"Yesterday in Paris what we saw was basically the looters coming back because they realized they weren't going to be stopped" - Mercatus Center Senior Fellow Veronique de Rugy (@veroderugy) reacts to the violent riots happening in France and calls them "a contagion"

Macklemore launched his "Free Palestine" tour after getting dropped from Ed Sheeran's line up. He'll perform in Dublin, Paris and London. Macklemore is getting backlash for announcing he'll donate proceeds to the anti-israel, "Palestinian Youth Movement" That is a group that said the Hamas terrorists who raped and killed innocent Israelis took actions that were quote "legitimate" and effective".

"We hope for energy sanity for all New Yorkers." -Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (@SecretaryBurgum) joined us live to explain what a pipeline could mean for energy costs in the northeast. The Energy Department is making a $42 million push to advance a long-stalled pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York.

"You can give it high-level mission objectives." Imagine underground mining robots operating without human intervention. It's happening! 🤖 Exyn Technologies Interim CEO Ben Williams stopped by Varney & Company to discuss how their company was selected for the Department of Energy's "Mine of the Future" program — mapping deep underground without GPS. 👇WATCH:

🤖 ROBOT WARFARE From the battlefield to national security, robotic technology is reshaping how America prepares to defend itself. We spoke to the co-founder of Foundation Robotics about how their robots can be used on the battlefield.

"Adults risk losing skills we once had, but young people risk never developing them at all." -MIT Professor Eric So sounds the alarm on the overreliance of Al, cognitive decline, and who should be held accountable as artificial intelligence advances. 👇🤖TELL US: Has Al become a tool or a crutch?

TESLA HAS A FLYING CAR 🚗💨 Tesla's next-generation Roadster can hit 60mph in under 1 second and uses SPACEX thrusters to fly! Elon Musk says the car is so advanced he expects it to crush every track record that's been recorded. 👇Would you ever get inside one of these things? Let us know

"I was five meters from a silverback gorilla. We've had a hippo traipse through camp along the riverbank. We've seen elephants, buffalo, been eaten alive by the tsetse flies and mosquitoes." -Extreme explorer Ash Dykes told us all about his epic adventure traveling through the Congo Basin down the Sangha River in an inflatable kayak. 👇Where should he go next! Tell us in the comments!

🐦FEUD GONE FOWL! There is new surveillance video of Kelly Clarkson at the Brooklyn store at the center of her escalating feud! The video is raising questions over what really happened when she tried to purchase a mechanical bird from the store. 👇TELL US: Whose side are you on: Kelly's or the store's?

💔IS GEN Z LOSING THE ART OF ROMANCE? Rikki Schlott (@RIKKISCHLOTT) says young adults are struggling to navigate romantic relationships in a dating culture that looks nothing like it used to. 👇TELL US: What's ruining dating for Gen Z?

"New highs beget new highs, but selling beget selling also." Charles Payne (@cvpayne) defends his optimistic outlook despite the Al sell-off. He says if you want to establish a portfolio for the future, Al has to be a huge part of it.

🚨 ESCALATING TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST Iran-backed Houthis have ramped up their barrage of missile and drones attacks on Saudi Arabia's airports and energy infrastructure. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) says "we're likely going to have to strike again" to take out their missile capabilites.

"Consumers have two lobes of the brain right now." - Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) on some voters souring on Trump's economy while the consumer remains resilient. This as a new Fox poll found that President Tump has a lower rating on inflation than Former President Biden did in October 2022. The GOP is desparately trying to win over voters on the economy with the Midterms only 19 days away.

💪 GRANDMA'S GOT GAINS! At 61, DonnaJean Wilde is breaking records and proving age is just a number. A grandmother of 12 broke a world record by holding a plank for 5 hours straight!

🚨 GLOBAL POWER PLAY "Trump looks at his adversaries and wants a relationship with them. He knows if he has a friendship with them it is possible to make progress on negotiations." -Gen. Jack Keane (@gen_jackkeane) weighs in on a potential U.S.-Russia diesel deal

AI DOOMSDAY WARNING 🚨🤖 Anthropic warns that Al models could start replicating themselves across your smart home devices within the next few months. Madison Alworth (@MadisonAlworth) told us why that's a major problem.

💵 INFLATION REPORT 💵 Consmer prices rose 0.6% in September, and 3.7% annually, as voters feel the pressure ahead of the midterms. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says this was a "disappointing" report.

"The U.S. Military needs to do whatever it takes." -lowa Senate Candidate Ashley Hinson (R) (@RepAshleyHinson) is calling for a successful and immediate end to the war in Iran.

🎓🍹 LESS BOOZE, MORE BALANCE Gen Z college students are ditching alcohol-fueled ragers for health and wellness parties. TELL US: Would you go to a "wellness" party?