ashley: yeah.ause here they are trying to pass this $4 trillion spending bill -- ashley: right. >> -- and i heard your previous conversation on this, and you were right that, you know, if you want to stop is inflation, you don't spend a $4 trillion debt can bill. it just doesn't make any sense. ashley: well, the fed meeting starts tomorrow. we'll get the latest update from them on wednesday in a statement. look, they're facing, as we've just talked about, rising prices. we've got rising covid cases, we've got a global supply chain that's still not operating as it should be. these are a lot of things for the fed to consider, right? >> yeah. and i think the big one there is the jitters about, you know, the variant on covid. you know, that is something that could lead to shutdowns in europe and hopefully not in the united states, but there is some talk about that. we're seeing new mask mandates, and at some places, some selective places in the united states you're starting to see some talk about lockd

ashley webster, take it away. ashley: good morning, cheryl, good morning, everyone. i'm actually webster in for stuart varney. monday blues looking more like monday risk with two more texas state democrats testing positive for covid with a number now standing at five. remember, they fled texas without a mask on a chartered plane to avoid a bill strengthening voter laws and vice president harris was seen at walter reed medical center, but people called it a routine checkup. harris met with the covid infected texas lawmakers earlier this week. indoor mask mandate is back in effect in los angeles county and more counties across the country could follow suit. take a look at the markets, as i say in the red ink solid on reopening concerns, covid cases with a selloff implied open down 500 points and s&p down more than 1% and nasdaq down 1%. look at the 10 year treasury yield, now testing five months allow dropping to 1.32% down more than six basis points by the way, we are 24 hours away from jeff bezos' blue origin launch. stuart will take that live right here tomorrow , s

todd: ashley. ashley: thanks, todd.sponds to aoc after she calls the decision to suspend carry richardson racist. in a letter, the agency says while we sympathize with the circumstances of this case and applaud ms. richardson's accountability for accepting that the rules are in place for athletes worldwide. the organization plays a coordinating role in the development and publication of the prohibited list. and england fails to bring soccer home against italy in the european cup final. it was after scoring in the second minute. england sat back and let italy equalize and take the moment in penalties. >> he's going to score here to keep this alive. and he does it! and italy are champions of europe! ashley: the italians win the shoot-out 3-2 for the first title since 1968 and they did it in front of thousands of heart-broken brits, live in london. including 7-year-old prince george who was excited for englanded opening goal but in the end he need todd be consoled by william and kate. no matter who you are, if you're 7 and

ashley, back to you. ashley: very interesting, lydia.inside of america's greatest national parks like you've never seen before. take a look. >> okay. so they told us there would be some mud but i can't say i was completely prepared for all of the mud puddles we were about to hit on the trail. ♪. ashley: that looks just like a lot of fun. guess what, the host of "fox nation"'s park, abby hornacek joins me now. abby, a, what a gig you have, i know you know that. i will ask you a difficult question, do you have a favorite park? >> come on, ashley, you can't ask me that question. just from the clip you saw, i have to say new river george national park is probably one of my favorites. it is our newest national park in the country. is expected to be the oldest river in the world. that is just one of the national parks we went to this season. we went to a total of five. i hope we he lighted the beauty of our country has to offer. also the things you can do as the country opens back up because of the covid pandemic. it is great to get outside, e

ashley: i certainly did, good morning. i am ashley webster in for stuart varney. it was a record-setting weekend for fourth of july travel. you have plenty of company other, americans took to the roads and skies as we put the pandemic in the rearview mirror. the company that operates the keystone pipeline is taking action trying to sue the biden administration for $15 billion for shutting it down. the question is does that mean taxpayers will have to foot the bill? let's take a look at oil hitting a 6-year high after the opec meeting ends in a standoff, $75 plus 4 a barrel of crude. let's look at the markets taking a pause after last week's record run. the dow and the s&p essentially flat at this hour. the nasdaq up slightly in the premarket. the largest teachers union says critical race theory is, quote, reasonable and appropriate for kids and that is not all. the new york times op-ed goes a step further and says anti-critical race. laws are un-american. on brazen robbery in broad daylight, this is in san francisco and it is getting worse. to fight the crime wave

ashley webster in for stew, take it away. ashley: good morning. i am ashley webster in for stuart varney. president biden has a new strategy to get more people vaccinated. he wants to knock on your door. the administration missed their goal to get 70% of the country vaccinated by the fourth of july so this strategy being met with fierce backlash. take a look at this about-face. it is a headline from the washington post. it reads where did covid come from? we need to get serious about finding out. wasn't that long ago the post through cold water on theories that the virus came from the wuhan lab. the market slightly higher, the dow off slightly for the s&p and nasdaq slightly higher in the premarket. hurricane season is in full sports. tropical storm elsa making landfall on florida's gulf coast in just a few hours. a live report to get the latest from clearwater, florida. we have a jampacked show ahead. pete hegseth returns to the teachers union taking aim at him. burgess owens takes on those who say the american flag is a symbol of racism. k t mcf

ashley: yeah.ood point. you know, george, these billionaires, you have got richard branson and bezos, elon musk, say what you will about them, they are truly remarkable entrepreneurs, aren't they? they are, i believe, people that we should look up to. they have made their mark in the world. bezos starting in a garage with amazon. i mean these sorries are truly remarkable. it is what america is all about. branson in the uk, bezos and musk is from south africa. these people are remarkable in what they're able to achieve. >> well, there has been a lot of negativity lately as well as bill gates' divorce from his wife. i would turn away from that and turn to the positive. the gates foundation is giving away hundreds of billions of dollars the next 20, 30 years. already given away $100 billion. bill gates and warren buffett are giving away 99% of their fortunes to do good around the world and in america. that is being positive, instead of negative, this is something to celebrate. i would much rather thos

ashley: no flip-flops here. i am ashley webster in for stuart varney. now this, the secretary of health and human services facing backlash for saying it is the government's business to know which americans haven't gotten the jab coming now he is trying to walk that back. pfizer says they are working on a booster to defend against the delta variant, studies could begin as soon as next month. we will ask doctor mark siegel what he thinks. stocks it to rebound after yesterday's big selloff, 255 points, the s&p up half of one%, the nasdaq essentially flat. let's look at big tech. president biden will be signing an executive order cracking down on big tech mergers. what does that mean for your portfolio? remember when the media fond of her michael avenatti? cnn boasted he was a serious contender in the 2020 race. i wonder what they think now that the disgrace avenatti has been sentenced to prison for trying to extort nike. joe concha will take that on. randi weingarten, head of the teachers union, makes 9 times more than the average teacher salary. we are ta

ashley: right.scenario, tons and tons, billions and billions of cheap money sloshing around. you say this can't go on infinitum. how long can it go on in your mind? >> you know, i wish i had that crystal ball because we would all make a lot of money. ashley: yes. >> having said that, the earnings are really easy, q2 earnings to outperform but q3, q4 is going to be harder and with the increels of the delta variant is may be even harder. i think the goldilocks is coming to an end of big earnings and improvements year-over-year. i think the fed has a tremendous tough job ahead of them. at jackson hole i would like to be a fly on the wall to participate. the point being at the end of the day we know where the easy money led us to in the late '70s. ashley: right. david, thank you david hardin. thank you very much. as we head to the bell here, the dow and s&p, yes, they are closing in positive territory, just nasdaq down. what an interesting day it has been. that will do it for "the claman countdown." "ku

ashley webster is in for stewart. ashley: thank you very much. happy friday. i am ashley webster in for stuart varney. we got the june jobs report, 860,000 jobs added, 160,000 more than expected but the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.9%. we were looking for 5.6%. we will have labor secretary walsh joining us to talk about the latest jobs numbers after "the opening bell". let's look at how the markets are reacting to the latest job numbers, wall street getting underway in half an hour. markets like it. all up modestly so, dow and s&p up 40%, nasdaq up half of one%. no surprise democrats unhappy after the supreme court upheld arizona's voting rights restrictions. guess what is back? calls to pack the court. we will take that subject on. as we've been saying for a while the pandemic is behind us but try telling that to the largest teachers union. they will hold a vote to decide if students should be required to be vaccinated before fall classes. that's not all. they will vote on whether kids should mask up again. it is a billionaire's race to space. richard bra

ashley: i'm ashley strohmier in for jillian mele., president biden meets with the attorney general and local leaders to look for solutions to the crime problem. todd: the violence shows no signs of slowing. lauren. >> reporter: good morning. president biden and attorney general merrick garland will focus on reducing gun violence as crime rates are soaring in many u.s. cities. in the bronx, a 13-year-old was killed in broad daylight yesterday. new york city democratic mayoral nominee, eric adams, a former police officer, says his party is wrongly focused on defunding police and banning assault rifles when they should work with the federal government to track illegal handguns. >> i believe those priorities, they really were misplaced. let's look at all of the feeders of how guns are making their way into our cities. >> reporter: in u.s. cities from last year to this year, an increase in homicides and shootings. in atlanta, homicides are up 45%. in new york, shootings up 38%. in portland, last year a low number of homicides. this year,

ashley: very good. phil, listen, continuing big hit to consumers' wallets because of rising prices of oil and gas prices. does that continue? and i ask because it's such a direct way of taking money out of people's wallets, isn't it? >> it is, you know? in fact, i was robbed at the gas tank this week -- [laughter] i think americans are feeling like that across the country right now. and the thing that i say instead of, you know, getting mad, the only thing you should do maybe is to get even, you know? don't fight the inflationary pressures, try to make money on it. and i think that's one of the reasons why i'm very hot on the energy sector going into this earnings season. if you look at, for example, across the board, you know, this earnings season is supposed to be the earnings season to end awe all earnings season. but you're already seeing when you building in those expectations, sometimes you have to live up to them or even exceed them or you get a pullback like we're seeing today. but in energy, th

ashley, todd. ashley: marianne thank you.d: anti-government protests continuing across cuba over the weekend as cuban leaders rally supporters in havana and demonstrations are ramping up here in the u.s. as well. 100 florida boaters including many cuban exiles set to sail to the country's koas line to -- coastline today. it is illegal to enter cuban territory without a permit. >> the purpose is to stay in international waters and let the cuban people we're also fighting for their freedom. todd: anyone caught breaking the law could face a $25,000 per day fine and up to 10 years in prison. congresswoman nicole malliotakis is the daughter of a cuban immigrant, here's her response to alexandria ocasio-cortez who partly blamed the u.s. embargo for the occurrence in cuba. >> there are two classes in cuba, one is the ruling class, run by the communists and then there is everyone else who live in squallor, don't have access to food or medicine, they don't have access to basic necessities, certainly not because of the embargo. cuba do

ashley: i'm ashley strohmier. d.c.olice offering a $10,000 reward in the manhunt for suspects in saturday's shooting outside of a nationals game. todd: look at that, that terrifying incident comes as cities across the country are seeing a surge of violence. marianne rafferity joins us live from la. >> reporter: a manhunt is underway for suspects who opened fire on each other during a washington nationals game, sending terrified fans ducking for cover. >> everybody ran into a spot and then like -- i just hugged my wife and just laid on the ground with her. what happened? i mean, we're just watching a baseball game. >> reporter: police releasing these images of one of the suspect's car, it's a gray or silver sedan, also offering a $10,000 reward. the nationals manager reassuring fans. >> it can get crazy. we all know that. we all want to feel safe. i can tell you that inside the ballpark, i feel safer than ever. i really do. we care about each other. we don't want anybody getting hurt. i tried to protect as many people a

ashley: thank you.uction materials are certainly at a premium these days, you might not be able to find enough construction workers to actually complete the job. it's an ongoing problem in many areas, including construction. lydia hu is live in livingston, new jersey, with another example of how a shortage of workers is slowing down the recovery. i love the hat, lidia. what's the story? reporter: oh, hey there, ashley. yeah, you know, the growth in residential building is being felt across the construction industry because it's pulling from the same labor pool, the construction workers. it's getting harder and harder to find workers like these gentlemen behind me that are working to excavate this area. this is not a residential work site this is actually a commercial work site going to eventually be turned into a senior living community, but it's hard to find workers to get the job done. the associated builders and contractors estimates that the industry needs 430,000 workers through the end of the year

so there is a bit of information about rose, information about ashley, ashley then seems -- and thene have ruth. the granddaughter. of course, there is someone in between. there granddaughter in the grandmother and that person is the mother. i find it very interesting and inconclusive that the mother is not mentioned. we do not know why ruth chose not to include her own mother in the story. her own mother was most likely a woman named rosa. that is what the census records tell us. this would make perfect sense. it is a tradition. a. for people to name children and grandchildren back to their ancestors. another one of those ways of obtaining the connection. even when the slavery system and tends to bury these very important connections. rosa grew up and lived her life out in south carolina. working as a domestic which was an occupation for most black women in the early 20th century. >> and then you talked about the significance of ruth's decision to capture the story. she could have written it down on paper. she chose embroidery. we have our first question from the audience. it looks

ashley: here is tomi lahren.our thoughts on this. >> well, i think it's absolutely wonderful that state leaders are stepping up to fill the void of an administration that doesn't seem so too concerned with protecting our personal rights and liberties. i have said it before and i will say it again as many times as i have to. vaccination a personal choice and a choice every american needs to make for themselves. for a year and a half democrat have been treating americans like we are inept and unable to make their own decisions when it comes to health and wellness. stepping up and filling the void and need to protect the rights of americans. i think it's fantastic and we need to see more of it. todd: meantime outspoken shall speaks out. bernie sanders with a statement yesterday. it was a weak statement. didn't really say much. kind of went in a circle. typically, why aren't they defending socialism now? >> well, listen, they can't defend it because they don't want to have to look themselves in the mirror and say tha

ashley: i am impressed. 4:30 a.m. east coast. to get to move your hop on a train in france you better have a vaccine. emmanuel macroin imposing strict vaccine policies. >> business owners in the mile high city have mile high hopes for today's all-star game after being hit during covid lockdown side like everybody else. we do you have? there she is, correlation chris spent the day in and around coors field, she will bring us the story next ♪♪ do you struggle with occasional nerve aches, weakness or discomfort in your hands or feet? introducing nervive nerve relief from the world's number 1 selling nerve care company. as we age, natural changes to our nerves occur which can lead to occasional discomfort. nervive contains b complex vitamins that nourish nerves, build nerve insulation and enhance nerve communication. and, alpha-lipoic acid, which relieves occasional nerve aches, weakness and discomfort. live your life with less nerve discomfort with nervive nerve relief. >> denver business is gearing up for crowd of thousands head to

this is your story, ashley. ashley: yeah, thanks a lot. months old can show racial preferences. david johnson, he is a hasbro packaging engineer, shared the internal training with the activist group project veritas, the group says the training mimics the teachings of critical race theory and states, three, four and five-year-olds can exemplify racial preferences even show quote, pro-white bias. the training concludes by the age of five children show many of the same racial attitudes held by adults. in responds sponge hasbro claims the training was mischaracterized by project veritas. stuart: we have another one for you. a major city in america officially claiming racism a public health crisis. that is yours, ash. ashley: wouldn't guess where, salt lake city, utah, democrat mayor eric mendenhall and the city council signed a resolution created to policies and ordinances that are anti-racist. it cites numerous statistics from the utah public health, odds of coronavirus infection were three times more likely in salt lake city's latino neighbo

i'm ashley strohmier, in for jillian mele. todd: i'm todd piro.ay president biden meets with the attorney general and local leaders to look for solution as summer violence heats up. ashley: lauren blanchard joins us with more as violent crime plagues the nation's streets. >> reporter: president biden and the attorney general will focus on reducing gun violence as crime rates are soaring in many u.s. cities and each summer weekend brings more violence. in the bronx, a 3-year-old was

ashley.coast, our next guest embodies patriotism in every sense of the word. an illinois national guardsman filling his dream of becoming a u.s. citizen while serving on the front lines of the pandemic. you'll meet him, next. ♪ >> welcome back. today, tropical storm elsa is expected to make land fall in cuba. 180,000 people evacuated the island overnight. florida declared a state of emergency for 15 counties as elsa is expected to hit the gulf coast tomorrow and wednesday. meteorologist adam klotz is here with our fox weather forecast. adam, all eyes on elsa. >> good morning, guys. the storm's been slowing down a little bit but still a powerful one. more and more eventually over here to the florida coast, subjectly spining to the -- currently spinning to the south of cuba. we'll look at a northerly turn in the next couple hours. it's been running south of the island. it will turn eventually, run over the florida keys and most likely running up the western coast of florida. you do see a big sl

ashley zavala kron 4 news.rs may soon have more options for insurance coverage if they live in any areas threatened by wildfires a new judge ruling says that california's insurance commissioner can order the state fair plan to offer those homeowners more options. the fair plan offers insurance to home buyers who cannot buy it through no fault of their own. and recent years, wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes across the state insurance companies have responded by not renewing coverage for many homeowners who live in areas threatened by fires in 2019 the california insurance commissioner ordered the state fair plan to begin covering wildfires. the fair plan association has filed a lawsuit saying expanding the plan would hurt the private insurance market. >> kron four's tracking the latest on wildfires burning all across california. and right now there are new mandatory evacuations for the dixie fire. so far that fire has burned more than 25,000 acres in just the past day in total more than 85,000 acres h

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ashley parker, i want to play for you john bolten on krn tonight. we'll discuss on the other side. >> trump's propensity and it began during the transition, i think that's been pretty clearly documented, to ignore normal -- to have members of his family and friends engage with foreign governments. >> ashley, you are among the living experts on donald trump and the trump administration. does that square with your reporting? >> absolutely. that is one of the first things i was struck by when i saw the indictment and read the news is just how easy it would be for someone like tom barrack or anyone really to get in the president's orbit and influence him in major ways. you could see in another administration someone not disclosing lobbying ties, trying to do the same things but there is an internal structure, a traditional way policies are debated and meetings are held and it would be hard to get as far as tom barrack allegedly did inserting language in a speech and influencing the president in other ways. this is a president where the last person to ta

. >> president: thank you, ashley. i am happy to announce that i do not have a president's report this morning. >> clerk: great. um, okay. if there's anyone on the line who would like to comment on item two, the president's report, you can dial star three to be added to the queue to speak. paul, sduz anyone have their hand raised to speak on the president's report? >> there are three member officer the public on the line and zero hands raised, ashley. >> clerk: okay. seeing no callers. public comment on item two is closed the. we're now on item three. general managerer's report. >> good morning commissioners. i wish i could follow president buell. first, i just want to remind you all that the month of july is national park and recreation month. the theme of this year's celebration all across the country is our park and rec story. in our park and rec story or rec and park story as a department this past year has really been one of a harrowism and sacrifice. our staff has stepped up and sacrificed to serve our city in a

ashley: you do, indeed. i've got 15, 20 seconds.yan, say, look, they kind of feel like we've reached peak economy. the second half we're going to slow down a little. would you agree? >> no, absolutely not. look, we're in the midsts of the most booming economy we've seen in, like, 30 years. look at profit margins, they're the best they've been in decades. so at this point you have to focus on the fact that earnings are going to continue to come in strong, valuations are reasonable. get in, you're going to see a melt-up -- ashley: all right, ryan, we've got to leave -- appreciate it. that's going to do it for "the claman countdown." "kudlow" is next. ♪♪ larry: hello, everyone. welcome back to "kudlow." i'm larry kudlow. turns out, by the way, donald trump was right. if big tech can censor him, it can censor you too. and as it turns out, the biden administration is colluding with facebooked to do just that. fox news correspondent peter doocy questioned madam psaki today earlier. peter, what you got? >> reporter: larry, we had a lot of

ashley, where do you put this? is this the culture war on steroids? is this a medical doctor, not just that, for most public health experts of our time, and a recipient of the presidential medal of freedom when that had actual meeting -- meaning. is that just a guy who is being set up as a cultural straw man? >> in some ways this is a side debate and a pet project of senator paul, who has frequently gone after doctor fauci and previous hearings, although not as dramatically as we saw today. it does speak to, as you said, the broader cultural issue, and it is worth noting that the washington post fact checker, the previous claim -- is grossly exaggerated, misleading. but this on a macro level -- things that are not quite true and to take it a step further, about the wuhan lab, or the coronavirus and general, this misinformation is something that doctor fauci and the medical professionals have been grappling since they took office not just about his legitimacy about president, which again he won the election fairly but about coronavirus, and vaccines ar

ashley zavala kron 4 news.gubernatorial candidate caitlyn jenner is talking about california's homelessness crisis. she sat down this week for an exclusive one-on-one interview with inside california politics and kron four's catherine heenan. >> has details on the conversation. good afternoon. catherine. high just staying well, the 71 year-old republican has not managed to gain a lot of traction in the recall race. one recent post says. >> only 6% of voters are willing to support her. a frequent criticism. she has not detailed or fully thought through her policy proposals. here's part of the conversation with inside california politics when she was asked about homelessness. >> just the other day i went to venice beach just just kind of see my bike drove down there rode my bike down. we have to clean those places up. we have to provide some place for those people to come. whether it's an open field out someplace or if you've noticed at veterans there's these big open feels a lot of places there. we have to be ab

a member of congress who should be more famous writes it isn't to sweep ashley's death by saying that she was in the wrong place at the wrong time as so many have. her life mattered. >> babbitt is the 35-year-old woman who attempted to charge into the speakers lobbies were members of congress were present at that moment on january six, with a violent mob breaking down windows, playing for blood at her back. they broke the windows of these dollars right there which is right outside the house chamber, ashley babbitt and her alone faulted, the first one to go through though there was a gun drawn in the warning and she was shot and killed by a and officer that you see on the other side. her death is obviously a horrible tragedy. it never should've happened. she never should've been there. she never should've been in the position. the key question is not who killed her, but who is truly culpable for her death and the deaths of three under trump supported that day. and the death of foot brian sicknick died the next day. many people share responsibility, donald trump, of course. but also sev

well, scott, ashley, thank you, both. say. but -- and i want you to get well. both of you. >> thanks. thank you. >> thank you. keep us updated. thank you very much. >> yes, sir. thank you. >>> so, um, they represent a lot of people in this country. and you can say what you want. like, oh, they should have known better and this -- they didn't -- okay, maybe they should have had the evidence but they didn't and a lot of people don't. so, maybe, they can be of service to you and to others who don't see the benefits gof getting the vaccine. hopefully, you will see that now. and we wish them the very best. >>> now, let's move on to other misinformation that we want to talk about. and, that is, january 6th. officers, who defended the capitol, testifying in just hours. the investigation into the insurrection beginning. what will they find? congressman eric swalwell tells us what he expects. that's next. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now. it's the most comfortable, body-sensing, automatically-responding, energy-buildi

good morning, charles. >> reporter: good morning, ashley and carley.hat remains of champlain towers south is now gone as the outer bands of tropical storm elsa approaches south florida. demolition crews imploded the remnants of the 13-story tower just after 10:30 sunday night and it all happened in a matter of seconds. you see the explosives a the base of the building go off and then it comes crashing to the ground as a plume of dust and debris fills the air. it was so thick out here, i could see it from my hotel six blocks away. this was important to officials who were racing to bring that remaining section of the building down before any impact of tropical storm elsa could be felt. >> there's an area of that mound which we were not able to work in safely and this demolition is going to open up wide the whole area and we're going to be able to pour resources onto that pile and we are going to attack it big-time and we are going to try to pull those victims out and reunite them with their families. >> reporter: about two hours after the dust settled ou

ashley ford is here. clint: ashley ford! nell: yes. clint: bestseller ashley ford! nell: yes, exactly. clint: every time i see me and ashley post together anywhere, my heart just letters. -- my heart just flutters. ashley, who talked to oprah yesterday, real m.v.p., one of my dear friends. thank you for watching. >> what a beautiful memoir. hi, ashley. we love you. nell: ashley asks, which, if any, of the places you visited during your research would you want to return to? >> good question. clint: hmmm. probably the whitney plantation. and i did return to it so i actually did my reporting at the place, maybe i guess two, i think i went there in february of 2019. and then, i went back for a thanksgiving of 2019, because my family was in new orleans for my grandmother's 80th birthday. part of what we did was we all went to the whitney plantation together as a family. i write about my grandparents at the end of the book in the epilogue. i was there with my grandmother, who if you read the book, part of what i talk to her about is the way that she learned about slavery.

l let bring in ashley. husband, hesitated to get the vaccine because you have been trying to get pregnant, right? but you've been hearing some misinformation about the vaccine and fertility. so tell me what you heard that made you and scott choose not to get vaccinated? >> i don't think we necessarily -- we really didn't hear anything. there wasn't a yes get it, there wasn't a no, don't get it. it was kind of -- there is not enough information regarding fertility. i have struggled -- we have both struggled with fertility for it's been five years now. i had surgery last year during covid to try and help my fertility. went through a very rough recovery. i didn't -- it's not that i didn't want to get the vaccine. it not that i didn't want to protect myself, i just didn't know. and that's scary whenever you really want a baby and that's been tough. it's not been easy. >> talk to me about that. >> it's scary. i'm 38. i see people with children and it's just hard. it's scary for me. i didn't want to do anything t

thanks, ashley.wds as thousands are heading to colorado for tonight's major league baseball all star game. ainsley: after a year of lockdowns business owners in the mile high city are hoping the all-star festivities bring much needed revenue. lawrence: carley shimkus spoke with business owners in the area and she joins us now. hey, carley. carley: hey, yeah. that's right, good morning, guys. obviously a lot of controversy surrounding this game and not all of it about baseball. it was moved from atlanta to denver in april because of the georgia voting law. and political pressure from democrats but yesterday and today, all about fans and fun. check it out. ♪ ♪ how excited are you scale 1 to 10. >> oh, full 10. full 10. >> giving it a 12. >> it is a huge buzz, especially with mcgregor square here. a lot of people out. the energy is great. [cheers] >> really exciting. so many people out. fun to see. severing back to life. >> it does feel like everything is back to life here, huh? >> it is. yeah. it's a g

ashley ford is -- >> ashley ford yes. and she -- >> "new york times" bestseller ashley ford. >> yes, great. [laughing] >> every time i see us together instagram on twitter, anywhere, my heart just letters. ashley, who talked to over yesterday, real mvp. one of my dear friends. thank you. >> what a beautiful memoir. hi, , ashley. we love you. and ashley asks, which, if any, of the places you visited during the research would you want to return to? >> good question. >> probably the windy plantation. and they did return to it. so i did my reporting at the place, maybe -- i think it went there in february 2019. and then i went back for thanksgiving 2019 because my family was all in new orleans for my grandmothers 80th birthday. and so part of what we did was we all went to the windy plantation together as a family. i write about my grandparents at the end of the book in the epilogue, and i was there with my grandmother who, , even read the book, part of what a talked about was when she learned that slavery and she was carryin

ashley follows all sports. i bet you follow the tour. ashley: i do.nd at loss in soccer. i hope this makes him feel better. wait a second, i never felt bad about england at loss. i thought it was soccer's improvement that improve their standing in the sports world. lauren: i have to say something to you. i sat next to stuart the day after england lost. you weren't around to bail me out, to help answer all the questions and it was a difficult day that day. stuart: you are being economical with the truth so i will move on. this is from gary sawyer. a few months ago, stuart, ashley and susan answered my question so lauren, now that you're back it is your turn. what was the best day of your life? lauren: the day i came back to work to sit next to you. it was october 5th, 2015, the day my first child was born. stuart: that is love at first sight. lauren: absolutely. ashley: england won the european cup. stuart: you were mumbling. would you like to enunciate? >> it was going to be when we won the european championship but guess what happened. stuart: i know

ashley webster is in florida with the very latest on that. ashley? ashley: david, i'm at the fenway hotel, it is a classic hotel built in the 1920s, seen a lot but not anything like covid. at the height of the pandemic lockdown just seven employees were keeping this plasticking over but getting workers to come back just as it has been across the country has been difficult, but on june 26th, the governor, ron desantis here in florida cut off 300 extra a week unemployment benefit and guess what, more people started to looking for work. let me bring in the manager of the fenway hotel. mickey melendez. you were struggling to find workers as were many other businesses but since that little benefit went away were you able to bring more people in. >> absolutely. we've been strategically do an up swing through social media immediately when that happened. we've seen a 40% increase of applications coming through. that is absolutely outstanding for us. ashley: 40% plus jump. when you fully start how many workers do you have? >> 83 to 90. ashley: how many do you

>> i will tell, you they know who shot ashley babbitt. person. >> now, babbitt was shot in the shoulder, not the head as trump lied and she was climbing in through a broken window, not out of a broken window as maria border amount claimed. it's sort of a major distinction, but it is lies like those which attempt to frame ashli babbitt as a martyr and they are officer that sharper as a villain. even though the investigation of the u.s. department has cleared the officer of any criminal charges. two things are happening here. first, trump and the right-wing want this officers name released. not in the interest of transparency, which i think is a fair justified request for the information to be made public. but the reason they want to public is obviously so they can make this individuals life hell, which they certainly would. second of all, this is one of those very rare cases where there's really not a lot of mystery about what happened to ashley babbitt because we have the entire thing on video so just to reset here, and remember, the clos

well, thank you, ben, and thank you ashley for a fantastic program. if you it tonight on lectures and history university of california riverside professor catherine allgor teaches a class on the lives of women during the american revolution and the early republic. here's a preview. the battles of the revolution were fought over and over the same landscapes. and often women and families left at home found themselves being overrun first by one army and then another some of these women found the new responsibility part of this a liberating experience. when mary bartlett the wife of a new hampshire congressman josiah bartlett. yes for all you west wing fans. that's the josiah bartlett martin sheen's named after. she first took over her husband's duty in 1776 and she would write to him and report on. your farming business she was very unsure about her ability to manage his affairs, but she did great and two years later. she began to take real pride in her work. her letters to josiah then became it had become our farming business. other women however, did n