elected me, a simple, humble worker in god s vineyards. for decades cardinal row joseph ratsinger, he battled relativism, what s true for one person might not be true for someone else. happy birthday to you pope benedict s 2008 visit to the united states would be remembered not only for his birthday celebration in the white house, a stop at ground zero and mass at yankee stadium, but also in the way in which he addressed the sex abuse crisis so directly. from the sacred ministry, this is absolutely who is guilty cannot be priest. the sex abuse would haunt his papacy as the scandal unfolded in europe and charged that benedict s record on abuse was mixed and there were other problems as well. benedict offended muslims with a speech suggesting islam could be a violent religion and sparked a global uproar when he lifted the excommunication for four bishops and one of them turned out to be a holocaust denier. a priest having discovered both vocations while growing up
to earth cam, thousands of revellers are expecting a soggy countdown. we ll go live to the big apple later in the show. gillian: first to our top story this hour, the world is now mourning of loss of a historical religious figure. the vatican is announcing death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. and charles has more on his long lasting legacy. what a story he had. pope benedict xvi had an impact on catholics across the world in a position he never imagined himself in. for decades cardinal joseph ratsinger had been a key advisor to pope john paul ii, as a staunch conservative. and took the cardinals just two days to give the job to a german, scholarly man who didn t appear to want it. as pope benedict xvi, he rattled relativism, what might be true for someone, might not be true for someone else. and he will be remembered not only for his birthday celebration in the white house, a stop at ground zero and a mass in yankee stadium, but also, by the way in which he addressed the ca
but making headlines after her apparent audio malfunction meant she did not answer a tough question on covid lock downs. her republican rival is calling foul on her. you can decide for yourself. john: one of several hot governor races. a live look at miami-dade county, republican voters outnumbering democrats at the polls by around 7,000 as of this afternoon. sandra: that s welcome news for republican governor ron desantis, fighting off charlie crist who is now a democrat. john: the race in georgia. sandra: stacey abrams in a rematch against brian kemp she long claimed she beat the first time around. john: as far as president biden is concerned, all comes down to the senate. the president s agenda and his legacy is on the line tonight. we have fox team coverage of the races that will make all the difference. bret baier will be at the helm later on. for now, standing by to be with us. bryan llenas on the keys in the keystone state, and hillary vaughn on new hampshire
right now. my opponent is the most extreme nominee for the u.s. senate in modern history. i could ask how are you going to fix the economy? the exact opposite of joe biden and maggie hassan. by january i ll be even better. but dr. oz will be a fraud. we have 40-year high inflation. he s recklessly spending our children s money. fetterman thought that was important. my opponent says he wants to punish the doctors. i think that mark kelly is the very worst united states senator. i ve had an opponent that is driving around in a bus that says deport them all. dreamers should be here. she had the opportunity to stand with nevada, to tell joe biden that she wasn t going to spend more money. she cast that vote. i have faith in the people of georgia. whether it s tonight or a few nights from now, you mark my word, the people of georgia are going to get this right. you listen to our president. he said the biggest threat to democracy is voting for republicans. no. t
president obama campaigning together in pennsylvania to help push fetterman across the finish line. bill: that seat is democrats best hope for a senate pickup as it stands now. it a win there would make it harder for republicans to take control of the senate. dana: both sides are calling in big surrogates. the stakes could not be higher for this election. the most important election in our lifetimes to take shape in this country. biden are waging war on your job, safety, values and freedom. if you help democrats keep the house and get more seats in the senate you can guarantee he will make more progress on the issues you care about. america is the best country in the world and we aren t going to stop fighting for her until we get her back and we make her strong again. bill: we roll now team fox coverage. marc thiessen with analysis. mark meredith in ohio where former president trump holds a valley for j.d. vance. we begin with riched son in the pennsylvania race