wartime powers to try to expedite the production of solar panels. that is a head-scratcher. you are watching fox & friends first on a tuesday i m todd piro. carley: carley shimkus, the energy crisis with a blow to morale nationwide. americans say it is a key factor in determining how they plan to vote midterm elections. todd: seven states with primary elections with each party to nominate candidates and the opponents this fall. alexandria hoff with the latest on the economic crisis. but kicks us off with a look at what we are watching today. hello, brooke singman. another date don t make big dayo primaries, just five months away. hours from now americans head to the polls in seven states with economy and soaring gas prices weigh heavy on voters mines. the democrat incumbents are looking at strong g.o.p. challenges hoping for a big pickup in november. democrat michael will face republican brian marriott and a veteran christopher rodrigues among others. and katie porter
this is inexcusable and a huge laugh in the communications department at the white house. cory, we have to leave it there. thank you for joining us. thank you so much carley, todd. todd: a series of gun-control bills into law. the response to a deadly buffalo supermarket shooting actions include raising the age to buy semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21. closing loopholes that allow the buffalo shootings to obey the red flag law and another law banning new yorkers from buying body armor with some exceptions for people with dangerous jobs like members of law enforcement. carley: new york city mayor visiting progressive soft on crime policies with repeat offenders back on the streets. no one takes criminal justice seriously anymore. these bad guys no longer. they believe criminal justice system is a laughingstock. meanwhile in chicago