jillian: thank you.this, a major shift from leadership in portland as violence surges across the city but democrat merited wheeler pleading with the public to help end the chaos. >> we must stand together as a community against this ongoing criminal intimidation and violence. they want to burn, they want to bash. they want to intimidate. they want to assault. jillian: this as wheeler calls to refund police. here to react from the coalition to save portland, gabriel johnson. good to see you. thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. jillian: take a look at numbers, violence as it surges be in portland, 2020 versus 2021, you can see a 733% increase in homicides, a 103% increase in shooting incidents. the mayor called for nearly $2 million in additional funding for the city's police force and other agencies friday, citing statistics like that. but you go back a year almost to june 2020 when the portland city council reduced the police budget by nearly 16 million, so what is the message of this 2 mi

jillian: you too. hour of "fox & friends first," parents fighting backing fallout over two new york city schools controversial race based curriculum plus arizona attorney general and tom homan join us live on the crisis on the border. do not go anywhere. ♪ i said you ain't seen nothing yet. ♪ baby, you just ain't seen nothing yet. ♪ here's something that -- many plug-ins are stuck in the past. they release a lot of scent at first but after a while, you barely know they're working. new febreze fade defy plug works differently. it's the first plug-in with built-in technology to digitally control how much scent is released to smell 1st day fresh for 50 days. it even tells you when it's ready to be refilled. upgrade to febreze fade defy plug. jillian: it is monday, april 19th. a fox news alert, armed and dangerous, a manhunt underway for a man accused of killing three people in texas, the desperate search as authorities warn he could take hostages. todd: overnight, nearly a dozen protesters arrested in nor

jillian and lawrence, back to you guys. jillian: doug, thank you. former acting dhs secretary chad wolf says there are no more consequences for those who enter the country illegally and the cartels and smugglers are taking advantage. >> what we know is that the cartels and smugglers and traffickers are very sophisticated. they listen to public pronouncements and they know our policies and procedures. when the biden administration starts to carve out different populations and groups of individuals, those are exactly as you indicated, those are the groups of individuals we start seeing at the border because that's who they go and recruit. but at the end of the day, the administration right now is not enforcing or not -- there is no immigration consequence to illegal behavior. they're trying to process more individuals through and they're not holding individuals accountable for the illegal behavior. there will be a number of policies that need to be changed and enforced if we want to see an end to this. jillian: we'll be talking to a texas homeowner wh

todd and jillian. jillian: doug luzader, thank you. top republicans giving president biden low marks for his first 100 days. >> it's more like a bait and switch. the bait was he was going to govern as bipartisan. but the switch is, he's governed as a socialist. >> aoc said his first 100 days exceeded her expectation. that's all you need to know. he's been a disaster on foreign policy. he's been a very destabilizing president. and economically he is throwing a wet blanket over the recovery. todd: fox news poll reveals 54% approve of president biden's job performance and that is lower than former presidents bush and obama were at that same point but higher than president trump. jillian: minnesota attorney general keith ellison showing sympathy for ex minneapolis officer derek chauvin after his conviction for george floyd's lawyer. >> i spent 16 years as a criminal defense lawyer. so i will admit i feel a little bad for the defendant. i think he deserved to be convicted but he's a human being. i think it's important for the court to not g

jillian: i don't know about that. jillian: you are freezing too., a lot of sports starting to get back to that but nascar has been in the front of bringing fans back. >> we have been wanting to have sports back, slowly creeping back here, nascar putting the stand experience back and good for them. it is time. it has been proven in states like texas and time to get back to normal and but sports lead the way. jillian: i don't know what the capacity is tomorrow. the number of rvs in the infield before the racetrack, or any indication. >> somebody get will cain. >> it was addressed tomorrow. jillian: we have senior meteorologist janice dean here to tell you what you need for this weekend. >> janice: i want to comment that rachel is the only one dressed appropriately for this weather right now, the mom was dressed appropriately. you need to pay attention, 72 with cloudy skies but the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms on saturday. hour by hour, we will see the potential for severe storms. we will keep an eye on that, the racetrack in talladega. t

jillian: literally on my tv all the time.construction at dc studios, nothing gets done fast in dc. it is incredible what they have done. appreciate it. president biden won the peach stay by slim margin in 2020 but former georgia state rep bernie jones says donald trump overall has a better message for african-americans. listen. >> donald trump had a good playbook in the african-american community. what do you have to lose? joe biden, if you vote republican they will put you back in chains. who was switching and baiting? nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, i am reminded of the wizard of oz, no brains, no courage and the other has no -- you know what i am saying. when i think about them they are not being led by dorothy and toto, the wicked witch of the south, stacy abrams. todd: president biden's first 100 days were, quote, full of failure, lives and one stumble after another. jillian: in north carolina protesters take to the streets as the sheriff identifies three deputies who opened fire in the deadly shooting of andrew brown ju

jillian: i request another warm sunny day, thank you. >> if jillian asked for and we will have it.st on the eastern side of the country, the way it is set up the way it is, in the middle of the country a cold front, colder air behind it. anytime we talk about spring warm air, cooler running into each other you see that spring weather. we have it this morning lingering from yesterday evening into early morning hours. some big thunderstorms moving across the southeast will continue so we are still looking at potential for severe weather the next couple days into tomorrow but there will be a line from dallas across the southeast with slow-moving cold front continuing to linger. thunderstorms with hail, very strong wind, heavy rain and potentially tornadoes on the ground as the system saturday slowly drifts across the coast. there is a chance for severe weather this time of year, we typically have it. as you requested temperatures in new york city close to 70 degrees and a lot of that across the country, 70s towards 80 feeling like spring and even a little like summer. lawrence: i went

jillian: thanks.llinois congressman adam consider wants matt gates to resign, the first republican call in for him to step down amid a sex trafficking investigation. and associate of gates is near a plea deal with prosecutors in that probe. joel greenberg is expected to plead guilty and possibly serve as a witness against gates. prosecutors are examining underage girls offering them for 6. matt gaetz denied any wrongdoing and says he will not resign. jillian: the cdc declares racism a serious public health threat. the agency launched the racism and health initiative. doctor rochelle wolinsky said, quote, the pandemic eliminated what existed for generations and revealed what is unknown but unattractive epidemic impacting public health. bad optics, the white house deletes a fundraising link from taxpayer-funded government websites that appear on the fact cheekily americans jobs plan connected to the campaign website asking for donations, it is no longer available on the site. the incident appears to not

jillian: and i'm jillian mele.this the best day of your life, even though you're starting your day probably the earliest ever. >> we'll have a double shot of espresso. jillian: you're here for todd who is on paternity leave. let's start at the border ahead of a visit from members of the biden administration who plan to travel to guatemala and el salvador today. >> doug luzader joins us live from washington as the influx of migrants worsens by the day. doug. >> reporter: good morning. the biden administration tried to shift the focus from the crisis at the border to the countries where many of the immigrants are coming from. administration officials will be traveling to guatemala and el salvador in an attempt to address the root causes of the border surge. in the near term, there is no solution in sight. we expect data for customs and border patrol will show that in the month of march alone, 171,000 immigrants were caught along the southern border. if that is the case, it is the highest monthly total in decades a. a

let's go. ♪ ♪ jillian: beautiful.early good morning, good night, i'm not sure. that's a beautiful picture. when i was out there at the beginning of march though, nothing was open, nothing because of covid restrictions. i'm curious to see. todd: june things are going to open up. knock on wood. jillian: we will keep you posted. meantime republicans attorneys general bringing a barrage of lawsuit against president biden as he nears 100 days in office. taking keystone pipeline legislation and more. todd: a.g. rutledge joins us now. there are like 19 of these suits. don't have time for all of them. what the are main legal challenges you want to let our viewers know about. >> well, president biden with a stroke of a pen is canceling jobs. he is canceling energy independence and taking away arkansans rights. we have joined 4 plus lawsuits on the state of arkansas. the keystone pipeline not only did are a can san's jobs. my husband is thinking how much is it going to take me to get crop down because of the keystone same with

jillian.king what about boycotting the beijing olympics. michael walsh says participating in the games would legitimize the regime, joined us next. >> let's check in with steve doocy to see what is coming up on "fox and friends". we don't have steve. >> he want to get -- >> i'm right here! i am over here behind door number 2. i was patiently waiting. i would never blame jillian. coming up on "fox and friends" in 18 minutes, missouri governor mike parsons says passports will never be mandated in missouri, and doctor siegal on the debate over masks for toddler's. tomi lahren back from the southern border will tell us what she saw, not good. kathy barnett running for senate in what could be a historic day. we have a busy busy 3 hours kicking off in 16 minutes. right now the channel you trust for your morning news. back in a flash. right here on "fox and friends". hey, i'll take one, please! wait, this isn't a hot-dog stand? no, can't you see the sign? wet. teddy. bears. get ya' wet teddy bears! o

jillian: doctor -- >> and do everything. jillian: what is next in this research?one year. the appropriate location, the specific muscle groups, that started a few days ago. to get them to do things and i think he has been doing that for the first few days. you can partially assist us with that which is great. to see which muscle groups and that. jillian: what is it like to see success or its likeness and to see someone like josh, to get his function back. >> it is truly an honor. they are absolutely in this 100%. there are bumps around the road, it has been a fantastic patient. jillian: you are fighting for yourself and we are all behind you in support of this and hope you come back to us in another few months and another year and say look what i can do and would love to talk to you again, thank you. thank you for your service, thank you for what you are doing. todd: san francisco da, he walked free twice, kills a baby. that story next. he wrote a letter to lebron to talk about policing in america and talks about his open invitation to the nba star. that is ahead.

jillian: back to you. i'm curious, what it has been like for you to be home and attempt to learn and keep up with your grades, i know you have been successful in schooling but this is hard and i wonder how the rest of your teachers have been because you could make the argument a lot of teachers do want to get back into the classroom but their hands are tied. >> i find much ease in distance-learning. i like it because all i can do is lay back, throw my assignments and game in the same manner of 30 minutes. in person learning whether it is hybrid or full-time will be very appreciated because the social aspect that i lacked previously is coming to fruition. shannon: thank you for joining us, appreciate your time and your teacher did not respond to fox news's request for comment. thank you. have a good day. turning to some headlines, the son of kansas city chiefs coach andy reid is facing felony dwi charges after a crash that left a little girl unable to speak or walk. the rack happening near the training comp

jillian: thank you for joining us.eacher berates a student after he calls police officers heroes. >> who do you call when you are in trouble? >> call the police as i don't trust them. ashley: more from that shocking exchange coming up. jillian: pulling off the cdc committee, the johnson & johnson vaccine, a decision the cdc reversed. ♪♪ ♪♪ it's my life ♪♪ now or never ♪♪ i ain't going to live forever survivors are still suffering in poverty today. god calls on people who believe in him to act on his word. "comfort ye, comfort my people." when i come here and i sit with lilia i realize what she needs right now is food. these elderly jews are weak and they're sick. they're living on $2 a day which is impossible. this now, is how god's children are living. take this time to send a survival food box to these forgotten jews. the international fellowship of christians and jews urgently need your gift of $25 now to help provide one survival food box with all of the essentials they critically need for their diet for one month.

jillian: and the party for two. war ii veterans in california. gladys klein peter turning 100 years old. she held the highest rank attainable by a woman as a chief in the union. she passed away one of the last surviving members of the eagles. peterson celebrating are 100th birthdayoth for your service. carley: and "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ >> jillian: more mayhem in minnesota. >> all this after brook lynn center police chief called the shooting accidental discharge. >> rarkd tlaib says it wasn't an accident. policing in our country is racist. >> let her be the first to dismiss the capitol police. >> there has been a series of bilateral discussions honduras guatemala. >> can you no longer come across the border would you tell consequence. >> are does say it absolutely is open to negotiating with republicans on the

jillian: appreciate it.assive house explosions and debris flying that has the bomb squad investigating. >> it is not a planet tinkers round the edges but once in a generation investments. a transformational progress. lawrence: president biden promising to create millions of jobs but who will it help? our next guest is a pipeline worker who feels rejected by the current administration. hey xfinity, show me disney plus... i'm here on business. i need your help. i've been quested to bring this one back to its kind. now you can access exclusive disney originals... we are an unusual couple. oh i don't think that was ever in question. ...and stream must-see disney new releases! people need this symbol. where do we start? find the best in entertainment all in one place, with disney plus now on xfinity! a way better way to watch. lawrence: governor andrew cuomo repeal a law that protects nursing homes from covid related water lawsuits. the disaster protection act gives healthcare facilities immunity from lawsuits wa

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jillian: i'm jillian mele. let's begin with this fox news alert.anhunt is underway in texas for a deadly shooting suspect, police say 41-year-old steven 41-year-old broderickshot peopl. he is a former detective at the sheriff's office. police are urging the public to remain vigilant, saying he is considered armed and dangerous. they are concerned he could take hostages. todd: a girl killed after she was shot in the head at a mcdonald's drive-through in chicago. >> police put the guns down. our kids want to play. my kids can't even go out the door. todd: they're's her picture. she was just sitting in a car with her dad when shots rang out. she was shot multiple times and declared dead at the hospital. her father was hit in the chest and is in serious condition right now. no arrests have been made. hours later, two miles away, two people shot at a popeye's drive-through, one victim in critical condition, the other in serious condition. jillian: president biden finally admits the migrant surge at the border is a crisis as the administration gives mixe

jillian: it is 35 minutes after the hour.talk. >> i'm not trying to shame him. i want to have a conversation. jillian: the open letter to the nba star. todd: speaking of laughter, elon musk on saturday night live, not everyone is happy about it mostly the players, that story next. bottles are made to be re-made. not all plastic is the same. we're carefully designing our bottles to be one hundred percent recyclable, including the caps. they're collected and separated from other plastics, so they can be turned back into material that we use to make new bottles. that completes the circle, and reduces plastic waste. please help us get every bottle back. calling him out or trying to shame him. even if he doesn't have a conversation with me, at least it down and talk to a police officer, remind me of myself before i became a police officer and i saw the other side. todd: he wrote an open letter to lebron james on his recent comments on police. jillian: carley shimkus here with that story. i love this and wish more people on both si

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jillian: it is 34 after the hour.nice dean. >> janice: that blue is scary cold temperatures, the 21st of april, record lows and record snow from this quick moving system slicing across the country, freeze advisories posted from texas to the great lakes including parts of alabama towards kentucky and tennessee toward the appalachians where we see potential for snow today. powerful cold front behind it, temperatures in the 30s, those are actual air temperatures with freeze advisories and temperatures that feel much colder than that because of the wind chill. as we go through today still remnant snow across the great lakes and parts of the mountains of west virginia and there is your forecast so we are almost done with this but measurable snow towards new england, that is a historic system. things will be quieter tomorrow. todd: i have been looking a lot of paint colors. that was a lovely shade of blue. call it benjamin moore. >> janice: i will send my swatches. todd: using the proper terminology. time now 36 after the h

jillian: look at your screen.ents are furious about this was a homeless and can't meant still them to elementary school's property, they would move the main entrance to to parents concerns but they have no intention to remove the encampment from the property. ashley: he is concerned about his kids safety. thank you for being with us this morning. obviously i can understand why you are upset. tell us what is going on. >> the school board leveraging well-being and safety and force the mayor to do outreach differently. can you hear us? >> yes. ashley: what have kids said? >> some people are not willing to send children back, since school district lost control school grounds they have no ability to take care of the air filtration and do what they need to do toward coronavirus safety and there are other parents who send children to school given what is going on. jillian: something interesting to note, october 1st to last year in april 15th this year first responders have been sent to the area 23 times some type of fire

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jillian: oh my gosh.says hope over fear nothing quite says we are not going to be afraid anymore like basically evacuating the house floor and keeping just a few of us in there. todd: before we get into what you did not like in the speech was there anything you did like in the speech? >> yeah, actually, i thought some of the stuff he did was right on the money. i mean, when he started talking about ending forever wars and getting us out of afghanistan; i think that was good. i'm in total agreement with that when he started talking about we have to be competitive with china and when he started talking about we need to buy american and support america, i thought those things on a narrative messaging point, that was right on the money; however, his policy statements affiliated with those things dubious whether he was sincere about those statements that i think 90% of americans agree with. jillian: you know something that a lot of people didn't necessarily like is that he didn't address the border crisis and

jillian: it is for:44 on the east coast.florida where we are looking at a launch pad with four astronauts to go to the space station. we sit here live. i love seeing this stuff every time. todd: i love how exciting you get. you get so enthusiastic. jillian: i am so fascinated and curious about life outside of earth that i want to see. todd: let's go to our resident alien. it has been a full year of violent protests in major cities across the country but new york times columnist says scenes like this are just make-believe. jillian: carley shimkus is here. >> these tweets are coming courtesy of new york times columnist paul krugman who writes in reality given gop supporters believe rampaging mobs burned and looted major cities somehow without the people actually living in those cities noticing, getting them to see fact about something as abstract as the deficit is a hopeless cause so that is when he said the rioting and looting never happened, it is the gop fantasy. in another post he says there were bad actors, there are alwa

jillian: what does that say to you?a longtime washington hand , he's far to the left to me, but moderately, you know he's a liberal and you have these liberals in the democratic party versus extremists in the democratic party and extremist want to upend the supreme court by attacking its independence, by politicizing it, by adding the lord knows how many individuals to the court to get the case outcomes they desire and so with joe biden is trying to do is walk this fine line between the harry reid's of this party and the extremists, so he has a commission in place that probably will satisfy neither side, but the pressure is extreme from the left to blow up the supreme court and he's playing with fire by even discussing or allowing the commission to go forward i would upend our constitutional structure, supreme court is supposed to be objective and apply the law neutrally as opposed to a radically politicized court, that if the court packing plan succeeds the numbers will change each time we get a new president because o

jillian: thank you.s alert, anti-police protests continue for a fortnight across the us, the overnight demonstrations follow the rest of the now former minnesota officer involved in daunte wright's shooting, the suspect charged with manslaughter, carley shimkus joins us with more. >> another night of chaos as hundreds gather outside the police department for the fifth straight night. protesters turning violent by nightfall, people lobbing water bottles, bricks and fireworks at police, officers responded by firing pepper spray into the crowd. lauren blanchard experiencing the police presence firsthand. >> as we try to make it out, police stopped everyone trying to get out of there, we were ordered on to our knees, had our hands up. >> 24 people were arrested following that 10:00 pm curfew, no reports of looting, protests spreading to other cities as well. lapd in riot gear confronting a large group in front of police headquarters in albany, police used pepper spray after rioters were at a police station a

jillian: let's talk about this.at the top of the hour major league baseball moving the all-star game to coors field in denver, colorado. a lot of people, using criticism online, people saying take a look at colorado's voting laws and come back and have a conversation. we want to pull up a graphic to show the differences between colorado and georgia's voting laws, 15 days of early voting, 17 days of early voting, more days of early voting in georgia, they allow no excuse vote by mail, same in colorado, all registered voters receive mail in dallas coming in georgia a valid id is required to vote by mail and in person as is the situation in colorado and georgia, passing out food and water in voter lines. look at minor differences, a lot of people waking up this morning with this new report wondering what made them decide on colorado went on the face looks pretty similar. >> all politics of the people suffering the most are black businesses and businesses in general in atlanta and people saying they are advocating for b

jillian: we haven't talked about bernie sanders. what is he up to?ege 3, he wants taxpayers particularly wall street to foot the bill. the college for all plan, tuition free education for all students at community colleges and public is, if someone's family makes 125,$000 annually, tuition will be at public 4-year colleges and universities, sanders is proposing a financial transaction tax on stocks, bonds and derivative trades. if you're a wall street bank it could add up and also buying and sharing in your personal account. that is how i am reading it. todd: free college is not free, someone is paying for it. i spent $100 to buy a whole foods scone. jillian: welcome back, it is thursday and i'm finally saying this. >> just when you got used to your phone at the checkout line, amazon is launching palm screening technology at seattle whole foods, the customers would scan their palms connected to their credit cards. every time you check out after that you use your palm. experts worry it will be a security risk for americans. don't know if you have trie

jillian: i don't.d: the drugs were found hidden in a semi-the drugs and the truck receives, in total 217 pounds of contraband. jillian: imagine if you were at the airport, we have three standby seats, it doesn't work that way. todd: i'm not fully up on the story. maybe it was offered to the individuals and they figured something out. jillian: they don't do that. why are you fighting over the seats if you don't have the control to -- jillian: if they did that the story would not be that much of an anomaly. we do that every newscast. 40 minutes after the hour. a texas share of absurd controversy is not law enforcement's job for reaction to that. >> rose mcgowan joints fox news, her blunt comparison to the democratic party to a cold. >> democrats especially are in a deep cold. look at your own belief system. - i'm sure you've heard how grammarly improves your writing, but let me tell you how grammarly business helped my sales team. look at simon. since simon's team started using grammarly business, we've

jillian: reaction from leaders across the country.rning. >> reporter: reactions are pouring in from everywhere starting with president biden at the white house who was criticized for weighing in but afterwords phoned the floyd family before addressing the nation calling the conviction a giant step forward. >> in the murder of george floyd last may the blinders off for the world to see. systemic racism is a stain on the nation's soul. >> reporter: biden appeared alongside vice president harris who said this is one step in a long road ahead calling on congress to act on police reform. secretary of state blinken took to twitter writing, quote, in order to leapfrog america must address racial injustice and inequities at home. former president obama issuing a statement saying while today's verdict might have been a necessary step on the road to progress it was far from a sufficient one. we cannot rest. on capitol hill speaker pelosi coming under fire for controversial comments reacting to the verdict. >> thank you, george floyd for sacrifi

jillian: alejandro mayorkas will travel to texas. dan patrick says the biden administration is putting these kids at risk and vows to stop it. >> children are allegedly being sexually assaulted on american soil because of their total neglect of protecting the border, protecting this country and protecting these kids whether they are dropped over the fence or sexually assaulted% into the country and sex trafficking, joe biden and kamala harris have this on their hands, letting criminals go in america and putting kids at risk. it must stop now. we are investigating it and if they won't do it texas will. jillian: that's not the only threat, border patrol announced agents caught in ms 13 gang member crossing the border. lawrence: taxes in new york about to go higher than skyscrapers after the state passed a new budget. the plan includes money for the struggling small businesses that build the empire state building twice, money is going to illegal immigrants. we have restaurant owners, gentlemen, thank you for joining the program you guys

jillian: thank you.d: the border was just one topic in the exclusive interview with the former president though he suggested things are headed in the wrong direction under president biden and took an optimistic tone as he looks at 2022 and beyond. >> should this now be the republican party agenda? anybody who wants to run for the house or the senate, should they take this make america great again agenda >> if they want to win yes. we expanded the republican party, you have seen, the texas border, we have the biggest hispanic vote since as the governor said to me since reconstruction. i said you are talking civil war? he said since the civil war. if you want to win and win big you have to do that. >> if every republican running ran on that agenda and made a promise to fight hard to implement that agenda it seems to me based on the number of votes you got in 2020 that would be a winning formula. my question is will you help them formulate that narrative? >> common sense, it should be the party of common se

jillian: thank you.o raise a fist or make any political gesture at the tokyo olympics will be punished. the lipid committee said it consulted 3000 athletes and found 70% did not want protests to distract from the game. it is unclear what consequences players would face if they break the rules. todd: the biden administration jeopardizing the annual motorcycle rally, 30 year tradition for veterans on memorial day. the defense department is ignoring their application to choose the pentagon parking lot as a staging area. up and can spokesman saying the request is being evaluated in light of the pandemic. it is a parking lot. it is outside. and army veteran blasting the delay saying preventing a tradition like this flies in the face of the freedom that so many have died to protect. democrats accused of trying to change the rules on recall efforts to prevent people from signing them. our next guest planning the move calling it voter intimidation. jillian: download the fox bed super 6 apps for a chance to win 1

hey, jillian. jillian: let's begin with this story. hundreds attend the funeral for fallen capitol police officer billy evans in massachusetts. the service was held in evans hometown. evans will be remembered as a dedicated police officer and devoted family man. evans was killed earlier this month when a man rammed his car into a security barrier near the u.s. capitol building. a third booster shot for those who got the pfizer vaccine will likely be needed over the next year pfizer's ceo calling the extra dose important to fighting international strains. you this this as a new study reveals getting sick with covid puts you 8 to 10 times higher risk of developing blood close in the brain than getting the vaccine. and now to the story you just referenced. twitter is under fire for banning project veritas founder james o'keefe. critics accuse the tech giant of protecting cnn after o'keefe's platform relaunched its #expose cnn campaign. twitter explaining decision in part quote as outlined on our policy platform manipulation and spam you c

jillian: wow.ed an aggressive crackdown on rioters in the city. police are investigating that is chilling. jillane maxwell is behind bars. photo shows maxwell with a bruise. the attorney says the apparent injury has caused friction between her and guards at the detention center in brooklyn. maxwell's attorney also says the bruise could be from covering her eyes every night because guards shine lights in her cell every 15 minutes. maxwell awaiting trial for sex trafficking and other charges related to alleged abuse by jeffrey epstein. how about this? tim tebow could be making be a nfl comeback according to espn. the 3-year-old heisman trophy winner who played for the broncos, eagles and jets reached out to the jacksonville jaguars to try out. the head coach meyer was tebow's head coach. he has now switched his position to tight end. tebow retired from baseball in february after a five-year run in the new york mets minor league system that is a look at your headlines. steve, i will send it to you. st

jillian.itical race theory in america's schools. >> a hundred years ago kids in classrooms were taught the color of their skin was their most important characteristic. today kids are being taught that the color of their skin defines them again and if you look a certain way they an oppressor from colleges to corporations to our culture, people are making money and gaining power by pretending we haven't made any progress at all. ainsley: our next guest sponsored a bill in idaho handing the teaching of critical race theory in our schools. karl crabtree joins us now. good morning to you. >> well, good morning, ainsley. i'm glad to be with from you idaho. ainsley: we're glad to have you here. why did you want to sponsor this bill? why was it important to you? >> well, we are maybe a little different in idaho we don't like to be told what to think. we heard of isolated incidents of student being coerced and these were conservative students about their viewpoints. and you know, we don't like to be to

brian: i don't get that is it worth asking you, jillian? jillian: no.pt my award as my character? scarface guy going to go up cocaine. jillian: brian play yourself: brian: pete will play himself. pete: it will be interesting right whether they get political i'm sure the producers see it. brian: doesn't matter which side. not that anyone ever comes out on the right. ainsley: do you all watch them anymore? i really don't. i watch the country music awards but i don't watch the oscars. pete: i don't. ainsley: what's come up, pete? pete: new push to bust up big tech antitrust concerns calling big tech's monopoly threat on ideas to our public. that is next. today so-called progressives will reintroduce the green new deal. we will take a look at some of the radical new proposals. ♪ hooh. that spin class was brutal. well you can try the buick's massaging seat. oohh yeah, that's nice. can i use apple carplay to put some music on? sure, it's wireless. pick something we all like. ok. hold on. what's your buick's wi-fi password? buickenvision2021. oh, you should pi

ainsley: jillian is upstairs. she has headlines. good morning, jillian. jillian: that's right.elding teen. take a look. [chanting what do we want justice? when do we want it now? jillian: columbus police officer firing as the girl was trying to stab another person. the identifying her as any kia bryant. the aunt says the girl did have a knife but that she dropped it before she was shot. a civilian rescue team finds debris from a boat 60 miles away from where a boat capsized in the gulf of mexico. the cajun navy locating a knife boat as they searched for crew members still missing. it is unclear if anyone actually used the boat the coast guard ended its search for eight sailors after recovering five bodies. six people were rescued on the first day. democrat henry cuellar says author than 16,000 migrants have been released from federal custody without court notices since president joe biden took office. the congressman telling border report quote it's an honor system they are given and this is not the way it's supposed to be. cbp reports a 71% increase in illegal encounters in ma

hey, jillian. if. jillian: start off your stories with this story here.th day of protest overnight in a north carolina city after a black man is shot and killed by deputies. >> say his name. >> andrew brown. >> elizabeth city under state of emergency as demonstrators demand justice for andrew brown jr. brown's family watched some of the body cam video of the shooting and says it shows him being, quote, executed. they want the video being made public and a hearing on a release is set for today. evacuations are underway in arizona as a wildfire more than doubles in size fire officials say the flag fire has grown from 600 acres to 1400. at least 200 homes were ordered to evacuate and emergency declaration was issued in mojave county. the red cross has set up a temporary shelter at elementary school. unclear what started the fire. passes the signature mark needed to qualify for the parking lot. so far the petition has gathered over 1.6 million signatures, well over the 1.4 million needed. county officials have two more days to verify and report any remaining

jillian has more head lanes for us. jillian: that's right.urning their loss. >> they loved everybody. they loved everyone. even if they didn't know you, they didn't hate anybody. it's sad because our city is falling apart. ainsley: the shooting suspect has been arrested. police have not released his name. he is charged with intentional homicide. the los angeles county sheriff says he has no working relationship with county district attorney george gascon. sheriff alex villanueva tell our that he has had only had one telephone call since he took office. he added the new approach might actually embolden some of the antifa anarchist crowd end quote. nascar driver bowman putting on a show richmond raceway in virginia. check it out. >> final corner of 400 laps alex bowman steals one in richmond. >> wow. >> i can't believe we just did that at richmond. oh my god. >> believe it, buddy. jillian: i was going to say believe it bowman taking the checkered flag at the toyota owners 400. he too long the lead from denny dennyhamlin 10 laps left. third win

jillian went to school and jillian has the news. jillian: i did, yes. good morning to you. car intentionally set on fire in front of a subway station. the department believes the car was targeted because it had a police parking card in the windshield. the officer was on duty working nearby when the fire started. no arrests have been made. two dozen scientists slammed the world health organization's report down playing the theory that the coronavirus escaped from a lab. in an open letter they note 12 incorrect disputed or in precise statements claiming the organization, quote, failed to reach some of the most basic standards of credible analysis and assessment. demanding a new investigation. and how about this? basketball legend's act of kindness wins in the game of love. check it out. >> i appreciate it. what's your name. >> dalton. >> that's shaquille o'neal paying for a young man's engagement ring for his soon-to-be fiance. the former laker says he saw the man buying the ring at atlanta jewelry store and sneakingly handed over his credit card when it was time to pavement

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jillian: thanks, jillian.' concerns about privacy. >> the government is not now nor will would he be supporting a system that requires americans to carry a credential. our interest is simple from the federal government which is americans' privacy and rights should be protected. brian: all right. so several governors already made such announcements against vaccine passports in their states including our next guest. steve: yoipg us right now from the great state of missouri governor mike parson. governor, good morning to you. >> good morning to everyone. steve: it's good to have you. governor, explain the difference, what's the difference between the vaccine passport and like when we all got our first vaccine shot they gave us a little card that you are supposed to carry around in your wallet? what's the difference between the two because pretty much everybody has got one of the two. >> yeah, i think a couple of things. one, it's all about the privacy of the individual who received the vaccine, who didn't. also,

ainsley: jillian has more headlines for us. jillian: it's very good. want to stay tuned for that. meantime start off your headlines new lawsuit claims anti-law sun constitutional. the in a statement the law is nothing more than an attempt to silence the black lives matter movement and other civil organizations by limiting the ability to protest. florida governor ron desantis signed the bill requiring increased penalties for crimes committed during riots last week. go to extreme weather now and take a look at this terrifying dash cam video showing a semi-truck losing control and slamming into a snowplow during whiteout conditions in wisconsin causing a 22 car pileup. leaving one person dead and several others hurt. meanwhile on the east coast a rare april shower in new york city. hail slamming parts of the city as storms moved across the big apple. new york governor andrew cuomo's staff appears to shield him from questions about the shower. claims against him. listen and judge for yourself. >> will you resign from office if she concludes you did violate

brian: jillian mele is with us. jillian: good morning.o ahead and start your headlines with this. a man hunt is underway two suspects in connection with shooting of a 7-year-old at chicago mcdonald's drive-thru. the 18-year-old accused get away driver was denied bond in court yesterday. marion lewis is charged with first degree murder. jazlynd adams and her father with were shot during the failed carjacking. her father is expected to fully recover. overnight a raging out-of-control wildfire forces 200 homes evacuate in arizona north of phoenix. the flag fire erupting in the will mountains forcing the resort and park to close as well. >> can i feel the heat from here. all right, we are out. >> the flames consuming 600 acres. the cause is currently under investigation. and a talladega super speedway joey la gano going airborne during a scary five-car wreck. watch this. >> oh. jillian: oh my goodness, after the race la began know said he was happy to be alive. meanwhile the fox nation car finishing 22nd. brad keselowski taking the checkered

lawrence: jillian is standing by. jillian: let's begin with this.38th and chicago will be held until our demands are met. they want the barricades to stay through the conclusion of the august trial for the three other officers involved in floyd's death. go to a live look at capitol hill where the house passed a bill to make d.c. the 51st state. all house republicans rejecting the measure. mondaire jones accused the g.o.p. of being against it because of race. take a listen. >> one of my house republican colleagues said that d.c. shouldn't be a state because the district doesn't have a landfill. my goodness. with all the racist trash my colleagues have brought to this debate, can i see why they are worried about having a place to put it. jillian: it's unlikely the bill will pass the senate because of the filibuster. utah senator mike lee will join us when he weighs in next hour the scripts spelling bee will return this year african selling the 2020 event due to the pandemic. bee adding vocabulary questions and lightning round tiebreaker. if they can't

jillian: "fox & friends" starts right now. have a great day, everyone. ♪ ♪ >> democrats are expected to announce a plan to add four justices to the supreme court. >> this is a radical takeover of our country. >> this is madness as if this country isn't lost enough. >> second degree manslaughter charges are set against kim potter. >> it should have been a more complete and thorough investigation before you brought these charges. >> i concluded that it's time to end america's longest war. >> nobody wants the truth to come home more than those of us who have had to sacrifice. but the last thing i want to see is another 9/11. >> shocking video shows another child being dropped over the border wall. >> i mean, if you want to know why people are coming to the southern border. listen to the way democrats have talked about this country. that's why they are coming. >> has thrown a no hitter. ♪ brian: somewhere in nashville i believe somebody is playing this song live. don't they play 24 hours a day? ainsley: there are like four band in

jillian is a military spouse. i mentioned before i have a special spot in my heart for military families. her husband spent time overseas in combat. she had paused her career for her husband, but she was itching to get back into the game, and for good reason. she is the best at what she does. something called remote work, where someone can be in a different place and contribute their effort, talents, and make the operation better. before hiring jillian to be my communications director, i had been on tv once. since hiring her, i had been on tv. communication with her expertise. i saw and heard this tremendous -- saw in her this tremendous potential. you may have seen a recent documentary called the swamp, which chronicled my time in congress. there was a scene filmed that was not include -- included in the movie, where the director asked me how is it that you are led by so many females? it is how i was raised. when i was 12 years old, i -- three years old, i learned that my mother had a blood clot that had burst an

jillian: your reaction to this?the same thing, we all want justice reform but it doesn't start with special directives. it doesn't start with letting out criminals or failing to prosecute people who committed collectivity. it starts with our views, making sure we are protecting victims. it doesn't start with flooding our streets with more criminals. our l a county sheriff charged with of the funding police, we lost two sheriff officers due to covid cutbacks, and we need help on the policy side. >> thanks for being with us and keep pushing that policy over party, that is what we need. >> john kerry arrives in china to talk about climate change. our next guest runs a think tank and writes books on climate change. and john kerry could come home empty-handed. >> focused on discussing climate and how we can work with leaders around the region to get control of the climate crisis. >> us climate envoy john kerry arriving in shanghai for climate change talks, the first biden administration official to visit china and tensio