different country. that is right the liberal to help keep classrooms close to talk about keeping the kids in the classroom. welcome back as america reports rolls into our two. sandra smith and i m happy to report it is friday. trace: and we have a big second hour, sandra, trace gallagher in four john roberts. the irony in the visit to ukraine, a new report shows the very serious price of covid on kids education as a key testing measure for college hits rock bottom. sandra: we will tell you ahead all new at 2:00, but first, we start with this fox news alert. california dreaming or california nightmare? americans outlets feeling the squeeze of inflation and biden s energy crisis with the highest gas prices nearing $7 a gallon again. trace: i saul $6.99 driving in this morning. president biden in the golden state right now just one stop of a west coast swing to tout his massive spending plan and out just 25 days before the midterms. sandra: prices are still right t