no, it was todd in handcuffs.appeared into the house and found a bloody crime scene. and rachel winkler, dead in her baby's bedroom. they found the couple's three young children safe and sound across the street at a neighbor's house. todd had dropped them off there before the police arrived. soon, todd himself was sitting in an interview room at the sheriff's department. where he admitted, yes, he killed rachel. but, he said, he had no choice. and then he told the police a harrowing story of rage and violence and self-defense. the trouble began the night before, sunday night, he said, as he was preparing to leave early the next morning for work. rachel told him straight out, she was leaving him for james. >> and she'd go back to the arms of james white. >> and then, a few hours later, 3:30 monday morning when todd went into the baby's room where rachel had taken to sleeping, they argued, bitterly about custody of the children. >> i said, "i'm not going to agree to you having the kids up here and having primary cus

todd, carley. todd: lauren blanchard, thank you. carley: michigan congresswoman lisa mcclain says the lack of support for the biden administration is a reflection of the president's failed policies. >> the american people vote with their wallet and right now the democrats have control of congress, the senate, and the white house. and look at in the short 10 of months of which that has happened, inflation is up, a botched withdrawal from afghanistan, we have a crisis at the border, we have supply chain issues, we have labor issues, crime is up. i mean, defunding the police, that made a lot of sense, right? at the end of the day, could someone explain to me what is going right under the democratic control? todd: meantime, in the west wing, reportedly not happy with the vice president. cnn saying, quote, worn out by what they see as entrenched unfocus, some white house official have thrown up their hands. jen psaki said to anyone who needs to hear it, she is a bold leader taking on challenges facing the country. they say some in the me

todd, carley. todd: ashley, thank you very much. carley: the department of justice said it will defend president biden's vaccine mandate for private companies after an appeals court upheld the block on the requirement. the doj spokesperson telling fox news the department will continue to vigorously he defend the standard and looks forward to obtaining a definitive solution following consolidation of all of the pending cases for further review, as the surgeon general argues the mandate ban is bad for public safety. >> it would be a setback for public health. what we know clearly is when people get vaccinated and the more people that get vaccinated the quicker we're able to bring the pandemic to an end, the more lives we can ultimately save. carley: dr. murthy went on to compare complying with the vaccine mandate to obeying the speed limit, arguing both affect the safety of others. todd: we have been talking about joe biden's economic crisis. but his border crisis still has not been addressed. and a new 10,000 person caravan could led

todd: i'm todd piro. the highly transmissible new variant of covid-19 has been he detected in multiple countries including canada. some experts say it could already be in the u.s., undetected. carley: marianne rafferty has more on this breaking news this morning. good morning, marianne. >> reporter: good morning. carley and todd. president biden holding an emergency meeting last night on the new covid omicron variant as two cases are confirmed in canada. the health team says they need another two weeks to gather data on the variant. a u.s. travel ban on eight african nations that's. takes effecttoday. nearly a dozen countries confirming cases of omicron and experts say the travel ban won't stop the variant from reaching the u.s. >> it's almost definitely here already, looking at the number of cases coming off planes this weekend. it's almost a certainty that cases have gotten into the united states. >> reporter: health officials say there's no reason to fear the vaccines would be ineffective against omicr

i'm carley shimkus. .todd: yes, you are. i'm todd piro.esome to have you officially be the new host. you are a dear friend and you're much taller than me. i'm looking forward to being shorter than you. .carley: there are shoes that are impossible to fill. i'm happy to be here. you're going to talk about -- todd: i'm going to get shoes -- you're talking about tom cruise getting shoes. carley: we are launching a brand-new look. it feels like i'm in heaven right now. tv heaven. it looks gorgeous. a lot of work went behind the scenes. todd: the folks did an amazing job, a lot of yellows, blue, brightening for your morning. it's the start of a new day. we begin with a fox news alert. president biden traveling to the united kingdom to attend the united nations' climate conference in scotland, the summit kicking off as the agenda talls. carley: we begin with alex hogan who is live on the ground in scotland where the president is set to speak this morning. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carley and todd. as you mentioned, this will

todd. the canadian government is saying the line 5 pipeline is a major priority for the country and just last month it actually invoked a decades-old treaty to begin negotiations again with the u.s. now, this pipeline runs through michigan, transporting the majority of canadian crude exports to the u.s. and while democratic governor gretchen whitmer as well as environmentalists really want this turned off to prevent an oil spill in the great lakes, it's also a lifeline carrying oil and gas that you power millions of businesses and homes across both countries. the white house says it's gathering more information from an impact survey underway by the army corps of engineers. >> we expect that both the u.s. and canada will engage constructively. these negotiations and discussions between the two countries shouldn't be viewed as anything more than that and certainly not an indicator that the u.s. government is considering shutdown,. >> reporter: environmental talks are still taking place in sco

todd. senate democrats would like to see the president's massive spending plan wrapped up and under the tree by the end of next month but changes to the bill are likely which would then require it to be sent back to the house for review. >> are you confident it will get done before christmas? >> i am. you know, if the republicans want to scrooge out on us and increase people's interest rates and make it hard to make car payments, go ahead, make that case. we're going to stop them from doing that. >> reporter: but democrats must first focus on their own party. the bill must satisfy progressives like senator bernie sanders who has taken tissue with raising the tax deductions and moderates like joe manchin and kyrsten sinema who pushed back on the expense of climate, immigration and paid leave provisions. >> one of the reasons that inflation is going to get significantly worse is because of the greater spending we have through build back better, but thank god for senator manchin and senator si

carley, todd. todd: thank you very much. carley: thanks, brooke.he time is now nine minutes after the hour. don't fire the heros, that's the message first responders and other frontline workers are going to send to congress today. todd: two firefighters from d.c. right now ahead of of a vaccine mandate protest join us live, next. with xfinity home, you can keep your home and everything in it more protected. i can wrangle all my deliveries. thanks, hoss! and i help walk the dog from wherever. *door unlocks* ♪ ♪ well, i can bust curfew-breakers in an instant. well, you all have xfinity home, with cameras to home security monitored by the pros. *laughs* learn more about home security or get our self-monitored solution starting at just $10 per month. todd: welcome back. it's a matter of life or death as vaccine mandates leave emergency services dangerously understaffed in some parts of the u.s., now front line workers with rally at the capitol in a last ditch effort to keep vital jobs filled. d.c. firefighters join me now. great to see you. will, are p

todd: i'm todd piro.ou will notice the fox news logo at the bottom of your screen in camoflague this morning. we teamed up with the nonprofit organization u.s. vets for its make cammo your cause campaign, dedicated to end veteran homelessness in the u.s. head to u.s.vets.org to make your own contribution bishoping or donating. carley: it is such a great cause. there is a lot of news unfolding today as well. i'm live inside the industrial fire house for the toledo refining company as some fear the biden administration could halt another u.s. pipeline amid a global energy crisis. now, we'll be talking to a worker at this plant, this as biden's fight against oil and gas could cause irreparable damage. todd: alex hogan has more on the painful spike in the energy crisis. >> reporter: hi, carley and todd. in the last year, we've really seen price increases from everything from used car sales to groceries and of course energy. electricity bills are climbing to the greatest increase we've seen since 2009. of cour

todd. carley: alex hogan live for us if london, thank you, alex. and the letter that she was talking about, it was signed by a group of 11 democrats and it's asking president biden to do something to lower gas prices. they say they agree with president biden's green energy push but it can't come at the cost of making it impossible to get gas and the thing that i found interesting about that letter is that one of the people who signed it, senator elizabeth warren, one of the most liberal senate democrats. todd: senator blumenthal from connecticut as well. look, this is essential that they solve this problem right now because when you look at -- not necessarily the gas that he's goes into your car but the gas that goes to heat your homes, people could die. because if people have to make this choice oh, do i heat my home or do i feed myself, that is a horrible decision that people in the united states of america should not have to make. carley: yeah, you're absolutely right. when you're talkin

todd: see you soon. expected to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. todd: democrats to come up with much-needed legislative victories. >> reporter: looks like the house will hold a vote on the social spending package and the infrastructure will but when asked if she had the votes nancy pelosi didn't quite answer the question. >> what are you waiting for? >> we have other work to do on the floor. >> you have the votes for the build back veterans infrastructure bill? >> reporter: the plan, she says, after the rules committee worked overnight to finalize the text of the build back better act. todd: the trucker shortage could get worse think the president biden's vaccine mandate. carley: vaccine mandates will decimate the industry and make things worse and two industry group say we asked for flexibility for transportation and supply chain, particularly truck drivers who spent most of their time in their trucks and have minimal contact with colleagues and customers as the industry is short 80,000 driv

todd: i'm todd piro. carley: we begin with a live look at the white house as the biden administration admits it's considering pulling the plug on another pipeline as gas prices soar. todd: alex hogan joins us live from washington as democrats urge joe biden to take immediate action to ease the crisis the pump. alex. >> reporter: hi, carl hey and todd. there's a lot of concern over what this could mean financially when we're looking at gas prices that are already soaring compared to years past. but environmentalists say that the toll there on the great lakes is already too high. this line 5 pipeline runs from canada through michigan, transporting about 540,000 barrels of crude oil and other petroleum products every day. a leak could mean a massive and devastating impact on the great lakes. but shutting it off could cause prices at the pump to soar even more. the white house says it will wait on a full environmental review before making any call. back in june, the army corps of engineers announced it would

todd: ashley, thank you. carley: the white house says president biden has been briefed on the situation and the fbi is assisting state and local law enforcement in their investigation. todd: lauren blanchard has more from washington. lauren. >> reporter: good morning, carley, todd. president biden has been briefed on the ongoing investigation. the white house putting out this statement last night. quote, the white house is closely monitoring the situation in waukesha and our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted by this terrible incident. the white house official went on to say they have reached out to offer support and assistance as needed. the fbi he reacting, quote, the fbi milwaukee field office is aware of the reporting of the incident in walk haw. the he local and -- waukesha. the local and state authorities are leading the response. and they have say they have every confidence that those responsible will be brought to justice. police are considering the scene fluid. they have one person of in

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todd: i'm todd piro.ews teamed up with u.s. mets for a make camo your cause to help end veteran homelessness in the u.s. help bishoping or donating -- by shopping or donating. carley: it is such a great cause. please participate in that wonderful cause. i'm live inside the industrial fire house for the toledo refining company as some fear the biden administration could halt another u.s. pipeline amid a global energy crisis. i'll be speaking with he local leaders on the ground here about what exactly that could mean for the region and the country as a whole. alex hogan has more on the painful spike in energy prices hitting highs not seen in more than a decade. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carley and todd. diplomatic talks are still well underway in scotland at cop 26 as many of the leaders then return home to their home countries, trying to implement some of these changes but back on u.s. soil, there is a lot of pushback especially when it comes to what these changes could mean for alread

todd: you are watching "fox & friends first" on this wednesday morning. i am todd todd. todd piro.carley: i'm carley s. president biden is set to head to the port of baltimore today amid the supply chain nightmare. todd: as surging meat prices threaten to butcher holiday plans across the country. griff jenkins joins us live from d.c. with with the details. your story led to this interesting discussion between carley and i as to when you're talking turkey, white meat versus dark meat, regardless, it's going to talk you more this year. >> reporter: white meat all the way. it's not just turkeys, everyone is tired of paying more for stuff they can barely find on the shelves. that's why the president will head to the port of baltimore today to unveil a plan to break the supply chain logjam while pushing the build back better bill. >> i know a lot of folks don't feel the progress we're making in the economy. i get it. i know the cost of gas, groceries and rent seem to be harder and harder to handle. that's more reason to pass my build back better bill. >> reporter: buckle for

todd: let's end on a positive. >> first of all, that god still loves me and knows everything about me. secondly from my wonderful family, wife, three adult children, seven grandchildren and all the extended family, deeply grateful for that i'm grateful to be an american. i just can't tell you how grateful i am that i live in what i believe to be the finallest country on god's green earth and today i celebrate what was started in 1621 and that is a true celebration of a nation that was founded on the belief that god has created us individually with great liberty and justice for all. i really still believe that and i love it. todd: beautiful message. let's drill down here and get specifics in our final minute here. are you having some of that famous pecan pie your daughter makes. >> absolutely. she is going to be making a couple of pecan pies for the family. i have one turkey in the smoker that's been in there since 3:00 this morning. i will put another one in the deep fryer a little later. people will have a choice

todd: i'm todd piro of. todd piro. this terrifying video shows the vehicle nearly missing a young girl dancing in the street. .carley: lauren blanchard has islive in washington where the president has been believed. we start with ashley strohmier. >> reporter: overnight the city of waukesha announced five people died and more than 40 were hurt after a driver in a redford suv slammed into the local christmas parade. witnesses of the dozens hit, many were children. >> everyone's in shock. and then everyone started screaming. the image that keeps going through my head is the cargoing through the girls. and the only reason why they didn't break down is because i had the other kids around me and i knew they would panic. >> reporter: the driver was seen on video breaking through barricades toward the festivities. police confirmed an officer opened fire on the vehicle in an attempt to stop it. but added that they do not believe the driver fired any shots. the vehicle was later recorded narrowly missing a toddler dancing in th

todd: we have that sounds.ut. >> when this election is over we will know, we've seen the emergence of the delta variant of trumpism. youngkin, same disease but spreads faster and can get a lot more places. >> the same disease. i thought youngkin ran as a guy who wanted to fix education, wants to fix the economy, ran on the issues. instead we get that nonsense from a low rated network. you think they are rating local wait to you see how depressed the audience is moving forward. i don't want to repeat the things that on msnbc, julie reed who is a conspiracy theorist makes alex jones look sane, named as coanchor last night to give you objective analysis, said republicans are dangerous, compared them to terrorists. media reaction, cable news, that is what i got to watch but a couple things last night. this is a political earthquake. what is going on in new jersey regardless if jack ciattarelli wins, even if he loses by point that is a state that president biden won by 16 points, still could win. terry mcauliffe is

todd: it was a live.g on oil exports. >> reporter: you have seen pump prices, gasoline at 6.one% as of last month but 11 senate democrats their answer is ban us oil exports. the industry is fighting back. when economist telling fox news this proposal does not alleviate higher prices, the idea is your folly. one regulator adding democrats but the last campaign season beating up on oil and gas which was part of creating the oil shortage and now the gasoline problem they are trying to save face. i heard you talking about the pipeline earlier. in that interview so many products come through, petrochemicals, propane is the idea you want to shut down l5 will exacerbate the problem. this is their idea to stop exports. carley: a lot of the greenpeace people holding signs against oil and gas, where do you think that came from? thank you, appreciate it. todd: 38 after the hour, the media and democrats lining up to mop kyle rittenhouse on the stand as the prosecution's case has fallen apart. lera trump talks about t

todd: here is joe concha.ssue with the tone and tenor the kamala harris covered. these articles, puts a lot of us in defense of posture, they are treating kamala harris the way they treated hillary clinton, to end her political career in a death by million cuts. >> the individual you saw speaking does not deny the article, he just doesn't like that his own organization did his job, to do journalism and report fact he doesn't like. what does that tell you? >> the only defense cards they have to play here are race and gender as if those were the reasons the vice president is facing the criticism but she is. harris wasn't the right person for the job, she didn't get to 2020 at the 2020 presidential candidate, but in iowa months before, the border for which she's in charge is a disaster by all accounts, she is pulling a 20% approval, that goes beyond one side of the island partisanship. her own party doesn't like her, never really has. she has not done as far as seeing her and her being out there, has not done a 1

todd: i am on it, ready to go.get dressed. >> a lot of cold people today. todd: pentagon officials raise the alarm over china's hypersonic missile test. experts say the test defied previous find limits traveling 5 times the speed of sound. military officials say it is a clear sign us trailing china and russia in the modern arms race, not sure what china plans to do those rockets, the white house saying they reached no breakthrough in a recent summit. the international olympic summit complicit in the mistreatment of a tennis star who appeared in videoconferences with the ioc president, they release these images of her at a tennis tournament. the women's tennis association that's not enough to prove her safety. republican lawmakers say the ioc is a puppet for the chinese communist party. >> the front man for the chinese communist party, if the chinese communist party take its own athlete and disappear them and marched them out and hostage videos like this what would they do to our athletes? todd: many lawmakers joini

todd: griff jenkins, thank you. house speaker nancy pelosi privately objecting to democrats pitch for a billionaire tax calling it a publicity stunt, progressives pushed as a way to pay for the president's social spending plan but the party often we abandoned it in october after resistance from moderates, pelosi is the sixth wealthiest member of congress, worth $100 million. that is a lot of expensive ice cream. the president's spending agenda haven't been passed yet, the american people are being hit with a tax hike. watch. >> the problem is you cannot spin inflation was people feel it when they get a second groceries against the gas pump. it is -- they see that. the problem president biden has is it will affect the passage of build back better, reconciliation bill. and also is going to affect the veracity of his claim that he doesn't tax anyone who earns under 400,$000. you have inflation your paycheck is being eroded and that is why the impact on people at the bottom of the pile. >> a large part of president bide

todd: joe concha, mcgurn, brent berg.e. >> not only try to stop this but rendered an opinion that this was an intentional act. >> there are not words for what this presents to our community. todd: november 2, '04, career criminal darrell brooks charged with multiple counts of intentional homicide and held a $5 million bond as an 8-year-old little boy because the sixth victim of the waukesha pareto tax. >> when will you answer our

todd: there's a lot of news. protesters moving in and jurors deliberate the fate of kyle rittenhouse. marianne rafferty live with potential unrest. >> reporter: jurist prepared to deliberate for a second day, protesters clashing supporters of kyle rittenhouse outside the courthouse with bourns chanting shut it down if they don't get what they call justice for anthony and joe joe referring to the two protesters rittenhouse is accused of killing. those loud protests could be heard inside as proceedings continued and rittenhouse pick numbers at random, choosing 7 men and 7 women and 5 men who will decide his fate. the unrest outside leading to fears can file the jury and effect deliberations. >> when you have the crowd outside threatening jurors and jurors hearing it, it clearly has an impact. i worry whatever the verdict will be, more what was outside the courtroom than inside the courtroom. >> tony evers calling in 500 national guard troops, in the event of unrest after the verdict, the uncle of jacob blake, the b

now to the capable and of todd and carly. todd: we will take the compliment.video of it, lauren simonetti with what we can expect in a few hours. >> reporter: house minority leader kevin mccarthy spoke for 8 hours on the house floor last night. trying to sidetrack this one$.75 trillion spending bonanza that lawmakers are planning to vote on in 3 hours from now. >> every page of this washington spending will be paid for or borrowed from you, the american hard-working taxpayer. every page of this washington spending supports more waste, more fraud, more abuse and more corruption. this is the single most reckless and irresponsible spending bill in our nation's history. >> reporter: the nonpartisan congressional budget office is it at $360 billion to the deficit over a decade. the white house insisting otherwise. >> it doesn't cost a cent. we talk about $1.75 billion. it is paid for. this is and some gigantic bill. it is up what happens to ordinary people. we could get it passed in a week. it is fully paid for. >> reporter: the cbo score does not include irs enfor

todd: i had snow.anice: not a lot of snow depending on where you live across the great lakes, a couple clipper systems, fast-moving stores across the great lakes and the northeast the current temperatures, if we have a little bit of refused rotation, maybe some snow, the future cast, the system that moved through yesterday, one moving across the great lakes, the system with the greatest chance of southern snow like a few snowflakes in and around the new york area, long island towards new england and a couple storms after this will be mainly a rain event except if you live across the great lakes in the upper midwest you will see snow so these are fast-moving storms that don't have a lot of moisture but if you live around the great lakes that is where you will see measurable snow. across the northwest we still have more rain in the forecast and we will see things relax which is great news. they had the wettest on a record in snow so that is thinkable considering the timing of the rain that gets into this

todd: what a wild night. todd: it came at 12:30 in the morning when glenn youngercan was called next governor of virginia. >> you are watching "fox and friends first". carley: we have live team coverage this morning. marianne referee, bad news for biden, former virginia state senate candidate ron meyer will react to it all. todd: we begin with jenkins wrapping up the results. >> reporter: good morning. it appears a red wave is sweeping the state capital behind me in richmond. fox is watching, close calls with the lieutenant governor, attorney general, i will get to that but glenn youngkin defeating terry mcauliffe, former democratic governor. let's go to the race, you can see 3 point margin, 50.7, 248.six. if you want to know where the republican playbook in november of next year lies it is in the state capitol binding, youngcan become the first republican going to be sworn in in more than 12 years, this is a significant when, several voters that played a role, youngconsidering while ac/dc blurred thunderstru

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i'm todd piro. carley: i'm carley shimkus live from the hard rock hotel casino in hollywood, florida, the site of the third annual patriot awards, exclusive event celebrating patriotism and honoring every day he rose across the country. "fox and friends" weekend cohost pete hegseth will emcee the show. you will see more in a couple minutes. we had so much fun yesterday together. todd: we begin with the news this one, the battle over president biden's tax and spending it is intensifying as americans struggle with inflation, the white house undercutting the congressional budget office before it releases its assessment on the one$.75 trillion plan. live in washington, the latest. >> the infrastructure package is now law, president biden in new hampshire, builds back better, the estimated $1.75 trillion social spending bill focusing on subjects like climate change, still on capitol hill, month after the white house hoped it would fit the president's desk. president biden, and the margins are razor thin,

todd: the saga got a lot more interesting. thank you. carley: the race for new jersey governor ending in a photo finish with democrat phil murphy narrowly securing a second term but republican challenger jack ciattarelli is not ready to concede, 60,000 votes separating the two. >> no one should can seen the election into every legal vote is counted. what is most important is for everyone to be patient and let the process play out. >> as murphy avoids disaster republicans in new jersey made their mark clear including an upset in the state senate. trucker edward dÜrer defeating the senate president, spending $150 on his campaign. he will talk about his resounding win. todd: the nation will remember colin powell whose funeral will be held at the national cathedral in washington. military leaders and members of commerce are expected to attend. powell was the first african american secretary of state, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and national security adviser. he died last month after a battle with blood cancer. >> border patrol is f

todd: 33 minutes after the hour.beration's resume in the client house trial one major news network won't be in the courtroom. >> no one from msnbc will be permitted in this building. for the duration of this trial. >> msnbc fan sending a producer to follow the jury bus. could things like that impact deliberations? any scary joins me next. the worst genocide in human history also destroyed the lives of thousands of jewish survivors still suffering today. god calls on people who believe in him to act on his word. "comfort ye, comfort my people." especially during this holiday season of hanukkah. when i come here and i sit with lilia i realize what she needs right now is food. these elderly jews are weak and they're sick. they're living on $2 a day this now, is how god's children are living. take this time to send a survival food box to these forgotten jews. the international fellowship of christians and jews urgently need your gift of $25 now to help provide one survival food box with all of the essentials they critica

todd: time is 47 after the hour.nwide scrambling for childcare solutions as schools abruptly cancel classes because teachers say they are burned out. we talk to a mother of 3 who is fed up and fighting back. don't miss it. todd: schools canceling class because of teacher burnout, parents scrambling, depending on education. 3300 schools disrupted this year because of mental health concerns. rather cavalierly and little notice. >> this is a major problem. we are negotiating by unions and districts. a major problem here in a lot of cities these schools are closed most or all of last year. to hear about last-minute closures, listen to the reasoning being teacher burnout, it is a difficult time for teachers, but completely ignores what happens to parents and caregivers who don't get paid if they don't get to work, don't have benefits if they don't go to work and are scrambling if they have young children at home. todd: whether it is crt or fights with school boards does this call into question taxpayer dollars with unbias

todd: i wasn't going to go there.ls for a southwest pilot for in joking brandon on a flight over the loudspeaker. and robert they niro saying at an awards show it is just fine. >> whether it is they niro or madonna 5 minutes after trump was elected saying she wanted to blow up the white house, whether it is kathy griffin holding up a severed head in the likeness of donald trump and going on tour not long after that to talk about the severed head and how she was the victim i could go through the list of people particularly on the network where one primetime anchor said if you voted for donald trump you are a racist, all 74 million people. you could go on and on about this but a cnn analyst talked about the southwest airlines pilot saying let's go braves, hard to tell the difference between braves and brandon when you listen to the audio but one cnn analyst comparing it to say in the loudspeaker if you are a pilot long live isis which is not a good choice of words when you consider what terrorists have done with the pla

todd: november 4th, the blame game is on. buck after major losses in virginia, senator joe manchin says his party should abandon far left agenda or suffer defeat in the midterms. >> reports that his administration is planning to give back 450,$000 payments to illegal migrants separated at the border.

todd: joining us is joe concha.cess to the democratic process literally the foundation of our democracy, not just a media issue? >> the american people would want to hear from their president when he is about to transform the country. he spent trillions of dollars, the white house press secretary, said he shouldn't be accountable for any of his actions, for supply chain crisis, gas prices, what is going on at the border. he doesn't have to answer for that. it is the white house press corps, the president hasn't done a one on one interview in months. he really takes questions for mostly friendly press. and he's the most guarded gifted president of our lifetime. you will find is cheney at mara lago before you find president biden sitting down with anyone and like somebody that is so many jen psaki statement lately the notion the president is held accountable, poll numbers are in freefall, the best unintentional comedy out there. >> >> it is not because, isn't better job but racism and sexism. watch this. >> it is easi

todd, what about you? to a restaurant in years so i would give you restaurant gift cards to partake in the fun that i can't. if i didn't like you, i would give you one of the many things i have to build for the kids, for the house and i would make sure it had a lot of styrofoam in it so that when the kid sees the styrofoam, he or she breaks it and makes your house a mess. >> i feel you. i have a kitchen set we have to build. scott 1,000 little pieces. >> my husband wants to murder me every christmas eve because i buy doll houses. takes a good 14 hours for someone who knows what they are doing so for my husband it's three days. >> i need this by monday. you have a weekend pass. styrofoam. little kids, they love to put it all over the house. >> i don't know about you but i would love to have your shoe collection. coming from a family with sisters, secondhand gifts were amazing. seeing what's in my sister's abreast of various closets, i would be like, i hope i get this. do you secondhand gift? >> i don't but

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todd: november 4th, the blame game is on. president biden passing the buck after major losses in virginia, senator joe manchin says his party should abandon far left agenda or suffer defeat in the midterms. >> reports that his administration is planning to give back 450,$000 payments to illegal migrants separated at the border. >> you think that might incentivize more people to come over? >> you guys keep sending that garbage out is that's not going to happen. >> the aclu said maybe the president wasn't briefed by his own justice department. >> doctor and me fauci epstein sounded the alarm of taxpayer money funding gain of function research at the wuhan lab in 2016. set to testify today is multiple republicans call for his firing. >> you are watching "fox and friends first" thursday morning. sweeping republican victories stunning democrats as the party smells trouble ahead of the next year's midterm elections. >> griff jenkins live as the blame game heats up. >> it does indeed was a wake-up call for democrats who took a beati

todd: that crayon.oming up in the next hour of "fox and friends first" are there more signs of division in the west wing? >> thank you, may god bless you and may god bless america. thank you. >> wise jay powell the right pick? carley: she didn't answer. vice president ferris answering questions about secretary powell. she voted against him the first time around. carley: we are talking to joke on the, dakota meyer and lara trump. , dakota meyer and lara trump. ♪ ♪ 'tis the season to break tradition in a cadillac. don't just put on a light show—be the light show. make your nights anything but silent. and ride in a sleigh that really slays. because in a cadillac, tradition is yours to define. so visit a cadillac showroom, and start celebrating today. ♪ ♪ i got this mountain bike for only $11. dealdash.com the fair and honest bidding site. this i-pad sold for less than $43. this kitchenaid mixer sold for less than $26. a 4k television for under $2. a macbook pro for under $16. this playstation 5 sold for le

todd: my efforts failed. monday night action kansas city chiefs getting back on track but if things get back on track. >> last call for the giants and all sorts of trouble and is down. todd: fred clark sacking daniel jones to seal the deal for the chiefs, 2017 victory, 2 and 6. we like to win a game a month. we win a game a month. here comes four, 13, 17 days this year. >> you were happy twice during this football season. jillian: the time is 16 after the hour. minneapolis voters are set to decide the future of policing in the city, we are talking to one man who dedicated his life to upholding the law about what scrapping the force would mean for public safety. todd: eight big shows ahead. congressman rob whitman, joe concha, ainsley ehrhardt appearing on the show, don't go anywhere. ♪♪ a party in the usa ♪♪ every single day, we're all getting a little bit better. we're better cooks... better neighbors... hi. i've got this until you get back. better parents... and better friends. no! no! that's why comcast wo

and then next week, todd was there. he came, he changed his whole route, just so he could make sure he softened before he went to school. >> i didn't want him to miss, and i didn't want to miss it either. >> reporter: it was a bittersweet visit today. finn's family is moving to southern california, so todd brought over a special gift for finn. >> i got a garbage truck. i got a garbage truck. >> reporter: and finn gave todd a book of memories of the two of them. a friendship to last a lifetime. todd says he hopes the next garbage collector will take good care of finn down the road. when i was during this interview, i got misty eyed, and so did todd. think is this we have of recycle bin right here, because i have my hankies ready, and i know that a lot of people in the neighborhood are tuning in, because they know about the special friendship. >> we have a special one right here, all the tissues -- that is just amazing. >> reporter: i know. i really feel like calling -- i was going to say, i feel like calling that garbage

my comfort and my assures in todd's faith. >> he was a christian.> it was great news for the country what todd did. and i hope that's what they will remember. remember what kind of a man he was. what kind of a leader. >> we have our marching orders. my fellow americans, let's roll. judge jeanine: here to accept the courage award on todd's behalf are his parents, david and maggie beamer. god bless you. of course, you get a hug. look at this wonderful family here. come on up. come on up. >> i can't tell you how happy i am to be amongst so many great americans. we are thankful that foxnation remembers 9/11. remembers our son. and what others did on that day. and what thousands of others have done the day after 9/11, weeks, the months, the decades after 9/11 to keep us free and safe. i'm so happy to see those honored this night for their sacrifices they made. thank you to foxnation. we really appreciate the opportunity. thank you. pete: judge jeanine, everybody. david and peggy, on a personal note, i know no two words have inspired me more than "let's r

my comfort, my assurance of todd's faith. >> he was a christian.ews for the country that todd and others had a chance to fight back and they did and they won. what i would hope people remember about todd beamer, his legacy -- remember what kind of a man he was, what kind of a dad he was, what kind of a leader he was. he did what needed to be done. >> we have our marching orders. my fellow americans, let's roll. [applause] >> and here to the courage award on todd beamer's behalf are his parents, david and peggy beamer. [applause] >> god bless you. wonderful parents. >> do i get a hug? >> of course you get a hug. >> look at this wonderful familg here. come on up. come on up. >> i can't tell you how happy i am to be amongst so many great americans. [applause] we are thankful that fox nation remembers 9/11, remembers our son, and what others did on that day, and what thousands of others have done the day after 9/11, the weeks, months, the years, the decades after 9/11, to keep us free and safe. [applause] i am so happy to see those honored this night f

one of those strangers, one one those strangers was todd binger.his year's courage award recipient. >> todd, and his fellow passengers on flight 93, understood we're not going back to new jersey we're guided missile number 4. they rush the cockpit with a food cart, they did not have weapons, they didn't have box cutters, they grabbed what they could, noise, commotion, sounds of the counter attack beginning. then the phone was dead. >> united 9-3 do you have information to that. >> he is down. >> he is down. >> he did not land. >> he is down. >> somewhere northeast of camp david. >> passengers on this flight, may have taken down their plane to save the lives of others on the ground, now hailed as heroes. >> >> saving leaving on the ground, some of our greatest moments have been acts of courage for which no one could have been prepared. >> todd was a hero in our family for many reasons before 9/11, because of the young man he was. he was a provider for the family, a major blessing that telephone call he had with the woman, he talked about the enemy,

todd: that was amazing. republicans looking at new jersey as a potential swing state as jack ciattarelli nearly neardefeated phil murphy. carley: joining us now, pete hegseth who is having breakfast with friends in new jersey. a lot going on in new jersey in the news. >> for sure, todd and carley, good morning. we are at point 40 diner in monroeville. if you're in south jersey, come on out. because it was a big week last week in new jersey. it was a huge surprise. we were guilty of this too, like everybody else, talking a lot about virginia and rightfully so. which went for glenn youngkin. but ciattarelli and that face against phil murphy in new jersey was a sleeper. if you look at the numbers in new jersey, there are a million more registered democrats than a republicans in new jersey, it's been a reliably blue state especially in off elections for

todd: sure, great question.gious that double jeopardy attaches and we will not retry kyle rittenhouse. if there is an administrative error that didn't necessarily impact the jury in a way that bothered the judge to a heightened degree, he may just start over. get a new jury, potentially get a new prosecutor and just redo the trial. but if you heard that judge, it seemed like this is going to be an implication that he was really upset with this prosecutor for potentially sullying the jury with those line of questioning. and so as a result with prejudice could be the result. steve: the judge really chewed him out. todd, thanks very much. let's bring in sean duffy. you know he is a fox news contributor. you know he was the congressman from wisconsin. he was also the former d.a. of ashland county in wisconsin? sean, good morning to you. ainsley: good morning. sean: good to see you guys, thanks for having me. steve: can you explain why the prosecution did these two things? one, they brought up this tiktok video that

matt: todd is joining us as well. todd donovan is a professor of political science at western washington university where he conducts research on elections and opinion in washington state, the united states, and occasionally in canada and great britain. he is the co-author of a number of books as well. professor donovan himself is also an elected official in washington. thank you for joining us. i like to give you chance, i will ask you briefly to mention, we are able to define losers consent and reflect on the book from 2007, but in your perspective, with all that is happened in the intervening 15 years since the book was released, it's my view on reading the book that losers consent was taken for granted in the united states at the time that was written. you agree with that characterization, and if so, or either way, do you think that it should be taken for granted now? todd: thanks for having me. i wouldn't say it was taken for granted. the book has a heavily comparative european focus and a lot of the data we were

we'll start with todd this time. >> okay. in one of our recommendations was like a top five, top four, top five voting system and one of the books i did was called the limits of reform. and they're going to make people better engaged or in the political system and there's a lot of unfortunately about all of these things and often times, you know, they don't deliver in ways that their opponents sort of told them as, but i think there's a lot of promise with choice voting, not just in terms of how the voters changed their perceptions, but in terms of how campaigns are conducted. not that they'd be less polarizing or partisan, but making it appeal to their rival supporters, give me your second choice or third choice or something. >> i think there's a little bit of evidence, at least one paper i did, that people perceived less negativity in campaigns in the context. but i think that there's going to be some promise there and in a little, it could help from where we are. and the nonpartisan election administration and i thought a

todd piro is live with the tragic story as we get more and more details. hey, todd. todd: a horrible update this morning, guys, 8-year-old jackson sparks dying from his injuries following the attack on the waukesha christmas parade on sunday. the sixth victim now being mourned by shocked community after darrell brooks drove his red suv through the parade, injuring at least 60 others. two police officers are ho tried to stop brooks say the attack was intentional. waukesha judge costello setting bond at $5 million calling it extraordinarily high for an extraordinarily big case. >> the nature of this offense is shocking. i have not seen anything like this in my very long career. todd: get, this brooks faced much lower bail days before the attack after being arrested for punching his girlfriend in the face and then running her over in a gas station parking lot. his bond for that attack, just $1,000. local residents stunned. >> there's no reason somebody should be that low with that serious of crime felony. he was let out way too low. >> something needs to change. >> i ca