two-thirds of democrats want alternate option to represent their party and there is more. alexandria has more. hi, alex. >> according to the poll, half registered voters said any republican nominee would be better than president biden. 47% of voters threw support behind president trump instead of president biden. in 2020, trump never earned higher share of the vote in their polls. every major gop hopeful placed within the margin of error with president biden. nikki haley earning impressive six-point lead over the president in a hypothetical match up. when asked how things were going in the country, 47% said poorly or badly. the g20 is expected to discuss the war in ukraine. in washington, the divide is growing over continued funding for ukraine defense. >> i'm pleased that there has been bipartisan support in both houses of congress for ukraine. and i feel confident that we'll be able to make sure that we have funding. we continue to stand behind ukraine for as long as is necessary. >> we're supposed to be defending the united states of america. putting american workers and prosperity first. they have been dead wrong for decades, they learned nothing from iraq or afghanistan and now they are doing it in ukraine. >> two leaders who will not president china president xi and russia's president putin. >> carley: a lot going on. president biden is holding a rally in south dakota, he is expected to receive a 2024 presidential endorsement from kristi noem, fuelling rumors trump could be considering kristi noem to be his running mate and she seems open to the idea. >> i think anybody should consider it, especially now when you watch what is happening across this country. all it takes for evil to succeed is good men to do nothing. we have people who say politics is ugly and divisive, how will you feel in 10 years when this country is no longer greatest example of freedom in the world. step up, people, best choice for us. i don't know any other candidate that fought when it mattered. big battles we've had to protect constitutional rights. >> carley: trump has praised kristi noem's work. >> todd: fulton county da fani willis accusing of illegal intrusion into her prosecution of donald trump. willis writes, there is no support for congress to supervise ongoing georgia criminal investigation and prosecution. violation of georgia sovereignty is offensive and will not stand. side note, maybe you shouldn't have brought federal charges in state court, but what do i know. it brought racketeering charges against a former president and co-defendants. trump's lawyer signal they may make attempt to move charges out of georgia and to federal court. >> carley: country music star zach bryan admitting he was out of line yesterday after incident with oklahoma highway patrol. he said i was out of line and i support law enforcement, i was just frustrated in the moment. not clear what led to his arrest, he's been released from jail. this is just days after he hit number one on the 100 chart for his latest album. good and bad week for him. >> todd: mixed emotion in his week. >> carley: polls show voters support fairness in women sports and gender topics as a hot topic in 2024. we are talking to athlete turned activist who is on the frontline of the fight. >> todd: we have n.f.l. football, i'm loud, n.f.l. season kicking off with bad night for defending super bowl champs. 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>> i think they are incredible numbers. we are seeing even here in california that 64% of california voters do believe that you should play on your sport team based off your biological sex. >> carley: it is hard to get 70% of people to agree on anything. that is what is going on, 70% believe women sports should include biological women. biden administration thinks there is place for biological boys in women sports. do you think this polling could change their stance? >> it could potentially make an impact, we heard the white house press secretary say it is a difficult situation. >> carley: the president ran moderate, on this one he is not taking the moderate stance. 93% of republicans, which shouldn't come as surprise, but 48% of democrats, half democrats and 67% of independent believe transgender athletes should play on the sports team that matches their biological gender. interesting breakdown there. over in california, where you live, there is ballot initiative you hope passes, tell us about it and your expectations of it possibly passing. >> for any initiative to pas it takes lots of volunteer time and money. we'll need about 550,000 valid signatures. we will have six months to do it. we have parents upset? california that men are in girl's bathrooms and on girl sports teams. it is about getting the message out and the nation need to come support this. we know as california goes, so does the nation. >> carley: that is true. it is interesting, this issue dparners more passion than about any other issue out there and yet you look at how there is support for one stance, which is keeping biological women in women sports, where is that anger coming from? >> i think from the fact that men are taking over women's protected and private spaces. stats show one in six women have been sexually abused in their lifetime and we are supposed to change silent when men are in our locker room and changing with us. >> carley: tell us your story and why you decided to speak out? >> i was college soccer player in southern california and college soccer was all i wanted to do when i was a 10-year-old girl and my heart breaks that current 10-year-old girls cannot achieve the same goal because men are taking their spots, that is why i feel passionate. >> carley: we appreciate it. white house handlers keeping president in line when it comes to advancing their agoneda on covid vaccine and mask. >> president biden: i'm clear. they keep telling me continue days or something, i got to ep coo wearing it, don't tell them i didn't have it on when i walked in. >> todd: that is clear. fda could approve new booster shot today leading many to wonder about the science. we are going to a scientist, a doctor, dr. nesheiwat here to set the record straight next. ♪ at typical insurance, you're just another senior. that's the third health insurance commercial with seniors at a farmers market. right? 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>> dr. nesheiwat: no, we should be aware and try to avoid lockdown and closures, especially when it comes to schools. what i'm seeing is mild to moderate symptoms, i diagnose five to 10 cases per day, it is slight uptick, but historic low. we expect to see this when we enter the fall. we expect to see uptick in covid, flu, and it is important to be aware, take precaution and stick to common sense safety measure such as hand washing, cover your cost, stay home if you are sick, get rest, nutrition, stay active. >> todd: i am glad you mentioned the phrase common sense. what i can't wrap my head around is the masking. you had dr. anthony fauci come out and say masks don't work, you should mask up anyway. a commentator wrote the mask theater has reached ultra-clown levels. as a doctor, what do you make of the mask lunacy? >> dr. nesheiwat: it is unfortunate we see back and forth and this is why there is loss of trust in the healthcare system. we need to rebuild that trust in the cdc and nih. if you are high-risk individual and you wear a well fitted high quality n-95 mask, it can protect you. first two years of the pandemic, i did not catch covid because i wore a good quality mask. when i took my mask off, i picked up covid, that is natural. we cannot wear mask in perpetuity. know your risk and if you get sick and you are high risk, we have tools to treat. we have anti-virals. we are in totally difference position today than where we were. it is normal and natural to see natural evolution of variants. we have and will see more variants. covid is not only virus, we have influenza, rhino-virus. >> todd: no relation between me and the pirola virus. white house taking heat for cancelling major oil and gas project in alaska. one native alaska is calling this this is a betrayal. >> carley: u.s. open, climate activist delays one of the biggest matches of the tournament, we'll tell you about that coming up. >> todd: where do you get that much glue? 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>> it is just another action in a long series of actions that hurt our national energy policy and weakens america and alaska. certainly doesn't help, gives more control over supply to our enemies. >> carley: i'm sure randy, he made this decision because biden administration faced backlash from climate activist when they approved willow oil project. that project is in the same area. why was that green lit and this is not? >> so my thought is that he actually made this decision years ago as a candidate when campaigning for office, i believe in 2019, 2020, he was stating he would never allow drilling or development in anjuar, this is campaign pledge. we will challenge this in court. >> carley: the president says he's standing up for working people. he calls himself blue collar joe whchl he says things like that now in light of this decision and how it affects your communities, what do you think? >> it highlights inkconsistency. he was, we felt, he was listening to us on the north slope. something we were fighting for. then you have this decision, which goes the other direction and it just causes confusion, it is inconsistent and difficult to work around for us. >> carley: yeah, randy, you said drilling hasn't started yet, 10 million barrels of oil under this land, would be useful at time gas prices could go up. thank you for joining us, we appreciate you both speaking out. >> todd: did you see this, u.s. open women's semifinal match interrupted thanks to group of climate activist. members refused to leave when approached by security. it is sticky, one glued his feet to the floor. i'm perplexed by the glue, how did somebody bring in glue? y woo need answers. four protesters in custody following 50-minute interruption, play resumed with gauff advancing to the finals. [cheering] >> todd: she will face off against severinka. ben shelton will take on novak djokovic in tonight's match. according to my sources, shelton has a tough match because novak djokovic is good at tennis. the 2023 n.f.l. season underway and chiefs celebrated by unveiling championship banner, but