heather. heather: thank you very much, we will continue to follow this for sure. overnight israel with cease fire and missing restrictions on residents after days of fighting described some of the bloodiest in years. hamas militants firing hundreds of rockets from gaza toward israel, the israeli army responding with its own series of air strikes, at least 23 palestinians and 4 israelis were killed, president trump tweeting, quote, once again, israel barrage of deadly attacks from terrorist groups, hamas and islamic jihad, we support israel 100% of defense of citizens. to gaza people, terror attacks of israel will bring you nothing but more misery. work toward peace, it can happen. brand-new photos show kim jong un overseeing military or missile tests, still see forward path of denuclearization. >> we will ensure that we see actual on the the ground outcomes. we still believe there's path that kim can denuclearize. heather: secretary pompeo says did not violate testing. well, another fox news alert for you-intense manhunt underway after officer is ambitioned and ki

heather: wow.ey: that was billionaire technology investor robert smith so much social media reaction praising that man, john says tremendous gesture and impactful and thoughtful lesson about the pathway for each of us to move from success to significance, thank you for leading by example, paying it forward, another twitter user says smith is the most sought after commencement speaker in the world. the grant he's going to give to eliminate the debt is expected to be around 40 million. >> he's worth about 5 billion so he can handle it. >> carley: elizabeth warren new campaign slogan is i have a campaign to that. take a look at tweet from comedian ashley nicole black, she tweeted, do you think elizabeth warren has a plan to fix my love life? to everybody's surprise warren responds direct message me and let's figure this out, folks on twitter taking note of the moment. if you say elizabeth warren in the mirror three times she appears with a plan to fix your life. some little love lessons, love advice f

heather: can she do that? shimkus with serious xm 115 is here with the swift online reaction to that. >> not just kirsten gillibrand but other presidential candidates are leading the charge vowing to fight for a woman's right to have an abortion, elizabeth warren calls and a woman's constitutional right. kamala harris tweeted she raised $160,000 in one day alone to go to women's rights organizations. this topic of conversation is front and center on social media. lynn has a message for pro-choice people think can't imagine explaining this statement before god. scott speaking directly to kirsten gillibrand talking about the legality of what she is saying, you have no control over this and you know this. the abortion laws are written at the state level and challenged in the court. i thought you went to law school or at least took a civics class. michelle supports democrats pro-choice position saying thank you for doing what is right. not surprising but appreciated. a smattering of reaction. >> democrats just thr

heather: well, last year u.s.erce department announced trade deficit with china is now at a 5-year low. ♪ ♪ heather: 2020 hopeful bernie sanders teaming up with congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez for a green new deal rally. the event at howard university in washington, d.c. will highlight proposal to stop climate change. last week sanders and alexandria ocasio-cortez introduced their lone shark prevention act together to combat predatory lending practices. well, this is the way, game 7 of the nba playoffs, take a look at this, did you see it? [laughter] heather: unbelievable. the reaction. bounced four times but shot went in lifting the raptors over the 76ers 92 to 90, they advance to play the bucks and trail blazers go on the road and beat nuggets in game 7. they will play the warriors in next round. i don't know how that will go. man, the game-beating buzz certify shot was something else. time now 12 minutes after the top of the hour, he's charged with training kids becoming terrorist in new mexico and now h

heather: welcome back.he kentucky derby just one day away, the fastest two minutes in sports and as the horses cure up in the race janice dean is live for an inside look at the kentucky derby museum. good morning. love the hat. >> i love yours too. we are wearing pink because it is the kentucky oaks, traditionally the phillies run for the lilies and we are wearing pink in honor of breast cancer. you will see a lot of pink hats like the one heather is wearing and i am wearing it yesterday i got to tour kentucky derby museum. i didn't know there was a museum inside churchill downs. what are the exhibits? they have a brand-new exhibit for the triple crown winner. bob bakker was a traitor. we will talk to him on "fox and friends". i want you to have a look with me. it is quite amazing. right now. >> we are here in the kentucky derby museum. you have a replica of the starting date. what do they say? they are off. let's go. tell us about the museum and this is the winner circle. >> 325,000 people come to this mus

heather: much more on this to come.about iran's foreign minister lashing out at the united states in direct response to donald trump. tweeting and part, quote, economic terrorism is hurting the iranian people and causing tension in the region projections, not words, will show whether that is donald trump's intent. donald trump says his focus is on preventing to run from getting nuclear weapons and is not looking for a regime change. he believes making a deal with iran is possible. donald trump slamming joe biden for supporting the 1994 crime bill. as far from the senate judiciary committee helped pass the law which critics say mass incarceration by boosting police forces and budgets. donald trump colin that, quote, a dark period in american history but has a sleepy joe apologized? know. the president writing he helped with criminal justice reform. so biden at legislative history not the only thing going for him. the president's booming economy will go a long way in securing the african-american vote. >> donald trump wil

heather: i would love that.is guy is going to need -- a whale watch her in the exact right place at the exact right time to capture this amazing moment. nature is amazing. a humpback whale leaping out of the ocean in monterey bay narrowly missing that fishing boat. what would you do? >> get a life raft. heather: i need a video of that. the time is half past the top of the hour and joe biden bragging about voting for border barriers in a newly resurfaced video. >> i voted for a sense, 700 miles, 40 stories high. heather: which joe biden will america get? katrina pearson joins us live to answer that and challenged, what changed? whoooo. did you know the exact same hotel room... ...can have many different prices? that's why tripadvisor searches over 200 booking sites to find the lowest price on the hotel you want. your perfect hotel room for the perfect price! with who we are as people and making everybody feel welcome. ordering custom ink t-shirts has been a really smart decision for our business. i love the custo

heather: right.of what it means to live in america, be an american, you can't disagree with each other when it comes to issues, you knowinger politically, you can have different viewpoints but at the end of the day, we are all american. >> absolutely. and i think that's one of the elements in the people complaining about support our troops and being sort of road slogan, i think there's something healthy in that, understanding that there are people who live their lives for the sake of the country and that whatever arguments we have with one another about policy should stop at the edge of that -- of that commitment, of that memory, those sacrifices. heather: yeah, spend some time with gold-star families or spend time with some of the world war ii veterans might change your mind. thank you so much, we appreciate your joining us wilfred. >> thank you, great to be here. heather: time now 8 minutes until the top of the hour, he committed the same crime jussie smollett is accused of so why does chicago busi

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heather: thank you for joining us.n the meantime, former trump campaign aide joins the fight to uncover the origins of the russia probe. >> this has been a huge head went for the administration and once the truth is out there our country will keep growing and continuing to do all the great things - heather: carter page is taking part in investigating the investigators panel hosted by judicial watch, telling fox news he had extensive contact with and confided in an alleged fbi informant at the center of the investigation. helper is accused of befriending trump associates while secretly working for the government. the former director of the fbi james comey taking shots at donald trump for wanting to look into the russia probe, telling the washington post, quote, there was no corruption, no treason, no attempted to. those are lies and dumb lies at that. the president accused the agency of undermining his 2016 campaign. comey who was fired two years ago defendant former agent peter stzrok who was fired for anti-trump text

heather: a live shot at new york city.mer concert series begins today, who is performing live? stay tuned for all of that. a long holiday weekend for a lot of folks. thank you for starting your day orienting your day with us, we begin with the russia probe and the russia probe review that gets the green light, donald trump ordering the intelligence community to cooperate with william barr's investigation. jillian turned joins us from washington with the democrats reaction and not entirely unexpected what their reaction is. >> the white house put out this memo from the president to his cabinet authorizing attorney general william barr to declassify information related to surveillance investigation of the president's 2016 campaign and the origins of the mueller probe. the memo directs the intel community to cooperate fully with william barr's investigation in terms that heat of the battle between donald trump and the fbi over what he calls spying on his campaign. the memories the heads of each the partner agency that include

heather: the president at the u.s.tayed on message and not only did he do that but stayed afterwards and shook the hands of every single one of those folks. >> to what antoine said this is not sustainable. the economy is humming. >> students, you look at the ratio of conservative, libertarian versus liberal professors it is 12:1. >> that has nothing to do with anything. >> they are tired of that message, they have been getting it for four years, they want to hear something refreshing. >> let me remind you of a few things, the students walking into the real world after graduation are facing an economy that will not work for them. high student loans, the cost of college tuition that has not been addressed and this president hasn't made a point that they turn on the tv -- if they logon to twitter or checkout any of donald trump's normal press conferences the donald trump we saw the two seconds clip of is a totally different one than the normal donald trump we see every day and these students need to do that. that is the r

heather: thank you so much. house speaker nancy pelosi says the house will vote on holding william barr in contempt when it is the right time. >> the administration has decided they are not going to honor their oath of office. that will come to the floor. there might be other contempt of congress issues we might want to deal with at the same time. >> william barr jokes about the house judiciary committee moving so fast to hold a vote a day earlier. >> must be a record of attorney general being proposed for contempt within 100 days. shannon: he made the remark during a farewell ceremony for rod rosenstein. we will follow that as well. democrats hold the power in the house, they have the momentum heading into the next vote but molly hemingway says what democrats don't have is a reason to call this a constitutional crisis. >> congressional oversight is important, congress creates agencies and have an obligation to make sure those agencies are doing what they should do about what they shouldn't do. these are agencie

heather: he's not alone in that.ny, illinois, massachusetts, new york, washington and the district of columbia all use their own state funds to provide healthcare coverage to children regardless of immigration status. this will be taking it to a whole new level. >> bernie sanders comes close to seeing the quiet out loud, socialist countries that he likes, scandinavia and western europe, they had to implement very heavy immigration restrictions. if you become friends with people writing in the streets. they can't fund liabilities anymore and if you don't you're going to come up with a budget crisis, they cannot print their own cash and taken to the federal level, looking at taking on more to our trillion dollar deficit. heather: california and new york with active efforts to cover adults regardless of the immigration status as well. we will see what happened, thank you very much, nice to have you with us, the time is 15 minutes until the top of the hour and the president has long products to declassify any documents l

heather: is that true?ur next guest sets the record straight. ♪ ill nervous about buying a new house. is it that obvious? yes it is. you know, maybe you'd worry less if you got geico to help with your homeowners insurance. i didn't know geico could helps with homeowners insurance. yep, they've been doing it for years. what are you doing? big steve? thanks, man. there he is. get to know geico and see how much you could save on homeowners and renters insurance. heather: with the trump economy booming democrats trying to steal the spotlight. >> the economy is booming and continued after president obama. donald trump despite his inauguration speech talking about doom and gloom inherited a quite healthy economy and president obama should take credit for that. >> the economy is doing so well. where do you think that started? heather: two years into the trump administration which president deserves the credit? liz harrington joins us to weigh in. thank you for joining us, appreciate your time. the democrats, they

heather: teaming up to reunite the military family.al metals recognizing their selflessness, generosity and dedication. a georgia boy finds more than legos in a consignment shop, the sheriff's office says his mom bought the shrink-wrapped box but they found a massive bag of meth. the boy's parents realized right away and called authorities. the ugly. game of thrones fans, after that coffee cup mishap the show's pilot is seen walking around in jeans and a patagonia jacket. in this other episode this character has a computer cord coming out of his leg. a whip turned into a dagger miraculously. thanks for joining us, "fox and friends first" continues, goodbye. it is thursday, may 9th. this is a fox news alert. explosive reports justin overnight that north korea has launched a missile in the middle of denuclearization talks. rob: nuclear tension returns. jillian: an all-out bar fight after democrats vote

these are baby pictures of heather and pictures of the family. >> this is heather here? >> happy baby, huh? >> yeah. >> she is giggling with her brother. she is pretty happy kid. but, always opinionated and also had to question everything when she got old enough. she had a strong sense of right and wrong. she was out talking to people always. she was trying to make a difference. >> susan raised heather in a single white trailer in the hills just outside charlottesville. it was a hard life, but it instilled a passion for social justice in heather. >> no nazis, no kkk, no fascist usa. >> she did not plan on protesting until she saw the cell phone video of the rally. the racist chants at the torch rally. >> i saw videos of heather that day, talking to a young lady from the alt-right asking her why are you here? what are you doing? and the girl kept saying no comment. but i have to hope that somehow the girl went home and thought, geez she, what the hell am i doing here? and maybe she will remember that heather talked to her and have soul searching them from that. >> oh, my

heather: this is "fox and friends first". happening right now at 4:00 on the east coast, fox news alert, tornadoes in 3 states overnight, parts of missouri taking a direct hit, killing at least three people. look at that. thousands now waking up to devastation is thousands more brace for flash flooding. we are tracking the latest. an american fighter who fought for the taliban during 9/11 about to be set free. the calls for justice building nationwide and steaming hot pizza coming right up. the billboard backfire that forced police to intervene. "fox and friends first" starts right now. good morning to you. you are watching "fox and friends first" this thursday morning. thank you so much for starting or ending your day with us wherever you're waking up in america but let's get straight to the fox news alert, violent tornadoes causing catastrophic damage in missouri overnight. right now crews are desperately working to free people trapped in their homes in jefferson city and then scenes like this, a destroyed gas station repor

heather: the reality again. this is "fox and friends first" happening at 4:00 am on the east coast, fox news alert, high school horror. two students opened fire in the colorado school killing one and injuring eight others. the lightning fast response by police to arrest the attackers as one is identified overnight. we are live from colorado. a big win at the border, the ninth circuit handing donald trump a rare immigration victory forcing asylum-seekers to stay in mexico. what it means for the push to secure the border. triple crown, the controversial kentucky derby winner just about out of the next race. "fox and friends first" starts right now. good morning. you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. thank you for starting the day with us. we begin with that fox news alert. one of the gunmen identified overnight in the deadly colorado high school shooting. at least one person killed, eight others injured. the shooting rattling the community and was located miles away from columbine high sch

heather: twice!es and pizza all over the fans at the san francisco giants game. if that wasn't bad enough for him, the dodgers lost. that wraps up this hour of "fox and friends first," thank you for joining us, "fox and friends first" continues right now, goodbye. >> very clear with me that he was not suggesting that we had misrepresented his report. i understand why he wants to avoid that scrutiny. there are many questions that must be answered. >> it is thursday, may 2nd. attorney general william barr tells the house to take a hike refusing to sit for another hours long hearing on the mueller report. rob: the major bombshell came in the senate and could put big names in big trouble. jillian: a health emergency for migrants. rob: a call for sanitation senses as mexico ramps up calls for the caravans to start turning back. griff jenkins is live from the heart of the border crisis.

>> heather: yeah.see somebody who's clearly junk sick on the street? >> heather: it gives me that yuck, sick feeling. and it scares me. like it reminds me why i don't want to be out there. it's just scary. a friend of mine overdosed january 1st of this year. and my brother-in-law overdosed in wendy's bathroom and they found him. and they brought him back to life. he was dead in the bathroom. >> anthony: uh-huh. >> heather: so this is my narcan. i carry this around, i have one of these in my house and i have one of these in my car. i have a fear that my husband's going to relapse and i'm going to find him dead. you just put this in here and squirt it up their nose. >> anthony: now in most cases, as i understand it, they're right out of it. >> heather: yeah. they're right out of it and they're instantly sick. >> anthony: they don't wake up happy. but they wake up. >> heather: but they wake up. >> anthony: you walk to the bathroom and there's somebody blue there. >> heather: somebody's on the floor. >> an

heather and craig found this man, >> she not cured.ut she is markedly better. >> reporter: the doctor has been studying the causes of alzheimer's. he holds a fundamentally different view. >> people have who have cognitive decline typically have somewhere between 10 and 25 contributors. >> reporter: factors which include what he calls dimen gen. >> it is a chemical that increases your risk for cognitive decline. >> reporter: metals like mefshgry found in some fish. organic toxins such as benzene, found in cleaning products. pesticides in plastics. and bio-toxins, abandon in molds and mildew. >> we're all swimming daily in a toxic soup. >> reporter: heather underwent a battery of tests and gave up vials of blood. >> we went from there's no cure, good luck with that. to somebody who said we know how to fix this. >> reporter: the results revealed heather had hormone imbalances, elevated blood sugar, and very high levels of mold and toxins. >> we threw out our mattress, our box spring. all the curtains. we changed out all the floor. we thre

heather abbott, who is unbelievable. you are a champion for change. >> this is totally heather.out her help. he is a double amputee that does not have feet. but that doesn't identify him. it doesn't detract from his character. >> one, two. three. >> you are a few of the lucky ones who because of heather and her foundation could have this. >> getting the right kind of feet to keep him running and active changed not just his life but all of us. >> the legs brought back not just the ability to run but his heart, his joy, his spirit. >> okay. world of high heels. >> you can rock four-inch heels. i'm very impressed. do you like some of these? >> it's not just about functionality but it's about feeling like your full self. right? >> yeah. it makes a big difference. people don't typically know i'm an amputee when i'm walking around in my high heels. >> i will never forget the first day that i met her years ago after the boston bombing. someone who has fought persistently and is now a champion for others. she's just this ultimate woman. i don't know how else to say it other than heather

and it is because of heather and the heather abbott foundation that we're going to see jude like he iswhat is about to happen. >> the chicago fire which is a professional soccer team here in chicago, they're going above and beyond for jude and his family. >> go find your name -- >> they wanted to surprise kids with their own jerseys. stuffed animals for the little ones. >> pretty awesome. >> and their names on the jumbo-tron. and heather flew in to surprise jude and his family. she hasn't seen them in three years. >> you look great. how do you like your new legs? >> good. >> oh, my gosh. >> jude, you're an inspiration. >> this is for you. >> they're even going to sign jude and his siblings to a one-day contract with the team to make it official. >> i also want to recognize a very special person, heather abbott who is unbelievable -- [ applause ] >> you are a champion for change. >> this is totally heather. this is who she is. >> it wouldn't be possible without her help. >> he is a double amputee that doesn't have feet but that doesn't identify him. that doesn't detract from his charact

and it is because of heather and the heather abbott foundation that we're going to see jude like he isave no idea what is about to happen. the chicago fire, which is the professional soccer team here in chicago, they're going above and beyond for jude and his family. >> go find your name. >> they're going to surprise the kids with their own jerseys. stuffed animals for the little ones. >> pretty awesome. >> their names on the jumbo tron. and heather actually flew in to surprise jude and his family. she hasn't seen them in three years. >> you look great. how do you like your new legs? >> good. >> oh, my gosh. >> jude, you're an inspiration. >> this is for you. >> they're even going to sign jude and his siblings to a one day contract with the team to make it official. >> i also want to recognize a very special person, heather abbott, who is unbelievable. you are a champion for change. >> this is totally heather. this is who she is. >> it wouldn't be possible without her help. >> he is a double amputee who does not have feet, but that doesn't identify him. that doesn't detract from his ch

it just hits you right in the gut and it is because of heather and the heather abbott foundation that like he is today. he and his family have no idea what is about to happen. the chicago fire, which is the professional soccer team here in chicago, they're going above and beyond for jude and his family. >> go find your name, guys. >> they're going to surprise the kids with their own jerseys, stuffed animals for the little ones, their names on the jumbotron and heather flew in to surprise jude and his family. she hasn't seen them in three years. >> you look great. how do you like your new legs? >> good. >> jude, you're an inspiration. this is for you. >> they're even going to sign jude and his siblings to a one-day contract with the team to make it official. >> i also want to recognize a very special person, heather abbott, who is unbelievable. you are a champion for change. >> this is totally heather. this is who she is. >> that wouldn't be possible without her help. >> he is a double amputee that doesn't have feet, but that doesn't identify him. that doesn't detract from his characte

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heather: antonio?at argument for constitutional rights but the second amendment says we have an individual right to keep and bear arms and he is using big government which he loves in order to keep people from having access to all different type of arms. weather made in america are not that a the issue. she is directly attacking our second amendment right, rights that are god-given, not constitutionally given, constitutionally protected. think she's going to be president and use executive order to restrict that, that is what american voters don't want. they see this rhetoric by democratic party. how many times have we heard from the anti-gun that no one coming here to take your guns. seems more and more policies that are supposed to be about protecting americans, empowering citizens are restricting our options more. heather: the proposal would ban imports of assault weapons, mandatory background checks, it would revoke, would have the ability to revoke licenses and prosecute gun makers and sellers and

heather: do you think working helps live longer?ok on things, he loves his job. ♪ >> bennie is nonstop, he doesn't want to stop, he just wants to do his job and make everybody happy. >> why don't you take breaks? >> i don't want to take a break, i never take a break. i never do. >> why? >> because it's useless. i have to go sit down, take a break and come back and work. >> wow, that's you? >> yes. >> oh boy, you look like a famous movie star. can you tell me anything about world war ii. >> dangerous, very dangerous. >> did you think you'd make it home? >> no. >> never saw it again. >> never saw it again ♪ ♪ >> world war ii vet, so was my dad. >> yeah. >> let me tell you something, rough character. >> yeah. [laughter] >> you're a veteran. >> i think i am. >> korea or vietnam. glad you made it home okay. >> you made it home too. we both made it. >> happy to come back. >> yeah. >> a lot of boys that never came back. >> that's what memorial day is for. >> that's what it's for, for the boys that never came back, the men, the men that nev

heather wilson.hat her last official act as our secretary is here, where it all ago,ed, over four decades at our beloved academy. , she graduating one year ahead of me. [laughter] graduates, parents, family and friends, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it's my honor and privilege to introduce of thethe 24th secretary air force, dr. heather wilson. [applause] >> thank you chief. and thank you for everything you have done for our air force. i could not of asked for a better wingman. ,or the parents in the stands these graduates are some of the best young men and women in themca because you raised to be that way. them you, for entrusting to our care. give them theill training and the equipment they need to be able to fight and win and come home again. [applause] >> to our graduates and the class of 2019. >> strong! >> there is a nation outside of this stadium depending on you. wrote in 1748 that neither the wisest constitution .r laws will secure our liberty they must be defended by those who

heather: is may 21st and this is "fox and friends first". happening at 4:00 on the east coast, mother nature unleashing furious funnel cloud crisscross oklahoma and texas. daybreak revealing a fresh look at the damage, the tornado thread is not over yet. live team coverage of the cleanup and what is coming next. the race the white house is on, taking on joe biden before a rowdy crowd in pennsylvania. >> he left you, folks, he left you for another state. you have some of these socialist wackos that want to double and triple your taxes. i don't know how you lose this election, right? >> the battle for the rust belt just kicked into high year. the reunion 10 years in the making. the father/daughter embrace that will make your morning. "fox and friends first" starts right now. ♪ ♪ shannon: good morning, you are watching "fox and friends first" on tuesday morning. the lights on in new york city with that live shot for you this morning but not the same across many portions of the country. let's get to that extreme weather. powerful tornadoes rippi

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this "bulls and bears," thank you for joining us, i am david asman, joining me today, christina, heather, steve forbes and scott martin, let's go to edward lawrence at the justice department for more details and reaction to today's events. what you can tell us? reporter: you saw house speaker nancy pelosi stopping short of calling for impeachment. but saying that democrats will continue to litigate and investigate. >> nothing is off the table. but we want to make a compelling case, an iron-clad case that even the republican senate, which at the time seems to be not an objective jury, will be convinced of the path that we have to take as a country. reporter: she is responding to former special counsel robert mueller's 10 minute statement today, he officially washed his hands of the russia probe. >> i hope and expect this to be only time i spike too yo speak u in this manner, i am making this decision myself, now one has told me whether i can, or should testify or speak further about this matter there has been discussion about an appearance before congress, any testimony from this office w

heather: thank you for being with us today.happened yesterday that got buried in the headlines of the failed infrastructure meeting and the doj sharing more documents related to the mueller investigation. why did william barr decide to do this and what does it mean for the overall ongoing investigation? >> the democrats have never been interested in fact or truth regarding the entire narrative surrounding their collusion claims. this is going to change anything. the doj has been fully compliant through this process and it is reasonable for them to release what documents they can under the law. it is also important to point out as of tuesday when this agreement was reached the doj said not one democrat has gone in and said they would be willing to see the unredacted mueller report, this is kabuki theater, and continue to perpetuate this narrative. the doj is releasing what documents they can under law but this is not going to change the bottom line the trump has been fully vindicated and there's no collusion, no obstruction of j

heather wilson will resign her office at the end of the month to become president of the university of texas at el paso. this is just under one hour.

heather: neil: walmart is in direct line of fire. even there the understanding is they were stocking up their selves to prepare for this which might explain the strength of the first quarter gdp report. a lot of people are not prepared for this. >> in to see you bring up walmart. i was going to talk about this. of the top fortune 500 companies, it is walmart. the others are chinese companies. china, natural petroleum and the chinese government, you have to remember it is state owned enterprises. many of these company's, the chinese government owns a portion of them. they support companies over there that are having a problem whereas here it is different, companies on their own, walmart, target, amazon, the government will help walmart you understand. there is going to be pain and suffering here but this is not over by a long shot.

what is the message of the market here, heather?> after the chinese vice premier saying talks went fairly well on backs of the u.s. trade team or secretary steve mnuchin saying trade were constructive, it doesn't tell you a whole lot. it doesn't give clarity or details. but at least it says that talks over the weekend may continue. i would expect the president of china call president trump trying not to suspend the tariffs. start working out a new trade deal with the hopes of china not retaliating. important to remember if they do retaliate, it would not be in the form of tariffs. they would either delay u.s. exports at their u.s. export shipments at the ports or delay licensing agreements. some rumors of even boycotting u.s. products. all of that will not happen if we can get some trade talks resuming in positive direction. looks like we might. charles: who knows, they make the cost of greasing the palms of local government officials go up as well. >> yeah. charles: what are your thoughts, rob, the market reaction? >> the market re

vonnie: bloomberg's heather burke.r writings and all of eam writings on mlid on your bloomberg. let's get first word news with courtney donohoe. courtney: the u.s. has learned beijing is putting purchases of american soybeans on hold. they do not expect -- china is the world's largest buyer of soybeans. angela merkel visits the u.s. today to give a commencement address at harvard, that it is a sign of germany's growing unease with the u.s. she will not go to the white house. for angela merkel, the turning point came last june when president trump scuttle the agreement she and made with other g7 leaders in canada. in india, the prime minister has been sworn in for a second term. party hindu nationalist won an overwhelming victory. did not invite pakistan's prime minister. relationssigned tends continue between the nuclear armed rivals -- tense relations continue between the nuclear armed rivals. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120

i'm heather holmes in for julie. >> i'm frank somerville. residents spoke out against the idea. they say if the rainbow flag is put it, it will open the way for other flags to be put up. we're outside dublin city hall. >> reporter: frank, heather, the idea of raising rainbow flag rejected here in the city of dublin. the city has no formal policy for flag requests. you can see flee flags fly high, the american, the state and the city of dublin. the city of dublin prides its set of on youtube ti and touted as one of the best places the raise a family. the move by city council has some questioning that. >> as a gay man growing up through the marriage equality fight and serving in the military under don't ask, don't tell, we have more work to do. >> reporter: sean is the first gay city council member. when the request came before the city council it caught many off guard. >> can we fly the black lives flag, communist flag sny.tv. >> there is another letter that wants to be added in what's being propagated in and that's the letter p for pedophile. >> there is no s which could stand f

heather: that texas police officer cracking to me jokes trying to wrangle 20 cows on the loose. no word if they ever got to chick-fil-a. that rub steps this hour of "fox and friends first". "fox and friends first" continues right now. >> we never not said -- there is a humanitarian crisis at the border. >> a manufactured crisis. >> manufacturing a crisis, some of it provoked by actions taken by the administration. >> reporter: nancy pelosi can't remember the border crisis but she can say for sure the president's plan to deal with it is dead on arrival. rob: remember last time they tried to make an immigration deal? live in washington. >> i busted my home for 20 years to get my daughter into a good school and now is penalized? this is the dumbest idea i have ever heard. rob: forget hitting the books. sat scores could be boosted by how much money your parents make. jillian: is creating controversy all across the country. this 325 pounds football goes up and goes insanely viral. rob: "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ beautiful day ♪ beautiful day ♪ ♪ let it get away ♪

heather: absolutely.ll this newly formed brexit party win up on may 22,he vote nigel faraj has been clear he would like to stand as a member of parliament. he sees the brexit on may partyl domestically challenge the conservative party. it feels like we are doing groundhog day, the movie, over and over again. when david cameron said his view about having this referendum on the u.k. membership in the eu, it was to keep the conservative party together. now it has manifested itself in the brexit party. we keep doing this over and over again. joe: we also had the recent council elections in the u.k. where the liberal democrats from my understanding were basically dead not long ago, they had a good night. his u.k. politics getting to saw about having this referendum on theu.k. membership point where the tories and labor are becoming this internally divided the relevant parties and it is the brexiteers on the one side and the old-school european-style brawls on the other side with more clean distinctions between

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heather? >> so many important issues. >>> meantime, oakland police say they will continue their step up enforcement of deshows they plan to have patrols on the street and in the air. police say they will also get help from other local law enforcement agencies. a sideshow last month to 1000 people and saw gunfire, a truck, and the burning of the bus. facebook announced that they are permanently banning a number of so-called extremist leaders from their site. the ban includes nation of islam leader louis farrakhan, into wars host alex jones, and right-wing speaker milo yiannopoulos. facebook says these people and others have repeatedly violated their policy on hate speech. facebook has long been criticized for those who say facebook provides an open platform for those spreading a message of hate. >>> energy stocks led the market floor. the dow fell 122 points. the nasdaq was down 12. the s&p closed 6 points lower. retreating from its all-time high earlier in the week. u.s. crude oil prices e to

heather: craig box accused johnson & johnson of downplaying the risk of opioid addiction.in 2011. former johnson & johnson employee is expected to take the stand today and tomorrow. tiger woods is demanding school, medical and pharmacy records as he fights a wrongful death lawsuit according to the daily mail. the family of a former restaurant employee killed in a drunk driving crash, they say woods new nicholas in the burger was an alcoholic. woods is reportedly subpoenaing all pharmacy medical records and we will keep you up-to-date on that. can't just do abortion ban, could dr. disney out of the state. the company ceo said of the law takes effect it will be very difficult to keep filming in georgia. bob eiger telling reuters many people who work for us will not want to work there and we will have to heed their wishes and that regard. netflix is also threatening to stop production in georgia. governor brian kemp signed the heartbeat bill into law but it is expected to take effect next year. georgia is one of the most popular tv and movie shooting locations outside hollywo

. >> heather: bill diblasio says he is in.rkers do not support his bid to join the crowd democratic presidential primary field. trace gallagher is on the case to keep track how many people, we are running out of room on the screen. >> one more democrat will have an even to doesn't. bill diblasio is the 23rd, 2020 presidential candidate and his announcement video was aimed at highlighting what he believes are the good things he has done for new yorkers. >> poll from last month showed 75% of new yorkers don't think he should run for president. our corporate cousin new york post, new yorkers laughing at bill diblasio for tossing his hat into the ring though we should note they laughed at donald trump. what good is running for president if you can't even get a response from the president who called bill diblasio a joke. >> if you like high taxes and crime, most people are not into that. i wish him luck but you would be better off if you went back to new york city and did your job in the little time you have left, good luck, do wel

critics say the process was politicized by lisa page and former fbi agent peter heather nauert he whod the case two month earlier. republicans say democrats were every the attorney general would act on the ig findings. >> they will have to deal with the fact of the corrupt cabal of comey and stzrok and page and how it this got started. >> there have been a lot of calls recently for other or additional investigations. those are not necessary because the inspector general is already looking at these important questions. >> comey the trump campaign surveillance was necessary and appropriate. >> the fbi doesn't spy, the fbi investigates. we investigated a very serious allegation that americans might be hooked up with a russian effort to attack our democracy. >> reporter: the president single the former fbi director. >> spying has been used. he was probably one of the people leading the effort on spying. >> a very serious charge to make. >> we will find out if it was true. it could very well be true. we are going to find out soon. >> the attorney general christopher ray told congress they

that is heather connolly.r from the chinese ambassador to the u.s., his thoughts on the while a band and why he believes trade talks with china are not going well. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ romaine: president trump says a resolution with huawei could be part of a deal with china. there was a ban on keeping u.s. companies from buying their components. we talked about this earlier. i think what is happening to highway -- huawei is unusual. you see the mobilization of the state power against a private company. what are people really up to under the pretext of national security? we don't know. stop thereally technological progress? can they really deprive people of the right to benefit from new technologies? i don't think so. do they really have the interest of the american people in mind? i don't think so either. for the trade talks between china and the united states, these talks have to be they asked -- they have to be based on mutual respect. it has to be a balanced approach. david: you said shut --

. >> tyler smith and heather brown say they went swimming on senior skip day and were swept out to seahey had been in the water almost two hours when the amen came to their rescue. >> amen. >>> burger king wants you to know it's okay to be grumpy. the fast food chain rolling out a new line of quote real meals to reflect real moods, an obvious nod to mcdonald's happy meals. these meals come in boxes saying feeling your way is as important as knowing your way. social media pressure to be happy all the times. the promotional meals will be available in five cities. health awareness month. it's a fun campaign but there's a serious message behind it, one we don't talk about enough, and a campaign like this just might help get the discussion going in homes across america. >> fascinating. >>> ahead, climate change, melting snow on mount everest and boy has it led to some truly startling revelations at the world's highest peak. >>> to the crisis in venezuela as clashes, the deaths of protesters will not be in vain. a court supporting embattled nicolas maduro has issued an arrest warrant for opp

. >> and i'm heather holmes. they're saying the fire was intentionally set. >> we were in the courtroom today where the opening statements concluded. >> reporter: the famed attorney added to the arson theory saying that someone hurled molotov cocktails inside the warehouse killing 36 people. officially the cause of the deadly ghost ship fire in oakland is undetermined. for the two men on trial they say it's arson. on wednesday one took it a step further. >> one witness heard popping sounds like glass breaking right before the fire and then you saw people run out the back door. that suggests that molotov cocktails or bottles with gasoline were utilized in the arson. >> reporter: in his opening statement to the jury he said the unidentified arsonist should be the one on trial, one count for each who died. they said they visited the warehouse before the fire and never brought up safety issues. he compared the ghost ship to the louvre. >> it was beautiful and awesome and they never said it was fire hazard. they never

california i fully understand people have strong opinions and painful experiences with the issues heather mcdonald discusses. i also understand that words can hurt. why did you include that? [laughter] . >> i wanted to give a full picture of what happened at claremont which was a student blockade that surrounded the auditorium to speak about my previous book which simply tries to give voice to the hundreds of people who i have the privilege to meet in high crime neighborhoods whether south-central los angeles, or central harlem, who are lying - - law-abiding, wanting their children to succeed. they went public order that people in other neighborhoods can take for granted. went to getting the kids off the street. so i want to give voice to those people who have that alternative story to black lives matter that is something that is not allowable on the campus by the students and those from the neighboring claremont colleg college, pomona so hours before i was to speak then they started congregating outside of the auditorium so there so this is classic with it in it self-pity so the rule for