Very proud to have you and the way you speak. Thank you so much. Bill sarah, nice to meet you. Dana what an impressive woman. Fox news alert. The campaigns are back in action. President Trump And Jd vance returning to michigan working to build momentum in a crucial battleground state. Im dana perino. Welcome to americas newsroom. Bill what a story. Dana a lot more to come. Bill how many stories are there . Its endless. Im bill hemmer, good morning. Its thursday. Today Trump Rally taking place in a Bellwether County in a key state that will matter. Jd vance visiting western Michigan Yesterday. Deep red part of that state. A day after he took the Debate Stage against Tim Walz. Dana the polls showing a dead heat 33 days before Election Day. Vice president harris will go to michigan tomorrow. Bill Bill Melugin back on the trail in saginaw, michigan where folks are lining up for the Rally Today as we begin a new hour. Good morning to you as well. Both of these candidates know how important
as a downgraded tropical cyclone. the historically destructive storm made landfall for the second time yesterday. this time in south carolina. more than 180,000 residents lost power almost immediately. that number, reported to have grown to nearly half 1 million as the storm has carved its way through the carolinas. of course, nowhere has been more devastated than florida, where ian s wrath after touching down was deadly, as 77 people confirmed dead. homes literally washed away. entire communities, recovering from being nearly submerged. the president, planning to visit the state to thank its first responders. said yesterday that eons destruction in florida is almost unmatched for our nation. the situation in florida is far more devastating. we will just be beginning to see the scale of that destruction. it s likely to rank among the worst in the nation s, and the worst in the nation s history. you have all seen the scene on television. homes and property wiped out. it s go
got, less than a thousand power outages, but also just be prepared in case something turns or something happens this afternoon. ainsley: down in florida, desperate search and rescue efforts are underway this morning. at least ten are confirmed dead. but officials warn that number will likely be higher. the damage i saw was on fort myers beach. but they have been more than 700 confirmed rescues and is likely many more than that. ainsley: florida s governor will give a press conference, at 8:45 a.m., with an update on ian. we ll bring you that life. you will see some before-and-after shadows showing the intent of the damage fort myers. a crew is being sent down to prevent all the looting. can you believe that people would actually steal from other people when they are out of state? brian: more than 2 million people across florida still have no power. we have team coverage this morning. fox weather correspondent robert ray is live in fort myers with a look at the damage.
dana: incredible. i m glad to be back with all of you. let me tell you the world over they are amazing and we appreciate you very much. the national average soaring to an all time high of $4.86 a gallon up 25 cents from last week and $2 from a year ago. bill: americans say it will be one of the deciding issues how they vote in november and also concerned about the economy and inflation and crime. the president is under water on the big three issues when it comes to your wallet. dana: i ve been dying to talk about all of this. let s start with peter doocy reporting from the north lawn this morning. hi, peter. good morning. welcome back. white house officials aren t just saying they think things are going well. they are saying they think thing are going well because of them. i have reporters calling me when delta hit, omicron hit, putin went into ukraine saying is that it? will that derail the recovery? and so far you ve seen resilience. that has a lot to do with the
[national anthem] rachel: wow. good morning, everybody. it is 6:00 in new york city pete: out of cats. rachel: i just love all those patriotic kid photos. i actually think we should do one with just kids. good morning, will, good morning, pete. pete: good morning. good to have you back. rachel: thank you. keep sending those pictures in, everybody, especially kids. we love those kid pictures. will: that ll be in the coffee if table book. a kids section, a dog section, not a cat section [laughter] and a military section. rachel: cats aren t patriotic. they re just so into themselves will: they re not looking at the flag. [laughter] pete: anyway, we are so glad you re here. do, please, keep sending those photos in. i get e-mails and textses all the time who say itune in at 6:00 to catch the anthem. it s our favorite part of the eau show. rachel: yesterday i wasn t here because my if oldest daughter graduated from the university of chicago, and there she is. by the way, i