another blow to the administration s efforts on covid-19 mandates for vaccines. also tonight, president biden s twin challenges as he seeks to rebound from sinking poll numbers in part brought on by a spike in inflation and the newest problem a gut punch of another coronavirus variant. those issues and warnings from the fed chair today sent the markets tumbling on wall street. the president was on the road today trying to sell the benefits of his biggest legislative victory so far. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. good evening, bret. the markets aren t spooked by the prospects of a government shut down friday because mitch mcconnells is that is not going to happen. the markets are spooked instead by either the pandemic or the president s policies. depends on who you ask. it s going to help rebuild the backbone of this nation. this is what the white house wants you focused on their one big win, i
was omicron the transformer sounding new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged out of south africa. while sleepy joe woke from nantucket nap to warn the public this morning. this variant is a cause for concern not a cause for panic. we have the best vaccine in the world, the best medicines, the best scientists, and we re learning more every single day. [clearing throat] biden says it s cause for concern yet, at the same time we are learning more every single day. so, maybe there is no need for concern at all. don t tell that to the fear-mongering lap dog leftist media who wasted no time, of course in whipping up fear and proclaiming the third coming of the almighty covid. news of this scary new variant from south africa i m terrified, as you know the united states just restricted travel. i m very worried and i think it is the right thing for the entire public health and scientific community to prepare for the worst because we don t know yet as to whether this is
first white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off live tonight from the north lawn, good evening, peter. good evening, bret. voicials around here want people focused on the new infrastructure law traveling to minnesota tomorrow to celebrate its passage but, instead, they are dealing with the latest reminder that this president, who promised to shut down the virus hasn t. it s called the omicron. this variant is a cause for concern not a cause for panic. but new travel restrictions are in place on residents of eight african countries dealing with outbreaks. the point of the travel of the restriction, to give us time to get people to get protection, to be vaccinated and get the booster. that s even though biden blasted trump the day he announced similar travel bans. this is no time for donald trump s record of hysteria, xenophobia to lead the way instead of science. critics see a clear flip flop. when president trump did this he was labeled as a raci
hi, bret, how are you doing? bret: good. i appreciate it. good evening, welcome to washington. breaking tonight, actually moments ago, president biden telling democratic donors in boston, quote: if trump wasn t running, i m not sure i would be running. insisting democrats cannot let the former president win. we ll talk more about the president s messaging later in the show. meantime today on capitol hill, jewish students at some of the top colleges and universities in the country said they are in fear for their lives on campus. those students and some top administrators appeared on capitol hill today. the educators were grilled about their school s failure to provide protection in the midst of anti-semitic incidents. congressional correspondent aishah hasnie is live on capitol hill tonight with the latest. good evening, aishah. bret, good evening to you. tonight, the presidents of those universities are defending their actions, even as jewish students who aren t on thei
california. his special hour on the state of defense. a report card on america s military readiness to meet the challenges of an increasingly dangerous world. from the middle east to ukraine the south china sea to the internet, america s armed forces must be ready to meet 21st century challenges to our nation security. israel s war with hamas, the latest conflict to ignite instability turbocharging attacks on our forces in the region from iranian proxies. we will get reaction from national security council communication coordinator jon kirby about the restart of the war the head and lindsey biting white house faces from democrats over conditioning future aid to israel. we want to be so good at what we do that they say not today, not tomorrow, ever forgot joint chiefs chairman are preparing our men and women and uniform for the wide range of security responsibilities across the globe. general cq brown joins me here at the reagan library. and that, before serving on congress