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parents montgomery county maryland gearing up for school board meeting hours from now. controversy brewing after district moved harris' ability to opt children out of gender and sexuality lessons. >> trace: pushback in cases largely coming from minorities. >> why do we, as parents, not have the right to what our children are taught in schools? stop making this about hate. this is about parents having choice in children's education. >> this issue has unfortunately ? it does put some, but not all, of course, some muslim families on the same side of an issue as white supremacists and outright bigots. >> sandra: wow! okay. brand-new reaction to all of that. democratic councilwoman at the

last board meeting. welcome back is "america reports" roles into our 2. i am sandra smith in new york, trace a lot of reaction. >> trace: i am trace filling and for john roberts. following kate closely close meeting citing safety. parents, as you might imagine, are fired up. >> sandra: begin a fox news alert, summer gets into full swing, president biden doubling down on economy as reelection campaign heats up. >> trace: set to appear number of events this week his biden-onics plan to help everyday americans. every day americans have their doubts. >> you don't like biden-onics? >> i think it is clever, good. look, it makes good sense, biden-onics.>> flows off the tongue really well. >> trace: fox news pulling says 80% of americans current condition of economy. will this message designate?

economics panel ready to break down biden-onics. >> sandra: amazing disconnect that continues. also team coverage on how american are feeling. crunch of inflation during hot, summer months. grady trumbull standing by. first, straight to the ground, standing by in own backyard. i cannot make this up. in washington, d.c., you look great out there, first of all. love the patio. love the flowers. it is next week, right? how much people are going to be paying for barbecue items? >> here we go. better prayer wallace. hope you're hungry. sound of flavor right there. listen to that, the american farm bureau put survey out. do every year. it looks like going to be 3% loss than it costs last year.

last year was the most expensive ever on record for family of 10, $69.80, this year $67.73, sandra, 14% more than 2 years ago. farm euro breaks things down. ground beef up 4%. pork chops, get a deal, down 6%. poultry/chicken down 9% on account was not as bad. other staples on table: strawberries, up 3%; chocolate chip cookies down 10%; throw the diet right on the window potato chips down 4%. if you like lemonade, i am got a deal for you. down 16%. potato salad going to be up 5%. hamburger buns are going to kill you, who saw that coming? 17%. talk to chief economist of american farm euro federation. here is what he says is happening. >> inflation generally is pinching families all over the

country. more comparison-shopping in order to do with this. when i was kid in 70s, inflation the headline. just like in 70s people are looking hard for bargains. >> lastly, sandra, 2 items not on farm bureau's list were steak and hotdogs. usda's says stakes up 1.5%, hotdogs up 2.4 5%. lastly, how do you like it? medium rare? medium? or well done. your call. >> sandra: i'm going on commercial break, hang out with you. that looks delicious [laughing] >> sandra: you look like you're having fun. a little charred. it is interesting when you look at prices. beef prices up and you saw pork and poultry down, we have some of the biggest retailers out there talk about trends. costco, people looking for alternatives to beef because

prices were high. wow! absolute perfection there. well done. [laughing] >> everybody loves a bargain, sandra. >> sandra: from your own backyard, thank you. trace? >> trace: nicely done between inflation, fuel efficiency and electric vehicle, gas profits down. looking to take a road trip, many states tack on mileage tax to make up the difference. arlington virginia, what are you hearing about this? >> what we are hearing across the board and across the country is that the money states collect from the sale of gas, it is plunging. number 1 gas powered vehicles a lot more fuel-efficient than they used to be, number 2, more and more americans are buying electric vehicles every year. leaving state governments with a lot less money for road improvement projects and upkeep.

there have anything creative. some critics might argue invasive. some states turning to mileage taxes for electric vehicle owners. organon, virginia, utah have programs in place for ev owners opt in to having mileage tracker placed in their cars so they are taxed for every while they drive since they are not paying gas taxes. some drivers have serious privacy concerns about putting government tracking device in their cars. another approach states are taking this attack on registration and other fees for hybrid and electric vehicle owners could cost hundreds of dollars depending on which state you're in. right now almost 3 dozen states have these fees. we have been talking to drivers at this gas station as given, gas into their vehicles. they tell us only fair for ev owners to pay up, even if they are not filling up. >> first of all, i have no

intention to ever buy ev vehicle. i would assume they need to be taxed for the electricity they're using to drive on same roads. >> the roads get beat up, you know, by vehicles on the road. so, why should they not have to pay for use of the roads? >> if all of those taxes and fees are not enough, new york city got approval from the federal government to launch first in nation congestion pricing program charging drivers as much as $23 just to drive into downtown area during peak hours they say will help with congestion and traffic. they also say, trace, better for the environment even though not been for wallet. >> trace: california highest gas tax, losing most money, scrambling to get ideas. grady, thank you. >> sandra: bring in our panel. chief economist and former

obama economic council chairman. a big week this week, we know the president is going to be speaking in chicago tomorrow. the plan is to talk economy. if anything is a sign of where he is going in 2024 presidential election, is going to be to double down on what he sees is a thriving economy. jason, the white house press secretary olivia dalton said this in white house press briefing room moments go. listen. >> how is biden-onics era of rising data in it right? >> look where we started aware we are now. easiest answer to your question. >> trace: okay. biden-onics, the question is how is biden-onics not rising inflation rates? jason, remarkable question from

a reporter, first of all, that is fact. they are saying the economy is a major success. >> that is not a fact. unemployment rate fell sharply. i around 3.5%. it did pick up the past month but basically bouncing 3.5%. low unappointed rates. terms of headline inflation, that is the thing that has actually been falling. 4% last month. next month's reading, probably 3%. we do have inflation problem. inflation issue. the headline, amount of families are paying, actually getting less bad lately. >> sandra: i will let dan respond. >> jason is right on unappointed side of things. unemployment rate multi-decade low, no disputing that. inflation issue, with all due respect, jason, i feel you glance over it because it is getting better. i understand at the peak inflation running at 9% pace

now is running half that. at the end of the day, problem consumers have in the country as a result of everything that has happened last few years is that total price level all the things i consume is nearly 20% higher today than it was before covid. level of increase over that period unlike that we have seen in multiple decades. remnants of the economy, policy, covid, etc. is higher price level people are going to be dealing with years to come. >> sandra: to that remarkable moment that i meant to put out a second ago. that is this claim about everybody just loving how the economy is going. >> president's economic policy credit there were incredibly popular. investing in roads, bridges airports.we asked people what they think about educating and empowering workers. when you ask people how they feel about manufacturing jobs and investing in america. incredibly popular.

>> sandra: you can pull up the boxes polling, current economic conditions are doing well for them. positively in the nation 18%, personally 34%. negatively overwhelmingly majority people see this economy, how can they make that claim, jason? >> if you look at the economic data as we agreed, unemployment only decade low. inflation too high. unbalanced people or worried about inflation than they are excited about unemployment rate. i think with the white house seemed to be saying, when you look at their policies. policies themselves are popular. if a structure they touted, bipartisan legislation. the chips legislation they did. bipartisan legislation. both parties joining together, president trump had also talked about and had been enthusiasti about doing .

>> sandra: okay. just got a response from brain room. i heard briefing happening last hour. many claims from this white house, dan, economy working for everyone. especially working-class. things are thriving. big messaging for presidential run, consumer confidence in country has fallen 16% since he took office. new home sales fallen 25% under current president. this is the beginning of a long list of areas in which this economy has not done well. this speech tomorrow, dan, really interesting. directly tying himself to the current state of american economy with new buzzword of biden-onics. >> sure, without making political plan, part of disconnect you see as jason

mentioned for lack of a better word, record low unemployment rate. as you mentioned, relative low in consumer confidence is what i mentioned before. real incomes, real purchasing power in the part of consumers until recently has not been able to keep up. as jason mentions, individual policies popular on their own, there is a result of implementation of those policies in post covid environment and the higher prices we are seeing. i don't mean to suggest that is entirely administration's fault crystal clear, not making political argument one way or love the . i am saying it has a cause. consumers are feelingthat every single day . >> sandra: i would say, economics is not political. blind to the left, right, red, or blue. jason, final word. if we look at the backs, in front of me, continued claims from this white house that real

wages are up during presidency. that is not the case. my brain room break it down, average hourly earnings of employees january 2021-march 2023, january 2021 real inflation-adjusted $11.39. today, $10.99. that is down. >> yeah, i cannot see your figure. absolutely, prices have risen more than wages. lately it has been reversed. starting to see catch up. going to take time. a lot, a lot more needs to be done. >> sandra: according to u.s. bureau of labor statistics, real wagesdown 3.5%, a pretty both of you. good to see both of you. we'll be listening to the president's speech tomorrow . trace. >> trace: maryland parents pushing back against school district. new policy violates religious freedom. that is coming up. >> cdc director parting words about plummeting trust in public health. you will not believe what she has to say about covid now.

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♪ >> trace: parents in montgomery county maryland, gearing up for school board meeting tonight. chance they may not be allowed inside. school district making moves to limit who can speak because protests gain more senior parents, many muslim americans, saying district violated religious freedom by not allowing them to opt children out of certain sex ed lessons. >> we are entrusting you with our children yet we are not completely at ease. hearing after hearing, you may

be hearing, but you're not listening. we are truly hurt that you are all singing the hams of inclusion, yet we are left out. >> let me be clear, please stop making this about hate, about parents having choice in children's' education. >> trace: co-author of stolen youth lives there, great to have you on. look what is happening in montgomery county. you cannot give these kids an aspirin without parental consent, yet show them sexual content and we will decide what the kids can view as far as content goes. >> absolute right. happening right now, board of education montgomery county makes it at most inconvenient time possible for working parents. 1000 parents outside right now protesting. i am on my why not after the set. not asking for books to be pulled out of library.

not asking for sex ed classes not to go forward. all their ask his ability to pull their own children out. democrats in montgomery county are saying no, slippery slope. literally one of the statements democratic press release said it is slippery slope. we will come florida. but parents decide what to do their own children. >> trace: it is crazy. in essence the school board is that if you pull these kids out of the class it is hurtful to some lgbtq students, what would your response to that be? >> yeah, so, i mean, they don't care. one of the council county members, make, last time it came out in early june she said the parents who are protesting were lining themselves with white supremacists and bigots. these are ethiopian and muslim

parents. not white supremacists. they do not care what parents want. they decide what is best for children. you can come along for the ride but no ticket off. >> trace: it is amazing. i'm curious, we had lendale, california video from a couple weeks back. some of this antifa people showed up. they were taunting, antagonistic to these parents. things got rowdy there, do you worry about this happening tonight in montgomery county? >> so, i don't. i think it looks really bad. that's why make apologize for calling parents whites a prophetess. it is tougher these folks because, you know, they are looking at all these muslim religion parents. they are not fitting profile of moms for liberty. they do not know what to do with them. 2 specialinterest groups clashing.

they do not know who to side with . >> trace: it is amazing.we are watching and see what happens at 2 nights meeting. bethany, best of luck with book. sandra. >> sandra: mounting questions who was in charge of hunter biden investigation as unaimed irs whistleblower says not the trump-appointee prosecutor. >> trace: plus, former president trump holding campaign in new hampshire where 4 other candidates stopping today. get a lay of the land 2024 from brand-new fox power rankings. our political panel weighs in on that, next. ♪ s ub kn maybe you should host a commercial then. sure, okay. subway series just keeps getting better. i'm saving with liberty mutual, mom. they customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. you could save $700 dollars just by switching. ooooh, let me put a reminder on my phone. on the top of the pile! oh. only pay for what you need.

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sounding alarm u.s. attorney david weiss not making decisions and not really in charge. validates what we have arnie heard from gary shapley, the whistleblower was gone public. david is live it just is th

department, what to know about second whistleblower? >> we know his name is mr. x, not real name, he wants to be anonymous. told congressional staff last month he became emotional after seeing the way the probe handled from the beginning. mr. x worked under publicized whistleblower shapley, mr. x has cleared him trump appointed attorney u.s. weiss, more normal process u.s. attorney office say no. he really was not in charge. follow the process. 3 weeks ago weiss signed a letter, jim jordan, obtain a copy. make clear as attorney general has stated, i have been granted ultimate authority over this matter including responsibility where, when, and whether to file charges. discrepancy between weiss said in the beating and what he wrote in letter.

house republicans want to hear from him and others in his office under oath. >> we want to talk to david weiss, u.s. attorney. get answers, the way you do that is talk to these attorneys who handle this case. >> attorney general garland deny blocking weiss from investigating. story continues on capitol hill and in the courts. trace. >> trace: david life for us in dc, thank you. sandra. >> sandra: trump documents probe new audio former president discussing records. mike has that in washington. first we begin with jeff, live outside miami courthouse were codependent in trump case was scheduled to appear today. walt nauta did not make court today, what happened? >> we were expecting walt nauta to show up at the federal courthouse and finally enter a pre-. instead we are learning nauta

was a no-show, his flight from newark to south florida was canceled. even if he had made the journey, also learning still does not have local counsel within florida, which is required to move forward with arraignment. that is why he did not originally enter a plea 2 weeks ago and may trip with former president donald trump. clock is ticking according to a former u.s. attorney who served southern discs of florida. more drags out the more complicated and risky it gets for trump.>> i think those are bad circumstances from trump. one thing he does not want nauta to do, get desperate, find lawyers, threatened with contempt for not showing up. all of that might make you more susceptible to talk to prosecutors enjoyed prosecution team, which is the last thing donald trump once.>> karine jean-pierre expected to show back here in downtown miami to finally enter a plea next week,

july 6, but is facing serious charges. if found guilty, sandra, face up to 90 years in prison. >> trace: thank you. trace? >> trace: trump audio, chief washington correspondent mike emanuel, what we know about this? >> good afternoon, audio recording after president trump left office when he discussed possible attack on iran. former president spoke out and about it a short time ago in an interview with fox digital. >> we did absolutely nothing wrong. another hoax. i would say election interference more than anything else. it is a disgrace they can do it.next question, everything was fine. we did nothing wrong and everybody knows it. >> here is a sample newly

released audio from 2 years ago. >> i was going to say we were talking about. [laughing] >> he said, wanted to attack 7. >> he said you did. >> from the military given to me. i think we can (indiscernible). >> last week with our colleague, former president insisted that document did not exist. >> there was no document. that was a massive amount of papers and everything else talking about iran and other things. and they have been held up a notch. that was not a document. i did have document per se, nothing to declassify. newspaper stories, magazine stories, articles. >> former president trump reacted by calling special counsel jack smith deranged and accusing smith of leaking the tape. mr. trump led not guilty 37 counts related to handling or mishandling classified information he had at mar-a-lago home.

spokesperson said trump in the audio speaking rhetorically. >> trace: thank you. >> we have serious issues in our country from debt, to education, to crime, to national security. we cannot keep chasing drama surrounding trump. we've got a country to say, go forward and pay attention to that, not these other issues. >> trace: 2024 republican candidate nikki haley topless our here laying issues that should matter to voters. she says when the present. fox news with brand-new power ranking showing what is at stake. data reviewing race to the white house could come down to 12 states. former president donald trump, ron desantis julie events is 2024 receipts appeared former press secretary for national committee. kevin, former biden campaign

surrogate. join us now. both thank you for being here. dueling campaign in new hampshire, really, really interesting to see number of gop candidates on the ground. including nikki haley. some of what was exchanged. from desantis and trump today, jabs. >> running on 24, sadie ran on in 2016 did not bring to fruition. he said he would drain the swamp in 2016." anthony fauci running the country. swamp got worse. >> set pieces why do you only attack and? because he is a second place when you tackle this? i think i'll be attacking someone else. >> sandra: really, really interesting, what does that tell you? >> first of all, great to see politicians in new hampshire. democrats skipped south to

kevin's home in south carolina. new hampshire is important. republicans showing respect it deserves. also important voters see toe to toe jabs from primary site of republicans. we have got incredible bench of republicans. anyone of them would do better than joe biden day one white house. we've got to get them to that point first, right? than to start differentiating themselves. why they are better alternative to jill biden than their peers or colleagues. >> sandra: all right.as far as, kevin, the jabs are being exchanged on campaign trail. so concerns about president biden or election bid. when asked by a new nbc poll, how concerned are you about biden not having mental physical health to be present? yes, 60%. majority of voters see they are worried about mental physical

ability to hold this job. >> important point. president said oftentimes watch me a campaign trail. i know he is itching to get back out there. formally kicked off at that rally in philadelphia in a union hall few weeks ago. listening to cassie's point, best majority funds right now on republican side are negative advertising. you so ron desantis, you know, comparing donald trump to anthony fauci. donald trump attacking desantis on social security medicare. doing work for us. talk about broadband access and internet for every american in this country. hit the road again and talk about infrastructure improvements. clean water, getting led out of the water. investments in clean energy going forward. the president could take his message to key battleground states you pointed out. nearly in philadelphia almost terms of time spending in

pennsylvania. a state that he won over 1.5 points or so. going to be critical come november. while republican side of the new hampshire, iowa, south carolina, nondemocratic column, but taken by to each other, rise above it is democrats. >> sandra: i will get cassie's response to that. you sent legitimate concern the president's age of mental ability to carry on with his job. the are some of the gaps with seen and heard from president leading up to election day. listen. >> god save the queen, man. [applause and cheering] ♪ >> man on transgender american . >> we cheer for muslim athletes for kareem ? and joan ? an equity pronounce right. >> sandra: voters no, cassie,

that if he is not up for the job and reelected is something does happen, it falls into the hands of kemal harris who continues to sink in her popularity and approval rating. another embassy poll on positive view of, harris 32%. lowest of presidency and vice presidency. those are negatively, net negative 17. >> tive 17. >> yeah, concerns across the board for democrats. as kevin points, out doing bidding of present he is not capable of getting message out for himself.kemal harris cannot earn trust her support of party or broader american people.issue for democrats. >> sandra: closer and closer. thanks for being here. >> appreciated. >> thanks.>> sandra: trace? >> trace: louisiana state university big win with lsu

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series of tornadoes ripped through state on sunday. killing one person, damaging buildings. fox news reporter live in greenwood, indiana what the more. >> when you see captivating audio from greenwood. it could've been so much worse. a lot of neighbors thanked their lucky stars, feet away from destroying densely populated senior living community. trail of damage behind. this is left about rooftop, was part of grocery store. the dirt in the background that is where that tornado really touchdown and saw the big fun of dirt and debris hit apartment complex under construction. no injuries but gave us incredible images. took place there. scenes from shoals, indiana, one hour 30 minutes from where i'm standing here.damage in the area. man killed, wife sears the injured. wasser home, one camp appeared

peaceful pod, beautiful home, neighbors upset. that community dealing with community. numerous trees down. but here in this area the woods, escaping injuries as well. a lot of people thanking lucky stars. >>. >> trace: thank you. >> sandra: all right. lsu baseball claiming seventh national chevy ship last night, game 3 college world series finals. tigers head coach jay johnson joined us a short time ago fresh from the victory on the airplane with the team. joining us now champions lsu tigers, go tigers! congratulations, coach, we're all excited for you. >> take you very much. awesome to be on. >> sandra: how does it feel? >> as good as you think it

would. proud of our team. amazing night last night, started preseason number 1 team in country and finish at number 1 was pretty special. >> sandra: we understand that conditions you are in right now, on board the plane about to take off to head back home to louisiana. appreciate you doing this. it was a nailbiter, coach. [giggling] you had us government, big win for lsu game 1, florida swept game 2, forced third game; what was that like? obviously heading into game 3. >> i mean, saturday night was a special game. won 11 innings 4-3. got me pretty good on sunday afternoon. credit to our players, did not carry over to monday night, we were right apply. won dominating fashion. i'm pleased we finish here because guys are consistent all year with their play.

to play that way in national championship game was special. >> sandra: how are the players feeling? >> yeah, i think they had a good night last night. i don't think any of us went to bed until 4:30 a.m. and just enjoyed being together and celebrating. close knit team, thai tea to celebrate together was awesome. >> sandra: special visitors in attendance many of us watching we know joey burrell in the seats. >> yeah. i don't get loud too much when i heard he was coming to watch us play, that was a wild moment. he is a legend. obviously, great lsu tigers, for him to be there supporting us with special. >> sandra: it was really special. great to see him theircasual money guys have spotlight. the big celebration happens tomorrow night, right ? >> that is what i've been told. i cannot way to get back to our

fans. omaha 2 weeks and celebrate championship with them. a lot of them were here. 25,000 tiger fans in the ballpark last night. beautiful. >> sandra: coach, as you know, i am a proud lsu alone. i ran track and field for the lsu tigers. i am dying to ask you, what does it feel like to be a special part of lsu community? it is pretty awesome. >> yeah, i am very honored. i would not have just come anywhere.this was a special place. dream of last night my entire career believed to be a lsu and make that happen. honored to be proud of honored lsu baseball and tigers. all on louisiana. very, very awesome night last night. a lot of pride in that. >> sandra: amazing time to be a tiger. on bit of a streak in baton rouge. congratulations to you and the team. i know you half staff on the

chain. can we hear a little ? can we hear a little bit from everybody in the background there? can they hear us? >> no, i have headphones on. >> sandra: tell them i said, go tigers! [giggling] >> most are getting sleep after last night. >> sandra: more celebrations to come. coach, thanks for joining us. congratulations. >> you got it, thank you for having me. >> sandra: i should've taken the fact they did not go to bed until 4:30 a.m. >> trace: there bouncing around on the plane, get some sleep. what a great series, what a great coach, a great team. what a great series, though, not exactly nailbiter spirit for the wins back 24-4, tigers 18 hi 6. how much power teams have. >> sandra: no individual game wise, the series, they forced the third game and florida really won dominantly the second game. so, it was pretty awesome

victory. congratulations to the coach and the team. i hope to get rest because big celebration in baton rouge demonic. certainly be watching right there on the plane, pretty cool, right? before takeoff .>> trace: supercool. i want to dip into pentagon briefing if we can, not huge news coming out of there. they are talk about russia, questions happened in russia past several days. big news might be 500 million military aid in ukraine, additional 500 million talking about tanks and some of the year defense weaponry. in essence strike while the iron is hot. trying to feel these military analysts say maybe russia has been weakened by this and ukraine step things up a little bit in their push to get russians out of ukrainian territory. no mention, we might add,

objects. those fighter jets that we believe are coming we still think our weeks, maybe months away. >> sandra: indeed. keep monitoring briefing at the pentagon as questions to loop over level of military aid and support. as that continues, obviously, a huge week. any news it comes from this briefing will bring to our viewers. trace? >> trace: major shortage of 9-1-1 dispatchers. nationwide problem. city of independence, missouri, attract new dispatchers with an offer hard to refuse. city offering $10,000 sign on bonus 10 qualified candidates with bonus paid out after 5 years of service. joining me now a dispatcher shortage, sergeant from independence police department. thank you for joining us. i'm wondering why the dispatcher shortage? there was not the fund

dispatcher movement; wiser such a shortage? >> i think it is a really hard job.i don't think it is something comes to mind for a lot of people when they think of providing emergency services. we would not be able to do our job is police require without them. we call them the first, first responders. >> trace: amazing to me, you groundless. you forget it is not just police, not just fire, dispatchers are calling ambulances. they are calling suicide prevention hotlines. 9-1-1 dispatchers are literally saving lives because they are the ones who get the resources to where the resources need to go. talk about that if you would, sir. >> sure, like i said, a difficult job. they had to be on their toes. have excellent communication skills. they have to be able to work various computer programs. more importantly, empathetic, connect with people and provide excellent customer service. >> trace: is there any kind of, you know, the police officer

bonus is $8000 to get new police officers to sign on, dispatcher $10,000, to have any pushback on that from anybody? >> actually, the fairies. we offer $7000 new officer no experience but we do have a $10,000. conversations happen behind the scenes. at this point, critical need and do our best to fill positions. >> trace: i am here is, sergeant, if these are pushing bigger cities, do you think maybe national training centers for 9-1-1 dispatchers because they are so interval and important to the kind of orchestration of first responder; do you think there should be something set up like that like we do for air traffic controllers? to make sure we have plenty of people to do these jobs because it is so important as a national asset? >> that might be a way to get them in door. each jurisdiction operates differently and independently. they would have to be trained

on specifics of the organization. so, nothing replaces on-the-job training. but it is nima process to get a dispatcher upand running. so, it is not easy, but rewarding career. right there on the front lines with us . >> trace: i am curious when you see shortage, how have you filled the void? if teams out of the field and you've got different things coming in, how in the world ? do you have officers going in and sitting in positions? or what is the backfill situation there? >> when we do have those vacancies it means everyone else wears additional hats. ideal center when you have a fully staffed, you have someone who is the call taker. then someone simultaneously dispatching that out and getting the help where they need to go. right now, process does get slowed impact response times. we do what we can fill. merging different channels unfortunately, both police have hard times.

optimistic more attention to the position we are going to get folks in the to help us ou . >> trace: i think you are about to get folks, for sure. sergeant, best of luck to you and your community. thank you for coming on, sir. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> trace: sandra. >> sandra: shocking new video out of florida everglades, a fisherman leans over the edge of his boat. he appears to be watching and. shark bites him pulling him over to the water. frightening ordeal after his friend warned him to keep hands out of the water. finally manages, as you see, break c and friends pull back into the boat airlifted to the hospital for injuries. not good, don't know what is in those murky waters and that can be terrifying. >> trace: very scary.his friend did warn him. you can see murky waters they're not a good place to stick hands were there big beasts waiting.

sandra, congratulations again on lsu victory! it was fantastic. why those things you think, hey, great. seventh world series championship at lsu per put you on the path not to seal sec pride, put you on the path of alabama football, role roll tide [laughing] lex go down greatness of college baseball. >> sandra: in track and field wrapped up national championships at lsu. a true story. right now the dow up 220 points. working its way to the highs of session as we speak. heading into the last hour of trading. that will be interesting. optimism out there. look forward to the speech from the president on economy tomorrow in chicago. prevent the earlier. >> trace: if i can get my shameless plug.

covering montgomery county school board meeting. big deal parents and protesters. we do not know of agitators will be there.a big deal. some of the parents on tonight .we're moving from midnight to 11:00. moving up an hour, 8:00 here on the west coast. great stuff, sandra. thank you for having me.>> sandra: great to have you here. looking for four the new lineup.set your dvr, never miss "america reports". >> martha: good afternoon, everybody. i martha maccallum at fox news head quarters in new york. right now on "the story," just out, our first look at the 2024 presidential power rankings. we'll get to those in just a short while. we'll show you what we have there. in the meantime, the ongoing situation that is playing out in russia. the pentagon briefing is underway right now. vladimir putin today thanking russian troops for