better off than their parents and radical left is pushing us to culture of grievance instead of culture of greatness. todd: with that, you re watching fox and friends first, i m todd piro. and i m ashley strohmier for carley shimkus. ashley: is it enough to win the nomination? the senator is facing competitors like former president trump, governor ron desantis and others possibly waiting to jump in. alexandria hoff is live in washington. good morning. alexandria: you saw in the clip, the 57-year-old senator kicked off his campaign with a life lifted out of poverty has provided him. scott has more cash on hand than any other gop hopeful. joe biden and the radical left are against every rung of the ladder that helped me climb. that is why, i m announcing today that i m running for president of the united states of america! [cheering] alexandria: last night at charleston southern universities, his campaign slogan, faith in america. after signing paperwork on frid
catastrophe. default is off the table and only way to move forward is in good faith toward a bipartisan agreement. todd: the speaker vowing to be in touch with the president every single day until a deal gets done. i thought the meeting was productive. i thought it was more productive than the other meetings, we made the circle smaller andul somewhater, we are getting closer, don t give up on us. todd: that agreement needs to come soon to fulfill the nation s current spending obligations. ashley: in north carolina, roy cooper declaring state of emergency in last ditch effort to stop school choice bill from passing the legislature. cooper comparing the bill to a natural disaster. watch. it is time to declare state of emergency for public education in north carolina. there is no executive order, like with a hurricane or the pandemic, but it is no less important. it is clear that the republican legislature is aiming to choke the life out of public education. ashley: