thiessen live coming up. john: fox news alert, president biden landing in the middle east as inflation hits a new 40-year high with no end in sight. i m john roberts in washington. sandra, double duty today. sandra: great to be with you, john. brand-new numbers from the government showing red hot inflation has not cooled. consumer price index surging to 9.1% in june. marking the biggest one-year increase since 1981. the president issuing a statement in response to all of it saying today s data does not reflect the full impact of nearly 30 days of decreases in gas prices and other commodities like wheat have fallen sharply since that report. john: americans are not feeling any relief, as the labor department shows, paying more for gas and cleaning products compared to last year. we begin with fox team coverage. lydia hu live in new york city with more on the inflation impact on food prices and jacqui heinrich from jerusalem where she is travelling with the president. j
"I never manufactured any alibi in any way shape or form. Because I did not and would not hurt my wife and my child. So I know for a fact that I never ever, ever created an alibi," Alex Murdaugh testified in court.
Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) Alex Murdaugh, a disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and
bridges. let s do that now. let s find ways to work together. we have an immediate threat of iran out there and it takes collaboration and partnership to do that. john: senator, thanks for joining us. good to spend time with you last night. thanks so much, john. thank you. majority of democrats say they don t want you to run again in 2024. 92% said if i did they would vote for me. sandra: the president seems to be in denial over recent polling showing his favorability plummeting in his own party, even some of his former senate colleagues seem to be distancing themselves from him. katie pavlich has some thoughts on why. she ll join us next. john: disgraced south carolina attorney alex murdough facing charges.