at least seven people are dead in texas and another dozen in arkansas as a powerful storm cripples the south. residents are still without power. speak of voters say the country is more divided than ever. dysfunctional families were 80% say describing america today. when it comes to the economy, 66% disapprove about how president biden has been handling the crisis. it is groundhog day. a shadow on my stage, no matter how you measure! six more weeks of winter weather! steve: well, i don t know about a long, long time, but six more weeks of winter, according to phil of punxsutawney. he saw his shadow. six more weeks of winter, as the lore goes. it was broadcast live around the world. he could have seen the shadows because of the tv lights, just saying. it was 15 degrees there. it s going to be chilly all day long so it feels like a cold cold hard in the deep of winter. ainsley: it looked like a fun place to be. if you have an opportunity to go, you should g
major consequences for all americans. just one hour from now the federal reserve is expected to roll out its eighth straight interest rate hike. experts, executives and the markets all hope it will be one of the smallest yet. just a few blocks away, down at the white house, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy will sit down for their first stare-down since mccarthy became speaker over the debt ceiling. if one doesn t blink soon, you can say goodbye to federal elt benefits and hello to a financial meltdown, all courtesy of your representatives on capitol hill. let s start with cnn s matt egan over at the fed. matt, is today the day that jerome powell starts to pump the brakes on these interest rate hikes? it certainly looks that way. it would be a big surprise if that didn t happen. fed officials have been dropping hints, strong hints for weeks now that they do plan to dial back this war on inflation today. the thinking is that the fed goes from a 50 basis poin
and last night we missed it. we didn t see it. ainsley: we were asleep. still had come a veteran journalist bob woodward reveals the media essentially ignored his warnings about the steele dossier, claiming readers were cheated by russiagate coverage. buck sexton is a former cai officer and will join us next. brian: bye-bye, brady. what s next for the goat? after and i think he s retired for good, i hope he s going to be okay.
said, we think america for this, because a lot of these guys are drug dealers, they are leading our country to come to america. we are glad you are cleaning it mexico. haven t thought about that perspective. of course, ma am. this is a great place to become of the greatest country in the world, and there s a reason why people are risking their lives to get here. steve: congressman, thank you very much for joining us on this thursday. thank you very much. god bless you. have a great day. steve: the news broke yesterday at this time. bye-bye brady. he s hanging up his jersey for good. fox news contributor and sportscaster jimmy gray breaks it all down, on what s next for mr. brady.
on this. we really appreciate it. coming up next, bye-bye brady. the nfl icon claims he s calling it quits for real this time, wrapping up what may be the greatest career of any quarterback. although we ve been here before we ll have the details again just ahead. intelligent technology. courageous performance. discover a new world of possibilities in the all-new lexus r rx. never lose your edge. woo! hey you. i am loving this silversneakers® boxing class. thank you aetna. yeah? well, i m loving that zero dollar monthly plan premium. thank you, aetna. ah-ha. smartest move we ever made.