economy into a recession which is what we don t want. the gang is here. good morning. dana: good to be here i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. all that economic news coming this week with the administration, they re swirling as well as the news. they re swirling and spinning. the central back is expected to announce a rate hike again today. it would be the fourth one in five months that will pour cold water on an economy already slowing down. bill: the feds trying to pull us back from the brink of record inflation as the white house tries to redefine the r word. president s economic advisors are saying there won t be a recession. are you sure? let me just say this. we look at a range of data. we assess that data and we lay it out for ourselves and for the president. dana: team fox coverage. connell mcshane is with analysis but let s begin with jacqui heinrich from the north lawn. good morning. as you mentioned the fed is expected to raise rates toda
A pharmaceutical drug, the misuse of fentanyl has landed the US in deep trouble. According to the report, fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug, fentanyl is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic
i think violent crime is a matter of considerable concern for our country and to the justice department, as it should be. dana: merrick garland acknowledging the wave of violent crime in major cities across the country but falling short calling it a crisis. guy benson, fox news contributor. we re redefining the word recession i m not surprised he didn t want to add this as another crisis. do you think he understands the gravity of the situation. you would hope so. we re playing very stupid word games again on the border crisis, not saying it s a crisis. it is a challenge. a matter of concern on a crime crisis that the american people feel and polls show they re very concerned about. recession, let s change the definition of that word. i think that they can continue to go this direction if they want to but it s not going to convince anyone. i start to wonder from a communications perspective do
i m a little bit frustrated at how long it is taking to take action. there is more being added every single day. it is disgusting how many people are dying and we need to do something. bill: two parents there. father talking about his son. he lost him to fentanyl and wants more to be done. half of the overdose death in america is poisoning from the lethal synthetic opioid. casey stiegel picks up the story with more in dallas today. it is so tough. the first stop for many family members who lose a loved one to fentanyl is a coroner s office. medical examiners see the pain to the fullest extent of this crisis from big cities to little towns and they all agree things are only getting worse. this is all jennifer as left of her son, pictures and memories. he loved life.
thomas has caused controversy since winning the championship title. look out, censors. congratulations to her, sylvia binder. do you fence? maybe it could be your fall activity. bill: concerns of a rise in violent crime nationwide and we ve been on this story from the beginning. merrick garland was asked about it. it is a concern but not a crisis. keep on eye on this story. democrats are investing in republican candidates in republican primaries in an effort to, quote, save democracy. guy benson will try to square that circle coming up next.