after a once this a lifetime blizzard pummelled the city. we ll take you live to buffalo, where the thashl guard is stepping in to help. the severe weather ignite ing a southwest airline meltdown leaving passengers stranded in airport terminals. the chaos stretching into another day with thousands of flights cab selled so far. we ll bring you a live report from the busiest airport in the country. also this hour, fresh fallout surrounding george santos, who admitted to fabricating his resume. we ll take a closer look at why a new york prosecutor is looking into the matter. and an update from the vatican this morning on the condition of pope benedict. we ll bring you the latest reporting on his situation. and the countdown to the new year is on. organizers for saturday s new year s eve celebration in new york city will hold their annual confetti test this morning before releasing 1.5 tons of confetti at midnight on new year s eve. we begin with our top story this morn
massive bridge linking russia to the annexed territory of crimea. why this is a big deal both strategically and symbolically and how ukrainian and russian officials are now reacting. also, a major shakeup in uvalde, texas. the school district suspends its entire police force and puts two officials on leave. how if families are reacting. plus hurricane ian blasted its way through florida, knocking out electricity to millions. one community in the storm s path never lost power. how they made it through relatively unscathed. hopeful news in the fight against breast cancer. new day starts right now. it s great to be with you this morning. it s saturday, october 8th. thank you so much for spending some of your morning with us. boris, sorry you re not. you re stuck with me now. that s right. we re grateful to have you, amara. i m so pumped that this is your new home. congratulations to amara walker, being named the new co-anchor of weekend new day. thank you. of
are you concerned about the strength of the economy right now? president biden: i m not concerned about the economy i m concerned about the rest of the world. can you exley that affects. the economy is strong as hell . but the american people feel differently. nearly 78 percent think the economy is in bad shape under biden and 71 percent of people say their family has had to cut back just to afford the necessities braid, new york pos highlighting the pain that they are feeling to $.1 trillion had been wiped this year. all that bad news is dragging democrats down on the campaign trail, but pete buttigieg think the president has been too successful. there have been so many think . the chips act being manufacturing back to the unite states. of course the infrastructure bill, the inflation reduction act great on top of that american rescue plan. in some ways, having achieved s much a legislatively makes it hard to talk about all at once because there are so many compl
. will: welcome to the fox & friends. that is the united states air force brass quintet performing live on fox square because it is the 75 anniversary of the united states air force. we were sitting here on the couch trying to do math. figuring out exactly when that date, the united states air force, which isness 1947. how is that? think of air force playing a big role in world war ii. but in fact it was. pete: u.s. army air corps. the army had planes they decided it should be its own service. correct me if i m wrong. that was in the moment. rachel, you should know. rachel: i should know as a air force brat but i don t. maybe we ask chief master sgt. miguel campos, my dad coming on to the show at the end of the show. at least he has time to google. four hours. will: happy birthday to the united states air force. we re celebrating it all morning long. send your photos to friends at foxnews.com. we do that at the morning edition of the american national anthem. pete: best on
his son lachlan s, amazing yacht, the sarissa. named after a macedonian weapon of war. it s this exquisite sailing vessel. it s a work of art. as we understand it, they re sleeping on the boat. it s the caribbean. it s peaceful. in the middle of the night, rupert gets up to relieve himself and trips and falls. rupert is lying on the floor of his cabin, and he can t get up and the situation seems serious, he may not survive. a lot is at stake here, his own life as well as his company. he has not yet designated an heir. and the future of his media empire will be up for grabs. stand by. there we go. okay. get ready to roll. tell me a little bit about rupert murdoch. rupert murdoch is the most powerful political force in america. you can put an eagle in a cage and the eagle will not give in. you don t know what they re thinking but you know it s going to end up well for you. that s how i think of him. i m a murdoch admirer. i always have been. murdoch is the