counterterrorism task force knew the 19-year-old suspect had been radicalized into islamic extremism and had been watching them for weeks leading up to the machete attack on three officers in times square on new year s eve. molly: furious city officials saying the world-famous ball drop would never have become a target if the fbi hadn t dropped a ball on its own. the failure is that this is the umpteenth time we have heard the fbi say this person is on our radar. if someone is under suspicion of terrorism, that s a good reason for them to follow someone. the wind as the radar screen turned into scrambling the fighter jets? molly: and moments ago police announcing the suspect is being charged with attempted murder. just as correspondent david spunt has these breaking details. david? molly, members of law enforcement always plan for every possible scenario, especially for an event and the like new year s eve. but there are questions about the readiness, especially becau
sandra smith in new york. john, great to be with you. john: good to be with you, too. just when you thought it was safe to put your fingers back in your wallet, up go the prices again. this is america reports. dwindling supply along the west coast, and apparent causes for the uptick, ahead of a critical opec meeting, considering the largest cut in oil production in nearly three years. sandra: that big decision will be coming tomorrow. now five weeks to go to the midterm elections here at home, the biden administration has become quiet on the subject after repeatedly boasting how its actions led to falling prices this summer. john: fox team coverage to kick things off, charles payne is standing by, but first white house correspondent jacqui heinrich live on the north lawn. what is the treasury secretary now saying, jacqui, about what this could mean for inflation? nothing, john. even though administration officials have consistently pointed to soaring energy costs, d
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
will react in moments. first this. john: fox news alert to kick off america reports. federal judge has ordered the government to file a more detailed receipt for all the materials seized during the unprecedented mar-a-lago raid. i m john roberts in washington, happy tuesday, sandra. sandra: you as well, john. sandra smith in new york. the judge also ordering the release of the findings from the private filter team review. this as we await a final answer on whether that judge will green light former president trump s request to appoint a special master. john: legal parties question whether it s needed after the doj sifted through all the materials. david spunt, and we are learning a new attorney is working with the former president s team. david: a well-known, well respected entity in florida, just came on former president trump s legal team, a former solicitor general in florida. but back to what we are waiting for today, we know at any point over the next few hou
student loan could cost over ten years. the white house is struggling to answer who is exactly paying the tab for the millions of college students off the hook. john: you don t have todd s number on speed dial, john? i ll pass it off to you. sandra smith in new york. biden administration sticking to their line of defense that the plan is fully paid for, even comparing the handouts to covid loans, even though the pandemic assistance was intended to be foregiven. john: biden facing backlash with a growing number of democrats distancing themselves from the controversial hands outs. i think a targeted an i approach right now, people making 30, $40,000, didn t go to college, they need help as well. it does not help people who have already paid off their college debt. a band aid step, a point in time step. not yet contending with the root issue, which is the affordability crisis of higher education in our country. sandra: or bipartisan political panel is on set and read