Mitch mcconnell stuns everyone by announcing hes stepping down from the leadership post in november. Listen. Its been the honor of my life, to lead my republican colleagues has been a privilege. Its time the next generation o leadership. And the eight term senator l continue to serve on capitolnd hill through september 27 as a senator, but who will take over as leader of republicans in the7 senate. Were going to s batore asking senators eric schmitt and ted cruz straight ahead. President biden delivering remarks from thestra white housn actions to fight crime and make communities safer across the u. S. Guess what hn, te failed to men . The horrendous uptick of crime by illegal migrants. First up, fox news senior t congressionao l correspondent cd pergram live from capitol hill had on Mitch Mcconnell stepping down as leader. Interesting day, chad. Absolutely. Mitch mcconnell is the longest serving Senate Leader from either party, from the majority and minority. He became leader in 2007.
Morning. Were doomed. It says lame duck pm loses tory stronghold this is obviously in reference to andy street losing the West Midlands , do you think the West Midlands, do you think rishi sunaks in jeopardy at the moment . Because im not sensing moment . Because im not sensing an appetite to depose him. I was speaking to one mp yesterday who said they want to get rid of him, frankly, but his colleagues lack the guts to do so and i think thats where were at. I think the stomach has really gone out of a lot of conservative mps right now. Youve got to remember theres 350 of them. About 100 are standing down. Theyre not particularly invested in a struggle. They want to see that. And i think theres actually, you know, personally, a lot of the tory mps quite like rishi sunak. And hes quite an inoffensive type compared to, say, Boris Johnson got a few colleagues backs up, but theyre obviously thinking its not about the leader necessarily, its about the party and the partys brand, as weve see
People dont want to get rained on in their backyard barbecues. I wish i had better news. I wish i could tell you it would be a uni beautiful blue you sky kind of day it is not. It is not last saturday. Most of the heavy rain is missing us to the north and west but we are dealing with some showers. Lets look at is what happening outside. We will take you down the shore amount lot of foulke down the shore waking up seeing how their day will go. Is it a beach day boardwalk day, shopping day in cape may. First part of the day beach weather may not be so nice. Storm scan three shows why that is, look at that big massive heavy rain off to the north and west, williamsport getting a a soaking. Light showers at the very least. Waking up to some drizzle and gloom and here in the city same story. As we zoom out south of that big massive rain near williamsport we have scattered showers. Those will move through during the course of the day. It looks like the heavier of the steady rain will miss us
2013 when 12 of their colleagues were killed. He is live with some of their reactions today at the navy yard. Reporter this will come as no surprise, but the people we talked to today were not complaining that their workday was disrupted by this rumor report of a terrorist attack. They were actually grateful it was unfounded. Navy yard employees were pouring off the grounds in droves this afternoon. You were on lockdown in there, right . Yeah, we were. Reporter how did you feel about it . A little too reminiscent of two years ago, but were okay. Reporter after the all clear sign was given and no hint of a gunman or shot fired, employees had the choice of remaining on the job or going home. The same situation as two years ago, so i think brought up some memories that arent very good for people. Reporter would you go back into work at the navy yard . Today . Reporter yes. No. Reporter back in 2013 some navy yard employees after losing 12 colleagues chose to be reassigned. Others chose to
2013 when 12 of their colleagues were killed. He is live with some of their reactions today at the navy yard. Reporter this will come as no surprise, but the people we talked to today were not complaining that their workday was disrupted by this rumor report of a terrorist attack. They were actually grateful it was unfounded. Navy yard employees were pouring off the grounds in droves this afternoon. You were on lockdown in there, right . Yeah, we were. Reporter how did you feel about it . A little too reminiscent of two years ago, but were okay. Reporter after the all clear sign was given and no hint of a gunman or shot fired, employees had the choice of remaining on the job or going home. The same situation as two years ago, so i think brought up some memories that arent very good for people. Reporter would you go back into work at the navy yard . Today . Reporter yes. No. Reporter back in 2013 some navy yard employees after losing 12 colleagues chose to be reassigned. Others chose to