this november. our law and order panel will dig into that as well as lenient crime policies and the impact they re having on american cities. plus, despite all of president biden s bragging about the economy, brand-new polling does signal that voters aren t exactly buying it. our panel will weigh in on that as well. the sunshine state bracing for a direct hit from its very first hurricane of the season. we ll check in with the fox extreme weather center that is tracking hurricane ian for us. that is coming up in a bit. first, the white house seemingly dodging questions tonight especially when pressed by our own peter doocy if the president believes america s biggest cities are safe. lucas tomlinson is the very latest on which party voters think is tougher on crime. hey, lucas. good evening. one of the major issues concerning voters in the midterm election: crime. violent spikes across the country countries major cities, president biden s former press secretary jen saki gave
hard way their experiment at decriminalizing hard drugs isn t quite having the results they hoped for. addiction rates in the states are still sky-high. breaking news correspondent trace gallagher joining us with more. hey, kevin, good evening. i think be careful what you wish for is a big part of the story. 2020 oregon voters passed the drug addiction treatment and recovery act to emphasize treatment. it eliminated criminal consummate is for possessing low levels of illicit drugs. heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, even fentanyl. two years later, oregon still has an astonishing drug addiction rate, among the highest in the country. fatal overdoses are now at an all-time high. more than 1,000 dead last year alone. critics say their primary goal of the bill is failing because very few people are getting treatment. according to stanford university professor keith humphreys, who