dana: check this out. optimism took a nose-dive. 55% of voters, all across, now say they re pessimistic about the direction of the country. bill: covering this from all angles marc thiessen on the poll we mentioned. mike tobin, another awful weekend in chicago and bryan llenas the news from new york. this video released by the nypd is difficult to watch. it shows the assault of a 68-year-old man in brooklyn. a thief riding on a bicycle stopped to rob the man not before punching a dozen times an kicking him in the face. his body goes limp on the ground. the thief checks his pockets for any valuables and reportedly walked away with the man s cell phone and silver necklace. the 68-year-old man suffered a broken wrist and nose. no arrests, in ypd is asking for the public s house. the detectives, a new york city police union tweeted this. new york city streets. what used to be the safest city, failed laws have no consequences. we need to keep new yorkers safe. the nypd relea
that is not even written. the shocking items they could slip under the rug. maybe fauci and rand paul got together to watch the game. milwaukee bucks take on their first nba championship in 50 years. fox and friends first starts right now. jillian: starts with an f. we always got an a plus. todd: today especially because you are back. jillian: it is good to be back. you coming back tomorrow? getting the readers? todd: i was he your for a week and a half. jillian: fox and friends, and all good, good to see you. you are watching fox and friends first on wednesday morning. todd: let s get right to it. doctor fauci stepping back into the ring with republican senator rand paul. it is over gain of function research in the wuhan lab. griff jenkins joins us live as senator paul is asking the doj for a criminal referral. reporter: it was supposed to be hearing about the delta variant and vaccinations but it did quickly turn into a fight over covid origins as senator paul a
holiday season was my partner in crime on fox and friends first, excited for what 2022 is going to bring but excited to kick off this final hour of our anchoring together in 2021. we begin with a very tough story happening in our nation s heartland. a fox news alert, a life-threatening fast-moving wildfire forcing tens of thousands of colorado residents to evacuate their homes. carley: fire crews, over 580 homes. the latest on the marshall fire, good morning. reporter: dangerous wind driven wildfires sparked my down power lines for thousands to evacuate homes and businesses but the colorado governors declare a state of emergency. apps unfolding the town of louisville, the entire town forced to flee, video on social media showing frantic parents running out of the chuck e cheese with their kids into his fire burns dangerously close. wind gusts 110 miles per hour, blanketing the town with the smoke, prompting the evacuation of the costco and local hospital. i believe we a
u.s. more than 58% of the new cases have been determined to be omicron. that is double the percentage of just one week ago. as you mentioned, economy being hit hard. multiple states including new york, new jersey, massachusetts, hawaii, puerto rico. they re all setting records for the number of new cases in the past week. broadway shows shutting down, number of stores limited business or no business at all. goldman sachs, the bank making the case that as of february it will only allow staff and visitors in the u.s. offices who have the booster shot, not just fully vaccinated, but the booster as well. israel experimenting with a fourth covid vaccine. the experiment with about 150 medical personnel, all volunteers. they might need the vaccine for population in danger, especially the elderly. u.s. medical officials say it s too early to tell whether the u.s. will need that fourth shot. finally, colleges extending winter break. princeton university going a step further not only e
underscored the seriousness of the charges he is facing. you can expect a six count for first degree murder. the risk this defendant presents to our community. not only flight risk but dangerousness that he presents. history of violence. not lay people, detectives. not only tried to stop this but rendered an opinion this was an intentional act. i have not seen anything like this in my very long career. mike tobin is reporting live from waukesha. mike. the waukesha county prosecutor promised bail would be set so high this time there would be no way brooks would get out. indeed bail was set at $5 million. darrell brooks appeared in court wearing one of the suicide prevention outfits. he looked down. he seemed to rock back and forth. he was officially charged with five counts of intentional homicide. the sixth charge is a matter of doing the paperwork at 8-year-old died of his injuries. mr. brooks is facing five consecutive life sentences if convicted on all counts in