this morning on world news now, racetrack crash. the accident that sent a car and its famous driver flying in the air. what led to a smashup that left him and 13 others injured. terror crackdown, two special forces raids on al qaeda and the terror mastermind now in custody. what can the u.s. learn from one of the most wanted men in the world. new perspective. road rage incident. involving motorcyclist and a family s suv. the biker accused of setting off the entire incident steps forward telling his story in an abc news exclusive. happy halle berry. at age 47, the sexy actress talks about a major change in her personal life and calls it her biggest surprise ever. that s in the skinny on this monday, october 7th.
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fox and friends first starts from all over the world back here to the streets of new york city, thank you so much for joining us on this monday morning starting your week with us. it is monday october 7th. welcome to fox & friends first . i am heather childers. i am ainsley earhardt. we are going to make it a great week together. we sure are. we begin with chaos after a horrific crash sends three time indy 500 winner dario franchitti s car flying through the air and into a fence.
motorcycle confrontation. new details emerging this morning. 34ris say at least six men involved in the assault on an suv driver, including stomping on his head. good morning to you. welcome to early start. i m zoraida sambolin. i m john berman. hope you had a great weekend. it is monday, october 7th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. u.s. special forces staging two raids in africa and capturing a very big target. this man is al qaeda operative abu anas al libi. wanted for the bombingings in kenya and tanzania. he is a key figure possibly with a treasure atroptrove of al qae workings. all of this while navy s.e.a.l.s were staging another raid 3,000 miles away in somalia.
you get nothing! you lose! good day, sir! after which the media limps in to say great story. compelling and rich i m ron burgundy. no, the media is not a window. the fourth estate plays a critical role in creating an informed public who can respond to what s happening. false equivalence leads to a misinformed public and contributes to hyper partisanship by comforting those behind the extremists, lulling them into a fantasy that their party is not currently led by a bunch of ideological extremist zelot thugs perverting the process in a historically unprecedented way. america needs the media now as much as ever to tell the truth and to report on reality, because lord knows, there s a gang of republicans who are out there, trying to repeal reality. that does it for the cycle. now for more reality, it s time for martin. the reverend toure there preaching. thank you so much. good afternoon, it s monday, october 7th. and the president has a message