it is january 18th. steve: almost the weekend. almost. fox news alert. u.s. forces striking houthi strikes overnight. that action coming afterthe terrorist groups hits a second cargo ship in the red sea. the pentagon insists the conflict in the middle east is not expanding beyond gaza. that does not make sense. lawrence: vice president kamala harris says she is scared of heck of donald trump taking back the white house. i guess she did not hear this from the ceo of j.p. morgan chase. this negative talk about maga is going to hurt biden s election campaign. brian: and rob rob gronkowski is tackling issues, including california push to ban kids flag football. final hour of fox and friends starts now. your mornings are better because you re with friends. get dressed. steve: what a pretty view of the atlantic off the jersey shore, that is seaside heights. it is 31 degrees. there are snow flurries. i see cloud cover. we see the sun in the distance warming thi
steve: thank you very much, todd and carley, 6:00 in new york city on this thursday, january 18th. and it is currently 21 degrees in new york city. lawrence: from maga surveillance to maga warning. an investigation is underway after the feds ask banks to search and filter its customers transactions with terms like trump and maga. why the ceo of j.p. morgan chase shares this advice for the democrats. i wish the democrats would think a little more carefully when they talk about maga. this negative talk about maga is going to hurt biden s election campaign. ainsley: but it seems vice president harris missed that memo. why she says she s scared as heck of former president trump taking back the white house. brian: and, could you ditch your cell phone for a month italics? that s the challenge that could earn you $10,000. think about that for a second while i officially start the show by saying fox & friends is ready to begin because your mornings are better because you
Im ali velshi, this show marks the begin of al jazeeras discussion of rebuilding the middle class. Most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rising costs, and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, ill introduce you to people like your selves. People like the family in new york, the family of oregon, ill also speak to america mes foremost experts who follow the problems that the middle class face. Together well identify why the middle class is crucial to a thriving economy. Who is in the middle class. The pressures they face, and what it will take to keep the dream from slipping away from millions of americans. While 90 of americans aspire to be in the middle class, when you dig deeper only 44 of americans today say they belong to the middle class, and thats down from 2008 when the recession hit. While theres no accepted definition of what the middle class is, economists often define it by almost. So for the purposes of our conversation now,
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