blackburn, plus brian kilmeade and more in a jam-packed hour. john: busy friday afternoon. begin with president biden s plunging poll numbers, americans take stock how he is handling or not handling inflation. john roberts in washington, good to be with you as we head into the weekend. sandra: i m sandra smith in new york, and this is america reports. president receiving the highest unfavorable rating to date in the latest fox news polling. 57% of american voters say they have a negative view of the president. the new numbers come as the national average for a price of a gallon of gasoline surges past $5, making record after record in recent weeks. john: it hurts just to put the pump in the car these days. president biden pushing forward with his green agenda, amid political pressure to lower gasoline prices. holding a virtual meeting with some largest economies to discuss climate change. sandra: peter doocy is live from the north lawn, kicks things off for us, hello,
his planned trip to the middle east including saudi arabia. on capitol hill lawmakers are racing to put together a new bill that addresses rising gun violence and pass it all before the july 4th recess. we ll discuss with congressman salud car ba hall. we ll highlight the key races to watch with steve kornacki at the big board. we ll bring you an update on the fight for ukraine s donbas region which ukrainian president zelenskyy says will go down as one of the most brutal battles in and for europe. we begin with the growing unease over the state of the american economy. right now the dow jones industrial average is 141 points 140 points up. you see the index at 30,654. this is one day after it fell nearly 900 points yesterday on worries about inflation and what the federal reserve will do when it comes to interest rates at its next meeting which gets under way today. at the same time the s&p 500 which retirement funds are pegged to entered bear market territory, having
president to overturn the election results, even as the attorney general says he and his prosecutors are closely following all the testimony. today is another primary election day with tests of trump s influence in two key south carolina republican congressional races. a big senate race in nevada. we begin with the president and the economy. joining me now, kristin welker, jillian ted. the president is frustrated, angry his team can t figure out what to do about inflation. not that any white house has figured out what to do. he has to justify meeting with the crown prince of saudi arabia. part of the president s frustration has to do with messaging. he feels as though his messaging has not been cutting through to voters at this critical moment with the midterms looming. you heard part of the reset when it comes to messaging in the speech to the afl\cio infended spots of the economy, talked about low unemployment, but also acknowledged that there is more work that needs to
every day problem. code treat maces not shooting at schools, supermarkets and workplaces. divided over abortion. as congress considers what action to take after a threat on supreme court justice brett kavanaugh s life escalates fears of violence but was democratic senator chris coons a close ally of president biden on the bill he is sponsoring to extend security and protection for justices families. republican governor asa hutchinson joins us to discuss the prospects for finding common ground on guns and abortions for will ask her sunday panel what it will take to raise the level of political discourse in this country. as fox news sunday is on the road to the midterms in the pivotal swing state of nevada. ahead of another round of primaries. all it right on fox news sunday. bret: hello again from fox news in washington. it was a week of major challenges for everyday americans. and the elected officials responsible for steering the ship of state. hearings about the capitol
president biden on the world stage. we hear accomplished at the summit of the americas. when john kirby, a member of the presidents national security team joins us live from the white house. let s begin this hour on capitol hill. today s news of a bipartisan deal on gun reform. it s the latest sign that public pressure is working, and this time it s different. the framework reached and enhanced background checks for 18 to 21-year-olds. incentivizes for states to implement red flag laws. new funding for school safety, mental health and tele-health. clarification of who receives f else. and penalties for struck here s what s not in the deal. they would not ban semi automatic weapons or high capacity magazines. it would not raise the age to buy assault weapons. it would not apply universal background checks. make no mistake, this would be a historic achievement. a deal is a deal. sometimes politics is the art of the possible. president biden released a statement today saying i