in france in the first round of parliamentary elections. the election, called to widespread surprise by president emmanuel macron, has thrown french politics into disarray. support for the anti immigration and eurosceptic national rally party has surged despite president macron s pledges to stop its rise. the far right national rally is widely expected to come in first place. in the 577 member national assembly, pa rliament s lower house. but it remains unclear if the party will secure an outright majority. the shape of the new parliament will become clear after the second round of voting onjuly 7. i am joined by prof jonah levy, vice chair of the department of political science, specialising in french and west european politics at the university of california, berkeley. thank you forjoining us. first of all, remind us, why did president emmanuel macron call this snap election? this snap election? president emmanuel this snap election? president emmanuel macron this snap
carley: it is election day 2023 voters in 37 states heading to the polls to cast ballots in state and local elections, being viewed as dress rehearsal for the presidential race next year. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: can you believe we are one year away from 2024. i m todd piro, keeping close eye on key races. every seat up for grabs in virginia. youngkin put his weight behind republicans there and could generate buzz about a possible presidential run. abortion big issue on the ballot there, as well. to kentucky, republican attorney general cameron, running to oust bashear. carley: in mississippi, tate reeves is running against presley, a second cousin to elvis presley. and working toefrtime to flip the state senate and assembly red, would take winning six democrats seats and seven in the assembly to do it. take a look at whether issues like parent rights and wind turbines will be enough to get it done. todd: breaking news out of
to isis are now in a u.s. custody, they were taken down in new york, los angeles and philadelphia. what were they doing there? what were they up to? every bit of this reporting is deeply concerning. they came across at the southern border after supposedly being vetted . b. it was discovered they had ices ties and c, when was her discussing bombs or bombings which a new york post source linked to the likened to the boston bombing in 2013 at the marathon. they are reportedly from there she could stand, the group from there, another group from there, a country which borders afghanistan was linked to the vicious terror attack at a russian concert hall that killed more than 140 people dressed in march. chris ray has been quite clear, every chance he guides, he is a warning america that this could happen here at any time. now, increasingly concerning is the potential for a coordinated attack here in the homeland, akin to the isis attack we saw at the russian concert hall just
Also ahead. Recognising our Unsung Heroes. The queen will pay tribute to ordinary people doing extraordinary things, when she delivers her annual christmas message. The archbishop of westminster has spoken of the anxiety and uncertainty felt by many in the world as he gave his christmas sermon during Midnight Mass. As a child in care, the poet lemn sissay used to dread christmas. Well hear how hes now trying to make it a magical day for those who have been through the system. For a lot of care leavers, the memory is a bad one of the christmas before. Were creating memories. Matt goss is among the guests on the strictly Christmas Special tonight. Ive been to take a sneak peek behind the scenes. And nick has the weather. Good morning, a merry mild christmas. It doesnt feel much like christmas. It doesnt feel much like christmas but it will turn colder later today from the north. Windy tomorrow in northern scotland. The full christmas forecast on the way. Good morning. First, our main sto
Also ahead. Recognising our Unsung Heroes. The queen will pay tribute to ordinary people doing extraordinary things, when she delivers her annual christmas message. The archbishop of westminster has spoken of the anxiety and uncertainty felt by many in the world as he gave his christmas sermon during Midnight Mass. As a child in care, the poet lemn sissay used to dread christmas. Well hear how hes now trying to make it a magical day for those who have been through the system. For a lot of care leavers, the memory is a bad one of the christmas before. Were creating memories. Matt goss is among the guests on the strictly Christmas Special tonight. Ive been to take a sneak peek behind the scenes. And nick has the weather. Good morning, a merry mild christmas. It doesnt feel much like christmas. It doesnt feel much like christmas but it will turn colder later today from the north. Windy tomorrow in northern scotland. The full christmas forecast on the way. Good morning. First, our main sto