william la jeunesse live in carson, california. thanks a lot. stocks tumble the dow lost 240. the s&p 500 fell 39 the nasdaq off 264. russian national maintaining innocence of accusations he lied to the fbi about the infamous steele dossier that fueled the trump-russia probe. igor danchenko was in court today. correspondent david spunt was there and reports from alexandra, virginia. >> egg door danchenko pleading not guilty to five counts of lying to the fbi in federal court this morning. >> we don't have a statement at this time. >> special counsel john durham says danchenko a russian national living in northern virginia was the primary source for british spy christopher steele who compiled the widely talked about yet debunked steele dossier a lengthy file full of accusations about former president donald trump. the indictment alleges that danchenko lied to the fbi about working for steele as his primary source of information. in a statement to fox news, danchenko's attorney wrote, in part, this latest injustice will not stand. we will expose how mr. danchenko has been unfair

of bret. >> bret: william la jeunesse of the port of los angeles, thank you. if congressional democrats looking to rebrand themselves as normal. after big disappointments for progressives during last weeks off your elections. there's fears by many in the party of major losses in next year's midterm and a course correction now. here's congressional correspondent chad pergram. >> there's a push by some democrats to recalibrate as they expect to compete in the midterms. >> you can't look like you're in disarray, it makes independent voters saying these guys can't shoot straight. >> democrats are trying to sell people on bread-and-butter issues. >> i'm going to create good paying union jobs with good benefits so you can raise family on and build middle-class out. >> but democrats remained determined to pass their expensive social spending package. consumers fret about inflation. >> political communications not the strong point of the democratic party. selling policy and selling legislative achievements has been something that the minor democratic party has failed

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>> bret: william la jeunesse in phoenix, thanks. up next, she is being called a marxist or communist by republicans. democrats say that's a akin to mccarthyism. we will hear to president biden's pick to keep the country's banking industry safe. ♪ go for a run. go for 10 runs! run a marathon. instead, start small. with nicorette. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette. >> man: what's my safelite story? my truck...is my livelihood. so when my windshield cracked... the experts at safelite autoglass came right to me... with service i could trust. right, girl? >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ ♪ >> bret: there is greying controversy tonight over president biden's nominee to regulate the nation's banking system saule omarova under fire for alleged marxist views that she expressed in the past. today she had a chance to explain herself on capitol hill. congressional correspondent aishah hasnie shows us. >> i'm not a communist. >> president biden's nominee to oversee the federal banking system

william la jeunesse from a major transfer point near the port of los angeles about efforts to beef up that part of the supply chain hoping to get all of the goods are looking to have for thanksgiving and christmas. >> sheet rock, tile, windows, metal roofing. we have some appliances that are normally eight weeks out. >> he lives nowhere near the ports of l.a. and long beach but the logjam means shortages of higher prices in iowa. >> they are passing just about everything on to the end user. >> a month after president joe biden promise to reduce port congestion, today a record number of container ships weight off shore. >> the only way those boxes will get to the heartland in the midwest were the larger markets are, are via train. rail is critical for the supply chain. >> faced with a shortages of trucks and truck drivers, the ports recently joined with union pacific to open a high-speed direct rail link to salt lake city. >> they don't have to stop, they can just go via train. >> each train eliminates 700 trucks clogging america's busiest port. >> here's a different type, let's use a

william la jeunesse has an update tonight from san pedro.pl >> [indiscernible]. >> managing america's supply chain begins here. >> these guys are all loitering. >> inside the control tower handling ship traffic at the port of l.a. and long beach. >> if they're coming from asia, it normally takes two weeks to cross the ocean at 18 knots. >> officials hope the logjam here is over. shipping cost and container volume from asia is down but it doesn't mean lower prices or more inventory at christmas. the gap, nordstrom, nike, all save supply chain problems are hurting sails. >> holiday goods or shipping right now at unprecedented rates, 20% above what the prepandemic numbers. >> because of that unprecedented volume, new rules. instead of ships racing over from china only to sit offshore for a month spewing pollution into the l.a. basin, going forward, ships must wait 150 miles offshore until a birth is open. >> if they can slow steam from the last port of call and come here and arrive closer to the birth time, that's a benefit for everyone. >> we have a massive backlog of ships and those sh

fox news william la jeunesse, though, tells us about the extended cancellations and delays from los angeles. we got here yesterday to find out our flight was counseled. it's a familiar story among stranded passengers nationwide american airlines canceling thousands of flights over the past five days. and in many cases, travelers are still trying to find a new way home. the problems started when high winds took out service at dallas fort worth, america's main hub. which meant pilots and flight attendants couldn't get to their assignments, prompting massive staffing shortages. the airlines need to be less aggressive in their scheduling. they're just trying to fly as many places they can and then when there are problems, things go really bad fast and that could lead to even bigger problems as we head into the busy holiday season, with travel experts saying communication will be key as airlines work to get back to pre pandemic staffing levels opt into all notifications from your airline so that you are one of the first to know there's a problem. american is canceled more than 2000 flights since

william la jeunesse covers this story for us from los angeles. hi, william. >> it's so bad up there, all the tv crews need security. police have upped the reward to $30,000 and put out the photo of the get-away car. the retired officer was in the street that was with a crew when a gunman approached looking to steal their camera gear. >> he was a genuinely good person. he was caring and compassionate. just, you know, always going above and beyond what was necessary. >> so this fatality comes as both the l.a. and the bay area see a surge in thieves ransacking retailers. friday a dozen in ski masks pillage add home depot taking chrome bars and sledge hammers and overwhelming one customer that tried to stop them. >> we tried to stop them and closed the front entrance. they put their sledge hammers up. >> these hit stores in melrose a nordstrom in the valley and several stores in midtown. in the bay area, thieves hit a nordstrom, an apple, lu lu lemon and several stores. many are blaming the progressive das for their soft on crime policies. >> our pol

in san pedro, california, william la jeunesse fox news. well the record inflation that we've been seeing is expected to put a damper on holiday sales. a survey by the professional services company deloitte has found that nearly 12% of americans say they are not planning to buy any gifts this holiday season. the rising price of gas, groceries and other essentials appears to be playing a part in that decision . the survey also shows that consumer confidence is now at a 10 year low. however higher income households who were also surveyed say they are planning to spend about five times what lower income households will be shelling out for gifts. households that bring in more than $100,000 a year are expected to spend more than $2600 on holiday gifts. coming up thanksgiving in the dark. how many people are out of power in southern california tonight? and you may not be able to find your favorite holiday spirits in grocery stores this year. power supply chain crisis could lead to a liquor shortage plus wishing the country a safe and healthy than

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william la jeunesse on that, thank you. john? >> john: nucleotides between the united states and iran today looking like deanna. he wants to continue the argument president trump abandoned in 2018, but tehran has taken a hard line. joining us more for the diplomatic and political hurdles coming up later on this hour. and iran is not even letting the u.s. participate. the u.s. wanted to but iran said, "no, you are not a direct party to the talks, so you stay in the other room and we will send the europeans to brief you on what we talked about." see it as those talks resume in vienna, the press briefing is about to be underway. we've got it at a short time ago. jen psaki will get questions on this, but of course the top news of the day, the spreading of omicron variant. so we will be listening for it jen psaki to begin and we'll go to the white house when she begins taking questions. meanwhile, a new book out with some bombshell allegations. hunter it biden's previous dealings, could they have implications for the president? >> joh

national correspondent william la jeunesse explains. >> hunter biden told his father then vice president to china in 2019. at the time the media thought it was no big deal and six years later neither did joe. >> how many times have you ever spoken to your son to his over seas business? i've never spoken to my son about overseas business. now the ties to china are coming under renewed scrutiny. >> it seems complicated, shady and something from hunter biden. >> ten days after, and private equity fund and according to "the new york times" help the chinese company acquire coal cobalt mine in africa. why does it matter? cobalt is scarce metal for car batteries. >> i'm telling you come i recommend them. >> in 2016 at the time of the purchase the obama/biden $4 billion to power electric cars intraday president biden wants to go entirely electric making manufacturers dependent on the very cobalt mines his son help sell it to chinese. >> we know hunter biden is a walking talking conflict of interest but hunter biden is a security threat and this is proof. >> no knowledge of his sons connection to

. >> dana: william la jeunesse is at a rail yard in carson, california. let's check in at the white house with peter doocy. not a number they wanted to see today. >> definitely not. this is a president who keeps talking how he wants to build the economy from the bottom up and middle out. now he is admitting it is not working. >> president biden: i know a lot of folks don't feel the progress we're making. i get it. i know the cost of gas, groceries, and rent seem to be harder and harder to handle. that's one more reason why we need to pass my build back better. >> this summer they celebrated that the cost of a fourth of july barbecue had fallen 16 cents. meat is now one of the items driving prices way up ahead of the holidays. >> what's on people's minds are the fact they may not be able to get the things they need for thanksgiving. if they do it will cost more. if they travel it will cost more. this infrastructure bill, the one the president still hopes congress passes will do nothing except make those problems worse. >> warehouses are already empty. an e

william la jeunesse is live for us in l.a. william. >> harris, voters may be rethinking california's soft on crime policies like releasing non-violent inmates and reducing felonies to misdemeanors after a dozen smash and grab rob east including this one friday where thieves ransacked the home deep owe and melrose, louie vit on in beverly hills and nordstrom and several stores in mid town. >> a manifestation of desiengd we'll defund the cops and other ones. >> what do they have in common? they are all in areas led by progressive das who attribute many property driems wealth inequality and oppose a jail time for non-violent offenders. >> we need to get rid of the imposter district attorneys. the jurisdictions where it is happening in san francisco and los angeles and chicago and minneapolis, it is where you have these soros funded d.a.s, public defenders in disguise. >> newsom agreed with gascon. opposed to increase sentences for many offenders. now with public opinion shifting, so is he. >> we want real accountability. we want

attorney andy mccarthy is standing by with his analysis but we begin with william la jeunesse in los angeles. >> there are two main dates, one for the private sector, but for some 3 million federal employees the biden mandate begins today and the penalty process could start tomorrow for those who do not get the shot. some fear that could backfire leaving some energy to agencies without enough workers. those who refuse and don't get the exemption can be suspended or fired. some 29,000 employees at customs and border protection are either unvaccinated or refuse to disclose her status. while most ask for the exemption, some agencies are refusing to process those. it's sort of like a game of chicken with supervisor threatening to suspend front line that law enforcement, border patrol, atf, dea and worker solidarity groups, where the nation cannot afford those consequences. >> this is typical federal bureaucracy. they put the cart before the horse and they don't have the programs in place to address the issue, even though they have given a mandate that could result in mass termination in

william la jeunesse has more. >> this is organized. some here in california are rethinking the state's soft on crime policies like releasing inmating early or shorter sentences. this as you said about a dozen smash and grab robberies last one including one friday when thieves ransacked this home depot. they hill stores on melrose, south l.a., the valley and several midtown. >> manifestation of weak leadership. it's a manifestation of bad decisions leaders made. a manifestation of defunding the cops. >> in san francisco, similar robberies in union square and the east bay. what do the crimes have in common? they occurred in areasover seen by progressive das that blame crime on wealth and inequality and racism and oppose jail for nonviolent offenders. >> if you look at the jurisdictions where this is happen, san francisco and los angeles, even chicago and minneapolis, it's where you have the sorros funded das. >> governor newsome has also favored laws reducing the prison population. but now with public opinion shifting, so it seems has he

>> bret: william la jeunesse in los angeles. thank you. priewforts are asking the u.s. supreme court to review the ruling that overturned bill cosby's sexual assault conviction. they say dangerous precedent could be set if press releases from treated as immunity agreements. cosby's lawyers have long argue that he had relied on a promise that he would never be charged when he gave damaging testimony in an accuser's civil suit in 2006. the admissions were later used against him in two criminal trials. the only written evidence of such promise is a 2005 press release from the then prosecutor who said did he not have enough evidence to arrest cosby. the u.s. supreme court takes up mississippi's that law bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. many experts see the case as a direct threat to the landmark 1973 roe v. wade ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion. challenge could be made in the u.s. supreme court and affect that ruling. a federal judge is blocking president biden's administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on healthcare workers

national correspondent william la jeunesse tells us tonight from los angeles there is still significant resistance across this country. >> federal employees protest president biden's vaccine mandates. >> no one should be forced to take a medical treatment just to keep their job. >> from nasa workers in mississippi to prison guards around the country. >> i think basically it comes down to distrust. >> today is the deadline for federal workers to get their final shot in order to be fully vaccinated by november 22nd. though penalties can start tomorrow, some agencies report sky high numbers of workers declining the shot or refusing to report their vaccine status. >> about 40% of the border patrol workforce has a ahas applied for exemption religious or medical exemption for this requirement. to be frank, it's because people believe that this is a federal overreach. >> union reps claim supervisors are threatening to impose penalties, though many haven't even processed employee exemption requests. >> it's a rock and a hard place. they are trying to be compliant with the mandate and keep their

in san pedro, california, william la jeunesse fox news. okay we're checking on the weather. we had a beautiful day. today it was literally the perfect west coast bay area thanksgiving, whether wise it started off a little chilly, but that was cool, too, and that it just kind of felt right. felt like thanksgiving. and then we had plenty of sunshine. temperatures got back into the sixties. for most of us, some areas a little warmer, some areas a little cooler, but overall, it's stunning day today and tomorrow we'll follow suit. they're so friday and the weekend too few clouds. now this is the long range model i just like to. we're waiting on rain because we need rain, and you're going to see where everything goes to the north. so there's friday. there saturday. see everything's going. we're way down. we're down further south from the clouds right there sunday. there's monday, tuesday wednesday. ouch right, that's that's not optimal, that's for sure. but you know, it looks like we got something coming. maybe towards first, if, at the end of the first week in december, so we'll

william la jeunesse is live in california with the latest. good morning, william. >> indeed there are improvements. you have shipping rates are down, the ports of l.a. and long beach are flipping containers faster and you have fewer ships, lower volume arriving from asia. ist does not mean that consumers will see more products or lower prices at stores or online. the gap nordstroms, nike report inventory problems because of the supply chain. the harbor is full. every anchor spot is full and 40 ships offshore waiting to get in. pre-covid zero, you didn't see this. last week a big change. because of winter weather and stronger winds and diesel pollution the coast guard imposed new rules. in the past you had up to 120 ships packed in the bay waiting for a berth. going forward, the ships will have to wait 150 miles offshore. not five or 10 and the docking time starts ticking not when they arrive here but when they leave asia. >> it normally takes two weeks to cross the ocean at 18 knots. if their berthing assignment isn't for another two weeks wh

william la jeunesse is live on the story where it has come to your town. >> a common thread in all these over the last week or 10 days they are happening in cities where you have soft on crime prosecutors who favor short or no sentences for crimes against property. chicago, san francisco, l.a. where friday these thieves in ski masks ransacked a home depot taking crowbars and sledgehammers and overwhelming one customer who tried to stop them. >> and we tried to actually stop them and closed the front entrance and they put their sledgehammers up, whoever got in the way they would hurt them. >> last week thieves hit stores on melstrom. a nordstrom, louis vuitton, cvs in south l.a. another nordstrom in the san fernando valley and several stores in beverly hills. >> bad decisions our leaders made. a manifestation of deciding we'll defund the cops. >> recently in the bay area, a flash mob hit a nordstrom in walnut grove and several stores in san francisco in union quair. square. all are led by d.j.s. the san francisco d.a. who says crime is caused by wealth inequality. both including supporter

william la jeunesse is on it with details. go ahead. >> good morning. joe biden was vice president at the time this deal went down five years ago. hunter biden's investment firm helped the chinese company buy a cobalt mine in africa. cobalt is a scarce metal essential to electric car batteries. as president joe biden he is spending billions of tax dollars to convert the u.s. car market to go entirely electric dependent on the cobalt mines his son helped sell to chinese. critics want an investigation because they believe huntser may stand to gain from his father's policies. >> we all no hunter biden is a walking, talking conflict of interest but also a national security threat. this is further proof. the fact that he continues to pedal influence to foreign nationals is concerning. >> according to the "new york times" hunter founded an investment company in 2013 and other u.s. partners controlled 30% of the shanghai-based company. in 2016 it helped a chinese company acquire a cobalt mine in the congo from a u.s. company. biden at the time held a 10% share

william la jeunesse follows the story in l.a. with more today. hello. >> the suspect is a liar. not unusual at the border. men and women will purposely show up with no i.d. and lie about their age of giving free passage to unaccompanied minors often not minor and not unaccompanied. a racket. the border patrol knows it but some administration officials don't listen to border agents who try to obtain migrant's true identity but dependent on timely cooperation from home country. not enough to meet the 72-hour deadline and the current policy of moving minors as quickly as possible. like this man who arrived at the border a few months ago and claimed he was 17-year-old hernandez from honduras with a relative in florida. a 46-year-old, another lie not unusual. most migrants can't pay their entire smuggling free up front the cartels arrange for housing while they pay off their debt. the government flew him to the home. surveillance video shows him repeatedly stabbing cuellar and he texted a friend admitting he killed him.this time he lied ab. this time his real i.d., 24-year-old. flori

william la jeunesse live from l.a. how will it go down and will it go down? good morning to you. >> the president wanted to set an example with some 3 million federal workers. the fear now is that is going to backfire with a shortage of prison guards, border patrol, tsa and more. here is why. today is the deadline to get the shot to be fully vaccinated by the 22nd. that is when thousands who refuse the vaccine or file for an exemption can be suspended for fired. we've seen documents showing some 29,000 cbp employees are either unvaccinated or refuse to reveal their status. many asking for exemptions that agencies are refusing to process. it is like a game of chicken. supervisors threatening to suspend border patrol, dpa, atf and worker solidarity warns the nation cannot afford the consequences. >> 40% of the border patrol workforce has applied for an exemption, religious or medical exemption to this requirement. to be frank, it is because people believe this is a federal overreach. >> similar feelings at the federal bureau of prisons and tsa. up to 40% of the