we begin with jillian mele at a lowe's in melbourne, florida as locals make final preparations. rs at 6:00 a.m. a steady stream of people coming in and out for the last few days. and you can see behind me, a couple people at the registers right now. let's go ahead and bring in holly mayse who has lived in this area for 15 years. have you been to lowe's six times in the last three days. holly, what are you getting? >> every day it's something else because you think so the first day it was like the gas cans and rope to tie things down and a few more boards to make sure, you know, you had everything. and then, you know, you start remembering other stuff. and so then it was some straps and then to make things work so you need your oil for your generators and last night we splurged a little and finally got an air conditioner. so not just the fans going this year. jillian: you said you expect you know you will lose power. >> we are totally going to lose power. jillian: you decided to say. a lot of people in your neighborhood stays about 50/50. the neighbors kind of help each other thro

. >> "fox & friends first" co-host jillian mele joins us live down the street with more on how that allnfolded. jillian, good morning. jillian: that's right, good morning. we are about a block away from where this unfolded. the roads all behind me still blocked off. the fbi on scene. philadelphia police still on scene. that video you showed a second go of that suspect walking out of temple university hospital that was just about an hour to an hour and a half ago. we are told he was there because of the tear gas that police fired into the home last night. take a look at this video now and you will see that happen. this was shortly before midnight. that alleged suspect was being treated as a result of that tear gas. that happened shortly before midnight as i mentioned. between that tear gas and a four-person negotiating team, the alleged suspect came out of the house with his hands in the air. we have that video to show you again. now, he is being identified as maurice hill. he is identified by an attorney who was part of this four person negotiation team. this attorney told us he had wor

. >> "fox & friends first" co-host jillian mele joins us live down the street with more on how that all. jillian: that's right, good morning. we are about a block away from where this unfolded. the roads all behind me still blocked off. the fbi on

[laughter] jillian: good morning, i'm jillian mele, always thank you for starting your day with us, let'sin with this, starting lawmakers reportedly for legislative action for top diplomat to the u.s., retaliation for israel's decision to ban congresswoman tlaib and omar. >> garrett tenney live with the president's response, garrett. >> good morning to you, the group of dozen or so democratic lawmakers considering a number of actions against israel's ambassador including issuing statement of no action, if that happens it would mark significant escalation and tensions within the democratic party and israeli government, president trump weighed in on the possibility last night tweeting in part house democrats want to take action against israel because it is fighting back against 2, maybe 4 people who have said unthinkable bad things about it and israeli people, what happened? the two people the president is referring to tlaib and omar, israel blocked propalestinian lawmaker, the world jewish congress said in statement serious questions need to be asked about tlaib's motivation and supporting

good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first" on monday morning, i'm carley shimkus in for jillian mele'm rob schmitt, brand-new developments in the death of multimillionaire epstein, prison guard design today keep watch on the cell were reportedly working maximum overtime shifts right ahead of apparent suicide. >> mark meredith joins us live with the latest on epstein's pending autopsy and conspiracy theories surrounding his death, good morning, mark. >> good morning, carley and rob, this morning as you mentioned unanswered questions surrounding jeffrey epstein's death, officials call it apparent suicide but many are asking how that could happen while epstein in federal custody, reports that guards were working maximum overtime shift due staffing shortage, epstein died at 66 on sad, well-known to connection to rich and famous, epstein arrested back in july 6th in new jersey, days later he pled not guilty, of sex trafficking, after that he was found unconscious in cell in what's been described as suicide attempt, 6 days after that, sources say epstein was removed from suicide watch, now

lauren: jillian mele joins us live from near the home with exactly how the police got the suspect to ender. jillian, gone. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're a block away from the scene. we have new information and new video to show you. let's take you to that. this video shows the alleged suspect coming out of the house shortly before midnight, surrendering to police with his hands in the air. he is identified as maurice hill, he was identified by an attorney, part of a four person negotiation team to try to get him to surrender. this moment is after police fired tear gas into the home. the combination of those two things is what led this suspect to come out of the house with his hands in the air. the attorney by the way says he represented him on a prior case so the two had a relationship. that's how he knew him. let's backtrack to when this went down, around 4:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon this started. narcotics officers were serving a warrant when the man inside the house started firing. we want you to take a listen to this see desperate dispatch cal. >> we've got shots fired

fox & friends coanchor, jillian mele. joining us on the couch, former white house press secretary under president george w. bush, and a fox news contributor, ari fleischer is here. he's kind of "outnumbered." [laughter] >> jillian: just a little bit. >> lisa: i don't think he's ever "outnumbered"! >> ari: always. >> kennedy: he smart enough to do that jiu-jitsu that you love so much. we will get right to it. republican senators facing a politically tough vote on a $2 trillion spending deal. you are that right. it raises the debt ceiling and the government shutdown in the fall, but it has conservative senators torn between supporting the president and there are real concerns about increasing spending caps. senator rand paul warning that the plan will balloon the national debt, which already stands at well over $22 trillion. obviously, growing. other republicans say it's the best option, with democrats in charge of the house. watch. >> adoption of this deal marks the death of the tea party movement in america. fiscal conserv

00 o'clock in el paso, texas, this is where we have been following breaking news right now, i'm jillian meleg rob schmitt, you're looking at a map right now and you see right there the field of mall and wal-mart, this is the location of a mass shooting, we are told by police that one person is in custody, multiple injuries, we do not know the number of fatalities or injuries at this point. what we do know from eyewitnesses, this started outside of the wal-mart. rob: right, started outside the wal-mart, young man wearing a black shirt and cargo pants holding what looked like a rifle, lieutenant governor says it's a 21-year-old man in custody for this shooting, witnesses say he opened fire on people walking out of wal-mart, walking into

dagen: jillian, thank you so much, incredible so much, jillian mele from philadelphia, breaking news, china threatening retaliation if the u.s. puts into effect tariffs for september 1st, we will watch reaction from the president possibly on twitter and we try to break down what this means but we know what it means for the stock market right now, 124-point loss on the dow futures, the selling picking up steam coming off the worst day of the year for the blue chips, take a look at the 30-year treasury and see what's happening there, if money is pouring into it as we fly to safety, we will be watching that. again, the yield there dipping below 2% overnight. and as european markets we look for some stability, we have heavy losses, heavy selling there as well, the dax down more than 1.6% at the moment. we wait. >> retail earnings, heavy-hitter, the biggie, wal-mart will report at the top of the next hour, more on that straight ahead. ♪ flights, hotels, cars, activities, vacation rentals. expedia. everything you need to go. expedia. (carrying up to 50 times its tbody weight.essly marches o

jillian mele. jillian: in what way. you like to play kick ball, dodge ball.agged nearly 50 feet in hotel parking lot. surveillance video showing officer craig walsh pulled by the car in new jersey. he was speaking to two teens inside that car when the driver suddenly threw it in reverse, pinning the officer to the door. both teens were arrested after crashing into a tree. the officer will be okay. a panicked mother leaves her baby in a hot car. chilling body camera footage showing her explaining what happened to police. >> i don't know. i honestly don't know how it happened. i don't -- i am freaking out. i'm sorry. i don't know how it happened. like how do you forget your baby? >> the woman called 911 after realizing she left her 5 month old in the car in the arizona heat. the baby girl was rescued about 30 minutes later. the mother says she was distracted calling it an accident. she is charged with child abuse and endangerment. it was over 100-degrees that day. a robo call crackdown. several major phone providers are teaming up with the attorney general from

fox & friends coanchor, jillian mele.ormer white house press secretary under president george w. bush, and a fox news contributor, ari fleischer is here.

jillian mele has found her way off the turf and inside. jillian: that's right. one out of texas, a manhunt intensifying for a gunman who shot and killed two people in the middle of rush hour. investigators say the investigator slammed into another car in houston before he got out of his van with another person and opened fire. >> we do have witnesses that say it was a long rifle that he was firing. what i mean by long rifle, it was a gun similar to an ar-15. jillian: police say a trash bag filled with marijuana was found in the suspect's van. a motive is not yet known. a cell phone belonging to the dayton shooter sun locked by the fbi. sources tell cbs news the gunman had multiple phones and it sun clear if all of them can be accessed right now. the agency also working to uncover the suspect's social media accounts. days after he shot and killed nine people, including his own sister. president trump naming counter-terrorism chief joseph maguire as the acting director of national intelligence. the move coming after deputy director sue borden resigned. the staff s

brian: let's see if he has a case. 11 minutes after the hour, jillian mele to surprise of few is readyor their lives in times square overnight. watch this video. [shouting] that is panicked crowds trying to escape the most crowded tourist spot in the city after people thought they heard gunshots or an explosion. police say the noise was actually a motorcycle that backfired. similar situation in utah. a sign collapsed at a mall. people mistaking the sound for gunshots, forcing the shopping center to evacuate. the country is on high alert right now. >>> under new york city may de blasio command, shootings rose 5%. the 2020 hopeful skipping out on the crime rate news conference. instead attentioning a national night out event in brooklyn, where de blasio pledged nine million dollars to combat gun violence. some of the money used for new nypd security cameras and renovation for a new community center. watch tonight on sean hannity. bill de blasio will be his guest. must-watch tv. >>> rushing into action to foil a mock terror attack. watch this. jillian: israeli forces arresting three pales

i'm jillian mele. rob: i'm rob schmidt. the area remains an active scene right now.ce say there is no longer an imminent threat. it's unclear how many people have been killed in the shooting. a witness recounts a horrifying scene. >> i probably heard anywhere from 15 to 20 pops. i saw this man dressed in a black t-shirt with cargo pants, carrying what seemed to be a rifle, just pointing at people and just shooting straight at them. i saw about three or four just fall to the ground and i thought oh, my god,. rob: tough to listen to. garrett tenney is live in el paso, texas with the very latest. you've been hearing stories all day that have been terribly emotional and tough to listen to. >> reporter: just to paint a scene for you. this is a the middle of a saturday. i want you to think about your local walmart or target or sam's club on a saturday afternoon and you get an idea of how busy it was here. it was around 11:00 a.m. when based on what we're hearing from witnesses, this man p got out of the car in the parking lot of the walmart and opened fire, started shootin