>> todd: a new poll shows 70% of voters do not want president biden to run ahead of his expected announcement tomorrow and the biggest factor behind that is his age. you're watching "fox and friends first" here on monday morning, welcome to a new week, i'm todd piro. >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. it appears the appetite for a biden-trump rematch is very low with 60% saying they do not

think the former president should run either. alexandria has details. good morning. >> alexandria: good morning, the announcement by the expect is expected to come via video message tomorrow. things with time have become more complicated of the 70% of americans who do not want the president to run, half cited age as the reason why. only 22% of independents said they would probably cast a biden vote in 2024. debbie dingell is unphased by this. >> i'm not worried at all, remember who you are talking to, someone who does not believe in polls, they are a snapshot in time. people think joe biden understand their challenges andir cas and when we're in the midst of a campaign, i think you will see strong enthusiasm and passion for the outcome of the

election next year. >> alexandria: 60% of americans do not want former president trump to run either and potential matchup is why asa hutchinson says he's in the race. >> what america does not want is repeat of 2020, with joe biden and donald trump running against each other, reflected in the polls on the democratic side. we don't want to repeat that. i'm running because i think we need alternatives and we need new leadership and direction in america. >> alexandria: according to associated press, the president is expected to name julie chavez as his campaign manager. todd, you wisely pointed out rodriguez is the granddaughter of caesar chavez.

and president biden has a bust of chavez in the oval office. >> todd: something for this administration would open eyes and maybe vault you to the top, which it apparently has. thank you. hunter biden attorneys meet with doj officials after revelation from a whistleblower that the investigation into his business dealings is being mishandled. >> it takes a lot of courage to come forward as a whistleblower, there is no benefit to having a target on your back for speaking up. no one is above the law, this is a true test, is no one above the law? this was completed a year ago, why is it taking so long. >> todd: two misdemeanor counts for failure to file taxes, felony count of tax evasion and one related to gun charges. i found nicole interesting, she

has been in the trenches and knows how long investigations should take. she says the fbi has done their job and put their information on the desk of the u.s. attorneys and the u.s. attorneys are slow rolling. why is that happening? it has to be because somebody at the top doesn't want this to upon ha. the whistleblower come forward and allege that person at the top is merrick garland whose boss is joe biden. >> ashley: she talked about the guts it takes for the whistleblower at the irs to put himself or herself on the line in this situation. i want to talk about alex's hit really quick about the polls. i am not shocked that 70% of people do not want biden to run and not too shocked that a lot of people do not want another biden-trump run. it is interesting, though, to me when you see these numbers here

on your screen. 70%, he's a sitting president, i'm not saying he can't come back from this, there are conflicts around the world and hunter biden. the united states was a better place under president trump, but i think people are tired of the debacle surrounding the biden-trump cammpaign. we want to know who our president is the night of the election, i think people are tired of the conflict surrounding people. >> todd: in this job, you don't necessarily talk to the real people. when we go to the towns we talk to the real towns. democrats hate -- republicans are like, i wish it was somebody other than trump, but believe if it is trump versus biden, they

will have trump signs on their lawns. >> ashley: like you said, they will vote for who ever is on the ticket. independents can make or break something. >> todd: prognosticators and pollsters are saying the fact this hunter story is out there and it wasn't in 2020, that will hurt joe biden with independents, will that give victory to republicans? >> ashley: we shall see whochl teens accused of stealing a car and crashing into a family, killing their six-month-old baby boy. we are learning the suspects will only get a slap on the wrist. we have the charges and the absolutely heart-breaking response from the family. >> todd: that is the worst story. this is an interesting story,

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>> ashley: two chicago teens facing only misdemeanor charges for allegedly stealing a car and crash intoing a family, killing their six-month-old baby boy. >> todd: just horrific. caught on camera, the family fights for justice. brooke singman has more. i was caught watching that video, that is how upsetting it. >> brooke: the two boys face criminal trespassing over the

deadly incident. police say the teens stole this sedan and crashed into this truck, killing -- evenually killing him. his mom and two other sisters are recovering in the hospital. family members say they stole a car and stole our entire lives in one instant. i don't know the price of the car, i'm sure not equivalent to the child. this tragedy is the latest example of criminal chaos and teen violence in the windy city. in the last three days, 18 people were shot.

authorities say the crash, it is possible the charges could be upgraded following further investigation. >> todd: they better, or we will have more incidentses like this. americans paying a lot to protect their cars, going so far as to spend $85,000 to bullet proof their cars, companies are flooded after serving wealthy elite formerly. mark joins me, describe the change in your typical customer from 10 years ago. >> 10 years ago, it was the richest of the rich concerned about their business, that has gone down the economic permid, doctors, lawyers, real estate agents, developers, you have average joe, i can say, spending

money to protect themselves in their vehicles. >> todd: when did you see this change? >> about 18 months ago, at the time, we were doing 85% of business in the united states for overseas customers and that has flipped. the uncertainty that exists in the united states today, in particular in larger cities increased that demand. >> todd: and numbers in the city have gone up, shooting incident in three major cities, chicago 496 and philly 937, new york city, 270. what other areas of the country are you seeing a surge in demand? >> we have the west coast, los angeles area, new orleans, miami, you mentioned chicago and

new york, two of our biggest markets. we get calls and multiple sales every week from the two principal areas. larger areas where crime increased and uncertainty, being at the wrong place at the wrong time is a concern. >> todd: when a customer wants your service, why do they say they need their car bullet-proof? ed >> they are looking for peace of mind. it is like an insurance policy, they hope they never have to use it, if those experiences occur or incidentses occur, they and their family are safe. >> todd: 85,000 at the high end, what is the low end to get certain parts of your car bullet

proofed, work us through the financial aspect. >> that is critical, the financial aspect. you can get a door, the drivers door against carjacking that would be 5 to 60s6000 and you can get the gold package, starting price is $38, 500, depending on the model. >> todd: i hate to go this far, do you envision some point in the future, maybe not next year, in the future, your service will be standard in your vehicle. go to bmw, i would like the bullet-proof package. >> it exists in many countries,

i was hoping it didn't occur in ours, it seems to increase to this point. we're able to do cars so they look original. we don't add much weight because of technology, no longer heavy boxy type ugly vehicles, we maintain original appearance and you don't even realize they are armored, another factor in individuals in the united states purchasing the vehicles. >> todd: it is sad that we need your service, but i'm sure people are thankful. thanks for providing that service to keep americans safe. mark burton, appreciate it. florida governor ron desantis heading overseas on international tour, starts in japan today. what does this say about political ambition going forward? >> ashley: did you hear this? >> it is getting hotter, there

will be more intensive weather events and it will cost more money and will be one issue in the 2024 --. >> ashley: wait until you hear this one.

>> todd: florida governor ron desantis kicking off his international tour today in japan with upcoming stops in south korea, israel and the uk. didn't take long to get a question about 2024. >> i'm not a candidate, we'll see if that changes. >> ashley: k with stops in sout

japan, israel and the uk, i'll bet soon we hear an announcement, what do you think? >> he's certainly ramping up for a presidential announcement, most reports indicate that will come later this morning. there is no real advantage to get in the rasz earlier than need be. he has the money and national recognition and can wait as long as he wants and be in good position for 2024. >> todd: he says he is excited to explore relations with japan, listen. >> my wife and i have great regard for the japanese people and culture and really appreciate what a great ally japan has been to the united states over many decades. >> todd: that interview taking place just a few hours ago. obviously, we know why he is there, it is for the 2024 race.

will this impact polling in the primaries, where you see him significantly below donald trump at this point. it could, one thing trump's team has been hitting ron desantis on, they argue trump is better set to deal with foreign alliances. desantis is proving he can handle those relationships, even from the position of governor. interesting to see how the two go after things on the debate stage ahead of 2024. desantis has an opportunity to carve a niche for himself on the american stage. americans are craving someone who is not a neoconservative trying to get the u.s. involved in a bunch of foreign entanglements. and desantis, look back at

papers he's written, he is consistent that he wanted a strong state but not interested in spreading democracy to other country, he is not interested in anything that is going to get us involved unnecessarily long-term. >> ashley: desantis is doing this with disney and the schools we've seen it play out in recent years, especially in it is past six months to a year. poll shows 55% of republican voters think fighting woke ideology is more important than social security and medicare cuts. what does this signify as far as where the gop stands? >> shows culture war is number one for all gop candidates in the 2024 race. the issues are important for a reason, they feel they are being

pounded by leftist activists on gender, critical race theory, esg, climate, it is everywhere, in the grocery store aisles in classrooms, they can't escape it and they do not want to deal with this. the left will not allow them to live and let live. this is critical, talking about major difference in values here and unless we are able to confidently say america values true equality and will not go along with the left games, this needs to be made clear in 2024. >> todd: do you think that gets a lot of independents and democrats to vote republican in 2024? we have a lot of democrats come on this program, i'm a democratic voter, this cultural stuff is driving me away.

>> absolutely, look at florida to name a great example of how desantis policies is benefited him among voters. there is don't gay say law, that is not what it is called, he passed it, it came under media pressure because activists claim it was discrimnator and he vast majority of florida voters support that bill because it restricted instruction of gender ideology among children too young to understand it. basic common sense measures, you are not appealing to americans, you are appealing to democrats and people with common sense who do not want to be relentlessly pounded with these values. >> todd: kicking off 2024 nice and early, we love it, it isun if, thank you.

senior meteorologist, nice and fun, janice dean here with the fox weather forecast. >> janice: it is cold this morning, turn up the heat in the studio. >> todd: calling out matte. >> janice: i need a sweater and i'll be fine. across the country winter coats issue frost and freeze advisories for parts of the mississippi, ohio, tennessee river valley and continuing throughout the week. expecting widespread freeze advisory and below average temperatures for two million people today and tomorrow. we'll start to get temperatures up on wednesday, but overall, will remain the same over next couple weeks. texas toward ohio river valley, colder than average.

keep that in mind, here is your today forecast. temperatures below average, snow in the forecast for the pacific northwest in higher elevations. snow across the great lakes, interior northeast, you get the picture, potential for severe weather up toward texas and the plain states and lingering on wednesday, bumping potential for large hail, damaging winds, isolated tornados and that is a big concern. with strong to severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and flash flooding. we are talking about so many things in the weather department, foxweather.com will keep you posted. it got warmer. >> ashley: he's tired of the verbal berating. >> todd: reaching that point where this forecast is a personal conversation between you and me whether or not i plant my tomatoes that day.

it is what america wants, we do it every year. >> janice: green thumb pirro weather. >> todd: signing off on $175 million to fund a green energy project backed by china. >> i'm angry. i'm angry that this vote was slipped into the agenda late yesterday and you electioned officials have tabled this vote. >> ashley: talking to former gubernatorial candidate, tudor dixon, and a resident who will be impacted by this decision.

>> todd: climate czar john kerry warning extreme storms caused by climate change will wipe out your crops and homes and be one of the most important issues for voters in 2024. >> it is getting hotter, there will be more intense weather events and it will cost more morn money. people will see crops ripped away and homes destroyed and you watch the pressure groer thchl is transformational moment. it will be one of the top three

issues in the 2024 presidential election. >> todd: that is what he thinks, you disagree. poll shows voters focus on economy, crime and border security. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez admits the green new deal costs a lot of money, but is worth it. >> the scale and scope of what we are proposing is massive, but the scale and scope of the climate crisis is even bigger. if we are not proactive about transformationally addressing our infrastructure, our preparation for the climate crisis, then the cost of not addressing it are going to be far greater. >> todd: she said she aggressively wants to transform your job. alexandria ocasio-cortez not

going into specifics about the estimated 93 trillion price tag of her bill and that is in line with green new deal, which sets goals without a lot of details. >> ashley: michigan residents protesting plans for a new vehicle battery plant backed by a chinese company. >> i am disappointed to serve the governor over request of our citizens, giving american dollars to a foreign company that puts our national security at risk was not in question. >> i'm angry this was slipped into the agenda late yesterday and i am angry you have refused to table this. >> ashley: tudor dixon, former gubernatorial candidate and jeff thorn, a resident in michigan join me now.

jeff, i got to go to you first. tell us why you are opposed to this? >> you don't think you have enough time to go into everything why i'm opposed to it, but a number of reasons thchl is a quiet community here. we have a lot of farms. in fact, my oldest daughter and son-in-law have a farm around h here, there is grave concern about the air, water, soil, very big concern this type of industry would bring to our area. i myself am a business man, an entrepreneur, been in private practice for years, i'm not opposed to growth, but are

opposed to this company and the ties with ccp, this is probably the biggest -- >> ashley: i don't blame you at all, especially with ties to the ccp, probably most startling next to the fact taxpayers have tos fund this. tudor dixon, we have spoke about it, i asked you if there is any stopping this, you said i think the democrats are putting the brakes on this. what happened between now and then? >> well, like they said, they put this vote out there, we had three democrats that voted no, all republicans voted no, a big change from last year when republicans and democrats supported this. the community has to keep up pressure and they have permitting to go to. that clip from aoc, how ironic we go into this discussion, they

are coming in under the guise of secrecy agreement, we have no idea what they are doing, no environmental test thchl needs to happen to understand what is coming to the community. community members are fighting to find out answers. >> ashley: they are fighting tooth and nail as they should. jeff made an interesting point about michigan, the farmland that is available. i feel like michigan is the blueprint for this. if it could happen in michigan, it can happen anywhere, don't you think? >> absolutely, i've been saying this is a microcosm of what is happening in other places in our state, marshall, michigan is going through a similar narrative and also could potentially end up happening in

other states. goshen inc. was booted out of north dakota, took them a few years before they pushed this project away from there. this could happen in a number of places and tudor dixon men mentioned, we just had a freedom rally and i was amazed how far people came in support of this and the people that came and spoke against it. we continue to meet and fight and we are going forth with whatever option or plan that we have. >> ashley: that is what it will take, it will take everyone to come out and protest this and say this is not what we want. i don't think any taxpayer want their tax dollars going toward this, if they do, story for a

different day. thank you for coming, we appreciate it. >> ashley: flames shooting from an american airlines plane traveling from columbus, ohio to phoenix we'll tell you what led to the scary scene. >> todd: and biden administration announcing restliktion on natural gas power plant, first of its time and it could receive pushback. cheryl casone am break it down for you next. at adp, we understand business today looks nothing like it did yesterday. while it's more unpredictable, its possibilities are endless. from paying your people from anywhere to supporting your talent everywhere, we use data driven insights to design hr solutions and services to help businesses of all size work smarter today. so, they can have more success tomorrow. ♪ one thing leads to another ♪

>> ashley: the biden epa expected to announce a crackdown on power plants and new regulations could come this week. >> todd: because why do we need power? cheryl casone has more. good morning. >> cheryl: in the name of the climate crisis. we don't have a border crisis, we have a climate crisis, remember, everybody. this report in the "new york times," potentially happening at the epa, being looked at now according to the times. it would be first crackdown on existing power plants. they have carbon capture

technology to help power plants emit less greenhouse gases. current power plants, there will be pushback against this. you had gabriellhofman talking about changes, here is what she said. this is biden's response to revoking of the clean power plant from the obama era and the lack of implementation or revoking of the clean energy plan under the trump administration. when you regulate emissions of this magnitude, could create problems for states fenergy

stability. >> cheryl: you heard you in the interview, you made a great point. 60% of electricity generated in the u.s. came from burning fossil fuel, coal, gas and petroleum. you can't just walk away by how we keep the lights on in the country. state ag's will go after this, energy lobby will push back for sure >> todd: i sounded like the coolade man. sorry >> ashley: controversy surrounding bud light. >> cheryl: they thought it would blow over, it is not, they have offended their core customers.

the company has to become less political. listen. >> now is the time to go back and for companies like anheuser-busch to say moving forward for bud light, we will not be political or get involved in the movement, that is not what the customer wants. >> cheryl: this is dylan mulvaney, the trans tiktok star instagram they had hired. that executive, that marketing executive is now on leave and they put somebody else to come in and take over her job for now. maybe permanently, i don't know. people have had -- restaurants are still pulling bud light off their menus. >> ashley: i saw a bud light truck by my house and i thought

i wonder how full that truck is. it made me nervous for them. >> cheryl: one interesting point, it is not so much shareholders of bud light, it is activist investment companies like blackrock and vanguard saying have you to incorporate esg into your business. i have said, businesses stick to business, just because somebody is telling you it is right thing to do, does not mean it is good for the bottom line. it will affect employees and shareholders and 401(k)'s, it will affect our retirement. stay out of pot politics. >> todd: is this supposed to han when you fly? >> cheryl: fires no, with the bird, it does happen. this flight turned around after

takeoff, video taken of the sparks, imagine fire sparks coming out of the engine, you don't want to see this. look, these aircraft are designed to fly on one engine, the plane turned around and landed safely. maintenance took care of the engine and back in the air. birds are -- >> todd: update on the bird? >> cheryl: i think rest in peace. >> todd: work on that and give us a confirmation later. united states evacuating embassy personnel from sudan and now foreign governments could be looking to move in. congressman marianette miller-meeks will tell us why this matters to you. >> ashley: steve doocy, what is coming up on "fox and friends"? >> steve: coming up on "fox and friends" nine minutes from now, president biden reportedly will

announce reelection bid tomorrow. he will run tomorrow despite bruising new polling numbers and trouble some revelation in doj probe into his son hunter, who is in the news everyday. bill haggerty will join us and thousands of americans are trapped in sudan with officials telling them to shelter in place as the u.s. works to get them out alive, we'll bring the latest. and matt taibbi threatened with jail time saying he had inaccuracy during his testimony on capitol hill. he, matt, says the lawmaker is making the mistake and he will join us live to correct the record. piers morgan dr. marc siegel.

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>> todd: the yeattle evacuating embassy personnel in the middle of the night fast and clean operation. >> ashley: sudan second week of violence as violence military. four governments could be looking to move. in iowa mariannette miller-meeks serves on the veterans affair committee. thanks for getting up with us to talk about this. for the people sitting down and watching this in the middle of america right now, why is this modern to them. >> well, before i get to the important topic, ashley, let me wish my sob a happy birthday today. >> ashley: happy birthday. >> thank you. when we're looking at sudan, i think that this presidency and

this administration wants to, you know, they don't want allusions back to the disastrous incompetent withdrawal from afghanistan. but, you know, when we are looking at sudan, i think what's most important is that i'm pleased that there has been a more orderly evacuation. but, think about this. this is the third embassy, the fourth if you count ukraine which the embassy says reopened but the fourth embassy that has closed during this presidency. and we're not even at a full term. and i think what that indicates to us it underscores the weakness of this presidency, especially weakness in foreign policy, which is leading to more chaos and aggression throughout the globe. so for middle america, we are happy to see that is an or an oy evacuation. we certainly are concerned about the united states, its weakness abroad and this is in no way the same as the disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan. we had an interest in keeping troops there and keeping that region stable to prevent

afghanistan from once again becoming a foreign base of operation for terrorism. and we have already seen that that's occurred. to have haded to we do have to remember that americans living in sudan have to been told shelter in place. this s. this the new norm for the biden administration if you are stuck in a war torn country we are not going to come get you. that's a scary relation. >> what happens to morale of those individuals stationed overseas. >> todd: house select committee on the coronavirus. we will hear testimony from aft president randi weingarten on her role on editing the covid school guidance and keeping schools closed longer than necessary. you will be there and asking questions. what do you want to know. >> well, first and foremost, the impunity of the teachers union that would address, you know, closing of schools. i think it's one thing to get information about the numbers of cases of transmissions, but, very early on, it was shown that schools were not super spreader

events. that there was very low risk to children that they didn't seem to transmit to adults andlights that teachers weren't getting ill from children. so, we had the data, the science, so, i think that, you know, the cdc should have said, look, we have science and data from here in the united states. we have data from sweden, from norway from, finland, from the u.k. and australia by the fall, you know, august, early, you know, early fall of 200, that shows it's safe to reopen schools. there was no data or evidence that showed that you should be . but this was all suggested by the teachers union. and, remember, the teachers unions lobbied and got -- teachers moved up in the vaccine order. so teachers were given vaccines very early in the start of 2020 in order to keep them safe. so, no one looked at the harms that were created to children. the learning loss that was already significant in closing in the spring.

the mental health problems. the -- you know, school closures, attack on sports and scholarships. the impact on physical health as well as obesity and mental health. >> todd: learning loss. >> no one looked at the impact this had on children. >> todd: it was horrific. recall we got go. "fox & friends" now. ♪ ♪ >> steve: well, you are not listening to the radio. you are listening to the television, as you look live at atlantic city in new jersey, thanks to wtxf providing the picture right now. 6:00 a.m. eastern time. you walked out on th