we made it. can you tell, we re happy for the weekend. but thanks for being with us today and all week. we re so happy to have you here. it s good to be here. it will be a fun day. five things to know for this friday. former vice president mike pence testified in jack smith s january 6th investigation. we re told that pence testified before that federal grand jury for more than five hours. new overnight, two apache helicopter helicopters crashing in alaska during a training mission. three army pilots are dead. one was injured in the crash. also today, the fed s preferred measure of inflation set to be released. data could be critical in determining what the fed does next with rate hikes. also, tributes and reflections are pouring in for jerry springer. the legendary talk show host lost his battle to cancer at the age of 79. also this morning, roll tide! so happy to say that. so happy to watch this last night. the carolina panthers selected alabama quarterback
foreshadowing trying to move kamala harris up. she is a more inviting target. she s going to be somebody who i think they re going to sort of push forward as a specter. oh, i m really running against kamala harris. him not going to make it is like a whole other like mccain and pallen. that did drive away some voters. every poll looked at, academic studies and reality we watched over several presidential cycles, people do not vote for the vice president. that person is part of an internal conversation usually within the party. but it s not in the general election going to make the difference. again, i think of it as them by this i mean republicans. she s not going to be the only one who does this. i think they re looking for a talking point. if you can t argue against joe biden, you have to find another argument. and that s, i think, where they re going. did the white house, they said they forgot nikki haley is running when asked about that comment. yeah. nicky who?
spanish because we have a large and wonderful hispanic population that is helping to build america but i think we should send the message if you want to be in america you better be here legally or you re out of here. and when you re here let s speak american. pallen plans to be a part of a rally in washington this week protesting the iran nuclear deal. lawyers for the woman at the center over same-sex marriage licenses in the u.s. state of kentucky are appealing the charge against her. kim davis was jailed last week by a u.s. district judge for refusing to issue the licenses as required by her job. he says same-sex marriage is against her religious beliefs. the lawyers argue that the judge has not entered a written order. and some republicans agree.
help elect other true public servants to office. well, why now? scott conroy of role clear politics and co-author of sarah from alaska s has spoken to the palins since the decision. you ve been rushing to get on the phone with us. so what can you tell us? erin, great to be here. i spoke to some members of palin s inner circle tonight and two points, one, they say that the family was a big issue, that they, you know, couldn t get the entire family on board for a presidential run and that was a big reason that made her say no in the end. another thing is that, you know, she really was seriously considering this. i m told as of a few weeks ago she was having meetings in arizona with some staff to talk it over. some of the political consultants that she brought in really, i think, brought home what a time commitment it would be, how much stress it would put on her and her family and in the end decided against it. there is something she considered for a long time. interesting
chad myers has the details. he s in the severe weather center. chad, you can see it in the air for sure. wast going on? a couple things happened this season. all the pallen went into the air at one time. something happened as well. there s been a blocking high across the eastern part of the country, allowing the air to literally spin clock wise around and around and around. so the pollen that eventually could get taken by a cold front and pushed out into the ocean hasn t done that. pollen is just spinning around and around and around, and the numbers keep going up, and up, and up. there are numbers to attribute to this sort of thing. what is considered high? i ve heard in the past 120 is considered high. they take a cubic yard and count the pollen grains in