Ainsley good morning, its 8 00 on the east coast, wednesday, october 2, this is fox and friends. Midwestern match up and the first and likely only Vice President ial debate. Kamala harris has been Vice President for 31 2 years, we need a new direction. Ainsley and lawrence is live in michigan talking to the voters. Brian one topic discussed was the dock strike. Mike johnson reacted last hour. It is doing damage to the economy, going to make costs go up. This is Emblem Attic of the Bidenharris Administration and what they have done to the country. Steve israel vowing revenge as iran launches 200 ballistic missiles at israel in an unprecedented attack. Senator Tom Cotton joins us live in the final hour of fox and friends. Which starts right now. Ainsley this is a fox news alert. Port strike in his second day shutting down 36 major shipping hubs along East And Gulf coast. Brian container ships beginning to back up, by friday supposed to be 35. This threatens Supply Chain and broader econo
the world. when we look at where we are economically and we are a stronger economically we have been in history. steve: historic. best in the world. maybe in their world but not in the real world it is the reality this labor day weekend joe biden america is working. yes it is true the unemployment rate is low but the main reason the rate is low because so many americans stopped looking for work just this week we saw the latest figures for job openings way ahead of expectation nearly an all-time record spinning this with good news people are hiring. no. they cannot find people to do the work one of the reasons why we have runaway inflation. look at this we keep focusing on this because it is so important the labor participation rate is still the lowest outside of the pandemic shut down for 45 years is just over 60 percent that means 40 percent of americans of working age are not working. that s not just an economic disaster but social disaster study after study has shown hav
the world. when we look at where we are economically and we are a stronger economically we have been in history. steve: historic. best in the world. maybe in their world but not in the real world it is the reality this labor day weekend joe biden america is working. yes it is true the unemployment rate is low but the main reason the rate is low because so many americans stopped looking for work just this week we saw the latest figures for job openings way ahead of expectation nearly an all-time record spinning this with good news people are hiring. no. they cannot find people to do the work one of the reasons why we have runaway inflation. look at this we keep focusing on this because it is so important the labor participation rate is still the lowest outside of the pandemic shut down for 45 years is just over 60 percent that means 40 percent of americans of working age are not working. that s not just an economic disaster but social disaster study after study has shown hav
maybe in their world but not in the real world it is the reality this labor day weekend joe biden america is working. yes it is true the unemployment rate is low but the main reason the rate is low because so many americans stopped looking for work just this week we saw the latest figures for job openings way ahead of expectation nearly an all-time record spinning this with good news people are hiring. no. they cannot find people to do the work one of the reasons why we have runaway inflation. look at this we keep focusing on this because it is so important the labor participation rate is still the lowest outside of the pandemic shut down for 45 years is just over 60 percent that means 40 percent of americans of working age are not working. that s not just an economic disaster but social disaster study after study has shown having a job for the most important building blocks of the help happy and flourishing life battle for families and communities and our entire country but
steve: thank you very much, carley. it is 6:00 in new york city. this is wednesday, june 19th, 2024. welcome to fox & friends. the white house doubling down on claims of cheap fakes. never heard of those until this week. and flattering manipulations of biden videos but the president isn t helping his case much as he appears to fumble over the name of his own dhs secretary. listen to this. thanks to all the members of congress and homeland security secretary -going to get i m not sure going to go away. all kidding asides. steve: huh? ainsley: fox weather alert heat waves ramping up across america with sweltering heat warnings janice is tracking the temps. brian: school board banning cell phones and social media use during the school day. a board member who proposed the board member. while he says the entire country might follow their lead. steve: fox & friends starts right now and remember mornings are better with friends. so we begin with this, illegal