new reporting on the judge in the mar-a-lago documents case. new questions about whether she should step aside as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle and we are now 138 days away from an election in which abortion is set to play a defining role. and now democrats on capitol hill have a new focus when it comes to safeguarding abortion access. which they believe will be at risk if donald trump returns to the white house. they are ramping up efforts to reveal the comstock act. this has been on the books 150 years. it is related to materials being sent by mail that are connected to abortion. it is often referred to as a zombie law because it remains on the books though it hasn t been enforced in decades. the democratic senator tina smith who is cosponsoring the bill to repeal it warns it could be used under trump to crack down on abortion access or ban it altogether. we have seen a full on attack on women and their
come to the u.s. amid the growing crisis of children at the border. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, we have reports this morning from seoul, the pentagon, capitol hill and rome. this is early start, i m christine romans. and i m laura jarrett. it s wednesday, march 17th, it s 5:00 a.m. in new york and we start this morning with the big breaking news. a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in shootings at three massage parlours in the atlanta area. now, authorities have not offered a motive yet, but at least six of the victims were asian in about the span of an hour eight people were killed at those three atlanta area spas spread across three miles. the attacks took place in quick secession, the fbi is assisting authorities in atlanta and cherokee county. here is a spokesperson for the chairy county s office. it s pretty unusual. as i mentioned earlier, in 2020 we had one homicide in cherokee county, we have had at leas
admin administered yesterday alone. nearly 70 million americans have gotten at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine, which means one out of five americans has received a shot. this as those $1400 stimulus checks are starting to hit bank accounts. despite the progress being made, thoupds of people are traveling and attending spring break events across the country. many not wearing masks. no protection. masks and social distancing don t seem to be priorities. health officials are warning of the potential consequences. saying the next few weeks will be critical in determining if we ll see another surge. even though the numbers have gone down, over the last couple of weeks, they ve plateaued and when you see a plateau at a level as high as 60,000 cases a day, that is a very vulnerable time to have a surge to go back up. we can avoid that, if we continue to vaccinate people, get more and more protection without all of a sudden pulling back on public health measures. all right.
as protesters smash windows and light fires, the dangerous seen as to be leaders looks to refund the police. benjamin: drive-through throw down. a customer checking the suspect trying to run from police at chick-fil-a. fox and friends first starts right now. hands up for the weekend oh my god it s the weekend hands up for the weekend jillian: that picture on the right is a live look in london, i am concerned you made it into work, what is going on over there? benjamin: when i woke up this morning and came to the studio it was a beautiful sunny day. i can also say, we weren t thinking about using that shot. london weather is a joke. jillian: the other thing, that far, it s the weekend, thank goodness we made it. it is friday morning, good morning, good morning. benjamin: we start with this. president biden addressing the nation, one year since the coronavirus pandemic began. no one could have imagined was we were about to go through, but now we are coming th
benjamin: a day on the slopes turns into a terrifying ordeal. benjamin: to turn things around, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. good thing it is friday, beautiful weather in london. hope you can enjoy the day. i like golf. benjamin: since having three young daughters, haven t had much time for the golf course. i live and hope. jillian: maybe one day this year you can do that. benjamin: you are watching fox and friends first on friday morning. jillian: thank you for being ending your day with us. president biden addressing the nation, one year since the coronavirus pandemic began. no one could have imagined what we were about to go through. now we are coming through it. benjamin: doug was a live in washington as the president signals when life may return to normal. reporter: mark your calendars for may 1st when the president says we should have enough vaccine supply for every american to be eligible for a shot. we need everyone to get vaccinated but