ashley: we'll check in with todd piro switching gears. ach grill in long branch new jersey, todd, bacon sounds pretty good. what do you have today? reporter: have 11 types of bacon here which may make its way back to 1211 the avenue of the americas. last diner segment you described my approach as i quote you, ruthlessly efficient, correct? pete: ruthlessly efficient end. you're right, todd piro, you have a methodology and it works. will: and a mythology. reporter: you have a mythology, nothing can get me off the my game until look who is here? my mom. [applause] nothing to clap for. this thing will be a disaster because my mom is already pulling down my shirt saying this doesn't look right. you got to do this. she already organizing the table, taking over the job of mary carroll, our producer. i have no control. will: wait, wait, is this todd piro hometown, is long branch, new jersey is your hometown or close thereby. reporter: long branch is not my hometown. i grew up in northern central jersey, we're about 20 minutes away. this is my mom

carley: i'm carley shimkus in for todd piro. the deteriorating situation in afghanistan with caroline live

will: todd piro joins us with the latest. dd. >> tough way to begin the week fatal shooting rocked the department target of the of numerous protests as cori bush doubles down on defunding the police. listen. >> i think what we have to look at is the fact that i made it to congress in 2020 i was elected to congress and we are still fighting the same fight. we are still fighting to save black lives. when we adding more money to the police, but we still dying. todd: the windy city on edge after another bloody weekend with 66 penal shot. ten fatally, including that officer ella french. she joined the department in april of 2018. another officer in critical cril condition after that traffic stock of. french members of citywide safety team responds to hot spots. french's brother andrew telling the tribune his brother was the epitome. as much as i was there for her growing up she was there for me. i'm proud of her still proud of her like this is. god took the wrong kid. my sister was a wonderful person in all ways. a gun was recovere

todd: i'm todd piro. griff jenkins is live in the nation's capital breaking down the democrats' spending spree. we go to marianne farr e -- rafferty live. >> reporter: andrew whoa mow cuo maintains he never sexually harassed anyone. >> i never crossed the line with anyone but i didn't realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. the best way i can help now is if i step aside. >> reporter: accuser lindsey boilen baffled at cuomo's continued denial. i simply asked that he stop his abusive behavior. it became clear he was unable to do that, instead attacking and blaming victims until the end. the governor's brother, chris cuomo, saying silent as he is peppered with questions about the scandal in this video obtained by fox news. >> have you spoken to your brother today, sir? did you advise him to step down? do you believe the women's stories? did you counsel your brother to malign them? >> reporter: president biden questioned about the scandal, raising eyebrow as he appears to praise the disgraced g

todd: i'm todd piro. we begin with hurricane ida, a failing the flood gate and bridge collapsed forcing hundreds of residents begging to be rescued. jillian: we have team coverage with steve bender on the ground in lafayette, louisiana and senior meteorologist janice dean tracking the storm in the studio. we start with jeff paul live from new orleans where the entire city is out of power this morning. jeff, what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah, jillian, all of new orleans and much of the southern part of louisiana is in the dark. we woke up this morning and the power was still out. it went out early last evening. i can tell you, not only is it tough to just see and navigate where you're going but there's debris all over the road and you see images like this as you start driving around, spots like the french quarter, this was a roof that was ripped off the top of a building and it ended up crashing onto a traffic light, snapping the metal traffic light in half there. it's a scene we're seeing play out all

carley: i'm carley shimkus in for todd piro. we have coverage on the deteriorating situation in afghanistan with caroline live in washington, d.c. jillian: first we go to ryan chilcote with the latest developments from overnight. >> reporter: chaotic scenes at the airport in kabul as thousands of people try to flee the country. keep in mind, that airport in the afghan capital is the best bet for most people to get out of the country right now. most of the borders are controlled by the taliban so if they want to get out, that's their way to get out. there have been reports of gunfire at at the airport this morning and there have been reports and video in fact on social media of fatalities. we're working to confirm all that now. what is clear is that there has been absolute mayhem at the airport and the hasty exit for the door have caught the u.s. and allies offguard. this is happening with the taliban already in control of most of kabul and much of the country. suffice it to say the united states and ally woulds have wanted the e

todd: i'm todd piro. president of the second largest teachers union calling for vaccine mandates as students head back to school. jillian: parents are pushing back on the growing list of schools with mask mandates. lauren blanchard joins us with more. >> reporter: randy weingarden has changed her mind on mandatory vaccines for educators, first saying they should be voluntary, now citing the delta variant, she says all teachers need to get the jab. >> it's a matter of personal conscience. i think we need to work with our employers, not opposing them, on vaccine mandates. >> reporter: the start of the school year inches closer and more officials are making masks mandatory for teachers and students leading to protests across the country by angry parents who say the mask decision should be left to them. >> it's frustrating, since covid started it's been -- just give us good information. americans are smart. they'll make good decisions for their families. >> reporter: there are nearly 100,000 covid cases on av

todd: i'm todd piro.enate is expected to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill following months of negotiations. jillian: democrats are shifting their attention to pushing through a massive multi trillion dollar budget plan without republican support. lauren blanchard is live from washington with more. good morning, lauren. >> reporter: good morning. mid-morning the senate is expected to pass the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill with about 20 republicans on-board. $550 billion in new spending, for traditional items like bridges and roads, the electrical grid, railways, broadband, internet, public transit and electric vehicle infrastructure. some republicans stood against the bill for being too large. it will add $256 billion to the deficit. but before the ink is dry on this bill, democrats are eyeing a $3.5 trillion bill which they plan to pass you through reconciliation meaning they will not need a single republican vote to do so. >> the budget reconciliation bill will do more to combat climate

i'm todd piro. jillian: i'm jillian mele. thanks for starting your day with us. we have team coverage this morning, griff jenkins is live in the nation's capital breaking down democrats' spending spree. first, we go to marianne raff earth on governor cuomo's resignation. >> reporter: governor cuomo is in his final weeks in office, after he resigned on monday, >> i never crossed the line with anyone, but i didn't realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. the best way i can help now is if i step aside. >> reporter: accuser lindsey boilen baffled at cuomo's continued denial, tweeting from the beginning i simply asked that the governor stop his abusive behavior. it became abundantly clear he was unable to do that, instead attacking and blaming victims until the end. the governor's brother, chris cuomo, staying silent as he is peppered with questions about the scandal in this video obtained exclusively by fox news. >> have you spoken to your brother today, sir? did you advise him to step down? do you believe the women's stories? did you counsel your broth

you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning, i'm todd piro. ian: i'm jillian mele. the president of the second largest teacher's undercalling for vaccine mandates amongst educate tears. todd: parents are pushing back. lauren blanchard joins us live from washington with more. good morning, lauren. >> reporter: good morning, todd, jillian. randy weingarden of the american federation of teachers says vaccines should be mandatory for educators, originally saying they should be voluntary, this comes after the rise of the delta variant and the fact that kids under 12 cannot get a vaccine. >> it's a matter of of personal conscience. we need to work with our employers, not opposing them, on vaccine mandates. >> reporter: with school bells about to ring, more officials are making masks mandatory for both teachers and students, leading to protests across the country by angry parents who say the mask decision should be left to them. >> while i understand the argument around not wanting to wear masks because they're fatigued, it's without question student

you're watching "fox & friends first" on this thursday morning, i'm todd piro. jillian mele. today, home land security secretary alejandro mayorkas is heading to the southern border amid calls for his impeachment over the migrant crisis. todd: griff jenkins joins us live from washington as fox news learns july apprehensions are the highest in more than 20 years. griff. >> reporter: unbelievable, todd and jillian, good morning. consider this, more than a half of a million migrants have illegally crossed our southwest borders since secretary mayorkas last visited in may and today he is headed to ground zero in the rio grande valley, tweeting, quote, wheels up for south texas, dhs is executing our plan to rebuild a safe, orderly and humane immigration system, this aztecs as congressman chip roy tweets at secretary mayorkas and president biden calling for impeachment over handling of the border crisis, showing this video of overcrowded conditions inside a holding facility, it comes as the incoming border patrol chief takes the reins on sunday, confirming to fox news

todd: i'm todd piro. moments ago, ida downgraded to a tropical storm, hundreds of residents still needing to be rescued at this hour. the storm hitting the gulf coast, putting over 1 million people in the dark. jillian: we have team coverage with fox news senior meteorologist janice dean tracking the storm in the studio for us. we start with fox weather multimedia journalist will nunly live in mississippi with the conditions there. will. >> reporter: even though the downgrade may have happened, we have punishing wind happening where we are along mississippi's coast. keep in mind that people here have been in these conditions for about 14 hours now. we have sustained winds of 30 to 40 miles an hour with gusts closer to 50 and 60 and we're starting to see the effects of the long-term exposure to these winds starting to cause. we believe we have tornado damage, we've had multiple reports of tornadoeses where toe standing, we've had multiple tornado warnings throughout the night. it's believed that at least o

todd piro joining me for the whole hour yet again. todd, welcome back. >> great to be here.start drinking at, like, 5 years old -- stuart: 15-16. >> nevertheless -- stuart: there's no carding in an english pub, by the way. >> well, there is in the states, and it leads to this. obviously, the next logical consequencing from a vaccine proof requirement, college students are paying big bucks to get their hands on them, duke and uny students -- unc students are paying up to $500. students say it's easier, to our point earlier, than getting a fake id to buy booze and that vendors have made cards available on line. and i think that makes sense. the government has figured out how to avoid the fake id for booze, they've made the ids complicated. these vaccine passesports, i have one in my wallet, it's a card. stuart: it's easy. got it. this one's for you -- >> yes. stuart: i don't know why. jennifer aniston says she's -- got that right -- she says she's losing friends. why? >> rachel's on a break. do you get that reference? stuart: no. >> i did that for sue. stuart: as in friends? >