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country. >> until the bail reform law is reformed or changed, the people will be allowed to be set free without bail set. >> that puts people in fear and no one to blame but the far left democrats. >> hear from one of the democrats who voted to end cash bail, putting more accused criminals on the streets. >> what was he thinking? welcome back as "america reports" rolls into a second hour. the first one flew by. hey, john. >> and hi again, sandra. we will talk to the democrats eager to get out the message, maybe end more so after the power rankings kicking off a brand-new hour of "america reports." >> sandra: fox news alert to kick off a busy hour of campaigning in key battleground states, one week to go to election day. georgia, former vice president mike pence is campaigning for governor brian kemp's

re-election bid there, and looking to widen his lead over stacey abrams. >> john: battleground arizona, mark kelly set to meet with voters as he tries to fend off gains from blake masters. border security a hot topic in that race. >> sandra: in ohio, stage is set for a senate show down. republican j.d. vance and tim ryan. >> john: the town hall will be moderated by bret baier and martha maccallum. >> sandra: alexandra hoff is live out west. >> john: and alicia, where do the stand on the border? >> mark kelly just walked up behind us for the meet and greet you were talking about here on the campus of arizona state

university. we are going to be asking him about the border issue and he is in a close race that just keeps getting tighter against republican blake masters. kelly has been critical of the biden administration. he points to his own efforts to bring money here to increase the technology and a number of agents at the border. as for masters, he's promising to finish trump's wall at the yuma sector and accuses kelly of only recently caring about the fentanyl crisis because the race is so close. arizona shares 370 miles of border with mexico. between october last year and this past september, land border encounters between yuma and tucson sectors over half a million. and lake slammed hobbs after they said she was going to support doug ducey's strike

force. here is lake and then hobbs when we caught up with her today. >> she voted them down and funding them twice when she was senator. voted against the border wall, voted against asking for the federal government to give us some money to help us recoup some of the costs we are paying. >> i didn't vote for the voter strike force, it was a package i didn't vote for you but if it's supporting meaningful support then yeah, we should look at keeping them. >> libertarian in the race dropped out and endorsed blake master. republicans hope it gives them a bump. >> sandra: all right, now on to nevada, we are watching an extremely tight race there. inflation is in focus with surging gas prices over near $5

a gallon in that state. more than a dollar above the national average and certainly higher than when president biden took office. alex, hello. in las vegas. >> good to be with you. you can't miss the signs, the gas prices signs coming from the east coast, i thought i was back in the mid summer times, it's startling to see the prices out here, nevada, third highest in the country right now. a lot going on here so later this evening, barack obama will be in north las vegas, republican candidate senate adam laxalt, he is vying to unseat the senator who has served in the position since 2017 after replacing the late senator harry reid, accusing each other of being too extreme. things are tight, two candidates

are currently in a dead heat. laxalt told larry kudlow this. >> it's very, very close, larry. this thing is going to be a barn burner. we are certainly going to fight all the way to the end. >> so again, former president obama joining that fight. senator bernie sanders who won the 2020 democratic presidential caucus here, he made a similar appearance last week. >> nevada is right in the middle of that fight. so you guys can play an extraordinary role in american history. let's elect katherine, win this election. >> gas around $5 a gallon, painful for many and especially those on a fixed income. >> i eat at mcdonald's because i can get two sandwiches for cheap. so as the gas goes up and down, so does where i eat.

and things like that. >> really stressful situation but despite that, told us that gas prices were not enough to shift her vote. like many we talked to, she has already cast her ballot. sandra. >> sandra: alex hoff in las vegas, thank you. all right. and we are going to take a spin on the touch screen and take a look at some key races that we are watching. just out this morning, the coin flip races on the screen, the four senate toss-up states where the country is watching and candidates are fighting for every last vote. arizona, georgia, pennsylvania and nevada, and this is not where the president is campaigning today for his party. he is headed down to south florida, important to point that out, according to the latest rankings the gop has put washington in play with washington like -- and had

incumbent senate marco rubio on with us a short time ago, that race he has a commanding lead now that, is likely r in our latest power rankings. so the president's campaigning for the senatorial and the gubernatorial, but not spending time, over in the house, it is a done deal. our latest power rankings do reveal the gop will control our best estimate is the gop will control the house with the magic number 218, of course, to win a majority there. you are looking at the forecast to be 236 for republicans in the house, and of course that would be a 19 seat majority, picking up 23 seats from what they call today, the democrats seizing control of 199 house seats. so gop, obviously is in favor there when we look at the house, best case scenario for the

democrats, 212 seats. not enough to get the majority there. republicans 223, worse case scenario for them. the gop best case, they win a sizeable majority in the house, a huge story for this country. 249 republican seats to the obviously worse case scenario for democrats, winning just 186 seats in the house. that is our latest power ranking estimates there. and then as far as the competitive shifts that we saw in these latest gubernatorial races, new york, obviously one of the hottest states to watch, crime has become the top issue in that race, along with inflation and the economy. pennsylvania and oklahoma races moving in the direction of democrats. but it is deep blue, new york state that has moved from solid d to likely democrat as crime emerged as the dominant issue in that race. and real quick, taking a look at the gubernatorial races, as i mentioned in new york, crime is the key focus here.

it is incredible to see the ads that are focusing on crime in this state as kathy hochul has struggled to get a grip on a spike in crime. lee zeldin closing the gap. all eyes on new york. martha maccallum is joining us ahead of a key town hall in ohio. lay out what we are watching there, as i dial into the senate race in ohio. closer and closer to election day, vance and ryan neck and neck and could be the determining of control in the senate. >> great to talk to you coming from columbus, ohio today and great to be on the road, i was outside a coffee shop talking to some of the voters there, and they are very involved in this race. they are very engaged in what's

going on here in ohio and the race of course is between tim ryan, long-term democrat congressman. also tried to unseat nancy pelosi in a race for the house majority leader. he is against j.d. vance, became known as the author of hillbillyeligy, and pulled himself up from boot straps to be a venture capitalist and financier and go to law school. if you talk to supporters of tim ryan, they will say they believe there is a silent republican vote. supporters of j.d. vance, say that silent vote does not exist and they feel very good about vance's prospects in this state. slugging it out. one of the few match-ups a couple of debates between the two and feisty on the stage, but

don't the opportunity to, sandra, to speak directly to voters who will ask them questions about the things that mean the most to them. crime, inflation, education, all of these issues that are really, really burning issues for americans across the country, sandra. >> john: it's john here, martha. looking forward to the town hall. interesting to point out, too, that tim ryan told us on "america reports" a couple months ago that he didn't necessarily want joe biden to come and campaign for him, that he was the candidate and running his own race and stand or fall based on his own merits. i want to come back to something that sandra was talking about, the best case/worst case scenario in the house power rankings. best case for the democrats, they only get 212 seats, whereas the republicans take control with 223. the gop best case scenario, democrats 186, the gop 249. even if the republicans get close to that best case

scenario, that really is a governing majority that could change the entire direction of congress and potentially the country and hobble president biden in his remaining two years of his first term. >> it's interesting. when i look at those numbers, i'm reminded of some polls that came out earlier today, which take a look at the big picture and gallup reported that they have never seen the mood this dark heading into a midterm cycle in recent memory, which is significant. the other thing interesting to watch, came from the wall street journal. 26 point shift among august among suburban women, their leaning coming back more towards a conservative path. so if those are true and from everything that we have all covered together, education, crime, inflation, are the things very much on the minds of those suburban women as they look at the situation for their families that they face and i think you

feel that undercurrent very strongly. and then you go back to the polls and say gee, a lot of these races can go either way, and ohio is one of them. so i don't remember a more interesting midterm cycle. we have watched it it tighten up, i think everybody is really focused on it, and it's going to be interesting to talk to these ohio voters. i love hearing from them, and hearing about what really matters to them. >> it's amazing how much is in play. just even looking at the wide range of top issues for voters, in some of these states you are seeing crime equal to inflation, equal to border, something to hear. and i was pointing out, too, in that hit a moment ago the dynamic of president biden heading down to florida when you've got these coin flip races, in arizona, georgia, pennsylvania, nevada, he's down in florida, martha, and we had senator marco rubio was talking

to john and this is the reason for that. >> i think he's in florida because they don't want him in wisconsin, don't want him in pennsylvania, don't want him in arizona, they don't want him in some other places and he has to go somewhere, it's embarrassing to have an incumbent president nobody wants campaigning for them. >> sandra: that's his take but's interesting he is not campaign i think some of these other really, really close races that are really going to count. >> i mean, you know, over the past 20 years of covering these races, we have never seen a president who has been more under wraps in this part of the cycle than president biden is right now. i think that's an unequivocal statement. he has not been out there. tim ryan from ohio has been saying he doesn't think that joe biden should continue to go on to be the next president. he wants to see his new leadership, younger leadership on both sides of the aisle.

it's clear the message has been sent in most cases they don't find the current president to be of help to them on the campaign trail. people have been calling obama more than they have been calling biden to come to their aid, as we get to one week away. >> john: he does have a lovely home in delaware to hang out at. >> camp david is pretty nice, too. >> sandra: thank you. >> john: the cost to keep your home warm has some families facing the choice, heat or food to eat and could have an impact on another big choice. this one in the ballot booth. that is ahead. >> sandra: we have all seen the disturbing videos of violent crime in the big apple and beyond. new at 2:00, a democrat who voted to end cash bail in new york answers critics who say that put more criminals on the street. what he would say to victims who blame progressive policies for their pain.

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drive-by gang-related shooting, and two victims dove under bushes under his front porch. an 18-year-old from long island, and he has made crime a major issue in this campaign against incumbent governor kathy hochul. zeldin has been nonstop attacking hochul and fellow democrats for being soft on crime for their policies that they have been pursuing. for example, zeldin wants to arm and train teachers, but hochul says that would make schools more dangerous, and public perception crime is out of control and says gun crime is actually down. >> i was very specific referring to the number of shootings and murders. that does not mean we are not laser focused on all the crimes,

and which is why i changed the bail laws to make sure repeat offenders are covered. >> she calls to banning ghost guns and red flag laws, and people under 21 years old buying assault rifles and body armor vests illegal except for law enforcement. zeldin has supported the supreme court striking down new york state's law that limits concealed carry permission for legal gun owners only if they can prove they need a weapon. zeldin says people should have the right to defend themselves. >> number one issue that i hear from so many new yorkers about rising crime, soaring crime, d.a.s. letting criminals run free and she does not understand why we want to lock up criminals.

she made a mistake they will tell stories about a long time to come. >> one suspected criminal locked up is the 18-year-old suspect outside of zeldin's home on long island. they were surveilling a stolen car and came upon the suspect. reached into his pocket and police recovered a nine millimeter handgun. the prints on the handgun do match the suspect and the handgun that was used in the shooting outside of zeldin's home. mr. zeldin having a news conference on that in about ten minutes from now. back to you. >> john: despite what some candidates are suggesting, crime is very real to a lot of people. eric, thank you. >> sandra: frustration continues to mount for new york's finest over the bail laws allowing criminals back on the street despite committing crime after crime. and ten criminals responsible for nearly 500 crimes in just

the past three years. this as the post is now reporting mayor adams is sending nypd elite unit to crime ridden neighborhoods in order to restore order. bring in david carlucci, voted in favor of ending -- this crime is everywhere, and somehow even though state crime polling is way up there, topping even inflation, 28%, this is the most urgent issue facing new yorkers, governor hochul ignores it and says a gop conspiracy to convince people crime is rising. people are living through this, they feel it, and it's hurting them. >> that's right. i mean, whether crime is statistically real or not, the

fact that if we feel unsafe we feel unsafe, and politicians have to do something about it. there's no question about that. but let's back up. what is bail reform? and in new york, we decided to move forward to try to make sure that justice is blind. and let's take two people. get arrested for the same crime. one has access to a few hundred dollars, 1 person doesn't, that person that doesn't have access to a few hundred dollars sits in jail awaiting until that trial is done. the other person gets to go free. and spend time with their family. we have to make sure that our criminal justice system is blind and that's the intent of this legislation. kathy hochul has actually done some work to reform the criminal justice system and reform the bail reform. she held up the budget for eight days because she wanted to get more crimes under the bail reform in new york. >> this seems like a denial that crime is an issue. >> i don't think it is.

>> conspiracy theory? >> absolutely not. crime is up all over the country but to say crime is the responsibility of bail reform i think is jumping the gun. we don't have actual data that is showing that cash bail reform is the perpetrator of these crimes. >> sandra: i just told you a revolving door, kten criminals let out of jail -- >> that's before bail reform in new york state. >> sandra: crime in new york state, a huge issue and all over the country, but new york state and city, almost impossible to feel safe on a new york subway system. why aren't we seeing more done about it? >> i think that we are having this political debate about what is the -- what is the causation of the crime and yes, we need to invest in our police department, first responders, and we should have police officers at every subway station. >> didn't hear that for quite

some time, there was an anti-police movement in the country. >> and that's the extremes of the democratic party that are saying defund the police. you won't see the politicians in new york that are leading the ticket talking about defunding the police. that's a lexicon moved beyond. >> i want to finish with one stat, no cash bail resitvism, 70.6% rearrested, 20% committed violent crimes. that is happening and happening here in new york as well. david, thank you for joining us. >> john: very important statistic, that one. americans are paying more to heat their homes and fill their tanks this winter. >> sandra: president biden blames on oil and gas companies. one democrat is coming up with a plan to bring down those prices. can he get the rest of his party on board and is it the right

answer? ro khanna is back. he'll join us next.

this winter hitting a lot of americans in the wallet. home heating oil prices rising 2.31 per gallon compared to last year, that's just the amount it has gone up from last year. average tank holds at least 275 gallons, which means that filling that tank up just one time is going to cost you about $600 more than it was a year ago. >> john: a lot of people fill it up 2 or 3 times as well. americans also paying more to fill up their cars than a year ago. president biden pulling out a familiar punching bag in a speech yesterday, blaming big oil for the spike in oil and gas prices. >> the oil industry has not met its commitment to support the

american people. i think it's outrageous the size of the profit. excess profits are going back to their shareholders, give me a break. enough is enough. it's time for these companies to stop profiteering. >> john: congressman ro khanna, introduced a bill in congress, any time gas is above 3.15 a gallon, you would ban the export of gasoline outside the country. you would allow diesel fuel to be exported, particularly to europe. and rather than implementing the ban on gas, why not pump more domestically. >> that would take years. and building more refineries, more production is a long process we can debate. the immediate need is to lower the price at the pump and the

way to do that is to not be exporting our gasoline when we need it to latin america and other places but to have that extra supply for americans that would reduce the price. and of course, as you know, we exempt europe, we don't go after diesel, europe needs us given the ukraine war. >> sandra: you know, congressman, i think and i had this conversation with the econ panel at the top of the last hour and hard for americans to think this is an administration or a party whose policies are partly to blame for the high prices that we are all living through. doesn't acknowledge that fact. we see a lot of blame on the wig oil companies, blame on ukraine and the war there, we see a comparison made to other countries that it's not just us, it's inflation everywhere. but you go back to day one of this administration and president biden, day one in office, he canceled the keystone xl pipeline construction,

rejoined the paris moratorium, and a strong message to tamp down production, ok, that this is an administration moving in another direction so they did. and that caused investments to dry up and producing more at home. do you put any blame on this president's policies for these sky high prices people are having to pay today? >> no, not for the current crisis. and the reason is that the production of oil is not quite at 2019 levels but higher than 2020, higher than 2021, and by 2023 it's expected to be at record levels. same with natural gas, it is one of the highest productions that we have seen in this country. now you can argue whether the administration's policies are going to have an effect 5 or 6 years from now, and that's a fine debate to have. but there is no evidence that the administration policies are

causing the price hikes today. that is being caused by the pandemic supply chain disruptions, by the war in ukraine, and other external effects. by the saudis and opec making the cuts. >> john: the president as we pointed out has gone back to his favorite bogeyman, blaming them for making huge profits, call for number 2 here, his point person on oil and gas, in abu dhabi at a conference, say they can make profit as long as they reinvest them. the wall street journal who has done everything to limit u.s. oil investment is furious he succeeded. mr. biden is miffed they are returning it to shareholders rather than increasing supply.

you should be increasing in refining but the progressive climate lobby and his own administration climate policies have been urging the opposite. so you talk about this, congressman, as being a long-term thing, but if you create an environment where the oil and gas industry thinks our time is limited, why should we take the money we are making and reinvest it in infrastructure and oil and gas drilling, let's return it while we can to our shareholders because we are a private company, and we have a responsibility to make our shareholders money. and that is a direct result of administration policy saying we want to kill the oil and gas industry. so why would they invest in the future? >> no one wants to kill the oil and gas industry, let me make that clear. i think we need to make sure that we have the energy to keep -- >> john: whoa, wait a minute, you said no one wants to kill the oil and gas industry in the democratic party? >> i certainly don't want to kill the oil and gas industry. >> john: you are not everybody,

i'm sorry, you are an important congressman but a lot of people in your party who want to put the final nail in the coffin in this industry. >> our first goal to keep america safe and strong, and everyone in the democratic party i talk to and the president believes we need american manufacturing here, that means we need energy here and the president believes we need the energy while oil and gas is a key component of it to have that here. but here is the point. some of that investment happened before the administration where wall street and finance was saying long-term you are going to have more renewable energy and did not lend the capital to oil and gas. that was happening during the trump administration. now what the president has proposed, windfall profits tax that larry summers and others are questioning. here is my question for folks. why are the oil companies saying shell on the record in europe, yes, we understand europeans are suffering, we are fine with paying 20% windfall profit takes

then so europeans can get help. why is it ok for europeans to get help but not americans, to pay the tax in europe. >> sandra: what is it going to do for the big pictures. larry summers says i'm not sure about the tax on companies. if you reduce profitability, discourage investment, the opposite of our objective. so what is your goal with that? >> the goal to provide relief to the american people, just like they are providing relief to the europeans. why aren't they make that argument in europe n there the big oil companies are saying fine, tax us, pay the windfall profits, higher heating costs at the pump, taking the money and giving it to europeans. why is it not good enough for americans. the reality is they are not investing that in new drilling, and the refineries as you know take five years. i am for, we have about 130

refineries in the country, we should have functional refineries working and if we want a plan to make sure we are investing appropriately, let's work in a bipartisan way. >> sandra: have you addressed this at the white house. brian deese says the goal is 0 fossil fuels use in the country. refineries got the message and started shutting down. >> what brian deese is saying, long-term aspiration, massive investment in renewable energy. anyone. >> sandra: no, he said the goal is 0 fossil fuel use. >> by what year did he say that? >> sandra: i wish they were that specific. >> the point is, look, anyone, the president i know this about the president, one of the key goals is bringing manufacturing back. saw the deindustrialization of scranton, and building semiconductor manufacturing to ohio. we need energy. you need oil and gas to function in a manufacturing economy.

that's just common sense. now where we disagree with republicans, i want massive investment in renewable emergency, probably more bullish, they believe the transition is slower and let's have that debate. that's a debate about the future, no one is saying that currently we don't need oil and gas. that's just obvious looking at the statistics. >> john: i appreciate the spirit of discussion. if you speed the transition as many would like to happen very, very soon in your party, do you not run the risk of extremely high prices for oil, extremely high prices for gasoline, shortages of diesel, shortages of home heating oil because the oil and gas industry is looking at the future and saying this does not look bright, we are not going to invest in infrastructure and exploration, do saner heads not need to prevail, saying look, we need a

future with abundant energy, and clean energy would be even better, but cannot do it tomorrow. it needs to be a long-term project. >> of course it needs to be a long-term project and what i think democrats believe is let's have a moon shot on renewable energy, solar winds, hydro, let's invest in nuclear, has to be part of the solution, according to the inner governmental panel of climate. and what i would say is our first goal should be american security and american, the american economy, and we are not going to do anything that's going to compromise that while we make these massive investments in renewable emergency. and the debate can be how fast can we have the transition and how much to invest in a moon shot of renewable energy. the biggest way to get free of russia, iran, venezuela, saudi arabia, invest in alternative sources here. >> sandra: we have some breaking news to get to. i want to make sure i polled on the record, only viable path is

to reduce fossil fuels use to 0, said brian deese. ro khanna, we appreciate you coming on, appreciate the conversation. obviously a big decision for voters come election day, seven days away. thank you very much. we have a fox news alert on a situation in newark, new jersey, one police officer shot with a man with a long gun in newark. no one is currently in custody. the government tweeting out a few moments ago confirming that this has happened. this is the scene there that you can see, a live helicopter shot in newark, new jersey, happening a short time ago. at least one police officer has been shot. a suspect armed with a long gun, this is all according to a high ranking law enforcement, local news reporting, another that two officers may have been shot, this is breaking news. the suspect was not in custody earlier, but is now.

the situation is said to be under control as of 2:30 p.m. eastern time, about 14 minutes ago. ongoing situation, a developing story. about a half hour after the initial reports of gunfire they were able to get the suspect into custody. so these are live pictures, and we are just getting these in right now. the governor just sent out a tweet a short time ago confirming this is the case. governor murphy saying i'm aware of and closely monitoring an unfolding situation in newark. in touch with local authorities, the state is providing resources as requested. we'll support local law enforcement and ensure that all police officers are safe. at least one police officer shot in newark, new jersey. >> john: and no word on the condition of the officer or officers. a bloody night in the windy

city. more than a dozen people hurt in a drive-by shooting on the west side. police believe two shooters opened fire on a crowd standing at an intersection for a vigil. among those injured was a 3-year-old, 11-year-old, and 13-year-old. the rest were all adults. the motive remains unclear. crime a major issue in races across the country, includes a very competitive house race in the chicago suburb. our next guest says american families should not be living in fear. let's bring in keith pekau, he is republican candidate for the illinois 6th congressional district and also the mayor of orland park. one of the big things in your campaign is you were speaking out against this illinois safety act, eliminates cash bail in 2023, makes a lot of offenses nondetainable, including carjacking and second-degree murder.

what are you hearing from your potential constituents about that? >> well, thank you for having me on. our constituents are rightfully afraid of what's going to happen. this is chicago's policies on steroids passed throughout the rest of the state. incredibly dangerous for police officers and our thoughts and prayers go to the police officer in new jersey. we have to support our police and this bill and law that is going to go into effect prioritizes criminals over law abiding citizens and police officers. >> what sense does it make, and i know that there are certain circumstances under which people could be detained, but what sense does it make to make offenses like second-degree murder and carjacking, which is inherently a violent offense, not detainable? >> it makes absolutely no sense, and you talked about my race. my opponent says anyone that opposes this law is a racist. and nothing could be further from the truth.

we want to see our people be kept safe and that's in all of our communities regardless of color and this puts all communities at risk. >> sandra: hey, it's sandra here, running over to the touch screen, dialing our viewers what we are watching with the race, illinois house district 6 race, latest power rankings have revealed is lean d, talking to one of the candidates now from the republican party as i dial into this state and keith i'll ask you about this, this is state and area i happen to know very well. you look at illinois house district 6 just outside of chicago. crime obviously has a huge impact on all the residents of these areas. bedroom communities, a lot of the commuters heading into the city traditionally into the city, but with crime-ridden chicago, so many have been pushed out and people are frustrated. a lot of the people like we have seen in new york have decided to flee and go to other areas.

if you are elected, how would you stop that? you know, we have seen businesses flee, seen residents flee, what's your promise to voters there? >> the same thing i've done as the mayor of orland park. as the mayor, obviously in the district and in cook county, we had to deal with kim fox. we lowered the index crime, the lowest in 27 years, eighth safest small city in 2021, proactive police officers policies and focused on keeping the businesses and residents safe. that's what we have to do throughout chicago and the state and nationally, support those types of policies and support our police officers so that we can keep residents safe. you have to make it a priority, and when you prioritize criminals first, bad things happen. >> john: so your opponent, congressman sean caston, looking for a third term here, looking to turn what was once a republican district to a

democratic dynasty, attacking you as extremist on abortion. can you articulate what your position is on abortion and why he would consider it extreme and how you would consider it. >> my position on abortion, i'm adopted, also an adoptive parent, so i'm obviously pro life. i also believe in exceptions for the mother's life, rape and incest. and what i want to see is more adoptions. my parents could not afford to adopt in today's climate, it's too expensive. i want to see more resources put toward that and he's the extremist. he believes in no limits up to 40 weeks abortion and 12-year-olds don't have to tell their parents and that the taxpayers pay for all these abortions. that's an extreme position. mine is moderate. >> sandra: dialing into some of the counties as i was bringing up cook county, chicago falls into cook county, and you are mayor, this is the obviously one

shows just how deep blue this is. 2020 presidential election outcome, president biden secured a huge lead in cook county. when i go to will county, it was a bit closer, keith. still it wasn't to president biden but a smaller margin. how do you plan to win over more of those democrats, especially in areas like will county? >> well, so i think those democrats have been long disaffected from the democratic party. so if you look at the southwest portion of cook county, a lot of those portions have never really even had republicans on the ballot because their districts have gone to the east. this time they do, and a lot of the folks in chicago, they are cops, they are firemen, city workers. they are not supporting the democratic far left woke ideologies. they are hard working union folks that want people that look out for their interest, i think that's the area we are going to

win and win this race. those people are no longer following the democratic party. i hear it all the time, the democratic party left me decades ago. >> sandra: you've got so many who know these areas so well. deep blue chicago. a tour around some blue counties around chicago, will county and further west a smaller margin again during the presidential election, kendall county, cane county, 56% went joe biden, 42% went to president trump. even west of there, dekalb county, 51.7 to biden, and do you believe there are more and more that are going to lean republican in this midterm election come tuesday, keith? >> the people of my district have seen -- they have a choice. they can have someone like sean casten who supports kim fox, and

lori lightfoot and the chicago values, or that chicago needs more of our values and i think they want to see more of their values, not what they are seeing from the city of chicago. >> sandra: all right, we really appreciate you joining us. seven days to election day, thank you. >> thank you. >> john: president biden arriving in florida this hour looking to put social security and medicare at the top of voters' minds. the president warning republicans will chop the programs, and fact checkers say that's not true. our panel, doug collins, also with us kevin, democratic strategist and former biden campaign surrogate. the claims by president biden, he keeps making them. this is the rick scott plan, rick scott wrote for rick scott and maybe a couple of members of congress who are saying sounds like a good idea to me. but mitch mcconnell is on record saying that's not going to happen. yet the president keeps saying

republicans want to end social security. >> look, i mean, this is -- what we have seen, go back to the mid early 2000s, a discussion about social security and push grandma off the cliff. back to the scare tactics, especially in a state like florida with a lot of retirees, it's not true but it works and that's what the president believes works. >> john: the president was awarded four pinocchios by the "washington post" he keeps saying it. >> rick scott is in it for himself. what i'm more concerned out of leader kevin mccarthy if republicans take back congress that any negotiations with regard to the debt ceiling might involve cuts to entitlements, that to me is a red flag that social security, medicare, medicaid could be on the chopping block. >> john: you deny if they need reforms to make it solvent? >> absolutely we do.

but -- >> john: reality is, if you want it solvent. >> reform is not going up, taking and making it solvent, that's the issue we are dealing with. >> john: you said if republicans take control. looks more like a matter of when, according to our new fox news power rankings. republicans 236, democrats 199. that looks like a formula for kevin mccarthy to become speaker. >> it's what he has to say. a good number could creep up as high as 240. bad night is less, is between 230 and 235. >> how are things going to change? made the point earlier, a governing majority, not just like a slight -- >> it is and that is hopeful outcome for kevin mccarthy, if it was a closer seat of power, i think that would be problematic

to his leadership. we remember the last three republican speakers toppled. i'm not arguing for a larger majority for republicans, i want to win a week from now but more stability in government. >> john: call four number 3, this is the generic ballot question you can see that earlier this year republicans were way out in front and narrows down after the dobbs decision, democrats leveraged the abortion message, they actually snuck out a little bit in front at the end of august and now look at where it is. what's responsible, doug for the shift? >> people every day go to the grocery store, the gas station, and two things that are true in an election. economic security and personal security. you take away, they are going to

vote that way every time. >> john: november 9th, licking your wounds? >> i'll be on "outnumbered," licking mip wounds and we have not been shouting that what we should have. >> too little to late. >> we'll see. >> sandra: lee zeldin speaking to reporters moments ago after learning of the arrest of a shooting outside of his home. 18-year-old noah green is charged in the case. charged with possession of a weapon and a criminal possession of stolen property. >> officers had been conducting surveillance on monday when they spotted green leave his home and get into a stolen vehicle, according to the bail application request, when they areached green allegedly tried to flee by jumping on to the hood of the cops' vehicle. while officers tried to arrest green he allegedly reached for

his pocket, and an officer grabbed his hand, police recovered a loaded pistol from his pocket. analysis showed the pistol was the one that was used october 9th outside of our home. >> sandra: green is held on 750,000 cash, 1.5 million bond, and partially secured bond, back in court on friday. that does it for us. i'm sandra smith. >> john: john roberts. >> martha: one week from election night. "the story" is live in columbus, ohio. tonight a town hall event with tim ryan and j.d. vance. they're locked in a very tight senate race, which could go either way. this afternoon bret and i will sit down with some of the people that will be part of tonight's town hall and find out what is on their minds