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Bret have great weekend. Bye. Good evening. Im bret baier, breaking tonight, another judge has agreed to postpone another key Legal Battle For Former president Donald Trump until after the november election. Manhattan Judge Juan Merchant delayed sentencing in criminal case citing the unique facts and circumstances. It comes after a different judge officially delayed the president s Election Interference Case in washington earlier this week. But, first, breaking just moments ago, a pakistani citizen is awaiting extradition to the united states from canada after authorities allege he was planning a Mass Shooting at a jewish center in new York City around October 7th one Year Anniversary of the Hamas Attack in israel. David spunt with what we know about this story this hour. David brett, good evening. The fbi was tracking his movements before he was arrested two days ago in canada. The fbi led the international operation and discovered that chan planned to travel to New York. Specifically brooklyn to carry out a Mass Shooting unnamed October 7th. Chan began posted on Social Media and others on encrypted messaging apt in november of last year. Thats when authorities say he pledged his support for isis and distributed isis propaganda. Fbi director Christopher Wray in a statement said late this afternoon the fbi will continue to work closely with our partners to investigate and hold those accountable who seek to commit violence In The Name Of isis or other terrorist organizations. Fighting terrorism remains the fbis top priority. Once the fbi, bret, learned he had eu78 meant plans to enter the united states and spoke to undercover fbi agents. He was picked up 12 miles, approximately, from the u. S. Canada border after authorities say he used three separate cars to travel across canada. He is in canada right now awaiting extradition to the united states. Bret . Bret and we have just had that cbp Customs Border Protection about all the different countries people from those various countries coming over the northern border. And this fits that bill. David, we will follow this story, thank you. Now to our other cases involving President Trump. Nate foy outside of the court of appeals in New York, good evening, nate good evening bret. The sentencing will happen on November 26th. Thats, of course, after the president ial election and two peeks before the sentencing Judge Juan Merchant will decide whether or not is he going to throw the conviction out on the grounds you have president ial immunity after that supreme Court Decision back in july. Trump is reacting to the Sentencing Delay on truth social today, posting, quote the manhattan d. A. Witchhunt has been postponed because everyone realizes that there was no case. Did i nothing wrong. Judge merchant wrote in his decision that he doesnt want the Jurys Verdict to be, quote diluted by the enormity of the upcoming president ial election. Merchant also said he wants to avoid any appearance of election interference. The manhattan d. A. s office didnt oppose the d. A. Telling a jury of 12 New Yorkers swiftly and unanimously convicted Donald Trump of 34 felony counts, the manhattan d. A. s office stands ready for sentencing on the new date set by the court. Jury convicted trump of falsifying Business Records for payments made to his former lawyer, michael cohen. Cohen facilitated payments to adult Film Actress Storm in daniels. Here is trump talking about the case earlier today. I had nothing do with it. That was done by an attorney, a Sleaze Bag named michael cohen. He did the whole thing and youre allowed to have reliance on attorney. Its called reliance on attorney. Bret, before that, trump appeared in court to appeal the verdict from last year that he sexually abused and defamed writer e. Jean carroll. Trumps lawyers argue the court allowed inadmissible evidence including testimony from other women and the inclusion of the Access Hollywood tape. Now, lawyers for Trump And Carroll made their cases before a threejudge panel. A decision will come at a later Date But Today trump took issue with the panel itself, noting that all three judges were appointed by democrats. Bret . Bret Nate Foy outside of the court of appeals in New York. Nate, thanks. Another legal battle in North Carolina has also fallen in former President Trumps favor. The state was scheduled to be the first state to send out mail Ballots Today but a legal effort seeking to remove robert f. Kennedy jr. s name has the ballots now on Back Order to be reprinted. Moments ago, former President Trump wrapped up remarks in North Carolina, Correspondent Aishah Hasnie is there with details on todays legal wins for the trump campaign. Good evening, aishah. Bret, good evening to you. And the former president addressed it all tonight from the podium behind me as he picked up the endorsement from the fop. Got a big Standing Ovation Tonight as he announce that he had supports the Death Penalty for anyone who kills a Police Officer. He also slammed liberal d. A. S and his opponent, watch. As we gather today american cities and towns are totally under siege. Kamala harris and the communist left have unleashed a brutal plague of blood shed, crime, Chaos Misery and death upon our land Harris Campaign reacting former Police Officer Harry Dunn saying trump is not an ally to police. Meantime trump commented on the upcoming debate faking monday of Harris Debate prep. She has locked herself. [laughter] in a room and they have one problem, do you know what the problem is . They have maga people outside screaming we love trump, we love trump. We love trump, and they cant focus. And finally trump gave his first reaction to a North Carolina state Appeals Court stopping the counties here, from sending out mailin ballots with r. F. K. Jr. s name on them. At least until his appeal is resolved. That was a big thing all those who love bobby and there is a lot of them all he stands for Health And Wellbeing of us they vote for me now. All the bobby people are going to vote for me. I appreciate the decision. And bret, today, r. F. K. Jr. Is telling all of his supporters to just vote for trump No Matter What state they live in, red or blue, just to avoid any confusion as he continues to try to get off the ballots in several battleground states. Bret . Bret Aishah Hasnie in charlotte, North Carolina, aishah, thanks. Former Vice President Dick Cheney says like his daughter former congresswoman Liz Cheney he too will vote for Kamala Harris for president. In a statement this afternoon, he said in part in our nations 248year history that has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. That is why i will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris Vice President preparing for pittsburgh as members of the Campaign Team make appearances on her behalf. They argue the Vice President is the underdog, despite touting major fundraising success. Correspondent Mark Meredith reports from pittsburgh. Tonight, Vice President harris remains hunkered down in pittsburgh. Preparing for her first and potentially only debate with former President Trump. In a radio interview, harris says voters are tired of her opponent. We need to turn the page on this this trump era, you know, this person who has talked about how immigrants poison the blood of america. This person who seeks to divide our nation. But the Harris Campaign claims its trump who has the upper hand after spending the arrest eight years in the president ial spotlight. Shell explain to the country on Tuesday Night what the difference between President Trump and her and who has the right vision for the future. As the Harris Campaign lowers Debate Exceptions its bragging about new fundraising data showing it raised 361 Million in august and now holds a staggering 400 Million cash on hand. 100 Million advantage over trirp. The democratic Party Chairman writing today, one thing has been clear. Voters are excited and motivated to send her to the oval office. Less than a week until the debate, the Harris Website still does not list any platform specifics. But her campaign tells axios the vp has changed her mind on another environmental issue. First, it was fracking where she once vowed to outlaw. Now Team Harris says she no longer wants to ban plastic straws despite saying this in 2019. Do you plan plastic straws . I think we should, yes. Some voters think harris is pivoting for popularity. Every democrat flips back and forth. Once they get back in office. She is going to go back to the same. While the Vice President is expected to lay low. Football plenty of her. Campaign black Voters Nfl College games with millions of people expected to be tuned. In bret . Bret Mark Meredith live in pittsburgh. Mark, thanks. This was the obvious answer, but Judge Merchan has repeatedly ruled against Donald Trump. I think we were all kind of holding our breath. Here we are within 40 odd days of the election. And sentencing the defendant where he would get a stay regardless of what the sentence is doesnt make a whole lot of sense. And the doj is behind everything. Every one of these cases. Its political interference. Bret lets get analysis from former President Trumps legal Cases Anchor of Fox News sunday Shannon Bream. Good afternoon, this is quite something, this cascading of judges essentially pushing back decisions. This one for some people was a surprise. Sitting through the weeks, bret, of that trial there in New York and Judge Merchan consistently making decisions that were not positive to the trump legal team or to the former president , we really just didnt know what he would do with the sentencing. Now, there is also the school of thought that had he sentenced the former president to something significant on september 18th, it would have actually been politically beneficial to the trump campaign. They would have been able to point to that again as you heard the president saying that all of this has been a political persecution or prosecution. With you, the fact is now this sentencing is going to come after november, if at all. Judge merchan still has to make a decision on whether the supreme courts immunity decision will have an impact on New York case. Listen, if he comes out novembet think so the Immunity Case From Supreme Court in any way, you know, takes this off the table for President Trump, you got to know the Trump Team is almost going to immediately appeal that and maybe we dont get to that sentencing on November 26th after all. Bret right. And thats very possible, right . I mean, that immunity throws in a lot of questions based on the way Judge Merchan handled this case i dont expect a favorable decision on the 12th when it comes to immunity. They could separate parts of the case as Jack Smith has done in the federal stays case. They are going to argue enough of a Case Prosecutors that it can survive that scrutiny of the supreme Court Decision. If that happens, expect the Trump Team to immediately a appeal that decision. I would expect that Appellate Court to take that jurisdiction away from Judge Merchan and maybe he doesnt ghetto make that decision on the week of thanksgiving about sentencing. Bret for those following at home without a whiteboard of all the legal cases, that essentially clears the deck through the election, does it not . Shannon it does. Almost nothing that can possibly get to trial before 2025 or to a Sentencing Decision before the election. You know, we heard Judge Chutkan in the federal January 6th case here, case against President Trump in the Courtroom Yesterday saying hey, listen, the elections calendar thats not my problem, not my purview, pushing most things into 2025. Jack smith could be making up arguments setting up proof he says of the president s wrongdoing. So that could trickle out into the public if she doesnt sensor or give any privilege to those documents that could come out in october before the election. Bret right. And the interesting part is that the former president is saying that this is all a witchhunt and that its banana republican kind of stuff. They are also going to file to remove things from Program Court thats still pending. Shannon it does. Today the president was in federal Court E. Jean carroll cases. Two of them added up to damages 85 million. Both of those cases are on appeal. That Maralago Decision Judge cannon who threw out the entire Documents Case saying there was not a proper appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel. That case is on appeal to the 11th circuit. Trump Team May or may not win there. There are all kinds of things pending, georgia and other places as well. Bret all right. Shannon, as always. Thank you. Who is on Fox News sunday, quickly . Shannon we are going to have Senators Murphy and cornyn. Both sides of the aisle represented. Bret okay. Fair and balanced. Shannon see you then. Bret latest on School Shooting. Learn more about the teen suspects background. First what some of the fox affiliates are covering. Fox 5 in Las Vegas where a man went viral for leaping to attack a judge Pleaded Go ahead to attempted murder. The judge attacked before the plea was issues saying her attacker knocked her almost through the wall. This is a live look at Navajo Dam in new mexico. One of the affiliates kaqe. Empty Starliner Capsule expected to land this evening. The two astronauts that carried to the international Space Station will remain in orbit until february and return on a spacex rocket. Thats tonights live look outside the beltway from sprortd. Wespecial report. Well be right back. O have enough money for retirement. Wife And Travel to visit our grandchildren. Fisher Investments i understand. Thats why at Fisher Investments we start by getting to know each other. So i can learn about your family, lifestyle, goals and needs, allowing us to tailor your portfolio. wife what about commissionbased products . Fisher Investments we dont sell those. 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Public records reveal warning signs that could have prevented wednesdays tragedy. Colt gray and his Father Collin appeared in Court Today in backtoback hearings. Correspondent Steve Harrigan reports from georgia. You are charged with four counts of felony murder. The suspect in the deadliest School Shooting in Georgias History making his first court appearance today, 14yearold Colt Gray will be tried as an adult and now faces life in prison after police say he shot and killed two fellow students and to teachers at apalachee high. Mr. Collin gray . Minutes later the Suspects Father appeared in the same courtroom. Law enforcement arrested Collin Gray claiming he provided ar Style Rifle provided in the massacre. Crying and shaking in court the father is charged with felony murder, involuntary Manslaughter And Cruelty to children. I would hope that prosecutors would use every arsenal or every tool in their arsenal to hold people accountable for crimes. Family members of those killed were also in the courtroom. Not present the suspects mother, who lived apart and has a long Arrest Record for drugs, theft, and family violence. She would reportedly lock her children out of the house. More than one year ago, local Law Enforcement interviewed both Father And Son after the son was accused of making online threat after he says he was bullied at school. He knows the seriousness of weapons and what they can do and how to use them and not use them. Its kind of a little bit of a shock, so, whatever you tell him please instill in him that what if this is whatever or wherever this is coming from this is no noe joke. No. Its no joke. Seven months after that the father bought his son a rifle for christmas. The District Attorney acknowledged charging the parents relatively new territory. An attack on the entire community. Father faces up to 180 years in prison. Bret . Bret steve, thank you. Meantime, president Joe Biden was in Michigan Today where he signed an Executive Order promoting high quality american jobs. It comes amid recently aoffs in the states key industry. And a sluggish jobs report. Senior produces correspondent Peter Doocy reports from the North Lawn Disof steve what great way to cap off labor day week. May be a liability for democrats. When i think climate, i think jobs. Goodpaying union jobs. [cheers] stellantis, the Ram 1500 Pickup Truck Maker that benefited from more than 500 Million in Energy Department grants to build evs and is turning a profit announced last month 2,000 layoffs in michigan warned some of those jobs could move to mexico. Evs will happen it has to be Evolution Ie Hybrid Versus pure ev. Weaker than expected 142,000 jobs created in august, according to Jobs Numbers released today. They just came out and their basic disaster. And the Labor Secretary is admitting 700,000 Manufacturing Jobs. The administration often touts come with a big asterisk. A lot of those Manufacturing Jobs were added back, they were lost in the pandemic and added back and 147,000 jobs that have been created in manufacturing sector. 147,000 jobs is 147,000 jobs. For President Biden, a good economy is critical to his legacy. Kamala and i have so proud of our record, the gait greatest Job Creation Record of any single president ial term in american history because of you. They told us we couldnt do it peter nothing has changed with his Stump Speech since he was giving it and tanking in the polls and then dropped out. But, still, the Harris Campaign has had them out there as their headliner for two days. For the next two he will be in delaware, bret . Peter Peter Doocy on the north lawn. Thanks. Stocks were down over Lack Lust err. S p 500 fell 95. Nasdaq dropped 437. The for the week the dow lost almost 3 percentage points. S p 500 dropped four. 4. 25. Following more than 5 and three quarters. Up next. Suspected members of a venezuelan Street Gang come to america through the Southern Border. Then, one republican, and one democrat, both from new York City, come together to try to find Common Ground on the citys migrant crisis. And, later the panel on the latest from the campaign trail, a debate preview. Plus winners and losers. You didnt start a business just to keep the lights on. Lucky for you, shopify built the just onetapping, ridiculously fastacting, skyhigh sales stacking champion of checkouts. Businesses that want to win, win with shopify. We really dont want people to think of Feeding Food like ours is spoiling their dogs. Good, Real Food is simple. It looks like food, it smells like food, its what dogs are supposed to be eating. No Living Being should ever eat processed food for every single meal of their life. Its amazing to me how many people write in about their dogs changing for the better. The Farmers Dog is just our way to help people take care of them. Bret Law Enforcement officials are growing very concerned over the increasing footprint of a venezuelan gang on u. S. Soil. Order officials say targeting members of the Tren De Aragua gang is now a priority. Correspondent Bill Melugin reports on some of the latest incidents involving suspected Gang Members. The ten k tentacles are reacg further across the united states. In a roar are a, colorado, police announced the arrest of four known or suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Members in connection with the shooting in july. Ice confirms to Fox News all four of the men are venezuelan illegal immigrants who are caught and released at the Texas Border by the biden administration around the same time the White House was saying this we have a secure border. In a completely separate event in aurora, suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Members armed with guns were caught on video trying to break a door down in an Apartment Complex they had reportedly taken over. An incident former President Trump brought up today. If you look at aurora, colorado, they are taking over the place. They took over buildings and this is just the beginning. You havent seen anything yet. This gang also now popping up in dallas where police Tell Fox in part we have had Gang Activity in the north dallas area linked to the Tren De Aragua gang from venezuela. Our department is clap celebrating with other agencies to address possible crimes linked to this and other gangs in our city. Tren De Aragua has already established presences in new York City and chicago. And has been tied to violent crimes in those cities, including the shooting of two nypd officers in june. Unfortunately, every state is indeed now a border state. And we have got Stop It because these gangs are coming to a city near you. And, bret, Border Patrol agents have repeatedly told us when they encounter these venezuelan men at the Southern Border, they have really no way of vetting them most of the time. Venezuelan simply does not cooperate with the united states and share Law Enforcement records and as a result of that, a large majority of these venezuelan illegal immigrants end unjust getting released into the country. Bret . Bret you know, bill, we have been doing this story about california and the possible plan to help illegal immigrants there purchase homes. Some news about that . Yeah, so california democrats out here had been pushing a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to participated in this public Lottery Loan Program that would have given them up to 150,000 in taxpayer funded assistance Down Payment assassination, to help them buy a elm who. Well, just a few hours ago, California Governor Gavin newsom, he vetoed that bill not because of the merits of the bill but because of what he describes as Funding Issues and the impact it would have had on californias state budget. Send it back to you. Bret all right, Bill Melugin live in l. A. , bill, thanks. I said on this issue of how Police Work with immigrants, please talk to the Police Chiefs of this country. God forbid they have been a victim of crime or witness to a crime. Immigrant New Yorkers documented documented and undocumented feel safe going to the police and working with them and we will never let that change. Bret then new York City Mayor Bill de blasio defending sanctuary cities. There is a problem with that. And both sides of the aisle are coming together, its time for our Common Ground segment. Joining us tonight new York City councilman Republican Joe bore really and call len yeager. I want to talk to you about the issue and as you see it headlines recently have been all over the place. New york post, migrants flooding new York City Justice System making up 75 of arrest in midtown. The elites opened the doors to migrants and chaos. New york times a different take. Migrant Crime Wave not supported by data despite high profile cases. Councilman yeager, how do you see this . Like, whats the Ground Truth about new York City and deal with this on all levels . Well, anybody who says that every single person who comes over the border lawfully or unlawfully is here to commit crimes is simply wrong at the same time its naive and false to say nobody who comes here committing crimes. Relates a city like New York, with the numbers at approximately as of two months ago, over 205,000 migrants have come to new York City in the last two years. That is it simply is not believable to say that our Crime Numbers are not seeing the result of that policy. Bret Council Borelli you formed this Common Sense caucus. You have a number of proposals here together allowing the nypd to communicate with ice. Enable ice to collect suspects in custody. Ballot measure to repeal restrictions on deportation, retention and removal. Obviously thats not in the purview of the new York City police. But what do you see coming together on their . Youll be able to get done . We believe we have public support. They are seeing rising Crime Numbers where there are high concentrations of migrants. Whether you agree with the policy or not. If you are a resident of even the most progressive neighborhoods in New York, you are noticing that there is more crime. And not just the crime aspect, but also the money aspect. This year its going to cost Us 5 Billion to House And Care for this population, that would make our migrant spending the ninth most Perspective City Budget in the united states, we would be about the same as the city of dallas, in other words, New York can just pay Dallas Budget for what we are paying for this migrant crisis. I think New Yorkers have finally said enough is enough. We are not getting any value out of this. Its not playing out. The democrats have said this would somehow enhance new York City, unfortunately, until we see a change at the top, i dont think anything is going to change at the Southern Border to alleviate those coming in. Bret its interesting, councilman, you mentioned dallas. Dallas police have really been expressing themselves how tough it is and they have seen some communities just take a listen. Days of these simple 911 equals, you know, loud music, you know, family those days are gone. Acts of war. As a nation we have to sit down and think what are we asking of our officers. Bret Congressman Yeager how much can you get done on a city level. How much do you think democrats are listening to what your common Sense Cause proposals are . Well, to put this in perspective. The number of migrants who have come into new York City exceeds the number of residents of a Council District that i represent and that joe represents. Each of our districts have about 170,000 people. Bret wow. We have already taken in more than the entire new York City Council District into our city the last two years. Its simply not sustainable. When we talk about 5 Billion number. Think about what new York City can do with 5 Billion. We just adopted a budget three months ago. And the biggest fight on the table was whether or not we can keep our libraries open. Thats the battle. Whether or not we can afford to keep our cops on the street, to hire more cops for retiring cops because they are leaving the job. To say hire firefighters, to hire teachers. The services that are required by the migrants who are coming to new York City are immense. They are costing us enormous amounts of money. We simply do not have the resources to keep on footing this bill. Bret Congressman Yeager, do you think this will be a major issue in the national election . I dont see how its not. This is a national problem. And just because city like New York, a city like chicago. A city Like Dallas are the are the Poster Child and at the forefront of seeing the problem, this is an absolute national problem that is foisted upon cities like hours where people believe that they can come here, they are going to get a room at the rose felt hotel. They are going to get a phone and they all seem to have motorcycles. And they seem to be doing just fine. And this is a policy we dont we do not in the city of New York control the borders. All we can control is whats going to happen to people once they show up in our city. Bret let me ask one more thing, quickly, councilman borelli. New york times says there is a flurriy of inquiries about the mayor. Remarkable avalanche of investigations and raids struck at the heart of the mayors circle. No ordinary distraction. It comes as all of these things are happening. County mayor do his job in this current environment . Its going to be tough. In the past, these folks have been you know, investigated, have been sort of the second tier of individuals. Now with this next round right now, this is the Inner Sanctum of his world. So its going to be increasingly difficult for him to do that. You know, but well see what he decides to do. Bret okay. Councilman, we really appreciate your time. Thanks for coming on Common Ground. Thank you. You can see all the Common Ground segments on my podcast Common Ground. Find that and the allstar panel podcast. Spotify, or wherever you download podcast, also Seat Discussion on the Fox News youtube page. Up next, the panel on President Trumps Sentencing Delay. The new Jobs Numbers. The campaign trail. And winners and losers. First, beyond our Borders Tonight. An american woman has been shot and killed in the west bank. Witnesses and palestinian media say israeli troops shot the 26yearold protesting against settlement expansion, no word officially from the israelis. It comes as israeli forces appear to withdraw from three Refugee Camps in the west bank. The more than weak long Military Operation left dozens dead there. Volodymyr zelenskyy calling for the west to loosen weapons restrictions. Made the case to u. S. Allied leaders in germany. Gather to coordinate weapons aid. Kyiv has called for capabilities to allow it to target russian air bases far from the border. And this is a live look at rio de janeiro, courtesy of earth cam. One of the big stories there tonight. The nfl plays first game in south america. Philadelphia eagles will take on the Green Bay Packers in sao paulo. Corinthians arena. The eagles are designated Home Team there. They wear the same colors as the soccer club. Only visiting teams in this case the packers are a lou to wash green. Good thing they both have green. Just some of the other stories beyond our Borders Tonight well be right back. G business internet. Employees get the information they need instantly. 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Grown on our farm, enjoyed at your table. one of the people described a 7yearold boy who got basically beat up and his sister molested because they opened the door and these gangs went in and emptied all of the apartment. These are migrants from columbia that were being attacked by Gang Migrants from venezuela. I wanted this to come out. How people were living, what they were being exposed to and the Shear Fear that they were under. The Bottom Line is this isnt just an aurora issue. Bret Aurora Colorado and that venezuelan gang story, you married from Bill Melugin. Obviously a major factor. You heard from the councilman in new York City. The immigration and the border. As you look at the real clear Politics Average of polls in the swing states, the battleground states, there you see very tight races in a number of different states, and you see where the breakdown is right now. Thats the average of recent polls. With that, lets bring in our panel, Fox News media analyst, host of fox Fox News Media Buz howie kurtz. Byron york, and u. S. A. Today white House Correspondent Francesca chambers. Byron, you know, that Aurora Story really boggles my mind that that can happen would happen. It adds to a lot of individual stories around the country and you just heard from the new York City councilman how the city is being bombarded. That becomes, if its not, a really hot issue for the election. It plays precisely into former President Trumps hands. I mean, for republicans, immigration, specifically the border is probably the most important issue. This in this election and for the electorate as a whole its maybe the second most important issue, only after inflation. And even though the biden administration and Vice President harris has tried to say oh the republicans and trump stopped this bill that could have solved everything, the fact is they waited for three years to even come up with that. And trump has a very, very strong case which if he can do it right, is what he will be doing Tuesday Night at the debate. Bret most people say the economy will drive it. We had Jobs Numbers out, so so Jobs Numbers. Jobs added 142,000, unemployment right know at 4. 2 . Vice president harris was pressed on the economy from univision. Take a listen. My plan also actually reduce the deficit by a trillion dollars. As compared to my opponent who could keep, because he gives Tax Breaks to the richest people, contributing to the deficit and not helping the middle class. Still people believe that he can handle the economy better. What would you say to them that are listening to you right now . Well, you should look at what i have accomplished thus far. Bret francesca, thats the issue. What she has accomplished thus far as Vice President for three and a half years and where the economy is and how people feel about it. Thats the up hill battle, really. In terms of her economic plan, a lot of what she has laid out is either a continuation of the plans of what President Biden has put forward or in some areas as we saw this past week, she has a difference of opinion from him on them. Including on capital gains. But, indeed, she still wants to increase taxes on the wealthy, to pay for her plans, and a lot of the credits that she has put forward are things that she has really doubled down on from the biden administration. But notably she is not using the word bidenomics, when she was asked about that in the cnn interview. Side stepped it because she has tried to at least shift away from that wording. Shift away from negative feelings that americans have about the economy during the current administration. As she tries to chart a positive forward looking vision. Big moment tuesday for that debate, howie. There is a lot of anticipation for it. Take a listen. Im going into very hostile territory shortly on a debate with abc. I think they are the worst. They are the nastiest. The reason im doing it is because thats the only one that she would do it with. She knows millions of people are going to be watching. She understands this is a real moment in debate in campaign to really have a discussion with the american people. People know Donald Trump. He is a skilled debater. Dont under estimate Donald Trump. Bret axios has this piece, howie how axios dodges scrutiny with her debate coming up on tuesday, harris has big questions to answerrenned two areas that go to the heart of running america. One, why did President Bidens top advisers routinely leak word they found her performance as Vice President disappointing or episodically problematic and, two, how did her views change in five years from liberal to centrist on healthcare, immigration and energy . Why should voters believe her new views are the ones she would stick with inside the White House . Those are the key points. And that Debate Couldnt be bigger. Yeah. Its absolutely make or break. I see the pressure as being on Kamala Harris. Because, everybody on the planet knows what they think about Donald Trump. Maybe 10 people who havent made up their mind. And if she can just hold her own. Think win for her because she closes the Statue Gap and shows she can go Toe To toe with the former president. However, if Donald Trump can rattlez here and tie the Bind Record around her neck then i think he might come out ahead. Again, i think that Kamala Harris is the one who has to show that she can do it because trump has debated so many times and she has only done the cnn interview. Bret yeah, obviously she debated Mike Pence in the Vice President ial debate. Recently. Bret you will see everything here on Fox News channel Tuesday Night. We will have a full team covering it. Lets go winners and losers. Winner first and then loser. Byron . Well, my winner is u. S. Tennis. It has been 18 years. I didnt know that 18 years since an american man played in the u. S. Open final. Now there is going to be one. Its going to be either taylor favorites or francis. They have a chance at the championship. My loser is late night tv. Nbc announced the once legendary Tonight Show is going to be cut to four days a week matching the other shows. It is a slowly dying form. Bret all right. Francesca, Winner And Loser . Okay my winner was Beatle Juice the movie. I know who the take here. I enjoyed it. I thought it was delightful. My loser was autumn because i dont like cold l i enjoy cold weather. Not a Pumpkin Spice Person . Winner elon musk. Guess what is he going to chair the thing if, in fact, trump wins the election. My loser are the Nfl Kickoff returners. You wont be seeing any more of those ex80yard returns new rules that deflates the whole thing because of Safety And Concussion concerns. Bret yes. I have a winner i usually dont. I have a winner. That is Tom Brady because he joins the Broadcast Booth this weekend with fox and after 7 Super Bowl rings and all those years in the nfl, we get to hear how he calls the plays im looking forward to seeing that this weekend. All right, pang, thanks so much. Up next, note notable quotables. Y Le Switch to shopify so you can build it better, scale it faster and sell more. Much more. Take your business to the next stage when you switch to shopify. My little miracle is beckett. A Thousand Years by Christina Perri i have died every day waiting for you we wouldnt be where we are without saint jude. And in turn, we wouldnt be where we are without those people that have donated. Sandals Jamaica Sale is now on, visit sandals. Com or call 1800sandals we really dont want people to think of Feeding Food like ours is spoiling their dogs. Good, Real Food is simple. It looks like food, it smells like food, its what dogs are supposed to be eating. Bret you know that sound it means its friday. 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Since when does the Vice President have what sounds like a southern accent . I have no idea what you are talking about. The 105th Nfl Season is underway. Lets go, lets play. Lets go. I hear you. Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on the state of the economy and his new book. Plus, this weekend Shannon Bream for Fox News sunday, guest texas republican senator John Corn anyone and democratic senator chris murphy. Remember, if you cant catch us live. Set your dvr, 6 00 p. M. In the east. 3 00 p. M. On the west coast. Next week we have a busy week. Up in New York for most of the week with the debate conch. Full coverage on special report, thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. Thats it for this special report, fair, balanced and still unafraid. The Ingraham Angle starts now