i'm ashley strohmier. back to "justice with judge jeanine."ne: judge jeanine: it's so outrageous it's hard to believe. but maxine waters and other lawmakers are being accused of abusing their security privileges and use air marshalls as their additional security on flights. let me get this straight. maxine waters needs to be safe with extra security guards but we don't matter at all. host of the dana show, dana loesch joins me with reaction. >> good to see you, judge. judge jeanine: we have got maxine waters leaving washington to go to an area not her district with two capitol police who were armed. two secret service and demanding she get two air marshals to join her security. tell us what you think. >> this story is crazy. for someone like maxine waters and this trip you are talking about, her travel from washington to minnesota, everybody saw that video where she was at some kind of protest after riots had been going on. protests around the country. during the chauvin trial and during the verdict as well. her remarks were so caustic the jud

i'm ashley strohmier now back to 'justice with judge jeanine'.judge: to the george soros funded da empire across america soon be crumbling? new reports this week st. louis circuit attorney is now facing a disciplinary review as a result of the loss of her law license there's probably cards from professional misconduct during the investigation a former missouri governor. the senate candidate in the former governor himself joins me now to respond to these developments. right now we have another george soros funded prosecutor in a bit of hot water as a result of her investigation and her hiring an investigator to investigate you. tell us the background and what she is accused of. >> what happened here judges simple. as governor i stood up for the people of missouri. i backed law enforcement officers and when antifa came we fought them. george soros funded prosecutor over 70 percent of funding directly from george soros. she went after me and created a false case and as you mentioned her lead investigator handpicked fbi agent who she picked has been

i'm ashley strohmier. now back to "modern warriors." n warriors.er critical race theory, is it coming for the military. >> it is. we need to be talking about how are we doing to serve as officers and lead our men and women in the future together. critical race theory divides us more it talks about a very checkered past that actually not true in the way they are presenting it. i am a huge fan of making sure we understand our history, at westpoint, i lived in robert e lee barricks, i found that fas fascinating but i the am not defined by the building they stayed in. that tells us look at how far we've come as a nation. it serves as a remind after that progress, i think that critical race theoriy and woke culture in our military last thing. >> i was just in key west, the navy boat captain, i said what do you think they said is killing our community. part of pc culture what saves us in iraq, military strips all vulnerability away, that is good what you are at war, when luke got shot and killed, i had to go to work the next day. i think pc culture goes

i am ashley strohmier.helter in place after union pacific train derailed in minnesota. 100 miles south of minneapolis. authorities say is an unknown leak and so far no injuries were reported. twenty-eight cars left the truck. some are submerged partially in water. union pacific said the train was carrying mixed commodities, no word yet on what caused the derailment. at least 12 people are dead and hundreds or hurt after a back-to-back tornado and parts of china. that's where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019. twisters destroyed dozens of homes and businesses. authorities say gusty winds damaging facilities triggering massive power outages. i'm ashley strohmier, back to "watters world". ♪♪ i'm jon scott. jesse: senator land paul caught dr. fauci in two big lies this week. it looks like he's involved in a coronavirus coverup. fauci founded the wuhan lab, possibleground ground zero for the coronavirus. does he support manipulating viruses in the lab to make them more deadly to humans. it is extremely

todd: ashley strohmier live for us in studio. thanks.rs have been vocal critics of president biden's business policies as america's worker shortage plagues companies big and small. todd: now a conservative legal group is suing the administration over relief funds they say were illegally distributed to businesses based on racially discriminatory practiceses. here to react, pennsylvania congressman, fred keller. thanks for being here. before we get to the lawsuit, i want to take a look at the over arching picture. the april jobs report, not good. 226,000 only added, unemployment rate jumping up to 6.1% and this is the reason. weekly unemployment payments. there it is right there. you see 2020, it got jacked up there, not going down too much in 2021. pick your poison, either the administration is ignorant at realizing free money is keeping workers at home or they know it and they're doing it purposefully, which is it, congressman? >> i hate to get in the mind of the administration. it's hard to figure out what they're doing. one thing they'

. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to fox news fox news alert i'm ashley strohmier, disneyland opening the gates for thein over a year, the park is open to it in that state to visitors operating in % capacity and it's a powerful syl that the country is recovering. this comes on the same day the u.s. hit the major milestone in the pandemic with more than 100 million americans fully vaccinated against covid-19. the army taking disciplinary action against with one officers over the death of specialist vanessa. 16 commanders were fired while others were given smaller formal letters of reprimand. found dead last year after missing for two months and investigations concluded that dylan was sexually harassed by another soldier. a charge commanders denied for months and no charges filed. i'm ashley strohmier, now back to "hannity." ♪ ♪ >> sean: jill biden's speech on wednesday was nothing more than a stream of reckless spending, more taxes, more taxes, higher taxes, more debt, more amnesty and more questions about how you will pay for all of this. it was unimpressive, impractical, totally divorced from reality

fox news live, i am ashley strohmier. a trend in washington d.c., u.s. capitol police say members of congress jump 17 -- 107% compared to the same period in 2020. law enforcement says the numbers will continue to climb and nearly four months after the deadly rise of the u.s. capitol, authorities say as many as 800 people have been involved in the attacks, more than 400 rioters are facing criminal charges. now to a event in maryland, pardons for 34 victims of racial lynching. this is the first time a governor has issued a blanket pardon for hanging victims. the martyrs taking place between 1864 and 1933 more than 4000 african-americans reportedly flinched in america between 186. i'm ashley strohmier, back to "watters world". ♪♪ "watters world" investigation who is really running the biden administration? not joe it is his puppet masters just over 100 days in and we know joe likes to keep a low profile that's for sure he doesn't hold events in bed pretty early each night and likes to avoid answering questions. maybe this is why. >> i'm sorry i'm going to j

i'm ashley strohmier. ♪ ♪ >> it was me, bob perez and tim abbey. animals on his desk. he asked if my brother had molested me. he asked if my parents had ever molested me. i said no. no. no. my perez told me that he knew that my parents had abused me. he kept telling me to tell the truth. then he started getting really mad. he did kind of do like a half stand out of his chair like this. then he had his gun here on the table. he said you have to tell the truth! and i think i peed my pants a little bit. i was 11, i knew nothing about sex. except for very stereo typical cartoonish innuendos. after i realized this was not going to end, until i told them something, i told them that my mom had a french maid outfit. in my mind that was -- that had something to with sex. i told them that i came into an up stairs bedroom and my dad asked me to lay on the bed, he laid on top of me. naked. after i told him that, they said okay. and then they put me in the back room and brought megan. >> she was 9 years old. megan would not say anything to them, she would just

fox news live, i'm ashley strohmier. the u.s.ainst the coronavirus, seven-day average new cases fell below 30,000 this week and the lowest since last june. the average number of deaths could drop to 562 over the last seven days, that's the lowest since last july. 40% of americans are fully vaccinated which is intruding to a decline in cases. the virus named the lives of more than 589,000 americans. resident biden plans to host george floyd's family is the white house tuesday to mark the first anniversary floyd's death and died after former minneapolis officer derek chauvin kneeled on his neck about nine minutes. his death fueled protests around the world. now back to "watters world". now back to "watters' world." jesse: the battle over critical race theory in classrooms raging across the country. 13 states have some type of ban on it to keep kid from being indoctrinated. but if biden had his way they wouldn't have a choice. >> we don't think educating the future leaders of the country on system i can racism is indoctrination. it'

i'm ashley strohmier.ack to judge jeanine. >> we are elevating our messaging so that the individuals do know that they cannot come to the border. the border is closed. the message is quite clear. do not come. the border is closed. the border is secure. the border is secure. the border is closed. we have been unequivocal in that. the border is closed. >> the border is closed. and this administration administer and enforces the laws of the united states of america. judge jeanine: the lies keep piling up as you just heard the homeland security chief majorkas tell us the border is closed. really? does this look like a secure border? lara trump joins me now with reaction. good evening, lara. i don't even know what question to ask. the man is delusional. the border is not closed. >> very obviously it's not closed. if anybody believes that i have a couple watches i can sell you as well. it's absurd to tell the american people the border is closed. joe biden and kamala harris have been inviting people into america

i'm ashley strohmier back to justice with judge jeanine. . jeanine: joe biden announcing the $1.8 trillion spending plan is coming on the heels of the 2.3 trillion dollars plan he introduced about a month ago which followed the 1.9 bailout and our president is trying to purchase his possibility with a cradle to grave government. and the consequences of this are far more dangerous than the democrats are letting on. joining me now is steve moore. thank you so much for being with us, does giving the american people an idea of what it's trillion dollars is. >> you are right, some people say it is 7 trillion when you include what was artery in the pipeline before he came into the office, but just the it's trillion when i first came here to washington, talking about the budget in the millions in the billions, now we are talking about the billions in the trillions, the $6 trillion is more money adjusted for inflation than the governor borrowed for world war i and world war ii and there is massive numbers in my big worry is that we are going to bankr

i'm ashley strohmier.s underway for the suspect in a road rage shooting that killed a-year-old boy in southern california. his mom was driving him to school. he was in the back of the car. his heartbroken family is asking the public to help them find his killer. a memorial has been placed on the highway overpass. a col can i can eruption -- a volcanic eruption in the congo forcing residents to flee their homes. the lava has flowed on to a local highway in the town of goma. more than 100,000 people lost their homes in the last eruption. jeanine." judge jeanine: lawmakers are accusing the biden administration of flying migrants to an airport in chattanooga, tennessee. from there they will be bussed to other cities in the united states. joining me now to react, former trump campaign manager hogan gidley. it seems like the flying in of these immigrants under the cover of darkness is a response to reports that the governor of tennessee indicated that he didn't want them brought to tennessee. what can you tell u

i'm ashley strohmier. new covid-19 cases plunging to levels note seen since last june. 30,000 per day and deaths dropping to 552. the cdc says nearly half of the country is fully vaccinated. but caution it's not enough to wipe out the virus. the army last 2,000 new lieutenants following graduation day. austin telling them they were graduating during a tough time but west point prepared them. now back to "justice with judge jeanine." judge jeanine: lawmakers are accusing the biden administration of flying migrants to an airport in chattanooga, tennessee. from there they will be bussed to other cities in the united states. joining me now to react, former trump campaign manager hogan gidley. it seems like the flying in of these immigrants under the cover of darkness is a response to reports that the governor of tennessee indicated that he didn't want them brought to tennessee. what can you tell us? >> i'm sure the governor didn't. senatorring aer i is right -- senator haggerty is right. the resources aren't there. you are talking about schools, mosses, other things that sh

i'm ashley strohmier. a solemn weekend of remembering in tulsa, oklahoma.are commemorating the 100th anniversary of community that was left in ashes after a 19-year-old black man was aused of attacking a white woman. * is expected to -- president biden is expected to visit tulsa tuesday. gabby mcleod played the news writer in the mary tyler moore show. he went on to star in the love boat as the captain. he died at day at his home in palm desert, california. he was 90 years old. now back to "justice with judge jeanine." . >> we are elevating our messaging so that the individuals do know that they cannot come to the border. the border is closed. the message is quite clear. do not come. the border is closed. the border is secure. the border is secure. the border is closed. we have been unequivocal in that. the border is closed. >> the border is closed. and this administration administer and enforces the laws of the united states of america. judge jeanine: the lies keep piling up as you just heard the homeland security chief majorkas tell us the border is close

i'm ashley strohmier. "hannity." >> sean: joe biden decided to follow the science and endorse the cdc's guidance that masks are not necessary for individual whose received the vaccine in almost all circumstances. that didn't stop him from releasing this bizarre 5 second video on twitter. >> it's vax or mask. >> it's vax or mask. >> sean: that was not the strangest video about the new york. checked out new york city mayor bill de blasio announcing you get a free burger and french fries if you have a covid vaccine card. can they throw in a big gulp? take a look. >> did you say free phrase when you get vaccinated. >> some people love hamburgers and some don't. think of this when you think of vaccination. hmmm. vaccinations. i am getting a very good feeling about vaccinations at this moment. >> sean: you have to be kidding me? not to be out done new york governor andrew cuomo thinks he is smarter than everyone at the cdc.on he is not ready to lift his state's mask mandate. nor is nancy pelosi until everyone is

i'm ashley strohmier.hing more strikes in gaza today it includes the foreign media offices and the associated press. israel's military says hamas fighters were work out of the building but have yet to provide evidence to support that. hamas firing back with dozens of rockets aimed at the israeli city of tel aviv. the 146th preakness stakes finished up in baltimore and the underdog rombauer is the winner. rombauer came storming count home stretch and was able to take the lead at the last second. now back to "justice with judge jeanine." [♪♪♪] judge jeanine: it's so outrageous it's almost hard to believe. but maxine waters among other lawmakers are being accused of abusing their security privileges and using air marshals and additional security on flights. let me get this safe. maxine waters need to be safe with extra security guard, but we don't matter at all. dana loesch joins me with reaction. so we have got -- we have maxine waters leaving washington to go to an area not her district with two capitol pol

carley: ashley strohmier with the latest.arted shooting. the injured were taken to hospitals in broward and miami-dade counties. one of them is in critical condition. miami-dade police director i'm at the scene of another

i'm ashley strohmier and now back to "hannity." to foxnews.com. ♪ ♪ >> sean: all right, come as we continue to broadcast, so sunny california, the highest taxed state in the country, for the hour, we continue with california gubernatorial candidate caitlyn jenner. all right, let me get toal this issue. on the issue of girls, transgender, sports, created a controversy, that was interesting to me, and your comments to joy behar, we have bigger problems -- then pronouns in the state of california. i thought that was very gracious of you. i don't think she did it on purpose. >> caitlyn: no, most people -- my mother,y sometimes misgenders me.et by the way, my mother, she was, during world war ii, she was an inspector for aircraft, i love her to death, she is living in idaho. my mother loves you. [applause] watches you every night. no, she watches you every night, calls me after the show to discuss everything on "hannity." so, in ten days, she turns 95. >> sean: i'm calling mom. >> caitlyn: her name is esther. >> sean: okay. >> caitlyn:

todd: ashley strohmier here with what we know. >> the nypd thought they found 31-year-old farakan mohammed but it was his brother they spoke to. the man told them mohammed meant to shoot the brother after an argument but instead hit three bystanders. police released surveillance footage following the incident. among those shot, a 4-year-old shopping for toys with her family along with two other women. take a look at this. video captured the moment an nypd officer grabbed the toddler and rushed her to an ambulance. a mother herself, officer vogel praised the young victim as the strongest little girl she has ever seen. she told the new york post, i kept telling her to breathe, that i know what she's going through because i have a baby myself. it was very difficult for her, very traumatic, she saw her daughter get shot. a 23-year-old rhode island tourist was one of the others shot. she breaks her silence, telling local media, quote, i saw a police officer and i was screaming to him, i have a 2-year-old, i don't want to die. please hel

todd: ashley strohmier joins us with the very latest. >> reporter: the former fda commissioner says the argument for covid originateing in a lab has grown, while the animal source theory is shrinking. >> we've done an exhaustive search for the so-called intermediate host, the animal that could have been a host to the virus before it spread to humans. we've not found the animal. we have dismissed the food market implicated initially as the source of the outbreak. jillian: since the lab performed high risk research, the report that some workers became infected only adds to the credibility that the theory covid leaked from the lab, this comes as republicans are calling the origin of the virus the worst coverup in human history. >> they silenced and detained the doctors who were reporting a sars-like virus, which under international health regulation hads to be reported within 24 hours. they went and destroyed lab samples. they wouldn't admit it was human to human. jillian: a prominent scientist adds his voice to the growing number of experts calling for a full investigation into the origin

turn it over to ashley strohmier to ho has headlines for us. ashley: san jose nine workers killed by disgruntled worker. the video of sam cassidy walking outside the transit facility. he was reportedly held by u.s. customs five years ago while returning from the philippines. the "wall street journal" reports books about terrorism, fear and manifest toes along with notes on how he hated the transit system. and republican donor foster friess has died. he was a successful investor who donated a lot of his fortune he ran for governor of wyoming back in 2018. tributes pouring in online. former u.s. ambassador to germany ric grenell tweeting in part the conservative movement lost a great friend today. and senator rand paul calling foster a true patriot and generous person and a good person who always had a kind and encouraging word friess was 81 years old. atlanta city counts sillman who voted to defund the police called 911 after a group of kids after a group steals his mercedes. >> i will not press charges against these kids and the reality is this

jillian: you are watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning, i'm ashley strohmier in for jillianele. .todd: i'm todd piro. rescue crews working overnight after a boat cap sizes in sand n diego. >> reporter: the coast guard responding to a capsized boat off point loma yesterday. there were 25 survivors including one in critical condition, four others killed. the majority of survivors were sent to different hospitals in the county. the 40-foot boat was suspected of being used to transport migrants into the u.s. >> crossing the border illegally is unsafe no matter the method, especially at sea. the smugglers don't care about the people they're exploiting. all they care about is profit. to them, these people are just commodities. >> reporter: this morning, the boat captain is in custody. the vessel broke apart due to the rough conditions, you could see there, five to six feet of surf and wind we're told. it's unclear where the people on board originated from. >> this was a mass rescue operation that turned into a mass casualty incident, one of the bigger vessel accidents and bigger c

ashley: i'm ashley strohmier in for jillian mele.art with an update on a story out of california, rescue crews working overnight after a boat suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants capsizes in california. we have more. >> reporter: multiple agencies responding to a capsized boat off point loma on sunday morning. there were 25 survivors, including one in critical condition. four others were killed. majority of the survivors were sent to different hospitals in the area. cbp reporting the 40-foot boat was suspected of being used to transport migrants into the u.s. >> the reality is crossing the border illegally is unsafe no matter the method, especially at sea. the smugglers, they don't care about the people they're exploiting. all they care about is profit. to them, these people are just commodities. >> reporter: this morning, the boat captain is in custody. the vessel broke apart due to rough conditions. you can see five to six feet of surf and wind. it was unclear whether the people on-board originated -- where they originated fro

jillian: ashley strohmier here now with what we know so far. >> the nypd thought they found 31-year-oldn mohammed but its was their brother they spoke to. the man told them mohammed meant to shoot him but instead hit three bystanders. among those shot, a 4-year-old shopping for toys with her family and two other women. this video captured the moment nypd officer you alyssa vogel grabbed the toddler and rushed her to the ambulance. she praised the young victim as the strongest little girl she ever seen. and she told the new york post that she kept going through to breathe. i know what she's going through because i have a baby myself. it was very traumatic. she saw her daughter get shot. a 23-year-old rhode island tourist was another one that got shot. she told local media, quote, i saw a police officer and i was screaming to him. i have a 2-year-old. i don't want to die. please help me. i'm shot. please help me. the woman said instead of people helping her after she was shot, they started filming her on their phones. a third victim was shot in the foot. everyone is said to make a full re

ashley strohmier joins us live outside of the courthouse with more. in just a couple of hours at 8:30, ainsley. called law enforcement officers to the stand yesterday. show video key to proving rivera's guilt. show you this video person they believe surveillance video mollie tibbetts running through a neighborhood. moments later a black chevy malibu drove up and down the area several times that car was driven by 26-year-old christian rivera. and the officer who interviewed rivera in spanish and pamela romero told her during the 11 hour interrogation tibbetts tried slap' him and started screaming once he started jogging behind her. he said he doesn't remember what happened next. once he gets angry he blacks out. he gave a partial confession and brought them her body. >> what did you do to her? his answer was i brought you here, didn't i? so that means that i did it. i don't remember how i did it. >> romero said he shulgd his shoulders asked if he felt bad he said no. the next thing he remembered was driving and looked down and saw her ear buds in his l

will: ashley strohmier joins us live with the latest. ashley.t when three men pulled up in a white nissan pathfinder and started shooting. three people were taken to the hospital in broward and miami-dade counties. one is in critical condition. the mime did i police director i'm seen at another cowardly act of gun violence where 20 victims were shot and two sadly have died. these are cold-blooded murderers shot indiscrimenantly into a crowd. we'll seek justice. my condolences to the victims. the banquet haul is located in a shopping center in hialeah. a worker said only a matter of time before something happened. the hall frequently had fights and rowdy crowds. police have not identified the suspects, victims or any possible motives in the smoothing. no arrests were made at this time but police believe it was a targeted shooting. back to you guys. will: thank you so much, ashley. welcome into "fox & friends" this is morning on the sunday of memorial day, we're taking time as we all should to remember the real meaning behind this day. as we do we

ashley strohmier myer joins us. places they service should be reaching full operational capacity but those effects into the be immediate. this comes as fuel shortages across the east coast have gotten even worse. one source says as of thursday, gas stations in places like d.c., the carolinas, as well as virginia and georgia saw gas stations anywhere from 49 to 72% of those our nation's capital being the highest report the without gas at the pump. as far as the hacking of the system, bloomberg reported throne paid a ransom to hackers of nearly $5 million as you guys said. the fbi is investigating the hack but bind says he doesn't think the russian government was involved, listen. >> we do not believe the russian government was involved in this attack. we do have strong reason to believe that the criminals who did the attack are living in russia. ashley: now lawmakers are demanding answers. >> we need more answers. very little happened in russia or in russia's orbit of influence, especially with products or persons wh

ashley strohmier is live outside the courthouse with the very latest. ashley? >> yeah, steve.he jury to find christian rivera guilty. but the defense deferred their opening statements until later on in the trial. now, court prosecutors say surveillance video does show rivera's chevy malibu circling her on that fateful are up. he got out and started running next to her and became very angry when he she said she was going to call the cops. he claimed i blacked out and remembered he was driving with mollie's bloody body in the trunk and dumped her body under cornstalks in the field. defense has tried to get that confession thrown out because he wasn't read his full miranda rights. reported to video and d.n.a. evidence to be shown during the trial to prove his guilt. rivera's defense team honed in on tibbetts' boyfriend dalton jack who took the stand yesterday. they asked him about an incident where he cheated on her as well as his former anger issues but at one point dalton jack said he did not want to be there. take a listen. >> why do you not want to be sitting in this room wit

ashley strohmier over to you. ashley: good morning.your headlines with a extreme weather alert. the city of tupelo taking a direct hit overnight. the storms downing power lines and damaging homes and uprooting trees. no injuries were reported. today two separate storm systems pose a threat to the southeast and midwest. and an investigation is underway after a deck collapses during a birthday party at a tennessee restaurant. 11 people were sent to the hospital. this does include two with critical injuries it happened while a group of more than 40 people were taking a picture. some reportedly fell about two stories. the county's building department will inspect the deck to find the cause of the incident. and kyle busch taking the checkered flag at kansas speedway on his 36th birthday. >> win for the first time this year kyle busch goes to victory lane. he wins the bushy mcbush race 400. and one step closer to history with a trip to victory lane for 17 straight. [laughter] sorry. brian: more "fox & friends" in a moment. ore discovering ne

ashley strohmier is covering it now in iowa. hey, ashley. >> hey, good morning, brian, yeah.f 8 women. seven men. they were all told, you know, to be mindful and aware that they were going to be showing graphic images of the stab wounds of mollie tibbetts. 26-year-old christian rivera an illegal immigrant from the u.s. from mexico. is he the one standing trial for murder one after he confessed to police that he stabbed tibbetts to death and then dumped her body in a cornfield. tibbetts went missing after she went for a run and didn't show up to work the next morning in her hometown of brooklyn, iowa, which brooklyn iowa is about an hour -- i'm sorry, 100 miles from where we are right now. the state says they have 18 to 20 witnesses who could possibly testify as this trial could go anywhere from a couple of days to two weeks. but, some are saying it's not going to go that long. the trial date has been changed many times. most recently because of covid. it was also moved from brooklyn, iowa, where this happened to scott county because the pre-trial is what gained so much attent

ashley strohmier joins us now intensifying manhunt for the person of interest a few blocks from here mes square a shooting that injured three people including a little girl. ashley. >> yeah. the nypd thought they found 31-year-old farrakhan mohammed but it was actually his brother they spoke. to say police say the man told them mohammed who is a cd meant to shoot him meaning the brother after an argument but instead hit bystanders. police released footage following that incident. among those shot, a 4-year-old shopping for toys with her family along with two other women. and through all the chaos this incredible moment nypd officer alissa vogel seen rushing the little girl to an ambulance. she even tried to comfort the girl's mother telling her keep your head up, the little girl is going to be able to walk again she will be okay. another victim breaking her silence on the horrifying ordeal telling local media i saw a police officer, i was screaming to him i have a 2-year-old, i don't want to die, please help me, i'm shot. please help me. instead of people actually helping her after sh

ashley strohmier joins us with more as the illegal migrant charged in her killing shockingly took thefense rested its case but it was after that shocking testimony in court take a listen to what a little of what he had to say. >> you drove the two men in your malibu to the cornfield where you dumped mollie tibbetts, correct? >> yes. >> and you're telling us that you drove back to your home alone. >> yes. >> and these two men just disappeared? >> that's right. >> rivera claims the two masked man with a gun and knife showed up in his living room and told him to get in his car which was that black chevy malibu that's been popping up throughout this trial. he then claimed they ordered him to stop jogger who tibbetts. two men claimed they knew his daughter and mother and quote said if i said something they would take care of them. now, throughout the trial, law enforcement has said rivera stated he blacked out and couldn't remember how he killed tibbetts. tibbetts' d.n.a. was found on blood spots on the trunk of that chevy malibu. if he is convicted he faces a mandatory sentence of life in

brian: ashley strohmier joins us with the latest on this. >> it's been three years since 20-year-old run in hometown of brooklyn, iowa and reported missing the next day when she didn't show up for work. 26-year-old christian rivera is accused of killing her, eventually confessing to her killing and leading authorities to her body which was dumped in a cornfield. rivera who is in the u.s. illegally from mexico is charged with first degree murder and could face life in prison without parole if he is convicted. authorities zeroed in on rivera after looking at surveillance video of the area tibbetts was running in. iowa representative ashley hinson spoke to fox news about the upcoming trial. take a listen. >> well, my heart goes out to the family of mollie tibbetts. as a, woulding mom in congress, it's my goal to make sure this never happens to another family if you are in iowa or across the country it's absolutely tragic. in my mind this is why we have to secure the border. it's a safety and security issue. you see it in state like iowa and states all across the country, every state is

ashley strohmier joins us with more police say some of them have tested positive for covid-19, ashleyme five of them did test positive for covid-19. residents snapping these pictures of law enforcement responding with guns driewn what started out as a reported kidnapping in southwest houston. well, police say they got tips on the location the night before. take a listen to what some of the neighbors had to say about this. >> this is awful. >> crazy because we have hoh every morning. they walk and look at this. any house, anything can happen. >> there were no kids in the home, but the youngest person was in their early 20's. five women were there and the rest were men. according to houston police and the chief there, they were not fed or given other basic needs like being allowed to go to the bathroom. police say none of them had serious injuries but investigators think it is a smuggling case rather than human trafficking. now police are tasked with trying to figure out who the victims are and who put them there. local media spoke with the owner of the home who was renting the home out