jillian: griff jenkins, the vice president will speak tonight. >> reporter: mike pence will be going in shortly. last night it belonged to milania trump speaking from the rose garden making a strong case for her husband. >> wants to help the family succeed. he wants nothing more than for the country to prosper, vote for those ideals. because those are goals we all believe. >> reporter: one keynote speech drew criticism from democrats, mike pompeo. from jerusalem. >> delivering on the studio to keep us safe. in every corner of the world, the president held china accountable for covering up the china virus a nuclear test. made it stronger, but caliphate is wiped out, it is gone. >> mike pompeo is the first secretary of state to address the are in c saying it violated the hatch act but the rnc, it was not paid for by tax dollars. less controversy two of the presidents making a strong case that their father fights for the american people. >> even in the face of outright hatred because fighting for america is something to sacrifice anything for. >> america is a source of the world's pocke

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griff jenkins live, thank you. >> let's get into that a little more.hat does yates's testimony mean for john durham's, pro. marsha blackburn was at the hearing and it is a sign individuals need to be punished. >> we are going to get the durham report and that is fair. was we were able to do was begin to break apart this, she is saying i did nothing wrong. basically. but was we know is there had to be people giving her information that were doing something wrong and will be held to account. the fact that she said they should be held to account goes a long way to helping move us down that path. >> turning to extreme weather, at least 9 people dead including a 5-year-old girl as tropical storm isaias leaves 3 million people in the dark, police finding the body in a home in pennsylvania, the girl who had autism walked out of her home at the height of the storm. crews nationwide are working to restore power, knocked out by fallen trees and high windss. incredible video, responding to calls for help. the fdny saving two people stranded in a boat near queens.

jillian: griff jenkins live for us. thanks, griff.den/harris ticket enough to gain the support of the far left. jillian: here to break it down is social justice director, less laitezlyn figaro. joe biden said he would pick someone that would be ready on day one. is she ready? >> a lot of folks feel she is ready. she has more experience than the other women who were considered with the exception of karen bass. senator harris was the second black woman ever elected to the u.s. senate. when you looked at all of the women that had an opportunity to be on the short list. a lot of folks believe she had the experience. it was a slight of woman who certainly had a lot of experience as well but it looks like it's come down to senator harris and they believe she's ready on day one. todd: let us take a look at kamala harris' positions on political issues. she helped pen legislation prohibiting use of choke holds and no knock warrants, praised the la mayor for slashing the police budget, supporting medicare for all that allows some private insura

howie: joining us griff jenkins fox news correspondent and certified sports fan, look, son-in-law collegeletes want to play, is it fair to blame this on the president? griff: howie, good morning, i'm not only certified but i went to fcc school and my daughter goes to university of georgia and nothing more synonymous, football is religion and way of life, here is the deal, what you're seeing now the president as the sec and fcc and big 12 will try to find a way to play as opposed to big 12. you have seen the president use this as political issue saying i'm for football and those guys don't want it, therefore i'm on the right side of this issue, but the honest truth is we just don't know. we don't know for sure the sec or any other league will get to play. we would have alabama and georgia kicking the season off in early september, that would be the biggest game of the season, but there's no indication that's actually going to happen. howie: yeah, it's like the debate over reopening the schools, we want it to happen but the question is can it happen safely. usa today columnist is are you wi

griff jenkins has the new information coming in overnight. >> reporter: it was a chaotic scene at thehite house yesterday. first, the news that you're talking about breaking on the west coast, seattle's police chief who battled against civil unrest for more than two months says she is stepping down after the city council votes to change her department. a radio host tweeted the chief's resignation letter. it reads in part, quote, this was a difficult decision for me but when it's time, it's time. she continue, you truly are the best police department in the country and please trust me when i say the vast majority of the people in seattle support and appreciate you. the letter noted her retirement will be effective september 2nd. in washington, it was just before 6:00 p.m. eastern, the president abruptly escorted from the white house briefing room by his protective detail, just minutes after starting a press conference. after law enforcement officers fired a shot or shots at a man they believed was armed on the consistent teacorner of 17th and pennsylvania avenue, outside of the white h

griff jenkins sliding in. live in washington. >> harris, i've seen a lot of hearings, but that one was indeed unique. rattling his colleagues on the inside of the aisle, chairing a hearing that examines the role antifa and other radical groups are playing in these recent riots, and it got rough. >> we should all join hands and denounce -- whatever words you want to use, about a violent extremism of all stripes. i think we can all agree on th that. to constantly accused democrats of not caring about that is really -- i can only say that you aren't listening. >> you're welcome to say something negative about antifa right now. >> [inaudible] >> okay, she declined to speak, so that is the position of the democratic party. >> meanwhile, senator dick durbin, democrat, downplayed the role of antifa, defending protesters and blasting the trump administration. fico instead of focusing on the real and significant violent threat of domestic terrorism motivated by white supremacy and right-wing extremism, terrorists have

follow griff jenkins. pete: @griff jenkins. jedediah: we have big news today.begin with extreme weather. tropical storm isaias barreling toward florida at this hour. the storm slamming parts of the state with heavy rains and winds. it is no longer expected to strengthen to the a hurricane. pete: at least they had the music going. isaias battered parts of the bahamas. bringing down trees. north carolina's governor calling for state of emergency ahead of the storm. griff: doug hurley and bob behnken set to splash down in the gulf of mexico. that is the first splash down in 45 years. meteorologist rick reichmuth is tracking the storm. clear landing? rick: they will land in the gulf of mexico. that is clearly fine. there are seven different spots they could land in. they chose rightly so one in parts of the gulf. isaias i mentioned it was a hurricane. dry air, mentioned a lot of wind would break the storm apart. a lot of that happened. it brought it from a hurricane down to tropical storm. if you're not aware that means the winds drop below 74 miles an hour. then w

griff jenkins in delaware with our best agenda, i, griff. >> reporter: history was made as kamala harris accepted that on a mission formally and highlighted personal history talking about the promise of the country but also on full display was the prosecutor in her. >> i know a predator when i see one. donald trump's failure of leadership is cost lives and livelihoods. right now we have a president who turns our tragedies into political weapons. joe will be a president who turns our challenges into purpose. >> her speech came after former president barack obama delivered one of the harshest critiques of donald trump. >> i did hope for the sake of our country that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously but he never did. no interest in treating the presidency is anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. donald trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't. >> reporter: the theme of the night was a more perfect union but in speech after speech it was clear the night was a referendum of donald trump as we heard from the s

jillian: griff jenkins breaks down the highlights. >> reporter: good morning. the first night in the virtual convention, thousands of cheering delegates camped in their respective state areas, something of the new york times called in online awards show. it was complete with celebrity, democrats oberstar's, republican in the leader of the progressive left bernie sanders who painted a dark picture of life under a second term of donald trump. watch. >> we have a president who is not only incapable of addressing these crises but is leading us down the path of authoritarianism. nero fiddled while rome burned, trump golfed. while joe and i disagree on the best path to get universal coverage, he has a plan that will greatly expand healthcare and cut the cost of prescription drugs. joe will move us forward. >> reporter: the night belonged to michelle obama who delivered searing if not measured remarks, before senator harris was picked as running mate. here is what she had to say. >> donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he has had more than enough time

todd: griff jenkins with all the highlights. >> reporter: a historic backdrop, mike pence was joined by karen pence, vice president focusing on a message of law and order. >> the hard truth is you won't be safe and joe biden's america. under donald trump we will always stand with those who stand on the thin blue line and we are not going to defund the police not now not ever. >> reporter: in attendance the president and first lady along with four medal of honor recipients, goldstar mothers who live in the borders and end up heroes, the vice president highlighting the economy. >> if we achieve the lowest unemployment rate for women in 65 years. and more americans working than ever before. in our first three as we built the greatest economy in the world. we made america great again. >> 3 of the president's right-hand women, kellyanne conway, kayleigh mcenany and laura trump made the case for a second term. >> i want my daughter to grow up in donald trump's america. >> he picks the toughest fight and tackles complex problems. he has stood by me and he will stand up for you. donald trump

todd: donald trump accepting the republican nomination at the white house, griff jenkins live from washingtonh the attacks on joe biden. >> reporter: i have never seen anything like that as a backdrop, donald trump accepted the nomination promising the best is yet to come. >> joe biden is not a savior of america's seoul but is the destroyer of america's jobs, if given a chance he will be the destroyer of american greatness. joe biden's agenda is made in china, my agenda is made in the usa. >> reporter: of thousands supporters, and praised the economy and law and order. >> as long as i am president we will defend the right of every american citizen to live in security, dignity and peace. of the democrat party wants to stand with anarchists, agitators, rioters, looters and flag burners that is up to them, but i as your president will not be a part of it. >> reporter: he was introduced by his daughter ivanka who made the case for another four years. >> to the hard-working men and women across america and here tonight, you're the reason my father fights with all his heart and all his might. you a

jillian: griff jenkins joins us. >> reporter: the clock ticks but didn't stop senate from adjourning,mployed americans struggling because benefits inspired last friday. >> there is a lot of issues, we are close to a compromise position on but there is a handful of very big issues and we are very far apart. todd: republicans offering $1 trillion while democrats want $1.4 trillion, the meetings are producing no progress. >> we are very disappointed in the meeting. >> when they said it was a skinny proposal it was anorexic and not to meet the needs of the american people. it is most unfortunate. >> reporter: they agree on medical support and a new round of stimulus checks, sticking points include bailouts for states, expanding unemployment benefits. pelosi says she won't accept less than $600. the president is looking at executive action, eviction protection, unemployment extension and student loan repayments but unclear what impact that might have since congress controls the power of the purse. talks continue today. we will see what happens. jillian: thank you. todd: as stimulus negotia

griff jenkins spends quality time with the president of the united states and he is bragging. tside the melon auditorium in washington, d.c. with the night's major moments. hey, griff. griff: hey, brian, ainsley and steve, good morning. let me tell you being on the ground there in charlotte. there was a stark contrast right from the get-go. that was the in person delegates. it was scaled down. each state only got six delegates to be there when the president surprised them and thanked them for the renomination, the room erupted. watch. [chanting four more years] [. >> i wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. you are incredible warriors. have you incredible strength. >> we have to win. this is the most important election in the history of our country. our country is counting on it. >> now, the first night's lineup included a number of gop stars. including the president's son don jr. south carolina senator tim scott. steve scalise and jim jordan all making the case that this election is a choice on the economy and security and the former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., nikk

. >> griff jenkins has the breaking developments. >> if you have any doubt this will be an election unlike any we have ever seen look no further than nevada this morning, the trump campaign's lawsuit asking a judge to intervene after the governor signed a bill monday providing mail in ballots. the lawsuit alleges there were several issues the state encounter during the primary including ballots mailed to deceased individuals or wrong addresses. nevada is the latest state whom mail ballots to voters without being requested. the president made it known his concerns for fraud in that situation, the president took a different tone yesterday when talking about florida. >> in the case of florida they've done a great job, they've had tremendous success with it. they've been doing it for many years. for florida you can mail in your ballots, you don't have to go -- a couple other states worked out a system but this took years to do. this doesn't take weeks or months. >> important to note florida uses absentee ballots frequently and absentee ballots differ from ballots mailed without being requested

. >> griff jenkins spoke to the vice president exclusively before he took the stage and joins us now. what did you guys discuss. >> it was remarkable access. we think the president promoting is get that behind-the-scenes look, talking about the contrast between last week which was a referendum on donald from to this week which the vice president says is a choice. >> when you compare the message of what is coming this week to what we saw in delaware last week how to see a different? >> the choice in this election is clear. the american people will see a great contrast. donald trump said we are not going to shut this economy down again and joe biden actually talking about shutting down our country again shows how out of step he is with the progress we have all made is a country. >> reporter: joe biden said democracy is on the ballot, donald trump and i believe the economy is on the ballot, the future of this country is on the ballot, law and order is on the ballot. we will take the kids to the american people. >> what will be the message of the administration about how we get the situat

. >> griff jenkins in wilmington, delaware with all the highlights. >> it is in history books, the first virtual convention, no delegates cheering, no packed hallways but yet they did it with celebrities. some republicans and the face of progressivism, bernie sanders painted a dark picture of the future under a second term of donald trump. >> we have a president who is not only incapable of addressing these crazies but is leading us down the path of authoritarianism. nero fiddled while rome burned. trump golfed. while joe and i disagree on the best path to get universal coverage he has a plan that will greatly expand health care and cut the cost of prescription drugs. joe will move us forward. >> reporter: the night belonged to the former first lady michelle obama in prepared remarks delivered and recorded before, harris was picked as running mate. is what she had to say. >> donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job but he is clearly in over his head. going high is the only thing that works. when we go though, wh

griff jenkins has the details. >> according to his boss it appears james comey wasn't doing everything by the book. former to be the attorney general sally is telling lawmakers she did not authorize the interview with michael flynn but since she didn't know about it and comey was acting on his own. >> i was upset that he didn't coordinate that and acted unilaterally to get that done. >> did comey go rogue? >> you could use that term? >> she defended questioning of flynn based on his contact with the russian ambassador, not a logan act violation but a counter intel concern. >> was there legitimate basis for the interview? what was that basis? >> we have evidence, the russians were attempting to influence the election. >> the election was over. >> yates was grilled about her knowledge of the steel dossier, the document used for carter page, the president weighing in on twitter saying sally yates is either lying or grossly incompetent. it is not possible she could have known so little about dirty can't james comey and others from her high position in the department of justice, the politic

giant blockbuster quarterly results cat pulled market value more than a trillion dollars which is griff jenkins: jed. jedediah: thanks, pete. releasing inmates some convicted of violent crimes over covid-19 concerns. in california imus williams who was sentenced to 84 years to life for first degree in 2001 is now out of prison decades early. the california department of corrections citing a code that allows prisoners to be released in the case of an emergency that endangers their life. griff: her release devastating the family of kevin john ruska who williams shot and killed in a hotel room 22 years ago. this story just unbelievable. john rusko's sister deanna love joins us now. deanna, good morning to you, this must be -- our hearts go out to you because this must be very, very difficult to accept and process. what are your thoughts this morning? >> it continues to be one of complete and utter disbelief. that this woman who kidnapped my brother and put him in the trunk of his car shot him in the stomach and then drove over 700 miles with him in the trunk of the car and then left him in a hotel

brian: just like within a half hour, griff jenkins is in washington with a war of words. f, that was the assignment we gave you. did you complete it. >> i did. over dinner last night. fantastic. finally felt like a presidential election. brian, ainsley, steve, good morning. they all came out swinging in dueling press conferences. first joe biden introducing newly minted running mate in wilmington delaware where both went on the attack hammering the president on the pandemic and economy calling it the worst jobs record of any president. then the prosecutor in harris came out. >> america is crying out for leadership. yet, we have a president who cares more about himself than the people who elected him. and, let me tell you, somebody who has presented my fair share of arguments in court, the case against donald trump and mike pence is open and shut. >> after the big event neither took questions from the press gathered in the gym. now, minutes later, at the white house, the president offered a very different take on the economy touting strong stock market numbers, saying it si

todd: griff jenkins has the highlights as donald trump slams biden's policies during a trip to the southern border. >> reporter: everyone is talking about the nationwide virtual rollcall with delegates in respective states from american samoa to alabama to las vegas to calamari in rhode island, everyone congratulating joe biden. it is now official. his wife congratulated him from a high school in wilmington as she made the case for the biden harris ticket. >> we just need leadership worthy of our nation, worthy of you, leadership, to reimagine what our nation will be. that is joe. he and kamala harris will work as hard as you do every day to make this nation better. >> reporter: absent from doctor biden's speech were attacks on donald trump. that job was left to former president bill clinton. >> at a time like this the oval office should be a command center. instead it is a storm center. there is only chaos. one thing never changes, his determination to deny responsibility and shift the blame. the book never stops there. you have to decide whether to renew his contract or hire someone else.

jillian: griff jenkins has more. >> reporter: you're right about the gloves coming out.came out swinging in dueling press conferences. it was a surreal, nearly empty gymnasium, calling it an inspiration across the nation for young minority women. both went on the attack. >> donald trump is on track to break another record. on track to leave office with the worst jobs record of any american president in modern history. >>.>> trump is also the reason millions of americans are unemployed. he inherited the longest economic expansion in history from barack obama and joe biden. and then like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground. >> reporter: minutes later at the white house, the president offered a very different take on the economy. >> we're rebuilding america's economy like nobody thought possible, actually. we're doing incredibly well. stock market's up almost 300 points. the stock market's rebound signals a v-shareshaped recover, stronger than our competitors anywhere in the world. >> reporter: then he returned the punch from harris. >> there wa

griff jenkins has been there during both the conventions and joins us with the highlights of the finale night's big show on the south lawn. griff? griff: boy, it sure was, steve, ainsley and brian. those fireworks brian you mentioned how did they do it? america's first family of fireworks they call themselves the grucci family did that. they had a permit to do so. worthy of a fourth of july celebration. they did it as the president accepted that nomination. he promises the best is yet to come. warning of a future under joe biden. watch. >> biden is a trojan horse for socialism. no one will be safe in biden's america. my administration will always stand with the men and women of law enforcement. [cheers and applause] griff: the president speaking from the south lawn where more than a thousand supporters sat in chairs most of them not wearing masks as the president violate highlighted in his coronavirus response. h>> if the democratic party wans to stand with anarchists, agitators, rioters, looters and flag-burners. that suspect to them. but i, as your president, will not be a part of it.

jillian: griff jenkins live in wilmington, delaware with their message and the president's response. >> reporter: history was made as kamala harris accepted the nomination talking about personal history and the promise of america is what she wanted to beat it but when it came to rebuking donald trump the prosecutor in her was on full display. >> i know a predator when i see one. donald trump's failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods. right now we have a president who turns our tragedy into political weapons. joe will be a president who turns our challenges into purpose. >> harris's speech came after former president barack obama delivered a blistering critique of donald trump naming him by name. >> i did hope for the sake of our country that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously but he never did. no interest in treating the presidency is anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. donald trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't. >> the theme was a more perfect union but it became clear and speech

. >> griff jenkins has the breaking developments. >> if you have any doubt this will be an election unlike any we have ever seen look no further than nevada this morning, the trump campaign's lawsuit asking a judge to intervene after the governor signed a bill monday providing mail in ballots. the lawsuit alleges there were several issues the state encounter during the primary including ballots mailed to deceased individuals or wrong addresses. nevada is the latest state whom

jillian: griff jenkins is live in washington with reaction to the newly minted biden/harris ticket. >: kamala harris making history as the first woman of color on a presidential ticket. the one-time primary rival will appear alongside joe biden for the first time in wilmington, delaware. biden made the announcement on twitter and e-mail. harris, taking to facebook, saying in part, i've never been more ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work. donald trump thinks this country belongs to him. but joe biden knows it belongs to all of us. to the people and together the people are going to take it back. in the reaction from the democrats was swift congratulations from every vp contender who didn't get picked to former president obama, former secretary of state hillary clinton and even progressive senator bernie sanders, who tweeted this, congratulations to kamala harris. she stonn understands -- she understands what it takes to stand up for working people, fight for healthcare for all and take down the most corrupt administration in history. let's get to work and win. it wasn't always a

jillian: griff jenkins is live in washington with the war of words. good morning, griff. >> reporter: good morning, jillian and todd. clear the bench, they all came out swinging. first it was joe biden introducing california senator kamala harris in an almost empty gymnasium. harris thanking biden for the history making opportunity. then both went on the attack, hammering the president on his handling of the coronavirus and challenging him on the economy. >> donald trump is on track to break another record, on track to leave office with the worst jobs record of any american president in modern history. >> trump is also the reason millions of americans are now unemployed. he inherited the longest economy expansion in history. from barack obama and joe biden. and then like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground. >> reporter: minutes later at the white house, the president offering a very different take on the economy. >> we're rebuilding america's economy like nobody thought possible, actually. we're doing incredibly well. stock

first, we start with griff jenkins live in wilmington, delaware. to the nation from the chase center. griff? griff: that's right, steve, ainsley, brian, good morning. history was made last night in build thatting over my shoulder when kamala harris accepted the nomination and gave the speech highlighting her personal history. but, also, wearing her prosecutor hat and attacking president trump. watch. >> i know a predator when i see one. donald trump's failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods. right now we have a president who turns our tragedies into political weapons. joe will be a president who turns our challenges into purpose. griff: last night's theme was a more perfect union in speech after speech it was clear a referendum on the trump administration as evidenced by hillary clinton and speaker nancy pelosi. the most blistering rebuke came from former president barack obama naming his successor by name. >> i did hope for the sake of our country that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously. but he never did.

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howie: joining us now, griff jenkins, a fox news correspondent in washington. i know steve bannon. of stunning. when you look at what they are charged with, skimming off money, seems like a garden variety fraud case. >> let's look at what he's charged with, charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. this was a nonprofit organization, set up by bannon and three other individuals charged to raise funds for the wall. remember at the time democrats were not giving the administration the money they needed. but in this case, some hundreds of thousands of donors raised more than $25 million and this indictment says bannon took more than a million for personal expenses and brian kolfage some $350,000, not good news for the administration, coming up completing soon the miles of the wall that the administration did despite the backing by democrats. howie: let me challenge you on that. i get the symbolism of it with the planned celebration of building some of the wall but since this had nothing to do with the 2016 campaign, nothing to do with the president and happened well after bann

griff jenkins is live in washington with new information coming in overnight. >> reporter: what a dramaticcene at the white house. first, let's go to the west coast news. seattle's police chief who battled civil unrest for more than two months says she is stepping down after the city council approved reducing the department, a seattle radio host, jason rantz, tweeting the chief's resignation letter, reading that it was a difficult decision for me but when it's time, it's time. continuing, you truly are the best police department in the country and trust me when i say the vast majority of the people in seattle support and appreciate you. the letter notes her retirement will be effective september 2nd. here in washington, it was just before 6:00 p.m. eastern, the president abruptly escorted from the white house briefing room just minutes after starting a press conference after law enforcement officers fired shots at 51-year-old man they believe was armed on the corner of 17th street and pennsylvania avenue, just outside the white house. the president returning to the podium a short time late

always excited to be joined by griff jenkins and jedediah bealla.out the swamp today since you are our correspondent. which are you the turtle, the frog, the snake which are you.

jillian: gri jenkins -- griff jenkins has more. >> reporter: good morning.'m at the melon auditorium, considered an rnc hub for this week's unconventional convention. we're a few blocks from the white house but all the action is in charlotte where things will kick off. in milwaukee, there were few delegates in person. you will see 300 delegates in charlotte taking a roll call. the overall theme is the great american story. today's theme is the promise of the -- the land of promise. the featured speakers are the president's son, donald trump junior, former ambassador to the un, nikki haley, senator tim scott, congressman matt gates, congressman jim jordan and rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniel. president trump and vice president pence will travel to charlotte today to be on hand ahead of the kickoff, the president previewed the week with our own steve hilton. >> i think we're going to see something that is going to be very uplifting and positive, that's what i'd like it to be. i think you have to defend yourself by talking about some of the lies, like when he says

in washington griff jenkins ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a heat wave in the bay area is raising concerns on possible pg&e power to shut off that they implement in order to really reduce the risk of wildfires. now, assess of right now, there's no planned power out ages for today or this weekend. the utility is reassuring customers that any such planned outages will be smaller. they're going to be shorter and more targeted compare today what we saw last fire season. the red flag conditions that would cause a safety shut off are not expected this weekend. pg&e say that they will put special emphasis on covid testing sites and hospitals during the planned outages. >>> the hot weather ask posing a greater fire risk out there. this is as the big fire is burning in southern california. a strike team from the bay area is helping to battle the lake fire in la county. reporter jeff paul has the story. >> they're fuelling across the west and that's grown to about 1 1,000 acres and around 12% contained. hundreds of firefighters are working to contain the flames which have threatened more than 5,000 structures i

todd: griff jenkins joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.almer night in kenosha with both black lives matter and blue lives matter rallying, it remained mostly peaceful. police say at least 175 people have been arrested since the unrest began, 104 of them from outside of the city. now wisconsin's governor wants the president to reconsider his trip, writing this. i along with other community leaders who have reached out are concerned about what your presence will mean for kenosha and our state. i'm concerned your presence will only hinder our healing. i am concerned your presence will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward. white house deputy press secretary, jed deer, responding, saying the president looks forward to the trip, writing the white house has been humbled by the outreach of individuals from kenosha who have welcomed the president's visit and are longing for leadership to support local law enforcement in businesses that have been vandalized. meanwhile, in portland, there was more violence and arrests following t

griff jenkins live in baltimore. biden taking on what he heard from last night's convention speakers. the democratic nominee tweeting this. when they say the best is yet to come, that's a threat. peter doocy is live in delaware for us this morning. peter. >> sandra, good morning. biden campaign is also trying to spin this week's rnc program as an alternate reality convention with this quote from a spokeswoman. not only do the american people hear no plan for overcoming the pandemic for the second consecutive night of the rnc after more than seven months of utter mismanagement but the president's chief economic advisor referred to the coronavirus in the past tense. they're trying to argue that everything promised to latino voters this week at the republican convention has been what they call an empty gesture. today kamala harris is preparing to have her first solo event since joining the ticket. a virtual hello to voters in mi. she and her husband are set to headline a virtual fundraiser tonight and hinting at what sh

griffe jenkins reports on the violence and ongoing demonstrations in portland, oregon. >> reporter: another weekend of protests across the country, from the nation's capital to portland, oregon, where violent confrontations turned deadly. at least one person was killed over the weekend. president trump firing off on twitter with a message to the city's mayor, ted wheeler, saying portland is a mess and it has been for many years. if this joke of a mayor doesn't clean it up, we'll go in and do it for them. the trump administration has repeatedly offered to assist the city with the deployment of federal agents but mayor wheeler believes it would only lead to more violence. >> i think it would be helpful not for me to tell you how to do your job because frankly i don't appreciate when you tell me how to do mine. >> meanwhile, another city is trying to reduce racial tensions. president trump is making plans to visit kenosha, wisconsin on tuesday to see the damage caused by riots as a result of the shooting of jacob blake by police. wisconsin's democratic governor tony evers wrote a letter to the

griff jenkins. thank you.u special coverage of the democratic national convention kickoff. that is this sunday night 10:00 p.m. eastern with bret baier and martha maccallum. you won't want to miss it. >> president trump: they want 3 1/2 billion dollars for something that will turn out to be fraudulent, election money basically. they want $3 1/2 billion for the mail-in votes. they want $25 billion -- billion for the post office. they need that money in order to have the post office work to take millions and millions of ballots. >> trace: president trump taking aim at mail-in ballots. one of several sticking points holding up a stimulus deal with both sides standing firm. chad pergram is live on capitol hill. anything new? >> not really. it is kind of like we're caught in a time loop like the edge of tomorrow where everything happened over and over and over again. that's what we're in. the senate comes in every day at 10:00, 11:00, meets an hour and a half. a few senators that give opposing speeches. congression

all that coming up tonight on livestreaming virtually. >> sandra: griff jenkins, thank you. >> trace:g body cam footage released by the seattle police department showing people throwing fireworks and hurling rocks and bottles. williamlagelage -- >> someone in the group fired a large explosive at police and tried to break into a patrol car. told to disperse the crowd began throwing rocks, bottles and explosives. the fireworks they use gun powder that can reach 2,000 degrees and cause severe burns. the explosion can cause permanent hearing loss. body cam video shows officers being targeted with six injured, one hospitalized and he has not returned to duty. there are burns on the back of one officer and a black eye, another had burns on her neck. police used flash bags and pepper spray to disperse the crowd. this comes as the seattle city council cut the current police budget and 7 of 9 members pledged to cut it by half beginning with cutting 100 cops and no travel, training, overtime or new equipment savings will go to nonprofits. also monday the council approved and ordinance requiring

steve: griff jenkins is live in washington to the newly minted biden-harris ticket and what we can expectgriff, it sounds like they will get together at the hotel dupont in wilmington. griff: that's right. the reaction from democrats across the board is one of just rejoicing. congratulating her. come from all the vp contenders who didn't get picked from former president obama, to hillary clinton and bernie sanders. so the daughter of indian and jamaican parents will make history of the first woman of color on a presidential ticket appearing at that hotel in wilmington. we are not sure the exact time. worth noting, guys, this is not the first time she made history. california's first attorney general. then she was elect to the senate in just 2016 where she has become best known for her prosecutorial style and being tough during hearings like this. >> i think the american public has seen quite well that you are biased in this situation and you have not been objective. and that would arguably be the conflict of interest. >> and she has established some recent positions on issues like calling

brian: griff jenkins, i could almost see you in person. ng to you. turns out comey's boss sally yates says when it comes to doing things by the book, comey wasn't necessarily doing that. she told lawmakers she had not authorized the interview of michael flynn and comey was acting on his own. >> i was upset that director comey didn't coordinate that with us and acted unilaterally. yes, i was. >> did comey go rogue? >> you could use that term, yes. griff: based on his contact with a russian ambassador. >> do you believe there was a legitimate basis for the interview? >> yes, i do. >> what was that basis? >> the russians were attempting to influence the election -- >> the election was over. griff: yates was grilled about her knowledge of the steels doe -- steele dossier. >> it contained false and misleading materials. >> i regret that the department of justice with the fbi -- griff: it's not so possible that she could have known so little of dirty cop james comey, the political crime of the century and he had no idea what they are doing. next

griff jenkins is live in washington with reaction. riff. >> good morning, brian, anksly and steve a new mask mandate coming from wilmington, delaware. he suggested back in june he would consider using executive power require public mask wearing now calling on the nation's governors to take the lead. >> every single american should be wearing a mask when they are outside for the next three months at a minimum. the estimates are we will save over 40,000 lives in the next three months if that is done. griff: joined by newly named running mate kamala harris. >> that's what real leadership looks like. we just witnessed real leadership. the thing about joe, that the american people know, is that his role in leadership in the country has always been about doing what's best for the people of our country. griff: currently only 16 states do not have statewide mask mandates. >> you see them here on the map in green. all of them run by republican governors. at the white house president trump vigorously defending his administration's approach of ur

we'll have to wait and see if there is any connections, trace. >> trace: griff jenkins, live in d.c.nk you. >> sandra: senator ron johnson is joining us now for more on all of that. good morning, thanks for being here. why have you subpoenaed christopher wray, the f.b.i. director? >> i ran out of patience. my committee -- granted me the subpoena authorization to try and get everybody's voluntary compliance but it hasn't worked. the f.b.i. continues to slow walk our requests for documents that date back years. i sent a summary request to attorney general barr who has been great. the hang-up is within the f.b.i. back in september of 2019 basically relisting all the requests we had for information and we really haven't gotten squat basically. what we're seeing now is dribs and drabs. the most recent revelation is the document that lindsey graham released sunday that should shock people. a year after the f.b.i. was fully aware of the fact the steele dossier was full of russian disinformation they come before our committees and briefing them falsely that they still had confidence in the s

ainsley: griff jenkins live in delaware. griff: good morning.ut a block from me at the chase center whereby den will speak on thursday you are seeing a police presence and production trucks for the first time and first thing that felt normal since i have been here. what did not feel normal is online virtual convention in history books night number one. by all accounts, the big star was former first lady michelle obama in those prepared remarks who went after president trump urging voters to support joe biden. listen. >> donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. we have got to vote for joe biden like our lives depend on it. griff: another major moment came when bernie sanders the father of modern progressivism taking a victory lap for how far left he has pushed biden now the nominee and painted a very dark picture of a future under a second term of president trump. watch. >> we have a president not only capable of addressing these cris

trace. >> trace: griff jenkins live in the nation's capital. the lincoln memorial in washington, d.c. where thousands of people have gathered there to recreate the march on washington 57 years later. of course, that was when martin luther king junior delivered his iconic i have a dream speech. organizers expect 50,000 people to come out for this. right now they're gathering listening to some speakers there as the event is underway. they are talking about topics like criminal justice so far, reform for criminal justice, racial equality. later on this afternoon the crowd will march from lincoln memorial to the martin luther king junior memorial. the event coming during a reckoning and racial relations in the united states after the police killings of george flood and jacob blake. we'll continue to watch this event as it unfolds throughout the afternoon with a live look a bit later on. >> trace: republicans in midwest states the president trump won now predicting victory again. why they say joe biden won't be able to rebuild the democrats' blue wa

emily: our griff jenkins is live in washington after a whole weekend of unrest. orning, griff. >> good morning, emily, brian and steve. protests grew violent over the weekend. this video check it out from overnight showing protesters marching through residential areas trying to wake people up. [shouting] out of your homes and into the streets. will out of your homes and into the streets. griff: that was a few hours ago on saturday night m ptiond says five officers were hurt. five individuals were arrested. meanwhile out where you are, emily, in portland, more violence and arrests following the shooting death of a man over the weekend as mayor ted wheeler blaming president trump. >> mr. president, why this is the first time in decades that america has seen this level of violence? it's you. who have created the hate and the division. griff: but president trump punching back tweeting while all people want law and order the radical left democratic mayors like the dummy running portland or the guy in his basement unwilling to lead or even speak out against crime, will

pete: our own griff jenkins in washington with the new battle over ballots. griff, good morning.riff: pete, brian, ainsley, good morning. if you had any doubt we could be heading toward an election like we have never seen. lawsuit asking a judge to intervene after the governor there signed a bill on monday providing for mail-in ballots. the lawsuit calling it illegal and alleging several issues the state encountered during the primary when they used that system. including ballots being mailed to deceased individuals or to wrong addresses. now, nevada is the latest state joining seven others and washington, d.c. who will mail actual ballots directly to voter rolls. and the president has made it well known his concern for universal mail-in fraud. but the president took a different tone when it comes to the state of florida. >> in the case of florida they have done a great job. they have had tremendous success with it but they have been doing this over many years and made it really terrific. so, for florida you can mail in your ballots. you don't have to go and maybe a couple other

ainsley: griff jenkins live in washington with the new details just revealed overnight. griff? brian, steve, good morning. what a dramatic scene at the white house just before 6:00 p.m. 5:53 p.m. the president abruptly h escortd from the white house briefing room by protective detail just after the press conference started. this was because a uniform division secret service officer stationed at the corner of 17th and pennsylvania, just outside the white house complex fired shots at a 51-year-old man they believe was armed telling the officer he had a weapon and in lagrefn manner. as if to fire a weapon. the president returned to the podium explaining the individual had been shot and secret service agent had been taken to the hospital as well. the president thanking the secret service for quick response saying he felt secure throughout the entire ordeal. >> were you rattled at all, mr. president. >> i don't know. do i seem rattled? it's unfortunate this is the world. but the world has always been a dangerous place. it's not something that is unique. griff: secret service says th

. >> griff jenkins is prrge is he in fort mchenry. >> good morning.here at fort mchenry where vice president pence will speak later tonight. you were talking about the star of the show last night first lady melania trump. she was compassionate and compelling and genuine and she certainly stole the show. my husband will not stop fighting until there is effective treatment vaccine available to everyone. like all of you, i have reflected on the racial unrest in our country. it is a harsh reality. we are not proud of parts of our history. i encourage people to focus on our future while still learning from our past. >> but one keynote speech drawing criticism that has democrats now investigation because they believe it's violated the hatch act secretary of state mike pompeo speaking from jerusalem. >> delivering on this duty to keep us safe and our freedoms intact. this president has led bold initiatives in every corner of the world. the president has held china accountable for corresponding up the china virus no, nuclear test no, on range missile test. st

griff jenkins joins us from wilmington, delaware. ere last night, griff, the answer to the question where is hunter? hunter is actually at the dnc. >> yeah. how about that? steve, anxiously, brian, good morning. what's fascinating, guys. joe biden waited 32 years to gave speech and no one could have ever predicted he would have done it at emotionally empty wilmington after virtually online convention. did he meet the challenge. he vowed to unite the company. he cast president trump as being one cloaked in darkness. watch. >> i will be an ally of the light, not the darkness. united we can and we will overcome this season of darkness in america. we will chose hope over fear, facts over fiction, fairness over privilege. >> he spoke for about 30 minutes, pandemic, race relations and what he called tumultuous economy. afterwards joined by his family, cam land her husband on stage will distance supporters in cars. and watched fireworks. firing back nearby den's home town of scranton. watch. >> biden would terminate this unprecedented recove