and giano caldwell, but first this. john: to kick off america reports, life expectancy in america dropping to the lowest level in more than two decades, according to the cdc. deaths from drug overdoses and covid fueling the decline. john roberts in washington. sandra, good wednesday to you. sandra: i m sandra smith in new york city. plunged to an average of 76.1 years in 2021. fentanyl poisoning driving that number with more than 72,000 deaths by the end of last year. john: president biden s border crisis making it worse. officials are trying to stop the flow of fentanyl from creeping into the u.s., but despite efforts, parents are feeling the consequences of drugs in their family. fentanyl has changed the game. no longer can we say just be careful or it s not going to happen to my family. it took half of what he thought was a percocet. you have to talk about these pills and other forms that unfortunately they are now taking other than just pills. no mother want
probation who then fled the scene. that mother will join us in moments and she says she wants to put california in her rearview mirror for good. mike: headlines piling up in cities across america. murder, assault, rape, robbery, too much to keep track, even those who stand up to serve are themselves targeted. just this morning, three swat officers were rushed to the hospital after being shot while serving a murder warrant in philadelphia. authorities just now giving new information on their conditions. sandra: it s part of our team coverage of the crime wave continuing to plague cities from coast to coast. starting with the shooting in philadelphia, david lee miller has more. mike, growing anger and frustration in philadelphia over surging crime following a gun fight this morning that left three swat officers injured. two have been released from the hospital. another officer was shot in the chest. 29 year department veteran is kept for observation. serving an arrest w
motors all wrong? john: electric vehicle push the latest issue fueling criticism that president biden is out of touch with everyday americans. sandra: barely been 24 hours now since the big celebration at the white house, the president celebrating his massive climate and social spending plan yesterday, even while rising inflation numbers sent the stock market into a tailspin. welcome back, as america reports rolls into hour two. we are keeping our eye there in the motor city, i m sandra smith in new york. great to be with you, john. john: i m john roberts in washington. the president in detroit. the city where thousands of workers are losing their jobs in the name of going green. prices continue to hammer american families. people are hurting, and then they look at washington and they say how are you not noticing? how does joe biden have a celebratory speech as the numbers come out knowing that people are hurting? john: senator rick scott is standing by. first to
peter doocy brought it up yesterday. somebody unvaccinated comes over on a plane and that s not okay. somebody walks into texas or arizona unvaccinated they are allowed to stay. why? that s not now it works. that s not what you guys want to happen but that s what s happening. it is not like something walks over, that s now how it works. that s exactly what is happening. thousands of people walk in in a day. some turn themselves over, some are caught. tens of thousands of week are not. that s what s happening. fox news correspondent bill melugin echoing that and tweeting, peter doocy is 100% correct. exactly what s happening on the border. not sure how many times we have to show the video to get that point across. dana: griff jenkins is following this from washington that must have been quite something for you to hear yesterday, griff. well, it certainly blew up my text messages from border patrol agents actively on duty. dana and trace good morning. the onl
biden and democrats thought it would be appropriate to hold a massive white house event to celebrate the passage of his so-called inflation reduction act, which actually does nothing to solve the problem. biden bringing 2,000 of his closest friends to the south lawn, including a soothing performance by james taylor. and how about james taylor? a voice that heals our soul and unites the nation and a good friend, exactly four weeks ago today, i signed the inflation reduction act into law. the single most important legislation passed in the congress to combat inflation, the soul of america is vibrant, the future of america is bright, and the promise of america is real. this will cut costs for fam families. help reduce inflation at the kitchen table. jeanine: but it didn t. prices of foods spiked to their highest margins in more than four decades. and biden s tone-deaf event wouldn t be complete without the inaccurate ramblings of good old chuck and nancy. whoa! look at thi