investigation has some to the biden white house. carley: and there is this. they champion the causes they believe in the most of, we ll be okay. carley: republicans are weighing in on the biggest take-aways ahead of the midterms. todd: you are watching fox & friends first on this wednesday morning. i am todd todd. todd piro.carley: i m carley s. president biden is set to head to the port of baltimore today amid the supply chain nightmare. todd: as surging meat prices threaten to butcher holiday plans across the country. griff jenkins joins us live from d.c. with with the details. your story led to this interesting discussion between carley and i as to when you re talking turkey, white meat versus dark meat, regardless, it s going to talk you more this year. reporter: white meat all the way. it s not just turkeys, everyone is tired of paying more for stuff they can barely find on the shelves. that s why the president will head to the port of baltimore today to unveil a p
country. if we don t get our of hands around the virus quickly, in about two weeks, our hospital system could be in serious, serious trouble. todd: raising the red flag on covid-19 as a surge of new cases sweeps the south. the draysic the measures being drastic measures being taken to keep grim predictions from becoming a reality. protests try to wipe american monuments from the history, one town is opening the figures with open arms. fox & friends first starts right now. todd: good morning. it s another week. you re watching fox & friends first on this monday morning. i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. we begin with a fox news alert. eight people are feared dead after two planes collide over a lake in idaho. the bodies of two passengers were recovered before the planes sank. six others are unaccounted for. reports show they include children and adults. todd: investigators don t know why the planes crashed over the lake. crews will work on recovering both
todd: good morning, you are watching fox & friends first on this tuesday morning. i am todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus in for jillian mele. thank you for starting your day with us. chaos in american cities, president trump rushed out of a briefing as shots are fired feet from the white. toddhouse.todd: in seattle, thp reportedly set to resign as the city votes to defund her department. griff jenkins has the new information coming in overnight. reporter: it was a chaotic scene at the white house yesterday. first, the news that you re talking about breaking on the west coast, seattle s police chief who battled against civil unrest for more than two months says she is stepping down after the city council votes to change her department. a radio host tweeted the chief s resignation letter. it reads in part, quote, this was a difficult decision for me but when it s time, it s time. she continue, you truly are the best police department in the country and please trust me w
you re watching fox & friends first on this monday morning. i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. a fox news alert, today the coronavirus vaccine will arrive at hospitals nationwide. todd: ashley strohmier is live at saint barnabas hospital in the bronx. reporter: the vaccinations could begin here this morning at saint barnabas in the bronx, this as they are expected to get the first batch of doses here pretty soon. the first pfizer, biontech vaccine left several locations in michigan sunday. people could be seen cheering on the trucks leaving, some people holding trump signs too. the first batches arrived at lax overnight. the airport shared a photo of that on twitter. one challenge to distribution is pfizer s vaccines need to be stored at extremely low temperatures. the company says gps enabled sensors will help track the shipments and ensure they stay cold. listen. we ve also got a portable cold storage capability as these vaccines are being sent out to other lo
responded to the scene recalled the harrowing moments before the blast. fox & friends first starts right now. a good morning to you and yours you re watching fox & friends first. i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. todd: president trump unlocked coronavirus relief aid and averts a government shutdown. carley: lucas tomlinson joins us live in washington as negotiations are far from over. reporter: president trump signing the massive $2.3 trillion spending bill including $900 billion in emergency relief funds, facing mounting pressure from lawmakers to sign it. in a statement the president said, quote, i will sign the omnibus and covid package with a strong message that makes clear to congress that waste physicals need to be removed. i will send back to congress a redlined version. lawmakers are likely to ignore the president s request to cut any spending. here s what in the bill, $600 per person, extra $300 per week unemployment benefits, $284 billion in funding f