Ainsley good morning. Hope had you great weekend. Its 6 00 a. M. On the east coast. Monday, september 23rd. This is Fox Friends. We start with a Fox News Alert. Israel is warning people that Fli Lebanon to evacuate as the Idf Conduct extensive strikes. We are live in Tel Aviv have the Form Ambassador to the u. N. Standing by. Lawrence former president Donald Trump heads to the Battleground State of Pennsylvania Today to highlight farming and energy. But Senator John Fetterman doesnt want to talk about it. Watch. So strange why we just keep talking about fracking. Back in 2020 i said that might be an issue. But its not going to be a defining issue. Steve okay. Defining portion of our program you are not going to want to miss, actress Patricia Heaton is going to join Fox Friends live on this very, very busy monday. Ainsley we have a very special Announcement Today Stay tuned for that Coming Up later in the show. Ainsley i think i know what it is. Ainsley you do but they dont. Fox friends
plus, a young woman who pulls a car off of her father saving his life. like a scene out of superman. you have to see this. pretty incredible. up first, the golden girls. of course, everyone still talking about the magical night for the u.s. women s gymnastics team. they routed the russians and everyone else on their way to the gold medal in the team competition. take a look, folks. michael phelps cementing his legacy. he is now the most decorated olympian of all time. winning his record breaking 19th medal and adding another gold just for fun to his all-time mark. amanda davies is live in london. amanda, the debate is raging this morning. also here, mr. john berman and i have been debating this. is michael phelps the best olympian ever? reporter: morning. i ll tell you, there s no debate about the fact it was stars and stripes all the way here at the olympics last night. but it s a really difficult question to answer that. it is the topic of conversation across breakfast
plunge. the dow slid 251 point, today. there s only one other day this year that it has been worse. people are afraid. they re afraid of the blood gushing out of europe s veins. they re afraid of the blood draining out of jobs here in the united states. ultimately, they re most afraid that congress is too cold-blooded to do anything about it. to make a deal that could instill confidence again in the greatest economy on earth. yes, that is, still, by leap, bounds, everything, everybody, the united states of america. instead, by the end of the day, the credit rating agency moody s downgraded america s five biggest banks. specifically blaming fear about stability in the global financial system. that means it s going to cost those banks more to operate. that means they have less money to lend to all the borrowers in this country. about the only person feeling good today, billionaire larry ellison. it s good when you got $36 billion and buying an entire island in hawaii is pocket