joining us now, arizona's attorney general mark brenda bra fitch. the fact that the supreme court upheld the arizona voting law. >> thank you for having me on. i think it's a great date for the constitution, the rule of law and anyone who believes in voter integrity and that's really what this case was about. and the resounding answer is yes. >> mr. attorney general on that point, democrats claim these voting bills are all about restricting the right of minorities and racial discrimination. republicans insist that it's really about preserving states rights as measured up against federal rights here when it comes to setting building regulations. what do you believe it's at the core here or is it possible that there is room for a bit of both? >> i was fortunate enough to not only bring this case but argued the case and what this case was always about where these common sense integrity measures and at the end of the day the hypocrisy of the left is being fully exposed because they essentially want to nationalize elections. we see that with s1 and hp on

members were killed in a small plane crash on saturday while they were responding to a wildfire in arizona and that's not even the biggest blaze burning right now, the largest active fire is a bootleg fire in oregon. more than 153,000 acres in just six days forcing evacuations and threatening. that's a major power grid that connects oregon and california. it led to a emergency in california. that is a step away from rolling blackout, so the power grid issued a lex alert urging residents and businesses to cut back on power usage. >> the fire curtail some of our power imports that we get through those lines. and so we are having to find those sources from different places. >> the golden state is dealing with its largest wildfire so far this year. the complex fire burned almost 90,000 acres in the national forest north of lake tahoe. it jumped a highway and destroyed dozens of buildings and it's only 23% contained. conditions and fire continues as of today more than 18 million people are under heat alerts. this is the third two hit it this summer and it's only july. >> john: it's been a tough

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john: so president biden labelled the voting bills being passed in texas and georgia and florida and arizona and other places as the biggest threat to u.s. democracy since the civil war. was that just a bit of hyperbole? >> look, i think that combined with the rhetoric we have seen from donald trump in his supporters about how this election was rigged, this is all a piece of the same puzzle, john. they're all creating the biggest threat to our democracy. i agree, since the civil war. they make it seem like joe biden wasn't really elected. he wasn't elected legitimately and doing things -- >> john: democrats made that same case after the 2016 election. >> no democrat stormed the capitol. this is different and you know it. >> john: they didn't but they did say president trump was not legitimate le elect shun. >> tucker carlson had a great piece about what happened in georgia. we should have a full debriefing on what happened in 2020. make sure everybody feels comfortable with it. >> democrats -- >> if you don't think -- the virus didn't come from the wuhan lab either. theories all over the pla

democrats blasting that ruling saying arizona's laws restrict building rights and republican say they help keep elections secure. some democrats also fuming after the court ruled that nonprofits do not have to disclose their biggest donors. rob smith, turning point usa spokesman and host of the rob smith at his problematic podcast and a leslie is here. is this a case of, here we go again? is this a good move for your party to continue to push for this? >> actually it's not my party as much as the other party saying we are going to do it. we have not come forward taking anyone's guns and no one is packing the court. there is a reason why -- quite frankly it's in the power of the senate. you are just not going to get the votes there, sandra. i think president biden also knows having been in politics so many years as most of us who haven't been, but the pendulum always swings back and that means those who have power today won't tomorrow and vice versa. i think the best thing that the democrats can do and most of my democrats who are centrist moderate degree is when they have full control

students and teachers to mask up, regardless of vaccination status, but some hands are tied in states like arizona, arkansas, and texas where laws or executive orders now make it illegal to require masks to be worn in schools. some medical professionals say it could undo months of progress. >> we are likely to see further episodes of surges in the fall in the winter. so my advise is what happens depends on what the population does and how good we do and the rest of the country vaccinating people. >> and john, it is important that there is a large student population under 12 that are still not yet eligible to be vaccinated. thank you, john. >> charles watson for us and done what he. >> thanks, john. we are joined now by texas governor greg abbott. a lot to get you, including mask layering in schools. the american academy of pediatrics suggesting that kids as young as two years old should be masking up when they got back to school. what do you plan to tell people in your state? >> well, first, the set up, what you have all been talking about the past few minutes, and that is all the information that

delaware which is far more restricted than anything that's been proposed in florida, alabama, texas or arizona. >> yes, because they are lying and mike warner doesn't care about his party erosion of the filibuster, if he wants to keep eroding it that would defy logic and with the five common sense. voting rights are based off of a fallacy, and that has nothing to do with voting rights. it's all about concentrating power in washington, d.c., and as we saw that the supreme court did, and to your point, there are more early voting days in states like new jersey and new york, things like the pandemic, this is all based on a bunch of lies and penetrated under a desire to concentrate more power on their end and nationalize and federalize these elections. it's ridiculous. >> john: the big complaint about the state of georgia is there won't be as many drop boxes was a war and the height of the pandemic. let's split it up 30-30. what's wrong with voter i.d.? the democratic party isn't against voter i.d. yet they seem to be. >> here in california, at first they said you do need an i.d. or this or that b

>> have been down to arizona i been out to san diego californi there is a crisis and i think the president is beginning to realize that the american peopl are starting to pay attention. this could all be resolved it's quite simple revert back to the old policies. shut down the southern border remain in mexico and finish the wall. a very quick answer if i could. title 42 was responsible for th removal of 751,000 people acros the border. this is rescinded i think it could obviously be a problem. when people come over here with diseases why are we just allowing people through the border? what's get a grip. >> it's good to be with you thi afternoon thank you. >> a shortage of truck drivers on the road could be a problem next time you have to count catch a flight. >> this was supposed to be host and the next freedom of roaring into the fall but the disease i spreading across the country could the economic rebound be stopped in his tracks? with glucerna. it's the number one doctor recommended brand that's scientifically designed to help manage your blood sugar. live every moment. glucerna. veter

they were able to capture him near casa grande, arizona, after the cross illegally. these are out of hud state county texas. late last week, they arrested illegal immigrants after he had just broken into ranchers home. they stole two loaded firearms from that home as well as ammo, close, and food. border patrol was able to apprehend all three of those guys. as you can see in the photos, they still let the guns in their possession when they were taken into custody. the sheriff said that this border crisis is the worst that he is ever seen it. take a listen. >> i have never seen it like this. when my deputies are catching five, ten, 12 loads of smuggling cages in a week, we have texas state troopers here that are doing the same thing. we catch one and we missed three. we have it on video, body cam and we know we have trucks that are loaded but we can't stop them because we have tied up officers. we break-ins that are more than i've ever seen before. >> speaking of human smuggling as a share for stress stock to talking about a short time ago, a short trooper talk to us

happened in arizona. the ball comes the man's way. catches the kid before disaster strikes. amazingly, he held on to his beer at the same time. clay travis saying this is an amazing catch but almost as close to a divorce that anybody can get. okay. benjamin, do not try this at home. >> no. the very thin line in life between heros and villains. that man is a hero. i don't think my wife would agree. what a catch. what a catch. hats off to him. next up, marvel comics under fire for captain america getting political and far from patriotic. in the latest series, the super hero questions the american dream saying here's the thing about a dream though. a dream isn't real. i'm starting to think america actually has two dreams and one lie. the first american dream is the one that isn't real. it's one some people expect to just be handed to them. then they get angry when it disappears. the truth is it never existed in the first place. let's bring in michael loftus, comedian. i know you have a lot to say about this. captain mesh is an enduring symbol of the u.s. what is happening? >> i

this has to do with voting restrictions in arizona. there is a decision and i believe we have shannon bream standing by to help explain to us what just happened, shannon. >> dana, there were a couple of provisions passed by arizona as a state law regarding their elections. one of them is this out of precinct idea if you show up and cast your ballot at a precinct that is not the correct one you were assigned to you can cast a provisional ballot but if it wasn't the right precinct they'll throw out the ballot all together. the second one was ballot harvesting whether third parties can bring in the votes. in a split decision as you would expect the court has upheld both of those provisions of arizona state law saying they don't violate the voting rights act. the lengthy opinion. we'll look back through it. for now they say both of those things don't violate section 2 of the voting rights act. that's big. right now we have the department of justice suing georgia over its law, over its state elections law. we'll dig through this and see if

dana and i were watching this, too and reflecting on arizona and supreme court ruling from two weeks ago. can these democrats show where a voter in texas was disenfranchised or could be disenfranchised based on this law or the laws of yesterday? >> great question, bill. the answer is no. this is a bill about verification of signatures in the mail and allowing people to mail in their ballots to track their mail-in ballots and about transparency. livestreaming voting centers and expanding voting hours or adding voting hours, not being hooked up to the internet so no would be can be hacked. a paper trail to verify votes. nothing to do with voter suppression. what you just heard were not only lies, these were damn lies. this idea they're fighting for texas, give me a break. you don't run from a fight. they have a constitutional obligation when they are elected for office to show up. instead they take their case of beer, wine, whiskey x go on a plane and go to washington, d.c. who by the way d.c. has less early voting than texas. so does delaware less early voting where the president live

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the border is not here in texas in arizona or california. the border is every town in america. >> that sheriff is part of a police contingent sent by red states to help texas do what governor abbott says president biden is not to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. biden says the border is closed. a claim that nobody south of it seems to believe. >> everything was tough. the hunger, fear of the narcotics. >> proud to be in this country where he is offered and given an opportunity. it is tough leaving family behind. >> it cost us a little bit but we're here by the grace of god. >> the compassionate system the president promised. others say it is a waste of money and others say why have a border if it isn't enforced? >> julie: thank you. >> what president biden has done with the border we're catching people on the terrorist watch list. fentanyl increased by 300% killing americans. more than a million people have come across this border illegally now. >> bill: kevin mccarthy criticizing president biden as the country gets ready to end pandemic

coordination center in tucson. >> when we get a 911 call it's a rescue issue. >> federal agents in arizona focus on protecting the border and saving lives. >> it's so hot all these people are getting lost and scared. >> they collected the remains of 227 migrants last year. so far 2021, on pace for even more. >> there is no water out here. they run out of all the things in your backpack. >> fox joined a marine helicopter on patrol and we responded to a 911 call for help. >> we found him. >> this migrant from mexico was lucky. though departed within hours of rescue he survived. >> you press a button if you need help and they will send a signal to the office and deploy an agent right away. >> bottom line is volunteers have put up water stations at well-known spots along the border. now you have hundreds of these blue rescues beacons and 911 calls. they are meant to be a deterrent if you will but they're helping but nevertheless more migrants you have the higher are going to get lost in the desert and possibly die. >> bill: we're only halfway through this year. william la jeunesse in los angel

certainly the calls will grow louder as a result of them feeling they lost this case from arizona. >> trace: good morning. i was listening to political analyst tweeting something that was interesting. i want to share it with you. it says it's amazing how the supreme court can give just two decisions democrats don't like and it immediately starts demands from the far left that democrats pack the court. this after the obamacare ruling it is pathetic. it is. 9 their way and 1 your way it becomes like very political. >> yeah. you've seen a number of justices on the court say it as well. look, we don't want to be a political body. we aren't a political body. breyer gave a speech at harvard if you add justices to get political decisions you agree with it will destroy the credibility of the court. ginsberg felt the same way. she said it was a good number. democrats aren't necessarily interested in preserving the integrity of the senate or preserving the integrity of the court or credibility they are interested in political outcomes that they can use to quite frankly maintain power in washing

west texas, new mexico and arizona is a great place to do sub orbital space flight. you are part of the space family. >> more folks got added and hundreds more in the next few years. >> bill: thank you, terry. we'll talk again. do we still have jeanette with us? we have neil with us and brett larson and susan lee. let's go around the horn as we watch the recap here and bret since are you in studio, let's start with you. >> what an amazing thing to have witnessed. we basically saw the beginning of what will be commercial tourism in space. the rocket launch was so flawless it almost looks like a computer graphic generated launch they wanted to use as an example. the being weightless for a few minutes. i had the chance to be weightless once on a flight, a very exciting feeling. i briefly thought i heard bezos said it was similar to swimming when you were weightless and just the view. to be so far up where you no longer see county lines and state borders and borders between countries, you just see the earth as one big blue marble in the vastness of space and here we all

here is mark brown of edge, the attorney general of arizona. he is talking about the situation at the border as he sees it. >> the administration is making a choice between migrants and americans, they are telling the wrong people to stay home. they are trying to shut down our economy. the biggest health crisis facing our country today is a biden administration. we may have three vaccines for covid, but there is no care for us to bed. what the administration is doing explain stupid. spt do you think they will enable it to be able to get the attention for the attorney general? speak at the crisis is going to get worse. first he promised open borders from the campaign. they heard it. i spoke to several at the border and they all gave some answer like joe biden. second, he reversed a lot of effective policies, most notably the remaining mexico policy which required migrants seeking asylum to stay in mexico. now we are about to have a situation where the democrats are going to pursue amnesty and data coming budget bill. this is the word we have bee

once the federal government and governors like the state of texas, state of arizona work together they can solve this problem but if the federal government chooses not to enforce border security laws and build the physical infrastructure border patrol needs and governors are forced to do this on their own. neil: i tried to keep the politics out of the left or right but you hear from the biden administration and this is being sensationalized, things are not as dire as media reports, namely fox, reported, seem to be the only one reporting what is going on but i see the numbers of 3 day. i get stats from all these border patrol and other officials and they are what they are, they are records, down from where we were a few weeks ago but not by much, year over year, up significantly, close to 45%. that being the case can the administration be taken seriously if it says it is looking for a serious solution if it doesn't see the problem? >> the administration has a credibility problem in a talk about the border and their efforts along there. we see numbers at historic crisis and even though i

in arizona, where publications and crossings are surging apprehended along the tucson sector. thank you for joining us. you have a bit of work on your hands. it is getting easier. >> political message from washington dc, the border is controlled, problem on the border, 5 months later, let me say this. 200,000 getaways, they got away so far and the state of arizona, 90,000 get aways from head 22 oh. when they say it is under control these are historical highs. it is disingenuous to say they are on this border. neil: on the left or right, republican or democrat, i look at numbers and the numbers are startling and not getting better. if operation ignores the approach to this it doesn't make it easier. it makes it tougher. >> this is why i keep saying the fact the sheriffs in this country stands for public safety to community safety, and humanitarian, last week in my county my team was looking for five deceased bodies that were left behind, it happened every day on the southwest border, the number that came to communities throughout the united states that is a public safety issue.

inches in some locations in colorado getting you down into areas of new mexico and over towards texas, arizona and then your forecasted highs for the day, i'll leave you with this, charles. as we said very hot across the south, but it's going to be warm into the pacific northwest as well as you're looking at areas into triple digits. had a lot to pay attention to this weekend, charles. charles: thank you very much. congresswoman nancy mace is here in the moment and with d.c. pushing bailouts to give students a break, is walmart showing we can do to while giving taxpayers is break? but we need something better. that's easily adjustable has no penalties or advisory fee. and we can monitor to see that we're on track. like schwab intelligent income. schwab! introducing schwab intelligent income. a simple, modern way to pay yourself from your portfolio. oh, that's cool... i mean, we don't have that. schwab. a modern approach to wealth management. here are the two battling to the line and allyson felix... simone manuel's above her trying to fight on, and above simone... getting an opportunity to sho

have extreme heat hanging on to parts of the west in las vegas and salt lake city as well as phoenix, arizona and tonight is the night, the american league versus the national league for the mlb all-star series. 80 degrees and cloudy skies, the winds are light as well. todd: speaking of which. ashley: a live report in denver, just hours from the mlb all-star game. heather: carley shimkus in the mile high city is excitement hits a peak. carley: did excitement had a fever pitch? i like that even better than what you said. that is just me. the mlb all-star game only happened twice in his 90 year history, once during world war ii and the other time was last year during the coronavirus pandemic. needless to say fans are excited to get back into coors field behind me and have some fun. how excited are you? >> full 10. so many people out, fun to see everything back to life. >> a bucket list for us, dream come true. what about you? >> yes. >> this game means a lot to businesses denver expects to make $62,100,000,000 in revenue but the game was supposed to be in atlanta. major league baseball moved ov

we have flash flood watches and warnings in effect for parts of arizona through new mexico, 4 corners area where we are getting that, they call this the monsoon season, shift in the winds bring in moisture from the pacific and that brings and potential for flooding to the midwest. and damaging wind and tornadoes this afternoon and this evening. the forecast for the rest of the us, showers and thunderstorms across the gulf coast and florida still into some missed in the northeast but looking for mostly sunny skies. >> will we ever see the sun again? >> janice: you want some sunshine, all things will be fabulous. it will be amazing. >> donald trump is taking big tech to court so does he have a case? todd: the swami thinks so, he will explain next. ♪♪ ♪♪ with tremfya®, adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...can uncover clearer skin and improve symptoms at 16 weeks. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine o

carley: from arizona. not so bad, florida. >> time to check in with steve doocy for what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> it is cozy. i am telling you it is cozy, anything cozy around your cores. >> the man on the street interview. >> you've got plenty of time in 17 minutes. coming up in 17 minutes republicans in north carolina are one step closer to banning critical race theory in that state. lieutenant governor mark robinson will join us and as cubans fight for freedom from communism, we are sharing family stories about living under the dictatorship. the wwe, for friday night smack down. we will talk to women's champ be on, bel air on what it is like to perform in front of a live crowd. lera trump and joe consciousa will join us live and dennis quaid and some of the stars of the new movie about ronald reagan that looks at the life and legacy of the nation's fortieth president and the wounded warrior project is bringing the annual soldier ride back to us city and the starting line is fox square where

this includes an emt and fire captain in arizona. police say while authorities were responding to a burning home, a gunman opened fire on an ambulance nearby. one emt shot in the head, is in critical condition. a second second emt is stable. the gunman is accused of shooting at firefighters and neighbors at the house fire. one neighbor was killed. the suspected gunman is in critical condition after being shot by a police officer. a charred body was found inside the burning home. authorities are looking for two or three children who lived there. todd: d.c. police offering a $10,000 reward in the manhunt for suspects in saturday's shooting outside a nationals game. ashley: this comes as cities across the country are seeing a surge of violence. marianne rafferity joins us with more. >> reporter: a manhunt is underway for the suspect who opened fire on each other during a washington nationals game, sending terrified fans ducking for cover. >> everybody ran into a spot and then like i just hugged my wife and just laid on the ground with h

this includes an a emt and fire captain in arizona. police say while authorities were responding to a burning home, a gunman opened fire on an ambulance nearby. one emt was shot in the head and is in critical condition. a second emt is stable. the gunman is accused of then shooting at firefighters and neighbors at the house fire. one neighbor was killed. a firefighter was hit in the arm and the suspected gunman is in critical condition. it was after being shot by a police officer. a charred body was found inside the burning home. authorities are looking for the two or even three children who live there. terrible, terrible tough. todd: four minutes after the hour now. today, president biden will update the u.s. on our covid economic recovery but more restrictions could be looming as delta variant cases surge. ashley: griff jenkins joins us live with more as the surgeon general is defending these new mask mandates. good morning, griff. >> reporter: he is indeed, ashley and todd. good morning. it's masks back on in la county where cases o

todd: one upholds the restrictions in arizona and president biden is calling on congress to repair the damage. my parents joins us from washington. >> reporter: the supreme court is on it summer break but democrats are furious with the court's latest ruling and its conservative majority of members, on thursday the court ruling 6-3 in favor of arizona and its decision to impose tighter voting laws. the state will be allowed to ban ballot harvesting and restore ballots that were cast in the precinct, the court's more liberal justices furious with the decision, justice a lot of kagan issuing a 45 page dissent. arizona officials are thrilled and praising the decision. >> the us supreme court held states can an act common sense election integrity measures to protect the ballot integrity process. >> reporter: the court striking down the california law requiring nonprofits -- conservatives are celebrating with the decision saying it protects free speech the democrats not holding back including majority leader chuck schumer who writes if you believe in open and fair democracy and the principle

the court ruled 6-3 to allow arizona to keep stricter voting laws in place. the state will be able to ban ballot harvesting and discard ballots people cast in the wrong precinct. the courts more liberal justices were furious with the decision. justice a lot are kagan issuing a 41 page dissent, arizona as republican governor is praising. >> reporter: we want to make it easy to vote but hard to cheat. if president biden wants to focus on election integrity maybe he should begin in new york city where they are having all kinds of problems. >> reporter: speaking of president biden he was less celebratory and more critical in his reaction saying he was deeply disappointed in the court's ruling and that the court has done severe damage to the voting rights act. the court struck down a california law requiring nonprofit disclose who their donors are. conservative activists are thrilled with the decision saying california was trying to limit free-speech. >> our first amendment rights are more secure now today than they were yesterday going into this decision. that is

♪ ahhhhhhh ♪ ♪ dream until your dreams come true ♪ >> police in arizona identifying the man accused of shooting 5 people including first responders while the house was burning to the ground, tucson police say he was incredible condition after being shot by police, allegedly opened fire and ambulance driver, paramedic, firefighter and two neighbors, one of those neighbors died after being shot in the head, please discover nobody inside that house, it is believed to be the mother of three children initially reported missing but they were found safe several hours later. the pentagon announcing plans to house 2500 afghan refugees await the us operation in afghanistan at military base in virginia. many allies who served as interpreters and their families are in grave danger is us troops return home and the television james ground. the white house will be evacuating afghans by the end july. >> the biden administration transfers a moroccan man accused of being a telegram fighter out of guantÁnamo bay after 19 years in custody. this being the first step in the white house plan to shut down gi

flooding in the forecast for the next several days so flood watch is in effect, flash flood warnings in arizona, an ongoing situation, remains dry for california across the northern plains where we have wildfire and heat, scattered storms on the gulf coast with that cold front clearing things out for much of the east coast, watch those showers and thunderstorms for the southwest and the heat returns for the west as well. glad everybody is okay. call th you want. >> the biden administration says it was an error to promote a radical activist handbook in the school reopening guide. >> the pressure to condemn the curriculum next. >> reporter: the biden administration say was an error to promote a link to racial activist group that pushes critical race. schools as part of its covid reopening. todd: some lawmakers say not enough. >> the activist group is called abolitionist teaching network calling for commitment to learning from students, students and educators who disrupt whiteness and other forms of oppression, the biden administration says it was one big mistake that ended up part of a guide to h

in arizona border patrol, 197 illegal immigrants, among them 147 children. many of them traveling alone from guatemala. the group was discovered near san miguel. >> secretary of education betsy devos slamming a link to radical activist group that pushes critical race theory in schools. >> this notion that was a mistake, having been at the department, i know full well that there were eyes on and full knowledge of this going on. the department of education under the biden administration is as left-wing as you can imagine. >> the department of education is denying the connection saying, quote, the department does not endorse the recommendations of this group or affect policy positions. was an error. leo terrel city can't believe anything case and joined us last hour. >> the biden administration got caught lying trying to conceal this and you cannot believe some. they tried to put critical race. every aspect of government. todd: some major media outlets continue to ignore the story completely. jillian: jill biden will meet with the japanese emperor before attend

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fact that she's not doing both is understandable why if you're a congressperson in a border state, arizona, texas, you're like i don't want you campaigning. jillian: we had on fox news democratic officials in some of these states who say there's a problem. this is not a 1-sided thing at this point. todd: it is an american thing. jillian: another reminder, former acting ice director will join us later this hour. todd: to tokyo we go. the fifth straight american woman to win olympic gold in the all-around gymnastics competition. the last american to do it cheering on her teammate, simone biles. jillian: team usa racking up more metals, teammate and friend in the women's 200 meter breaststroke final. the us has the most metals total with 41 so far. when it comes to gold china leads and japan with 15 as the us trailing behind with 14. todd: ever try the breaststroke? i did. jillian: like one summer i think. todd: i just didn't move. time is 10 minutes after the hour according to the op-ed you should not have to be an american citizen to take america's leaders. scarlett johansson suing disney,

peninsula of florida, the death toll stands at 3, we talked to visitors from all of the country from arizona, europe, pennsylvania, iowa, lots of stories, people visiting for the fourth of july, some people on their honeymoon said they could not get a flight out or a rental car out. of the people said they are going to stick this out, stay inside their hotel rooms, some people said they would find a bar into what the locals do, wait for this thing to pass, we will keep you updated throughout the day on tropical storm elsa. jillian: matt finn, thank you so much. meantime we are following a fox news, houston police officers shot while responding to a parking dispute, the 11 year department veteran was hit in the arm and abdomen, houston police chief credits the bullet professed for saving the officer's life, he still unstable but critical condition. a second officer was able to detain and arrest the 26-year-old alleged shooter, 16 people are dead and 76 more wounded in chicago shootings over the long fourth of july holiday weekend was according to a chicago database it is the bloodiest weekend

todd: also on deck, phil mcgurn and arizona's attorney general, do not go anywhere. i hated sticking my fingers, then i got the dexcom g6. i just glance at my phone, and there's my glucose number. wow. my a1c has dropped over 2 points to 7.2. that's a huge victory. (music) flowers are fighters. that's why the alzheimer's association walk to end alzheimer's is full of them. because flowers find a way to break through. just like we will. join the fight at alz.org/walk todd: fox weather alert, tropical storm elsa bearing down on florida's west coast something wind and heavy rain, expected to make landfall in hours. you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. jillian: millions of americans are still in the storm's patterns we are watching live team coverage with senior meteorologist janice dean tracking else's every move but we start with madeleine rivera in clearwater beach where the impact of the storm is already being felt. >> reporter: right now we are experiencing some rain, moderate wind. it picked up right before we went on air

they just upheld your law there in arizona. how far will your case go, do you think, as precedent as other states raise this issue? >> well, i'm very proud of the fact that i personally order that case brnovich vs. the dnc. the department of justice the left is trying to take on undermine election measures. the state court said ensure the integrity of their elections and confidence in their results. the left is cherry picking states. they don't go amp states connect cut, new york, all that's northeast states that actually have more restrictive laws arizona does. so, really, todd, they are being so hypocritical and i want electric actually inconsistent. if the democrats want to do something about voter and franchising more voters go after democratic strongholds with more restrictive rules and less early voting than states like arizona? jillian: well, to the point that you just made, go ahead and take a listen to what democratic panelists have to say about this. >> now you are forcing minorities to decide whether or not they are

not about to force immigration in the interior, criminals opening up shop, i met with 100 shares in arizona two weeks ago, crime is rising across the country because the border is wide open to criminal gangs and cartels. carley: to understand the gravity of what took place wednesday los angeles county announced law enforcement seized 16 tons of illegal marijuana that includes 375 marijuana plants, 131 arrests and $1.1 billion total estimated street value of this illegal weed. there is a thriving black market for illegal marijuana even though recreational marijuana is legal in the state of california because some people want to buy it illegally. the other thing that is interesting about this is this had to do with the mexican drug cartel, asian and armenian crime groups. are you surprised those three different crime organizations were working together on this? >> i'm not surprised at all. i've seen it throughout my career. they create partnerships to make money. this border is very vulnerable. the fentanyl increases, record amount of fentanyl seized on the border by the border patrol. record

especially in the past few days, they are getting scant fair coverage of course the georgia lawsuit and arizona audit have turned up interesting and troubling information. we should pay attention to them. the integrity of our election, special for the highest office of the land are of the utmost importance. there are still questions that deserve straight answers. and god bless those still fighting, suing and recounting to ensure we get to the facts. until we get full transparency on the past, trust in the future of our system will remain in the gutter. this is not a partisan statement. this is relate. that said, if we thought the environment in 2020 before, during and after the election was stacked against freedom loving americans, the future looks worse. look out for 2022 and 2024. the left is not interested in recounting. instead, they are reloading if there is one thing democrats and left do exceptionally well. they never relent or stop or never let a crisis real or imagined go to waste. all week we have shown you how the democrats are using covid-19 to solidify power and crush dissent. in f

you know, all the state different states the no brainers, florida, texas, arizona, and then we finished off in vegas. we sold out in jacksonville. sold out in houston. sold out in arizona and then just had the second biggest event in ufc history in vegas. >> do you think you create little and fans that didn't even exist before because you are literally willing to fight for them to get back into action to give us all a break from this global pandemic? >> yeah. i think. so and we created more fans because we went through the pandemic. there was nothing else to watch. so if you hadn't seen the ufc before, you got into it during the pandemic. >> brian: you, like nobody else, really represent your sport well. you are in the middle of it you talk very honestly and candidly on the broadcast before and now. do you worry when you look around this country and you bleed red, white, and blue that we are losing the charge the energy, the fight to be successful no matter what we do? are we losing that? >> i think wear. to be honest with you. it's, i don't know, i have never seen anything like it. it'

i spent time in phoenix arizona where it's 111 degrees at 5 a.m. this is another one i will defend with everything i have. people used to have to live without air conditioning. we progressed past that. we must get rid of air conditioning toive sat planet. it makes the planet worth living on. grilling and air conditioning i hold the line. >> allie, do you agree? >> obviously air conditioning is a justice issue. a brilliant point. when europeans colonized the united states there was no air conditioning. now we are blowing cold air in people's face. just to be honest it's the height of imperialism. i am for this movement. we should go back to sleeping outside and living outside. it's obviously the only way to make sure everyone is equally miserable. that's what it takes. >> all right. as more people have heat stroke, at least we are saving the plant. not people's lives. the turtles are undersiege. toddlers are digging holes that are too deep. can't turtles burrow out of a hole? >> when i listen to all i have to remind myself i am not alexandria ocasio

eli crane candidate for arizona's first congressional district is here now. how is the tattoo, eli? >> it's feeling great. thanks for having me, brian. it's been a while but good to see you again. >> brian: the breecher stuff is fantastic. everybody knows it you made it happen. chris kyle was your mentor. we know about that. tell me why there is your next goal. >> well, honestly, brian, the reason i'm doing this is because i'm really, really concerned that my kids and the next generations that are growing up in this country right now are not going to be able to enjoy the freedoms and prosperities that we did growing up and i really don't believe if we get men and women who are very strong, have a lot of character and a lot of courage and to up on the capitol we are requesting to be in a lot of trouble that's why i'm doing this. >> brian: running for the first district. hollen there three terms already. barely won his district it will be a tight, tough race. we do know this, too. something about veterans seems to work effectively in congress and so few are. in 1973 we hit a high. 75%

i was in arizona in april to visit the border there and to see what was going on and what had changed since joe biden came into office. the smuggling unit said that now human beings are worth more money to the cartel in terms of trafficking than drugs are. and so they are making upwards of $25 million a day to traffic these human beings into the country and then the biden administration is perfectly happy to finish the job by taking these people and putting them on buses without properly testing them or quarantining them and sending them to american communities all over the country. now, those people are making a choice to pay the cartels, right? there is this bigger question is why is the biden administration putting border patrol agents at risk of getting covid. ice agents at risk? local law enforcement at risk of getting covid and then, of course, they clearly don't care about american citizens getting covid from imlegal immigrants or be vaccinated. >> tammy: we have got to go. clearly great points all. now, up next, charles pay-to-play, one of your favorites is here. and he's on t

dead and you have the supreme court which just in its final week of its session upheld two laws in arizona about voting restrictions, how -- let me put it this way. does the biden white house have a plan as to how they're going to deal with this pullback on voting in the country? >> well, i think what you're going to start to see over the next couple weeks is a pivot from democrats in the white house to move away from the he focus on this big, sprawling piece of voting legislation that you're right is pretty much dead in the water on the hill right now and focus more on restoration of pieces of the voting rights act. that is difficult even though it is more narrow than the bigger piece of legislation and one of the things that democrats are keeping in mind as they try to push through that legislation is this is almost certainly going to end up back in the supreme court so they're trying to craft this legislation in a way that could address some of the concerns we've seen from some of the more conservative justices including in the arizona case that we got the ruling on a few weeks ago. thi

the supreme court is upholding the law changes, the voting changes in states like arizona. so what does biden and the democrats, what do they do? >> here's the disconnect. you can describe it as the biggest threat to voting, to democracy since the civil war. but democrats are not in a position to actually do anything about it on the federal level or in more than a dozen states that continue to tighten voting laws and change the oversights of elections. you've got an issue, not a solution. it's something democrats will be talking about until the next election. chris: and of course all of these rules could change who actually votes in the 2022 midterms. panel, thank you. we have to take a break here. we'll see you later in the hour. up next, money to fix america's crumbling roads, bridges and pipes faces a key vote this week. but a bipartisan group of senators is still stuck on how to pay for it. we'll talk with a key republican about the fate of the infrastructure package, that's next. limu emu... and doug. so then i said to him, you oughta customize your car insurance with

martha: and president trump in arizona won, trying to make sure that arizona gets back into his column. he also went after mike pence last night, saying someone gave him sot bad advice on -- some bad advice on certifying the election. last thought on trump in arizona. >> well, i think biden said in virginia, he ran against trump and he whipped him and now you have terry mcauliffe running against trump in virginia in terms of glen youngkin, i think that's a pretty good line. what you see trump doing in arizona is trying to stir his base. i don't know that he has much ability at this point. martha: thank you all. good to have you with us on our sunday panel this week. coming up next, our power player of the week, bryan cranston, on the iconic roles that have made him one of our most respected actors. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. everything begins anew. and many of us realize a fundamental human need to connect with other like-minded people. welcome back to the world. viking. exploring the world in comfort... once again. i brought in ensure max protein, with thirty grams of

but i do think it's important to point out that these supposed restrictions on voting in arizona were designed to keep people voting where they're not registered to vote and a ban on ballot harvesting. how that is a voting restriction as opposed to protecting restrictions just baffles me. mike: okay. thanks, panel. see you next sunday. >>> up next, our power player of the week, best selling author james patterson, on his publishing empire and the book he says may be his most important. ♪ ♪ . . . the sleep number 360 smart bed. it's the most comfortable, body-sensing, automatically-responding, energy-building, dually-adjustable, dad-powering, wellness-boosting, foot-warming, temperature-balancing, recovery-assisting, effortlessly life-changing proven quality night sleep we've ever made. the new queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is only $899. plus, 0% interest for 36 months & free premium delivery when you add a base. ends monday. so, you have diabetes, here are some easy rules. no sugar. no pizza. no foods you love. stressed? no stress. exercise. but no days off! easy, no? no. no

but i do think it's important to point out that these supposed restrictions on voting in arizona were designed to keep people voting where they're not registered to vote and a ban on ballot harvesting. how that is a voting restriction as opposed to protecting restrictions just baffles me. mike: okay. thanks, panel. see you next sunday. >>> up next, our power player of the week, best selling author james patterson, on his publishing empire and the book he says may be his most important. ♪ ♪ what makes febreze air effects different? while cheaper aerosols rely on artificial propellants... febreze uses a 100% natural propellant. check it out! pressure created by what's in your air makes the bottle spray. which means freshness everyone will love. mike: he is the best selling author of the past decade, known for creating larger than live heros. as we told you this spring, he's out with a new book about real life heroes. here again is our power player of the week. >> i love to tell stories and i want to know what's going to happen at the end. chris: james patterson tells lots of stories