jimmy on because the ratings of the jimmy segments always through the roof. we love you, buddy go yankees 1:00 today. on the mount hopefully he delivers. jimmy, thanks. >> carley: we begin with a fox news alert, president biden getting set to stump with a democratic governor in oregon today as the once solidly blue state could slip away. you're watching "fox and friends first," i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: mid-term messaging on the economy, he says electing republicans will make inflation boris johnson. latest inflation rate 8.2%, staying near the 40-year high, it began when president biden was sworn into office.

>> carley: all up from this time a year ago. take a look at the price of gas this morning. >> the national average $3.90 a gal on. on inauguration, it was $2.90. kevin has more details on that. >> kevin: great to be back with you. there is a saying, if you don't like what they are saying about you, be sure to change the topic, the smart thing to do. for the biden white house, that is the thing, especially when it comes to talking about the economy. the latest cpi is out, up 8.2% year over year, massive jump. the president says it could be worse, but he swears things are getting better. >> president biden: today's

report shows progress, overall inflation was 2% over last three months, down from 11% the past three months, that is progress. republicans win, inflation will get worse, that simple. >> kevin: tough to imagine getting much worse than things are right now. speaking of worse, national average for gallon of regular unleaded gas almost $4, incredible, that is bad, this is worse. let me show you the great state of california, golden state oh, $6.15 a gallon, can you imagine? that is average. a lot of places close to $8. the surge has many wondering if it is the frosty relationship between washington and riad making things so awful. >>-- saudi arabia about this --

>> president biden: we're about to talk to them. >> in what way, sir? what are you going to say? >> president biden: stay tuned. >> kevin: the diplomatic chill after the saudis say, yeah, we rebuffed a white house request to delay our oil reduction plan until after the midterms. this is the saudi government, clarified through consultation with the u.s. administration all economic analysis indicates postponing the opec decision by a months, according to what has been suggested, would have had negative economic consequences. there you have it. the u.s. is pushing back. john kirby, who is solid at delivering, will end up the press secretary after the election, he said this, we have analysis that backs up when supply is the concern right now.

at time when lack of global supply is the biggest challenge in the global energy market. what else did john have to say? he said cutting supply makes no sense mathematically, period. there is one way to look at it. the allegation has people thinking, this white house pretty much did what they accused former president trump of doing. >> joe biden was attempting to collude with multiple foreign powers to interfere with america's election, it is a clear example of corruption as you will ever see. >> kevin: if that is the view of some on capitol hill, it could lay the groundwork for an impeachment trial if republicans take over the house after the midterm. the president busy on his way to the great state of oregon, we'll have details of his day. back to you. >> todd: mollie hemmingway says

the saudi statement is a huge deal and here is why. >> by the standard set by democrats and the media, the argument was that donald trump by asking for investigation into ukraine dealing with powerful families and that because we have a relationship with ukraine, this instituted quid quo pro and meddling in an upcoming election. this letter shows president biden asked for help in the election by delaying this outcome of cutting back on oil production. he's publicly announced he wants to persecute or punish saudi arabia, through some means, limiting arm sales and we have this publicly. by standard set by democrats and the media, he should be impeached and immediately convicted, if you're going to be consistent.

>> carley: back to oregon we go, two counties forces a vote to secede from the state and become part of idaho. >> i had heard about the greater idaho movement and all i heard was this idea, we could change the border and it resonated with me. i thought, this is solution to the long-standing problem that people have been looking for a long time. >> carley: supporters say main movators are policy, defunding the police and critical race being taught in schools, latest vote is set for next month and comes after nine counties passed the measure to redraw the border. if both state governments sign off, it will be sent to congress for final approval. >> todd: interesting shape of the potential new state. parents getting to voice concern after being silenced earlier this week and they say they are concern about sexually explicit

books in the school library. >> focus on raising rock-bottom test score and do away with exposing minors to sexually explicit material. >> we don't want kids to have access to the books, nice and simple. >> todd: the mother who brought this to light joined us yesterday to discuss the harshsh pushback she is facing in her community. >> i have people within my own community trying to discredit me and trying to call off what they call this army mob of religious extremist parents who care about their kids and don't want them to be sexually glorified. >> todd: the books in question are off library shelves while review is underway. herschel walker and raphael warnock set to debate on the stage today. >> carley: we're asking doug collins which president is best

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>> todd: turns out russian national facing counts of making false statements in the durham

probe cashed in a six-figure salary while working for the bureau. >> carley: brooke singman joins us. >> brooke: he is the russian national charged with making false statements to the fbi about the steele dossier at the heart of the 2016 trump-russia collusion probe. testifying the bureau paid danchenko to act as an informant. a democratic operative revealing he lied to danchenko when he claimed to have information from a gop insider about what paul manafortresigned from the fbi. offered to pay christopher steele $1 million to confirm what was in the steele dossier. i spoke with george papadopoulos

and he said the bureau was relentless, saying what is more important than prosecution is allowing the american peep toll have intimate vantage point into this onion of corruption, he said the fbi drachlelled on people's rights in order to frame trump and cripple his presidency and he said that is what this was all about and papadopoulos sat down with hannity last night. listen. >> the fbi ran amuck under comey leadership that utilized myself and the steele dossier to continue to get warrants with no foundation, no basis and turned this country upside down. >> brooke: the trial will continue today when special counsel john durham will not prosecute the last of his

evidence before the defense takes the floor. >> todd: president trump says he loves the idea of testifying before the january 6 committee after they voted to subpoena him. >> carley: he says this is a partisan witch hunt that has gone on since the great day i came down the golden escalator with our future first lady. they have to try to do this to get publicity. doug collins is a former georgia congressman and ink raing member of house judiciary committee and joins us now. good morning, sir. >> good morning, how are you today? >> carley: good. colorful statement from the president, you say subpoenaing the president now is purely political, how so? >> they have been trying to do this since day one. no matter what side, the whole partisan nature of this committee came out at the end. hold this vote and adjourn knowing it is last public

hearing and you have 60 to 75 days knowing you are probably not going to get anything out of this, what would you call it? it is more political theater than anything else. >> todd: liz cheney said this whole thing revolves around trump, why is he the final basic act your committee is doing, nailing that point earlier, take a listen. >> let's say that a time warp, they are able to get the issue in front of the supreme court and supreme court were forced to rule on this issue, our american respect for the various institutions of the government are in tatters and this is doing further damage. democrats need to close this, they got nothing and this is the dying gasp of this pathetic committee. >> todd: chances of trump tou toughing -- testifying are

between slim and none and he has left the building. >> they were supposed to have public hearings and cancelled those in september and this hearing was thrown together with no one in washington. no matter what you feel about this committee, if you think this was an active investigation, all of a sudden the man you believe calls it off and you have been investigating and saying it from day one and this is how long it took you to subpoena him now, i ask where are subpoena for others that may have clues to others from the democratic leadership, they never went to. this shows end of the day, they needed something to end with a bang, this is the bang. >> carley: debate between herschel walker and raphael warnock will take place tonight, this race is pretty much dead even, raphael warnock 45 a -- 4 and herschel walker 45.

>> what kept this race, him being able to take the lead, kept walker to stay there and have the chance to win this race, i think he can do, raphael warnock is tied to joe biden and tonight the debate will give walker a chance. the state of georgia, joe biden's approval rating is nowhere in the hardly the 20s and 30s down here, this is affecting this race and really come down to the fact of who do you want to continue in washington, d.c.? a conservative like walker or raphael warnock for what he is billing fidelity to joe biden and failed administration. i think it will be a great time. i hope walker goes in with no pressure, go in and be himself, that is key for him tonight. >> todd: that is what voters like to see. ifrt if lady jill biden will

join stacey abrams at a campaign event today. how will first lady of very unpopular president help stacey abrams, who is down big time to governor kemp? >> not going to, i think. stacey abrams is president of the interga lactic council or whatever it is. this is just another attempt by stacey abrams to prop up her campaign and the media trying to prop it up with the atlanta journal say good news for stacey abrams in otherwise bad poll. okay, really? this is not happening, stacey abrams has not had lightning in the bottle she had four years ago, people are seeing what brian kemp has done. >> carley: show was president of the world in star trek episode. >> she still thinks she is governor. >> carley: that is true, thank you for joining us and check out the doug collins podcast, as

well. thank you, doug. fox news alert. off-duty police officer is one of five shot and killed in raleigh, north carolina and heartbreaking details about the ambush that left two connecticut police officers dead. >> todd: talking about this violent week for law enforcement and steps our country needs to take to stop the lawlessness. after a long week of telling people how liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. showtime. whoo! i'm on fire tonight. (limu squawks) yes! limu, you're a natural. we're not counting that. only pay for what you need. ♪liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty.♪

>> carley: fox news alert, five dead, including a police officer, following a shooting in raleigh, north carolina. >> todd: two police officers are shot, another seriously wounded in an apparent ambush. ashley strohmier joins us. >> ashley: there is a suspect in custody, five lost their lives, including an off-duty police officer. a canine officer was hurt, but released from the hospital.

another victim is fighting for his life. >> the raleigh police department, a brother or a sister, when we lose one of our own, it is tragic, heartbreaking day for all of us. >> ashley: mayor of raleigh said a man started shooting around 5 p.m. on a walking trail, shortly after officers blocked off streets and surrounded the neighborhood in a manhunt. officers took a white male juvenile into custody and gave no details on his age or identity. here is the mayor speaking on the tragedy. >> we pray something like this will never happen here. it did. we have to end this mindless gun violence happen nothing our country. >> ashley: the killing of the off-duty police officer comes two days after two officers

were -- domestic dispute with two brothers, it appears the call was deliberate act to lure law enforcement to the scene and they were ambushed. alex hames pronounced dead at the scene and dustin demonte died at the hospital. another officer was hurt and underwent surgery for serious wounds. national fraternal of police say the spewing of anti-police rhetoric and failed policy of rogue prosecutors and judges are placing officers in greater danger, this lawlessness must stop. officer hames's dad and sergeant dustin dimanteleaves behind two young children and a pregnant

wife. thank you. >> todd: founder of blue lives matter in new york city join us, what we are seeing is not normal. this is not how civilized society function, people do not follow the rules of anything anymore. how do we put an end to what your national fraternal order of police refer to culture of lawlessness throughout every aspect of our society? >> we have to put people in office that stand behind the men and women in blue and let them do their job. everyday you hear an officer shot and injured or shot and killed in the line of duty. it has to stop, this is the worst thing created, endanger community and officer lives. >> todd: it issic issening, nobody follows any rules anymore and it starts with little things and escalates to what we saw in connecticut and north carolina. this doesn't help, the man who murdered new york city cop arthur dimat, 46 years ago,

being released to the streets. take a listen to what his widow has to say. >> i just was numb. and just hope that he doesn't hurt somebody else because if he hurts someone who tried to save his of well, he would hurt anyone. >> todd: joe, doesn't this soft on criminals approach from the left ultimately lead to that culture of lawlessness we were just talking about? >> i've said in the past, politicians and celebrities spew nonsense and there are people that take their advice that go out there and follow through. the guys killed are my age, i have a four year old. god forbid my child would be left behind. they are taking illegal guns to shoot of ros, they should be threatening god forbid you pull the trigger on an officer, you will never see the light of day

again. >> todd: sickening in this story and the previous one we just read. d.e.a. task force making biggest fentanyl bust in new york city history weeks after 15,000 fentanyl pills were discovered in a lego box. should we be relieved we are catching this much fentanyl or should we be frustrated and frightened by the amount sneaking by? >> this goes to show, our borders is broken and something has to be done. officers, whether d.e.a. or local law enforcement are going out and doing incredible work. that is one apartment with this much drugs, what about others in the united states. go back to the border and instead of laughing about it, fix it, stop it and get cartels and criminals off the street and out of the country. >> todd: look live at the latest bus of migrants coming to new

york city, port authority the scene. we've seen this shot a lot over the last couple weeks. the migrant train via bus continues. thank you, sir. >> ink thank you, todd. >> carley: nbc reporter had the guts to talk about john fetterman's health. >> small talk before the interview, it was not clear if he was understanding our conversation. his campaign required he be allowed to use transcription program during the interview. >> carley: and losing it, and joe concha is here live with reaction. announcer: type 2 diabetes? discover the power of 3 in the ozempic® tri-zone. in my ozempic® tri-zone, i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. announcer: ozempic® provides powerful a1c reduction. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c

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exiting noerlth east today, potential for three to five inches through saturday. we'll update you on that. todd was asking about the fall foliage report. here it is across the northern plains, great lakes, rockies, northeast. zoom in for leaf peeping across upstate new york and new england, it is beautiful as well as parts of the anne applebaums, wait until next week to see the leafs, the forecast is quiet, get this cold front out of the way and we will see possibility of showers and thunderstorms for florida and the southwest this weekend. there was your leap-peeping forecast for you and carley, too. >> todd: we're not going peeping this weekend, leaf peopling, we are going pumpkin picking.

>> janice: take pictures and we'll post them monday. >> carley: the donuts. happy friday. happy friday. all right colorado newest congressional district has potential to go republican this november. we spoke with gop candidate barbara kirkmeir, shes she has it in the bag. >> goes back to who has strongest message and proven track record. i was county commissioner serving within one of the counties in this district, we lowered taxes, cut taxes by a third and dropped regulation, we had economic boom, where businesses could survive and work and government wasn't getting in their way. >> carley: a poll has kirkmeir up by two points. nbc report erburns is defending

reporting on john fetterman's health this week after the media bashed her for it. >> that is fair that was their experience, we can only report our own. our team was first to be in the room with john fetterman for an interview, rather than via remote video conference and myself, be and my crew, found small talk before the kapgszing was difficult because of auditory processing issues i mentioned. >> todd: joe concha is live in person in the studio, joe, great to have you here, let's go through the attacks. we have them on the board. "new york times" oshg p ed, john fetterman is disabled american who needs technology to do their job. so what, "washington post," use of captions is common with stroke victims. and covered criticism of john fetterman's health. focus on the first one from the times. so what, he is interviewing to be a senator and yes, some jobs

you can do while following a stroke, nfl qb and ascertain, where you can't. is the media that desperate to put this in the win column for the democrats? >> joe: can i answer your question with a question, todd? what do people do on the senate floor? debate without a teleprompter and what this is doing is taking away from looking at fetterman's positions, everybody focused on health aspect. he wants to let one-third of the prison population back out on the street and crime is an issue on this race. activism, here it is, you have did shea burns doing her job, reporting saying we sat in the room with fetterman, first reporting crew to do so and this is what i observed as a reporter. she should be commended for not

bowing to the mob, which mainly exists on twitter and we saw headlines does seem to answer your question in a long way, the press is doing this to try to protect john fetterman, who is a massive stroke and clearly has not recovered in a way that can make people comfortable he can do his job effective lie. >> carley: here is more criticism, watch this. >> lots of journalists unleashed on her. >> it was inappropriate when she said during our small talk, maybe it is her. >> carley: she was doing her job, you're a reporter, this is a sensitive subject. he is a stroke victim and you want him to get better. he is running for a job where you have to communicate. not like she was critical of him in any significant way other than reporting what she sprngsed

herself. >> joe: precisely, all the people speaking in the montage you just played and behind the headlines todd read, should be asking, why won't john fetterman release his medical records? it is fair thing to ask. senate is a six-year contract. my mother suffered a stroke and she didn't completely recover and since this happened in may, he doesn't seem to be making better progress in that regard. if we want to see how well john fetterman is in his ability to speak and give answers to hard questions, give a press conference. he is yet to do that here, the fact he refuses to debate his opponent in dr. oz, only a couple days before election day. >> carley: two weeks before, you have to wonder the effect of the election and how it will be

covered. >> joe: john fetterman won already. >> todd: no one is making fun of the disabled, this is not violence against disabled, this is determination if the man has the health capabilitiess to do the job. joe concha, you do have the health capabilities to do this job. >> joe: you are smart apple picking, i went two weeks ago, they were not ripe now, they are ripe now, this i read. go, bears. >> todd: did president biden ask the saudis for political favor? the white house says no, we got new information about opec production cuts and it is starting to look that way. >> carley: plus -- >> you have done nothing, tulsi gabbard has shown guts, you showed cowardess, i believed in you and you became the very thing you fought against. >> carley: aoc gets roasted by activeists , we'll tell you how

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>> todd: new york congresswoman aoc is working with mayor adams to welcome more migrants to the big apple on the taxpayer dime. >> we do not have the capacity right now to pay and continue to pay and fund medicare and social security and continue to grow and create jobs without immigrants. >> todd: the congresswoman ush approximated back on mayor adams when he planned on housing them in her district. the mayor caved and redirected that site elsewhere. the same town hall, got an earful from activists who called her a hypocrite for providing more funds for ukraine. >> why are you playing with the lives of -- you have done nothing. i believed in you.

you became the very thing you sought to fight against. why not right now? >> because you are being rude. >> todd: critics on twitter react to the heckeling with matt walsh adding one of the most notable things in the video, almost nobody in the audience and this is the biggest -- >> carley: the saudis saying they rebuffed the white house request saying postponing the opec plus decision by a month would have had negative economic consequences. the director of the texas public policy foundation joins me now. ro robert, the saudis are saying, fine, you can cut oil

production, gas prices will go up, just wait until political arrears are off the line, is that right? >> basically that is right. americans should be concerned over desperation by the biden administration to avoid a total wipeout during next month's election and wonder what deal this administration is willing to cut to sacrifice interest of americans and rising gas prices. it is clear, joe biden was not trying to provide relief at the pump, he was trying to kick the can down the road to delay the consequences of his policies until after the election, when voters couldn't do anything about it and it just shows what this administration is trying to do is save their own political interest and not to provide relief at the pump. >> carley: the white house is firing back on this claim from saudi arabia, saying the saudi foreign ministry can try to spin or deflect, in recent weeks the

saudis convey to the u.s. privately and publicly intention to reduce oil production, increasing russian revenue. the president is complaining about the opec cut, there is way to avoid this, the president could go to texas and work with american energy suppliers. they are clearly concerned about the rising gas prices. why hasn't that happened? >> we have all the energy we need here in the united states, texas and great permian basis. i was in midland, texas earlier thiseck woo, we need washington, d.c. out of the way of hard-working men and women in the industry working to provide affordable, reliable energy. during the past administration, we had energy independence in this country and that has been destroyed by joe biden and done

on purpose, he told us this was part of his energy transition plan to get rid of oil and natural gas and we're seeing what that looks like. >> 2 million barrels per day off the market, that cut is in november. when will americans feel that when they go to the gas station and what will that look like? >> they are already feeling it now, we'll see sky rising prices, gas risen 10 cents since the last week and seen record prices worse than last summer, americans will have to pay for home heating cost and winter type issues, it will be double hit to consumer to fill up your car and also to make sure you don't freeze during the upcoming winter. >> carley: the president wants more oil, anywhere but america, venezuela maybe, texas never. that is a problem.

thank you for joining us. >> carley: it is not just gas prices, inflation is still sky high, thanks to biden's policies, that is not stopping him from bragging about his administration's massive spending. we'll get reaction from bill mcgurn coming up. >> todd: check this out, check in with ainsley who is live in virginia hosting a town hall. it is ainsley, good morning, my friend. >> ainsley: good morning todd and carley, we're here with our friends, they have been on fox talking about parental rights and loudoun county. we were here last year. glenn youngkin won last year against mcauliffe, who s, they fought back and glenn youngkin won. we'll talk about issues and

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>> president biden: >> overallr 2% but down 11% over the prior three months. that is progress. because of my economic plan, we are better positioned over any other economy in the world and with that the challenges come through the stronger country. >> brian: president biden to spin that new report showing inflation 8.2% higher than last year and still up to the record for a year high. >> i'm getting dizzy, todd, bill mcgovern for former president w bush. so inflation 8.2%, 6.6% and the president said he is making progress but how do you see it?

>> good luck with selling that. the president thinks he can just spend and spend money that fuels inflation, and there is no cost to it. you know, there is an increase in social security payments for seniors, but seniors have the same interest as everyone else. you know, we need a good policy starting with energy that will lower cost. it is like running the drain at the same time you have the bathtub on. it is not going to work. what is really scary is president biden thinks this is all great. i don't know what country he is living in, but it's not mine. >> that is a great analogy the bathtub, good skyrocketing, electricity over 15% and food increasing more than 11%, new cars, medical care services up 6%. i am sick and tired of joe biden using this line "we are better than the rest of the world. does he not get no one in the

world is celebrating that we may be better than some third world country at some point? we want to be better than we were ourselves the year prior, not better than el salvador. >> exactly. this is a bad seo. look what they have done over time. first, there was denial that there was any inflation at all. then, it was transitory. and then it was good because it showed the economy was growing. now, the president himself says, "there might be a slight recession." i mean, these are frightening words coming from the president's mouth. what it shows is not only do we have a problem, but he has no idea how to fix it. and he denies that his own policies, especially on energy but also all the other spending are contributing to it. >> you bring up such a good point and midterm elections 25

days away, we are starting to see the biden administration change their tune and major areas like the border on crime. and yet, inflation is the number one issue in on the minds of america and a lot has to do with gas prices. they were not budging when it comes to green policies. why do you think that is? >> what is like a religion. you know, they probably anticipate that if they did the sensible thing and cut back on some of the green policies, there would be a howl from the left. one thing about this administration and the democrats in general, they can't say no to the left. you know, biden ran as a moderate, but he adopted bernie's agenda. and they are going to stick with it. and i think that is a scary thing for americans is not only that we had a problem, but we have a problem here is the president insists that we don't have a problem even as it is

getting worse. >> finally, bill social security recipients 8.7% boost as he struggled make ends meet. the bathtub applicable here but can seniors, will it meet their daily bills or should the average american taxpayer be frustrated that their money is going to this? >> well, look it will help them a little bit. they got a little bit more money but it will be eaten up by inflation. you can't stay ahead of inflation with more government spending. again, because i said, social security recipients, you know, they are being hit hard. they have the same interest as regular americans here at lower prices at the gas pump, which means more supply pure lower inflation so the money last longer. and nothing is going their way. they have again come at the same interest as everyone else.

you know, it is inter interesting, joe biden used to talk about the people at the kitchen table, talking about hating their bills and how they are having trouble. somehow, that has disappeared. is it solved? no. >> absolutely not. we have to leave it there, bill. thank you for helping on with us this morning. we appreciate that. >> and with that "fox & friend" starts right now. have a happy weekend. ♪ ♪