Performance. Fox friends first starts right now. And i set fire to the rain. Watched it burn as i starred o fade. And it burned when i cried because i heard it screaming out your name. Heather well let you know where that fire your rented in the pregame performance in just a little bit. First, good morning to you. Hope everyone had a great weekend. Youre watching Fox Friends First on this monday morning. Im heather childress. Thank you for starting your day and your week with us. A bombshell bust overnight, the New York Times walking back its report of alleged Sexual Misconduct by Justice Brett cavanaugh, saying the victim has no recollection of the decades old incident. Griff jenkins joins us from washington as democrats push for the justices impeachment. Reporter good morning, heather. This is a major correction. You dont see quite this big and certainly not from the New York Times, but this morning weve got one and this one is walking back new Sexual Misconduct allegations against Justice Brett cavanaugh. The allegations were uninvestigated and the accuser doesnt remember the incident. The New York Times said they cob corroborated the story with two individuals. Friends say she doesnt recall the episode. Quite stunning news. This after the president went after the times earlier in the day for what he said heres what the president wrote on twitter, Brett Kavanaugh should sue people for libel, the lies being told against him are unbelievable. It comes as nearly all of the 2020 democrat candidates issued their calls for impeachment of Justice Kavanaugh. Vice President Biden issued this statement. It raises profoundly troubling questions about the integrity of the confirmation process that put him on the Supreme Court in the first place. Other senators joining biden on those calls and beto orourke had this to say. The American People deserved better and given the fact that it appears as though Brett Kavanaugh lied under oath, which is a crime, i think that he has disqualified himself for service on the Supreme Court and he should step down or he should be impeached. Reporter also yesterday, Chuck Grassley defending kavanaugh vigorously. Its not clear that anything will come of these calls from the 2020 democrats but one thing is for sure, were probably going to hear more about it today. Its a big correction. Heather yeah, i mean, once it gets out there, the correction never gets as much coverage as the original story. But hopefully it will this time. Thank you very much, griff. Well, senator ted cruz was one of the lawmakers inside last years hearing with then nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his initiale ford. And he said this is part of the same circus we saw during the confirmation process. They apparently spent 10 months with undercover reporters trying to track down every person that went to school with Justice Kavanaugh 30 years ago. Its an amazing level of reporting, trying to dig up any dirt they can on the guy. I think that follo follow up wie rarrather shameful circus we sa. We held a hearing, we invited the principal witness to testify. I think this article shows the obsession with the far left, trying to smear Justice Kavanaugh by going 30 years back with anonymous sources. Its another sign of how nasty and divided the time is today. Heather today is one year since blase ford came forward with Sexual Misconduct acyou cue sayses against just acyou cue accusations against Justice Kavanaugh. Nearly 50,000 General Motors workers walked off the job. Employees are he demanding better wages, health care and job security. Production is expected to stop at 55 facilities all around the country for the companys first strike in 12 years. President trump weighing in, tweeting this. Here we go again with General Motors and the United Auto Workers. Get together and make a deal. Much more on this coming up. Overnight, a major drug maker accused of fueling the Opioid Crisis files for bankruptcy. Purdue far m ma making the a making the bankruptcy filing as a way to protect them from the nearly 3,000 lawsuits that it is facing right now. The u. S. Is locked and loaded following a crippling strike on a Saudi Oil Facility. Thats the word from President Trump as iran is blamed for the attacks. Reporter tensions are at fever pitch as the world waits to see what happens next. First, lets take a look at the satellite images from saudi arabia. This is aramco, that oil facility there, after saturdays drone attack. This disrupts about 5. 7 Million Barrels of crude oil production. Thats about 5 of the worlds daily oil supply. Now, yemens iran dabbin backedi rerebels is claiming responsibl. President trump tweeted Saudi Arabia Oil supply is attack. There is reason to believe we know the culprit. We are locked and loaded but are waiting to hear from the kingdom as to who they believe was the cause of the attack. Iran is denying any involvement, calling the accusations ridiculous and some in congress are calling on the president to not rush to judgment. I think an escalation would be a big mistake. The answer is to have a negotiated cease fire and peace in yemen. Bombing iran wont do that. This is a regional conflict. Theres no reason the super power of the United States needs to get into bombing mainland iran. Reporter counselor to the president , Kellyanne Conway doubtecon doubleddown on the pr. Second pompeo made clear the Iranian Regime is responsible for the attack. And were not going to stand for that. Reporter there are fears of a spike in oil price as markets reopen in just a couple of hours and thats why President Trump has already authorized the use of Emergency Oil reserves in texas. Heather much more on this coming up after the first commercial break. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. A hurricane, another one, is now sitting off the florida coast. We certainly dont need this. Tropical storm humberto upgraded to a category 1 storm overnight with winds up to 75 miles per hour. Humberto is not expected to make landfall, so thats good news. But it did complicate Recovery Efforts in the bahamas. Some islands getting up to 6 inches of rain weeks after dorian. Today, President Trump is holding a camp pain rally. This one is in now mexico. In hopes of flipping the state red in 2020. New mexico last he voted for a republican president back in 2004. But President Trump hopes recent economic gains across the state could swing some voters. His Campaign Says an oil and gas boom has helped create more than 34,000 jobs. And to week two in the nfl action, falcons outlast the eagles, 2420. There was a late touchdown. To los angeles, it was a dad day for the new orleans saints, the refs blowing a huge call after what appeared to be a ram fumble, calling it a an incomple pass and drew brees left early with a hand injury. Lets hope hes okay. Now to denver, the Chicago Bears get redemption for last weeks kicking woes by nailing a gamewinning field goal. And the kick is good its good and the bears win it. Heather chicago beats the broncos, 1613 just as the time expires. Some exciting games this weekend. Well, the time now is about 10 minutes after the top of the hour. President trump says that the u. S. Is locked and loaded after iran denies striking a saudi oilfield. So what should happen next . Dr. Rebecca grant says that a u. S. Military strike could be on the table and she is here to break down the options. It was bad for ron burgundy but new york city is going one step further. Why they reportedly want to ban chocolate milk from schools. Stay with us. Country boys and girls getting down on the farm. Heather well, iran refusing to take responsibility for the crippling drone attack on the saudis Oil Facilities and now the Trump Administration says its locked and loaded. So how should the u. S. Ret respd to the regime. Joining us now is dr. Rebecca grant. Good morning. Heather lets start with that as we bring up the president s tweet over the weekend where he said we are locked and loaded and we stand ready do do what we have to do, basically summarizing there. What do we need to do . What is the appropriate response . Right now, President Trump has pointed out the first thing, which is to talk with the kingdom of saudi arabia. Were waiting to hear from aramco as to the extent of the damage and its really important, heather, at this point to be in close consultation with our ally, not only saudi arabia but the others that are taking part in operation sentinel, the maritime overwatch of the persian gulf. Heather as we look at the flames and the smoke and what appears to be a lot of significant damage, we do have the tweet from the foreign minister of iran as well, denying the claims from pompeo specifically, saying that they in fact were responsible for this and saying that iran is not. Ran h iran denies everythingt when you look at the photo, its really a stunning strike, very strategic, 17 aim points that were taken out very precisely. Iran had a lot of help with this over the years from russia and china and others that sold them that advanced technology. Iran is the one that has the technology and face it, the worlds worst diplomats. They are the only ones with the motive to do this, especially right before the u. N. General Assembly Opens up. Heather what about the Houthi Rebels . Well, the Houthi Rebels have a long history of being supplied by iran, iran is supporting them. They lobbed a lot of missiles into saudi arabia. In this case, i think pompeo has been very clear, this didnt come from the direction of yemen. We have a lot of eyes in the sky in the persian gulf and can he see incoming strikes like this. I think its irans fault here. Heather well, well see what happens. Happens. Much more to come on that today. We talked at length, what should we do about north korea. Kim jong un apparently told President Trump in a new letter that hes open to another summit. Will he ever agree to denuclearize . Theyll need a whole room in the trump president ial library for these letters at some point. Look, another letter is a good thing because President Trump has kim jong un right where he wants him. He has two critical things. An open dialogue, and no long range missile tests. Were waiting to see if the working level talks will resume that stalled after hanoi. President moon in south korea thinks they will. If they do, i think its very hopeful. Heather no longterm missile tests but at the same time we can bring this up for you, there have been a number of missile tests, so far i think there was 11 missile tests, 18 missiles launched all together. These were short range projectiles and other things. China may be egging them on a little bit here. The he ke key is, none of thesee long range missiles that can reach the United States. Kim jong un has stopped that. Thats very important. If thats all we ever get out of this, thats very good. I think if we see forward progress, we want to see an inventory of north korean weapons and real steps towards getting inspectors back into north korea. Heather and dont give them 30 days notice either. That were sending the inspectors in. Dr. Rebecca grant, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, heather. Heather the time now, 18 minutes after the top of the hour. Honoring the constitution this week marks 232 years since the signing of our countrys most important document. As President Trump vows to defend it. Republicans are fighting for the values that bring us together. We support, protect and defend the constitution of the United States. Heather so how would our Founding Fathers feel about Politics Today . A history lesson, up next. Rocking in the usa. P not again were seeing a doctor when we get home. Myrbetriq treats oab symptoms of urgency, frequency, and leakage. Its the first and only oab treatment in its class. Myrbetriq may increase blood pressure. Tell your doctor right away if you have trouble emptying your bladder or have a weak urine stream. Myrbetriq may cause serious allergic reactions, like swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, or trouble breathing. 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Orourke is blaming the president for the deadly shooting in el paso, texas. What the president of the United States is doing could not be more dangerous. He has the blood of those 22 people in el paso on his hands. Heather President Trump has not responded. And 2020 hopeful joe biden giving a fiery speech on race in america. Listen. Hate is on the rise again. Were at a defining moment again in american history. We are in the battle for the soul of america. Heather speaking at an Alabama Church that was bombed in the 1960s, the former Vice President echoing statements he made after the 2017 White Nationalist rally in charlottesville, saying to be silent in the face of hate is to be come polic complicit. This week the u. S. Constitution turns 232 years old, but as we honor our countrys cornerstone document, were asking the question, how would our Founding Fathers feel about the state of Politics Today. Here to help us answer that question is the president of citizens for self governance, mark meklest r. Thank you for joining us. What in the world would they think about ho things are today . I think they would be shocked. They designed the government to have small powers and the rest of powers left to us and the states. Today, most of the power is in dc. Heather why do you think thats the case . Its primarily overreach of the courts, especially over the last 115 years, they expanded a lot of things that were in the constitution, giving massive powers to the federal government through the courts, not something that the founders anticipated. Heather what do you you think in terms of the 2020 candidates that we heard from so far on the democratic side. Most of them seem at best uninterested in the constitution. We saw this in the last debate around guns. People calling for an executive order. Joe biden, the voice of reason, saying hey, we have the constitution and you had Kamala Harris directly dismiss him for saying that, saying dont say no, just say yes, we can, despite the constitution. They dont seem to pay much attention. Heather how important is it, though . I think its fundamentally important. Americans actually care about this, connected to our founding values, they believe in that document as the foundation of america. To see an entire party dismissing that party, i think thats a problem for the democra