[bell] steve: i m just waking up the folks here at the villages. say hello to captain newt. now are you, captain? very good. steve: thank you very much. how great is that? okay. so, everybody knows that yesterday thank you very much, sir. i said somewhere in america i was going to be showing up and knocking on a total stranger s door to make them a breakfast from our brand new cookbook. [cheers] steve: look how many people love cookbooks. actually, they just love fox & friends. [cheers and applause] right? they love fox & friends. we were looking for a place that was safe, obviously. we were looking for a place that is friendly. hello, how are you? [cheers] steve: remember this guy right here, peter, we stopped by his house last time four years ago. this was also the man we named our son peter after. actually, the interesting thing is, ainsley and brian, i would say that about half of the people who i have spoken to so far have referred to me as peter doocy. h
steve: yesterday, the federal reserve hiked interest rates by 75 bases points, that s three quarters of 1% for a third straight month. the aggressive attempt to battle inflation comes as 63% of voters say their income is falling behind the cost of living. but, despite this, fortune magazine wants americans to be happy about inflation because it s going to fix the economy, they say. joining us right now to racket three business owners here at the villages in florida. we have got the rustic rose fashion boutique owner rosalyn housing. [applause] the manager of scruples ice cream parlor and coffee shop jessica loy. and he said as soon as i mentioned the name of his shop, applaud wildly, we are talking about ray bailey from the flip flop shop. [applause]
steve: when people come in, do they talk about inflation? do they talk about i remember when ice cream was a nickel? we actually have a sign on the wall ice cream cones 25 cents. which one is that that s it 5 cents. i said we have to hop in the time machine in the back and we will go back in time where you can get that 25-cent cone. steve: same thing with you killing me with these prices. you are just passing along the reality of the business world? yes. not making one more dollar just trying to recover. steve: it s great that you would give us firsthand what you are feeling on the front lines. the happy the silver lining is you live here. this is fantastic. it is. steve: how about of a round of applause for rose and ray and jessica. [applause] steve: very nice. all right. coming up, live from the villages. president biden calling out vladimir putin over his unprovoked attack on the country of ukraine. this war is about