as protesters smash windows and light fires, the dangerous seen as to be leaders looks to refund the police. benjamin: drive-through throw down. a customer checking the suspect trying to run from police at chick-fil-a. "fox and friends first" starts right now. ♪♪ hands up for the weekend ♪♪ oh my god ♪♪ it's the weekend ♪♪ hands up for the weekend ♪♪ jillian: that picture on the right is a live look in london, i am concerned you made it into work, what is going on over there? benjamin: when i woke up this morning and came to the studio it was a beautiful sunny day. i can also say, we weren't thinking about using that shot. london weather is a joke. jillian: the other thing, that far, it's the weekend, thank goodness we made it. it is friday morning, good morning, good morning. benjamin: we start with this. president biden addressing the nation, one year since the coronavirus pandemic began. >> no one could have imagined was we were about to go through, but now we are coming through it. jillian: doug lose a in washington as the president signals when life may return to normal. >> reporter: couple big headlines at the primetime speech last night. all-american this should be eligible to receive the vaccine by may 1st. of all goes according to plan we may be able to gather in small groups to celebrate the fourth of july. >> after this long, hard year, that will make this independence day something truly special. we not only marked our independence as a nation but we market our independence from this virus. >> reporter: this was the president's first primetime address the came after he signed into law that massive $1.9 trillion stimulus including $14 government checks for most americans that could start arriving in bank accounts as soon as this weekend. >> we know what we need to do to beat this virus, tell the truth. follow the scientists and the science. work together. put trust and faith in the government to fill its most important function which is protecting the american people. >> that relief package passed congress without a single republican vote and gop leaders are slamming it for size and a number of provisions that appear largely unrelated to the virus amidst signs the economy is rebounding. >> the american people built a parade that has been marching toward victory, democrats just want to spread in front of the parade and claim credit. >> the president meantime took a clear shot is predecessor for failing to act quickly enough in the face of the virus. >> a year ago we were hit with a virus that was met with silence, spread unchecked, denial for days, weeks and months. >> enough of the job of selling the big relief package to the american people, something the pr campaign in this, the president is traveling to pennsylvania, kamala harris is heading to nevada. back to you. benjamin: thank you. president biden said by july 4th people might be able to see friends and family, four months away, seems like a long time. jillian: it is hope for something a few months away considering what we've gone through. the president places blame on the prior administration, a top white house advisor praising it. >> grateful for the work before us and doing the best we can to continue and accelerate it. i took my hat. jillian: andy gave credit for donald trump for spearheading operation warp speed and developing a vaccine. sean hannity says president biden may preach unity but failed to prove it last night. >> all due respect to the president, he didn't have anything to do with that vaccine it had nothing to do with the mars rover either. joe biden, unity president that he is taking credit for someone else's work. you want unity, why don't you thank donald trump? you want us to get along, you say, no trump, no vaccine, stop taking credit for something you had nothing to do with. >> the question is how to hold china accountable. brian mass wants to hold debt payments over his covid-19 response. he will join us live. benjamin: protesters set fire to federal courthouse in portland, a group of 60 people storming the building, one person was arrested. mayor ted wheeler announced he is seeking $2 million to fund police as a gun violence spikes across the city. construction on the fencing around the capitol building, capital police say part of the fencing are being modified to open up streets for traffic and pedestrians, the changes come as lawmakers push to remove the fencing. it was put in place for extra security after the capital riots. meanwhile on capitol hill house democrats prepared to take on immigration with two reform bills. jillian: lawmakers demand citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. >> reporter: the house is set to debate two major immigration reform bills next week. republicans say the situation at the border is completely out of control. pictures and video from the texas mexico border show a line of undocumented migrants waiting to cross into the us. other images show a small group coming across the rio grande in a raft cited by what appeared to be a smuggler. customs and border protection said law enforcement can't be more than 100,000 migrants at the border in the month of february. 30% increase over january, and a 90% increase over this time last year. this includes unaccompanied minors lending to 3600 migrants children being held in us border facilities was the biden administration refuses to call the situation a crisis but the numbers coming in our overwhelming. republican leaders say it is man-made courtesy of the president but house speaker nancy pelosi said biden is just showing his love. >> it is a national security concern. they haven't even acknowledged the crisis. >> i trust the biden administration's policy to be based on humanitarian and love of children. >> reporter: debate in the house of representatives begins next week on two immigration reform bills, one proposal the american dream act would create a path to citizenship for 2.5 million illegal immigrants already in the country. another proposal that would establish a pathway for undocumented farmworkers to gain legal status. once the migrants reach the border they are tested for covid 19. those who test positive are advised to quarantine and follow social distancing but they are not stopped from traveling into the us. >> of third-degree murder charge against derek chauvin, the ex-minneapolis officer accused of killing george floyd comes as an additional juror selected in chauvin's trial brings the total to 6, 5 men and one woman. this as george floyd's memorial site is reportedly an anti-cop autonomous zone. activists want the area to remain closed until trials are held for the 3 other officers charged in floyd's of the city's ouster reopen the zone after the chauvin trial wraps up. >> embattled new york governor andrew cuomo facing a new probe amid sexual harassment allegations against him. the speaker of the status the authorizing and impeachment investigation. it is not to interfere with the attorney general's program. the state report the 6 victims claims reported by the times union to albany police. cuomo denied all allegations. benjamin: read drummond gives update on her husband who was injured in a head-on crash. we think they will be okay. the two men collided with fire trucks. they protected the family ranch from a fire spreading nearby. jillian: a woman wanted is arrested. malaysia king seen on the left in this video was arrested in las vegas with us for the woman on the right, she intends to turn herself in. both with or accused of attacking a new bird driver in san francisco after he ended the ride because one of them wasn't wearing a mask. that video is unbelievable. benjamin: she sprayed the driver with some kind of a gas. of true that is assault. the time is 11 minutes after the hour. mexico set to legalize marijuana so what does that mean for drug smuggling into the us? joe peters and the drugs are's office in the democratic and republican administrations joins us next. >> i'm busy right now, can i call you later? can i call you? >> yeah. you'll remember? jillian: the epic crank call lighting up social media. jillian: president joe biden in hot water is critics north and south of the border say liberal policies are causing a massive surge of migrants. >> reporter: they see him as the migrant president and so many feel they will reach the united states. joe peters, good morning, drug czar, you want to study these cartels well. look at the prices on the border and my question to you is what does a crisis like this do? >> i was not the drug czar. i was a deputy in two administrations. this is a boon to the cartels. all of the confusion and mixed messaging though the messaging was well intended by president biden, don't come now, stop, go, the cartels take advantage of that. it is creating a marketing opportunity. madison avenue could not create a better advertisement for the cartels and they are going to seize on this and the message they are going to send is this is about safe passage, open border, welcoming united states. however to the cartels and the gangs these people are, that ease to them. a revenue source for them. in addition from the 3000 to 20,$000 a person to smuggle them in, they are a dual revenue source, these individual migrants because what the cartels will do whether it is a drug cartel, coyotes, ms 13, they will recruit gaining members and force young men to become gaining members or don't come to the us, the young women, the girls are forced into sex trades, sex trafficking, human trafficking, the kids are used as props. they will be paired up with, also like a family coming across the border and still others of these migrants will be forced to be mules to take drugs across the border. jillian: you put that in context, thank you for doing that. mexico set to legalize marijuana and create the world's largest legal market. we will show people what we are talking about, the house approved recreational marijuana use 316-120 second. this is what would be in this bill. it allows 5 different types of licenses for motivation. i'm not going to read the whole thing but what does this mean for those of us here in the united states? >> we are becoming a marijuana sandwich and we are the middle, canada europe two legalize recreational marijuana. mexico was on the verge of doing it. that will force the product from north and south into our country. it is sending a message to young people, we have to worry about them most because of the potency of this marijuana that marijuana use is okay, these big governments are okaying it but it will give an opportunity for big weed, these big companies like big pharma and big tobacco they are the ones who will benefit, the kids suffer, families are going to suffer but big weed will prosper. let me add if i may people forget we already have a heroin, fentanyl, epidemic out there where people are dying and now you are going to lay another drug crisis on top of it at a time when we are dealing with so many issues. >> a lot going on. thank you for joining us, appreciate it. benjamin: it is 19 after the hour. business owner struggling with restrictions during the pandemic. >> if anyone thinks they are above the law with this administration think again. >> today is part 2 of my conversation with business owners how florida developers are developing california when we come back. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? 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>> two thirds of businesses, and a small café. hotel guests were not allowed and a lot of visiting back and forth. it slowed me down and purchased another restaurant across the street with another 6 room hotel, not ready to expand just yet. >> reporter: being in florida helps, could you have done this this last year. >> we wouldn't be opening for another year. the leadership and public officials have on your business. our current tenants and business partners fleeing from states that over regulated in terms of arbitrary covid-19 shutdown. >> a much bigger deal than anyone thought. the analogy i had given after a forest fire. and and back to how the forest before. >> my faith in my country. and everyone is ready to go. >> we are ready to get back to it and pretty much all the business owners in california and michigan, give us a chance to prove we can do this safely. that is all they are asking for at this point. we will talk to jim owners in california, michigan and new york, and shutdown because of the covid-19 restrictions, and suffered great loss from the massive wildfires in california. heartbreaking to hear stories like this. benjamin: what is so amazing, resilient for how small business owners are and they pick themselves up, that brings so much hope that these guys to fuel the economy to do that. they will keep working, whatever it takes and get businesses up the best they can. hats off to you. jillian: i am grateful they are trusting me. benjamin: the time is 27 minutes after the hour. terrifying moments as a boy hangs office key lift, take a look. >> don't stop, go, keep on going. almost got it. benjamin: that nightmare ideal coming up ahead. frontline workers put their lives on the line throughout the pandemic. teachers union try to sit it out. history will remember essential workers as hero, teachers unions 0, next things next. ♪♪ the worst genocide in human history also destroyed the lives of thousands of jewish survivors still suffering today. god calls on people who believe in him to act on his word. 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(soft music) ♪ ♪ hello, colonial penn? >> reporter: almost got it. jillian: a 12-year-old on camera holding on for dear life after slipping off the chairlift, dangling for two minutes before reaching the top of the slope at a canada ski resort. he was not hurt, the boy's mother in disbelief. a story we have been following, the big east semifinal kicks off today. benjamin: live in madison square garden, abby has the matchups. >> reporter: we have been in for a real treat in this tournament. there have been over times and big moments and all the things you hope for in a big east tournament. let me give you a recap of what went down, number rate georgetown the shocked number one villanova. the wildcats and won the last three consecutive big east tournaments but not this year. justin more, for the first time since 2015, the georgetown toyotas will play in the semifinal. a little side story came with head coach nick legend patrick ewing who told reporters he kept stocks and asked for his passes. listen to what he had to say. >> i thought this was my building and i feel terrible that i am getting stopped, everybody in this building should know who i am. >> reporter: "fox and friends" knows who you are. into the overtime came a local rivalry between st. john's and seton hall, pulling out a victory after the end of regulation thanks to sandra who notched 20 points and 11 rebounds. the pirates move on to the semis to take on georgetown at 6:00 pm. the bulldogs he raced a 19 point deficits, they tried to come from behind. the blue jay limit the butler freshman en route to an 8756 factory. 34 points for their spot in the semis. we have been lucky, your blue devils got a confirmed case, they have to pull out of the acc tournament. benjamin: you are bringing me shocking news. they are my money on georgetown after the victory over for villanova to see this through. jillian: nfl star tight end rob gronkowski prank calls tom brady. >> >> can i call you? you don't remember? you called me. >> i did call you. >> i will call you later. benjamin: he joined brady last year with the tampa bay buccaneers, the prank lighting up social media, i am glad to see you on the field but needs to hurry back. sandra writing this is why we love you. your touchdown might be another reason. jillian: do you have an american football team you follow? benjamin: you put me on the spot. i would go with san francisco but basketball is the one i thought of. jillian: you are welcome any time. benjamin: you have another week to persuade me and i am open to it. >> president biden using his primetime address for a blame game with the former president. >> a year ago we were hit with a virus that was met with silence, denial for days, weeks and months. benjamin: plus a 57,$000 a year private school banning phrases like mom and dad and merry christmas. joe concha sound off on both of those stories coming up next. >> reporter: year ago we were hit with a virus that was met with silence and spread unchecked, denials for days, weeks, then months. that led to more deaths, more infections, more stress and more loneliness. two months ago this country didn't have nearly enough of vaccines to vaccinate near all of the american public but soon we will. jillian: president joe biden in his first address to americans in more than 50 days in office, the president taking credit for progress on covid 19 vaccine that was initiated by donald trump through operation warp speed. you to react is fox news contributor and media opinion columnist joe concha. what stood out to you from last night? >> i don't want to say joe biden lied, his speechwriter wrote those words, lie after lie after lie. fact checkers wake up from the vacation they have taken the last 50 days, what we heard last night was utterly ridiculous in terms of vaccines, not having enough to distribute even though there are 100 million doses when mister biden took office in january, then you talked how it was met with silence, the coronavirus, when donald trump banned flights from china going back to january, flights from europe a year ago today, talks about the uss comfort arriving in new york in march, jeff its opening in march, field hospitals, and the president you see on screen to publicly comment about even once. and the media being relatively silent as far as what he is pushing, that he thinks the vaccine thing is all biden and wasn't operation warp speed, i'm usually a jovial guy. jillian: a little bit of wishful thinking. the previous administration did a lot, we continue what is started and i rest my case. let's talk about this, this fires you up as well. there is a school in new york city, 57,$000 a year, and students from saying this, what we are talking about. grace church school, can no longer say mom and dad but family, christmas, happy holidays, ladies and gentlemen, say people, folks, friends, readers, mathematicians. they responded, quote, the press wants to condemn us, newly don't woke no hope, i embrace it and hope you will too. i don't know what this teaches the younger generation. >> this is why everybody is moving out of new york, a quarter of $1 million before the quarter million dollars to go to college. i wonder why no one is living in new york as much. you can't call your parents parents but grown ups, folks, family, guardians, what religion are you. this is the type of stuff, don't how any parent can listen to this and i will spend 50,$000 a year. jillian: thank you for joining us, appreciate your time. benjamin: the new york times suggests people who left new york during the pandemic, new york post columnist joins us with that and brian mark joins us live in the next hour. ♪♪ i got a feeling ♪♪ ♪ if i could be you and you could be me ♪ ♪ for just one hour ♪ ♪ if we could find a way to get inside each other's mind ♪ ♪ walk a mile in my shoes ♪ ♪ walk a mile in my shoes ♪ ♪ well before you abuse, criticize and accuse ♪ ♪ walk a mile in my shoes ♪ >> july 4th, a good chance you, families and friends would be able to get together and have a cookout or bbq. conditions change and we may have to reinstate restrictions to get back on track. jillian: president biden granting permission for backyard barbecues want to get the vaccine and follows government rules, we are live in washington. benjamin: more fires and mayhem outside the portland courthouse as the city's liberal mayor, $2 million to fund the police.