to lower the inflation rates, the recession will there is no way out. todd: happy monday, everyone there is no way out. you are watching fox & friends first on this effort mentioned monday. i m todd piro. carley: causing panic inside the democratic party ahead of the elections. todd: in new polling shows republicans a three-point edge on congressional ballot but both sides are equally motivated to vote. alexandria hoff motivated to do this and live in washington with all the details. alexandria, happy monday. happy monday todd, carley and must contend with frustrations from the american people and own party. the effort to resurrect the build back better plan which has been knocked and once again, joe manchin said last week he would not support that. progressives are fuming. [overlapping voices] the president s agenda, people like joe joe manchin, the president s agenda. i don t know why senate majority leader chuck schumer still allows for joe manchin to be
it may be the most critical supreme court case since the justices ruled on the 2000 presidential election, but out in obama administration s health care reform law is under close scrutiny. in a dramatic hearing today the court appeared deeply split. conservative justices are showing deep skepticism about the individual mandate which would require people to buy health insurance. cnn s congressional correspondent kate bolduan and jeffrey toobin were both inside the court today for the hearing. kate, let s start with you. is the health care law in serious jeopardy right now? reporter: i ll tell you, wolf, you never know how much the oral arguments in the courtroom will in the end reflect the final opinion of the court, but straight out of the gate today the lawyer for the obama administration was the one on the defensive and while the justices can and do surprise us, quite frankly, from being in the courtroom today, it does appear that the key provision of the health care law,