maria: yeah, gretchen whitmer is a really important point there. that's true.ampaign is saying reportedly, reportedly asking the rnc to limit the number of candidates on the primary debate stage, they want the four candidates that are polling the highest nationally after former president trump, they want him to participate of course. bill, what's your take? you've got to believe that the lineup gets smaller for the next debate, right? >> yeah. i would hope so. look, you know, there's no reason for some people polling low to stick around but i think after this campaign, they're a going to have to reconsider the rules to really get down to three or four pretty quickly. one, so we can have a real debate. there's too many people on stage and too many without a chance of being president so i support moves. i don't know -- you know, it's hard to do it now you in the middle of the game but i think he's right that the president a-- the present arrangement doesn't benefit the republican party. maria: yeah. well, look, in your latest column, you called the last debate a

just look at gretchen whitmer.t's not the type of ohio that i want to see and that ohioans want. >> desiree, is this the final word? >> i hope we have a win and people have an opportunity to decide what's best for them and their health care. i'm focused on the buckeye and ensuring that every buckeye can stay in the state and access care that they need without fleeing to another state. a lot of americans flee to canada because they can afford it. that shouldn't happen, that shouldn't be the case. you should be able to contact your doctor down the street and they provide the health care that you need. so more than 700,000 ohioans signed the petition so we can get this on the ballot because they understood how extreme the abortion ban was that was passed into law and 6-week ban was no exception for rape, incest or even the life of the mother was too extreme for ohio. >> your rebuttal. >> our laws on our book state that there's exceptions for the life of the mother and peddling this type of fear and misinformation is j

also purportedly included senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, as well as michigan governor gretchen whitmer and remember, whitmer was also the intended victim of a kidnapping plot in 2020 lester >> all right, jesse kirsch, thank you. >>> here in new york, a suspect is under arrest in the stabbing death of a community activist earlier this week a surveillance video shows 32-year-old ryan carson being confronted by a man and being stabbed multiple times on a brooklyn street as his girlfriend watched officials say the 18-year-old suspect has been charged with murder >>> and the man who shot and wounded ten people in a new york subway last year was sentenced today to ten life sentences frank james had pleaded guilty to ten counts of terrorism and a gun charge the shootings led to a citywide manhunt remarkably, all the victims survived >>> tonight, tropical storm philippe churning north, with maximum winds up to 50 miles per hour it's expected to move over parts of maine and atlantic canada this weekend, producing strong winds, heavy rain, and flooding in new england. and we learned today that g

michigan's governor gretchen whitmer says her heart breaks for woll's family and friends. the fbi and state police are now assisting detroit pd in this investigation. whit. >> alex presha for us tonight. thank you. >>> next here, the latest dangerous close call in midair, now under investigation. two passenger jets coming within several hundred feet of each other. no one was hurt, but the incident is raising renewed questions about safety. here's abc's zohreen shah. >> reporter: tonight, the faa is investigating a close call between two passenger planes at oregon portland international airport. alaska airlines flight 1229 arriving from orange county, california, around 4:00 p.m. on monday when it was forced to conduct a go-around due to wind. >> alaska 1299 can you say the wind again? >> wind 2405. >> reporter: that aircraft flying toward a seattle-bound skywest plane taking off at the same time. data from flight radar 24 showing the planes were as close as 266 feet vertically in altitude. air traffic control instructing the alaska airlines pilot to turn away from the skyw

. >> well maybe they'll try to kidnap gretchen whitmer again.e. >> the fbi is going up like hey, tyrus, you know how much money could you make if you sold drugs? no, i work at fox. here is a kilo of cocaine. here's instructions how to make crack. take that around your neighborhood. no i'm good. here's a list of clients who have money. just hold it and take a picture with us. that's what they're doing trying to get anybody who supports trump to commit one thing. that's what it is. >> jamie couldn't this make maga cooler when you're a persecuted revolutionary? >> i do think it sound cool. did you see earlier today whether was january 6 again? i think it's bad ass. could i suggest if it's true pitbull is going after trump supporters maybe they select a more subtle hat choice. because you can find them. you guys know the hat i'm talking about that says "bass pro shop". >> oh come on. >> thank you kat. [applause]. >> it's a great store. >> tough crowd tonight. >> we all have members with bass hats. >> tough crowd makes me feel at home. you may me thi

it was open primary you would have gavin newsom gretchen whitmer and a lot of people who are qualifiedhat. >> if it isn't an open primary why not? are they totalitarian in the democrat party? >> i think they're planning on a big day where they come out at once. that way they can handle the pressure. that's my opinion jessica. i love kamala declaring that biden is alive. that's a no bar. it's the breznev bar. our country feels headless. it's less important to see the president because we are inundated with stuff coming at us now we are in warz. you got to pay attention now because things are going bad. trump's tweets might have injured your ego but they didn't like to war inflation open borders and crime. you need to know the lawyer is your agent not your pal. trump was the perfect agent or the perfect lawyer in that he aggressively makes the world's terms bow to your terms at out of simply wearing you down and driving you crazy. drove everybody crazy but it worked which is why i call out the selfishness of so many of my respectful peers who put their temporary mental health above every

and i think gretchen whitmer, i put her at 20 over gavin newsom.is open to the charge of california values and stuff. >> bret: leslie? >> 100 on biden. >> bret: that's easy. >> 50 on biden. coin toss. other side newsom gets 30. just abandon her so she may be the nominee. wants to deprogram trump supporters. plus winners and losers and of course it's friday "notable quotables." ♪ ♪ vicks vapostick provides soothing, non-medicated vicks vapors. [exhales] easy to apply for the whole family. vicks vapostick and try vaposhower for steamy vicks vapors. (vo) verizon small business days are coming. from october 16th to the 22nd. now is the time to partner with our experts. get started today with verizon business. it's your business. it's your verizon. woman: who's that, who is that? cole: this is my puppy! woman: cancer. it's different in a child. because your child is still growing. charlie: i had 14 rounds of chemo. there's thousands and thousands of kids all over the world who need help. girl: it is my first time having cancer. and it's the very worst.

gretchen whitmer, governor of michigan, she is being floated as a possible presidential candidate, amocrat the like her, she could not -- basically her statement, a thing happened, people are upset, we acknowledge, moving be. to me that does not show strength. >> sounds like ilhan omar, some people did something. >> the saudis were stronger. >> had you to read it three times. you know, obviously joe biden kind of broke the sound barrier of rhetoric when he started calling everybody that hadn't voted for him as no, sir is and fascists, when people tell you who they are, believe them. >> jessica. >> i obviously miss the part where biden called everyone who didn't vote for him a nazi or fascist, but the left has had an israel problem, ilhan omar, rashida, what they said is abhorrent. there is a way to acknowledge the humanity and the innocence of what's gone on here, half of gaza are children. will some of them grow up to be hamas fighter as soon as i'm sure. all of them, absolutely not. i hate this, the best of us are congressman rich i torres, cory booker and daniel goldman who is my

. >> the gretchen whitmer, gavin newsom, hello governor, j. b. pritzker, philtz murphy, all the senators, they don't want to imperil their future prospects by challenging biden now and inviting the kind of backlash that would come pick it want to keep their liability in the system. >> you mentioned vice president harris and write a lot about her selection in the book behind the scenes. if he had more confidence in her as aof successor, would that it made him more apt to kind of exit stage left? >> there'sno no question that pt of the biden's self rationalization for running for president again and certain potential in his mid-80s is that hey, who else is going to beat donald trump who else has experience that i do? i'm obviously, he believes that, you're right. part of the reason why he submits himself of that is because he didn't groom a formidable successor. there is profound doubt among democrats that she could step in and win a general election next year. that absolutely plays into it. >> a lot about come in the book you talk about her select

nothing because to betsy's point, the gretchen whitmer is gavin. hello governor the j.b. pritzker is the phil murphy's all the senators. they don't want to imperil their future by by challenging joe biden now and inviting in the kind of backlash that they want to keep their tomorrow. a great bill clinton line their viability in the system. well you mentioned vice president harris. you write a lot about her selection. the book behind the scenes. if he had more confidence her as a successor, would that have made more apt to kind of exit stage left? yeah, i mean, there's no question to joe's point or part of biden's self for running president again and serving his mid-eighties is that hey, who else is to beat donald trump? who else has the experience on the world stage that i do. i'm obviously our strongest killer. he actually believes that you're right. think part of the reason why he's convinced himself of that is because he didn't groom a formidable and there is profound doubt among democrats she could step in and win in general election next year. so that absolutely play

meanwhile michigan governor gretchen whitmer is facing a backlash for her weak response, unable to acknowledgel was under attack or condemn the hamas terrorists for this unprovoked brutality. here with reaction, former you un ambassador, former presidential candidate, nikki haley. maybe i'm old fashioned and maybe this is not particularly popular, the fact that we spend billions of dollars a year on united nations, i know you were the ambassador for an organization that has a history of virulent anti--- anti-semitism. >> well first of all, you mentioned members of the squad and you mentioned whitmer they would get along just fine at unite the nations. but what i will tell you, yes, un is a as far as, we saw the secretary general come out and say we should do a cease fire, at security council, would any of you do a cease fire if this happened to you, but they expect israel to act by a certain set of rules. we think that we should go and tell every government that's within that territory, lebanon, syria stay out of there. no taxpayer dollars go to any palestinian entities or entities that suppor

meane, even if michign governor gretchen whitmer is facing a backlashbacklash for her weak response,efusing to even acknowledge that israel was undedgr or even condemnterrr the hamas terrorists for unprovoked brutality. anyway, here with reaction, former u.n. ambassador 2024 republican presidential candidate nikkpresideni. fashi maybe, maybe i'm old fashioned and maybe this is not particularly popular. the facte spen that spend billis of dollars a year on the united nations and i and i knowador for you're the ambassador for an organization that has a history of virulent anti-semitism and anti-americanism. i'm not sure why we fundf that organization. cavilentn you help me out.mentio >> well, first of all, you mentioned members of thet an squad and you mentioned whitmer, and they would get along just fine at the united nationsg just, anti-israi as they are. but what i'll tell you is, yesun ,u.n. is a farce. we saw the secretary general come out and say that we should doo a ceasefire.ty and i would say at the security hauncil when i was therean. would any of you do a ceasefire if this h