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you shouldn t even talk about the numbers. not spending money, it is a tax-cut for working-class people. president biden s agenda on the brink of disaster as he tries to sell his spending plan but according to a fox news poll the vast majority of americans aren t buying it. fox and friends first starts right now. you are watching fox and friends first on thursday morning. todd and jillian have the day off. a brand-new fox poll reveals president biden s approval rating on his handling of the economy tanking. carley: biden scrambles with massive spending plan is the answer. reporter: the president returned to his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania to purchase domestic agenda currently stalled in congress, new ways to pay for multi-trillion dollars social services and climate change package. the cost of the bills back better bill is 0, 0, 0, and it does not increase the debt. when you talk about the number we shouldn t even talk about the numbers because it is ....
attacks. and we re days away from the winter olympics, and china just reported more covid infections. we ll have a live report from beijing. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, in just a matter of hours the u.n. security council will gather for an urgent meeting as tensions along the border between ukraine and russia show little sign of easing. the meeting, the latest push for a diplomatic solution to the crisis amid fears russia is planning to invade ukraine. the american ambassador to the u.n. says the u.s. is ready to listen but will not be distracted by what she called russian propaganda. and while efforts to stop further escalation push on, the british foreign secretary offered this stark assessment. we think it s highly likely that he is looking to invade ukraine. that is why we re doing all we can through deterrence and diplomacy to urge him to desist. ukraine s foreign minister als ....
its commitment to support ukraine and other lawmakers say a bipartisan deal on russian sanctions is also about to get through congress. president zelensky, obviously, is trying to maintain his economic growth in his country which is pretty strong right now. and keep the country from panicking while having them be prepared. but we re together. that s what s important. there are some sanctions that really could take place up front because of what russia has already done. cyberattacks on ukraine, false flag operations, the efforts to undermine the ukrainian government. imminent means it could happen really at any time. when i say it it depends on what vladimir putin might want to do. as secretary austin said he has a lot of options and capability available to him. he could do something on a small scale or on a fairly large scale and he continues to add troops to that border with ukraine. the u.s. has also called a meeting of the united nations security council to ....
hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredericka witfield. we begin this hour with a punishing heat wave that has more than 100 million people under heat alerts from coast to coast. after hitting 116 yesterday, phoenix marked its 29th consecutive day of over 110 degrees. the medical examiner s office in phoenix, in fact, is bringing in refrigerated containers in anticipation of a possible overflow of heat-related deaths. with high temperatures scorching the northeast, new york city s mayor is sounding the alarm about its deadly potential. cooling centers and public pools in the region are offering extended hours to help residents stay safe. athena jones is live for us in washington square park in new york city. how are people keeping cool, and how is this putting stress on the power grid? reporter: i can tell you the real temperature is 89 degrees, but the feels-like is 95. it s only going to get hotter over the next few hours. the national weat ....
here are tonight s headlines. we are with paramedics rushin to save lives in oppressive heat. you can have a very complex call that becomes heat related very quickly. very quickly. margaret: plus, what kind of protections are there for people who work outdoors? the answer may surprise you. a florida judge has set the date for the start of former president trump s federal trial in florida. the trial will begin on may 20th of next year. margaret: a stunning new report reveals an increase in vaping among kids in america. tonight, the scary consequences of using e-cigarettes. every morning, i just wake up nauseous and have to puke. margaret: attention parents. important news about a recall of a popular kids cup that may contain excessive levels of l lead. what you should know. after florida approves controversial new guidelines for teaching black history, vice president, harris makes a last-minute trip to the sunshine state. they dare t ....