Smith. And maryland, the president trying to handle growing threats in the pacific. A new Military Exercise Program to Counter China and north koreas ambitions. John and during the announcement, one reporter squeezed in a question about National Security concerns over the president s son. Listen here. Administration view this investigation as legitimate and the administration concerns that Hunter Bidens ties to china pose a National Security issue . I dont have any comment on that. John the white house shutting down that line of inquiry, trying to focus on the task at hand. Jacqui heinrich is live at camp david, with the podium behind her, the leaders will soon appear. Its significant to note just how interesting it is you are going to have these three leaders appearing on the same stage together. Two years ago the deputy secretary of state, Wendy Sherman had to appear solo on a Stage Following a trilateral event with the two countries and u. S. , the Japanese Foreign minister objected to appearing alongside his south korean counterpart. Deep distrust between these countries, japan colonized the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to world war ii. But there are a number of significant concerns bringing the countries together. Not least of all chinas economic coercion and of course Military Aggression and north Koreas Nuclear program, which is also a concern to the u. S. , especially after pyongyang tested a Nuclear Capable icbm capable of striking the u. S. , a think tank says russia might be to blame in aiding for its development. Not only the first summit ive hosted at camp david, the firstever stand alone summit between the leaders of japan and republic of korea and the United States. And i can think of no better way, no better way to mark our new chapter. The chinese are not happy the meeting is happening. Foreign minister said attempts to cobble groupings and military blocks into the asia pacific are not going to get support, and opposition from regional countries. U. S. Says china has nothing to worry about. No, this is not all about china, its not all about north korea. As a matter of fact, its not about any other one country in particular. You are going to see when the president gets a chance to announce some of the deliverables they are moving the ball forward on many things, Economic Investment and opportunity and diplomatic moves. People to people ties. Building better supply chain resilience. New fox poll show Foreign Policy is one of the areas americans most approve of President Biden. Still underwater, 41 Approval Rating there. Unfortunately, though, for the president , Foreign Policy ranks among americans least important issues, very last on the poll, the economy the biggest concern for voters and on that front the president gets poor marks for his handling of the economy, despite his big push to sell bidenomics ahead of 2024. 80 of americans are saying they believe the economy is only in fair or Poor Condition and a concerning statistic for the president , 52 of independents believe the president s policies have made the economy worse. So, this Press Conference will get started here about 3 00, we will bring it to you live and any updates between now and then. John looking forward to that. Thank you, jacqui. Camp david there. Much more complicated than to say it comes from countries. There are joint ventures between american entities and potential foreign entity to create the possibility of jobs and energy in the United States. Its too complicated to try to explain. Aishah that is Hunter Bidens attorney, abby lowell, dismissing concerns over his clients Business Dealings saying its too hard to explain. Special counsel make headway in their investigations, nothing but crickets in the biden documents probe. Any major developments at all in that case . I spoke to a source, aishah, who says robert herr was at the Justice Department for meetings, not unusual but notable given this high profile investigation into a sitting president. Remember, he is the man looking into classified documents found at multiple properties connected to President Biden. The Penn Biden Center in d. C. And in wilmington home in garage, these comments in january. I think you are going to find nothing there, no regrets, following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do, exactly what we are doing. Theres no there there. They were found near his corvette. Meanwhile, there are reports that herrs team is Negotiating A sitdown interview with the president , perhaps signalling the big interview, usually toward the end of the probe. The president and his son have their own special counsels assigned to them. Special counsel weiss looking into hunter biden and he signals following that failed plea deal he may refile Misdemeanor Charges in the gun charge in washington, d. C. Or california where hunter lives. Hunters Attorney Says the president s son will not appear before congress. Until they show they have a serious intent, operating in the rules and have a proper legislative purpose, nobody would go before them. And late yesterday the judge overseeing that failed plea deal officially dismissed the tax case, but again, it does not mean hunters problems are over. This was expected, both sides wanted it, just simply means the plea deal is over, it moves out of delaware, david weiss can bring charges outside of delaware, appears he may do just that. Aishah david spunt live in washington, thank you, david. You are welcome, thank you. John two of virginias Largest School districts are refusing to follow Glenn Youngkins guidance on gender and pronouns, to follow the sex assigned at birth when it comes to using the bathroom, and arlington and fairfax say its a no go, how are parents responding . Jenny, Education Freedom Center with the independent womens forum. You had kids in arlington county, you pulled them out during covid like other parents, including us did, and you are not sending your kids back to public school. In part, because of this policy. Arlington county Public Schools, Fairfax CountyPublic Schools in full disclosure, our kids are going to Fairfax CountyPublic Schools. They have said we dont care what the governor says about schools having to notify parents if their child requests a change in how they are addressed in terms of pronouns or gender identity. We are going to do what we want to do. What do you say . I think its manipulative and cruel for the School Districts to teach children they may have been born in a wrong body, to pressure them or encourage them to choose new Gender Identities and names and to conceal that information from parents. And then to to disobey the state law, which says that districts shall implement the model policies. This is something that is going to endanger children, it drives a wedge between parents and children by creating a double life, a secret double life for that child at school. Drives a wedge between parents and schools with secretive Gender Support Plans and concealing information from the parents. Aishah its a critical time for the kids, im thinking about the parents out there that might feel the same way as you and be emboldened to do something about it but cant, whether they, you know, cant home school because they have to work, they are a single parent, for folks who cant pull their kids out of school, what choices do they have if they dont like what the school is pushing on their kids. Increasingly, School Districts that implement policies that conceal information from parents are going to find parents seeking collaborative, safe and supportive environments, particularly for emotionally vulnerable kids susceptible to gender ideology, some have adhd, autism, depression, anxiety, and the parents want to keep the kids safe and a place they know they are loved. And without School Choice or education freedom, many parents cant afford that. There are home school coops, microschools of options that exist and parents are starting to take advantage of them. And faithbased schools, i send my younger daughter, affordable tuition, even more affordable if the state had savings accounts. John they said about the School Boards what they are doing, arlington said we have reviewed the model policies and determined our current policies and Policy Implementtation Procedures to protect the rights of our transgender students say as is, and Fairfax County superintendent said we have concluded our detailed legal review and determined our current fairfax Public Policies are consistent with federal and state antidiscrimination laws as required by the new model policies. We are seeing the same thing play out in three counties in new jersey, only the reverse. The counties have said we need parental notification, the state is saying no no no, you shouldnt have it. The state argues for some students parental notification may be fine. But a student that has a parent that is unwilling to accept it, it could put them in danger. What do you say . I would say the districts using that Talking Point have gotten it straight from the trans radical activists. They are regularly saying that parents will kick the students out, they will be homeless, the parents are abusers, or will abuse their child if they review they are uncomfortable with the physical body, uncomfortable with the biological sex. Thats ridiculous assessment. John do you dismiss the notion in some families that would happen . I would say its rare like any cases of abuse are rare. So there is such thing as abuse and there are protections for abuse for protecting children in those cases. Just like there are protections against bullying in School Districts in the Virginia State law already in place. These protections are already in place against abuse, against bullying. And the model policies that the state has put forward emphasizes that students should not be bullied. They should not be harassed. Treated with dignity and respect. All students should be and we need to also recognize that parents are students ultimate safe place, with some exceptions but should not operate under the assumption that parents are abusers, that parents will kick the child out, that they wont love their child. Thats the wrong assumption. We have never made that assumption before, why would we do that in this case. Aishah we saw last cycle midterms how big of a topic this was in virginia, obviously Glenn Youngkin became governor partly because of this. Im sure you are talking to parents all over the country. We know this is happening all over the country. What are you hearing . You think this is going to be a big ballot issue next year . Parents across the country are extremely concerned and it had to be a Whisper Campaign until now because the activists had a lock on social media, had threatened anyone who dared to speak out. But courage is contagious, more of us are speaking out and i hope more will continue to do so. But i certainly hear from parents across virginia, across the country, and at iwf, we have a series that features parents as well as detransitioners called Identity Crisis that shares their stories of schools secretly transitioning the children and then what happened with the spiral of Poor Mental Health and endangerment of the child until the parent was able to turn that situation around and get that child safe again. John apparently the way the model policy is written, very little that the state can do, up to a parent to bring a lawsuit against the school board and then the state might be able to join in. So, maybe as we see playing out in the new jersey court, see this as well. Jenny, good to talk to you. Have a good weekend. Aishah dozens of whales are watching up on the east coast beaches and critics are saying there is just one culprit here. The governments aggressive push for wind energy. Journalist Michael Shellenburger is calling it the biggest environmental scandal in the world. John flash mobs of thieves are ransacking businesses like nordstroms and folks out west are finally waking up to the problem. James freeman is here next to talk about it. Have fun, sis cant stop adding stuff to your cart . Get the Bank Of America customized cash rewards card, choose the Online Shopping category and earn 3 cash back. John businesses are bleeding money as a new wave of Flash Mob Robberies sweeps los angeles. Critics are blaming the citys Soft On Crime Policies and the crime wave stretching well beyond southern california. With Wall Street Journal Headline Asking has the bay area hit bottom . James freeman is behind that column, will join us to discuss the new evidence and the push to actually fix san francisco. But first, lets go to jeff paul, live in los angeles with the latest from there. Jeff. John, l. A. Mayor karen bass says no one in the city should feel its not safe to go out shopping or too dangerous for shops to open for business. So, she along with the lapd and the l. A. County Sheriffs Department are working together as a unit to bring the Flash Mob Robberies hopefully to an end. People are talking about packing up and leaving, we dont want you to leave. Its one of the greatest places on earth. We dont want people to lose their jobs because shops are closing up because of these crimes. This is what they are trying to stop, thats a nordstrom in los angeles. As many as 50 people were involved, stealing up to 100,000 of stuff in minutes. Glendale, california, 400,000 of merchandise was stolen. One man is arrested. Glendale saying ramirez, his name, cited out on four felonies and transferred to a hospital to deal with some medical and psychiatric issues. So the idea of the task force is to have dedicated units across multiple jurisdictions ready to react and investigate. But missing from the news conference, l. A. County d. A. George gascon. We spoke with one who says his absence is notable, having the best Law Enforcement in the country doesnt matter if they dont have a d. A. Willing to prosecute. If you are just going to cite and release them, in other words, catch and release, then all that happens is they just reoffend over and over again. Unfortunately thats what we have been seeing with George Gascons support of 0 bail. L. A. County prosecutors are part of the task force. As for the presser, the d. A. Told a local Radio Station he was not invited. John. John well keep following this and see where it goes. Appreciate it. Thank you. I dont want any family to suffer what we have suffered. She has to change her ways and think about us, the victims, we are the public, the people, the people she needs to be protecting. To think my sons case could go to trial with price at the helm, it destroys me. Aishah those are families of crime victims, speaking out now against Northern CaliforniaSchool District attorney for her Soft On Crime Policies. We are talking about oakland areas d. A. Pamela price, she is now facing a Recall Effort there. Our next guest takes this up in a new oped. Bring in james freeman, Fox News Contributor and Wall Street Journal assistant editor, james, good to see you. I read your piece, and the thing that really struck me was how much of your piece is actually other people speaking out, which i would say is whats changed now in the bay area. So, i want to ask you, you know, shes only been a d. A. For what, seven months, shes already frustrated a lot of people. But in your mind and seeing these people speak out, do you really think we are at that breaking point where people are so fed up they are going to recall her . Im starting to get a little optimistic and i know this sounds maybe a little crazy given when you look at pamela prices record, her comments, shes the d. A. Saying she doesnt think a d. A. Has much impact on crime. She is one of these d. A. s who feels that the system is fundamentally unjust and therefore whenever