christopher wray on a flurry of issues. the fbi director expressing deep concern over rising violence in the united states. without a lot to unpack. with that fox team coverage done it, greg palkot is in london with the latest on china s escalation towards taiwan. but we begin the correspondent david spunt at the justice department with the fbi director s compelling testimony. good evening, david. bickel good evening to you, shannon. fbi director christopher wray was in the hot seat for just under four hours today on capitol hill. the conversation moved back and forth from threats overseas to the crime that we see daily in this country. fbi director christopher wray pressed repeatedly on a wide range of questions about the hunter biden investigation and a nationwide tic in crime. i feel like every day i m getting briefed on somebody throwing a molotov cocktail at someone for some issue. it s crazy. wray, who is halfway into his 10-year term, says solving crime from smash
bill: we have gotten a lot of this video in overnight. precision missile strikes blanketing the waters around taiwan, threatening the democratic republic that the u.s. considers to be a strong ally. dana? dana: china demonstrating its ability to bombard the island by air and sea. the show of force prompting taiwan to put its military on high alert and cancelled dozens of commercial flights. bill: beijing is conducting these drills closer to taiwan than ever before. some of them happening a mere 12 miles away. beijing surrounding the island with helicopters and war ships showing its ability to enforce what could be an all out blockade at some point. dana: meanwhile, republicans are blaming president biden. they say his mixed messaging on pelosi s visit gave china the green light. he sent the wrong message like he did to putin. let s invade a little portion of it. we should be very upfront at the very beginning. do not send a missile across. we should set a fine line
the man arrested outside kavanaugh s home said yesterday he planned to break in and kill him. bill: dhs warned it could happen. the liberal group that leaked the address online held another protest outside his house last night. only hours after the suspect s arrest. it s prompting a wave of outrage from republicans. not just the fringe left but democratic leadership inciting violence. one reason for protestors to show up outside the home of a public fixture to say we know where you live. nancy pelosi said i m perfectly okay to go to justice s home to change the view. when you send this kind of message, it just undermines the legitimacy of the united states supreme court as an institution and this is what it leads to. do you think just to be clear, you think some of the democrats rhetoric is to blame for what happened this morning? of course. bill: just last month the senate passed a bipartisan bill to increase security for the justices and their families. spe
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east coast 8:00 in los angeles and this is america s late news, fox news at night. breaking tonight the president of the united states is now 81 years old and as the clock ticks concerns grow, especially among young people. polls now showing his disapproval rating among voters under 45 is at an all-time high with many saying he is simply too old to run the country and that includes members of his own party. senior national correspondent kevin corke is live with the latest on this. good evening. reporter: good evening trace, it is noticeable if you fall down while trying to climb the stairs up to air knows one, it is noticeable if you, you know, fall off of a bike or trip on stage at graduation or if you shuffle when you walk. yes, those things do paint a picture of what many consider an obvious physical decline associated with the being an octogenarian but it is his cognitive decline that is most worrisome especially for a lot of young democratic voters. case in point, the