country star john rich closed out the patriot awards with a performance paying tribute to america. he is next. ainsley: why don t you do this, sean? read the teleprompter. first, let s check in with our own bill hemmer not at the big board today. what s coming up at the top of the hour? bill: congratulations, everybody, in florida, give everybody our best, ok? well done, guys. we salute you. so the murder of four college students was brutal and there is still no clearance. coming up on that investigation. republicans say they put joe biden on trial. how is it going to happen? jim jordon here to make the case today. he ll do it live. fresh off the midterms, big gathering of republican hopefuls. what they are saying about 2024. and t. swift has issues. come join on a friday. see you then.