than i knew todd, i feel.like we were both in the same place in our lives but sort of moving in different circles. >> mm-hmm. she wasn't one of those people you immediately were attracted to or what? >> no, and i don't -- um, i really liked her, but she always seemed a little bit distant. very polite, very friendly, but a little bit distant. >> you want to go over there? >> yeah. >> let's go over there. >> reporter: by 2009, rachel and todd had two little daughters, eva and ariel. >> he always seemed very involved and very engaged with the kids. and to me, always seemed to be trying to help rachel and give her a break. >> rachel and todd to us were like the perfect little family. they were both very proactive parents, loving parents, caring parents, as well to each other, a couple. they seemed like the perfect couple. >> and in our experience, we saw todd more on a social level with the kids than we saw rachel. >> reporter: not every day, mind you. todd landed a lucrative job with an international pharmaceutic

todd: st.ouis circuit attorney tim gardner said the election campaign with the case against him. >> in orlando, kneeling for the national anthem with two games back for the 3 star. todd: won't force any players to stand. >> reporter: after a 20 week hiatus the nba, players focusing on social justice. ♪ >> players for the new orleans pelicans joining referees taking a knee during a prerecorded version of the national anthem, locked arms while others raised their fists in the air. lebron james leading the lakers and taking a knee with officials on the court, lead commissioner adam silver saying to stand, i respect the team's unify act, peaceful protest, social justice and under the unique circumstances will not enforce long-standing requiring standing during the playing of the national anthem. former player charles barkley getting blasted online for speaking his mind. >> i'm glad these guys all unified. if people don't kneel they are not a bad person. i want to make that clear. i am glad they hav

todd: drill down on this a little more.n toe the line, appealing to the left while trying to convince swing state voters for whom religion is a big deal? >> this is the problem. you can't reconcile the two. biden has caved to a far left wing of his party and that is out of touch with religious voters. this idea coons is saying what far left liberals have been pushing for some time which is americans are fundamentally bad, not good people, we need to correct for our sins. the only way we can get redemption is bigger federal government that tells us what we can do and how we spend our money. that is not going to resonate. todd: the president suggesting delaying the election in 20 mail-in ballots could result in inaccurate and fraudulent vote, donald trump is on an island when it comes to dealing the election, doesn't have republicans support on that but on the mail-in voting does the president have a point? >> there are solid arguments. not every state thoroughly allows meal in voting. do we necessarily want less -- counties

todd: at least in this area. good morning, everybody, you are watching "fox and friends first" this friday morning. jillian: nice to see you and thanks for starting the day with us. donald trump at the first lady kicking off independence day with a bang. tonight the president will deliver remarks at mount rushmore's fourth of july celebration followed by his first fireworks show in ten years. todd: griff jenkins looks good, tension builds that of this trip to south dakota. >> the president going to remarks it not rushmore washington, jefferson, roosevelt and lincoln is different with a fireworks display at a flyover from the blue angels, 7500 expected to attend as the president shared his message ahead of the weekend celebrations. >> i want to thank the courageous men and women who serve their country in uniform. we vowed to honor your sacrifice by forever defending the rights, freedoms and principles and risks your entire life to defend. >> he is met by protests, harold fraser calling for removal of the not rush

. ♪ todd: it is friday. carley: not fake news. todd: they handle that part of the intro.ou are watching "fox and friends first". carley: doubling down on law and order, slamming joe biden in an exclusive interview. todd: the former vp unveils his economic plan with striking similarities to the president's. >> reporter: election day, 116 days away and the pandemic has upended the traditional campaign calendar but donald trump sharpening his attacks against joe biden. >> taken over by the radical left. this is worse than bernie sanders, they brainwashed him. he doesn't know where he is a what he is doing, the country will suffer. >> reporter: biden spent thursday in scranton, pennsylvania pushing a plan to force the federal government to buy more american products and services. >> the federal government spends taxpayer money, should use it to buy american products and support american jobs. products and materials the country needs to modernize our infrastructure. >> reporter: biden's plan will modernize manufacturing and focus on infrastructure and clean energy and advancin

carley: todd. todd: carley, thanks.g up, ghislaine maxwell set to be transferred to new york early this week. will jeffrey epstein's associate name names to try to save herself? elon musk is offering his full support but is kanye west really serious about running for president. we discuss the possible run, coming up. rob: it is monday, july 6th. a very violent 4th of july weekend for the country with dozens killed in shootings across several major cities. carley: president trump calling on those mayors to get the surge in shootings under control. we're live in washington where he says the feds are willing and able to step in if needed. >>> i'm not going to get into whose right and whose wrong. what i'll say is we have data in the white house task force, those data show this is a serious problem. people need to take it seriously. carley: reopenings on hold. new restrictions in place as several states report more coronavirus cases.

todd: let's get right to it.ew york city's top uniformed cop, violent clash released without bail. campbell accused of hitting terrence monahan as he tried to arrest him for punching another cop. the attack happened during a protest on the brooklyn bridge, the judge granting campbell supervised release. >> a police officer is beaten unconscious outside a panera bread restaurant, police reported a disturbance at the atlantic beach restaurant. stomping on his head, beating him unconscious. the man tried reaching for the officer's gun, both in the hospital. the officer is seriously injured and is expected to survive. violence escalating in portland as protesters clash with police. todd: it comes hours after chad wolf slammed portland leaders for enabling weeks of demonstrations. griff jenkins live forest in washington with more on this. >> reporter: this is been the scene of clashes for 7 weeks. look at this video, around a police precinct. chad wolf calling a local leaders to clampdown. >> i am asking allstate and

todd? todd: for kurt's birthday we're going to offer a dog video.more than a dozen volunteers take turn carrying a massive dog down the highest mountain peak in england. crews were called in after the saint bernard hurt her legs while hiking with her owner. it took rescuers five hours to carry her down the mountain on a stretcher meant for humans. the good news, daisy is recovering. jillian: oh, my gosh. you know i love dogs, a dog story. it is about almost 10 minutes until the top of the hour. postponing a tradition, why president trump is no longer planning to throw out the first pitch for the yankees. todd: and remembering tv legend regiregis philbin, a tribute jut ahead. >> i'll always remember spending these mornings with all of you. so thank you very much for these great years together. god bless you all and i hope i see you again real soon. thanks, everybody. our family is from? what about here? here? here? daddy, is that where we're from? well, actually... we're from a lot of places. you see we're from here and there and here... turn questio

todd: thank you.karl rove says democrats response to the unrest in portland has shown how far left the party has moved and condemns joe biden for not condemning the violence. >> arson, those people are to be prosecuted but he never put it in the context of i deplore what is happening on these nights in portland, oppose the violence we are seeing in seattle and the reason is because the left of the democratic party is afraid of angering this faction was there is a contagion that has taken over the leadership of the democratic party, critical of standing up and being strong for what they are to be strong for and that is the rule of law in america. jillian: former police officer tom homan reacts to the chaos in portland and local response coming up. todd: coronavirus of stopping 150,000 in the us, that number rising for a third straight week. the nation reporting 4.4 million covid-19 cases accountable for a quarter of all cases in the world. 7 states reporting a record number of deaths in a single day, f

todd: 26 after the hour.ns dealing roll out of the next coronavirus package until next week. what should we expect? jillian: is worth taking time to get this right, he joins us next. since you're heading off to school, i got you this brita. dad... i just got a zerowater. but we've always used brita. it's two stage-filter... doesn't compare to zerowater's 5-stage. this meter shows how much stuff, or dissolved solids, gets left behind. our tap water is 220. brita? 110... seriously? but zerowater- let me guess. zero? yup, that's how i know it is the purest-tasting water. i need to find the receipt for that. oh yeah, you do. todd: of fox news alert, creams moving into grant park as the city tears, christopher columbus statute, crews placing a massive monument on a truck and driving it away. jillian: protests erupting outside mayor lori lightfoot's home, thousands of demonstrators blocking city streets. meantime in portland, protesters hit city streets for the 50 second straight night with no end insight. heather:

jillian: the masks -- todd: be quiet, eagle fan. todd: today's opening they.illian: major league baseball begins at season tonight leading off with the defending rogue series champion washington nationals against new york yankees followed by los angeles dodgers facing the san francisco giants, they are discussing plans to expand the playoffs from 10 to 16. coming up later this hour. i am happy to get sports back in whatever capacity we can. todd: we have four games. it will be a while. unrest persists in portland as donald trump since federal agents to us cities to combat the violence that many on the left are pushing back. jillian: if federal intervention is not the answer, what is? been mc adams ways in next. of . with sofi it's possible to get them paid off and start new. with spray mopping to lock away debris and absorb wet messes, all in one disposable pad. just vacuum, spray mop, and toss. the shark vacmop, a complete clean all in one pad. you try to stay ahead of the but scrubbing still takes time. now there's powerwash dish spray it's the faster way to

todd: what is going on?here things stand on the stimulus bill. >> former congressman and olympic sprinter jim ryan will be honored with the presidential medal of freedom. he was a 3-time olympian before representing kansas for 10 years in the house. this moment is for his family. >> couldn't be happier, prouder, more grateful. my father was a man among men and is so worthy of this award. >> he was the first high school runner to:00 a mile in under 4 minutes. the white house calling him one of the most decorated runners in us history. we offer our congratulations as well. 10 minutes after the hour is anti-police rhetoric rises in seattle. a massacred us from the police department. 40 officers guns. >> reporter: the radio host in seattle joins us with his message next. guys, it's that time... and nothin's happenin'. well now there's score!, from force factor, to rev your libido and maximize physical response. it's no wonder force factor is the #1 fastest-growing men's health brand at walmart. unleash your pote

todd? todd: sure is, griff, thank tha.g, we need more dead cops that is one of the threats pro-police media company law enforcement today received demanding a they remove a thin blue line flag from their studio. how did the company respond? ordering the biggest thin blue line flag they could find, sending it across the country for officers to sign before hanging it up in their studio. joining us with more, the national spokesperson for law enforcement today, kyle reyes. what were some of the other threats an complaints you received? >> good morning, todd. we were inundated with comments from people telling us that we were nazis, we were racist and boot lickers. we were told they would burn down our building, they would docks us and come after our families if we didn't remove the thin blue line flag. todd: i understand you have a bigger flag in your possession. bring that up to us now. describe the response you received with the big flag covered the screen multiple times over if you unfurled it? >> we reached out to thin bl

todd: 12 after the hour. a war on cops escalating nationwide as communities grieve officers killed in the line of duty. how can we reverse this trend of violence toward police. jillian: ted williams says it starts with building relationships in the community. the message next. are you sick and tired of looking and feeling heavy? probioslim promotes healthy digestion and helps you lose weight. patented probiotics ease constipation, gas, and bloating, while powerful egcg burns fat and calories. unleash your potential with probioslim, the #1 probiotic fat burner at walmart. todd: police in washington state mourning the loss of a fallen brother, jonathan shoots shot and killed after a chasing two more slain hero sets to be laid to rest. jillian: we are asking how we can end the war on cops, reverse this trend. ted williams joins us now. thanks, we appreciate it. take a look at this number, 28 officers killed in the line of duty. how do we stop that number from climbing? >> let me say our audience interviewers nee

todd: joining us to elaborate is doctor jennifer connell. doctor anthony fauci mentioned other things, the long-term health consequences of covid-19. can you break them down for us. >> nobody referring to long-term consequences but also the fact there are other indicators that are very important. the death rates are down, that is good news that we can hang our hats on that. we know desk flag by two weeks and after the july 4th weekend we have a lot to see in terms of what happens in the coming weeks and rates of hospitalization going up and rates of icu beds going up so that's not the only indicator. we shouldn't hang our hats on that but as you mentioned covid-19 is not a welcome part. people don't have major symptoms but many do, shortness of breath, fatigue, neurological systems, stroke, loss of taste and smell, blood clots, on and on and some people don't bounce back so quickly even if they are not hospitalized. we have to look more broadly than that deaths are down which is good but there is more to the story than that. >> biggest thing

todd: nobody likes anything. now dealing with some kneeling issues of its own. >> interestingly, the still requires players to stand during the national anthem but the season is about to start at the end of the month and commissioner adam silver weighed in on the possibility of players taking a flee. i don't disagree appropriate times to protest and at the end of the day we have to be true to ourselves. timothy says ultimately i think he will allow it. then this dewitter user says the tammy is usually not even on the broadcast aside from the finals. let players protest however they choose. i think it's pretty certain that we're going to see some kneeling taking place during multiple sport seasons. jillian: we'll. that's for sure. a bride from minnesota goes above and beyond. >> take a look at this picture which really says it all. minnesota bride and groom were driving home from their wedding when they witnessed a car crash. so bride rachel taylor, who just received her nursing degree immediately hopped out of th

todd: delivering hope. the request from a north carolina nursing home making a big impact across the globe. "fox and friends first" continues right now. jillian: that is so sweet. you are watching "fox and friends first" on thursday morning. todd: thank you for starting the day with us and we begin with that fox news alert. the father of the teen shot and killed in seattle's chop zone speaking out as he prepares to bury his son. jillian: they dismantle a cop free zone following the violence. the heartbreaking plea in an emotional fox news interview. >> reporter: horace lorenzo anderson senior is pleading francis from the city of seattle and police, his son was killed in the capitol hill occupied protests zone known as chop. here's with the grieving father said last night. >> i don't have answers. this is my son, they are not talking to me. i understand black lives matter but that is not what was going on here. i didn't see that. he is somebody and i am his dad and i need answers and i demanded. i refuse --

todd: we appreciate it.illian: two police officers recovering after being shot in denver, they made contact with a suspect they were tracking, allegedly linked to a series of armed robberies, the suspect was shot multiple times during a gun battle with the officers and is in critical condition. the officer suffered nonlife threatening injuries. todd: lindsey graham considering the key source to the dossier for an a novelist known for detailing espionage. >> they played this guy like a fiddle, this is russian disinformation. the fbi agents recognized it as such, he said here is what i found but it is not reliable. steel turned into a tom clancy novel, got warrants with it. todd: revelations the former research analyst for the liberal brookings institute was the primary source for the steel dossier were chris steele got his information to obtain wire taps for carter page. jillian: a public viewing for john lewis will resume, lawmakers praising the civil rights icon as a hero is a patriot during a ceremony in o

todd: i have thought about it and now.that we are going, it is awesome the country, awesome for mankind but i am right here. i am happy to be in studio today. how about you? jillian: i would have the conversation. good morning, you're watching "fox and friends first" on thursday morning. shannon: thank you for starting the day with us. let's get to it, federal agents begin today as the city sees its 60 third night of unrest but the trump administration says the battle is far from over. jillian: a war of words between the governor and the acting dhs secretary. >> reporter: an agreement was reached to stop the nightly violence from the courthouse with some federal officers -- could leave in the next 24 hours but there was disagreement after it was announced on twitter after my discussions with the president the federal government agreed to interest federal offices from portland, they acted as an occupying force and brought violence. tomorrow all customs and border protection and ice offices will leave downtown portland. then

todd: it is official. can't watch the giants lose in person, giants and jets play a home games this season without fans. phil murphy telling the teams the statewide limit of 500 people would apply to the nfl teams. rutgers university will also be restricting its crowd if they end up playing, spectators expected to be limited to immediate family of players and coaches. can still watch them lose on tv which they will. you've seen doctor anthony fauci with a facemask on capitol hill. is taking the bump for them kind of. he will throw out the ceremonial first pitch in national spark for opening day. the team call him, quote, a true champion for our country. the defending world series champs will play on thursday and they tie it during the spring summer training game yesterday. >> new york restaurants can serve alcohol without serving food. owners are getting creative. todd: if you're looking for that special someone ditch the dating apps and take up a plaintiff ice cream, that according to the dumbest study we

todd: looks like they left the sunroof open. the family thinks she jumped onto a bed and then out of that attic window. jillian: thank goodness tammy is okay. todd: a limber dog. 9 minutes after the air. missouri leaders seeking dizziness charges against the arms couple defending their home in st. louis after protesters broke down the gate in them. this case is politics at work, she joins us live coming up. jillian: chinese hackers found the doj cracked the case. todd: the streets of chicago look like a war zone and more than a dozen people as they were leaving a funeral. >> anthony napolitano joins us with strict reaction on this. we appreciate it. let's look at these numbers, the violence in chicago up from last year. 7% rise in shootings. does chicago need federal help now? >> i believe we need any help that can be given to us. look what happened last night, a funeral for a homicide victim shot up by another rival gang. we are so riddled with gangs, we are trying to fire 60 rounds, 14 people shot. we haven't hit the map befor

todd: among schools taking action, by 10% and doctor cushman joins us now.ow did you come to this position. >> first of all economic reasons, parents have a harder time. it is efficient in everything we do. save as much money as possible and pass to the students. the world is changing. things like amazon, google, for profits, flooded with various programs and we need to be prepared for that with economic well-being of our agents, a decision for a number of reasons, chief among them -- only to do, - higher education badly needs. jillian: folks who might be watching, 14 thousands, this school year would be just shy of 13,000, nearly 23,000 this year would be nearly 22,000. would be enough for bodies that are struggling going through tough times financially right now? >> there never is enough. and tremendous impact in our economy. and it will delay everything they do. various aspects of their lives, impact our economy. and a hard time. so that we can have a functioning university and education. they come here and the most precious assets and wants to make sure

todd: mourning the loss of the legendary charlie daniels. ♪ todd: the grand old opry member dying from stroke in tennessee, police escorted his body to a funeral home. >> he was a frequent guest on "fox and friends," he regularly performed on our summer concert series including last year he was a huge supporter of our military, dolly part and tweeting the devil went down to georgia but charlie went straight to heaven in luke bryan posting what a hero, a true patriot am a christian and country music icon, charlie daniels was 83 years old. he will be missed. fox news alert, chicago's topcoat pleading for end to the violence in his city as nine children including the 7-year-old girl have been shot and killed bear in the last few weeks. >> former police officer anthony napolitano on what needs to be done to end the bloodshed, coming up next. >> we got to lean into our partnerships and collaborations at the state, county, and federal level from a law-enforcement standpoint to see a reduction in the kind of shootings. >> we must keep violent offenders in jail longer. >> appeal for change aft

todd: how dangerous are groups like this? chris sweitzer joins us with his expertise, how worried should we be about these groups? >> we have a set of laws that deal with international terrorists but when you have an organization like this that is homegrown that uses violence to achieve political gains to force their ideology on the american public they fit the definition of terrorists, we just don't have the laws like we do with international terrorists relating to their financing, membership in the organization, material support the organization to effectively address these types of groups. shannon: jillian: i want people and screens look at this. this is the he and w youth liberation front because of the feds and portland police, they are very quickly finding out that if they build a fortress and use literal siege tactics for people will put their blanking fortress under siege. what is your reaction to that? >> advocating violence and using violence and illegal property damage to achieve their political goals, that's a nic

todd: what do local leaders think of the move. lopez is calling out the mayor of the city saying security should never be a partisan issue. shannon: he joins us from chicago with his message. thank you for being here. what is your message to the mayor? >> my message is clear that residents should not be a partisan issue, should not be a twitter campaign to take shots at the president who you may or may not agree with, there are things i don't agree with that this president does but i'm not willing to put that partisanship above the safety and security of the residents of the city of chicago. >> 51% rise in murders, 47% rise in shootings year-over-year, 2019-2020. if we had a democrat president would cities like chicago be as opposed to federal intervention or if we had a president that wasn't donald trump? >> i think a lot of this stems from the fact that it is donald trump because chicago had no problem accepting $1 billion in federal assistance to fight covid-19 but now that we are trying to fight the anarchists trying to subver

todd: new york city votes to cut $1 million from the police budget making it the largest funding shift in the nation but protesters seem unmoved as they set up barriers outside city hall. we are live with breaking the funding developed across the country. >> donald trump has been briefed on russian bounty report as democrats claim to have more questions than answers and as they call for more hearings the trump administration is at work on sensitive us intel. we are live with the latest in washington. rob: joe biden held a press conference for the first time in 89 days, how did it go? >> appealing to the less healthy side of society. jillian: "fox and friends first" starts right now. good morning, you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. heather: thank you for starting the day with us and we begin with a fox news alert, new york city passing next year's budget cutting police department funds by $1 billion. >> we break it all down as cities across the nation work to replace our men and women in blue. >> the moved to the front police gaining traction is new york city

in 1842, he marries mary todd. if you notice, john todd stewart and mary todd lincoln -- yes, they are related. they are cousins. that is how mary todd comes to spring's field, coming home from her lexington kentucky, visiting springfield. that is where she meets lincoln. now, it has to be said in all candor, that meeting lincoln was not always the easiest thing to do, because all right, let's be frank, the man is homely. he is, i am sorry. it really is true. homely enough with the big ears, the big nose, the high hello cheekbones, and although the collar and the tie -- his neck reminded you have a giraffe. he was six feet for, most of the height in his inches. he would be the same dimension as any of. us but standing up, watching him standup was like watching a jackknife unfold. he was awkward, and he spoke with a peculiar accent, very high pitched 20, border state kind of accident. and he really did not sound elegant. elegant, however was a word he probably leaves most about mary todd. most of her todd relatives

todd: the ninetieth birthday with a little help some friends. "fox and friends first" continues right now. good morning, i am rob schmidt. carley: i am carley shimkus, thanks for starting the day with us. todd: rob: the swat team has been calling after a deputy constable has been shot near houston, texas. harris county constable mark herman says deputy christopher hendrix was shot by a suspect with a rifle and the deputy was rushed to a local hospital in the area. he posted this photo with the deputy's family saying undergoing surgery and asking for prayers. we don't have an update on the condition at this point, this gives us some optimism of the situation, posted and updated throughout the effort. carley: the national guard, declaring a state of emergency after a violent weekend. rob: mark meredith is live as they deal with a sharp uptick in crime. >> reporter: leaders are vowing to get crime under control, not just one place, new york, chicago and atlanta. atlanta seeing a surge in violence over the holiday weekend with 30 shootings and 5 did

todd: a lot of controversy around a pretty fun event.here are the fireworks and then there was this. and deleted dnc tweet criticizing not rushmore. it has been deleted but it did say this, trump has disrespected native communities time and again, attempted to limit their voting rights and blocked critical pandemic relief, now he's holding a rally glorifying white supremacy at mount rushmore, a region one sacred to tribal communities. how to respond to critics who say mount rushmore glorifies white supremacy. >> democrats are upset because we have a president willing to celebrate the birthday of our country at one of the most sacred sites which is mount rushmore and have a fireworks display, the main frustration from democrats is this is getting attention not just in this country but all over the world. it is a very positive statement that says we are the land of the free, rates the birth of our nation and freedom this we provide to all our citizens and shows as a symbol for other countries and people all over the world. >> thank you for

todd: donald trump hinting federal intervention could crackdown on the violence. key endorsement in his run for reelection. good morning. >> the president likes to tease things, this could be quite significant. he says he will announce a federal law enforcement initiative focused on the violence spiraling out of control in cities across the country. unclear if it is an executive order or some sort of temporary intervention but the message is very clear. >> the left-wing group of people running our cities are not doing the job they are supposed to be doing, good doing a great job in portland, portland is very rough and we did a good job. we have other cities that are out of control like war zones. >> more so than new york, the nypd identifying the suspect seen in this video attacking cops on the brooklyn bridge including new york's top uniform cop chief terrence monahan left bloodied after the assault, you see him here in this comes as bill diblasio condemned the violence but signing police reform bill and it comes as national association of police associations end

rob: todd, thank you.illian: overnight, a deadly shooting in brooklyn, a 1-year-old is shot and killed. three men were shot in the leg and ankle but are expected to be okay. police saying gunfire broke out just before midnight. no arrests have been made. police are looking into what led to that shooting. rob: overnight, violent clashes breaking out between pro police and black lives matter protesters in new york city. rioters setting a garbage can on fire, ignoring orders to clear the area. >> if you remain in the roadway, you will be placed under arrest and charged with disorderly conduct. rob: that happened in brooklyn as well. this comes after protesters crowded around an nypd officer and threw an egg at him. two arrests were made during sunday's protests. coronavirus cases on the rise as one state shatters a record for the most infections in just one day. this as the back-to-school debate intensifies. jillian: jackie ibanez joins us live as states struggle to stop the spread. >> reporter: the country i

now if you notice, john todd stewart and mary todd lincoln -- yes, they are related. they're cousins. that is how mary todd comes to springfield, she's coming from her home in lexington, kentucky, visiting springfield, and that is where she meets lincoln. now it has to be said in all candor that meeting lincoln was not always the easiest thing to do because all right, let's be frank, the man is homely. he is, i am sorry. it really is true. homely enough with the big ears, the big nose, the high hollow cheekbones, and although the collar -- his neck reminded you of a -- when he stood up, suddenly watching him standup was like watching a jackknife unfold. he was awkward. he spoke with a peculiar accent, very high-pitched, twangy, border state kind of accent, and he did not sound elegant. elegant was a word you use most about mary todd. most of her todd relatives did not understand what it was she saw in lincoln and tried to talk her out of the match. but she did see things others did not, and so they were married in 1842. this is a big social step for abraham lincoln, b

let's bring in todd for this one. we were talking about "the golden girls" house up for sale. todd proposed this question which character are we all? carley: social media, our viewers have chimed in. so susan on twitter says todd is blanch for sure. my favorite show is the only thing that makes me laugh during these horrible times. and arden says i vote for rob as blanch and jillian as dorothy. how about that? i have never seen the show though so i'm a little out of the loop here. rob: carley, you are too young. todd: no way. i am totally sophia. i'm the snarky sicilian. carley: the house is gorgeous. todd: 3 million bucks. >> coming to a conclusion. >> look at that green kitchen, wow. >> carley here, we have got to get carley. people split on carley. so todd piro tweeted this. i have heard of him. rose was the nice one and no one is nicer than carley. literally no one. i have looked at the research. and we are not trying to say that carley isn't smart because rose wasn't the sharpest of the bunch but carley is both v

todd recovered quickly, jennifer did not. >> she went into the ambulance. it happened so quick. they would not let me go to the hospital to see her. so you're thinking this could be the last time you are seeing somebody, and it is just a very scary thing to go through. and even while sick, jennifer was determined to help others. so she put the word out over social media, asking for donations of dde, masks came pouring in. >> my friend tom sent me $5000. my nephew brandon sent quite a bit as well. >> 20,000 disposable gloves rented out donations. they bought wipes and locally made sanitizers themselves and give it all to first responders . hundreds assands gloves, and ei sanitizere shared by the two agencies. at a time when those items were nearly impossible to get. >> to have community members step up and donated these items during that time and everything for us. it meant a lot. >> that was not all. jennifer and todd saw the grocery store shelves em they created food packages containing staples like chicken and eggs, milk and bread. customers could buy them for $40. jennifer ga

i am chuck todd. here's what we're following right now.ave its own press briefing in the next hour as western security officials warn that russian cyberactors are now attacking organizations involved in coronavirus vaccine development. whether that is to stop a vaccine or steal a vaccine is unclear. we'll have more on that in a moment. >>> we're also anticipating president trump's reaction to high-profile criticism from his own party about his handling of the pandemic. larry hogan upped the criticism a bit and said trump made mistakes by not listening to the experts and

back in march jennifer and todd came down with what doctor stott was the virus. at the time widespread testing was not available. the couple quarantine for weeks leaving the restaurant, the cafc to be run by staff. todd recovered quickly but jennifer did not. >> she actually went into the ambulance. it happened so quick, and they would not let me go to the hospital to see her. we were thinking it was the last time, it could be the last time you could see somebody. this is a very scary thing to go through. to even while sick, jennifer determined to help others. >> reporter: she put the word out wanting donations for ppe and the masks came pouring in. >> they sent quite a bit. >> reporter: 20,000 disposable gloves rounding out the donations, and some buying gloves and locally made sanitizer and gave it all to the first responders like the san pablo police department. that was shared by two agencies . >> reporter: at the time the items were nearly impossible to get. >> to have a community member step up and donate items du that time meant everything for us and our s

todd: how will william barr respond during his testimony before a house committee? we are live with a preview of that. >> support the notion that we believe the protocols that are adequate to keep o

rob: todd, thank you. carley: meantime, the man charged with driving his car into protesters in seattle, killing one of them, is due in court today. a judge to determine if he should be released on bail. he was arrested on saturday after police say he sped into a crowd on a freeway, 24-year-old summer taylor was one of the two people hit. she died on sunday. the other person remains in serious condition. rob: a statue depicting abolitionist frederick douglas is ripped from its pedestal in upstate new york. police say it was taken from a park along the underground railroad where douglas and harriet tubman helped take slaves to freedom. the damaged statue was found about 50 feet away near a river. the vandalism comes on the anniversary of douglas' speech delivered to the city, called what to the slave is the 4th of july. that monument will be repaired. carley: unbelievable. president trump heading to new w hampshire this weekend for his next railly. his campaign announcing the outdoor event on saturday. the

todd: classes scheduled to start august.lways a pleasure, thank you for your time this morning. >> great to be with you. carley: do this, not that. the new study ranking activities that pose the least and greatest risk for contracting the coronavirus. shannon: a look at our top headlines this morning, new police spotted him transcript from george floyd's death have been released. officer thomas lane asked for to get out of his vehicle after asking to see his hands ten times, floyd told police 20 times that he could not breathe after he was put on the ground. 's attorney filed to dismiss the charges against him. >> impeachment when is lieutenant colonel alexander vendor and retired from the army, a campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation by donald trump, the 21 year veteran was such to be promoted to kernel but retired before the promotion reached the white house. >> downtown disney in california will reopen today as part of its own phase i. guests are being asked to wear a mask and get the temperature taken. store

the host of meet the press chuck todd. listen to what he said about the daytime shows on m s n b c for what it's worth there is no editorial point of view here on any of these newscasts on m s n b c in the daytime the label doesn't fit donald trump knows that on joe biden that he's a wild leftist that he's a tool of the radical left so instead you get what we saw yesterday which is this kind of hodgepodge this mash up of incoherent attacks on joe biden and not really a frame that he can use going into november earnestly it seems like the only american troops that donald trump cares about are are the confederate troops. my goodness all right senator thank you so much for joining me this morning i really appreciate it but what it's worth there is no editorial point of view here on any of these newscasts on m s n b c in the daytime no way to her you know point of view but any of the programs on m s n b c wow. i have to tell you steve when i heard that from check out i literally burst out laughing. you know and they're so sens

nermeen: i would l like to bring todd miller into the conversation. are the author of a book called "empire of borders: the expansion of the u.s. border around the world." so could you talk about that specifically yr subtitle and then specifically how the role 9/11? cbp c changed after >> sure. in terms of the expansion of the ,.s. border around the world even thinking specificicly about the specific course that was in portland and the war tactic of the u.s. border patrol thahat ws pulling people off the streets, over t the yearsrs doing r reseh seveveralacross occasions. on one occasion was in guatemala and i was going to a military base to meet with ththe commandr f forceew border patrol there were forming there. my whole purpose of going there mike united -- how much o of the united states was behind the creation of that border force. i got there late but i try to convince the sololdiers at the if iof the military base could still meet with the commander. while i was waiting, one of the soldiers came up to me and asked were tapped. i could not beli

more on markets we're joined by boone was co-host christine and chief strategist of bubba trading todd horowitz christy let's start with you were headed into these earning sessions this week what are the expectations like going into as we kick off. well this is expected to be the absolute worst earnings season in years as analysts expect to see sharp profit declines and a long road to recovery ahead earnings are expected to fall about 44 percent which is the worst performance since the great recession so this week we have reports from all the major financial names as well as johnson johnson netflix and a few more so the financial sector in particular is expected to see more than a 52 percent decline in profits but variously marginally we saw last earnings season we expect the message to be a bit of a mixed bag because at this point the stock market and the economy have completely diverged and investors are already expecting the numbers are going to be bad so it's not so much as what the numbers are going to be but rather it's what the companies and management have to say going forward

todd: sure. heavy impact on our airport lounge business, like the rest of the airport industry. you take a look at the latest numbers, forecasting and $84 billion loss for the industry this year and $20 billion of that coming from asia. certainly in the airport lounge space we have been impacted. but we have a diverse business with global presence. we have a strong loyalty business that works with large banks. we have a global assistance business which is continuing to work well with this environment. haslinda: in your capacity as the chairman of the canadian chamber of commerce in hong kong , what are you hearing about the national security law that has been implemented in hong kong? how concerned are they? consistently say organizations are looking for stability, but the simple reality is that the national security law has been passed and to look to the future and making sure we have strong business presence and supporting that business presence in the future. in the region. haslinda: so, what

todd? todd: that's the question, steve, ainsley and brian, good morning to all three 6 you, a weekend of celebration turning no a weekend of mourning for so many. let's start in chicago where at least 77 people were shot. 14 of them killed. including a 14-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl shot in the head while standing on the sidewalk at grandmother's house during a fourth of july party. her community understandably outraged. >> it hurts that somebody could rob somebody's life like that and don't care. all i can do is just pray to god. >> now to new york city where at least 42 people were shot. nine killed. atlanta, let's go there. 8-year-old shot and killed after cops say girl's mother tried to drive through illegally placed barricades near where protesters burned down a wendy's in response to the killing of rayshard brooks. >>[sobbing] we didn't do anything. >> save black lives matter. you killed your home. >> all part of a violent weekend in our nation's cities including baltimore, phi

todd: a soccer star getting national attention for responding to the national anthem. carley: national women's soccer league star rachel hill is standing while the rest of her team in this photo decided to take a need during the national anthem, she released a statement explain her decision saying i chose to stand because what the flag means to my military family members and me but i 100% support my peers. this sparked a lot of reaction to say this showed my truth and in the end i wanted to remain true to myself. randy says good for you to do what you feel is right and putting a lot of thought into this tough situation. the amazing thing is she spoke to her teammates, everybody feels they understand where she's coming from and she understands where they are coming from. a lot of understanding on this team that you are not seeing in other facets of our country. >> coming up in the next hour of "fox and friends first" to die warning about this position to defund the nypd. >> we know that what we are doing will create a more violent city and here's we are doing it anyway.

todd: the st.usband who waved his gun at protesters is slamming the top prosecutor for issuing felony charges against him and his wife. jillian: the governor says a pardon is coming. >> reporter: mark mccloskey signing off while standing his ground for his actions. >> i'm not going to be bullied or intimidated. the left, the mob uses social intimidation and threats to get people to knuckle under and apologize for doing what is right and we are not going to apologize for doing what is right, we are not going to back down. >> reporter: prosecutor kim gardner defending the charges saying, quote, it is illegal to waive weapons in a threatening manner at nonviolent protesters. this conduct is the next of dublin st. louis was the mccloskeys say they display their firearms in self-defense, hundreds of black life better protesters stormed the street where they were in june, the front gate seen broken in those classes. earlier this month police obtained a search warrant to seize their guns but they say gard

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