Wilmington, North Carolina, in just under an hour where he is expected the focus on some of the top issues for voters including housing and The Cost Of Living. Welcome to Fox News live, im griff jenkins. Hour two, alicia, here we go. Alicia lets keep going, im liver shah acuna. We are just 45 days from Election Day as early, Inperson Voting is now underway in three states this weekend. Alexandria hoff is live with a preview of todays Trump Rally. Hi, alex. Reporter hi, good to be with you. Yeah, the former president was supposed to come to North Carolina back in april, but weather made that event get pushed back. Here we are today, a sunny, hot day. Lots of excitement here. So, yeah, the former president is expected to focus on the economy, cost of living, inflation. He won North Carolina in 0216 2016 and in 2020, but by 2020 the it was by smaller margins, so its become a Tossup State according to our Fox News power rankings. The former president is hoping for a threepeat here. While democrats see this as an opportunity to turn North Carolina blue, flip the state, early voting here though, it doesnt actually begin until mid next month but has started other places like virginia. You seeing video of that now, i hope. Also minnesota, south dakota. And there are there volunteers here at the Trump Rally today. They still have time. They were getting voters registered to make sure they can turn out. All the voters we spoke with said they do prefer to cast their ballot in person, but some willing the show up before Election Day to do so. Old school, in person. Reporter on Election Day . On Election Day. One day, yes. Im going to go in person. I plan on going in for early voting. I think we start here in the county october 17th, if im correct, but my intention is to voted early and get my vote n. Reporter we primarily herald some of the older voters said it just helps them prioritize their time to get in early. They wont have to spend time in lines, like they did today, thousands here awaiting the arrival of former President Trump. North carolina is going to be a challenging state just because of the demographic shift that this weve seen since 2020. So many people have moved to the state, it not only impacts the political land scape, but prices as well. We expect to hear the remedies that he says he will put in place if he should win this election. Guys . Alicia alexandria hoff, sounds like quite the party almost. Thank you so much. Congress is reportedly closing in on a Funding Deal as they a face a deadline just over a week away to avoid a government shutdown. In this comes after House Speaker Mike Johnsons attempts to tie the funding to Voter Id Legislation have so far failed. We may have new details on the text of the new proposal this weekend with the House Vote possible early next week. Griff acting secret Service Director Ronald rowe admitting his agency failed on the day of former President Trumps first Assassination Attempt in butler, pennsylvania, adding that Complacency Led to the a breach in protocol. Madeleine rivera is live here on the set with the latest. Hey, madeleine, what can you tell us . Reporter hey, griff. Whats shocking in this secret Service Report are the hissed opportunities to potentially stop this suspect. Acting director Ron Rowe is promising there will be accountability for the security breakdowns. He didnt lay out exactly what to expect, but rowe admits the Secret Service did not give clear instructions to local Law Enforcement to secure the rally. In fact, the local tactical team which was posted on the second floor of the Agr Building never even communicated with the Secret Service before the event. The suspect, thomas crooks, fired shots from that location. There were no followup talks between the agency and local police to address the concern over exposed rooftops. Issues were encountered the day of the visit with respect to line of sight concerns, but they were not escalated to supervisors. While some members of the Advance Team were with very diligent were very diligent, there was complacency on the part of others that led to the a breach of security protocols. Reporter other highlights from the report, important information was shared by Secret Service agents and other Law Enforcement on Cell Phone Text chains. Rowe says the oldfashioned Radio Frequencies were not used and should have been because trumps protective detail missed key details regarding the search for crooks. The Secret Service also wasnt able the deploy, rather, a drone on the day of the rally which probably would have increased their chances of Spotting Crooks because he threw his drone over the site earlier that day. Griff thats a great point, maddie, because were going to get into that here in just a moment with the situation in florida. Thank you very much. Reporter you got it, of course. Griff for more on this and the latest in the investigation into the second Assassination Attempt at West Palm Beach, were joined by Florida Attorney general ashley mood key. Ashley, thank you for taking time ashley moody. Lets start with, what can you tell us, whats the latest with Floridas Investigation . Yeah. As you know, after the second attempt on President Trumps life with generally the same things leading up to it, lack of strategic planning and then followthrough on advancing a site, ron desantis, our governor here in florida, and i announced that that we would be doing our own separate investigation if for violations of florida law. And let me just back up because i think this is very important for folks who arent are fully aware of the different jurisdictions of federal and state the laws. They each have their own set of laws, and the elements of those crimes may be different, and each of those jurisdictions has the ability to move if forward with their own investigation. And in light of the public scrutiny on some of the fbi investigations and the doj going after President Trump, Governor Desantis and i felt like this was very important not just for floridians, but for americans, that that we conduct our own investigation into this, what we would allege as an Attempted Murder if thats where the evidence leads, and we have set off to do that this week. Griff and, ashley, youve described this as a dual Track Investigation, if you will. Is the federal counterparts, is the federal government being cooperative and transparent with this dual Track Investigation . So, you know, at this point the federal government has charged two to the gun crimes related to the apprehension of the suspect and the if charges that fold and the charges that followed and his detention. Obviously, as we all know, this person was lying in wait to assassinate President Trump, and we believe the evidence will show that. And so a more serious charge that would carry with it a lot more weight than these two Gun Charges will be forthcoming most likely. We expect that the feds will follow up on another charge, but certainly florida wants to do our own investigation. Unfortunately, we have experienced some difficulties and frustration this week in pushing forward as we generally do with the feds when were going after very serious criminal acts when there is overlay of crimes. If i hope, i expect that we will be able to work this out but, certainly, thats going to be necessary as we move forward in floridas own investigation. Griff ashley, you heard in madeleine riveras great report there just prior to our interview talking about the drone question. Have we learned any details about whether or not a drone would seem to be one of the most useful tools when the president is going to go out to put it up in the sky and have a look . Well, look, i think the report that was unveiled by the director of the Secret Service speaks volumes in terms of what was not done whether that was based on a Communication Failure or a strategic deployment failure, in planning for, you know, an event, for a president ial activity. And it appears based on second attempt on President Trumps life we are looking at the same types of details. Now, of course, the evidence will unfold as we move forward in the investigation, but the reality is you had a suspect, a defendant here that was able to lie in wait for 12 hours along the line of the Golf Course and got within a few hundred yards of this president. And that is absolutely unacceptable, its preventable. And, of course, those questions are going to come along. I think the real question is here if we found out there was a problem after the first attempt and every representation by this administration was made were on this, were going to fix this from President Biden to Kamala Harris on down and now were keeling with the same type of issue dealing with the same type of issue, the lack of a deployment of resources, you know, fool me once, shame on me. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Thats what this administration has to grapple with, the lack of organizational leadership and making sure that we can prevent folks from getting that close to the president or within the line of sight of the president. And i am a hopeful that well be able to move forward in a cooperative manner, but certainly florida is going to to the aggressively pursue these charges and, hopefully, these questions can be answered in a credible way for the people of not only florida, but this entire country. Griff i thought it was interesting to the hear acting secret Service Director Rowe when he addressed his sort of assessment of how the situation was mandeled in West Palm Beach. Heres a little of what he said. I want to play it for you and get your reaction. Based on the information i have right now, i say that that, that situation was managed according to our training. And so in the case of West Palm Beach based on the information i have now and, again, we will review it, it appears those agents, those supervisors made swift and correct decisions. Griff your thoughts, your reaction. Well, i echo the other folks within government have said, you know, i kudos to the folks on the ground that day that spotted, spotted that person on the fenceline and were able to neutralize that threat to the president. Thank goodness that we werent dealing with something much more serious. If we want to commend our officers, anyone that signs up for these jobs, we mend them. But you the commend them. But you cannot argue that having spun someone lying in wait for 12 hours in a place where they can have a direct line of shot at the once and future President Of The United States with, its an interesting analysis of how are we so quickly just a few days after saying everything was done right here . Obviously, this is something that should never have happened, and having the right organizational a Leadership And Strategy leading up to these events is incredibly important. And i think that the investigations moving forward will show that theres always room to improve here. Im guessing that the Secret Service will realize that as well. Griff and lastly, and we look forward to floridas report on your investigation to find out what youve learned, i just want the ask you lastly, madam Attorney General, weve heard this environment were in now 45 days to go that were in a dynamic threat environment. How concerned are you that enough is being done the next time that former President Trump takes to his Golf Course for a situation similar to it . I think theres a lot of scrutiny now on the issue. I think the american public is right to be cautious and scrutinizing whether or not all of the precautions are being made to protect this president ial nominee and our former president , donald trump. That is why we believe it is the so important that the federal government instead of obstructing or frustrating floridas efforts to be transparent and provide trust to these investigations, they should work with us, provide us evidence, provide us access. That is not just good for florida and the evolution of our prosecution, it is good for this country and for their credibility. I believe it would do a World Of Good for the doj, for the fbi, for the Secret Service to embrace floridas independent investigation and our own prosecution. That, that more than anything will bring a lot of credibility to this effort moving forward and, i think, assurances to the american people. Griff well, and faith in the system certainly is what the american people need. We look forward to the results of your investigation. Florida Attorney General ashley moody, thank you for taking time today. Of course. Great to be with y. Griff alicia . Alicia and, griff, a shadowy group is Recruiting Unsuspecting political candidates to act as potential policiers spoilers in competitive house races. Senior national correspondent Rich Edson has information about what is called, quote, Patriots Run Project. Reporter Joe Weed run says last year a group called the Patriots Run Project contacted him about running for congress. It got him on the general election ballot. The Iowa Trump Support withdrew when he realized the group was registering him as an independent, and that would draw votes from republican incumbent zack nunn. Democrats have stepped up their game to use truly shady tactics. Reporter the Patriots Run Project also recruited candidates in nebraska, virginia, minnesota and montana. One conservative organization has filed a complaint with the federal election commission, accusing the group of violating Campaign Finance laws. Americans for Public Trust wants the fec to investigate the Group And Figure out whos involved. This group clearly is strategic. The competitive u. S. House districts that they have targeted is for a reason. Reporter democratic Party Campaign organizations and pacs say they have nothing to do with The Patriots Run Projector House democrats told us theyve never heard of the group and the charges that democrats are interfering in elections are nonsense. Weve tried contacting the group with no success. Parties in the past have boosted independent or primary challengers to weaken the other side in a general election. Whether its the republicans getting independent president ial Candidate Cornel West on the ballot or democrats in 202222 spending millions nationwide to help farright candidates in gop primaries. In washington, Rich Edson, Fox News. Griff a dramatic new Police Body Cam video shows officers confronting a suspect on a new York City subway that led to a shooting. Weve got that story coming up next. Progressive makes it easy to see if you can save money with a commercial Auto Quote online so you can get back to your monster todo list. Super helpful. See if you can save money at progressivecommercial. Com. Thank you. Can you do this . As early as your 40s you may lose muscle and strength. Protein supports muscle health. Ensure Max Protein has a 30 Gram Blend of high Quality Protein to feed muscles for up to seven hours. So take the challenge. Ensure, nutrition for strength and energy. What do you talk about . The news . Sports . A little Family Gossip maybe . Nah, you dont do that. Right . 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B. Reporter hi, alicia. Well, the nypd says this all started after its officers spotted the suspect, darrell nichols, with a knife as he entered into the Subway System twice without paying his fare. But the nypd says this shooting is not about Fare Evasion but, rather, about an armed suspect who repeatedly ignored officers commands. What youre about to see may be disturbing. Take a look. Surveillance and Body Camera Video show the two officers fold nichols up to the Subway Platform and can be heard repeatedly telling him to drop the weapon. Nichols responds telling the officers to leave him alone and even challenging them to shoot. Officers used their tasers, but it appears they have in effect. The confrontation moves back on the platform where a video then shows mix if also rushing towards one of the officers, and thats when shots are fired. Nichols and and an officer were both injured and an Innocent Bisustained who was headed to work tragically was left critically wounded. The mayor, eric adams, and the nypd have expressed condolences but