, make sure to get up early, "fox & friends," ainsley earhardt will be interviewing, 6:00 to 9:00. as always, we thank you for being with us. the show will always be fair and balanced. i like the role reversal. guess what? tonight, i get to throw to my friends on "the five" with a special iv dish or next. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. thanks for being with us. ♪ >> dana: hello, everyone. i am dana perino. along with kimberly guilfoyle, jesse watters, greg gutfeld, and ed henry, it is 10:00 and it is "the five." ♪ president trump take some of taliban, the nation's 45th president addressing the country tonight, laying out a strategy in afghanistan, where america has been fighting for nearly 16 years. the longest military engagement in u.s. history. if the cost of the war has been high, over 2,000 americans have died in the conflict and 20,000 have been wounded. and that is a nothing of the

. >> be sure to not miss ainsley erhard's interview with mike pence live on "fox and friends" comingmorning. >> a meat grinder packed with explosives, weapons of choice behind the evil plot to blow up a packed plane in australia. a boat never making it on the flight because the suitcase was too heavy weighing 15 pounds over the airline's limit. another failed scheme to release toxic gas in public, both men in custody. >> a judge will decide the fate of bowe bergdahl who is accused of walking off his post in afghanistan, did not want a jury to hear his case, he faces life in prison for desertion that led to his capture by the taliban and. the obama administration traded five taliban prisoners for bowe bergdahl's release. >> steve police telling republicans he's looking forward to getting back to work, the congressman was injured two months ago at congressional baseball practice in virginia. paul ryan telling cnn the louisiana republican has a long road to recovery. >> he is going to learn how to walk. the details of the operations he had, he is going to walk. >> reporter: scalise's ai

it's more likely to be ainsley. i can't give away my password. i love the line -- >> dana: this is the next step. >> brian: i've no idea what's going on. >> brian: i think people are going to start walking away. at least on the "twitterstorm." i retweeted something that mike rowe wrote. his response is so thoughtful. but it takes a lot longer for him to explain it so he does it on facebook. i thought tucker carlson, he said he basically took twitter off of all of his devices. this is the next step in all of this. just walk away. walk away from it. >> brian: i would include juan in this, they are happier people. you don't read your mentions on twitter. i don't see you ever looking at anything. >> dana: he doesn't know how. >> juan: i know how. i'm just saying it gets nasty. you do feel at times like you know what? people find out things. there's gossip. trash a gossip or someone putting somebody down but a lot of that is going on. >> greg: a bathroom wall that never ends. >> dana: just monitoring breaking news -- the reformed jewish journal, betha

. >> kimberly: ainsley earhardt is very sweet and polite. if you are little bit of... have a lot of friends, versus meatball over here. you love meatballs. that was a cute term. juan, do's expect there are going to be violent protests from people like antifa and is going to be something like if the president does a good job -- these groups, do think that's going to be taking away from what he's doing? >> juan: of course but he doesn't control that. >> kimberly: will they think about that? >> juan: greg stanton, he said america is hurting because trump taoist racial tensions with kathleen. it's like a pregame show. for this big matchup, gee whiz, this is a key event because of what happened in charlottesville. i think that brings added attention, added pressure it's the president's performance tonight. last night he said some things about racism in charlottesville. i thought well, he's taking an easy out using military as a prop. tonight, this is just about trump. trump and his base at a very passionate, loud rally. how does race play into that? >> kimberly: a very supp

. >> he's going to stick to building that wall, ainsley, and wants the money to pay for it. the president ran on building the wall, won on building the wall and has remained steadfastly committed to doing it. >> that is not at all, we are hearing, from congressional leaders. >> reporter: you are hearing a president deging in on fall battles and waging a war with members of his own party n phoenix this week he said he is prepared to shut down the government over the border wall. a senior administration official echoing what we heard from kellyanne conway, that he is very serious about that threat. congressional leaders saying not so fast. they're not on board with that strategy, they're not prepared to shut down the government to build a border wall. take a listen to what house speaker paul ryan had to say. >> i don't think anyone is interested in having a shutdown. i don't think it's in our interest to do so while we work on doing what we said we would do, what we've done in the house and need to do, which is control our border. i don't think you have to choose between the t

ainsley: congratulations on that. steve: tomorrow on this program, kellyanne conway celebrating national waffle day. see you tomorrow. ♪ >> shannon: a defiant president trump taking the stage in phoenix last night pulling no punches saying the media blames republican senators and shutting down the government to get his wall built. good morning, i am shannon bream in "america's newsroom" ." >> good morning. the president unleashed inside turned violent, outside police had to use tear gas to disperse some of the crowd only after the president spoke for more than one hour, and today is being called vintage trump. here's a taste. >> we are fully and totally committed to fighting for our agenda, and we will not stop until the job is done. we have to close down our government, we are building that wall. we are really vetting. so, i have a message for congress tonight. your job is to represent american families, american people, american workers, it's your job. what happened in charlottesville strikes at the core of america.

. >> ainsley: have a great day, everybody. >> steve: so long, folks. ♪ >> bill: and good morning.t was a loud reception as thousands of protesters greeted president trump last night returning to trump tower in midtown manhattan for the first time since taking office six months ago. [chanting] apparently this went on for hours. this was part of the scene on fifth avenue last night, but today is a new day and the president has a big agenda ahead. i am the bill hemmer live in washington, d.c. shannon, how are you? >> i'm good. it was a noisy night here. hopefully it was quieter for your sleeping in d.c. >> bill: this town is sleepy. >> the reverse is true here in washington. i am shannon bream. here is president trump speaking out about the deadly charlottesville attack. >> racism is evil. and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thug thugs. including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. those who spread violence in the name of bigotry strike at the very core of america. in times su

ainsley: president said organization would be quote very interested in the rocker's candidacy and hopingk has yet to officially announce his candidacy despite launching kid rock for senate.com. that's going to be an interesting rates to follow. peter peter senate leadership fund controlled by mitch mcconnell as well. interesting move that they would put a little bit of credence in that. abby: stay tuned. pete: clayton is not here so i'm going to read the teleprompter. hillary clinton beaction scandal is not over yet. look for her emails the state.gov emails. can we get the answers? i can't believe we haven't checked them already. abby: huge show. her man contain, steve cortez and erik prince. stay with us. ♪ and we can't stop ♪ and we won't stop ♪ when it comes to strong bones, are you on the right path? we have postmenopausal osteoporosis... ..and a high risk for fracture, so with our doctors... ...we chose prolia®... ...to help make our bones stronger. only prolia® helps strengthen bones... ...by stopping cells that damage them... ...with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if y

ainsley is out and abby is in. abby: i love the diversity on this show.n on a few weeks ago and today trace adkins. brian: i thought you meant swedish, irish and italian. steve: swedish, ireland and russia. the president of the united states did bring it up. did you watch that rally last night at the big sandy super store arena in huntington, west virginia? he got a hero's welcome. that guy, i could not stop watching the guy screen right in the red cap. he was mr. trump's biggest fan. if you missed it, we have boiled down the good parts of the rally speech to this 1:30 monda30montage, listen to this. >> our agenda rises above left or right. it's an agenda for all of the people, especially for the tens of millions of forgotten americans. they're not so forgotten anymore. i will tell you. you proved that the -- with us tonight who voted for us -- it's just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of american politics. that's all it is. it just makes them feel better when they have nothing else to talk about. what the prosecutors should be looking at a

. >> ainsley: have a great day, everybody. >> steve: so long, folks. ♪ >> bill: and good morning.rently this went on for hours. this was part of the scene on fifth avenue last night, but today is a new day and the president has a big agenda ahead. i am the bill hemmer live in washington, d.c. shannon, how are you? >> i'm good. it was a noisy night here.

look who is in for brian today and look who is in for ainsley. abby: good to be here. to have you, too todd. great job in alabama. todd: interesting race. we will get to that throughout the morning. when you are in alabama college football season is around the corner you have to ask the question roll eagle or war tide. you have to do it. steve: when you were at that diner yesterday how many breakfast did you have because it was 3-hour telecast. todd: i actually only had one. we had a lot of people to talk with. unfortunately i didn't have grits. abby: i can't do that, steve, when i was at a diner i have one every hour. steve: they keep asking. when i was in indianapolis they get bringing me the pastrami okaylet which was fantastic. i keep thinking about it. abby: best breakfast at dennys it was alligator omelet. we can talk about breakfast all morning long but there is a lot of news to get to this morning. steve: no kidding. so, were you watching television yesterday afternoon? if you were, you saw something that you don't see everyday. the president of the united stat

ainsley and brian are off. we have abby and todd.es to be a hot topic in this country whether or not these federal statues should go down or stay up. now the governor of virginia is speaking out about this. steve: absolutely. terry mcauliff said yesterday in a written statement. he said i encourage virginia's localities in the general assembly, which are vested with the legal authority to take down these monuments and relocated them to museums or more appropriate settings. i hope we can all now agree that these symbols are a barrier to progress, inclusion and equality in virginia and while the decision may not be mine to make. i believe the path forward is clear. what's interesting is now it seems to be a dialogue a lot of people are having whether or not, you know, that symbol right there is it a symbol of hate or is it of history? apparently the department of interior will not be removing any of the confederate monuments at gettysburg. there are 12 of them there in sharp'sburg, maryland. there are six of them as well. at the u.s. c

ainsley: 85-year-old was facing up to six months in jail and calls the conviction a witch-hunt.s morning, more changes in the oval office. this time deputy assistant to the president dr. sebastian gorka, he has left the administration. officials say he did not resign but he, quote, no longer works there. and, of course, this comes as chief of staff john kelly continues to make changes including the departure of steve bannon. clayton: every friday. abby: a lot of changes. clayton: every friday. who will be next friday? abby: where is harvey heading now? rick reichmuth in the storm's path. we will check with him and what we can expect in the hours and days to come. that's coming up next. ♪ ♪ coney island has been around for a long, long time. reminds me of how geico has been saving people money for over 75 years. hey, big guy! come on in! let me guess your weight! win a prize! sure, why not. 12 ounces! sorry, mate. four ounces. i've been taking the stairs lately. you win, big guy. sorry, 'scuse me! oh, he looks so much more real on tv. yeah... over 75 years of savings and service.