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will: it's the 9 a.m. hour of fox and friends weekend starting with a fox news alert. prosecutor nathan wade resigns from the trump georgia case so d.a. fani willis can continue. rachel: plus, are we getting a preview of democrats' re-election agenda? yesterday harris hosted fat joe for a white house weed event. that's right, a weed event. pete: and if st. path brick's day -- patrick's day might be tomorrow, but new york city's famous parade is happening today, and and among those marching will be family members of two fallen fdny firefighters who died on 9/11. the final hour of "fox & friends" weekend welcome back starts right now. ♪ if. ♪ ♪

will: well, welcome to "fox & friends" on this st. patrick's day weekend. we're celebrating both saturday and sunday. sunday is, of course, is the official day of st. patrick, but today is the st. patrick's day parade in new york city. you're looking at a live shot of dublin, ireland. the temple bar coming to us thanks to earth cam. rachel: i'm looking really closely, because my daughter, lucia, is in ireland right now. is she going to a bar and and if how did she plan the trip? being in ireland on@patrick's day -- will: good planning. pete: i've never been. i feel like i would enjoy it. you know who else would? will cain, because, well, just roll the clip. of he's all in the spirit. he's in the spirit even when it's not -- [laughter] rachel: look at all of us, we all are. pete: this is, by the way -- [laughter] this is the from 2022. it wasn't even st. patty's day, it was just national dancing

day. [laughter] >> will: you know, why don't we all feel the same way about it? pete: and will's dancing skills, incredible. [laughter] he's always in the -- [laughter] rachel: i'm seeing some lend redawn in you with -- leprechaun. will: i'm seeing a sprite. pete: very spry, that's what it is. will: let's move on. all the focus on me, you're doing some fancy moves yourself. rachel: yeah. everyone, when they told us this clip was coming up, we all thought of you. there was something about you on that day. [laughter] you know, i was going to take ud like about ireland besides the fact that it's a beautiful country with so much beautiful history is bar scene. it is the most intergeneration rahal bars that you'll ever see. you'll see an 18-year-old cozied up to the bar next to, like, a

70-year-old with. and here's the other thing, everybody knows -- they sing. they all sing, and they sing, like, every verse of the song. and it's just, like, there is such a joy. it was amazing. you guys would really love it. will: no, i think you're right. we're just making a transition from us dancing -- rachel: and you have dancing skills that the you can offer once you get a few guinesses down -- pete: imagine if what they look like then. rachel: yeah, i know. that was him sober. [laughter] all right. we're going to move along, try and put that -- we can't unsee it, but -- [laughter] pete: rewind it and watch it again. rachel: all right. now we're going to move on to a fox news alert. nathan wade, you all remember him, stepping down after a judge ruled that fulton county district attorney fani willis could be the only one to remain on the former president trump's election interference case. she could do that if wade resigned. will: meanwhile, willis is

slamming what she sauls, quote, unjustified -- calls. quote, unjustified attack from the media. pete: madeleine rivera joins us now with more. >> reporter: fannie if willis is defying the judge's ruling in georgia which was technically a legal win for her, but it still amounted to a slap on the wrist as the judge admonished her behavior. hours after mcafee's decision, special prosecutor wade stepped down saying i am offering my resignation in the interest of democracy and dedication to the american public and to move this case forward as quickly as possible. willis defended wade, responding ever i compliment you for the professional aism and and dignity you have shown over the last 865 days as you have endured threats against you and your family as well as unjustified attacks in the media and in court on your reputation as a lawyer. judge mcafee rules former president trump and his allies failed to show willis and wade's relationship created an actual

conflict of interest. still, mcafee was highly critical of willis saying this finding is by no means an indication that the court condones this tremendous lapse in judgment or the unprofessional manner of the district attorney's testimony during the evidentiary hearing. mcafee is referring to fiery exchange between willis and the defense last month. >> you think i'm on time trial. these people to are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020. i'm not on trial no matter how hard you try to put me on trial. >> reporter: defense attorney ashley merchant says although we believe the office should have been qualified entirely, this is a vindication that everything put forth by the defense was true, accurate and and relevant to the issue surrounding our client's right to a fair trial. some georgia law a makerrer ors now believe willis' prosecution of trump the may be compromised. >> there's just no way a jury will give any credibility to her further involvement. it will undermine her own mission of prosecuting these springs if she stays --

individuals if she stays personally involved. >> reporter: and willis is facing several other investigations georgia and here in d.c. as well with house judiciary chairman jim jordan looking into whether willis' office misused federal funds. will, pete and rachel. will: so donald trump will be on "mediabuzz" tomorrow. we've already seen a little bit of this interview we can share with you with now what he had to say about this fani willis drama in the georgia election case. >> it's a fake case. it's a whole fake case. willis and her lover spent a lot of time in washington talking about my case. they came out -- that came out during the hearing. now that case is imploding. she should never if be allowed anywhere if near a case. pete: e yeah. i mean, the goal of democrats was to not have to beat donald trump at the ballot box. that was the goal. all these court cases remove him from the if ballot, now the supreme court has shot that down, you know, impeach him,

disqualify him, impugn him, imprison him is their goal. all of these cases, as we raid out on off the wall, are falling apart or being delayed so that the ultimate decision maker ors, as it should be, will be the american people in november of 2024. then the whole cases process becomes a different exercise. rachel: you know, in trump's favor that so many of these cases, obviously, are falling apart. many of them were specious coming forward anyway, very shaky grounds that many of these cases rest on. but what's interesting to me is just the politics of it. it's really hard to run a campaign, especially a presidential campaign. just imagine how distracting it is that, you know, it's great that he's on mediabuzz and he's able to get his point of view across, but he wants to talk about the border, he wants to talk about, you know, the economy and how things have deteriorated on every front since he left office and joe biden took over.

but instead he's having to respond to all of this. i think it's exhausting, and t in the -- and all of it it is, as you said, pete, it's all a because there is a group of people, and fani willis is part of this machine, that's trying to stop you from voting for who you want to vote for. they couldn't stop it in the primary. no matter what they did, the vote ors said we want donald trump. but in the general they're are relentless, they're not giving up. and it's interesting to see trump's numbers going up despite this machine that's trying to take him down. will: that's the politics when it comes to -- the priorities when it comes to politics. vice president kamala harris became the first sitting vice president to visit an abortion clinic, and shortly after a meeting that included fat if joe at the white house that focused on marijuana. >> i believe, i think we all at this table believe nobody should have to go to jail for smocking weed. and if what we -- smoke oring weed with. and what we need to do is

recognize that that far too many people have been sent to jail for simple marijuana possession. and the impact is such that, in particular, black americans and latinos are four times more likely, four times more likely to be arrested, arrested for marijuana possession. and the dispair disparity is even larger when you talk about is the subset of black and latino men. so this is an issue that must be addressed. it is work that, again, i have done over the years, it is work that we are also a doing as an administration. will: a up couple of quick points on. that you know, i don't have them in front, but i'd to like to see the stats to back up the actual claim that far too many people have been sent to jail for marijuana possession. i'm sure there is that case, i'm sure that has happened, but is that an epidemic that needs reformation? if i doubt that's a high priority, a need of rectifying. what's more, it's art part of a general liberalization of marijuana policies across the country. and, look, wherever you

languaged on that, right now i think it's the hard to -- it's the easy to say we're doing this pretty haphazardly. we talked about what's happening in oregon, although that includes hard drugs and they're rolling back decriminalization. there is -- just treating it like an ever progressive march forward that is all positive. and then she's also tying into the larger narrative of dei, the effect of these laws on the greater population. long and short of it is this is playing the hits for an audience that is going to clap and probably already going to vote in the way that they want. rachel: maybe not. first of all, to your point, out here no one's afraid of smoking weed. will: no one. a. rachel: the entire city fell smells like weed -- smells like weed, i'm sorry. it's not just new york city. other towns are like that. there's a weed shop in my, in

the small town where my husband's from. the last time i went, i was, like, great, it's here too in small town wisconsin. is so it's every where. and i think the fact is that they're running on abortion and weed and making sure that the you're stoned and poor and dependent if on them. go ahead, run on that because donald trump's going to run on a much more positive message, and i think that there's a way for the republicans to turn this around. i don't think young people actually want what they're selling. pete: i think you're -- well, depends on how it's framed and perceived. it's do you want a future of, they would say, you know, freedom to choose and i would say, well, you want a future of drugs and dead babies. rachel: correct. pete: but i think what the democrats are doing is really radical here, really radical. it used to be, their view on abortion used to be rare, safe and and legal. or legal, safe and rare. because they acknowledge it's not something you want people to do. it's not something you want someone to have to do. they fought for it to be legal.

they agreed it's not something we should celebrate. it was, like, this necessity they wanted to protect. now the vice president is going to an abortion clinic in the state of minnesota where there's no restrictions on -- rachel: zero. pete: so you can have abortion with up to nine months. they've embraced the most radical aspects of that agenda. i think that can be turned back on them in a way that could be effective. and if i do think in the back of most people's minds they recognize that supporting more drug use is not good for our civil society is. i just -- how it plays out in 2024, i don't know. certainly democrats think they have an advantage on abortion, there's no doubt. rachel: there's no question about it. and all people who are familiar with rehabs and and helping people get over drug addiction, i remember when legalization was starting to come about, becoming more popular, sean was a d.a. at the time, and there were a lot of drug rehab center leaders when came to him and if said, please, please get behind no

legalization because we know it's a gateway drug. so people know about, you know, addiction now that it is -- know that it is, and we're normalizing it in a way that's unhealthy. pete: on another subject, we've had plenty of not just -- we're talking about criminalization of a lot of different things. it a has been and continues to be illegal to steal cars in the united states of america. at least as of today. someday they'll find -- well, they're finding ways to blame are it on you for your car being stolen -- rachel: or the car company too. [laughter] pete: one example is just north of us in toronto where car thefts in toronto have skyrocketed. so, and what's interesting about this is not necessarily that it's canada. i mean, i know, or you know or, toronto's just across the border, 12,000 total thefts in toronto. what's interesting is how the toronto police department is telling locals there there to deal with this. they're not trying to get -- i'm sure they're trying to get rid of the criminals, but heir basically saying you know,

they're going to steal from you with, so make pit ease toier so your family is not threatened in the process. here's the head constable of the toronto police department. to prevent the possibility of being attacked in your with home, leave your fob, your key, at the front door because they're breaking into your home to steal your car. they don't want anything else. so take your car keys and hang 'em right inside if your door so if someone tries to steal your car, or they'll only come inside your door and grab your keys instead of into your kitchen. practical advice or insanity? will: insanity. rachel: total insanity. will: insanity. rachel: it's just giving up as a cop. just imagine how does he even like himself as a cop? [laughter] i mean, like, you've dedicated your life to law enforcement. i imagine -- but your solution, you've just given up. you just said is, hey, just let the criminals take your car. pete: i remember e when i was living in new jersey, there were these new york criminal car theft rings, and and they would use with all juveniles.

like, all my neighbors' cars got stolen because juveniles -- and then the police couldn't pursue anymore because it was deemed dangerous to pursue. the cops were going, we want to stop this but with we can't. i wonder what the dynamic is there. you've probably got handcuffed cops who can't do much, so they're telling citizens to hide your keys -- not hide your chis. rachel: right. will: next time they'll come the through the front door and take your schoolingly and your keys. it's not like, oh, this will be the -- this'll be the line in the if sand. this'll if where it stops. rachel: exactly. and you look just south of the border, then it goes up to kidnapping. they'll kidnap your kid and then hold them ransom. you're right, it just keeps escalating. pete: you have to have consequences really severe consequences. if you're caught, you're toast. rachel: uh-huh. pete: 16 minutes after the final hour, the fourth hour of "fox & friends" weekend, and to a fox weather alert. three people are dead after

several tornadoes ripped through parts of ohio iowa and and kentucky this week. if. will: nicole valdes is live in indian lake, ohio, with the latest. nicole. >> reporter: good morning. indian lake here just about 60 miles northwest of columbus. and you can tell parts of it are unrecognizable. i'm standing on a mobile home park that sits on the lake where ohioans tell us they've made so many memories. behind me you see what's left after a powerful twister ripped through. you'll notice some of these smaller mobile homes lifted off their foundation, flipped over or even pushed several is feet down this small road here. and if you can take a look at where someone stood, the belongings of those who would come here really every spring and summer just tossed around like nothing. tables, chairs, doors and mementos all a sitting out in the open now. just in the distance, a boat

live -- lifted out of the water, sent crashing down onto another nearby mobile home. you'll notice that the debris is everywhere with. there are shards of glass as i walk through the here. 9 and the home that was once here is now just several feet over there. you can tell the walls, the roof that once housed people, flames even -- families even here for vacation really just ripped the pieces. it's the reality of what lo are began county officials -- logan county officials have been seeing over it's last 24 hour or so. just behind me is orchard island, an area that's still closed off as deputies now go into recovery mode and start assessing the true damage here. guys. will: thank you nicole. rachel: thank you so much. it's interesting seeing kind of devastation, guys. one of the funds that has been raided in order to pay for illegals is pima. so there's less -- is fema. so there's mess money in -- less money in our government to take care of good americans because of what we're doing at the border. all right, we're going to turn now to your headlines.

the video we're about to show you is graphic. it's a new york subway driver -- rider, i'm sorry, who will face no criminal charges after shooting an aggressive attacker during the rush hour commute. daniel penny if's attorney joined us earlier saying this case is similar to his client's man slaughter case. listen. >> anyone who is acting to defend themselves or others from imminent harm, and that certainly appears in this case in this video, and it was the case that my client, daniel penny, was confronting. it really underscores how quickly a situation like this can devolve if you don't have someone like my client who was willing to step up, put himself in harm's way. rachel: yeah. he's a hero. brooklyn's d.a. says the man acted in self-defense. federal prosecutors are recommending a 40 to 50- year prison sentence for ftx founder sam bankman-fried. they're also asking for bankman fried to repay $11 billion after

he was convicted of fraud and money laundering charges. he is set to be sentenced on march 28th. does he have that money, guys? pete: i don't think so. ray i think it's gone. the judge is also considering a 100-year sentence recommended by the probation department. princess kate will not be at the st. patrick's day parade this weekend. oh, the plot is hick. en, as a she recovers from ab a.comal surgery. he has been going to the event since 2012, only missing it once. 2016. prince william will not be attending either. the irish guard still plans to give her three cheers at the end of the parade as she was given the title of honorary colonel of the irish guard. pete: manager's going on there. -- something's going on there. rachel: oh, i have a podcast on this, there's a lot going on. pete: something's going on, will. will: to be honest, the entire time i was on spring break with,

this was the conversation. but the way she feels ab a sports i feel about this, i don't even hear it. the words don't even go inful. [laughter] i don't retain any of it. rachel: i was hoping you guys were going to do your wall walk on this. pete: maybe tomorrow. rachel: all right. pete: in doses. rachel: okay. this is very, very spicy. all right. pete: all right. the bill that could force the sale of tiktok stalls in the senate. we still have questions for the chinese-owned app. >> -- is have influence over tiktok, and that's, that can't change with the data. >> [inaudible] if yes or no. also get thyroid eye disease, or t-e-d, which may need a different doctor. find a t-e-d eye specialist at isitted.com. ♪(relaxing music)♪ (♪)

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pete: -- bill that could ban tiktok has stalled in the senate 60 president of the platform is owned by nervous like blackrock, but i a notable 20 percent is owned by its founders, chinese-based byte withdance. but divesting a company like tiktok is going to come with serious challenges including the chinese government's potential involvement, the sheer size of the company and the likely legal challenges. but if the app a sticks around in the u.s., of course of

course, security concerns are still a huge question. >> reporter: why wouldn't you just sell? >> the bill is -- [inaudible] we have looked at a it. it is not feasible to do whatever the bill thinks it does. >> reporter: does the chinese government have influence over tiktok? this is about the algorithm, sir, and that can't change with the data. >> -- over tiktok, yes or no? pete: he doesn't want to answer. here to discuss is president of the government accountability institute and author of "blood money," peter weitzer. peter, thanks so much for being here -- peter schweitzer. the subtitle is why the powerful turn a blind eye while china kills americans. why is this bill stalling in the senate? if is it -- i mean, tiktok's got to have a lot of lobbyists, right? they're buying a lot of support. what do you aa is access from this situation? >> yeah or or you're right, pete, they do have a lot of lobbyists, several former u.s. senator manies that are on the

payroll, they have former e senior campaign advisers both for presidents trump and obama, and and you have these large american investors including jeff yas who owns a large stake. and they are throwing a lot of money into this. the thing everybody has to keep in mind with these american investors you are talking about, the chinese law is clear. if these investors disparage or criticize bytedance, their shares can be seized and taken away if them. so we should not really, i would argue a, take the word of what these investors are saying because the chinese government has them over a barrel, and they can't be with honest, frankly, about their views of the company because they risk losing all their shares. pete: so china really is calling the shots on this, ultimately, has control over. so you saw the overwhelming vote in the house. i mean, overwhelmingly it was passed out, either divest or you're banned. do you think there's enough common sense or ability to fight back against that chinese

influence in the senate to patz on that side? -- to pass it on that side? >> i sure hope so, pete. look, let's be honest about bytedance. bytedance is a ab company that is joined at the hip to the chinese ministry of state security. they do joint research together on artificial intelligence with. the chinese government has designated the tiktok algorithm as a state secret. this is not just a company proprietary information, it is a state secret. and as i lay out in "blood money," i quote extensively from chinese propaganda officials, military officials, they view tiktok as a trojan horse, and they lay out in great detail how they are already using it to manipulate and drive young people in what they think and what they feel. so this is a form of what china calls cognitive warfare. if we can't deal with this problem, i don't see how we can deal with anything. the notion that a company that works closely with the ministry

of state security is duiing unfeterred -- giving unfettered access to our children and is we can't do manager about it, we might as well give it up if we can't pass a bill like this. pete: so interesting. when you see last minute if changes in people'ser if spective, i mean, is that -- perspective, is that china saying we're going to pony up a lot of money to certain people to defend us here because we're over a barrel? it really is survival for bite bytedance. bytedance. >> well, it is survival, but let's remember, pete, i mean, this is forcing the sale of bytedance. they're all going to make money because there's a lot of interest that companies would have in acquiring this asset. so it's not like they're losing it. we're simply saying, hey, look, a foreign hostile power company that is joined to the hip with the government cannot have unfettered access to our young people. china doesn't allow that. a lot of european company -- countries have problems with it. india has already banned tiktok

as has other countries. so this is not a radical departure. and the investors, the american investors and the chinese investors would be made whole. they would make money on this deal. the reason they don't want to end this is they don't want to give up the control and the access to our kids. pete: yes. peter schweizer, you wrote the book on it. the book is "blood money: why the powerful turn a blind eye while china kills americans." thanks a lot, appreciate it. >> thanks, pete. pete: prosecutor nathan wade resign from the trump georgia case so t.a. fani willis -- d.a. fani willis can stay on. we're asking former congressman doug collins what he thinks of the drama in his state next. we're taking the best fibers our farm can produce, spinning it at one location, weaving it, then finally into a cut and sewn product. there's value in buying american made it has a real life impact up and down the supply chain.

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will: back with a fox news alert, nathan wade stepping down after a judge ruled fulton county district attorney fani willis could stay on but only in

the former president trump's election interference case if wade did step down, if he resigned, so he did. willis remaining and remaining defiant, slamming what she calls, quote, unjustified attacks in the media. but it's not oh yet. she's now facing a congressional subpoena by house judiciary chairman jim jordan who's looking into whether willis' office misused federal funds. here to react is lawyer and former georgia congressman doug collins. great to have you with us. so let's talk about this from jim jordan in the u.s. congress first. the role that federal funds have played in this investigation and and this case and whether or not they've been misused. tell us about that. >> yeah. i think really what we're looking at here is just another attack on that fani willis has done and denied or tried to deny until it came out that there was any contact washington and funds that are made available to a district attorney's office to prosecute cases and how would they actually intertwine. it's going to be hard, frankly,

from a former member -- i was ranking member with jim on judiciary, it's going to be hard to get her to participate in this, but laying the ground work, threatening contempt is exactly what needs to be done because you can't ignore or what congress is doing looking into this. will: and i believe it did come up that there were several trips to washington, d.c., either nathan wade, fani willis or both, and the question is who did they meet with in washington d.c. here's what jim jordan has written in the subpoena to willis are. she has until march 28th to comply, by the way. wrote, the committee has yet to receive any the additional response, materials in the three weeks since your initial response. if you fail to do so, the committee will continue taking further office such as the invocation of a contempt of congress proceeding, that's what you were talking about, contempt of congress. but now, congressman, i know you served in the united states congress, you're familiar georgia. there's also accountability potentially for fani willis in the state of georgia where there's a georgia senate investigation if as well. what power would they have?

everybody's pointing to the strong language the judge used, kind of rebuking her. while not removing her, rebuicking her and her behavior. what would that add up to? rebuicking. what can the georgia do to fani willis? >> that's going to be interesting because there's so many options still out there. they have just introduced a new prosecuting accountability council, if you put it that way with. the senate is gathering information and putting it under oath than possibly lead to disbarment, and i think that's to going to be something that is very much on the table for both nathan wade and fani willis at this point that they've got to look at. also remember, will, i want to point out this is the second time in this case that a judge in fulton county has basically slammed fani willis' behavior. she -- it happened on judge mcburney when she got involved with the lieutenant governor, burt jones, and was banned from prosecuting or attempting to prosecute him because she participated prettily against him and now this. --

politically. this is building up. this is not a good day for fani willis no matter how they want to spin it because when the judge says there's an odor, basically, about this case, they've got jury issue, appeal issues. the next big thing for everybody to watch is there this judge allow a certificate of immediate if review to go ahead on this appeal which will definitely come, and if he does, this case could be delayed indefinitely. wisconsinwell the thing about her behavior though, doug, is while it might offend the legal community, politicians and maybe there's some accountability, the question is, does it offend if the electorate because that is a democratically-elected position in fulton county as in so many places, and whether or not that performance by fani willis plays with with the voters in fulton county. doug, or we've got to leave it there. thank you. >> sounds good. take care. will: still ahead, parents of uc-bly students are hiring private security amid safety concerns on campus. we'll talk to a student who says

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police patrol the area. our next guest, the president of this organization who has two sons attending berkeley, joins us now. it's great to have you. i can -- listen, i have a college kid, i can understand and relate to this on a level that's actually kind of scarily. you decided to take matters into your own hands. why did you have to do that? why wouldn't the university want to keep their students safe? if because i would imagine if this gets any worse, people are going to pull their kids out. >> yeah. well, good morning, rachel. thank you for having me. as you said, as a participant, grow spend a a lot of time wondering if your kid's going to get into a good school. you think, great, mission accomplished. for many cal families, what comes next is a shock. one month after i dropped my kids off, there was a gun battle right outside of their dorms.

after that happened i joined with a group of parents who met with the administration who hear what measures they had in place. what we heard was pretty disappointing. they didn't have enough campus police officers, their night safety shuttles were not in service, a lot of the resources we had been told were in place didn't exist or at least didn't exist as much as we were told. and we weren't hearing much urgency to turn things around. so is as parents, we kept on talk, and -- talking, and we decided to form this organization. our goal is to push for more safety measures, and we now have over 1300 members in over 60 countries. rachel: wow, that's amazing. and and you've raised i'm hearing $40,000. you just took it into your own hands. i want to bring in rebecca. rebeccaing you are on that campus, and you've been assault ised multiple times, robbed. so you're a student who's faced horrific claims. tell us about this -- by the way, we're not going to show her face if.

rebecca? >> hi. yes. rachel: yeah. tell us what it's like to be on campus. >> i think, so there -- we have been, like, receiving these very frequent crime alerts, and i have personally been, like, a victim of armed robbery twice a little more than a year at campus. actually, both case cases, like, two blocks away from campus. both times i was pointed a gun, and then they demanded my personal belongs. the second time it was carjacking. i feel very unsafe to walk around campus by myself especially after a dark because both these incidents happened after dark. rachel: how do your parents feel about this? i'm sure they are worried sick about this. >> yeah, they're super concerned. they, like, always check on me, are you home at night night. they ban me from going to out at night on campus, avoid that as much as possible. rachel: sagar, i'm reading about the group, and here's what

concerns me. your group is trying to do what's right, but the security guards are unarmed, they have no defensive gear, and they're not actually allowed on campus. so they wear this protective, this sort of floor are rest sent gear that you see here, but they don't have any if weapons to protect the kids. they just alert the police, is that correct? if. >> that's correct. and that was a very deliberate choice we made as an organization. we got this idea from9 visiting usc in southern california after a couple of campus shootings over a decade ago. usc totally the revamped their own campus security, and a big component of that revamp was to have unarmed safety ambassadors deployed all around campus. now, if you know usc, you know it's not in the safest area of town. but nonetheless, with these safety ambassadors in place they've managed to make one of the most impressive campus security operations in the country. rachel: yeah. >> sew but saw away -- so we saw what they did, and we modeled

our program closely on theirs. rachel: i'm fascinated. i really respect you because i think you're taking it into your own hands, and and i hike that. on the other hand, you pay a lot of money in tuition -- [laughter] it seals like a basic -- seems like a basic thing to have your kid safe on campus. i bet if a lot of kids voted with their -- and parents voted with their feet, they'd probably rethink this. i know you're happy your kids got into a uc school, i went to one myself, but, wow. i'm going to read a statement from the spokesperson for the uc, from uc-berkeley. they said hiring private security raises a number of concerns, so they're not happy about this, including the training and experience of individuals hired by such firms. further, any security efforts on the campus must be coordinated with ucpd independent of the funding sources. rebecca, what do you say to that? if you know, the parents of the campus, you know, get together, get security because the campus sunt doing -- isn't doing their job, and now they're mad at the

parents probably, it looks like from this statement. they're not happy about the private security. >> i would personally think it would definitely be nice to have more patrolling on campus especially in the off-campus regions at dark. and i think if anyone if can take action quickly, i know that sa a gar managed to pull this very quickly. if the university is able to do this at a faster pace, i would really appreciate. so right now i just appreciate any type of patrolling that's available around campus. rachel: yeah. you guys are very nice and civil about that. appreciate that. well, great job, really proud of what you guys are doing. hopefully, everyone will stay safe. uc-berkeley, get your act together. thanks a lot. all right, still ahead, a family walking with a purpose in the st. patrick's day parade. we're going to talk to them next. ♪ he thinks his flaky red patches are all people see.

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♪ ♪ rachel: welsh welcome back. st. patrick's day might be tomorrow, but if new york city the famous parade is today. it's going down fifth avenue. pete: and among those marching will be more than a dozen members of the haskell family honoring fallen fdny firefighters tom and tim

haskell, brother withs killed in the world trade center on 9/11. will: joining us now is retired fdny firefighter and their brother kenny haskell and their cousin, nypd detective jimmy haskell along with many other members of the family. how many members do we have this morning? >> i think we have 12 right now. will: 12. or all right. i was just giving this -- given this pin. this is a picture of tom and tim the last time they marched in the parade if which, jimmy, was back in 2000. tell us about tom and tim, you lost them on 9/11. tell us about your brothers. >> tommy was the captain of ladder 132, timothy was a firefighter in squad 18. both responded to the world trade center. timmy was killed in the north tower and tommy in the south tower. will: we sure appreciate those guys. why was it you guys were so interested in being a part of the st. patrick's day parade every year?

>> the st. patrick's day parade was something they always loved to do together. when you're assigned the a firehouse or a particular borough, normally you march with that company but timothymy and tommy always made it a point to get together and walk together. so we decided to come together today to honor them and keep their legacy going by marching in their memory today. pete: and quite a legacy it is. i'm just looking at all the up uniforms here. i'm seeing fdny, army green berets, i'm seeing air force. mine, the legacy of your family in service is more than, i mean, your brothers gave it all, but you guys continue to give. >> this is actually only half of the family -- [laughter] that's in uniform. we couldn't get everybody here, but we have everything. we have marines too. port authority police. we cover it all. pete: jimmy, i didn't even mention if nypd as well. you're a cousin of tommy and timmy. talk to discuss about it. enter so obviously i'm very proud to be a part of this family, and it's ap an honor to be marring here up -- marching

up fifth avenue with these guys. i thought it'd be really nice. it doesn't always have to be a funeral when you come together in uniform, you know? shed some positive light on this. and i'm really proud to be standing with these guys and proud to have them marching next to me. ing. rick: so many people lost a family member but you lost two which adds a different level of the loss you guys experienced that day, and to have this many people together, that a -- it e feels different, i think, when it's two, but there's still so many of you in the service. >> it's really their legacy, you know? we were always a close family. service was always very porn to us, instilled in us by our parents and grandparents who with served as a well, and it's just sad that they're no longer e here with using, but we're incredibly proud of them, and and they're in our hearts every day. rachel: i love how you say you're not just together for funerals, the funerals for the family members that you lost, but you're here for the parade. it's a celebration. what does this family do after the parade?

>> we're going back to uncle frank's house, so -- [laughter] [inaudible conversations] >> that's the house i want to go to. pete: come on. by the way, jimmy, you're also marching to honor your cousin who died last year of 9/11-related illnesses. i know we're showing a pictureover that as well -- picture of that as well. >> yeah, that's right. steve -- i don't have the life i have without these guys, steve, kenny, uncle frank, dave. you know, constant inspiration that i have is. and, you know, it's -- when i graduated the police academy, when it's all said and done, you can get up there with your family. it was steve, kenny and frankie that were waiting for me, at steve's funeral, they were standing right next to -- will: incredible family. thank you so much. rachel: a family story. f willir: more "fox & friends" moments away. and i'm glad he did, because when i took the tabletop test, i couldn't lay my hand flat anymore.

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