martha: good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. a grand jury has indicted alec baldwin in the fatal rust shooting. we re live in los angeles. we re getting brand new information in this case. first to a late-breaking detail in the republican primary race. sources confirming to fox that the senator from nikki haley s home state, senator tim scott, whom haley appointed senator when she was governor is expected to endorse former president trump in a rally this evening. south carolina s 50 delegates are winner take all next month. we understand that trump and haley called tim scott to try to woo him. obviously he s a significant player in south carolina. both of them wanted very much to have his endorsement. new hampshire governor chris sununu who is supporting haley and has been on the trail with her a great deal the last several months, no stranger to candidates vying for his endorsement in this campaign. he will join us to talk about this as we get closer and closer to the b
two. i m john roberts in washington. hi again, sandra. sandra: great to be with you. despite the troubling poll numbers for his party, president biden just moments ago insisting democrats will come out on top. running against the tide and beating the tide. we created with your help 10 million new jobs so far. unemployment was 6.4%. we got it down to 3.5%, 50-year low. sandra: talking to mike. the polls tell a different story. more americans trust republicans when it comes to the handling of the economy. 38-24 over democrats. john: the left seems to be running away from the issues so important to american families. i hear people talk about inflation as i heard in there. we have to change the subject. inflation is a global phenomenon. republican criticism for high inflation does not add up. it has been transformed into something that republicans in particular running for congress are blaming joe biden and democrats for specifically when there is no economic evidence
new york and california now under pressure. michigan. we ll take a look at the governor s race. we ll take a look at those. these are the headlines, this is what is being talked about today. politco, big republican gains. the washington post, democrats fear that the mid-term map is slipping away from them. and axios is showing a red tsunami. president biden moments ago said this. so far we re running against the tide and we re beating the tide. we just have 15 days until one of the most important elections in our lifetime. it s going to shape the way this country looks like for the coming decade. he did zero campaigning over the weekend. let s bring in fox news contributor josh kraushaar. these are the senate toss-up races as you see them and as we see them. nevada, arizona, georgia, pennsylvania. let s take a quick look at arizona. this is a race that at one point the senate leadership committee said, blake masters is on his own. right? now this thing is tightening up.
Attack on israel that could come from iran. We dont know if that would happen in israel or on israeli interest. We have a wonderful guess to talk about this. The former Secretary Of State and cia chief will assess the tensions in the middle east and how concerned as americans we should be on where this is headed. But first President Biden is speaking right now at reverend al sharptons National Action network, lb it remotely. Were not sure why he didnt decide to attend this in person today. Also showing that he is hemorrhaging support among black voters. This is a major issue for him. Lets listen in for a second. Mr president our american troops at risk as well . President joe biden we are devoted to the defense of israel. We will support israel and we will help defend israel and iran will not succeed. Thank you very much. What would you do for response . Martha there you have it. The president was speaking to the National Action network but its kind of a strange set up. He is in the wh
right now on the story, israeli defense forces on extreme high alert on their northern border where fears of a second front opening up in this war are escalating this afternoon in terms of what could happen with hezbollah on the northern border in lebanon. the terror group s leader made his first statements since the october 7th massacre. he praised those actions as heroic. he called them brave and well-designed. thousands are gathering to cheer him to watch him. listen to the background here. this is the scene in beirut just a few hours ago cheering him on as he calls it something praise worthy. watch this. some say that i m taking us to battle. no. we join the battle immediately following october 7th. what is taking place today is unprecedented since 1948. all israeli military positions are being attacked daily. there s concern that this front may escalate even further or turn in to a full war or that this front may stumble in to a wide ranging war. this is possible.