now back to bill hemmer at the big board. 80% of the vote in. s go back -- terry mcauliffe, bill, is running out of runway here. for example, he spent a lot of time tonight going over very specific counties, fairfax in particular. where are we now in terms of the vote counted percentage. >> got it. i want to show you something, sean. fairfax county just clicked in at 81%. so they're counting them up here. richmond was lagging. they got 2/3s of the vote in. they're catching up as well. reason that joe biden was above 81% 11 months ago. >> sean: catching up releasing the count. >> yes. correction noted. i want you to -- this is the current state of the race in virginia 2021, this is where it was four years ago. it's red and blue on the map. subtle changes here. they make a point. this is 2017 between ralph northan, an easy winner over ed gillespie. where is the difference in 2021. there's 2017. i point right down here in these areas. i'll go -- this is montgomery county. that is a real shocker. how that county can be blue, blue, blue and all of a s

the state of virginia, it is complicated so we asked bill hemmer to join us right now for assessment hat exactly we are watching, hey, bill. >> tucker good evening to you. you are talking about brit hume in fairfax county and why is it so important? a lot of us in fairfax company, 11 months ago to the presidential election and you se the democratic nomination and joe biden had over donald trump, 70% with 419,000 real votes that equated to a 251,000 boats in his column last november. so come president day and the governor's race right now and you ask yourself why you have less than 1% of the voting on. i don't have an answer for you. i can tell you what election officials are telling us pure generally scan, they need to do it again and they will release a partial result of the scan sometime early this evening but then we have to wait and see the explanation after that. listen, population rang 1 out od cities, it is a big deal when you are talking about this amount of votes in an election we know will be tight, whether mcauliffe or youngkin who wins by a pointer to or less than that, it

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my colleague bill hemmer joins me from new york.the virginia governor's race. >> it's been too long nice to see you and good evening. mcauliffe is in blue, youngkin in red. few minutes you will start to see the state of virginia start to fill in here. let me take you back to just 11 short months ago when joe biden won the state by 10 points over donald trump. here we are again in the state of virginia. what are the keys for clarify to win tonight. norfolk in the southeast. strong african-american vote. strong democratic turnout. can biden get a number like 72%. can mcauliffe match biden's number from this past year. this is richmond city in the center part of the state. you see the theme. >> we have strong in richmond. can mcauliffe match that tonight. also henrico county continues to be more and more democratic. see what biden did 2 to 1 in november. the mother load for democrats without question is northern virginia suburbs across the potomac from washington, d.c., fairfax county, you see the democratic documentation equated to 25

bill hemmer. hope you had a great halloween weekend. november. >> dana: november 1. >> bill: all saints day. bill hemmer. dana has the day off. back by popular demand is martha maccallum? >> good morning. good to see you. good morning. happy monday and happy november to you. "america's newsroom." so a new poll not only has the president's approval number falling to 42% but shows that 7 out of 10 americans, take this number in, folks. 71% of the country -- look at the independent number believes things are headed in the wrong direction. and that includes about half of democrats. that's not what everybody -- when you weren't running around collecting candy this weekend you were taking a look at people don't seem -- >> we'll see what the numbers matter. his agenda is hanging by a thread and comes on the eve of the governor's race in virginia which democrats say they can't afford to lose. >> team fox coverage. aishah hosni on capitol hill. we go to jackie heinrich traveling with the president in edinburgh, scotland. >> president biden is in

we're going to go back to bill hemmer at the billboard for the latest. bill, this is fascinating. what can you tell us? >> indeed it is, laura. there's well over half the votes still out we'll see what happens, heavily democratic areas have not clocked in their entire vote. it would be a stunner if ciattarelli would hang on to this but as for the moment, it would appear to be a tight race. why is that? i'll just take you here to middlesex county right now. you know, murphy is where you would expect him to be, right a little under 60% in that county so he seems to be holding his own. you go back to 2017, and this was murphy then, he was at 57%. so that's what's happening in middlesex. i was watching bergen county up here up in the northeastern part. you know, you have the republican here hanging on in a way that maybe a lot of people didn't expect. let me go back four years and show you what the result was there. murphy was an easy winner in bergen county so maybe these numbers hold up and they keep it a tight race, laura, or maybe they collapse. you know, something we're just wait

bill hemmer. hope you had a great halloween weekend. morning. good to see you. good morning. happy monday and happy november to you. "america's newsroom." so a new poll not only has the president's approval number falling to 42% but shows that

a new hour of "america's newsroom." >> bill: i'm big hemmer. -- bill hemmer.boil. he has been in trouble since 1999. no incidents this year. got out on $1,000 bail 48 hours earlier. it must make people who were victims of this so bothered by it. you have the disturbing problem. far left lawmakers pushing criminal justice reformed. happened in milwaukee. reduce or eliminate bail a day after the parade tragedy. >> dana: fox team coverage. grady trimble is following the latest from waukesha and gillian turner live in washington >> good morning bill and dana. a group of democratic house members is advocating brand-new criminal justice reform measures including a push to shut down all federal prisons within the next decade. it comes less than 48 hours after police took darrell brooks juniors in custody. he killed five people. alexandria ocasio-cortez and two other new york reps say they have concern excessive bail is creating a humanitarian crisis in new york city's jail system. also claiming overcrowding and violence in new york jails. it violates the federal civi

welcome to "america's newsroom," i'm dana perino. >> bill: and i'm bill hemmer. nce what, july? four months. he is pushing his team to get moving on infrastructure bill passed last week, which he plans to sign into law on monday. >> dana: vulnerable democrats are having second thoughts about the social spending and climate bill and how big it should be, painful inflation hits americans, republicans are warning prices will jump higher if the president's build back better plan moves forward. >> biden is threatening the biggest i guess supply side tax hike in history, something that would devastate supply and make inflation go through the roof. build back better plan fails, that is a step in the right direction in terms of fighting inflation. >> bill: hillary, what are you hearing on the hill? good morning. >> good morning, bill, republicans are trying to make rising inflation and rising cost a winning issue in the midterm so they are using that issue to target vulnerable democrats up for real election in 2022. an op ed in the "washington post" is warning democrats a

i'm dana perino. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. rst responders many taking part in the pair add itself rushing to provide medical aid. parents running through the streets looking for children. horrified witnesses describing they say was a surreal and fatal scene. >> people were laying over four or five blocks. i thought a drunk driver didn't stop but someone said they did it deliberately. >> i saw a red truck crash into the band members. after they hit them they went to the right side of the street and went all the way down the block to the end of the street. >> lots of kids. there was moms running looking for their children afterwards. screaming and running in stores. it was bizarre to see and hear. >> kaleigh we're so sorry everyone is going through this and grateful you are here today. describe for us what you saw. >> well, the christmas waukesha parade. it was a lot of families. there were a lot of people there. a lot of families with young children. people had brought their blankets and kids had their baskets for candy and it w

bill hemmer at the billboard where he's been glued to it for 24 hours. this garden state is fascinating. >> bill: your homeitate. >> martha: it's my home state. >> bill: i won't make fun of it. >> martha: it's my home state. >> bill: i won't make fun of it. the difference is 15,000. murphy has a slight lead over ciattarelli. new york city is here and philadelphia down here. this is morris county west of new york. we had votes come in 30 minutes ago. murphy got a slight lead in that county. everything count and everything matters. but not enough to make a difference and it hasn't changed the margin of vote we are seeing in the difference of 15,000. what money matters: we can wonder how much do you have to spend to win? sources in new jersey are telling me that among tv money for murphy he spent $20 million. and for ciattarelli he spent $14 million. within the state itself, got it, okay? scratch that. this is tv money within the state. sorry about my confusion. the amount of money that came from outside of the state. murphy had $18 million come in from outs

could be bill hemmer?that paul rudd. >> very nice. >> greg: we should all admit that harold ford is too good looking for fox. >> shouldn't admit that at all. >> greg: i'm talking about dudes, not women. susan, how do you feel about the choice? >> dear member clueless? he hasn't really aged that much. >> greg: he's in his 50s now. >> wise and there a woman alive? i would like to see nominees, j.lo, jennifer aniston, the judge. >> greg: she's only 59. >> she's got some arms, right? >> greg: speaking of the judge, you did not know who paul rudd is. >> i recognized his face. >> greg: he doesn't make you hot? >> not at all. >> greg: would be your choice? harold ford jr.? >> kevin costner. >> greg: he's quite the charmer. he's also over 50. >> works for me. >> greg: you were actually named sexiest homeless man. we're going to have a party later. >> light a fire in that garbage can, there's going to be a harmonica playing. it's going to be good to come until one of you gets too drunk and murderous somebody who ge

i'm dana perino. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. >> dana: great weekend. 12 is how i would rank it. >> billittle bit. white house today saying it expects to moving the spending process forward the social spending measure to a vote next week in the house. republicans point out they don't have a needed votes in the senate. >> senator manchin has been a partner. a lot more conservative and everybody sees that but he has been a willing partner to come to the table with constructive dialogue and we're confident in where we will go with our bipartisan -- build back better framework. we're optimistic to get it done. >> we need to drive a stake through the heart of this $4 trillion tax and spending bill. to do that we'll need help of joe manchin and sinema. the democrats seem to be addicted to spending and taxing. >> bill: hold onto your seat again. aishah hosni begins this hour in d.c. good morning. >> good morning to you guys. democrats may feel like they are riding a big win but the biden agenda still very much in limbo here, bill and dana. after months of tough negotiations, house finally synce

i started a new show with bill hemmer, america's newsroom, continuing to get to do this amazing show,here was this a credible outpouring of support, i could never have anticipated it or replicated it. the cards in the notes, the paintings come all the gifts, the well wishes, the donations in his name and there was this connection ahead with the audience, and it really meant a lot to me and now we have a new puppy, percy, in our lives, part of the fox family, so to being here and being a part of this group and his team here, it means a lot to me. >> very sweet. >> nothing really comes to mind. [laughter] >> not painful for anything? >> i was grateful we have more time, we have looked seconds, my kids, they are fun to talk to on the phone. >> we are grateful know your commute is little bit better. >> yeah. >> thank you, that's it for us this thanksgiving. we will see you back here tomorrow, have a great night, everybody. ♪ ♪ >> good evening, happy thinks given, welcome to washington, i'm mike emanuel in per bret baier. president biden is spending his thanksgiving holiday on upscale nant

. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. good morning. d in congress, still fighting over the climate and social spending bills and infrastructure. some democrats argue the bill is popular with the public despite the latest election results from tuesday. others like senator joe manchin disagree with that conclusion. >> the reconciliation bill the way it needs to be worked, cbo scoring talking more about the effects it has through our economy and people's lives. that's something reasonable to ask. a lot of concerns let's put it that way. i'm not going to -- they're working off the past bill. that won't be the bill i work off of. >> dana: president biden shooting down reports his justice department plans to pay $450,000 per person to migrant families separated at the border calling the report garbage. full coverage on fox. katie pavlich with analysis and chad pergram with more on the spending battle. we begin with chad. here you are on capitol hill. >> i think we'll be here a long time today. especially if we don't know the timing on the inf

i'm bill hemmer, good morning. tuesday. a big day today. hello there. >> dana: i'm dana perino. this is "america's newsroom." yesterday on "the five" with introduced percy the newest member of the family a puppy. he wasn't that well behaved on the five. >> bill: like gutfield. >> dana: nearly 60% say the president isn't paying enough attention to the most important problems. this according to a new poll from cnn. >> it underscores the achilles heel with the white house. administration struggling to give a straight answer for just about anything. the latest is the michigan oil pipeline whether or not the president will shut it down in the middle of an energy crisis. >> dana: last week the proposed $450,000 pay-outs to migrants. he called the report garbage and the white house walked it back a day later. >> bill: the number of americans left stranded in afghanistan. that figure is changing by the day ranging from 100 to 450 still. >> dana: messaging on vaccines is muddled at best. recent booster roll-out prompting more questions than answers and two dozen states are suing over a v

bill hemmer hosts "fox news sunday" this weekend. with house minority whip james clyburn and liz cheney. bill will introduce senior adviser to the president cedric richmond. that will be good to watch. check your local listings, thanks for inviting us in your home tonight. that's it for "special report," fair, balanced and still unafraid. mac it a great weekend. "fox news primetime" hosted by rachel campos-duffy starts now. >> rachel: thank you, bret. good evening and welcome to "fox news primetime." i'm rachel campos-duffy. if this week's elections taught us anything it's that americans care about kitchen table issues. we want what's best for our country and what's best for our families. these are the things that americans value most. number one, jobs. and the economy. number two, the cost of living. and, three, most importantly, our kids. democrats know that. our voices were heard this week. but they don't care. and they are purposely ignoring

[laughter] >> greg: i will talk to bill hemmer about that. >> it's crazy, parents at school board meetingsw it's like lit in there now. it was like the most boring stuff in the world and now these parents are dangerous? i've got to say that things have taken quite a turn, but i mean, look, if someone is truly threatened, making credible threats against a school board member, i will take a firm stance and make a hot taken say that's bad, but yeah, appearance that is passionate about their child's education. that's not a threat, i think that's normal and good. >> greg: the parents must feel pretty good being seen as dangerous. once the last time a parent was dangerous? it's very sexy. they are in their khakis, they got their readers break down here. but they are as dangerous as james dean smoking that refer. i'm looking at you. i'm -- you know what? i'm dressing you with my eyes. i'm dressing you because what you're wearing is disgusting. >> normally i would have a witty retort but i want to company. i think you stole a nice pair of shoes from that cabbage patch doll. >> greg: fair enough, i

bill hemmer is back in forest. >> we're going to start, virginia,.ust talking to her decision desk trying to get a fix on wha we're seeing and what were not seen. what were not seeing as a good handle on the early vote some o these larger counties. or that meal and vote that has not yet been fully counted and if you go back several hours, they ran some ballots through and then they ran through them again with delayed the county little bit, but then things started to really kick in up in fairfax county. what we can say is how much of the early mailing vote could have occurred in fairfax. the same thing for prince william. listen, that is three of 133 cities and counties. that's one of 133 cities and counties of these are not small areas also, they are democratic strongholds and because of that this margin of difference here less than 88,000 votes, we don' feel comfortable enough yet it may change at any moment you ma get a dump and at any second perhaps from northern, virginia and if that changes, we would b able to go ahead and fix our eyes on a pote

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bill hemmer has been tracking all of that data as it comes in from virginia. dying to see some of the numbers from these counties. >> bill: so am i. >> bret: here they come. >> bill: i have been hitting refresh for 36 minutes, guys. we have some numbers coming in. remember blue for mcauliffe and red for youngkin. and i will show you, listen, it's early, bret as you mentioned. a lot of carpet out there. we will canvas the state together and we're kind of -- we are going to see these numbers together for the first time here. let's remember northern virginia across the potomac from washington, d.c. richmond down here in the center. a lot of this is southwest virginia. a lot of rural areas. let's start up here in loudoun county, seems to be a hot topic of conversation right? population wise it's number 5 out of 133 counties and cities in the commonwealth. so there is a lot of votes still out there. mcauliffe with an early lead 53-46 over youngkin kin. many analysts had expected before we get into voting today. youngkin needed to be around 42, 43, 44% to have a sho

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bill hemmer is off today. i'm dana perino. >> benjamin: i'm benjamin hall in for bill.prices going down overnight. with inflation soaring to a 30-year high fuel prices are more than 50% higher than a year ago. they jumped even higher yesterday. >> the thing that is the problem he doesn't understand we need an increased supply over time to bring the prices down. oil is commuteable over time and selling it out of the strategic reserves for 50 million barrels, that's 4 1/2 days worth of oil and then the price goes up again. >> if you are feeling the pain at the pump worry not. the president says help is on the way but even he admits the spr release won't bring immediate relief. >> president biden: our combined action will not solve the problem of high gas prices overnight and will make a difference. my effort to combat climate change is not raising the price of gas. >> after that he took no questions heading out the door for nantucket where he is spending thanksgiving at billionaire david rubinstein's $30 million, 14 acre compound leaving some wondering if old scranton joe

bill hemmer did a great job on this board. ere glenn youngkin didn't improve for the republican party in every county and municipality. >> bill: you are right about that. youngkin's speech at 1:30 last night talked about building 20 new charter schools and talked about going into the public schools and giving school choice. i don't know if he can get it done. you have the legislature and house side too, won that too by a small margin in virginia. do you think the results in virginia were more about youngkin and his message or more about joe biden and how he has mismanaged issue after issue for the past 10 months? >> well, bill, i think it's both. obviously glenn youngkin was a wonderful contrast to terry mccauliffe. terry mccauliffe came across as a bitter, mad, ticked off guy at the world. youngkin had a joyful spirit. he was positive but he didn't get there by accident, either. he was tough on these issues. as far as school choice and charter schools. this is what is hot in virginia. people are sick and tired of being told th

. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. nice to see you again. missed you for five days, right? l: you have several countries around the world and high alert for the new strain of covid as it remains unclear what it means for handling the pandemic. president biden will once again be urging americans to get vaccinated and get the booster shot if you haven't yet when he speaks to the country next hour. his chief medical officer says it is too early to tell if there will be any need for additional restrictions. >> it's really too early to say. people talking about lockdowns, people talking about that. let's see what the information that we are getting in realtime tells us and we'll make decisions based on the science and the evidence the way we always do. >> bill: team fox coverage begins a new hour. rich edson in washington jason chaffetz has reaction and benjamin hall starts us off live from the state department. a lot of news on this. let's start there. >> good morning, bill. this travel ban is being slammed around the world by the countries who are affected, by the w.h.o. itself

molly: tomorrow bill hemmer filling in for chris wallace, he will be with james clyburn and liz cheney, check your local listings for time and channel. and howard kurtz, the race in virginia and what went wrong for democrats when it comes to education. griff: a fox news alert, you're looking at marine one arriving in delaware, the president and first lady taking the short trip from washington to the rehoboth beach, delaware as he finished speech this morning after the passing of the infrastructure bill. we will get the latest if he makes it of any remarks. president biden speaks out and a controversial plan this morning, the plan to compensate migrants who had family members separated during the trump administration, we'll tell what you he had to say next. once upon a time, at the magical everly estate, landscaper larry and his trusty crew... were delayed when the new kid totaled his truck. timber... fortunately, they were covered by progressive, so it was a happy ending... for almost everyone. ♪♪ three times the electorlytes and half the sugar. ♪♪ pedialyte powder packs. feel better f

. >> if you want to go back to cincinnati, ohio and bill hemmer christmases are in the book.a talks going from wyoming and white house christmases. we have a bunch of fox news talent christmas stories. we love christmas and feel like there has been an attack on chris miss. what better way to celebrate christmas than bring the stories people have. we see you and get to know you. what a great way to get to know you in a different capacity. the stories that come from your youth. we share recipes, pictures, >> dana: best recipe is my sister's chex mix recipe. and my mom's recipe, too. >> it's a great gift. get your shopping done early. it was made in america. produced in america by all of you. you have no supply chain issues. >> bill: thank you, sean. number one. talk soon. fox nation going all out patriots awards are tonight. the ceremony takes place at the hard rock live in hollywood, florida. pete hegseth, a whole lot of person amounts set to appear to celebrate everyday heroes. the awards will stream live at 8:00 eastern. don't miss that. >> dana: jack -- is announcing she wi

. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. fake hate crime to get attention and to get a pay raise. smollett faces six felony counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police. defense attorney firing back telling the jury he is a real victim of a real crime. matt finn has been on the story since day one outside the courthouse in chicago today we go. matt, good morning. >> good morning, bill. this jussie smollett saga has dragged on for years. it is now finally the moment his case will properly go to trial and justice is expected to be served one way or another. you will recall the actor's initial charges of lying to police were dropped by kim foxx back in 2019. there was uproar that foxx dropped his charges because of his fame. later revealed michelle obama's former chief of staff texted with kim foxx regarding her concerns about the case. a special prosecutor was assigned and recharged with six counts. smollett says he was the victim of a racist homophobic attack by president trump supporters in 2019. in opening statements th

bill hemmer. dana has the day off and back tomorrow.e miss dana, hope she has a good day off. i'm sandra smith. both candidates running neck-and-neck in a state president biden won by 10 percentage points. republicans hoping for an upset as the sign of more wins to come giving them a boost in next year's national mid-terms elections. both candidates putting a heavy focus on the future of education. >> how we vote tomorrow will make such a statement, such a statement for families around this great country to have hope, to recognize that yes, the values that we hold dear, the values that underpin this country are still alive and well. >> the main reason i'm running i want to build the best education and every child to have a world class education in the commonwealth of virginia. >> bill: full fox coverage begins now. rich edson watching the mccauliffe team. alexandria hoff is with the glenn youngkin headquarters. >> sandra: let's begin the hour with rich edson live in virginia for us on a very big day. hi, rich. >> good morning, sandra an

. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. friday on the calendar. been a long week. hese two giant bills and get them done. speaker pelosi saying today could be the day. republicans warning progressive agenda will likely hurt democrats in the next election. kevin mccarthy earlier today with griff. >> if they go forward with this they are misreading what the voters said in tuesday's election. it wasn't just about virginia. we won in seattle, in texas and others. america is waking up. they do not want this agenda. >> dana: what's at stake chad pergram live on capitol hill. i'm glad you are following all of this so we can follow you. it is confusing what they are trying to do here. >> it is a big day on capitol hill. the house will vote if house speaker nancy pelosi has the votes. house democrats updated the text of their big social spending bill at a contentious witching hour meeting of the house rules committee. >> nobody will tell me how much this bill spends. >> under $2 trillion. >> under $2 trillion. thank you. wasn't that hard. >> democrats are forging ahead with

bill hemmer is off today and we have a good friend here.l guard on stand by as the judge gives final instructions to the jury and lesser charges to consider. rittenhouse, 17 at the time of the shooting, faces charging ranging from intentional homicide count that could mean life in prison to an underage weapons charge that could mean a few months in jail. fox news covering all the bases. we are all on deck. we begin with alexis mcadams outside the courthouse in kenosha, wisconsin. >> a busy day in kenosha, wisconsin as the trial raps up. deliberations will happen in the next half hour or so as court just began. that's the courthouse here. there are still protestors and people in the community out there. right now there is still more discussion going on inside the courtroom to decide if the judge will allow the jury to hear lesser charges in the case. the mother of kyle rittenhouse walked into court as deliberations beginning later today. the judge will allow jurors to consider some lesser charges in this case but also denied one of those req

i'm bill hemmer. a lot of attention and a lot of attention for this. >> i'm dana perino. this is "america's news". it is the moment of news for rittenhouse. they will see if you acted and defense or if he was a vigilant looking for trouble and the governor is taking no chances t put the national guard on standby as they prepare for potential unrest once the verdict is read. >> we kick off with coverage in kenosha this hour. what can we anticipate in 60 minutes? >> bill and dana, a big day in kenosha, wisconsin. those celebrations will begin i the courthouse behind me in kenosha for the kyle rittenhous trial. law enforcement telling me they're not expecting issues bu they are definitely prepared here in wisconsin. take a look at this video overnight from wisconsin national guard. they have 500 national guard on standby just they are near waukesha, which i close to milwaukee. many businesses covered by plywood hit as they never even reopen after the unrest just last summer. just an hour, 12 of the 18 juries -- jurors were chosen at random an then the deliberation will begi

. >> it is time to bring in bill hemmer, he is taking a spin on the touchscreen forest. you have got the latest, the very latest data on the deadloc race in new jersey. >> the votes, the final vote is stubborn to be quite honest wit you. i will show you here. this is really the number we ar thinking about. 14,891 is the difference betwee murphy and he took republican counties the jersey shore over here and really just to terms o raw votes he just drove up the turn out great i will show you this year and i will show you four years ago. raw numbers there. look where we were for four years ago, 97,008 how did murph do? murphy was at 56,000 roughly an as of now, he is about, so his increase was considerably what he turned out. i will come up to shorebird thi is big counties by the way. ocean county ranked third out o 21. it will show you just the raw number. your 130,000 this year, murphy was just about at 82,000. four years ago, murphy was just shy, so murphy increased his vote totaled by about 2,503,000. in this county alone. that was the republican four years ago, and thi

i'm bill hemmer. dana has the day off today, friday. how are you feeling smitty? >> happy to spend friday with you. a busy news day indeed and kicks off here. this is "america's newsroom." the republican house leader last night grabbed the microphone and did not let go for hours. warning that the massive spending bill will hurt the economy even more. >> i tell you, america, help is on the way. history repeats itself and it will repeat itself big next november. while the democrats' action on our economy such as anti-work welfare programs and massive unneeded stimulus has left americans worse off. >> chad pergram is live on capitol hill. good morning. another big day. we're expecting a lot can be happening in the next couple of hours or even minutes. what is happening right now and what will we see? >> the house should start this vote pretty soon here to actually pass the social spending bill. kevin mccarthy was intent on delaying the very vote which should start in a few minutes on the house floor. he spoke for a record eight hours 32 minutes on the floor using his

ainsley: but first, bill hemmer and dana perino -- bill: welcome back. dana: hi, everybody.et to him now -- dana: and ian primer, he helped lead the charge about education in virginia. bill: and what do the house progressives do now? maybe the essential question in washington. we'll talk to one of them. we have a big morning of analysis. come join us, 10 minutes away. dana: see you in a minute. so they only pay for what they need. woooooooooooooo... we are not getting you a helicopter. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ moving is a handful. no kidding! fortunately, xfinity makes moving easy. easy? -easy? switch your xfinity services to your new address online in about a minute. that was easy. i know, right? and even save with special offers just for movers. really? yep! so while you handle that, you can keep your internet and all those shows you love, and save money while you're at it with special offers just for movers at xfinity.com/moving. moving is a handful. no kidding! fortunately, xfinity makes moving easy. easy? -easy? switch your xfi

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one person who's got a great job, bill hemmer, because he gets to work with dana perino every day. ational students of health. dr. jerome adams is the former surgeon general, they're both here today. we've got you covered on this variant, what you need to know and what you need to ignore. what's the plan from this white house? how well has joe biden managed at this one? he threw a lot of stones at the trump team. we'll sort through that with karl rove. the prime minister has no plans to -- the president has no plans to visit wisconsin, but he will fly over that the statement enroute to minnesota to talk about the infrastructure. dana and me, big show coming up 12 minutes away. we will see you then, top of the hour. (woman) wow, that's something. (burke) you get a whole lot of something with farmers policy perks. [echoing] get a quote today. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ where's mom? she said she would be home in time for the show. don't worry sweetie, she promised she'd be here for it. oh! nice shot! thanks! glad we have xfinity. with wifi speeds faster than a gig.

dana: well first of all bill hemmer will be there that's the most important part and then we have larryally, it's like " fox & friends" continues on" america's newsroom." ainsley: will he make another appearance? dana: i think he's done. ainsley: is he sleeping well at night? dana: yes, although peter has been up with him, i'm fortunate to be able to turn that over to peter. brian: we look forward to track ing his growth. ainsley: you're sleeping well, peter not so much. dana: i'm just trying to be honest because he's right here. brian: see , i thought hemmer was cute but he's cuter. it's unbelievable. ainsley: what about matthew mcconaughey, she called him hot earlier. dana: i thought matthew mcconaughey called you hot. brian: no, i'll check my text to see if he did, thank, dana. steve: percy, peter, dana. dana: thank you, fox & friends and fox news. brian: meanwhile, straight ahead, people percy the good news, south carolina first black senator, tim scott, he might be our first african american president, will he run for president of the united states? dana: second. brian: he be secon

bill hemmer, brit hume, john rich, geraldo. it's all in here. steve: order it today. time for news.ity mayor elect eric adams vows to bring back the crime unit. newsom warns protesters will take to the streets again if he does. in this as the nypd releases brutal footage of a man repeatedly punching a woman and dragging her out of the subway elevator. police offering a reward of up to $3,500 for the early november attack. more than 100 children in loudoun county, virginia back in the news are mistakenly given full adult sizes of the pfizer covid vaccine. the children were 45 to 11 years old. pfizer's covid shot for women is only a third of the size of the adult dose i thought they were making vaccines smaller meaning the actual shot was going to be little so people didn't get mixed up. steve: i hope the kids are okay. >> i hope they are too. >> hunter biden making appearance at flashing new york city art gallery where paintings are now on displacement the "new york post" reporting they asked him if he has gotten any infamously lost laptop back to which hunter responded, quote: there

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. >> bill: a couple of things before we get out of here. check out hemmer time and a prediction on the mid-terms. i have a birthday this weekend. i won't be here on monday. >> dana: happy birthday. >> bill: hold the fort down and have a great weekend. >> dana: here's the "faulkner focus." >> harris: pressure from americans on president biden to pull the country out of an economic crisis that exploded under his watch. you are watching the "faulkner focus." i am julie in for harris. it could cost democrats the majority in congress: inflation. the largest price hike for consumer goods in 3 decades. president biden is doing everything to convince americans the economy is in a recovery. it's hard to deny that reality with the holidays right around the corner. everything shot up in price. look at these numbers: tucker carlson says the president only has himself to blame. >> tucker: inflation is real. economists have not measured inflation like now for decades. why is it happening? it's pretty obvious. like rising energy prices inflation is not an act of god. the

that pole, and god bless tom hemmer for putting that out, that pool shows the way to kill this bill.xposed to the public and the time that we still have, days now, this isn't a social spending bill, it's a mass amnesty open borders, no green card giveaway built that would fundamentally in all immigratio control in america even for criminals. >> where are the republicans in the messaging. the january 6 committee subpoenaed you and some other former trumpets officials today what are you doing in response? >> i haven't received any documents or any communication at all. what i'll say is this. it's just an attempt, and you know this as well as anybody to distract from the horrific failures of the biden presidency . president trump left a secure border, a successful roaring economy, peace in the middle east, low stable inflation, everything was prime for unprecedented success, biden took a wrecking ball to it he took a wrecking ball to our country in our economy. >> so you're not going to show up to testify to the so-called select committee. >> i don't even have the documents, laura. >> j

to hemmer and dana perino we go. >> bill: thank you, guys. good morning.de route. multiple angles and video shots here. people running to get out of the way.

>> i'm bill hemmer and for chris wallace. democrats come together handing president bite and a much-needed win after embarrassing outcomes on election night. speak we've reached a historic agreement there marks a major victory for a country and most importantly for helping countless families across america. >> it's important to get both bills done. >> bill: $81 trillion infrastructure package that will help restore the nation's airports, roads, and bridges. all this bringing fresh for a larger bill focused on social spending and climate change programs. >> president biden: i feel confident that we will have enough votes to pass the bill back that are plant. >> bill: but that faces an uncertain fate in the senate where moderates have declared not so fast. meanwhile, republicans looked at 2022 after a stunning win in virginia and a nail-biter in new jersey. >> if you are a democrat president biden won your seat by 16 points, you are in a competitive race next year. spooz we will ask our panel about the state of play when you're