alexandria ocasio cortez and other house democrats say prisoners are being kept in jail longer than the squad thinks is necessary the group writing a letter, quote, we have grave concerns that excessive bail amounts, unnecessary pretrial detention and contributing to a humanitarian crisis in new york city's jail system as congresswoman rashida tlaib pressed over her support for the breathe act which would empty federal prisons in ten years. >> i think everyone is like we are going to release everybody. did you see how many people i mentally ill who are in prison? todd: can be on the streets of new york city. the congresswoman admitted some people legitimately belong behind bars. jillian: a fox news exclusive interview with kyle rittenhouse responding to claims he is a white supremacist, lodged by president biden during his campaign. >> defame in my character for him to say something like that. mister president, if i could say one thing to you i would urge you to go back and watch the trial and understand the facts before you make a statement. >> reporter: it is widely speculated rittenh

carley: that is not a good number, alexandria, thank you so much. we appreciate the reporting. and you know, one thing that is bon dauntly clear is that -- abundantly clear is that the conversation has shift todd to the midterm elections and a lot of local policieses who lost, a lot of democrats who lost of are saying to the media, listen, this red wave is real in suburban america. one of the politicians, pa tri patriciatisdale, she lost her bo become a district judge, she said we need to pay attention, this is something going on across the country, the democrats can't do politics as usual. whether that is crime or the border or education or the economy, when we think about the economy, the president is trying to pass a giant social spending bill and a lot of moderates who live in these swing districts are saying that's not going to work for us and our voters. ashley: a when it comes to the infrastructure bill, we were paying attention to it over the weekend, on friday night when this happened, when you think infrastructure you think bipartisanship. but there's so much jargon i

good morning, alexandria. >> reporter: good morning. more americans are losing faith despite what the be president considered to be a win on friday. the latest poll shows president biden's approval rating hit a new low of 38%. the house passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill but that relied on help from republican as democrats continue to spar with their own progressives on biden's even costlier upcoming spending bill. >> i think congressional democrats blew the timing. we should have passed these bills in early october. if we had, it would have helped terry mcauliffe. i've got to give it to the republicans, they were hungry. that's what happens when a party loses, they get hungry and win a close race. >> reporter: he mentioned terry mcauliffe, considered an early shoe-in to win back his old seat, that is until last tuesday when they elected glenn youngkin. new jersey proved to be a narrow nail biter. the races are considered the first true tests of how voters feel about biden's presidency. >> it was a rejection election. voters o

>> reporter: on the heels of the wisconsin parade tragedy alexandria ocasio cortez and progressives are ramping up the fight against high cash bail saying it is contributing to a humanitarian crisis in some prisons. >> the white house trying to distance themselves from michigan congresswoman rashida tlaib who is pushing a bill that would close all federal prisons. >> the president does not support abolishing prisons or defunding the police measures like that, he will not support legislation that includes it. todd: jen psaki saying there is common friends -- commonsense prison reform and without advocate defunding law enforcement. will: the white house responding to an exclusive interview with kyle rittenhouse. >> it is actual malice defame my character to say something like that. mister president, if i could say one thing to you i would urge you to go back and watch the trial and understand the facts before you make a statement. >> jen psaki refusing to retract biden, labeling a white supremacist during the campaign. >> what the president apologized to the acquitted kenosha shooter kyle

we watched the most powerful person on the democratic side in congress in alexandria ocasio cortez. that is where the energy is, she does stick to her principles, you may not agree with those principles but progressives run the democratic party and they will run the democratic party into the ground when you think about the spending bill they want to pass, inflation at a 30 year high and all they want to do is print more money, people don't like being taxed when gas prices are up and so on. progressives had the energy and momentum but not the interests of the country on their side and as a result 2022, will be a red tsunami, house, senate go back to the republican party and i can guarantee president biden and kamala harris not being nominees in terms of being the nomination, they will be primary and may not run all together. todd: bold prediction, 5:37. joe concha said it. >> i've got a 5k i've got to train for. that is as far as i can go. todd: as governor murphy -- winning big elsewhere including an incredible upset in the state senate. trucker edward dÜrer defeating the senate pr

house oversight committee democrats including alexandria ocasio cortez are demanding answers from new york city prosecutors for keeping prisoners in jail longer than they say is necessary. the group writing a letter, quote, we have grave concerns that extensive bail amounts are leading to unnecessary pretrial detention and contributing to a humanitarian crisis in new york city's jail system. congresswoman rashida tlaib is pressed over her support for the green ask which would empty federal prisons in 10 years. >> everyone is like release everybody. did you see how many people are mentally ill that are in prison right now? >> the congresswoman went on to admit some people legitimately belong behind bars. >> mentally ill people on the streets. turning to fox news interview with kyle rittenhouse, the team responding to claims he is a white supremacist as alleged by president biden during the campaign. >> it is malice to say something like that. mister president, if i could say one thing to i would urge you to go back and watch the trial and understand the facts before you make a statemen

alexandria huff joins us with more. >> reporter: ideally senate democrats would like to see the bill wrapped up by christmas, likely changes will be made before being sent back to the house for review. here's minnesota senator amy klobuchar. >> are you confident it will get done before christmas? >> i am. if the republicans want to scrooge out on us and intrees people's interest rates and make it hard to make people's car payments, go ahead make that case. we're going to stop them from doing that. >> reporter: democrats must focus on their own party, negotiations have to satisfy democratic moderates who pushed back on the expense of climate, immigration and paid leave provisions. >> one of the reasons that inflation is going to get significantly worse is because of the greater spending we have through build back better. but thank got for senator manchin and senator sinema at this point, they may be the only -- the last line of defense on this thing. >> reporter: the spending plan relies on unanimous support from democrats, no republicans are on board with the price tag. let's break d

alexandria half joins us with more. happy thanksgiving. >> president biden put his family's annual turkey on hold for the pandemic last year, a tradition that started for them in the 1970s when gas and food prices were straining american families as they are today. biden arrived on tuesday to a massachusetts home of private equity billionaire david rubenstein saying the property will extend through sunday, the president released a thanksgiving message, quote, we are grateful for the farm workers and front-line workers many of whom are immigrants, making sure they are harvested and shipped and keep cities and towns clean and safe. is this being the most expensive thanksgiving ever the president said this week the opportunity to buy product at all is a win. >> grocery stores well-stocked with turkey and everything you need for thanksgiving. >> the price of a turkey up 24%. others up double digits as well as many feel the president's luxury nantucket backdrop is inappropriate. >> to buy a thanksgiving turkey or christmas p

alexandria half joins me live from washington. >> reporter: president biden resuming of tradition that started in the 1970s when food and gas prices were squeezing americans to historic degree, a familiar feeling for many. the price of the turkey is up 24% other staples up double digits as well but the president says the opportunity to buy these items is a win. >> families can rest easy, grocery stores are well-stocked with turkey and anything else you need for thanksgiving. >> reporter: tuesday president biden arrived at the $30 million nantucket home of private equity billionaire david rubenstein. and republicans feel the backdrop is out of touch. >> to buy a thanksgiving turkey or christmas present costs more and what is president biden doing, hanging out at a billionaires house, >> the guy that's going to be living it up. they don't want us to have a turkey, and send gifts home. >> peter doocy pressing the white house this week. >> what message does it send to middle-class americans at a billionaires compound in nantucket. >> any increase in prices is something the president is con

carley: alexandria ocasio-cortez is slamming the social spending bill, talking to the new york times, the lawmaker is calls on president biden to bypass congress and take executive action, saying in part, why are we taking this as a legislative compromise when the opportunity is so much greater. when biden could do this stuff with a stroke of a pen and it's just reminding us that he is choosing not to. she says empty promises were made to progressives and she is not guaranteeing they will back the bill if it comes back to the house. this as house minority leader kevin mccarthy will do everything he can to strike the bill down if it makes it back to the house. >> if the senate changes it, any of those changes has to come back to the house. so we have another bite at the apple here. carley: the congressional budget office estimates the bill will raise the national deficit $367 billion over the next 10 years. even though the white house claims the bill is fully paid for. and former president trump says he thinks americans are ready to fight back against democrats' radical agenda at the p

carley: alexandria ocasio-cortez fears progressives could lose big after giving up leverage over biden's spending agenda. why she is expecting the worst as the spending spree faces hurdles in congress. todd: did you see this, a heart pounding moment caught on camera. one pastor tackling a man to the

alexandria huff joins us live from washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carley, todd. senate democrats would like to see the president's massive spending plan wrapped up and under the tree by the end of next month but changes to the bill are likely which would then require it to be sent back to the house for review. >> are you confident it will get done before christmas? >> i am. you know, if the republicans want to scrooge out on us and increase people's interest rates and make it hard to make car payments, go ahead, make that case. we're going to stop them from doing that. >> reporter: but democrats must first focus on their own party. the bill must satisfy progressives like senator bernie sanders who has taken tissue with raising the tax deductions and moderates like joe manchin and kyrsten sinema who pushed back on the expense of climate, immigration and paid leave provisions. >> one of the reasons that inflation is going to get significantly worse is because of the greater spending we have through build back b

carley: alexandria ocasio-cortez fears progressives could lose big after giving up leverage over biden's spending agenda. why she is expecting the worst as the spending spree faces hurdles in congress. todd: did you see this, a heart pounding moment caught on camera. one pastor tackling a man to the ground after he whipped out a gun in the middle of service. we are talking to the man who said he had god on his side. carley: you're watches "fox & friends first" on this tuesday morning. i'm carley shimkus. todd: i'm todd piro. carley: we begin with a live look at the white house as the biden administration admits it's considering pulling the plug on another pipeline as gas prices soar. todd: alex hogan joins us live from washington as democrats urge joe biden to take immediate action to ease the crisis the pump. alex. >> reporter: hi, carl hey and todd. there's a lot of concern over what this could mean financially when we're looking at gas prices that are already soaring compared to years past. but environmentalists say that the toll there on the great lakes is already too high. this line