. >> jimmy: and then we thought "la la land" won best picture. >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: it turned out thathad not won best picture, "moonlight" had won best picture. >> yes. >> i wonder what you remember, because i've no not had a chanco talk to you about that crazy moment. do you remember any of that? >> i think we all went into a sort of like lohallucination state. how did you feel? you'd hosted the oscars on stage for hours, then complete pandemonium. >> jimmy: i felt -- i will tell you, i felt confused, mostly. i felt suddenly fearful, because as i was walking offstage people were like, "hey, was that a prank that you pulled?" "no, no, that wasn't a prank that i pulled!" [ laughter ] then i remember you were gone really quickly. you wisely got the hell out of there. and -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: i remember warren beatty walking around with a card that had your name on it. >> yes. then they kept telling me that was the only card and that i was -- i have my card! they were like, but warren wouldn't give to it anyone because he wants to show to it barry. it was a whole -- it was absolute chao

you're in la-la land.bers of congress. my wife's a first grade teacher. this is not how we're teaching our kids. not how we're raising our children. you have members of congress out on the house floor -- you know, you got an opportunity there to show some emotion. we're talking about chasing a member of congress out of the chamber screaming and yelling. this is just -- they're in la-la land, lawrence. i don't know how else to say it. and they're isolating themselves from the vast majority of the american people. president biden is reaching out. democrats are reaching out. they don't want anything to do with it, and we're going to move on and rebuild this country without them because we got some big issues that we're trying to deal with and they're talking craziness that everyone can watch the video and see what actually happened. we were all watching this. not just americans, people from around the world, and this gentleman from georgia saying it was not tourist activity on capitol hill. >> thank you very

they're in la-la land. and disconnected from reality. it is so far beneath the office of being a united states representative, elected by 700,000 people in communities all across the united states to really uphold democracy, to help bring compromise, to solve big problems. and they're in the gutter. i think the american people need to speak up. republicans need to speak up. independents need to speak up and just say, look, this is completely unacceptable. i mean, you see what they did. >> isn't that the problem? isn't that part of the problem which is they're hearing this because they -- their voters and districts have been fed the lies. they're hearing it and it's now become this echo chamber. >> i agree with that. but i still think the vast majority of americans understand what happened, understand why it happened. and those people need to speak up and just say, look, with the republicans are doing here is unacceptable. yes, maybe that plays in a republican primary. it may be we're going to have to talk about this and this will be kind

oe everything they say is they're sore losers and going into an la la land and pretend they won. as a new story just out today points out the nrcc isn't telling republicans that trump's numbers underwater in the swing districts to get republicans to the majority. so hitching the republican wagon to this clown car of these two and remember, matt gaetz started the attack on liz cheney so this is just a nightmare for republicans. it is not going to end here if they put blood in the water with going after liz cheney. >> amanda, they didn't kick off this tour just anywhere but in florida at the villages. i have been to the villages before. it is a place where republican candidates love to go, a must stop for republican candidates running for higher office. what do you make of that, the fact that they kicked off this tour in the villages? >> i mean, this is all just the big schtick and, hey, having a ton of fun. the deal now as you can tell from that clip of matt gaetz is more canceled, the more victim you are, the more subject to investigations shows how hard core you are. come join t

. >> those not wishing to not reside in la-la land, i think will agree with the facts as i'm about toulate them. number one, most of the young people and some of the old people who are running these social media platforms are practically bolsheviks. elizabeth: okay. he says they're bolsheviks. he said that, separate from that, maybe not separate, we don't know, white house press secretary jen psaki today harmeet said, indicating social media platforms still have a duty to censor. they have the responsibility to amplify, quote, untrustworthy content. what do you say to that? >> i disagree. the social media companies have no more duty to censor that newspapers that criticize the government have a duty to sensor. they have no such duty. to the contrary what they promise to their users when all of us joined the platforms was everybody share their views with some articulated, sort of off the limits things but what is happened that off limits area has grown and grown being undefined. you only find out what is in the line when somebody is arbitrarily whacked like president trump was indefini

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la la land. when you look at the headlines, the evidence is clear, covid lockdowns saved lives without harming economies, did they save lives? the lockdowns? because when you look at the infection rates for california vs. texas. lawrence: florida. steve: and florida as well. actually lower in texas. and when the part of the headline without harming economies. are you kidding? how many people lost their shirts? sure they are winding up with some sort of assistance from the government. but they would prefer to have been able to work through that period of time. not be locked down. my state of new jersey still is. lawrence: as you guys may know they made fun of those states and now depending on these states, florida, texas, a lot of the southern states to bail out liberal states because. they were in trouble there but this only exasperated the problem. steve: sounds as if is he making excuses for governor newsom who is facing a recall at the end of this year. that's some of the stuff going on on this thursday morning. and then we have some news. ainsley: hand it over to jillian. jillian: good morning. beginning with a fox news alert. israel and hamas expected to reach a cease-fire after more than a week of fighting. both sides are reportedly working on an agreement that could be finalized within the next two days. but, it comes as they continue to trade strikes with gaza city being hit early this morning. meanwhile hamas rockets hit homes in southern and central israel. [sirens] jillian: can you see video shows people running for cover as four rockets were fired into israel from lebanon. israel responded with artillery fire. texas executes a man by lethal injection for beating his 83-year-old great aunt to death over drug money. quinton jones was hoping the supreme court would halt his punishment but the justices denying a stay overnight. in a statement, jones writing his final words in part. quote: i hope i left everyone a plate of food full of happy memories. extreme weather happening overnight. a tornado touching down in minnesota south of minneapolis amid powerful storms across the state. severe storms leaving parts of the south under water including louisiana. some even stranded as floodwaters wash away homes and businesses. rescue workers using boats to get aid to families and children. and new york city mayor bill de blasio considering a cash lottery to encourage people to get the covid-19 vaccine. this would be similar to the one we talked about in ohio where five vaccinated people will win 1 million bucks each. the city has already offered french fries, metro cards, city bike membership and tickets. let's not appear him appearing in it jersey. one of the immanels never forget. steve: new york has to step up to the plate. if ohio is going to give $1 million away and it de blasio is offering free fries at shake shack. i know they are thricious. jillian: for the record i will always take free fries. steve: over a million dollars? jillian: i want them both. lawrence lawrence let people decide on their own if they want the shot or not. it's ridiculous to pay people to do it. steve: lawrence, it's a good incentive for people who will not get off the couch. ainsley: if it means we get back to normalcy sooner i'm all for it. one of my friends just two days ago said to me i was on the fence about the vaccine, once i heard i could take my mask off, that was all the incentive i needed. steve: exactly. ainsley: it was a good day in new york yesterday when you could walk around without your mask inside, outside. depending on the businesses. some businesses said no. steve: and you have been vaccinated. if you have not been vaccinated you still have to wear the mask indoors. ainsley: 1 minutes after the top of the hour. the mayor of chicago is defending her race based interview. even the journalists granted interviews are calling her out for this. and a deputy single-handedly lift a car off of a driver pinned underneath it the amazing rescue you have to see. and new adventures you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. although uncommon, up to 1 in 5 survivors of meningitis will have long term consequences. now as you're thinking about all the vaccines your teen might need make sure you ask your doctor if your teen is missing meningitis b vaccination. >> tech: every customer has their own safelite story. this couple was on a camping trip... ...when their windshield got a chip. they drove to safelite for a same-day repair. and with their insurance, it was no cost to them. >> woman: really? >> tech: that's service you can trust. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ not everybody wants the same thing. that's why i go with liberty mutual — they customize my car insurance so i only pay for what i need. 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lawrence: sometimes they don't even respond to our emails. steve: is it because you are from fox. >> lawrence: probably is because i'm from fox or i have been doing a lot of reporting on chicago and i want answers. the community wants answers. steve: have you seen the ugly truth. lawrence: a lot of the community members can't get her to come and survey the street. even miranda lopez who i have interviewed ton of times he was continue tucker carson. ainsley: is he a democrat. lawrence: he doesn't care about politics he wants the problems solved. watch. >> to put it quite bluntly she is very incompetent and it shows. she has failed this city the last two years. her abrasive style has been seen not only with the media, not only with members of the city council or even her own department. but now she is trying to pit communities and people of the city against each other with these kind of discussions. meanwhile, just on my way to the studio, i have had two shootings in my ward alone in the last hour. shootings continue in every neighborhood on michigan avenue. yesterday someone was shot. another carjacking. none of that is part of the discussion. except for the racist whiteness of the chicago media. ainsley: i can't believe she is getting away with this. it seems like we are fighting racism by being racist when you say you are only going to interview with a certain color. what if i said i'm only going to interview white people? that would be racist. lawrence: it's clearly racist. it's becoming a double standard when we have this conversation about race that we're using discriminating-discriminatory practices to combat what they call racism. if people want to change their newsroom, that is up to them. look, i applaud diversities but i also don't want a job on fox news just because of the color on my skin. ainsley: right. lawrence: i want to be out there pounding the pavement showing i'm qualified for the position. it's almost as if she is pushing that. ainsley: she is saying she is doing this to encourage numerous to hire more--to-have more diversity. lawrence: she did a whole tweet storm about this. in the tweet she talks about there is not enough diversity in numerous. until they do that she was going to just start offering the interviews up to black and brown journalists. steve: you just requested an interview with the mayor. give them a call later today and give us a call. lawrence: they know i'm not a partisan. i'm a libertarian. i care about the people of chicago. i would love to sit down with the mayor. ainsley: i hope she says yes. >> lawrence: me too. i will fly out there. steve: today. lawrence: today. steve: all right. great. meanwhile, coming up today on the program. new study show the number of kids hospitalized for covid may actually be overcounted. dr. nicole saphier is going to break down the numbers and dangers straight ahead. and from our friends at fox bet, speaking of kids. have a kid in your house help you download the fox bet super 6 app. on your phone for a chance to play and win 10,000 bucks. predict six outcomes in the fox bet super six quiz show. topics range from intrament to d bitcoin they quiz you on it and fun to play. download the fox bet super 6 app. today and we'll be right back. allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! psst! all good (burke) phone it in to 1-800-farmers to get policy perks, like a home and auto-bundle discount. 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time. back to you. steve: a terrible story. will thank you, ashley. it? >> is. ainsley: where overcounting the number of children hospitalized with covid-19. new data finds california overcounted child hospitalizations by at least 40%. potentially distorting the national figures on the effect of the disease on our children. so let's bring in fox news medical contributor dr. nicole saphier. good morning, dr. saphier. >> good morning ainsley. ainsley: good morning. this is based on two different studies. how did this happen? why are these numbers inflated? >> well, ainsley, undoubtedly children have been harmed as a means of some of the restrictions put in place to try to keep them safe from covid-19. while we have acknowledged for month now that the risk to children is extremely rare in terms of hospitalization and death. about 77 times less than that for those adults aged 65 and older. this new study out of stanford may tell us even our perceived low risk of severity in children is even likely lower than that this data came out. theret throw speckively looked at 265 patient charts of children who are hospitalized and listed as a covid hospitalization. the data showed about 46% of those children were likely admitted to that hospital with had nothing to do with the fact that they were positive for sars cov 2. now that the testing for virus when they come into the hospital. they are finding those infections to be incidental. 40 to 45 of those children were asymptomatic. they just tested positive for the virus. this just adds to the body of evidence that tells us that when children are positive for the virus, they have a very mild disease course if any symptoms whatsoever. and you have to remember, ainsley, we dealt with this all this alittle bit last summer ing death counts even adults. we have to be careful. there is a perceived risk and that is what a lot of these restrictions are based upon. but it is prudent that we get this risk right as we know that we have harmed our children and adults whether it comes to a lot of these restrictions. so, this just, again, adds to that growing data that the risk to children is very low and while more and more adults, young adults and adolescents continue to get vas could you lated and percent of positivity of tests have hit an all-time low of 2.7%. it's time to allow our children to get back to that normal of normal life knowing they are not a risk to society and risk to covid-19 for them is negligible. ainsley: that's the problem with the studies they inflate the numbers and experts make decisions based on those numbers. we find out months later or a year later not all of that was necessarily true. most of those kids that were still testing positive but did not have any symptoms were in the hospital for surgery, psychiatric issues. thank you so much, dr. saphier, for being on with us. >> absolutely. ainsley: california's famous venice beach becomes a hot spot for the homeless. lawrence was there for 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and closer and closer to the beach. >> this is venice beach. like, are you kidding me? >> with your own eyes, look what the beach is now. this is what has happened to venice beach. this is what i want people to see. >> this isn't camping, these are homes. >> you see fighting, guns, knives, fires. drug use day in and day out. >> you don't realize sometimes what you are living in the middle of until you see some -- a video and you think wait a minute, that's where i live. >> i live here in the building and i hear them all night long fighting. >> i have been in california my whole life. i honestly feel like this is not california anymore. >> families why aren't the police here enforcing the laws here? >> have they been told not to. >> the police were defunded. lapd will come. they are dealing with so much. >> there was a cleanup today so how often do they do this cleanup. >> this is the first one in months. >> months? >> months. this is not humane. this is not compassionate. >> it's okay to say i don't want camp in my front yard or backyard. i also support the idea of people getting mental health and drug rehab and getting job opportunity where they can get training. >> people that live in these tents, how do they get here? >> each story is different. >> she lost her son a couple years ago. he was 2 and a half. and she just had mental health issues. we have been trying to find her for the last couple months and her mom have just been walking up and counsel the strip. trying to find her. >> what age were you when you went to your first group home? >> about 14. and then i ended up sleeping on the streets, i guess. >> is there any desire to get off. >> of course. >> what would it take to get you off the street today? >> oh, i mean, i'm about to leave. i'm thinking about leaving. i'm going back, to i a job lined up. >> you said a lot of people are between places right now. >> yeah. they are transitioning. >> do you think the ones some of your friends that are out here that have addictions have the desire to go through the treatment programs that the city is offering? >> no. >> do you mind telling me how you ended up here? >> i lost my kid and fiancee due to a drunk glifer how often do you shoot up. >> roughly around 32 times a day. i do use clean ones. i don't share. >> are you afraid. >> am i afraid. >> that one time you shoot up it will be the last time? >> no. i'm not afraid because if it happens that i die and maybe i can finally see my kid. >> how long have you been on the beach area right here? >> off and on like five years. i see people get comfortable, you know, the programs from our neighbors feeding us and giving us nice clothing and making sure we stay neat for them. people get comfortable. i did. >> if i was a councilman, i would be down here right now, man, talking to you, talking to these people saying what are we going to do about this, man? >> the city councilman has allowed them not to have a rock bottom. they are living in a secure, comfortable situation, everything comes to. lawrence: a lot of people are leaving california. if this problem continues, will you be one of those folks? >> i'm not ready to go yet. i would rather fight it for a little while. i think is a place worth fighting for. lawrence: it's shocking. shocking guys. we reached out to the lapd and here is a statement that they provided us. we can only operate within the legal environment. while we sympathize with the situation, there have been changes in city policy and we have to act accordingly. that being said, the lapd is not the point agency on homeless encampments. it's a failure of social policy. we will be there to support partners as they try to fix these issues and we will be there when there is a crime to be solved. we reached out to l.a. mayor eric garcetti, governor gavin newsom but they did not return our request for comment. ainsley: they are saying this sought of our control. we need to change the laws. it's up to our leaders. we just 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yeah, we are still watching the potential for flooding texas, louisiana, up toward arkansas. unfortunately this is not going away today or tomorrow. over the weekend things will start to dry out but flash flooding is going to be a concern up towards arkansas into mississippi. flooding is going to be a big concern. a lot of heavy rain over saturated ground is going to lead to many problems. so just know what to do if there is a watch or warning and you can see the potential for more rain as we get into friday. there is the forecast rainfall. it doesn't look like a lot of rain right now. but, that's on top of inches of rain that we have received this week so not a good situation. an area that need to see the rain is the southwest where we have wildfire danger, red flag warnings. it's dry, warm and windy. so we will keep you up to date on all of these weather situations, steve, back to you. steve: all right, janice, thank you. meanwhile, let's talk about the tennessee fifth congressional district that is a seat that has been held by democrats for nearly 150 years. now one nashville businessman entering the race with the goal of flipping it red tennessee republican congressional candidate quincy mcknight joins us now. good morning to you. >> good morning. thank you for having me. steve: well, these are long odds. if no republican has held that seat in 150 years, why do you think you can? >> well, this is a long day, a long time coming. the citizens of nashville and the citizens of tennessee they have begged for a change, begged for a new voice. people that want to stand for the constitution. they want more conservative values within the nashville, middle tennessee area. so we're literally taking my experiences from the boomer andm to the congress. will. steve: tell us about your background and tell us about you. >> yes, sir. i'm a ceo of covenant pay partners. been in the payments industry now for 20 years. so we are locally starting. we boot strapped the last two organizations that we have started. so, we're multimillion dollars payment processing company that is doing well and coming up the charts over the next couple of years. so, that's why we are wanting to make sure that citizens and people hear my story, hear be the experiences and let them realize that i am them. they are me. they look in the mirror and they can see experience. they can see these things. steve: have you got a very compelling personal story. you grew up in the foster care system in this country. >> i did. i got adopted into a wonderful family that taught me a lot of great values, a lot of children did not have the same opportunities to get adopted sometimes. and so i was blessed to be able to get adopted into a great family. so these problems that we see in america right now with a lot of our youth and based on your last segment listening to him talk, those things are all true of what's happening in america right now. and we have got to have someone in office that can actually stand up and fight for america and fight for these kids. steve: all right. quincy, the number one thing, if elected, you would fight for in congress for nashville? >> >> pro-life and the economy. of. steve: okay. very good. it's that simple. quincy mcknight, running for congress as a republican in tennessee's fifth district. sir, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. steve: you bet. all right. still to come on this thursday, chris rock becomes the latest celebrity to call out cancel culture. why he says comedians like him are afraid to be funny and people are just afraid to say anything. ♪ ♪ it's tragic that the democratic party is moving against israel and in favor of terrorists. >> there is significant evidence that covid-19 leaked from a lab in wuhan, china. >> all signs point to the lab. >> certainly the lab is one possibility. >> from day one u.s. intelligence identified this as a bioweapons facility. >> the trial begins for the illegal immigrant 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[screaming] >> is your head clear? >> cancel culture. what happens is everybody -- things get boring. have you got a place where people are scared to talk. especially in america scared to talk. ♪ ♪ ainsley: how beautiful is that? did they tell us that is miami. steve: that is miami. ainsley: see those buildings right there, one day we are hoping fox moves to one of those a no tax state. lawrence: i'm there. i have been pulling for texas but if they decide that they are not going to do it okay, i will do it. ainsley: you are a texas guy, that's right. lawrence: we don't have any taxes there, either. ainsley: i know or tennessee. ainsley: you have been doing a great job. lawrence: thanks guys. it's been a pleasure joining you guys. i love being out in the field. any chance i get a chance to sit on the couch with you guys. steve: even though we are a little socially distanced. lawrence: getting better and better. steve: meanwhile on this thursday morning some of the top news stories include this one prime minister ellen benjamin netanyahu apparently biden and he talked it on the phone biden said you have got to deescalate in gaza and netanyahu didn't d. not like that. ainsley: told the president public calls for a cease-fire are encouraging the palestinians terrorists. lawrence: crazy stuff going on. david spunt joining us from the house as at hamas and israel continue to trade strikes overnight. what have you got for us? >> three despite criticism from republicans the white house are president biden is active at least behind the scenes on several phone calls to try to deescalate this violence. as you said, he has been speaking with prime minister netanyahu many times over the past few days. the two have a relationship dating back years. and the president hopes that will help the situation. the white house released a readout yesterday saying, quote the president conveyed to the prime minister that he expected a significant deescalation today. meaning yesterday, on the path to a cease-fire. meanwhile, there is no cease-fire. rockets are still flying. buildings are being blown up and sadly people are dying. prime minister netanyahu says he will not stop with rockets or other defense measures until he knows his people are safe. listen. >> to have israel criticizeside absurd. not only is it absurd and unjust and untrue. it does enormous damage to democracies that are fighting this kind of evil. >> the president congresswoman rashida tlaib upon his rival in michigan earlier this week. she has family in the west bank. gave the president an earful about the situation. congresswoman tlaib and her colleague congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez announced legislation to stop u.s. arms sales to israel. >> what biden and kamala harris are pursuing is exactly backwards. our friends and allies the people we should be standing alongside and with he is alienating, undermining, assaulting, lecturing and attacking. >> hamas is saying that a cease-fire is reportedly imminent. the question is what posture will president biden take when things settle down so if things should ramp up god forbid in the future he has a persuasive position. back to you. steve: that's right. all right. david spunt, thank you very much. ted cruz said that joe biden's lack of backbone to stand up and stand with israel is causing this war in the middle east. and, you know, as david laid it out, so, joe biden calls b.b. netanyahu and says you guys have got to wrap it up. we have got to get towards a cease-fire and the israelis said no, mr. president, i'm sorry. but a cease-fire is encouraging the palestinian terrorists to continue their attack. so it's harder to accept the cease-fire and it is prolonging the war against them. but they fired 4,000 rockets into israel so what do you expect them to do? why would joe biden think if he called and said hey i know they are firing 4,000 rockets into israel that you have got to stop they are going to say right, that's a great idea we will stop immediately. ainsley: they have to defend themselves. hamas has been labeled a terrorist organization. lawrence: i think there is a little bit of delusional behavior going on from the white house right now? it's not like president trump although he was a supporter of israel. he and b.b. disagreed sometimes. he even said on the white house lawn one time when they were doing a press conference well, b.b. you are not going to get everything that you want. that is a complicated matter. what is not complicated is hamas continuing to fire on israel and the fact that democrats can't draw a line right there. we should talk about the diplomacy and all of that. you can't negotiate with terrorists. steve: here's the thing, lawrence, what's different for this president is he has got a left wing in the democratic party that wants him to stand up against israel. they are pro-palestinian and, you know, aoc yesterday and other progressive members of the squad said hey, the united states cannot sell israel $700 million worth of arms to protect themselves. ainsley: it shows weakness. why doesn't he stand up to these individuals. steve: american politics. ainsley: and say hamas is a terrorist organization. israel has always been our ally. we will stand for israel. lawrence: it's interesting because larry kudlow is fired up about this. he says dems are not standing up for israel. he talked about how this is a different administration from the trump administration. take a look. >> it's tragic that the democratic party is moving against israel and in favor of iranian-backed terrorists. and it's tragic that there isn't total bipartisan support for backing israel. we moved away from the discredited idea that the palestinian israeli conflict issue in the middle east. president trump working with gulf state allies are to align with israel. six arab states joined with israel and the u.s. to form the abraham accords. and i think had mr. trump been reelected, saudi arabia, which favors the abraham accords, would probably have formally joined along with the others. steve: netanyahu had said they will continue to fight back until there is significant change from the palestinians. lawrence: they should. ainsley: let's talk about the origins of covid. because of have you these republicans on the house intel committee. they are really pushing our government to investigate the origins of this. they say there is evidence that there were leaks in the wuhan lab back in 2017 going back that far. they want to find out the origins and stop this so that we don't have to go through this again as a country. senator kennedy, john kennedy really pressed the cdc director on this. listen to this. >> what are the possibilities? >> certainly the possibilities of that most coronavirus that we know of are of origin that have infected the populations as far as cov 1, mersz generally come from an animal origin. >> are there any other possibilities? >> certainly will -- origin another possibility. lawrence: we don't know but there seems to be a lack of curiosity. it. steve: we should know. lawrence: we should know. no one really besides the republicans that are pushing for this to get this investigation to figure out what exactly went on. and i also want to know because it's only been speculation so far although we have some evidence about funding rand paul has been great on grill fauci. how much american money went to some of this research and did it, in fact, happen in this lab because this was man made. i want to know the answers to this and it just seems to be no pushback to get this solved. steve: think about it this way, folks. here in the united states of america, 52,000 americans have died from cody. 52,000. i was shocked to see that 33,000 of them actually lived here in new york city, which is shocking. 2 million americans have been impacted. so, how did it come to infect the entire planet? and for the suggestion at the end of that soundbite where she was talking a little bit about well, there is some evidence that it could have jumped from animal to humans, but there is no evidence of that. and the republicans, ainsley, to your point, say there is substantial circumstantial evidence that there was a lab leak in 2017 you alluded to this. u.s. diplomats warn that wuhan was conducting dangerous research on coronavirus without following necessary safety protocols. so it could have leaked out then, but it did not. in fall of 2019, they say several researchers in the wuhan lab got really sick with something that looked a lot like coronavirus. ainsley: that was in 2019. steve: yeah. and here's the scary part that puts it all into place, china's military has been involved in that lab. you add it all up, and it looks like if that's not the answer, it's something that should be investigated and the republican from that district in california by the name of devin nunes he says to sean hannity last night, looks like a lab leak. >> we put together all of the open source reporting that we could find and it begins to tell a very clear picture of overwhelming evidence, multiple reporters across multiple countries that talk about the origins of this virus and all signs point to the lab. that's all we really have to go on. because our intelligence community, once again has failed us. we are not sure that we even got all of the information. and we are getting mixed signals from the biden administration. >> despite spending tens of billions of dollars a year on supposedly the most capable intelligence apparatus on the planet. we still can't get to the bottom of it. lawrence: one last thing on this guys, the fact that we aren't showing the amount of power that china has shown, every time there is an investigation into china about this, they say when are we going to start investigating the americans? they are having a propaganda war and we are sitting on our hands and allowing them to win. we know it came to china. why would they say let's investigate the americans on this? steve: you know, joe biden has been asked, has he addressed this issue with the guy and he said no. haven't really brought that up. ainsley: well, they are not cooperating. steve: 250,000 americans are dead that would have been the number one thing i would have brought up. ainsley: devin nunes and republicans have written a letter to joe biden and intelligence community they say they have until the end of may to give them answers. there are three things that they want. they want all of the information turned over on the origin of covid-19. they want any of the evidence to prove that coronavirus broke out naturally and that it originated in animals. and they are also asking if the intelligence community was involved in any reviews of the gain of function research. we stopped doing gain of function research because it is so dangerous. lawrence: fauci is not being quite honest on this. i'm not trying to tear his integrity. the fact that during the questioning with rand paul splitting hairs he knews to be true there was some type of funding be done. it. ainsley: we shut down the pipelines here because of energy concerns and climate. yet we are allowing it in other countries. and we are allowing china to do this type of gain of function research and it's very dangerous. there have been leaks that have been proven in this lab, dating back to 2017. we can't ignore these problems. and they are too scared to address it because these are powerful countries and we need them. but we cannot ignore this. this virus has affected all of our lives. we can't go through this again. steve: so many more around the world. something else that we can't ignore is there is something going on in society and it has a name now. it's cancel culture where if somebody says something and somebody takes offense to it, next thing you know it becomes a thing on social media and they try to essentially erase that person from american society. chris rock was on the breakfast club show here in new york city on monday and talked a little bit about it keep in mind, he's a comedian, one of the best in the world. lawrence: he is. steve: he is hilarious. he lives in new jersey by the way. his business is fraught with peril now because if he says something deemed inappropriate to somebody, he might get canceled. and that is leading to tough times in the comedy business. here's chris rock. >> i see a lot of unfunny comedians. i see unfunny tv shows. i see unfunny award shows. i see unfunny movies because no one -- everybody is scared to like, you know, make a move. you know? that's not a place to be. you know. we should have the right to fail. >> right. >> because failure, failure is a part of art. you know what i mean? it's the ultimate cancel. but, you have got a place where people are scared to talk. that's not, especially in america, you are scared to talk. but, you know, that's what people want, you know. got to make adjustments. >> right. lawrence: it's destroying everything. he is one of my top five comedians. dave chapelle also talked about this. he said the other day this almost ran me away. this is essentially why i went off the grid for 10 years is because you didn't know what you were going to say that was going to destroy everything it juicede used to be a standard that comedian could say tackle everything. it is their job to make you uncomfortable because it's funny. ainsley: if you go back and you watch some of these comedians from 10, 15 years ago, watch it and you are like oh, can't say that now. you can't say that now. people are scared because they don't want to lose their jobs, too. if you say something that someone takes offense to, you are called in to your boss' office and you could be canceled. you could lose your paycheck. steve: what we have seen as well is people look at things that were popular once upon a time in history, whether it's a movie or it's a book. it could be a dr. suess book. and there are things that have not aged well given the sensibilities and points of view today. they say you know what, that thing from 1940 is inappropriate so we need to get rid of that as well. you know, it's easy to do that but then it becomes how much of your personal history and history of your country are you will to erase? lawrence: i continue to say it's important for us, even when we disagree with someone else's speech to defend the principle. not the person. because only a matter of time before it comes for us. it's a wildfire, can cancel culture is. if you pour gasoline on it don't be surprised when that fire jumps back on you like a barbecue pit. steve: i misspoke a moment ago the number of deaths in the united states is coming closer to 600,000. it is a terrible problem. that's why we need to know did it come from that lab? all right. moving on. 7:16 here in new york city. jillian, good morning. jillian: good morning. let's begin your headlines with this story. it was a violent night in new york city. seven people were shot. four stabbed and two killed in brooklyn, queens and manhattan. police say a drive by shooting in queens left three people wounded including an 8-year-old boy. the nypd sergeant's benevolent association tweeting about the violence saying in part, quote: don't blame us. the cops didn't change the laws in new york city. the elected officials in new york state and city council did. michigan governor gretchen whitmer is now the subject of an irs complaint. the democrat taking a charter flight that cost more than $27,000 in march. whitmer's office says the money came from a nonprofit. but the group, michigan rising action says that money should not have received tax exempt status. the governor's trip came as she advised people not to leave the state. meantime, the university of north carolina revokes an offer to this journalist for tenured teaching position. this after a wave of backlash criticizing nicole jones for being the founder of the controversial 1619 project examining slavery. unc has since lowered its offer 10 year position to five year contract with a performance review at the end. and you have to watch this. a deputy single-handedly lifts a car off a woman who was pinned underneath. check it out. >> is he under it? >> yes. >> trapped. >> please, please. >> she is trapped under the vehicle. jillian: incredible body cam footage shows the virginia deputy freeing the woman before rescuing a child trapped inside the car. the woman is, thankfully, expected to be okay. how about this? just last summer, the same deputy saved two people from a burning home. that is certainly. lawrence: can we book him on the program? jillian: i know, i said i want him tomorrow. we have got to get him somewhere. steve: i want to see how big this person is and how brawny that person is. ainsley: don't they say when you are faced with danger there is something in your body. steve: endorphins. ainsley: that allow you to do something like that. lawrence: some people freeze. the fact he didn't freeze and went straight into action. jillian: the best of our society. steve: thank you for that good news, jillian. ainsley: 18 minutes after the top of the hour. ahead, as the border surge grows, not from mexico or central america, what these numbers mean for a possible terror threat coming up. first, what happened to following the science? 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you were fined $500. >> we are just tired of it. for the last year and a half, ainsley, we have been told follow the science. and we worn the mask of the cdc issued the guidelines if you have been fully vaccinated and most of the members of congress have you don't have to wear a mask. and to -- this is just a heavy handed tactic and, get this. it's not just $500. that's the first time. you get two warnings, then it's 2 5urbgs heads. secondly, i think i remember when ms. pelosi after she had eaten ice cream she went to get her hair done and she didn't have a mask on back during the height of the pandemic. and the lady that was fixing her hair could have spread a disease. she ought to pay fine. i'm going to issue a citizen's order for her to pay a fine. ainsley: are you going to do it again? the second time you do get charged the 2500. they just take it out of your paycheck. >> i don't think she can do that i'm going to do it again. all of us are. we are tired of it. so much for bipartisan and, get this: it's just in the well where we vote where the cameras are. outside, nobody wears it. ainsley: i read a lot of tweets about republicans say that. this is just all for show. it's all on camera. in fact, senator chris murphy, he put on his mask to vote and then took it off after he voted when he was -- i think we have video of that, actually. what was your reaction? >> well, you know, again, it's a double standard. why, if it's good outside the chambers, why is it to take it off, why can't we take it off inside? we still having to vote in shifts where you supposedly social distance, but it's just a show. and it's a scare tactic that ms. pelosi has continually done. we are just tired of it and, yeah, we are -- i'm not putting another mask on. >> senator murphy didn't get fined and is he taking his mask off right after he votes. it's just republicans that are getting fined. >> it is. and it's always been like this. she is -- she craves power and she uses it to try to, you know, spank us into doing things. brian mast is the one that initially started it, and it's time for everybody to take the mask off. and enough is enough. and the fine of $2,500. ainsley: that's ridiculous. >> it is ridiculous. it's a show and where does this stop? i mean, this country is burning. we have issues with the border. we have got issues with gas. and here she is doing this? concentrate on things that will help the country. you have got to fight her and this is the way we are doing it. ainsley: that was the incentive if we all got vaccinated we could take the mask off. that was freedom. one step closer to normalcy. she is not allowing you to do that what's your reaction when you see the cdc when you see ms. wolenski or dr. wolenski, when you see her put on her mask after she said if you get vaccinated you don't have to wear it joe biden is wearing his mask. i'm all for it if they want to do it, that's their choice. give us the choice, too. if we did the right thing and we got vaccinated and you tell us we are safe to take off our mask, allow us to do that right? >> and, get, this ainsley, fauci said he was wearing one just for optics. now, how does that work? what message does that send to the american people? ainsley: true. >> it's time to stop, you know, this lunacy and, you know, you wonder why she is continually doing this, follow the science for a year and a half and now she ignores the science just to punish us and i doubt any democrat would be fined. i doubt any democrat, you know, they are tillablely taking them off outside of the chambers. i have seen some inside the chambers. but, it's sickening, really to be honest with you. ainsley: congressman, thank you for all that you do for the great state of south carolina and for being on with us this morning. >> my pleasure. ainsley: talk to you later. we always have him on. he is such a great guest. a potential new border threat, thousands of illegal crossings are coming from crossings outside of central america. a retired general in the arizona national guard explains how asylum laws are being exploited by cartels. and from our friends at fox bet. you can download the fox bet super 6 app. and play for a chance to win $10,000. all you need to do is predict six outcomes in the fox bet super 6 quiz show. topics range from entertainment to sports. it is free to play and download the fox bet super 6 app. now. ♪ you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. although uncommon, up to 1 in 5 survivors of meningitis will have long term consequences. now as you're thinking about all the vaccines your teen might need make sure you ask your doctor if your teen is missing meningitis b vaccination. 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steve: doing okay. but i'm a little troubled by thvment we heard all these people are from these northern triangle countries or they are from mexico. now the border patrol says no, 60,000 are from some place else, which means we don't know anything about them. they could be bad guys. >> that's right. i was alarmed when i heard that i was working with our huma border sector chief. after president biden took office in march and april time frame and they told me that up to 80% of the folks in the huma sector were exploiting the asylum law and claiming asylum and that of those 80%, nearly half of them that were crossing illegally were from asia, europe, africa and south america, so clearly traveling here by plane or by boat and being trafficked by the cartels to cross the border. steve: well, general, they are smart. they have got tvs in those countries. they see what joe biden and his administration are doing. pretty much it's an open door on our southern border. it doesn't matter where you are from, you are going to come, in you are going to register, might send you back into mexico. but they might let you in. >> yeah. so the folks that are traveling from other countries other than mexico are crossing and now they have reinstituted the catch and release and communities like human marks bend, southern communities that have little resources we are really creating a crisis on top of an already emergent situation down there. it's putting a strain on law enforcement, transportation, housing, and education and obviously food, ice and water in those communities. steve: absolutely. you would know because you are in one of the border states right now. general, there was a headline in the intercept i believe on monday. it said the pentagon plans to monitor social media of military personnel forhe yesterday the pn came out or rather tuesday the pentagon came out and said that story is misreported. not true. although we do have a working group looking into that kind of sufficient. so if they have got a working group looking into looking at service members social media accounts for extremism, do you have a problem with that? >> i absolutely do. they need to suspend that president biden, were vice president harris need to stop that to question the integrity of our service members that took an oath of office, oath of enlistment freely. none of them drafted. to say question that and their little to the constitution is totally unacceptable. steve: because it's also subjective. because, in some cases if i read something i might interpret it a certain way, somebody else interpretsit another way. it's all up for debate, isn't it. >> that's right. these service members understand when they take that oath of little to the constitution they do not forego their constitutional rights. i think members of the left and right should be appalled. movement of words in dod policy just prior to my retirement where we changed tolerant to intolerant. history is replete with countries that began using the word intolerant and used that as a reason to change the way that their society lived and ultimately toledo totalitarianism. steve: general mcgwire, thank you for joining us from phoenix. >> thank you very much. steve: thank you for your service. shocking footage obtained by the daily mail, look at that a sleeping toddler abducted from his bed. this morning, we are learning more about the suspect. nancy grace on this awful case coming up. ♪ what can i du with less asthma? 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>> well, this is what we know. we know that this little boy cash, was there sleeping in the same room with his twin brother. in the middle of the night, it was about 5:00 a.m., the early, early morning hours, this guy, 18-year-old dearyan brown reportedly wearing an ankle monitor from a previous offense, comes into the room. he stands over cash for about a minute looking around. then pulls back the blanket, then grabs the boy and takes him out as he is sleeping. he is found a little over an hour later by a woman who is out jogging around 6:30 in the morning. she sees what she think i almost hate to even say it is a dog that has been hit by a car possibly, goes up, she finds the little boy. no shirt, no shoes. covered in blood from the torso up and what strikes her are there are ants crawling all over his little feet. steve: that's terrible. we have got a soundbite also from daily mail of this is a woman by the name of monica sherrod. she is the girlfriend to the biological father of cash. and this is what she had to say about what happened that night. >> all you think about is your baby that's missing. and when they said cameras. there he was. the boy taking my son out of his bed. why would they hurt him? he was four. he was like this big. he was so little. he wasn't even the size of a 4-year-old. steve: it's every parent's nightmare. and then nancy, after the suspect did that, went back into the room. >> he comes back. he comes back. he comes back in. then he looks over the other little twin boy, carter, cash and carter and then he appears if you look at the baby monitor video very carefully. he appears to like he hears something and then he leaves. he came back for the brother awrns lawrence that is the motive? what makes someone do something like this? do the police know? >> you know what? that's where i'm lucky is because prosecutors are never required to show motive. to say go into somebody like this' head and figure out what's going on. but already the defendant's mother, who, again, reportedly was wearing an ankle monitor, reportedly for evading police, says he is being set up and he has mental issues. now, does that rise to legal insanity? it will not. so no motive as of yet. we do know an edged implement was used to kill this 4-year-old child. ainsley: nancy, it's so bizarre though, i was reading these articles and it says the biological mother couldn't find her children. i think she has been reunited with carter. the dad was dating this girl who we saw the soundbite from. buff he hasn't been seen in the house since march. so she was raising these twins by herself. and then the suspect, the body was found a mile away from the house. the suspect lived a mile away from where the body was found. so or half a mile i should say. is there a connection here? 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i need some exercise. lawrence: thank you, j.d. janice: you got it. lawrence: we love j.d. california leftists now trying to cancel math class? according to a "wall street journal" op-ed, the state's newly proposed curriculum recommends schools use the documents to teach titled a pathway to equitable math instruction. dismanned ling racism in mathematics instruction. if ratified the controversial curriculum would bring social justice to math classes across california's k through 12 public education. here to react former professor dr. carol swain. doctor, thank you so much for joining the program. we have heard these theories before that black kids, brown kids in communities they can't learn. the standards need to be changed. we know that's false because the charter schools it prep academy took those same kids out of those poor neighborhoods turned nominee a students and they all got free rides to college. what is the goal of this program? >> well, i can tell you the golf the program is to push critical race theory under the guise of mathematics and if you look at that oakland school district, the students have a 27% proficiency rate in math. it's 90% minority. what will happen if this is implemented, that proficiency rate will drop even lower. it will destroy opportunities for minority students. it's not about being equitable. it's about destroying equal opportunity. these children will not have an opportunity to be successful in life if they cannot be taught math, traditional math. lawrence: i find it insulting that they are treating our kids like this. part of the curriculum that is being -- addressing students' mistakes is a form of white sprerm is i. reject ideas of natural gifts and talents equitable frowns on having only one right answer. so, if you don't say there is one right answer, then you are racist. this is not for preparing our kids. again, i went through a lot of charter schools that are making it happen for our kids. why won't they support that? is that because the teachers unions? are they behind this education? >> well, we know that the teachers unions are behind it, but the progressives, democrats are pushing critical race theory all across the country. it will destroy opportunities for our children. and more affluent parents can take their children out of schools. they can put them in private schools where they are being taught or charter schools or they can home school but their children who are trapped in inner city schools those are the ones whose lives are being destroyed. every american needs to stand up and fight against this dangerous critical race theory agenda. it's a world view. it's destructive. it needs to end now. lawrence: they want to defund something. defund these schools. maybe we will start getting some change done. thank you, doctor. >> thank you. lawrence: crazy stuff. still ahead, the mayor of chicago is defending her race you-based interview policy. even the journalists who were granted interviews are calling her out. more on "fox & friends." ♪ should i stay or should i go now ♪ should i stay or should i go now an♪ herapies that works differently. it could mean a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread, tests positive for pd-l1, and does not have an abnormal egfr or alk gene. it is the only fda-approved combination of two immunotherapies. opdivo plus yervoy equals a chance for more starry nights. more sparkly days. more sunny mornings. opdivo and yervoy can cause your immune system to harm healthy parts of your body during and after treatment. these problems can be severe and lead to death. see your doctor right away if you have a cough; chest pain; shortness of breath; irregular heartbeat; diarrhea; constipation; severe stomach pain, nausea or vomiting; dizziness; fainting; eye problems; extreme tiredness; changes in appetite, thirst or urine; rash; itching; confusion; memory problems; muscle pain or weakness; joint pain; flushing; or fever. these are not all the possible side effects. problems can occur together and more often when opdivo is used with yervoy. tell your doctor about all medical conditions including immune or nervous system problems, if you've had or plan to have an organ or stem cell transplant, or received chest radiation. here's to a chance to live longer. ask your doctor about chemo-free opdivo plus yervoy. thank you to all those in our clinical trials. this isn't just freight. these aren't just shipments. they're promises. big promises. small promises. cuddly shaped promises. each with a time and a place they've been promised to be. and the people of old dominion never turn away a promise. or over promise. or make an empty promise. we keep them. a promise is everything to old dominion, because it means everything to you. ♪ >> increasing political pressure on house speaker nancy pelosi to end her mandatory mask policy. >> we have to follow the guidance of the attending physician. >> follow the science, but you and i have to now -- she ignores the silence. >> video of a sleepinged toddler abducted from his bed. >> no motive as of yet, but we do know an edged implement was used. >> mayor lori lightfoot will only grant interviews with brach and brown journalists -- black and brown journalists. >> she's very incompetent, and it shows. >> border patrol confirms nearly 60,000 all legal crossings are from non-central american countries. >> a crisis on top of an emergent situation down there. >> i honestly feel like this is not california anymore. absolutely not. >> torres, and that'll do it! a no-hitter for corey cliewfer! ♪♪ laura: welcome -- lawrence: welcome to "fox & friends", i'm in for brian kilmeade, in with ainsley and i'm not going to call you -- >> steven. and the reason he's saying that is because when he was filling in a week or so ago, i said, lawrence, did anybody ever call you larry, and i got -- you were giving me the stink eye. lawrence: that's right. steve knows that's the name i hate the most. [laughter] you just got off a flight about 12:30 from california, we're going to talk about later -- ainsley: yeah, what's happening at venice beach. lawrence: i can't wait for you to see it, hear from the homeless people and the drug addicts themselves. ainsley: we started that job with louisville, and i remember when i started the job, people would correct me if i said the name of a city or a state wrong, and louisville was one of them. i used to say nevada, people corrected me. it's nevada, awpsly, nevada. and then i used to say minneapolis. totally wrong. [laughter] lawrence: on the couch with me today, i'm a texan, i screw up every name. we're country, we just say it how it sounds -- ainsley: i'm like, well, you know what i mean. steve: and i'm from kansas, and next door is a tate that has two pronunciations. if you live in the western part of missouri, you say missouri for the most part. if you live in the eastern half of the state, you say missouri. ainsley: okay. didn't know that. tee tee maybe i've got that backwards. anyway -- ainsley: we know what you mean. steve: we know what they mean when the cdc says if you have been vaccinated and you're two weeks after the second shot, you are fully vaccinated, and you no longer have to wear a mask indoors, and that is so liberating, and that is such good news. and that is why new york state yesterday reopened with that good news. but then you've got what nancy pelosi continues to do in the house of representatives. she says, you know, we don't care about that. attending physician says we are following the cdc guidelines. they're not. the cdc says if you are inside a room and you've been vaccinated, you are fine. if you don't -- if you haven't within vaccinated -- been vaccinated, wear a mask. but every one of the democrats has been vaccinated in the house, so you would think that every one of them would be able to take the masks off. the senate actually has said, you know what? you don't need to wear a mask in here. so what's going on now is on -- mast from the great state of florida, they said, you know what? we don't have wear the mask. brian mast, by the way with, has been vaccinated, so they started a revolt, and yesterday a bunch of republicans did not wear the max, and next thing you know, nancy pelosi fines them, i think there's close to a dozen, $500 the first time, and if they do it again, $2500 automatically deducted from they paycheck. lawrence: this is so silly. you've got 'em doing it for theater, and i think it's so important, you know, even though the cdc has said this about the masks, it's important to go to where we started when it comes to mask. the original purpose of the mask was to slow the spread. we shouldn't have to have this guidance going on right now because it's been slowing down. but it seems like the purpose now is to get rid of covid completely. that's not going to happen for a long time. it's time to open up, it's time to be an example for the american people so they can know they can get back to work. in the meantime, these guys continue passing bills letting people know that they don't have to work anymore. they can just sit at home, collect a check, and states and businesses are suffering as a result. ainsley: we can all relate to this though, to the mask thing. if you're vaccinated, why do we have to wear a mask inside some of these businesses in my apartment complex we got an e-mail that said you still have to wear your mask inside. and i was, like, why? i'm not at risk, so why do i have have to wear a mask? when you go in certain stores, if they say you have to wear a mask, you have to. and that's what nancy pelosi's doing. she is telling them they have to wear a mask x they're saying, no, we don't. the cdc is telling us we don't. we are following the science. and now they're getting fined as a result. we interviewed congressman ralph norman, he said he was fined $500, and he's going to continue to not wear the mask. listen. >> a double standard. why, if it's good outside the chambers, why is it, to take it off, why can't we take it off inside? we still have devoted shifts where you supposedly social distance. it's a scare tactic that ms. pelosi has continually done and, again, we're just tired of it. yeah, we're not going -- i'm not putting another mask on. you wonder why she's continually doing. this follow the science for a year and a half, and now she ignores the science just to punish us. and i doubt any democrat would be fined. steve: well, we know why she's doing it, because she has said that while every democrat has been survey ised and they said we've been vaccinated in the house, a number of republicans have not. and she wants every republican to get the shot. lawrence: it's a perm choice though. -- personal choice. if you took the vaccine, then you're safe. you shouldn't be worried about the next man that is still thinking about whether they want to get the vaccine or not. it should not be criminal. i finally got the vaccine, but it took me a while to get there. i wanted to see the science, i wanted to make sure my mom got it and everyone and see how impacted -- my mom's high risk because she has lupus, and i wanted to see how it i affected my family. that was a personal decision. forcing them to do this, it's unreal. steve: right. the point of this whole thing is part of the federal government is the cdc, and the cdc is saying that if you have been vaccinated, you do not have to wear the mask. and so for every democrat in the house, they've been vaccinated. including nancy pelosi. so a lot of people are scratching their heads going why is the house leadership on the democratic side not following the science? lawrence: control, control, control. ainsley: it's all political, really is. is so in chicago there's so much crime in chicago, you've been there, you've walked the streets with the democratic alderman. we're going to play a little bit of that in just a minute. the mayor there, lori lightfoot, is in the news because she's trying to make newsrooms more diverse by saying she's only going to take interviews with black and brown journalists. she says i have been struck since my first day on the campaign trail back in 2018 by the overwhelming whiteness and maleness of chicago's media outlets, editorial boards, the political press corps and, yes, the city hall press corps specifically. lawrence: yeah. steve: and a member of the city hall press corps with the chicago tribune, gregory pratt, tweeted this out yesterday. he said i am a latino reporter at chicago tribune whose interview request was granted for today, he tweeted. however, i asked the mayor's office to lift itsing condition on others, and when they said no, we -- the chicago tribune -- canceled the interview with the mayor because he says politicians don't get to choose who covers them. but that is what she's trying to do. she's halfway through her first term. she's two years in and has said i'm only going to speak to reporters of color about my halfway point. and so that is why we're talking about it, that's why she has suddenly put that mandate out. lawrence: raymond lopez, who has been a thorn in the side of the mayor, this is a guy that doesn't care about politics, he says what about the black and brown kids that are being shot every day? are they going to get interviews? are they going to get covered? take a look. >> put it quite bluntly, she's very incompetent, and it shows. she has failed this city for the last two years. her abrasive style has been seen not only with the media, not only with members of the city council or even her own department, but now she's trying to pit communities and people of the city against each other with these kinds of discussions. meanwhile, just on my way to the studio i've had two shootings in my ward alone in the last hour. shootings continue in every neighborhood. on michigan avenue yesterday someone was shot, another carjacking. none of that is part of the discussion except for the racist whiteness of chicago media. steve: and when we were talking about this earlier, lawrence actually on the tv show made a request to the mayor, lori lightfoot. he would like to interview you. lawrence: we've been making requests for months, maybe years. steve: well, maybe now -- >> i'll say one more thing on diversity. diversity is a good thing. diversity of thought, diversity of opinion. i'm a black man on fox news, i provide a certain perspective that you may not get from someone else. i don't want to be judged just based on the color of my skin. i don't want to be hired just because i am black. it can be a part of it, it can be a part of my real world experience and the light that i walk, but what she's encouraging is discrimination. and you don't encourage diversity by discriminating against others, and we saw this on college campuses when it came to enrolling black and brown people. so this is going everywhere in the country. ainsley: right. you want to earn that job. you don't want to get it for the wrong reason. they're fighting racism by being racist, by discriminating against people who are not black now. what if donald trump did that? what if it were i'm just going to interview with white people? it would be front page all over the place. steve: well, and the chicago tribune said, mayor, you can't do that. ainsley: i'm proud of them for doing that. lawrence: but if she is giving it out to black and brown, like i said, i would love that. [laughter] steve: you've got lots of questions. ainsley: 8:11 on the east coast. day two of the suspect accused of killing mollie tibbetts. ashley stromeyer is outside the courthouse with more. hey, ashley. >> reporter: good morning, ainsley. yes, the defense deferred their opening statement to later on in the trial, but the state are are the ones is asking the jury to find christian rivera guilty. surveillance video shows his chevy malibu allegedly circling mollie tibbetts on that fateful up run. he has confessed he got out and started running next to her, but he became angry when she said she was going to call the police. he dumped her body under corn stalks in a corn field. the defense is trying to get that confession thrown out, but prosecutors pointed to video and dna evidence to be shown during the trial to prove he is guilty. tibbets' boyfriend took the stand yesterday. they asked him about an incident where he cheated on molly as well as his former anger issues. at one point he said he did not want to be there. take a listen. >> why do you not want to be sitting in this room with that guy, with this man? >> i whole wholeheartedly belies guilty. >> reporter: both dalton jack and his brother were out of town the day that mollie tibbetts died. they shared a home, the two brothers and molly did. an autopsy showed blood in the back of rivera's car matched the body found in the cornfield and she had been standed 7-12 times. as you said, ainsley, day two of the trial starts here at 8:30. in just a couple of hours -- actually, a just a little over an hour from now back up and running for the second day. back to you guys. ainsley: thank you, ashley. that is terrible. jillian has some news for us. >> reporter: let's begin with a fox news alert. israel and hamas are expected to reach a ceasefire after more than a week of fighting. both sides are reportedly working on an agreement that could be finalized within the next two days, but it comes as they continue to take strikes with gaza city being hit early this morning. hamas rockets struck homes in southern and central israel. [background sounds] you can see video showing people running for cover as more rockets were fired into israel from remember not. israel responded with artillery fire. >>> a wild high-speed if police chase in florida ends up with five juvenile suspects in custody after that horrific crash. the suspects stole the suv in an attempted home invasion. chopper footage shows the stolen vehicle barreling into a guardrail after trying to speed across three lanes. several people, including all five suspects, were taken to hospitals and treated for non-life threatening injuries. >>> oregon exodus. five of the state's county vote to cede to idaho, the movement being pushed by a coalition of conservatives who say state democrats not protecting their way of life. idaho enforces the law against rioters and other criminals. this after a year of violence stemming from last summer's riots. >>> and now to this story the, an 81-year-old ohio woman steps up to help her favorite restaurant stay afloat. bonnie august ditching retirement to don an apron. she decided to pitch in when her favorite culver's restaurant switched to drive-through only. she works six days a week taking orders out to cars. >> everybody pitches in. everybody works together. it's not a one-person operation. >> reporter: august says she'll keep working as long as they need her. i feel like they're going to keep telling her they need her. she looks so sweet. ainsley: she has a gooded attitude, and she loves the restaurant. steve: and hats off to culver's. ainsley: what is it, culver's? where are they? never even heard of it. i don't think they have them in south carolina. have to try it. steve: all right. thank you, jillian. meanwhile, so much for neanderthal thinking. after president biden blasted texas and other red states for dropping mask mandates, the lone star state just reported zero covid deaths and a new all-time low in cases. texas congressman, physician dr. ronny jackson, is going to share how his state got it right coming up next. but first, from our friends over at fox bet, they would like you to download -- lawrence, i want you to do this. larry, i want you to do this. 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. >> well, those not wishing, bill, to reside in the la la land i think will agree with the facts asof the young people and some of the old people who are running these social media platforms are practically bull show vicks. you can believe what you want. no one believes that these social media platforms will regulate our censor let's say senator bernie sanders like they would former president donald trump or majority leader kevin mccarthy. and i think the facts bear that out. number two, everybody says well, they are private companies and they can do what they want. yes, they are private companies. i have a private company that supplies my electricity here at my house. it is a good company. but that company is a common carrier. it is a private company but they can't call me up and say kennedy, we're shutting off your electricity because we don't like your politics. and that's what these social media platforms are today. they are common carriers. they are not companies. they're countries. and we need to regulate them just like we regulate telephone companies and internet and -- and u

our next guest to join us, emma stone is an oscar winning actress known for her performances in "la la landtulate you and your husband with all the exciting things in your lives. how are you doing. >> we're doing great. how are you guys doing? >> we are aolely astic. >> day by day. but we're very excited, "cruella," already getting some rave reviews. were you a fan of "101 dalmatians" growing up. >> i was. i was a big fan of "101 dalmatians" and watched the animated movie a bunch of types and love the concept that people and their dogs look alike. i think it's pretty accurate. >> so you watched that and saw glenn close play cruella. how does that affect your performance? >> well, the thing about that is, anything that i would do that would try to imitate glen close would pale in comparison in an extreme way so i didn't rewatch her movies before we did this just because i was like, i have to kind of make it my own, you know, and reimagine it a little bit or else it's just going to be a colossal failure for me. she is the best to ever do it so i didn't even attempt. >> you're so humble but th

las vegas next week. that's according to the las vegas business newspaper. and this comes as the team is exploring moving out of the bay area. oakland specifically las vegas already landedhe raiders 2 years ago and the mayor of las vegas as the city's already been in talks with the a's, the mlb, as we know, has already given the a's the green light to find a new home if the city of oakland has not approved the team's plan for that new waterfront ballpark. the team wants oakland a vote on that plan by mid july and then that will decide what to do after that. >> it's 6.40. and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news help wanted but nowhere to be found. what the hospitality industry is doing to try to get workers. and open houses. are bad. but you can't just walk in that easily. we'll tell you what you need to do if you're in the market to buy a home. >> and we do have some brighter skies than yesterday as a foe. you've got some brightness as well as a bit of cloud cover shrouding san bruno mountain in the distance by the time we reach the afternoon. you will notice a touch of a warmer feel to it today. this is before cooler weather tomorrow into thursday. breaking it all d

las vegas next week. this comes as the team is exploring moving out of oakland las vegas already landed the raiders 2 years ago when the mayor of las vegas says the city has been in talks with the athletics. the mlb has given the a's the green lights to find a new home of the city of oakland does not approve the team's plans for a new waterfront ballpark. the team wants oakland to vote on the plan by july. and starting this friday giants fans sitting in social distancing sections will no longer be required to show proof of a negative covid-19 test or vaccinatiln card to enter oracle park officials made the announcement today on twitter. a fan sitting in the fully vaccinated section, however, will have to show proof that you've been vaccinated. the giants host the dodgers on friday and first pitch is scheduled for 06:45pm. and this just into the newsroom. the marine county board of supervisors has voted to declare a drought emergency supervisors came to unanimous decision after hearing from the county's 2 largest water districts in water and are in water districts. the emergency declaration provides to the county water suppliers far

las vegas and henderson. this is the team is looking at options for a new ballpark. las vegas already landed the writers. of course, 2 years ago, the mayor of las vegas acknowledges the city has been in talks with the a's for some time. major league baseball recently gave the a's the green light officially to find a new home. the team is frustrated by slow progress on plans to move forward with a new waterfront ballpark in oakland and they want city leaders to vote on the plan by mid july. >> starting this friday, if you're heading over to oracle park to check out the giants fans who sit in social distancing sections will no longer be required to show proof of a negative covid test or full vaccination in order to enter. but if you are planning to sit in those fully vaccinated sections, you still will be required to show proof and that of your covid results and that you have been fully vaccinated in completing your regimen, which means 2 weeks after the final dose. >> coming up, illegal sideshows continue in oakland. what one city council member is hoping to do about that. but without the help of police. >> take a look at that smash in saying wh

las vegas next week. this comes as the team is looking at options for a new ballpark. yeah. las vegas already landed the raiders as we know, couple years ago the mayor of las vegas. she acknowledges that the city has been in talks with the a's for some time now, major league baseball recently gave the a's the green light to find a new possible home. the team is frustrated by the slow progress on plans to move forward with the new waterfront ballpark in oakland. they want city leaders to vote on a plan by mid july and starting this friday giants fan sitting in the social distancing sections will no longer be required to show proof of a negative covid-19 test or full vaccination to enter oracle park. the announcement was made on twitter today. fans sitting in fully-vaccinated sections. they'll still be required to show proof that they have completed their full vaccination regimen, which means 2 weeks after the final dose. >> stanford is keeping 11 varsity sports that had been slated to be cut at the end of this academic year. in a statement, the school cited an improved financial picture with increased fundraising potential. also in play, perhaps athletes threaten t