inflation that is not going down significantly. we will have the latest on the midterms including a fallout from all this week s debates. but, first up, the preelection economy where it stands. white house correspondent jackii heinrich starts us off from the north lawn. good evening, bret. the president is in syracuse touting the biden administration investment and praising today s economic report. the data is not what it seems on the surface. great economic report today. the g.d.p. report. things are looking good. at first glance today s g.d.p. report suggests the u.s. economy is turning around after two consecutive quarters of negative growth. but a closer look shows the 2.6% growth was driven by flux yaptions in international trade, not reflecting the underlying health of the economy and increased government spending. economists think both will drop off in quarter four. moreover, consumer spending is slowing as inflation climbs faster than wages. moody s chief econom
good evening, jeff. yeah, bret. after days of growing frustration within this community here in uvalde, texas, law enforcement now says mistakes were made. for the first time on the record, texas dps investigators admitting that there were kids inside the classroom with the shooter as the clock was ticking that might have been helped. people hindsight now that of course it was not the right decision. a wrong decision. there is no excuse for that. but, again, i wasn t there. i m just telling you from what we know we believe this should have been an entry as soon as you can. hey, when there is an active shooter the rules change. it s no longer, okay, it s no longer a barricaded. you don t have time. you don t worry about outer perimeters. we are also learning today the shooter entered through open door that had been propped open by a teacher. investigators also say most of the shots being fired in the first few minutes the local incident commander at the time of the shoot
troopers had any culpability in the botched police response. today several parents of victims called on him to quit during a public meeting. 19 children and two teachers died in the massacre last may. this is a live look at tallahassee, florida. great sun set from from fox 49. one of the big stories there tonight and across the country. customers purchased tickets for saturday s power ball janet generalhospital. no one matched the winning numbers on monday. the general hospital has beenjat in history. might have to get some tickets for the staff. that s tonight s live look outside the beltway from special report. we ll be right back. money don t get everything, it s true.
part of texas. first, here is what some of our fox affiliates are covering tonight. fox 49 in philadelphia. five people killed in house explosion northwest of the city. two people hospitalized there not immediately known what caused that explosion. fox 5 in new york where law enforcement officials say 41 people have been arrested as part of a takedown of a massive retail theft operation. authorities report shoplifters stole about three $.5 million in goods from stores like bloomingdale s and macyens. the items were then sold on ebay. this is a live look at atlanta from our affiliate fox 5. one of the big stories there tonight. heartsfield jackson airport braces for a huge holiday weekend. more than 2 million people are expected at that facility. that airport. experts say travel numbers exceed all over this country. that s tonight s live look outside the beltway from special report. we ll be right back. i ve traveled every road in
are covering tonight. fox 49, a russian gun rights activist who admitted being a secret agent for the kremlin and trying to infiltrate conservative u.s. political groups is released from prison. maria butina is expected to return to russia after finishing her 18 month sentence. wf xt in boston says actress felicity huffman is released from prison on the 12th day of her 14 day sentence. she was held in a low security prison east of san francisco, she admitted to paying an admissions consultant $15,000 to have a proctor correct her daughter s s.a.t. answers. this is a live look at detroit from our affiliate fox 2. striking united auto workers have approved a new contract with general motors. it ends a 40 day strike that crippled the automakers u.s. production. that is tonight s live look outside the beltway from special report, we ll be right back.