financiers in this deal. i think there s been a rethink. especially in these times, by the way, where a billion dollars sounds like a lot of people, for elon musk, not much, but if you can get the property for $10 billion cheaper that might be a deal for him. neil: scott, what is the background for this could have been or backdrop? that is say today the huge sell-off in technology shares. even tesla shares to the point that he s lost tens of billions on paper. he s still the world s richest man by far. you think privately he reassesses this and, you know, if thatn t cos, i ve got problems? great call. it was a game from the start and we talked about on fbn. here s the thing. musk won because remember the libs that got freaked out about when he was coming in to even talk about buying twitter.
meantime the bike demonstration is appealing that judges ruling that scrapped the mask mandate for travel, but for now, no masks needed to fly. not so fast for the folks on delta s no-fly list for refusing to wear a mask when they were required. delta airline says those people will not be allowed back on board until they prove to the airlines that they deserve the privilege. the airline says fox business potential passengers want to prove themselves worthy and demonstrate an understanding of proper behavior inflates. sandra: all right the justice appealing to end the mask mandate on public transportation on airplanes. but the appeal is centered on whether the cdc has the authority to issue such a mandate, not whether to support one needing to stay in place in the first place. fox business grady trimble live at chicago s o hare airport on that i see a lot of mask lists travelers there behind you,
our next guest makes a fascinating case of these scenes are the perfect example of how our government has failed americans. let s bring in jerry baker, the wall street journal s editor at large, and the host of wsj at large on fox business, jerry kumble of the peace encourage people to go on and read it, the wall street journal and i want to read a piece of it it s is quoting here, a crime scene where the victims were masks. going on. around all major cities, many states and the federal executive branch seem to care more about preserving the symbol of their authority that mask mandates were present at the end about the safety of citizens. in their work ideology crime is criminal deprivation, prejudice, and wicked police officers. the real need for enforcement is shown by those tempted to show their faces in public. expand on that if you would for me, jerry. jerry: well, trace, they get so much need for having me
trace: hitting a record high in march at $375,000, that is according to the national association of realtors, that is up 15% from this time last year. mortgage rates also up above 5%. that is if you can even find a house to buy in the first place. gerri willis from the fox business network tracking this from new york city. jerry, good afternoon. good afternoon to you, trace, that s right, people are calling it the american pipe dream. rising mortgage rates exploding home prices and historically low inventory is putting the american home dream out of reach. it s turbulent times for home buyers saying that s an uphill battle to secure their forever home. your singer right here, 5.11%, that is the new average interest rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage according to freddie mac and it s up for may 22 low of 3.22% in january
bridges, there will be no building in this country because of what they did traverse trumps depot which went through our nec. sandra: one of his closest advisors brian you know his job was a black rock question he was the head, you can t make some of the soap, that s mitt romney s point. figure my successions i m just saying this. mitts, the senior advisors are very important in the white house and he nailed it in that comment. you can hear more of this, larry kudlow 4:00 fbn, good stuff they give a much. he rips right off the top. i always end up applauding. all right, trey. trace: nobody rifts better. elon musk said he is gotten commitment letters to provide more than $46 billion in financing to buy my twitter, meanwhile a record-setting revenue drum for tesla over his hostile takeover bid for my twitter kelly o grady here with more on that kelly hello.