deemphasized. brian deese will be elevated. he will join us in a few moments. we ll ask him what that means and what s going on there. the biden white house takes incoming from those usually on the president s side. listen to this. when inflation is above 4 and unemployment is below 4, you re almost certain to have a recession in the next two years. going to the fall election with inflation running at 5 or 6% with gas prices just as high as today, could be higher, that is not a great recipe for electoral success. so nose are some former obama-biden officials speaking about what they see coming, recessionary pressures. here s some folks in leesburg, virginia, a state that president biden won by ten points. everything is sky high. i usele to fill my tank for $50. now it s $80. since the new administration has come into play, our sales have come down dramatically. it s not attributable to the democrats or the republicans. i a biproduct of the ukrainian war. their a
John fox news alert, Israeli Defense forces saying its Ground Operation is expanding. This as we learn that hamas apparently running operations underneath a bunker from a hospital in gaza. Sandra new information from the idf, Israeli Defense forces. Officials say this is what the massive Terror Complex under Sharifa Hospital could look like. Israeli intelligence suggesting hamas uses the medical facilities to store weapons and execute attacks putting not only israelis in danger but also risking civilians in gaza. John im john roberts in washington as we head into hour two here, hi again, sandra. Sandra a lot happening last hour and a new hour. Sandra smith in new york. This is america reports. We are also learning about a new attack on u. S. Forces in the middle east. A Defense Official saying the u. S. Shot down a drone targeting a u. S. Air base in iraq this morning. That would be the 20th attack on our u. S. Troops in just ten days. We have Fox Team Coverage now in the middle east,
Enough fentanyl coming in to kill everybody in the country. Isis smugglers, and all the numbers you just heard. Can the c. R. Be a way to get leverage to get ill leave that up to others. Well, and let me say this and we should wrap up. But some of yall may know brandon judd, the head of the National Border patrol union, brandon is a good friend. Ive spent a lot of time talking with Brandon Judd About what the Border Patrol sees and one of the interesting things brandon says, he says they dont particularly need more money. They dont particularly need legislation from congress. What they need is a policy change. What caused this crisis was a decision by joe biden and Kamala Harris and every Senate Democrat to embrace catch and release. What caused this crisis is when they apprehend people, they are given a court date years in the future, they are let go and the vast majority are never seen again. Joe biden could solve this today because the problem is he is brazenly defying federal law.
the story starts right now. martha: thanks, john and sandra. good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. there s a lot at stake and going on behind chosed doors at this hour. we have high level meetings among members of the israeli government, possibly deciding if there is a deal that they can pass in their government to free some of the faces and the people behind them that you re seeing right now on your screen. about 50 hostages, women and children, in this first group is what is being considered right now. would be an exchange for a multiday pause in fighting and also for the release of about 150 palestinian prisoners to include women and some under 18 as well. so president biden made a comment on this not that long ago saying we re now very close. you can see these loved ones of hostages gathering in tel aviv. looking at their pictures, lighting candles, bring alma back says that poster. all of these families distraught for over a month now. the president was asked about t