Trump allies have discussed because they are discussing whether it will help Donald Trumps currently cratering poll numbers. Tonight there were no task force members. Thats why you see the president there alone. That made this more of a president ial address than a fully staffed medical update but i want to be clear about something. The president may have been technically alone up there but on key points how to combat the virus, he wasnt really alone. The guidance of the cdc and dr. Fauci and many other critical voices moved donald trump to concede things he used to deny about this deadly pandemic he said this thing is bad and its getting worse and you have to fight it with social distancing and masks i carry it and i will use it gladly, no problem with it ive said, if you can, use the mask when you can use the mask, if youre close to each other, if youre in a group i would put it on when im in a group. The cdc also announcing the data from ten cities and states shows that the covid in
Todd country music, apple pie and baseball. In the next hour, a pie magically appears in studio, in city field the mets will play the Atlanta Braves at 4 00 at 4 00 pm. Carley shimkus is out there all morning previewing the big games, going over the big game and looking at saturday a huge day of baseball on fox. Jillian a short season but we are seeing a season. We will see how everything plays out and keep you updated. Todd very good friday morning, you are watching fox and friends first. Jillian thank you for starting your day with us. We begin with a fox news alert. Into chicagos grant part, the city tears down the Christopher Columbus statue. Todd protests erupt outside mayor Lori Lightfoots home. Griff jenkins joins us with the overnight developments. Reporter a lot of developments, the Christopher Columbus statue in grant park has come down. That is show you this video, you see it coming down with the crane, professionally, the city is doing it, they put it on this truck and drov
And the controversy over a twogame suspension for a Football Player who attacked his girlfriend. Thats not me. My action was inexcusable. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. And youre looking live at the house floor where at this hour, the republican majority in the house of representatives is moving forward with symbolic border crisis legislation that is guaranteed to go nowhere and accomplish nothing. This goes after a full day of backlash from all quarters against House Republicans for bungling even a meager attempt to address the humanitarian situation at the border. The Republican Caucus unable to coalesce around a legislative solution today caught hell from all sides, not the least of whom was president obama. But instead of working together, instead of focusing on the 80 where there is agreement between democrats and republicans, between the administration and congress, House Republicans, as we speak, are trying to pass the most extreme and unwor