greg murphy, former labor secretary nominee andy puzder. energy ex-spirit phil flynn.ormer georgia police officer phillip holloway and ron vitiello and burt fleckinger. we have a deep look at covid. the biden administration says has ad min vision has not been a failure but try to find a at home covid test. the impact on gas prices as well as what we can expect at the pump in 2022. violent crime and murders soaring in democratic led cities. two democratic lawmakers were carjacked 24 hours apart. we'll break down the policies behind the surge. this story hitting your wallet. consumer spending up .6 of a percent in november as retailers were hit by the supply chain crisis, inflation, the omicron variant. we'll look to expect next year. the cdc is reporting fentanyl is leading killer of americans 18 to 45. we'll investigate how the open border under president biden fueling the drug crisis across the nation. i'm edward lawrence in for elizabeth macdonald. "the evening edit" starts right now. edward: 2022 political money race. beefing up each party ahead of midterm elections

andy puzder drains me now.>> you're not wrong. >> i went to my favorite restaurant and they asked me for my vaccination card, that the first time i've ever been asked for vaccination card tennessee they do not care. if your business under your biggest problem is finding employees and once you find them getting them to show up for work. this really hurts if they've got to be vaccinated, and some are not going to want to be vaccinated. secondly it discourages people from coming into the restaurant. if you haven't been vaccinated your inequity come to the business and spend your money. hurts small businesses. in the city their suffering walk around and talk to anybody. people are in trouble they don't know what to do or how to stay open. it's a problem luckily he won't be mayor for much longer but let's see the next administration. neil: you spent time in tennessee i spent time in florida have you noticed the difference we did tennessee, florida in new york city, it is day and night. >> bill maher who i very rarel

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andy puzder pointed this out too. biden did not have a national strategy to beat covid. is not secure. the afghan withdrawal was not extraordinary success, inflation is not transitory and government spending does not lower inflation. the big thing people worry about crime, the murder rate exploded 30% higher. we have not seen a spike like that in 100 years. last time it was spiking in 2001. that counted the 911 murders. and all der man saying stop politicizing defunding of police. stop politicizeing crime. >> when you do not fund through attrition, does not allow the city council to hire what you need to hire, that demoralizes police and destroys the relationship so integral putting bad people behind bars. we need to focus on appreciating the brave men and women putting on a uniform i every day to keep our community safe regardless of san francisco, seattle. politics must exit the stage when it comes to public safety. elizabeth: congressman, your reaction. >> people want to be safe. this defund the police movement is atrocious. it is the wrong recipe for america. we're s