ukrainian soil. right now fears are mounting an invasion could come at any moment while an estimated 100,000 troops sit along ukraine s border. cnn s arlette saenz is at the white house keeping a close eye on the u.s. response. let s begin with cnn s clarissa ward in the ukrainian capital of kiev. clarissa, what s the latest on the ground? do you get the sense at this point that this could be escalating to a breaking point? reporter: i think at this point people are waiting to see how the diplomatic process plays out. it s significant that those talks didn t reach a dead end. at the same time no one here in ukraine is counting on anything substantial coming out of those talks. and so we have continued to see ukrainian leaders really lobbying for as much support as they can get. and that did arrive tonight in the form of 198,000 pounds of american weaponry, which arrived, this is the second shipment, there was one just a couple of nights ago, and they will continue. they re
cavuto. shopping for christmas is up 19% from last year that could mean consumers don t want to be the grinch this year by not giving presents the readout from a guru, what does this mean, 19%, the saturday before christmas what does that mean for retailers going into this season? we re certainly seeing retailers benefit from this, and especially the small businesses, so according to the data catalyst institute 79% of small businesses have an offline presence, so this is a brick and mortar presence, while they are still selling online, they are expecting people to walk into their stores and buy last minute. so i m sure people are out there right now going and shopping, you know, literally in the 11th hour, brick and mortar stores are certainly getting the store traffic. in addition, these sort of offmarket venues that these retailers are taking advantage of, like the street markets and the street fairs, 57% of small businesses have presence there, meaning a brick and mortar
vaccine mandate deadline and even in liberal california americans are rising up with mass walkouts. todd: the bidens are caught breaking a rule, ditching their masks on a date night in d.c. fox & friends first starts right now. carley: good morning, you re watching fox & friends first. i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. pete buttigieg warning the spiraling supply chain crisis could stretch into next year. carley: as republicans blame skyrocketing costs on reckless government spending. lauren blanchard joins us live from washington with more on inflation. reporter: good morning. transportation secretary pete buttigieg has been on paternity leave since august. it comes as the u.s. is facing a spiraling supply chain crisis. secretary buttigieg says it s not just a failure to get items on shelves. well, certainly a lot of the challenges that we ve been experiencing this year will continue into next year. look, part of what s happening isn t just the supply side, it
to face each other again in november s election. let s get the latest from our chief presenter sumi somaskanda. who has been watching it all unfold there. so, in california, no surprises. that s absolutely right, sally. to give you an idea of where we are, we have been taking in the evening and watch party at the university of southern california with a bunch of students and community members who came to see the results come across. as you said, but donald trump, joe biden sweeping victory here, that is exactly what was expected. we know for donald trump in particular the state was important, 169 gop delegates up for grabs, he has taken those with him on his march toward securing the nomination. what is interesting to see is a lot of the issues we have heard from voters here in california and where we were previously, in arizona, a battleground state, reflect what we saw in exit polls coming out from super tuesday. voters are worried about the economy, cost of living, and the
groups of migrants still crossing the border. top biden officials crossing south of the border to try to get mexico s help. the numbers are not lying. this crisis is intensifying. now the largest migrant caravan of the year is approaching. where is all this heading? your world starts right now. charles: welcome. i m charles payne in for neil cavuto. first to mexico. a failed root cause strategy and a border less secure than ever before, today president biden turned to mexico for help. secretaries blinken and mayorkas urgently met with president obrador to focus on a problem the administration has ignored. agents apprehending 1,000 immigrants today. in lukeville, another 1,000 last night. thousands are more are on their way including this caravan of 15,000. so what exactly does the u.s. want? one, resume deportations buses and flights to central america. the u.s. wants the migrants detained before they reach the u.s. number 2, resume policing the railroads. the beast as