i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and this morning our first glimpse into donald trump s new game plan after he pleaded not guilty to federal charges. i hadn t had a chance to go through all the boxes. it s a long, tedious job. i did everything right, and they indicted me. he projected confidence in front of a supportive new jersey audience. we have new nbc news reporting that trump knows he s in for a long legal showdown, potentially even more charges making this challenge unlike anything trump s faced in the past. and as trump prepares his legal defense, the republican party is preparing its own defense in the court of public opinion. nbc s steve kornacki will be here at the big board to break down the reaction from voters. and later, inflation heading down, yes. so will the federal reserve raise interest rates again, or is it time for a break? we re expecting a decision from the fed in just a few hours, what it all means for your wallet. we re going to begin
to him but to the government. his body man and alleged co-conspirator walt nauta appeared alongside him and also pleaded not guilty. all of it taking place in a city that has been bracing for this unprecedented day, this unprecedented event and as always is the case with donald trump bracing for the potential of violence. officials in atlanta are reportedly keeping a close eye on the security steps taken in miami given the possibility that fulton county district attorney may become the third prosecutor to bring charges against the ex-president. as for the ex-president himself, he has not spoken today, but on his social media site truth social he s been lashing out at the justice department, airing his usual grievances about the justice department and about what he calls a witch-hunt. his heated rhetoric against special counsel jack smith and attorney general merrick garland and the justice department will have no bearing on the legal process, however, judge jonathan goodman r
half a mile, this is due to hundreds of wildfires burning across canada. you are watching fox and friends first on thursday morning, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. major airports issuing temporary ground stop with 5400 delays, only a handful cancelled or delayed so far. carley: president biden is sending 600 firefighters to help control the blaze. janice dean is here with more. janice: it was scary yesterday, especially across areas that do not see this type of smoke in the area. on social media, people were like, welcome to our world, janice dean, where we have wildfires every single year. yesterday worst air quality on record, 436, that scale goes up to 500. previous record was back in 1981, it was a crazy day, new york, of course air quality south of us in philadelphia is worse right now. take a look at what we were dealing with yesterday. very unhealthy from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. and bringing that trend downward. i m having problems with my maps. ta
lake, i was 100 percent with. emily: yes! yes! jesse: it was a bong hit. bret: thank you, jesse. good evening. i m bret baier. breaking tonight. we have new polling on the republican presidential race in iowa showing former president donald trump making it a one horse race with a growing lead on the competition. in iowa, with just three and a half weeks to go before the caucuses, a fox business survey finds former president trump 34 points ahead of his nearest competitor. and there is substantial fallout this evening in iowa and elsewhere for the breaking news story we brought you last night. the ruling by colorado state supreme court that the former president is not qualified to be on that state s ballot because the court labels him an insurrectionist. a term pine used today as well. we have fox team coverage. david spunt is at the white house. president biden defines the polls talking up bidenomics and calling out predecessor reacting to that colorado ruling. we begin
ththe presidenent saying they n need to rededuce ththe deficit t as the government benefits from millions and much, much more hang in the balance. the deadliest fight of the ukraine war. russia in the center of bakhmut. but ukraine says it s not over. tim scott of south carolina, the latest republican to challenge front-runner donald trump for president. our exclusive interview. the suspect in the murders of four idaho college students in court inside bryan kohberger s approach as we learn of new evidence in the case. also tonight, we return to florida, devastated by hurricane ian. eight months ago. florida insurance companies accused of short changing homeowners, where damage claims altered. families still in limbo in uninhabitable homes. we investigate. plus, florida s massive tourism industry booming in some places. but struggling in others. and we met them right after ian hit. some left, some stayed. the steps forward big and small as ft. myers beach comes bac