[War Performing] steve ladies and gentlemen, weve been listening to this our whole lives. It is our friends from the band war featuring low rider in our allamerican summer Concert Series. The rain stopped just in time so they could go outside. How cool is that . Ainsley awesome. We were just interviewing him, we are dazed and confused, we cannot believe we are meeting this man that sang why cant be we friends, and all the guys loved dazed and confused. All right, all right, all right. That song was playing and here we are 20 years later and interviewing the man who sang it to us. Steve i had the Top Down Blaring low rider. Ainsley matthew mcconaughey. Steve i was in college, i was a dj. Ainsley look at that microphone. Griff what are you holding . Steve i had a lot of hair there. Griff Ice Cream Cone . Ainsley looks like a clown nose. Steve it was a microphone and our Audio Engineer said it is windy outside and they put a nerf ball on it, which was amazing. Griff do you still have that
There was also a lot of news, as there has been all week. Theres more today. Lets get started this friday, august 18. This breaking overnight, Hurricane Hillary Intensifying in the pacific. It is now a major category 4 hurricane thats expected to bring flooding and rain to california and the southwest over the weekend. More Breaking News, mauis Emergency Management administrator quit abruptly a day after he defended not sounding the islands sirens as Deadly Wildfires tore through la hadhaina citing health reasons. And also this just in, femas Disaster Fund is slipping into the red and Hurricane Season hasnt even peaked yet. Now pressure is on for congress to pass a spending bill. Former President Trump wants to push back the trial date in the federal election subversion case by a lot. The Special Counsel wants january, months from now. Trumps team wants april of 2026, about three years from now. And federal prosecutors are recommending the toughest january 6 sentence yet for two leader
Ainsley kathy is the greatest mother ever steve tips. Ainsley good thick is having a morning show the dads do the lunch. Steve im going to have some of this right now. Ainsley guess what . Guess what . Second hour of fox friends starts right now steve soups on. All right. President Biden Touting the Inflation Reduction Act. Yep. One year later after signing it. But stays silent on his sons legal problems. Also admitted this was misnamed and giggled. Hunter now losing his criminal attorney after claiming the Justice Department backed out of a plea deal. And david weiss begs to differ. Peter doocy is live at the white house just down the road from me in our d. C. Bureau. And, peter, i saw your name on your office and it is huge. Its got a poll and i could not believe you got all these things. Thats why you rushed back to work. Pete brian, im at the white house. Can you check my mail . Brian i will. Right away. I saw the postman there a second ago. Is he wearing shorts here at the white h
Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Thank you for sharing part of your morning with us. As the grim reality sets in for survivors in hawaii, some are questioning the states response beforehand and how much was done to try to warn residents to get out. Plus Hunter Bidens legal troubles heat pup the Justice Department elevates the attorney to Special Counsel after plea talks fall apart. And donald trump and his legal team get a stern warning from the judge. Well have the latest on the contentious hearing. New data Shows Americans are pulling out of their 401 k and relying on credit cards. Well have a financial expert to weigh in with her advice. We begin with really grim news from hawaii, where those devastating wildfires have claimed at least 80 lives so far. The death toll will likely rise in the coming days. Crews have not yet searched the inside of most of the buildings and its unclear how many people are unaccounted for. Video shows the horror of the fire as people tried t
Republicans roll into Iowa State Fair for Deep Fried Tingys and a chance to deepen a connection with voters. It maybe the only chance to see the front runner, whose Debate Stage Decision is still tbd. Plus lifestyles of the rich and connected. Yachts, vip pass, ranches, hospitalers, private jets, Clarns Thomas got it all on someone elses dime. Who paid for what and how many times the justice may have broken the law. And a Cnn Exclusive, joe bidens Campaign Manager joins us for her first interview here in minutes. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics. Up first, new reporting. A source tells me that nikki haley just signed the Loyalty Pledge required to punch her ticket to the first debate stage. Haley is the third republican candidate to do so. More on that in a few minutes. Were going to start in iowa where candidates hope to turn a state fair into their own field of dreams. The fair is a tradition drenched in butter and opportunity and risk. It give candidate