capitol, jillian.ling out the anonymous official. >> it's un-american, that's why you have seen republicans an democrats condemn this. the american people vote for a president, they fully expect the president to be able to surround themselves with men and women who will work with them in advancing their agenda. jillian: the vice president even saying he will submit a lie detector test to show he is not the author, here to debate, thank you both for being here. >> good morning. jillian: how far do you think the administration goes to figure this out, max? >> a lie detector unfortunately requires pulse which mike pence fight find difficult but it's -- it's stun to go see this machine break down in such spectacular fashion, the president had it been obama would have been investigated immediately by congress if an op-ed had come out if there was anything like the one we have seen. jillian: perhaps a little bit much to say there about the vice president i would think, joe, what do you think? >> i think the

jillian: what happened?inst the lion who were blown by jets and this was a game and wins first ever game at nfl coach, former defensive coordinator for new england patriots under bill bell check. >> we will talk about the team in a second. first let's talk about drew brees and the saints. >> so 6300 career completions for drew brees. it was quite a game for drew brees. he had two touchdowns. spin move, 39 year's old. jillian: he's got it. >> terrific game. the game winning 1 yard to end zone, big win for it, the saints overcome poll comes in overtime. jillian: pat set new record, this is insane. >> he has been impressive, the chiefs traded smith and he's proven them right so far, he's got 13 pass touchdowns in 3 games. surpassing peyton manning who had record beforehand. another stelar performance out of him, absolute request he ran 38 yards. jillian: to be able to see, incredible. >> michael vic 2.0. it's a really impressive -- pat mahomes will be huge for chiefs. they defeat the 49ers. little awkward come

jillian: we were denied. one state is cracking down -- "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ ♪ have each other ♪ under my umbrella ♪ jillian: stay where you are. rob: similar next level producing. heart healthy told the story. jillian: very next level. you are not dancing. rob: not a fan of the new stuff. good morning, you are watching "fox and friends first" on thursday morning. jillian: thank you for starting your day with us. let's begin here. republicans refusing to delay brett kavanaugh's hearing set for monday. his accuser must decide by tomorrow whether she will talk to the senate judiciary committee. todd: doug luzader with what we just learned about a possible investigation. >> reporter: christine ford has a big decision to make. her attorneys have given mixed signals, first saying she would be willing to testify and then saying she won't under the present circumstances. she now has a deadline. the senate judiciary committee has given her until tomorrow to decide whether to show up at the he

jillian: a boy or girl? at one children's hospital because gender markers will no longer be on patients wristbands. it is part of an effort to support unique gender identities, the center for gender diversity in colorado writing, quote, it is not easy growing up with an expansive gender identity or expression, we are here to support you on your journey whatever it may be, this is a safe space, gender will be dropped from wristbands, doctors say patient's medical history will still be reported. rob: weight watchers is slimming down to just ww. jillian: they are changing their name as they pivot away from dieting. tracy carrasco from foxbusiness here with the rebranding efforts. >> reporter: weight watchers is going to focus on its weight management program but they want to be sure people know it is not just that. they will focus on overall health and wellness as they change their name to ww. this comes as the stock has been up 65% this year. we saw shares on this news up 4% and yesterday oprah winfrey, a boar

jillian: 25 after the hour.ne hugo, one of only three category for storms to slam the east coast. now florence could be number 4. north carolina lieutenant governor joins us now with white people need to take the warnings seriously. rob: a jaw-dropping update to a kidnapping case they capture country. one of elizabeth smart's captors being set free six years early. what's inside? a moment of joy. a source of inspiration. an act of kindness. what will it bring? an old friend. a new beginning. some welcome relief... or a cause for celebration. the help you've been looking for. what's inside? possibilities. what we deliver by delivering. it gives me more healthy energy to keep up with my hectic schedule and you're gonna love what it does for you too. [ tiffany ] i could definitely use a little more energy, especially if it's from a natural source like beets. [ cliff ] if i had something natural and healthy that gave me energy, i'd be all in. [ randy ] energy equals happiness. [ loesch ] beets contain an essential n

jillian: welcome back. healthcare system as she campaigns to be the next governor. >> healthcare is a human right. we can ensure all our people into an enormous savings not only to individuals and employers but to the state itself. jillian: we are learning her plan, she told the new york daily news editorial board she doesn't have one saying, quote, pass it and then figure out how to fund it. a recent study of bernie sanders medicare for all plan showed it will cost the country $32 trillion over ten years. rob: taking a lawsuit too hard, polly olsen suing technical college after they stopped her from passing out valentine's day cards with bible verses in february. >> love my school and had to do this but my freedom and my country and god more. rob: she was handing out messages in unauthorized locations on campus, she says it is her first amendment right. jillian: chief executives from facebook and twitter grilled on capitol hill, wanting to know how the social media giant's plan to influence the us election

jillian: we will be right back. . . jillian: welcome back. the good, the bad, and the ugly. first up the good. instead of canning beer anheuser bush is canning water. brewery is seconding six truck loads of emergency drinking water to the red cross in north carolina. rob: that's cool. next the bad, a passenger loses when his flight gets delayed. man pulling down his pants and screaming at agents at the tampa airport. >> oh my god. where is the pla plane right now? the plane is not even outside. rob: i get everything but the pants what does that do? the man is under arrest. jillian: facing major backlash for selling $168 sweatshirt being fat is not beautiful it's an excuse. ironically support of anti-bullying campaign meant to shine light on fat shaming. rob: anti-bullying? jillian: got you covered 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. see you then. >> hurricane florence a very strong category 2 storm. >> storm surge over a foot and we could now see 30 to 40 inches of rainfall. the danger in some cases is going to be historic. >> residents in the path o

jillian: welcome back.o days after opening and police believe it was intentional. campaign materials and furniture destroyed. a make america great again sign reportedly hanging in the shattered window. the damage was minor, no injuries. rob: bombshell report raising more questions whether tech companies are biased. according to a new study, 90% of political donations by off of that employees went to the democratic party. the parent company of google giving $15 million since 2014, only giving the republican party $2 million. google repeatedly denied they favor a particular party. >> pass it now, funded later, cynthia nixon revealing her plan to bring universal healthcare. rob: is that a strict from the nancy pelosi and obamacare playbook? >> pass the bill so you can find out what is in it away from the fog of the controversy. rob: a classic quote. fox news contributor lose peak. everybody -- >> find out what is in it. unintended consequences, costs no one thought to mention ahead of time. the single-payer he

jillian and rob. jillian: thank you very much, live in washington. news alert, chicago's labor day weekend is off to bloody start, at least 3 people are dead and at least 14 are hurt in shootings since friday afternoon, last year 7 people were killed over labor day weekend, the violence coming despite extra 1400 police officers on patrol. the police department plans to hire additional 300 homicide detectives by tend of the year, a desperate search is underway for 4 people after horrific boat crash, dive teams looking to recover the victims from the colorado river, they have not been seen since two boats clydeed in the water bordering arizona and california on saturday. none of the boaters were wearing life vests, the cause of the crash is still unknown. rob: teen rescued from suspected muslim extremist comp pound says he was being train today commit gentleman had, alicia acuÑ's with stunning releveducation as the suspects prepare to face a judge, alicia. >> the 13-year-old boy tells investigators one of the suspects in the new mexico compound was gru

jillian: i'm jillian mele.: i'm rob schmitt, in for heather childers, thanks for waking with us or being awake, a man shot at racetrack, all caught on camera. to-- rob: announcer calling the race panicking after hearing gunshots. >> there's gunfire at the track, there's gunfire at the track, there's -- jillian: police say the suspect was upset that ice cube concert was sold out and pulled out gun, the condition is unknown, no one else is hurt. also breaking overnight, another gunman opening fire outside of concert in alabama, 6 people shot after fight broke out at music venue in berm ham, some just teenagers, one of them suffering life-threatening injuries, most of those hurt weren't even involved in the fight, no arrests have been made. rob: chicago labor day weekend is off to bloody start, at least 14 injured in shooting since friday afternoon, last year on the same weekend, 7 people were killed over the holiday weekend, the violence coming despite an extra 1400 police officers on patrol on that city, the pol

jillian: a beautiful image.ds are playing could be collecting their personal information. rob: where do we draw the line is what can you do to protect your kids privacy? joining us is kurt the cyber guy. >> reporter: happy birthday to you. imagine as a birthday gift, you were 5 years old and your mom decided to give you a downloaded game like fun kid racing. many parents downloaded that with 40 other games with tiny lab and turns out if you went to the google play store they are not alone. a lot of these apps online are very attractive for kids but at the same time they are not following according to new mexico attorney general, privacy laws to protect children. many of these apps are being accused and lawsuit being filed against them including google and twitter that propagates these same apps meant for kids. they are apparently revealing tracking information to your kids, even exactly where they are located when playing these games. jillian: a lot of grown-ups are disturbed to hear that. first thing you say is

jillian: yes you did, i saw.ing, you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. shannon: thank you for starting the day with us. rob: we begin with a fox news alert. a man who wanted to kill innocent americans, wannabe terrorists trying to bomb the us embassy in cairo, egypt. the device he had in his backpack accidentally went off early. the attacker walking near the consulate when a plastic bottle filled with flammable chemicals in his backpack exploded before he could do any harm. police say the 24-year-old suspect believed in extremist ideology. he is in custody and was not hurt when it went off. jillian: five suspects from the new mexico extremist compound could be free by the end of the day. all five are due back in court for a bail hearing hours after appearing on federal weapons charges. the fbi arresting them after a judge cleared three of them of child abuse charges because prosecutors missed deadlines. they are accused of running a terror training camp and forcing children to live in fil

jillian: a blue collar boom.ss workers winning. >> we are going to win so much you may get tired of winning and you will say please, please it's too much winning. rob: will it last is the big question. here with expert analysis, senior fellow for the national taxpayers union, mattie doctor. thanks for coming on. these are great numbers that should help republicans in the midterms, sounds like they need some help. what do you make of what we see? >> reporter: last week we saw a lot of good news for the economy building on months of good news for the economy. you signed earlier the expansion of blue collar worker jobs is the last data point we know the economy is not only working for employers but for workers as well. the left has been trying to cast the text form plan and trump's the regulatory agenda as something that only help the opera salons of society and we know that is not true. workers are feeling the effects, we saw data last week that said wages are rising. we know jobs are becoming more available in sec

jillian over to you.health care, voters saying the legislation didn't go far enough and a majority of voters say that it is extremely important for a candidate to share their view on the issue. so is it too late for republicans to gain upperhand on health care, here to debate ant juan and laretta, i will start with you, is it too late? >> good morning, it's not too late. we still have several weeks going to november election and they have to ramp up messaging, the poll that is you're seeing at the national level are consistent with what we are seeing out in the front lines, up and down the ticket and voters in all races whether it's internal or external polling are telling candidates we want to hear more about healthcare solutions. jillian: a lot going on antjuan, i think, you tell me is it going to be hard right now to get the message focused? >> i think we have seen since february of this year, republicans have damaged this issue of health care and they are at the point of no return. they will be convic

jillian: history is not made yet. what he says the united states needs to do first. >> the most predictable playbook for the democrats, democrats from day one said they would not support brett cavanagh. jillian: judge brett kavanaugh at the center of the confirmation circus. jillian: what comes next after his accuser's 11th our refusal to testify in front of the american people? live in washington. >> taking other people into consideration. jillian: a hard lesson for her boule son, play nice or pay the price. rob: "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ jillian: i don't know if i got that in my ear from the control room. is that what you were doing? good morning everyone. you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. rob: i'm not a big boy either. i am todd pyro in for rob schmidt. let's get to a fox news alert, donald trump raising north korea after the rogue nation re-commits to denuclearization. jillian: the president tweeting kim jong un agreed to allow nuclear inspection subject to final n

jillian: we need sunshine today. rob: hopefully snow in colorado. jillian: all about rob.re to give rob the best. rob: you mentioned snow in the rockies and that is important. they had a rough season last year and it hurts a lot. >> it is all about that. rob: pretty good with that. that meets my standards. all right. you really didn't, jumping on me a lot. we have to have a little talk. emotions running high from brett kavanaugh and christine ford during yesterday's powerful hearing. >> it did not leak from us i assure you of that. >> this is the most unethical sham since i have been in politics. jillian: jackie ibanez with key moments from that testimony. ♪ break me down ♪ whatever it takes ♪ open your nose right back up. ♪ breathe better. sleep better. breathe right. ♪ the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? >> doctor ford, with what degree of certainty do you believe brett cavanagh assaulted you? >> 100%. >> i swear today under oath, before the senate and the nation, be

jillian: where do they go? >> a majority of the patients we see impacted in the raleigh area and greensboro area and charlotte area, to hospitals. jillian: sounds like we are hearing a little sound from some of these rescues. have people been worried about the storm? >> we are an airplane based program. when we evacuate these patients, the local ground ambulance crews, interesting to coordinate and work with those folks, those on the ground when the hurricane made landfall, the tension was palpable. we were working with ground crews. jillian: what are you in store for today? >> we hope to resume operations today is wind gusts decreased below 40 kn. at this point we are waiting to see where we go and where the critical need for us is. jillian: where do you get those orders from? how does the coordination work? >> prior to the hurricane, those coming from the hospital, where they are transported to. now that the hurricane is passing, federal programs start getting involved. those orders may start coming from fema

jillian: welcome back.opical storm florence claiming four lives in north carolina. the first happened friday when a tree fell on a house in wilmington tragically killing a mother and her infant. her husband was injured and taken to a local hospital. a neighbor reacting to the tragedy. >> nobody wants to see this happen to their neighbors. they were stocking up, i was stocking up. routine hurricane experience but nobody can prepare for that. they had some old trees behind the house. it was only a matter of time but you can't predict. connell: for the hundreds of thousands left without power and the update we just received from north carolina emergency management agency, more than 770,000 people as of 3:00 in the morning, 17 minutes ago, were without power. many times they rely on their radios, portable radios as a source of information. a correspondent with fox news joins us from wilmington, you are in the business of painting that word picture. it is the middle of the night, but from what you saw and what y

jillian: appreciate it.th what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> a little reluctance to talk to me when the show starts. i understand that, we are talking about the ultimate showdown today, zillions will be watching as brett kavanaugh tries to testify before -- we will see if doctor ford shows up and is able to elaborate on her story. what about the multiple accusers? where do they stand? are they resonating not necessarily with you or me but senator susan collins, senator jeff flake and senator murkowski, we talk about that with kellyanne conway. the president says he is open to doctor ford's testimony and maybe changing his mind. will rodriguez and sign be spared today? jordan hopes not to be, wants to see him fired. senator lindsey graham will be on the judiciary committee and will tell us about his approach when it comes to the qa day section. will the license it out for prosecuting? data lash and what it means if brett kavanaugh does not get through. dean cain is on because he knows a lot of stuff a

jillian: welcome back.ins today and efforts to delay all the process in full force but will their obstruction efforts work? >> chairman bradley scheduled a hearing for brett kavanaugh too soon and i am calling on him to delay. >> i am considering all the tools available to delay this nomination. >> he was involved in kenneth starr's investigation of president clinton. what is in these documents other -- republicans don't want to share with the american people? rob: the director of the national security law and policy program at george mason university, thank you for coming on this morning. just to start off, 50-49 in the senate and if you read state democrats think this gets through. >> i think so. susan collins and lisa murkowski, joe manchin and joe donnelly recognize brett cavanagh is a qualified nominee. jillian: there are ten senate judiciary democrats urging delay of this hearing, 42,000 pages of documents were released and chuck schumer tweeting nobody will look through these documents before today.

jillian: you are not safe and we will find you. rob: under threat from republicans from the same protesters who harassed ted cruz and his wife. "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ ♪ care for a good time ♪ bring the sunshine with the red line and moonshine ♪ >> clouds in new york city.nort. you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. rob: epic weather. we know a good nap. don't ever questions that. thanks for getting up early with us. enough is enough, senator chuck grassley denying calls to delay brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. jillian: a blockbuster day of testimony before a fiery confirmation vote. griff jenkins in washington with the latest. >> reporter: the judge and his accuser will go before the judiciary committee tomorrow morning, chuck grassley writing the letter to diane feinstein, quote, i'm not going to silence doctor ford after i promised her that i would provide a safe and dignified opportunity to testify continuing there is no reason to delay any further. grassley says this inclu

jillian: 21 after the hour. thousands left in the dark during the storm portable radios may be their primary source of information. a national correspondent with fox news radio joins us from wilmington, north carolina. what are you seeing and hearing your location this morning? >> reporter: what we are seeing is what we have seen for the last 24 hours, a community that has been decimated by this storm. roadways are nearly impassable as you drive around and try to go into a neighborhood, likely blocked by a 3. you can go down main thoroughfares, tried to drive around downs powerline, because we are still getting a lot of wind, there is no way for the town and the city and the authorities to begin to clear this out. we are still getting horrific wind gusts. until those go away you can't do much about the power which has been out for about a day and they can't do much about cleaning up the roadways either. jillian: it will be days if not weeks to get these roadways cleaned up and get them open to see if there's any

jillian: why did you stay? >> for the most part to stick around the house here and make sure nothing happens to it and also to try to work and help out after the storm. rob: there's a picture of your house, you say it is dark, you're about to get the brunt of the storm in wilmington at this point. are you nervous? you have seen the reports from places east and north of view where the storm is sitting right now. >> at this point i am writing out whatever they throw my way and hope it works out for the best but looks like the eye of the storm is pretty much right over my house, the storm is pretty intense right now. jillian: do you have a plan in case something goes wrong? >> my initial plan if something crazy went wrong like a massive tree goes through the house or something like that would be to make it to my next-door neighbor's house. rob: how did your house very in flooding? you get a lot of rain, you had storms, you in a low-lying area? >> we are on a little hump. some people have issues with letting nearby

>> thank you, jillian.omething tells me no matter how many doubts they get they will not change their mind on kavanaugh. he is a strict construction tivity. pete: he is equaled guy. do very well in the hearings. he will get the democratic votes. >> he is preparing for the murder boards. brett kavanaugh has been preparing this moment for his entire life. i've known brett kavanaugh for more than 20 years. this is what he wants to do, become a supreme court justice. he is squeaky-clean. he will get the confirmation a swing vote going to conservatives haven't happened in decades. democrats cannot stomach the thought they will have a conservative court. pete: you will be inside some. protest. don't miss it on fox news channel. if you were watching "fox news sunday," chris wallace had president of the afl-cio, president of the largest union in america. richard trumka is the president. chris, asked him questions how the american worker is doing under president trump. this is what the careful president said. >> unf

here is jillian.weeting, quote, i want to know where is the money for border security and the wall in this ridiculous spending billions where will it come from after the midterms? democrats are obstructing law enforcement and border security. republicans must finally get tough. earlier republican senator david purdue said he is concerned about his colleagues caving to democrats. >> time to get the government on a process to fund these priorities and get this president's agenda, this president's agenda is working and what is lacking is the fact we can't secure the border because the democrats historic level of obstructionism. jillian: a union leader sparking outrage after seemingly encouraging voters to commit fraud. listen to this. >> vote early, vote often, whatever you can get away with. jillian: those comments at a meet and greet with democratic candidates in illinois. kathy bailey adding he should not have said that but he didn't care. the republican party called the comments despicable, they want

jillian, thank you. pete: thanks, jillian.ator susan collins on the fence about backing brett kavanaugh for the supreme court. getting these abusive phone calls from the far left. >> if you vote for him, you are standing there feckless, feckless, feckless, woman. pete: very, very thoughtful. liberals raising money to vote her out of office if she votes yes. is that legal? judge andrew napolitano, the judge, coming up next. steve: plus, google says they have no political bias. but this leaked video says otherwise. what they said about president trump's historic victory just right after the election, they were in shock. ♪ ♪ making my dreams a reality takes more than just investment advice. from insurance to savings to retirement, it takes someone with experience and knowledge who can help me build a complete plan. brian, my certified financial planner™ professional, is committed to working in my best interest. i call it my "comfortable future plan," and it's all possible with a cfp® professional. find your certified financial pl

jillian: jackie: what has changed?e is asking on its cover showing brett kavanaugh standing in the shadow of justice clarence thomas. pete: carly shimkus with serious xm 115 with how the internet is turning the tables. >> the latest time magazine cover, a bit of a snapshot of past and present. it should brett kavanaugh, see if we can get this to work, and judge thomas who are both accused of sexual misconduct and the cover story talks about the me too movement and says our reality is a product of the privilege and prejudice of entitled men. some folks on social media are highlighting other ways these cases are similar. one facebook user saying thomas was cleared and became a great supreme court justice as will brett kavanaugh. pat says what's changed? nothing, the same old stall tactics, the same last-ditch effort to derail the nomination. one more facebook post, she deserves an fbi investigation just as anita hill was given. reaction supporting both sides but this is captivating, consuming and dividing. pete: sitting

jillian with the news. jillian: good morning and another fox news alert.shootout in baltimore. the cop patrolling a crime-ridden neighborhood when a gun fight broke out with unidentified man. one witness describing as it a caesar zone. war zone. officer veteran of the department is now recovering from non life-threatening injuries. save the date. the wife of demoted doj official bruce ohr will now testify on october 19th. nellie ohr agreeing to appear before the house judiciary committee after republicans threatened to subpoena her. she worked for fusion gps the firm behind the fake anti-trump dossier. republican lawmakers believe her testimony could support their claims that there was bias against president trump within the fbi and doj. supreme court justices are returning from summer recess today. meeting privately to consider pending appeals that have piled up. one of those divisive issues taking center stage is whether to step into a legal battle over a 40-foot cross honoring world war i veterans in maryland. a federal appeals court ordering its remova

thanks, jillian.llions leaving the carolinas as hurricane florence barrels toward the coast as we speak. ainsley: some are driving right in to the storm's path. steve: lawyer blanchard heroes answer the calls for help. lauren, as people get out, they go in. >> yeah. that's right. good morning, ed, steve, ainsley. the national weather service says right now 5.4 million people are not only hurricane warnings but also hurricane watches. take a look at this. this is board here in wilmington. someone wrote this board on pray for wilmington. information on shelters and scripting. emergency management warned people finish those storm preps by tonight because that is when the weather is supposed to get worse. here is a store in wrightsville beach using boards from all the of the past storms they have been through. bracing for 500-mile wide category 4 hurricane. >> we're escaping what could be a disaster for us and we are protecting our family. >> i'm really concerned about this hurricane and that's why we are

jillian: can you do it. >> that steer is running. jillian: come on carley.re out there competing we would have to do something like this and then you have to lay it on there and do your rope like that. yeah from. how many years have you been doing this? >> since i was a baby. and i have been fourth generation. carley: amazing. we still have the horses back here. they have a special trick we want to show our "fox & friends" audience as well. >> step this way. say hey, hello to our friends here at the state fair of texas. and this is how we tip our hat to the state fair of texas, just like that. carley: i love that so much. carley: these are such beautiful animals. thank you for showing us how to become true coup girls. jillian: we cow girls now? >> have you my signature. jillian: thank you so much. carley: state ferragut underway yesterday by the way. 23 more days to go. 24 days in total. you guys must work all year for this. >> we love it we love it my wife and i and my son. this is our third year. we perform here for majesty of the horse. we are honored to

jillian joins us with some news. jillian: that's right. good morning.following a fox news alert. get you caught up on this. elizabeth smart's kidnapper will be release from prison any moment. wanda barzee will walk free five years early after her sentence was miscalculated. smart says she should remain behind bars saying she is a danger to the public recalling her ache deduction 16 years ago. >> rape he. she would sit right next to me. beside my body. there were no secrets. she knew what was going on. she was evil and twisted. >> smart was 14 years old when barzee's husband kidnapped her in utah. is he serving a life sentence. terrifying moments in the sky when two air force pilots eject moments before trainer plane crashes. this all unfolding nearly 30 miles from joint base san antonio in texas. two men not seriously hurt. the air force is investigating what went wrong. president trump welcoming the president of poland to the white house hinting at a new american military base. >> i said that i would very much like for us to set up you a permanent amer

ainsley: jillian has more headlines for us. jillian: good morning.uty killed in a shootout near an auto shop. 27-year-old deputy shot by a suspect arguing with an employee near sacramento, california. another deputy and a bystander were hit but will be okay. a four year veteran of the force leaves behind a wife. he is the 37th officer killed in the line of duty this year. meantime police identify a man who killed a deputy in kansas. robert grayson a convicted drug dealer shot and killed robert kunze. kim jong un praising president trump for stabilizing the situation on the korean peninsula. the comments coming momentsd ago agents dictator meets with moon jae-in in pyongyang. the high stakes meeting looks to end the nuclear dead lock between the north and u.s. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle coming together approving legislation to combat the nation's opioid crisis. the bipartisan package of 70 bills passed in a vote of 99 to 1. it includes new restrictions on opioids and other drugs being ships into the country. suspecting president trump has

ainsley: jillian has more headlines for us. jillian: good morning.ughter of america's pass tort late reverend billy graham has breast cancer anne graham lotz announcing the news on her website. 70-year-old making a name for herself as christian speaker. her father calling her the best preacher in the family. she will undergo surgery september 18th. >> new surveillance video showing the moment a man repeatedly rams his truck into a tv station. we brought you this breaking news yesterday. take a look. he intentionally crashed of into the side of our dallas fox affiliate slamming into the windows before backing up and crashing into the building again. after going on a rant, police arrested the driver who has a long criminal record. he also left behind a bag which was searched for explosives, it turned out to be safe. kim kardashian back at the white house and working with president trump on prison reform. the reality tv star meeting with ivanka trump and jared curablener hoping to help free a convicted felon currently serving life without parole over a

jillian: wednesday, september 12th, this is "fox and friends first". happening right now at 4:00 at 4:00 am a fox news alert mandatory evacuations, the clock ticking to an 8:00 deadline for people to pack up and leave before hurricane florence unleashes fury but many refusing to leave home. >> we were going to evacuated we decided to stay it out. >> this is everything we have. >> i don't want to get stuck on the interstate. heather: brand-new warnings millions of americans need to hear. job dropping update to a kidnapping case that captivated america. one of elizabeth warren's captors is being set free six years early. smart herself has something to say. donald trump honors the heroes of 9/11 one of his biggest media critics taking sides with the terrorists. you won't believe this one. "fox and friends first" starts right now. good morning, you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. thank you for starting your day with us. let's get to the fox news alert. an increasing threat of hurricane florence continues to churn along out there

jillian: we will see what happens. steve: we will. thank you, jillian.icane taking aim at our east coast. we are live on the ground in north carolina where that mass exodus is already underway next. ♪ ♪ (avo) help control cravings and lose weight with contrave. it's fda-approved to help adults who are overweight or struggle with obesity lose weight and keep it off. contrave is believed to work on two areas of the brain: your hunger center... i'm so hungry. (avo) and your reward system... ice cream. french fries. (avo) to help control cravings. one ingredient in contrave may increase suicidal thoughts or actions in some children, teens, and young adults in the first few months. serious side effects are mood changes like depression and mania, seizures, increased blood pressure or heart rate, liver damage, glaucoma, allergic reactions, and hypoglycemia. not for patients with uncontrolled blood pressure, seizure history, anorexia, bulimia, drug or alcohol withdrawal, on bupropion, opioids, maois, allergy to the ingredients, or pregnant. may cause nausea, con

steve: jillian has headlines. jillian: we're following a number of stories.nding to a call of men stealing 99-cent babandannas at walmart near atlanta. shot chasing the suspect across the street. the shooter killed himself. >> we are praying just like we are going to ask everyone out viewing this please pray for our officer, please pray for his health and he can pull through okay. jillian: the community gathering overnight to pray for officer cooper. the six year veteran of the force is in serious condition. cooper is army veteran, husband, and father of two. president trump warning attacks on syrian rebels. the president tweeting quote president al ashare of syria must not recklessly attack. would be making a grave humanitarian mistake to take part in this potential human tragedy. hundreds of thousands of people could be killed. don't let that happen. about 30,000 firefighters live in idlib. met russia's vladimir putin will meet with rouhani next week. tropical storm gordon quickly moving towards the gulf coast overnight. it could strengthen into a hurricane

jillian: hey. anna: what do you say, jillian? jillian: it's slightly frightening do i agree. now say no one likes us and we don't care. boom. steve: i'm ugly but i'm lovable. brian: i have a sense that gritty is going to get booed first game. jillian: maybe. brian: gallup poll good news for republicans they asked about the favorability poll and hey cutting into the -- what are we six weeks away now? anna: less than. brian: what about favorability for republicans and democrats. september of 2017 republicans have 36% approval rating. 2017 that is with democrats 44. i was shocked to see this. republicans now have a one point advantage. >> it is the highest level of favorability for republicans in seven years. this is a poll by gallup and gallup does a summary on their website and they say for the republican party less than two months away from an election they could see them lose control of both the houses and the senate gains in public favorability is a welcome sign. they have been wallowing in below 40% in the last five years after rarely sinking that low in the past two decad

jillian: thank you very much. for the brett cavanagh confirmation hearing set to begin tuesday, some conservatives can count on the nominee for issues of religious liberty, the left says he is planning to use it, kelly shackleford is here to weigh in live. willy davis, who has alzheimer's. i decided to make shirts for the walk with custom ink. the shirts were so easy to design on the site. the custom ink team was super helpful and they just came out perfect. seeing my family wearing my shirts was such an amazing reminder of all the love and support that everyone has for my dad. - [narrator] check out our huge selection of custom t-shirts and more, for teams, businesses, and every occasion. you'll even get free shipping. get started today at customink.com. jillian: confirmation hearings for brett cavanagh begin tuesday. in preparation more documents were released tonight to the senate judiciary committee related to his time in the bush white house. is democrats but not all the stops to block the hearings from movin

jillian joins us right now with the very latest on a big storm down south. jillian: that's right. storm gordon turning deadly as it makes landfall. the storm blamed for a child's death when a tree came crashing on top of a mobile home near pensacola, florida. the storm slamming alabama and mississippi, bringing winds up to 70 miles per hour and torrential rainfall. the storm could turn into aggression in just hours. we will go live to alabama at the bottom of the hour. stay tuned for that. also breaking right now, two russians have been charged with attempted murder over the nerve agent poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter. british authorities say alexander petrov and the other man flew to moscow two days before attacks the two. survived but seriously injured. brinel has issued a warrant for the suspects but only arrested if they leave russia. jon kyl expected to be sworn in today to replace the late senator john mccain. the former senator tapped by governor doug doocy. >> i'm accepting this appointment to fill the seat vacated by the passing of my dear friend because of my sen

many of his jillian ricardo together we can face anything. you can write your own rulebook i'm taking notes they're interesting and interesting comment that came up after you tweeted that out was this from tatyana but i wanted to bring it out tatyana says this is gorgeous but i'm out they didn't show your chair but i know it's all about the face congratulations and this of course what she's talking about talk to us about that idea not showing the chair. because nobody else was there body. there right there. everyone know that that's i think the point is you know i. i. but it's also i think that people here or the melody. and i think that we've been brainwashed. people who. think that they. be without actually getting hurt. regarding her called. me because. being. here on site are not ingrates i want to bring this up because our guests are hearing our audience is hearing what our guests have to say and people read said how helpful or difficult is the fashion industry and its support for nonprofit activities as initiated by members like yoursel

jillian with breaking news. jillian: get you caught up on fox news alert.ght. at least five victims sent to the hospital. police have not said whether a suspect is in custody. back in march a woman was killed after a double shooting at the exact same club. a police officer is charged with manslaughter for deadly apartment mix-up in dallas. authorities reyesin arresting. geiger said she mistakenly walked into the black man's apartment thinking it was her own. investigators have not yet released the results of geiger's blood test taken for drugs and alcohol after the shooting. she was released on $300,000 bond. convicted leaker chelsea manning cuts interview short after being pressed for aiding terrorists. watch. this look, i can't really talk about the specifics of my court martial. the world of trials is still classified. >> okay. which is going to end this year thank you very much. chelsea is going to hang up. >> whistle blower dodging questions about 700,000 nsa documents that she leaked and ultimately ended up in the hands of american enemies. manning wa

jillian: cbs ceo les moonves resigned sunday amidsectionial misconduct allegations. it's prime may da primary day iw york. nixon isn't the only democratic socialist hoping to win big. julia salazar 27-year-old far left feminist is running for senate. she is challenging 8 term

jillian: her family honestly so strong at this moment.y prayer has been pulling them through saying her life was a true testament of their faith and belief in the lord. he haded what he a strong family. steve: obviously that video we put out and everybody else put out probably cracked the case because you could clearly tell a lot about the person. ed: a lot coming up. ainsley: brett kavanaugh's accuser setting her own terms to testify before the senate. what happens if she talks publicly and actually nomination. the potential impact on the mid terms coming up. ♪ waze integration- seamlessly connecting the world inside... with the world outside... making life a little... easier. introducing the well-connected lincoln mkc. ♪ as moms, we send our kids out into the world, full of hope. and we don't want something like meningitis b getting in their way. meningococcal group b disease, or meningitis b, is real. bexsero is a vaccine to help prevent meningitis b in 10-25 year olds. even if meningitis b is uncommon, that's not a chance we're willin

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brian: thanks, jillian.his accuser christine blasey ford in the hot seat as president trump reaffirms his support and rails against the democrats. >> they're actually con artists because they know how quality this man is. and they have destroyed a man's representations and they want to destroy it even more. brian: here to react g.o.p. tennessee congressman and senate candidate marsha blackburn. so, senator -- excuse me, congressman thank you for joining us. >> happy to be here. brian: i know it's the senate side. everyone is watching on this. would have you multiple accusers out there, as a woman, do you worry that brett kavanaugh is not the person he was depicted to be? >> i have to tell you, brian, every woman deserves to be heard. and women should be heard when they have an accusation. and dr. ford is going to have her testimony. and we will see what that holds today. and what i'm hearing most from women is this: they sasay what if it's their spouse or son, and there is nobody corroborating. this these ar

jillian: how they are taking their attacks on brett kavanaugh to the next level.idea just fired big time.

old and i met when i met jillian i was just. i was just astonished at her personality and charisma and her her your ambition because she's right in that example is a face campaign why should her chair be there her chair is a part of her and i think obviously from my father and from my family we love to see the fact that you aren't sure because yes we do need to know that you exist and that you are a definition of beauty as well and i for a long time all my life until i met you didn't think that this day would come i didn't think that a person in a wheelchair would be a supermodel and so thank you for being that shining light and to answer the question twitter i was brought up to and yeah it is it is kind of difficult especially now because where i mean i feel like the industry is a little oversaturated and it's quite difficult to get your project or your idea at the forefront of several different ideas. but i on the other hand have been so grateful and pretty lucky with some of the relationships i've made in this industry who ha

ainsley: thanks, jillian.th warren ramping up rhetoric against president trump over that anonymous op-ed. >> if the think the president of the united states is not able to do his job, they should invoke the 25th amendment. ainsley: our next guest wants her job and he has a message for the voters. brian: plus, former president obama is stepping back into the political spotlight, and he has got one person on his mind. he is going after the president. ♪ so call me maybe ♪ it's hard to look like ♪ here's my number ♪ call me maybe ♪ hey, i just met you ♪ they work togetherf doing important stuff. the hitch? like you, your cells get hungry. feed them... with centrum micronutrients. restoring your awesome, daily. centrum. feed your cells. bundle and save big, but now it's time to find my dream abode. -right away, i could tell his priorities were a little unorthodox. -keep going. stop. a little bit down. stop. back up again. is this adequate sunlight for a komodo dragon? -yeah. -sure, i want that discount on car insur

jillian: history is not made yet.the united states needs to do first. >> the most predictable playbook for the democrats, democrats from day one said they would not support brett cavanagh. jillian: judge brett kavanaugh at the center of the confirmation circus. jillian: what comes next after his accuser's 11th our refusal