ballots in maine and colorado during his actions during the january 6th capitol hill riot. i m dana perino. bill is off today. good morning, bret. bret: i m bret baier. the decisions in both states not only threatening the frontrunner for the republican presidential nomination but where these cases could be eventually heading. the u.s. supreme court as you see there. karl rove said last hour the rulings go against our very system of government. it s anti-democratic and looks like a stretch and it is a stretch. maybe one of the stories we ll find out after november is that this was a clever plot by the trump campaign to sucker left wingers into opposing him being on the ballot knowing it would engender greater support for him and their efforts to remove him would be overridden by the u.s. supreme court. which i fully anticipate. bret: fox team coverage. jonathan turley standing by with the big legal picture. rich edson live in d.c. with the details. good morning, bret.
please. absolutely not, absolutely not. john: ah, absolutely not but the numbers tell a different story. have a look here. the president has held 23 news conferences since he took office and this time in his presidency, president trump had held 41, and obama had held 53. so, what gives with 23? sandra: welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour on this monday afternoon. i m sandra smith in new york. and great to have you back. john: maybe channelling michael jordan with 23. joe concha has a theory. why hold a news conference when tiktok influencers can do the work for you. we ll talk to him how in the world the white house is spinning the press access as a good thing and the army of influencers pushing the president s lies. but first sandra: chaos on chicago streets after hundreds of rowdy teens flooded the downtown area over the weekend. police responding to reports of gunshots and scenes of juveniles smashing cars, blocking traffic and fighting i
russia has responded to president zelensky s visit to washington, accusing the us of fighting an indirect war against it. in a speech, president putin said a new patriot missile defence system would simply prolong the war , and that russia would find an antidote. the ukrainian leader is now back in ukraine. well, ten months on since the start of the conflict, ukrainian forces have regained some areas taken by russia. the bbc has been following one soldier, lieutenant eugene gromadskyi, as he fights to defend his country, at great personal cost. our correspondent quentin sommerville, and camera journalist darren conway, joined him near kupyansk, in the country s east, where fighting continues, amid appalling winter conditions. when the enemy is on your doorstep, sacrifices must be made. this is home for a platoon from ukraine s 92nd brigade. they have a few small rooms in an abandoned house. they re crammed in tight. meals are eaten standing up. not that senior lieutenant e
and giano caldwell, but first this. john: to kick off america reports, life expectancy in america dropping to the lowest level in more than two decades, according to the cdc. deaths from drug overdoses and covid fueling the decline. john roberts in washington. sandra, good wednesday to you. sandra: i m sandra smith in new york city. plunged to an average of 76.1 years in 2021. fentanyl poisoning driving that number with more than 72,000 deaths by the end of last year. john: president biden s border crisis making it worse. officials are trying to stop the flow of fentanyl from creeping into the u.s., but despite efforts, parents are feeling the consequences of drugs in their family. fentanyl has changed the game. no longer can we say just be careful or it s not going to happen to my family. it took half of what he thought was a percocet. you have to talk about these pills and other forms that unfortunately they are now taking other than just pills. no mother want
this desperate cries from the city s subway victim. nobody wants open borders. and there he is seeking a 2024 bed where she critiqued biden s handling of the border. but we should have been doing is come together the modern candidate. jackson. intercepted. it is good. and it is a game-winner. the bills complete the comeback. steve: ladies and gentlemen, you re looking at the city with a big shoulders as chicago is known. currently 50 degrees. how gorgeous is that they are? the sun is not sneaking out. it is fall out. 50 degrees right now going for a daytime highs. the camera walks up to the mezzanine level right now. 63 is going to be a high. if you re out in the windy city, your highs this week s are going to be in the 60s and 70s. it s going to be beautiful. ainsley: i love fall. brian: now the bad news. if you are in the windy city, the bears lost to the giants, and had no quarterback. 20-12. think about this, both snapping the ball to their quarter