wednesday morning carley shimkus. ashley: ashley strohmier import todd piro. a chance to run for u.s. senator in alabama and mike collins securing a victory over vernon jones in georgia. next live with the latest results this morning, brooke, good morning. good morning, carley, ashley, we have big republican primaries in boulder congressional is out of yesterday s election with a strong g.o.p. ticket come november. virginia house candidate jen kiggans dominating the g.o.p. candidate in district 2. she will face elaine maria ants flip a seat in a military heavy area because of redistricting. she joined us with her matchup. also a navy veteran like myself a helicopter pilot. we are both moms. we were both elected but my job will be to educate about nancy pelosi and joe biden s failed policies and disastrous policies and what they have done to america. police officer advances in virginia with crowded district g.o.p. primary. she is looking to him, abigail spent burger in
president biden resorted to mocking oil company executives for the price surge and continues blaming russia for his own bad policy. griff jenkins has the latest details. griff: good morning, it is official fox news can confirm the idea barack obama once called a gimmick, president biden will call for it, three-month federal gas tax holiday, he is calling on states to take similar action. gallon of gas was just $2.39 on inauguration day. senator tom cotton calling it a gimmick and saying it is meant to cover up the fact dem policies restricted supply and raised cost. senator tim scott had this to say. we re going to try to trick the market and suggest we can alleviate tax pressure, that is great. but the way gas is ticking up every week, that reduction in price is eliminated in about 12 days. criticism is not limited to capitol hill, target ceo blasting saying it is time to change the supply and demand curve for fuel and transportation. another oil company chief is pushi
this time, it is not because of covid but instead record high labor shortages and ongoing construction problems behind it. phillip murphy is a photographer and resident of minneapolis. good morning to you. because you are a photographer you have covered this event in the past and taking pictures of it and the cancellation is a gut punch and another example of the city of minneapolis overall in shambles. what is going on in your city? a lot of challenges, that is for sure. that is a good question. today, i asked a lot of questions about this and couldn t find any real answers. it is a real disappointment. independence of the fourth of july, especially at this year after coming out of covid. people should be coming together. and the celebration has been canceled. i don t get it.
will i make it? what should i do? dan roccato, thank you, we appreciate it. see ya. carley: all right, minneapolis cancels fourth of july fireworks display for the third straight year, 2022 is the first year covid is not to blame, it is due to record-my labor shortages and construction problems. ongoing police shortage is a major problem. listen. just yesterday the bridge festival, more people, 80 s,000 or more were at the festival, which would have been more than drawn out for the 4th of july celebration. they don t have resources to deal with the crime. carley: the city announcing 4th of july fireworks would be replaced with a smaller series