. >> elsewhere, griff jenkins is light at the shut it down counter protest. tell us what's happening there. >>reporter: we are moving now. the first group of the shut it down dc protesters, leading along with black lives matter. leading their march from freedom plaza to their position in lafayette park. they have a position there as well. you can see it's very peaceful here. there's been no confrontations but it is certainly a spirited group as you march along. one thing that's fascinating about what we saw in freedom plaza, was that this broad group of coalition of people, whether it beblack lives matter nt antifa, it's a message geared for the president. specifically to unite the right rally. we will walk along with them. we are about two blocks from the white house from lafayette park turning on vermont heading south and we will see as they join the already growing crowd at lafayette park in front of the white house. >> have you been there at lafayette park yet? for you there earlier and then came back to meet this group? i don't think he can hear me, that

griff jenkins is following the counterprotests, but we want to begin with peter doocy, who is

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jillian: griff jenkins joins us live with reaction. rob: plans for 3-d guns shot down after anti-gun groups go ballistic. weight until you hear what the nra has to say about it. "fox and friends first" starts right now. good wednesday morning, you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. jillian: thank you for starting the day with us. we begin with a fox news alert. we are told the ceremony is starting right now in south korea for the repatriation of us service members remains handed over by north korea. 55 aluminum transfer cases draped in american flags will be carried to four air force planes by guards, more than 6 decades after the korean war. kim jong un 7 mike pence will speak later on. let's listen in. >> the ceremony is hosted by vincent brooks, united nations command. we appreciate the minister of national defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the honorable we song jew, security. us ambassador harry harry and rear admiral john c crisp from the mia county agency. all of whom will serve the viewi

griff jenkins is that the shut it down counter protest. leland: with that, welcome to "america's news hq" from washington. 1:00 p.m. eastern as this is starting to get underway. i am doing better. liz: this is already a year ago we have it and will happen. elizabeth prann. thanks for joining us. let's check in with peter doocy at the unite the right. -we are at the foggy bottom metro stop and the reason for that is that unite the right rally demonstrators and we don't know how many there are going to be. they made at the metro station in northern virginia 15 miles from here, 10 metro stops away and they were all writing together. the organizer, jason tessler was not able to get a permit for the unite the right in charlottesville last year once to have as many people altogether as they can and they will come here. so far we have noticed there are more police officers than normal, but otherwise because we are still a few hours away from the expect the arrival of these demonstrators who say they are going to have a civil rights rally in front

griff jenkins, we will check with you a bit. joining us now, the deputy managing editor of the weekly standard, he has been a year. hard to believe since we saw the violence in the charlottesville virginia that horrified so many people and left three people dead. what has changed since them, kelly? it brought racial issues oiling back into the american lexicon. have things improved? >> you know, i think some things have and some things haven't. it has been a year since his very inflammatory event but these racial issues are ones that have been simmering since before this country was founded. talk about centuries of tensions and issues. those are not going to be solved over the course of one year. but he will say, i think that we are seeing i think, the white supremacists thought they could normalize themselves. they could show that we are here, we are out, proud, happy white supremacists. pay attention to us. what you saw at laster were people taking pictures and charlottesville of the white supremacists marching. people with ti

griff jenkins is that the shut it down counter protest.

so griff jenkins has been following the shut it down d.c. coalition. that's the counterprotests to unite the right. griff? >> jon, the police may be grateful for that rain, but i will tell you, the citizens of d.c. out here are grateful for the police department because they kept this under wraps, and there was no violence. if you look now, this is the entrance where we had those scenes earlier of a lot of passions running very high. the bottles being thrown, some eggs, some various things, even a roman candle being shot at the police. now you see out here on the streets, opened back up to traffic. this intersection by the way that you are looking at is pennsylvania and 17th, and that is where the public can generally go down pennsylvania avenue in front of the white house or where vip dignitaries go in to the north entrance of the white house, but a different scene than we saw with you just an hour ago. certainly a few hours ahead. there was probably about a thousand to maybe 2,000 at its height of the counterprotesters. they were made up largely of t

i'm griff jenkins in washington and i have the details coming up. >>> good morning. ea.outhbound 101 to the 580 interchange looks good. >>> the weather looks good if you like warmer temperatures inland. that's what we will have on this friday. we will look at the coast and bay in your friday >>> welcome back. happening today, the manic use of starting a wildfire in southern california will be back in court the raiment of the forest clark has already been postponed twice for key dose it was first delayed last thursday when he refused to leave his cell. delayed again a day later after a bizarre court appearance where he started shouting when the judge read the charges. clark is accused of starting the holy fire at southwest of s started near his cabin. >>> jury deliberations continue today in the tax fraud trial of a former trump's campaign chief paul manafort. reporter griff jenkins joining us from washington with the very latest on the trial. >>> good morning. everybody is watching this from miller to president trump. no one is invading the task before the story because

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in washington, griff jenkins, fox news. >>> following the death of a jail inmate one lawmakers is callingation put forth aiming helping those released from custody next. >> we're tracking smoke out there, especially in the inland bay valleys, details coming up. >>> on capitol hill critics are questioning whether the trump administration's crackdown on the southern border is coming at the expense of enforcing other laws. we'll hear how the immigration caseload is affecting u.s. attorneys. >> reporter: every president has priorities and in 2012 obama exercised his. >> individuals who do not present a risk to national security or public safety will be able to request temporary relief from deportation. >> reporter: six years later. >> we're stuck with these horrible laws. >> reporter: the trump administration reversed that decision. >> if you cross the border unlawfully, then we will prosecute you. >> reporter: under the president's zero tolerance policy prosecutors in june charged 46% of adults detained at the border, but that syracuse university study also found the immigration caseload ove

in washington, griff jenkins, fox news. >>> so joining us now to talk about this trial, david levine professor at uc-hastings. thank you for joining us. so let's start with that comment from judge ellis. what could he mean when he says the case is based on reason and that no proof beyond doubt is required here? >> juries often have trouble with reasonable doubt just sort of understanding the concept. the idea is that you are supposed to decide the case on the basis of what's most logical. so the prosecutors laid out a case. the prosecutor has the burden of proof. and they have made a very, very strong case here. and the jury should convict unless they can say that there is a logical way to read the evidence in some other direction. i'm not sure that that's the case. but that's what they need to do, not a unicorn might have done it or the elves might have come into the -- you know, and changed the numbers on the tax forms. what's logical? >> it's just whatever the details are, we gave you the details, just rule on the details that we gave you what it sounds like. >> basically. in this

as griff jenkins reports in washington one of her disclosures may backfire. >> reporter: at one time amoroso newman had a lofty title as assistant to the president. those days are over. >> lowlife. she is a lowlife. >> reporter: president trump this weekend not happy amoroso is trashing cam in a big way on a media tour to promote her new book. >> i was complacent with this white house deceiving this nation. they continued to deceive this nation by how mentally declined he is, how difficult it is for him to process complex information >> reporter: she didn't stop there. i'm rosenau claims she herself heard a recording of the president using a racial slur. >> when he talks that way way he did on this day. confirms that he is truly a racist. stephen a different recording, one may be a -- one made of almost a herself could come back to haunt her. she made recording in the top- secret white house situation room in an unprecedented breach. the white house secretary sarah sanders in a statement that the very idea a staff member would sneak a recording device into the white house situation r

griff jenkins live with the latest. >> reporter: it appears the border battle will go to washington soonerher than later, california playing out in the ninth circuit court of appeals, the judge linked to-1 it is unconstitutional to withhold funding from sanctuary cities, chief judge cynthia thomas saying congressional authorization may not redistribute funds in order to effectuate its own policy goals, supply to a lawsuit brought to california counties, san francisco as mayor tweeting this was not the first attack by the trump administration and not be the last. the law is on our side. san francisco is and will continue to be a sanctuary city that stands up for our immigrant communities. the department of justice issued a statement saying the ninth circuit opinion is a victory for criminals in california who commit crimes knowing leadership will protect them from federal immigration officers whose job is to hold them accountable and remove them from the country. the president indicating on rush limbaugh's radio show he may be moving closer to a showdown over funding for border security. >>

griff jenkins joins us from washington with the latest developments. >> the county sheriff's office confirmedf the 5 adults charged in connection with running that alleged extremist compound in new mexico had been released and they are out of jail. they are free, district judge emilio chavez dismissing charges because of failures on the part of the prosecutors to follow a procedural requiring them to hold an evidentiary hearing within 10 days of the suspect being charged and jails, he called a very difficult decision to make but the 10 day rule left him with no options. prosecutors could seek charges by asking the grand jury to indict them but no indication how they will proceed. in a separate case two of the five adults arrested in that raid on the compound remain in jail on child abuse charges result in the death of a 3-year-old. the dead boy's father pleaded guilty that is not guilty. the defense attorney urged caution over the religious and ethnic implications at play here. >> inflammatory issues about their religion or race or whether they are jihadists has no bearing on the primary issu

jillian: griff jenkins live in washington with plans to stop the violence. >> reporter: got to do somethinglaming local leaders for the surge in gun violence in chicago. >> including cities like chicago, absolute and total disaster. bad stuff happening and probably have to take from the leadership, no reason in 1 million years that should be happening in chicago. rob: the numbers are frightening, 74 people shot last weekend, 12 were killed, 41 shot early sunday morning, city officials blaming the weekend on gangs and access to guns in chicago, eddie johnson stressed the need on large outdoor gatherings. >> what they are doing in drinking, amplified music, smoking weed and those kinds of things. how do we engage it? rob: bruce router is blaming rahm emanuel and calling him to step down, part of the problem, he has got to go. a spokesman for the mayor fired back at the governor, he and donald trump saying bob mueller's investigation must be getting to the president but too busy to continue working to reduce crime with police community leaders and federal prosecutors to pay attention. donald t

griff jenkins live to break it down. >> reporter: ohio always delivers election drama and last nightas no exception. republican troy balderston and danny o'connor separated by less than a point, 2000 votes for balderson backed by donald trump. he is optimistic he will pull it out. >> i promise you i am going to work relentlessly, relentlessly for this 12th congressional district. america is on the right path and we will keep it going that way. >> reporter: a district that long in the hands of republicans, o'connor vowed to fight on. >> we are fighting for a better america. we went door-to-door, house to house and made our case. we will make the case tomorrow. we are not stopping now. tomorrow we rest and then we keep fighting through june, november. >> reporter: ohio app secretary of state says there are 8000 votes to be tallied in this special election. we will begin counting that on august 18th. kansas, republican primary for governor, donald trump's pick is in a tight race too close to call against jim callier. the winner will face democrat state legislator laura kelly. in michiga

. >> several other heavy hitters put on notice, griff jenkins live in washington with reaction from both sides. >> in an interview this morning the president says his decision to revoke brennan's clearance was born out of the russia probe saying, quote, i call it the rigged witchhunt. it is a sham. these people would it so it was something that had to be done. sarah sanders explained the decision to pool clearance, leveraging status of the terrorists and outrageous allegations and added this. >> any benefit senior officials might glean from consultations with mister brennan are outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior. >> reporter: brennan has been one of the most vocal critics of donald trump accusing him of treason after the vladimir putin summit in failing to live up to minimum standards of decency and civility. he is lashing out after being stripped. >> reporter: i believe donald trump decided to take this action if he has an with others to intimidate and suppress any criticism of him or his administration and revoking my security clearance is his way of tryi

griff jenkins breaking it down in washington. >> reporter: four state of spoken but there was thundern kansas and the delayed victory. chris kobach defeated chris collier. >> we gear up and start marching in the general election campaign. it is essential we march together. >> reporter: all either wisconsin to face tammy baldwin. republicans faithfully a boutonniere backed by the leading republican scott walker, reince priebus and paul ryan, jumping on the trump train. >> we going to take that to washington where they need the help of a strong conservative to join the ranks to help donald trump make america great, keep america great. >> reporter: a former aide to the speaker, brian style, will face randy rice. he goes by the nickname iron stash. the school superintendent tony evers has a message for the president. >> donald trump's tariffs are having a devastating impact on my hometown. it is heartbreaking to watch. >> reporter: republicans rejected presidential candidate tim poland he --pawlenty for jim johnson who was endorsed by trump. he faces serious abuse allegations and won the

griff jenkins live in washington dc with details. >> reporter: we are learning about doj official bruceay have played in surveillance abuse and the dossier. a review by fox news shows he was deeply connected, his wife worked for fusion gps, the firm by the clinton campaign that produced the dossier based on research by christopher steele. he appears to have maintained the back channel with steel. congressional leaders have taken notice. >> the fbi getting parts of the dossier from bruce ohr, his wife worked for the firm the clintons hired to put together the dossier and given it to the fbi. it is never supposed to work that way, but it did. >> worried about the president hiring james comey. afraid they will be exposed. the justice department declined to comment on ohr. and the only official currently working in the government was on the president's list, on security clearances under review. donald trump noticed and is tweeting, the justice department worked for fusion gps, disgraced and fired fbi agent peter stzrok, too crazy to be believed, the rigged witchhunt has 0 credibility. we ha

getting closer to a decision on whether the president will meet with special counsel robert mueller, griff jenkinse in washington with the latest on the 16-month-long russia probe. good morning, griff. griff: a decision on possible interview could be forthcoming and possibly a matter of days, the president according to lawyers want to do interview but the legal team has concerns as the two sides trying to negotiate over the number and scope of questions and the president's frustration over the investigation is very clear, you remember he tweeted last week about ending it and yesterday he raised eyebrows of any tweet denying any knowledge of 2016 tower meeting, fake news, complete fabrication and i'm concerned about meeting my wonderful son had in trump tower, this was the meeting to get information on an opponent totally legal and done all of the time in politics and went nowhere, i did not know about it. the tweet contradicts statements made by the president's attorney general from a year earlier who had this to say yesterday. >> i had bad information at that point. i made a misstatement, that ha

cheryl: griff jenkins is live in washington will break it down for us good good morning, chris. good morning, cheryl. welcome back, lauren. too close to call the special election where the president paul is on the line. separated by less than a point, leading by less than two dozen votes backed by the president he sounded optimistic. >> i am going to promise to you that i'm going to work relentlessly, but that was slated 12th congressional district. america is on the right path and we are going to keep it going that way. >> o'connor vowed to fight on. >> we are fighting for a better america. we went door-to-door. we went house to house. we are going and make that change tomorrow. we are not stopping now. >> some 8000 potential vote tally and they will begin counting those on august 8 teams. to kansas we go. too close to call president trump's pick in a tight race against incumbent governor jeff callier. razor thin but if it holds of a delivery primary upset. the winner will face democrat state senator lauren kelly. michigan president trump is congratulating the gop primary for g

rob: calls are growing for the city's leadership to step down, griff jenkins joins us live from chicago'slan to try to stop the violence. >> reporter: the president is blaming chicago's leaders for the surge of gun violence, stemming the spike in these shootings. >> we must strengthen community bonds in cities like chicago that have been an absolute and total disaster and probably you have to take from the leadership, there is no reason in 1 million years something like that should be happening in chicago. >> reporter: 74 people were shot, 41 people shot in a 7-hour period sunday morning, ranging 11-62, on the south side. eddie johnson stressed the need to crack down on outdoor gatherings. >> drinking, amplified music, smoking weed, littering and all those things will factor into how we engage it. >> reporter: they are blaming it on gangs and access to guns as a spokesman for rahm emanuel fired back at donald trump, bob mueller's investigation of paul manafort's criminal trial must be getting to the president but we are too busy reducing crime with police community leaders and federal pro

griff jenkins live with reaction to the latest shakeup at the bureau. >> reporter: the agent at the center of the anti-trump text controversy to stop trump's candidacy, and the president is welcoming news of his firing calling for the new investigation into his 2016 opponent saying just fired agent stzrok was in charge of the crooked hillary clinton sham investigation, total fraud on the american public those republicans who investigated his bias, trey gowdy, is responding to that. >> of course his lawyer says it was a railroad job, he made up his job donald trump should be impeached before interviewing him and did a lot of this on government phone and violated other fbi policy. >> the texts surfaced a year ago, and inspector general's reported a recommendation he be suspended but in the end he was cut loose, sixth senior fbi official to be fired as the fbi struggles to regain public trust. stzrok says his client started ago fund me page. say there are no tapes where i used such a terrible and disgusting word is attributed by wacky and deranged amarosa. i don't have that word in my vocabul

jillian: griff jenkins live with a highlights. >> reporter: he may have been barnstorming for barletta barn on the media tearing into what he perceives as unfair coverage that diminishes his record as president. >> we are doing better in all of these states than we did on election night. only negative publicity, only negative stories from the fakers back there. >> reporter: the attack on the media isn't new, his nickname for barletta's opponents, senator bob casey, certainly is. >> i got to talk about bob casey, i will start falling asleep. don't fall asleep, sleeping bob. we need republicans. we need barletta. he is tough. >> reporter: he looked ahead to 2020 sitting sites on potential opponents, the new stars of the democratic party. >> maxine waters, very low iq. i am running against pocahontas or crazy bernie. i saw him up there the other day, hair getting wider and wider, getting crazier and crazier. >> reporter: the president raised a familiar campaign promise he made two years ago in the same arena and every stop on the campaign trail, to build a wall. >> we are going to get nas

rob: griff jenkins in washington with highlights from the big speech. >> reporter: this race betweenaun and joe donnelly is one of the most competitive senate races in the country. the president is urging supporters to get behind braun, continuing prosperity. >> thanks to republican leadership our economy is booming like never before. we created nearly 4 million new jobs since the election and lifted almost 4 million americans often stamps. rob: donnelly's appeal to trump voters, the president won over but the president blasted democrats as obstructionists suggesting a dangerous alliance between the two. >> today's government party held hostage by left-wing haters, angry mobs, deep state radicals, establishment cronies, fake news allies, our biggest obstacle in the greatest ally actually is the media. >> he painted a stark difference in the choice in november when it comes to safety on the border. >> we went to abolish ms 13, they want to abolish ice, this is a group of gang members. i can't fan of anymore because nancy pelosi got very angry when i called them animals. we are getting

steve: griff jenkins live in washington, d.c. like she taped a lot of people at the white house including in the situation room when she got fired. >> that can get her in trouble. good morning, guys. let's not forget that the president made omarosa famous as the villain news tv reality star. the senior white house advisor is trashing the president in a tell-all book. >> donald trump is a con and has been masquerading as someone who is actually open to engaging with diverse communities. but when he talks that way the way he did on this tape, it confirmed that he is true a racist. >> she says that the only regret she has is being complicit with deceiving the nation. another recording that you mentioned, steve, is raising questions over whether she violated national security. a conversation secretly made inside the most secure place in the white house situation room. cell phones, recording devices and the like are strictly forbidden. omarosa claims she was threatened by kelly. sarah sanders in a statement is firing back. the very id

jillian: trump bump in full effect for some republicans, griff jenkins breaking it down in washington dc. >> reporter: the trump bump continues to roll in kansas for four states have spoken, we begin in wisconsin, state senator won the primary to face democratic incumbent senator tammy baldwin backed by the state's leading republican, scott walker, rines priebus and paul ryan and jumping on the trump train. >> we are going to take that to washington where they need the help of a strong conservative to join the ranks to help donald trump make america great, keep america great. >> reporter: facing democrat nominee randy bryce, the iron staff. randy walker got help from tony evers with a message from the president. >> trump's tariffs are having a devastating impact on my hometown. it is been heartbreaking to watch. rob: in minnesota republicans rejected well-known presidential candidate tim pawlenty for jim johnson. congressional candidate who the president endorsed and campaigned with, embattled democrat keith ellison facing abuse allegations, in vermont democrats nominated bernie sande

griff jenkins has the latest on the border battle. >> reporter: the border battle may be coming sooneran later but california playing out the ninth circuit ruling in it to-1 decision that it is unconstitutional to withhold funding from sanctuary cities, absence congressional authorization the administration may not redistribute but hold properly appropriated funds to effectuate its own policy goals, two lawsuits brought in california, san francisco's mayor saying this is not the first attack on our values by the trump administration it won't be the last. the law is on our side. san francisco will continue to be a sanctuary city that stand up for our immigrant community but the department of justice, is a victory for criminal aliens in california as the congressman jeff in them had this to say. >> it is not about immigration but rule of law. we are a free society based on a set of laws we need to follow. i want to make sure we are not going to punish communities like mine. >> reporter: the president indicated on the rush limbaugh's radio show he may be moving closer to a showdown with c

pete: griff jenkins has first interview with chief pro-vest. ed: griff joining us from washington.ry to lead the border patrol. she doesn't see herself as male or female. she is not lost she is breaking the glass ceiling on a dangerous and difficult job. take a listen. >> i do realize this is a milestone. we have so many talented men and women of the border patrol. i guarantee you -- i may not mae the first but i won't be the last female ahead of the border patrol. make sure that the public truly understands the sacrifices that they make. how dedicated they are to protecting the country and to securing our borders and ultimately, you know, border security is national security. i need more men and women, i need more technology i need more wall. >> politicians are criticizing not just policy but agents themselves. do you see this taking a toll on them? >> definitely i think it takes a toll on their morale. i have said this before and i will say it again. we don't leave our humanity behind when we report for duty. the majority of our men and women are parents. i'm parents myself. law

in washington, griff jenkins, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the head of the ben aerosmith is demanding, once again, that president trump stop using his songs at political rallies. ♪ lawyers for steven tyler of aerosmith sent a cease and desist letter after the band hit song was played at a rally in west virginia. tyler's lawyers sent a similar letter to trent back in 2015 for using your smith's dream on during campaign rallies. >>> excessive sports special force by police in fairfield. bystanders say -- excesses --. >>> how one driver in stockton got quite a surprise when she was at a stop sign. >>> new details now from san francisco where police are investigating the shooting of a community activist as a homicide. the 44th -- the 43-year-old man died last night at the hospital. he had been shot five times on august 13 by two men. he was returning home after a community meeting on stopping gun violence. police are not saying whether they have a suspect or motive in this case. >>> a fairfield man is now speaking out, accusing police of excessive force. >> he says he was tased, punch, and kicked dur

griff jenkins joins us from washington with the latest developments. >> reporter: a simple mistake byrosecutors seems to have been what led to the release of three arrested in connection with the extremist compound, sheriff's office confirmed late yesterday that they were set free. district judge emilio chavez dismissing the charges against all 5 because of failure to follow state rules requiring evidentiary hearing within 10 days of a suspect being charged in jail. it was called a difficult decision but the rules no option. two of the five remain in jail on separate child abuse charges resulting the death of abdul h wahaj. his father pleaded not guilty, their defense attorney had this to say about the public outrage. >> whether people are outraged or not, direct your outrage to the source of the problem. the judge said he expects the district attorney to do their job. >> reporter: the judge had a message for the public in this case. >> urge everyone to not react to the information in the warrants that were filed but rather the evidence as it gets developed. >> reporter: the judges in

. >> several heavy hitters put on notice, griff jenkins live in washington with new information overnight. >> reporter: big news coming in an interview with the wall street journal, the special counsel investigation, i call it a rigged witchhunts, it is a sham and these people led it. it is something that had to be done. brennan has been a harsh critic accusing him of treason after the vladimir putin summit and accusing him of failing to live up to minimum standards of decency and civility. it was brennan's reaction after being stripped. >> i do believe mister trump decided to take this action to try to intimidate and suppress any criticism of him or his administration. revoking my security clearance is his way of trying to get back at me. >> reporter: sarah sanders explained the unprecedented decision saying it was a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations that leveraged his status. >> any benefits senior officials might glean from consultations with mister brennan are outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior. rob: there may be more to come, the white hous

griff jenkins where the war of words is just heating up, good morning, griff. >> it is, good morning,ie, and rob and the former cia director is not backing down, in fact, he's doubling down on his decision to speak out against the president. >> i have seen the lights blinking red and is bringing the country down and fueling divisiveness in the country, continues lies to the american people and the types of things he's doing, i think, i i need to speak out and so i've been speaking out rather forcefully. >> also said he's considering taking legal action to possibly seek injunction but national security add vier john bolton brennan may have misused classified information. >> a number of people have commented that he couldn't be in the position he's in of criticizing president trump and his so-called collusion with russia unless he did use classified information when he was director of the cia i was very troubled by his conduct, by statements he made in public and what i thought was his politicization of the intelligence community. >> leon penetta defended brennan. >> if somebody uses cl

griff jenkins live in washington dc with details. >> reporter: bruce ohr is an annual hear more about role he may have played in the dossier, alleged government surveillance abuse. a review of his email says notes from bruce ohr, works for the from the linton put together, have given it to the fbi. it is never supposed to work that way in the united states of america but it did. >> reporter: we are learning more about christopher steele. last may ohr wrote that he was worried about president firing james comey, afraid they will be exposed, not sure who they are but donald trump took notice, the fbi received documents from bruce ohr, worked for fusion gps, disgrace fired fbi agent peter stzrok, too crazy to be believed, the rigged witchhunt has your credibility, ohr still working for the government, security clearances are under review. the justice department declined to comment on this and on ohr but he will give an interview to congressional investigators on august 28th, less than two week we may learn more about what happened. rob: closed door, kind of annoying. i would like to see

rob: griff jenkins live in washington with the late e on the 16-month russia probe and where we are atht now, hey, griff. >> good morning, according to the president's legal team the decision can come next week, the president made it clear that he wants to do interview but the legal team has concerns and inclination to not let the president sit down with mueller, continue to go negotiate over the number and scope of questions, one thing is very clear, that's the president frustration over the investigation. he raised eyebrows with this tweet yesterday denying any knowledge of the 2016 trump tower meeting, he tweeted fake news reporting, complete fabrication that i'm concerned about wonderful meeting son had, totally legal and done all of the time in politics and it went nowhere, i did not know about it. the tweet contradicts statements made by the attorney who had this to say. >> i had bad information at that time. i made a mistake in the statement, i talked about that before, that happens when you have cases like this. i think it's very important to point out that in a situation like

rob: griff jenkins live in washington where there are different opinions on what this means, us two attorneys about this and get two completely different answers. >> reporter: you sure do. that will be tested but there is still blood in the water but the president saying he did nothing wrong and we hear his side of the story for the first time in an exclusive interview with ainsley. >> did you know about the payment? >> later on i knew. you have to understand, what he did and the one thing out of campaign-finance is a big thing, much bigger thing, didn't come out of the campaign? it didn't come on the campaign, it came from me. i tweeted about it, about the payments. they didn't come out of campaign. my first question when i heard about it was did they come out of the campaign? that could be a little dicey. they didn't come out of the campaign. it is not even a campaign violation. >> reporter: differing opinions, lanny davis says the law doesn't make a decision whether it comes from a campaign or personal funds and the president was the one who directed the payments. >> members of his campaig

griff jenkins live in washington to break it down. >> reporter: it always comes down to ohio and it isoo close to call where the president's paul is on the line. troy balderson and danny o'connor separated by this than a point. balderson leading by bus than 2000 votes bolstered by the president. >> i will promise you i will work relentlessly, relentlessly, for this congressional district. america is on the right path and we will keep going that way. jillian: in addition, it has been hands of republicans and o'connor vowed to fight on. >> we are fighting for a better america. we went door-to-door, house to house, we made our case for change. we will make that change tomorrow. we are not stopping now. >> reporter: there are 8000 potential votes yet to be tallied, on august 18th. to kansas we go, the primary for governor too close to call, donald trump's pick, chris kovach in a tight race that is razor thin. if it holds it will deliver a primary upset, the winner there will face laura kelly. michigan, donald trump congratulating the attorney general who won the gop primary for governor, c

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in washington griff jenkins with fox news. >>> the vatican is reacting to a grand jury report detailing sex abuse by a pennsylvania pre- spent most of the allegations are from before 2002 when you us bishops adopted new policies. as marine nailer reports the critics say more steps are needed to isolate offending priests and those who cover up for them. >> reporter: the vatican thursday condemned decades of sex abuse by pennsylvania priests. a spokesman saying those acts were betrayals of trust that robs survivors of their dignity and fate. adding, victims should know that pope francis is on their side. >> it was child sexual abuse. >> reporter: the response comes two days after a pennsylvania grand jury released a report detailing 70 years of abuse. alleging more than 1000 children were molested by catholic priest with senior church officials in the state and the vatican taking steps to cover it up >> the church spent a lot of time protecting the clerical offenders. the bishops were not held to any accountability at all. and all of that was a recipe for disaster. >> reporter: santa clar

griff jenkins reports from washington. >> reporter: the taliban were down but not out. now they are back in force carrying out a major offensive against the afghan army. the american troops who support them. on wednesday dozens of troops killed in an attack on two checkpoints in the north well further south security forces fight for control of the key strategic city. the government says they have the taliban on the run. >> afghan security forces strongly resisted and fought against the enemy with high morale. >> reporter: civilians tell a different story. >> the govern n paid attention to the people here and most of the markets have burned down. >> reporter: now the pentagon is sending more resources for deploying element of the 101st airborne division to help the afghan military. the white house says president trump is not considering a change in strategy. >> does this new offensive give him the idea that a different profile -- approach is needed? >> no announcements of changes in policy. >> reporter: on the ground a shift in the way you is troops are working with afgh

griff jenkins has the latest fallout. >> reporter: not good news for the white house, two major developments, the former campaign chairman paul manafort guilty on eight counterattacks and bank fraud, carrying significant present time, the jury deadlocking on ten accounts resulting in a mistrial. 18 total counts related to the president or the campaign but then came this, the president's former personal lawyer michael cohen pleaded guilty to eight charges of tax and bank fraud and campaign finance charges stemming from hush money payments to two women alleging affairs with the president. this could be jail time in the plea deal and his lawyer making serious threats that this is just the beginning. >> mister cohen has knowledge of certain subjects that should be of interest to the special counsel and is more than happy to tell with special counsel all that he knows. >> reporter: the president's attorney rudy giuliani issued a statement, there is no allegation of any wrongdoing against the president in the government's charges against mister cohen. the president himself before and during a rall

griff jenkins is live at freedom plaza for that part of the story. what is it like over there? reporter: well, arthel, it has gotten a little more exciting. a few people in the crowd through some smoke bombs. it is next to the white house. they raise the alarm of law enforcement. they went to a stronger level as you can see. this is behind me, you can see this is clearly aggressive language here were heading up 17th street. this is pennsylvania avenue. that is lafayette park. that is the white house over there. you can see the heavy law enforcement presence to make sure that this crowd does not go into lafayette plaza where unite the right and jason kessler is. we ducey some predictable spontaneous actions. which is to go up and down the street. the message by the way is not just going towards jason kessler and unite the right. there is an anti-police message as well. arthel: thank you very much. john is now we have the washington examiner political reporter, al weaver. as we continue to watch live pictures there in dc, i want to ask you, if in fact this guy, jason kessler is t

as griff jenkins reports, there is controversy over conversations she recorded at the white house. >>eporter: president trump made omarosa famous by casting her in his reality tv show the apprentice. her latest strategic move has real-world applications that could land her in some legal hot water. at one time amoroso newman had a lofty title as assistant to the president. those days are over. >> low life. she is a lowlife. >> reporter: president trump this weekend not happy that amoroso is trashing him in a big way on a media tour to promote her new book. >> i was complicit with this white house deceiving this nation. they continue to see -- to deceive this nation by how mentally declined he is. how difficult it is for him to process complex information. >> reporter: she didn't out there. amoroso now claims she herself heard a recording of the president using a racial slur. >> when he talks that way by the way he did on the tape, it confirmed that he is truly a racist. >> reporter: a different recording, one made by amoroso herself as chief of staff john kelly was fired her could come

brian: our producers paid griff jenkins to update us what happened last night. hey, griff.int. balderson leading by 1700 votes. >> america is on the right path and what going to keep it going that way. >> we made our case for change. we'll make that case tomorrow. we're not stopping now. reporter: 8,000 provincial and absentee ballots yet to be counted. they begin to count those august 18th. grab toto. republican primary for governor too close to call. kris kobach with a razor thin lead against incumbent governor, jeff koller. that would be a major upset. president trump tweeting congratulations to bill shuete. president trump predicting a big win for him in november and returning of car companies. and john james who the president calls a future star of the republican party, will face democratic incumbent debbie stabenow. in the show-me state, the president's last tweet of the night, congratulations to josh hawley on your big senate primary win. i look forward to working with you on a big win in november. we need you in washington. hawley faces democrat claire mccaskill in

griff jenkins is live in washington, d.c. ike to see a republican hold the senate seat there. >> he would. and you know, coal country is trump country, and manchin is a little bit of a moderate but he has a different candidate that he wants. first of all, president trump won west virginia about 42 points. the main theme he had besides immigration, trade, jobs and the economy, but also ending the war on coal >> we are putting our great coal miners back to work. we love clean beautiful west virginia coal. we love it. that's indestructible stuff. in times of war and times of conflict, you can blow up those windmills. they fall down real quick. >> no windmills in west virginia. now, this came on the same day the president announced a new epa rule rolling back stiff obama era regulations on coal fire powered plants. he was in full campaign mode hammering democrats and throwing his support behind attorney general patrick morsey who is trailing democrat manchin. >> we must elect patrick morrissey. we need him. get your friends, neigh

in washington, griff jenkins, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> time is 8:39. how is this?scount. amazon is working to fill hundreds of virtual position. who they're hoping to hire. >> finding a solution for the long wait at the dmv. the tough question the agency is expected to face later on today in sacramento. stay right there. (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪ (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪ . >>> spare the air day has been issued for parts of the bay area. smoke burning from the mendocino complex fires has made the air especially bad in the inland areas. the east bay, and the south bay. alyssa harrington tells us what it is like this morning in danville. >> reporter: the air quality out here is not great. i'm not seeing any blue sky so far this morning and on a normal day, you get a pretty good view of mount diablo. today you can't see it at all. air quality management district issued an advisory for the bay area. smoke can irritate your eyes

what does this all mean now griff jenkins joins us live in our nation's capital. , good morning, guys. president rouhani is feeling that bite this morning as president trump effectively ends the obama era iran deal but saying he is open to negotiations. here is how rouhani reacted. >> what's the meaning of negotiations when you impose sanctions at the same time? it's like someone pulling a knife or stab a rival or enemy in the arm while at the same time claiming we should be talking and negotiating. >> rouhani also says is he willing to meet with the president without preconditions as long as he gets an apology and compensation. now european leaders broadly oppose the move as the president urged all nations to join his maximum pressure campaign intended to change regime behavior. senator lindsey graham says this is a good start. >> donald trump is telling the world business community and the europe peeps, you cannot do business with this murder rus regime and have access to u.s. markets. over time this will work stay tough, president trump, you are on the right tra

steve: the president expressing concerns of perjury trap, griff jenkins live at the white house with ys he could take over special counsel investigation, i can do whatever i want, i'm deciding to stay out, i will stay out. the president raises concerns with sitting with mueller and saying, quote, if i say something and comey says something, it is my word against him and he's best friends with mueller and mueller might say, well, i believe comey and even if i'm telling the truth that makes me a liar, that's no good. early in the day busy on calling mueller disgrace and discredited noting that it was he approved dan mcgahn cooperating with mueller's team and accusing him of ruining people's lives, president trump's attorney rudy giuliani downplayed and leaning against client sitting with mueller sarcastically saying this. >> you know, you give us the questions in advance, it's not under oath, you don't keep q&a which is report and by the way, write the report that i'm innocent before you question me. >> so far the president has closed door meetings, west virginia to campaign for the att

griff jenkins in washington where his brother almost went on to become a pro drum player.ve finally a winner. the president's pick of secretary of state kris kobach, defeated incumbent governor jeff collier. >> i am issuing a call to unity for all republicans. it is absolutely essential we march together. reporter: governor to fall this season kobach will fairs laura kelly. leah vukmir won. they was backed by paul ryan and scott walker. she is jumping on the trump train. >> they need the help of a strong conserve to join the ranks. help president trump make america great, keep america great. reporter: all eyes on minnesota where republicans rejected former well-known presidential candidate tim paw lentty for newcomer, county commissioner jeff johnson who aligned himself with the president. pawlenty suffered from the his comments in 2016 calling donald trump unhinged and unfit for presidency. pete who endorsed and campaigned with easily cruised to victory in a primary. keith ellison, the dnc deputy chair, facing a series of domestic abuse allegations he won the attorney gen