details at 11. a huge win for republicans on capitol hill by a vote of 217-215. house republicans passed a bill to raise the debt limit. but they/federal government spending by a whopping $4.8 trillion. the bill will prevent a federal default unless senate democrats and joe biden get in the way. speaker mccarthy will tell us about it and he will weigh in tonight and also tonight a brand-new whistle-blower allegation involving the biden white house and a child trafficking operation. the house judiciary committee chairman jim jordan will be here tonight. also joe biden. joe biden s once again promoting togetherness and unity. at the same time mr. unity is trashing half the country and the only talking point he seems able to even articulate consists of two words, occasionally three. the two are people republicans. the three are ultra maga republicans. a phrase he shouts into the wind over and over and over again and dreams about every night for he had to read it from a very
headquarters in new york city. could a political battle that s splitting the republican party also influence the outcome of the actual war some republican lawmakers obviously think so, slamming ron desantis for arguing the u.s. should stop helping ukraine. what it could mean for the congress, the country and the kremlin. plus, the hugely consequential hearing on abortion happening right now in texas. how the opinion of a single judge could impact the lives and health of millions of women across the country and wall street under pressure again, with the dow falling from the opening bell, now down about 700 points, at least close to it. the new bank that investors scrutinizing and what it means for your money coming up. bus we start with the clash over america s role in ukraine, shaping up to be an early defining moment in the republican race for president. it pits ron desantis who has now aligned himself with donald trump by calling the war a territorial dispute, that th
at local high schools to aid residents. still no word on what started the fire. but thankfully nobody has been hurt. for the latest on the jersey wildfire, head to the fox weather app. or stream fox weather on any tv or connected device. should point out that april is peak wildfire season in new jersey, the garden state. ainsley: very rare. we think of wildfires out in california and not new jersey. steve: you do. look at that this is literally 90 miles south of where we are sitting. not too far from the jersey shore inland a little bit. but, a lot of people waking up this morning along the jersey shore where it smells like smoke. ainsley: you will probably be able to smell that from several towns over. steve: it s a big mess. be careful down there. ainsley: no fatalities. steve: none so far. it looks like they are getting a handle on it. meanwhile the u.s. defense department is still scrambling to try to plug that leak of classified documents that poses a very se
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hire, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york on a very busy day of news and more details on what promises to be a blockbuster hearing on the january 6 hearing and we ll have much more on that. we begin with the verdict in the alex jones trial where a jury has just awarded nearly $1 billion in damages to the family members of the sandy hook victims, people who suffered from the lines that alex jones started spreading hours after the massacre. harry lipman joins us, a former u.s. attorney and former deputy assistant attorney general. let me just not go the down the rabbit holes of alex jones but the families had pain and suffering from the massacre being described as a hoax and the nearly billion dollars in damages does nothing, nothing to deal with their grief but it was as signal, it seems harry, that the jury felt that it was represent henceible. even his defense attorney said in close, nicole. this is a despicable human being and, of course, he s the vilest vermin out there on