we start with one of the biggest threats facing our nation, the fentanyl crisis. it s a fox news alert. fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine. an opioid 100 times more potent than heroin. there are millions of these dangerous fake pills out there and they are killing thousands of americans. the lethal drug expected to kill 80,000 americans this year alone. for context, that would mean more americans killed by fentanyl in a single year than killed in the entire vietnam war. john: all stemming from cracks in the southern border, a breeding ground for drug cartels. exactly what the house homeland security committee will talk about in a hearing moments from now. sandra: social media plays a huge role in the cartels marketing. teens are buying the drugs online often not knowing that they are laced with the fentanyl. and sometimes the drug is even disguised as rainbow colored candy. the epidemic is hitting neighbors, friends, families, ju
It is 6 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. It is thursday, april 18th, and welcome to fox friends live from new york. Take a look. The shocking propalestinian protest happening on new york city streets just off of Columbia Universitys campus last night. [cheers] steve this was on the same day the Ivy League President faced her day of reckoning on capitol hill. How did she do . We will tell you in 60 seconds. Brian media laughing off the possibility of impartial jury as trumps hush money trial resumes today. Yeah, i hate trump. But i could be impartial. I know you are excited but dont cheer too loud. We need you to get picked for jury duty. [laughter] ainsley plus the coast guard saves the day. Look at this video capturing a pregnant woman on a News Ship Being airlifted from the middle of the atlantic. Lawrence look at all those guys. Fox friends begins right now and remember, mornings are better with friends. You got to see this. Fox news alert. Propalestinian protests raging into the ni
bad? bret: mama bears you have got look out for. judge jeanine: the girl bears are bad. i got it. thanks, bret. bret: they are protective. good evening. i m bret baier. we will take you on board an israeli naval ship behind the scenes look at the hamas war from the water. members of the squad, mean time, are begging for help as their anti-israel views inspire primary challenges in their home districts. and our whatever happened to segment deals with the transportation revolution, stuck in neutral. but, first, with a little less than two months until the iowa caucuses, that state is the center of the presidential campaign universe this weekend. several republican candidates democrats are participating in a forum tonight organized by a christian group. former president donald trump is not taking part but he will be in iowa tomorrow for a rally. correspondent mark meredith starts us off tonight live from des moines with the latest. good evening, mark. bret, good even
laura: hello, i m laura ingraham, this is the ingraham angle live from the grand ole opry house in washington, d.c. for the fifth annual patriot awards. we have a great crowd and a lot of folks on set. will greenwood, sean duffy, jesse watters and more. but first [screaming] anti-israel protesters are choosing violence as best method to get their point across. six u.s. capitol officers were hurt during clashes in d.c. last night. there are reports of officers being pepper sprayed and punched. out of the massive crowd, only one person was arrested, i guess none of the cameras were working. police were violently attacked and just one arrest. compare that to how they went after the january 6 protesters. the fbi will lead no stone unturned. we have opened 160 case files, just the tip of the i m going berg. significance of this investigation is not lost on us, this is a 24/7 full-bar extensive operation into what happened that day. laura: whole of government approach,
nashville. this is a live look where soon president biden is going to try to convince the american people that his meeting today with communist dictator xi jinping is the beginning of something really beautiful. now, think about it. president xi rules over, what, 1.3 billion chinese, through a relentless campaign of fear and oppression. but, we re supposed to believe that he is actually someone we can trust as america gradually gives up her leverage. be someone that we can do business with. after all, china set the raw chemicals to mexico that killed hundreds of thousands of americans when it was turned into fentanyl. but now, after spending some glorious moments with joe biden, he says that he is going to pull all that back. what a guy. well, we know big business is going to go for all of this nonsense. but will america? joining me now is trace gallagher chief breaking news correspondent and host of fox news at night. trace, what are we learning tonight? yeah, we will get