in dozens of counties there as tropical storm ian strengthens in the caribbean. and president biden spending the weekend in delaware after he addressed the national education association, nation s largest teachers union. we have live fox news team coverage for you on all of this. lucas tomlinson is in delaware with the president. fox weather s matt gordon in florida as residents there prep for a possible hurricane. but first to alexis mcadams live at the border in eagle pass, texas. alexis. reporter: hi, arthel. we are learning new details about the migrant who crossed into the united states illegally and is now being charged with a hit and run crash that a killed that sheriff s deputy. we re learning that the first time he crossed here into the united states it was right here in eagle pass, texas. take a look at your screen, this is a mug shot we got in just a short time ago from that county out in florida. now charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash after investig
nuclear weapons as war continues. trying to secure small victories in the territory currently occupied by russian forces across ukraine. it s why referendum voting is underway in eastern and southern ukraine that would formal oohize the annexation of this territory from the perspective of the russians, though both the ukrainians and their western allies call this process a, quote, sham and illegitimate. today president putin of russia signed a law that would send people to prison for 10 years if they refuse to fight in this war. eric? eric: all right, trey, thank you. arthel? arthel: a florida residents bracing for a potential major hurricane that could hit the state next week. adam klotz is tracking the storm, and he has an update coming up next. for strength and energy. woo hoo! ensure, complete balanced nutrition ..
eric: two americans from alabama who went to fight for ukraine and were captured by russian forces have been freed along with eight others in a prisoner swap with moscow. officials are crediting the saudi crown prince, mohamed bin salman, for making it happen. the americans, alexander druke and andy hune, they were captured in june and were released on wednesday along with five british citizens, one moroccan, a swede and a croatian. the deal, the saudi prince told me in an exclusive fox news interview how it all happened with the kingdom s help. it was a very complicated discussion, but i think in the end he was, his royal highness was able to convince president
putin that this is a humanitarian gesture that is worthwhile x this is how we achieved this result. eric: fox news contributor dr. rebecca grant joins us now, president of iris independent research and a national security and military analyst. dr. grant, great to see you. why is it so significant that saudi arabia played such a major role in mediating between putin and zelenskyy to get the men free? i d say two reasons. first of all, polite words, but you can a hear from the saudi foreign minister that saudi arabia is on ukraine s side. and they re getting a little tired of putin waging this war. the other reason, of course, is this is a small but very senate step forward significant step forward for saudis in trying to rehabilitate their world status and get back in position to guide saudi arabia in the long term. they re trying to do a favor to the u.s. and britain, and they have. eric: and what is the meaning of
back inside to its shelter as the entire state prepares for the storm. eric: everybody and everything taking shelter. max, thank you so much. arthel: eric and max, thank you. president biden in delaware today the after a speech last night to the national education association during which he criticized the republican party s newly-unveiled midterm the priorities. meanwhile, stocks fell for the second straight week on recession fears as a new study shows average americans losing thousands in income. lucas tomlinson has it all covered for us, and he is live in wilmington. lucas. reporter: good afternoon, arthel. president biden addressing teachers in the nation s capital, he used the opportunity to not talk much about education, but instead attack republicans. the house minority leader, kevin mccarthy, went to pennsylvania and unveiled what he calls a commitment to america. now, that s a thin series of policy goals with little or no no detail that he says