i'm paul gigot, we hope to see you right here next week. ♪ ♪ julie: and this is a fox news alert. supporters of president trump gathering this hour in melbourne, florida, where we are awaiting the start of a rally. his first since taking office. hello and well only to -- welcome this hour inside america's news headquarters, i'm laura ingle in for julie banderas. kelly: i'm kelly wright, and of after nearly a month of reported turmoil in his white house and strained relations with the media, president trump is getting back to his campaign roots. a large rally paid for by his campaign full of fans who share his viewpoints x it's set to begin in about an hour, and we are there, and that rally will

be taking place in an airplane hangar in melbourne, florida. and here you can see the very long lines. look at the -- that's a hot of people. at least 8500 people waiting to get through security, it stretches as far as the eye can see, and guess who's there? our very own steve harrigan is live. steve, how would you describe the mood there? >> reporter: kelly, the mood feels very much like trump rallies during the campaign. there's loud rock music, and there are very energetic and excited crowds. they began lining up here at 4:00 in the morning, and when you actually walk from the front of the line to the back today, it was almost one mile long. now, this airport hangar where i'm standing can hold about 8,500 people, so there's going to be a lot of trump supporters standing room only outside the hangar today when mr. trump starts in about one hour's time, kelliful. kelly: steve, is this an effort by president trump to go around the media? as you know, he's made his case

to the media. he believes that they do fake news, that they're dishonest. so is this a situation where he's making his case more direct hi with his supporters? jr. it certainly appears to be an effort to speak directly to the those supporters and take a measure of how strong that support is, especially here in a part of florida where he has enjoyed great support. we talked to a number of people in line, and that's what we heard. here's one woman who said she's coming here today to hear directly from the president. >> we see a lot of negative take news out there, and we're not seeing people supporting him every day like we see all these people here, and we're like, wait, we have so many supporters for him, and we just wanted to come out and show him that we are to so thankful that he is there and that he's looking out for the american people. >> reporter: we've heard that a hot out in line here. a lot of people frustrated with what they consider biased news coverage of the president from, coming out here to hear it straight from the president

himself. kelly: steve, i can tell it's very loud there. is this a show of force, a show of popularity by the president after experiencing what many would describe as a very rough week in washington for his administration? >> reporter: he certainly does say he's trying to take control of the narrative and speak directly to his supporters here and do something he really enjoys, being out in front of a large crowd that had really backed him tremendously. we talked to the man who was first in line here today, someone who came out at 4:00 in the morning, and we asked him why he was out there so early. do you feel like he needs a boost right now in. >> i don't think he needs a boost. you know what the boost is? when he comes off that air force one today and sees us, we, the people. that's what's going to fire him up. that's why he won, and that's what he loves. he loves us. >> reporter: so this is pretty much a campaign rally. it's being sponsored by the re-election committee. so in a sense, the first

campaign event of 2020. kelly, back to you. [laughter] kelly: it's already begun. steve harrigan, as always, we thank you very much. laura? laura: all right, well, as we await the start of president trump's rally, we're learning that candidates for national security adviser are visiting his florida estate for interviews. that, of course, is after mr. trump host out twice on his top choices. michael flynn, who resigned after less than a month, and vice admiral robert harwood who turned down the post. mr. trump will interview john bolton, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations and a contributor here at fox news, you know him well, and army lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster. so let's bring in john fund on all of this, columnist with the national review, to talk about it. and let's talk about some of those picks and some that are up for this big job. what do you make of who he is going to pick through? >> president trump is going to get, ultimately, the people that he wants. the real problem that trump has

is he's stalled. he has issued a lot of executive orders, but he hasn't gotten anything through congress. i think that he's looking to this rally to reenergize his batteries and maybe show congress there's popular support for him out there, but he has to start getting things through congress, onto his desk to prove this is an effective presidency that's going to meet its promises. laura: and beyond that he's been a very busy man this week, three wig events -- big events in three days, going back to these good old-fashioned campaign rallies where he's got a ton of support. so beyond what you mentioned, what else does he need to accomplish tonight? >> well, a pro-trump governor, paul he page of maine, said this week, look, i support donald trump, but he's got these competing power centers in the white house. there are three or four people jostling to be on top. it's time to pick one person to be in charge of the white house staff, and he said it's time to stop thinking of all this as a tv show and actually start

governing. and i think that that's good advice. donald trump is a showman, but he also has to govern. those two things are often similar, but they're not identical. he's got to quit the tv show tactics, including the insult dog tactics, and he's got to get things done. laura: and in terms of the control issue, a lot of these picks have issue with how much control he and his administration will have over their positions. is there any wiggle room there? >> i think in most cases -- >> or should there be? >> well, if they're trying to pick people who were opposed to donald trump in the campaign publicly and vehemently, if they're very, very soft on trump immigration issues, they're being vetoed by the white house, but most of the cabinet people are getting the picks they want. laura: we're looking at these live images right now in melbourne, florida, and what's going to be a huge rally for him, being back on friendly turf in front of thousands of

supporters will, no doubt, give him this boost especially considering the negative headlines he has faced with protests a cab net picks, damaging leaks and, of course, the all-out war with the media that we're all in. still, he contends he's running a fine fine-tuned machine. do you see it that way? >> i think this rally is well-run, i'm not so sure the white house staff is. he's going to florida, and a democratic senator, bill nelson, is up for re-election in 2018. rallies are going to be in states he carried but also have elected a democratic senator who could be subject to pressure locally to support some trump initiatives. laura: can we compare what we saw this week in the press conference and the stop at boeing? do you feel this event will seem like the boeing event, or will we get somewhat combative commander in chief today? >> oh, this is, remember, paid by his campaign. i think he's going to be more

the campaigner in chief rather than the commander in chief here. i think he is going to be combative. he has clearly decided this is no point in making peace with the media outlets he doesn't like. he's going to go to war with them, because the media has far lower ratings and approval than congress and or anyone else in war, and he is going to go after that vulnerability. laura: and this week president trump mentioned russia 40 times, putin 7, hillary clinton 9 times, obamacare, 5. you think he's going to stick to those topics? go beyond that? >> my advice would be a lot more talk on jobs and a lot less talk on russia, you know? he's answered the question. he claimed absolutely nothing was wrong. you know, the investigations will probe that. but if nothing was wrong, he should stop talking about it. laura: john fund, thank you so much for lending your perspective. we always appreciate it. kelly. kelly: a fox news alert, we're learning about the death of a notorious terrorist, omar

rachman known as the blind sheikh has died. he was serving a life sentence for orchestrating the world trade center bombing in 1993. bryan llenas has been following the story, he joins us from our new york city newsroom with more details. >> reporter: fox news can confirm he died this morning while serving a life sentence at the buttner federal prison in north carolina. blind, he became known as the blind sheikh before osama bin laden, this man was arguably the face of radical islam in the '80s and '90s. in fact, bin laden once credited him as inspiration for the september 11th attacks. the blind sheikh is linked to the 1993 bombing of the world trade center this which a truck bomb detonated below the north tower killing six and injuring over a thousand others. while not convicted directly, prosecutors said he inspired the seven men when carried out bombing. he was known for his radical sermons at mosques in new york

city and in new jersey and in the '90s denouncing the united states and israel, calling for jihad, a holy war, against the infidel. he was found guilty in 1995 of con to spiring to carry out terrorist a-- conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks in the united states including blowing up a federal building, two tunnels and a bridge here in manhattan. at the time, this was the biggest terrorism trial in america. he was convicted along with nine others. abdel rachman was considered the spiritual leader of the islamic group, a militant group in egypt, considered a terrorist organization. and to this day, the organization had actively campaigned for his release. in fact, the blind sheikh's imprisonment became a rallying cry for radical islam injihadists everywhere. he remained an inspiration to them while behind bars. in fact, they carried out attacks at the luxor in egypt in part demanding the release of

abdel-rahman. reportedly, one of his sons says a u.s. representative called him to to confirm his father's death, happened today. he died after a long battle with diabetes9 and coronary artery disease. he was 78. kelly? kelly: bryan llenas, thank you. laura: and we're also being told that the woman at the center of the landmark roe v. wade ruling, norman mccorps i have, has died. a journalist confirming that she died of heart failure this morning at an assisted living facility in her home state of texas. known as jane roe in the ruling, became an activist for reproductive rights after filing a lawsuit that led to the 1973 decision. the ruling established abortion as a constitutional right. she later reversed her option and lent her support to pro-life causes. a main figure in one of america's most contentious legal

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♪ ♪ >> and we are standing by for the start of president trump's rally in melbourne, florida. his fans and supporters are streaming into the airport hangar where the president will address them. take a look at this, it's filling up. it's a campaign rally paid for with campaign funds, his first since taking office. after a month of reported you are the hoyle in the white house and hard -- turmoil in the white house and hard questions from reporters, this is a return to comfortable turf for the president. appearing before a large and boisterous crowd of diehard supporters. kelly: well, while that's happening in florida, take a look at this. house of people are expected to protest this presidents day weekend against president trump and his policies. demonstrators holding rallies in at least 25 cities across the

country. organizers in minneapolis say they are gathering to show solidarity with the immigrants and refugees targeted by president trump's executive orders. the protests will also call for minneapolis and st. paul to remain sanctuary cities. about 2,000 protesters also gathering right now outside of the president's rally in melbourne. laura: we're keeping an eye on this, heavy rain avenue aaging parts of southern california leading to the at least two deaths, flooded roads and even some sinkholes. workers at lake oroville are now racing to shore up the emergency spillway and lower the reservoir's water level ahead of another round of rain. we have fox team coverage on the situation out west. adam klotz is in our fox extreme weather center with a look at this forecast, but we begin with alicia acuna live with an update

from oroville. how's it looking? >> reporter: hi, laura. an update we just received, the level of the lake is lower, which is good. but we are reminded over and over that the folks around here cannot rest easy, because more rain is on the way. >> i want to continue to remind people, we're still operating urn an emergency situation. under an emergency situation. there is always the risk that, or there's always the potential that if the risk increases, we could go back to the level requiring an immediate evacuation. >> reporter: some of the 180,000 plus residents from the area below the oroville dam decided to remain in the evacuation shelter after being forced to leave their homes on sunday. they are doing this to avoid heading home only to be told they need to get out again. a lot of other folks returned home to check on their property and prep for another possible evacuation .

round the clock work is being done, we've seen helicopters filling in areas depleted by erosion, crews trying to get as much done as possible before the arrival of what's referenced to as the atmospheric river. >> do consider the water coming in from this storm event we're having today, but also the one that we're hearing about on monday and tuesday. okay? that's important. there's a lot of concern over that. but i would suggest that the reason why we make so much effort to remove water from the reservoir is to allow these kinds of storms to come in to the reservoir. >> reporter: now, laura, the reservoir is at 855 feet above sea level, they're trying to get it down to 850 or below. but again, i mentioned that rain is on the way, it's supposed to be up to 10 inches. it's also the runoff that comes

when that warm rain hits the side of the roads and hits the hills and then goes back down into the reservoir, so people still here weight. laura: yeah. a very touchy situation. really quick, i'm looking at your live shot, i've been seeing that before and the other reporters, and it looks all white. is that, is that just extreme water coming down, or is that the weather? >> reporter: this is fog that just rolled in about three minutes before our live shot. you were able to actually see the dam and the water behind me and then, of course, as it works in television, as you know, it disappeared. laura: of course. usually it's a truck, but now we've got fog. thanks so much for that report, alicia. kelly: the question about all this is when exactly will this next round of rain hit california. adam klotz is in the fox extreme weather center with a closer look. >> reporter: thank you. and here's what we're looking at, yes, a round of rain from yesterday, some spots maybe still getting a couple of drops

today, but that's not the big system we're talking about. there's an develop shore flow where -- onshore flow where we're looking getting into sunday and monday. here's our future radar can. wouldn't be surprised if a couple folks seeing some light rain today, but that next really big system, here it is on our future radar. really through the overnight hours tonight into early sunday morning, and you start to see some very heavy rainfall. at times really piling up against the sierra nevadas, the cascade mountains, we're going to be seeing snowfall as well. but that rain running into northern california before stretching down into portions of southern california as well. really a large system. how much rain are we talking about? a lot. so we do have some flood warnings as a result of this. here's our forecast precipitation, and this is giving us totals. you start to see some of those deep purples and those reds, and you can look up here easily getting up to 6, perhaps 8-10 inches of rain. and, again, when we talk about

the oroville lake, it all rushes down from the mountains. farther up to the north, more snowfall. we actually have some winter weather advisories stretching that direction, so it's something we're paying very close attention to. oroville, california, the oroville lake, the dam, at least a small chance of rain for the rest of the day today, but that really begins to build for us on sunday, monday and tuesday. so so it's a nice little stretch where we can talk about this really beginning to pile up. for everyone else, actually fairly quiet across the rest of the country, but if you're watching this, you know it is incredibly warm. take a look at some of these numbers across the country, 70 in chicago right now, close to 70 in cleveland, close to 80 degrees in dallas. so warm for most of the country but, obviously, we're going to be paying very close attention to what's happening in northern california in the next couple of days, kelly. kelly: adam, thank you. laura: and police arresting a fourth suspect last night in the murder of kim jong nam, the half-brother of north korea's leader. he was ambushed at kuala

lumpur's airport on monday. two women sprayed his face with some kind of liquid. he died just a few minutes later. police have already arrested the two women accused in the attack along with another man. north korea demanding the return of kim jong nam's body asthmalation authorities try to figure out exactly what killed him. kelly: president trump heading towards the airport now, on his way to a campaign rally this afternoon. hundreds of supporters have waited for hours for a chance to see the president. he is scheduled to appear at the top of the hour in a hangar in melbourne, florida, his first campaign rally since his inauguration. and it's a far cry from this week's combative news conferenceful we'll dive into our latest fox news polls on the president's relationship with the media and what voters think about that. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ >> and we're just about 30 minutes away, standing by for the start of president trump's rally in melbourne, florida. you'll see it right here on fox news. the president is i due to address a crowd of supporters at the top of the hour. it is a campaign rally, his first since the inauguration, and after a month of controversy surrounding his administration, it's a return to familiar ground for the president. speaking to crowds of diehard supporters, a staple of his campaign for president. kelly: well, let's stay focused on the president for a moment. no doubt that president donald trump speaks his mind, a quality that often gets him into trouble with fact-checkers. our fox news poll asked voters about that. 71% think president trump should

be more careful about what he says. 28% like that he speaks his mind. guy benson is political editor at townhall.com and fox news contributor, california prix caa former ohio state senator serving as leader of the minority democrats and executive in residence at american university's school of public affairs, so they both join me to weigh in on this. what a week last week. [laughter] >> absolutely. kelly: absolutely. so where do you begin to, i mean, again, 71 saying he should be careful with what he says. what do you say? >> you know, i think what people are remembering right now is that the president of the united states, when he or she speaks, what happens is that, you know, things actually happen. you have, you know, markets move, and we're not used to this sort of thing. is, you know, i think that it is natural right now for the american public to say, wait a minute, you know? the president of the united

states has never spoken like this before, and when the president speaks, his words do matter. so i think it's going the take a little bit of time for the american public to get used to the no-nonsense tone and the straight talk coming from president trump. so i think that, you know, that uncertainty and the newness of the straighting talk of president trump -- of the straight talk of president trump is really resonating in these poll numbers. kelly: guy, i'm going to get to you in just a moment, but we're looking at air force one there in palm springs, and the president will be arriving shortly -- i'm sorry, palm beach, not palm springs, california, palm beach, florida. i got my coasts mixed up there. but he, nevertheless, it's sunny and bright. [laughter] but he will be stepping off that plane momentarily, and he's going to be speaking in melbourne, as a matter of fact, to a crowd that is anticipating his arrival at the top of the hour. but, guy, getting back to what capri was talking about, words matter, and the president is a straight talker, straight shooter.

>> right. kelly: let's get back to that 28% that applaud what he's doing, they like the fact that he's bold enough to beat down the media. >> sure. and that's his base, right? but if you look at that number, 71% say he should maybe be more careful, that includes a heck of a lot of people who voted for him, right? so i think maybe there's a happy medium. people don't want trump to totally abandon his brand or muzzle himself too much, but i think most americans -- a large majority, clearly -- understand that the words of a president matter. so he should maybe be more circumspect, dial it back a little bit. don't change completely, but keep in mind dashing off a tweet impulsively has -- >> i totally agree with that. kelly: i hear some agreement between you two. so both of you are saying it's okay, it's cool for the president to be presidential and to be tough and to say what he needs to say to the media. after all, they're going to ask him the kind of questions that are tough questions. >> right.

>> and it's not -- kelly: so they shouldn't be so thin-skinned as to receive criticism from the president. >> that's right. >> well, and the fox news poll did say at least of the sample that was polled within this most recent, you know, fox news survey had shown that, you know, a majority of the americans believe that it's important to be aggressive, you know, in questioning the president of the united states and that should be be something that is expected -- kelly: yeah. >> -- you know, from the press. but there is a balance. i think that the american people are looking for authenticity. i think that they, they want that authenticity not only from their politicians, but from the press as well. kelly: well said. >> so that's where we're at. kelly: i like what you said about balance and authenticity, and while we're talking about balance, let's show you a live shot right now of protesters who are also gathered there in melbourne, florida, to see the president's arrival. they're protesting against the president. of course, he has a whole

phalanx of supporters, thousands of supporters who are inside the hangar and still filing in, but we're showing you the balanced look. guy, i want to show you another graph right now. that's the question the fox news poll asked, which is what's better for the country? if we can pull that up right now, and you can see cover president aggressively, 55% say. and give benefit of the doubt to the president, 38. how do you -- 38%. how do you fall along that particular line in terms of what's better for the country and journal is and the president? >> once again, i fall in the majority here. i believe that it is good and healthy for our republic when the press is free and aggressive to question and challenge the president, and people in power. i think that that's a bedrock, fundamental principle of, from a journalism perspective and also just from an american per spect be i have. but there's another question that we asked in that fox news poll about whether or not the press is treating donald trump more difficultly or tougher than barack obama -- kelly: as cared to president obama, yeah. >> exactly.

and a large majority correctly believes that the press is being tougher than they were on obama. that's the issue. the press should be tough on presidents of both parties, and i don't think that we've quite seen that because, frankly, if you look at the washington press concerns in particular, they are overwhelmingly comprised of democrats who voted for barack obama, and-none of them voted for trump. so let's be tough on every president, not just the ones that we don't like. >> no, i agree with that too, guy, but i do think it's important to mention that, you know, president obama and president trump have, you know, really conducted themselves very, very differently. kelly: yeah, different styles for both. >> and i think because president obama wasn't neary as aggressive -- nearly as aggressive, particularly this strong out of the gate, i think it's natural to see a difference, you know, of coverage from the media between president obama and president trump -- >> well, i'm not sure -- kelly: let me just interrupt one moment. while you're talking, i just want to let people know that what they're watching there on, you're watching air force one

there in palm beach, and you're also watching a crowd of protesters against the president's upcoming visit at the top of the hour, we understand. and then we also have supporters for the president. so we're looking at all of those factors right now. but let me get to something real quickly. the most trusted branch of government, which was also part of our fox news opinion poll, and let's bring that up real quick so we can see that graph of what people say about it. they're talking about the judicial, scotus, which is the supreme court of the united states. you can see the graph there. the executive branch which would be the president, the legislative branch which would be congress, and we can see that 45% actually supports the judicial system over the executive and legislative branch. tell me how, how you square with that, capri. >> i think it shows the american public is looking for checks and balances. i think they see, you know, most of, you know, the benches, particularly at the federal appellate level as well as, obviously, the supreme court of

the united states, having, you know, both democratic and republican appointees to them. so i think that they see that as, you know, something that this climate right now needs. kelly: guy, i'm going to give you the final word, we've got to go. >> look, the judiciary is important, but i would like to see higher trust in our elected branches, because the judicial branch is the least accountable branch in our government. of course, trust has to be earned. kelly: trust has to be earned, and i said it before on this air that we need congress to act with some cpr, congress performing more responsible. so -- [laughter] capri and guy, always good to have you join us and weighing this on these particular polls. they're very important, by the way, as we follow this president. as capri said, he's a tough-talking president, and the media at large will have to be accustomed to it. so that's it. thanks. laura? laura: kelly, we are about 20 minutes away from the start of

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muck. ♪ ♪ laura: and we are awaiting president trump's campaign rally in an airport hangar in melbourne, florida, and it's due to start at the top of the hour, 5:00 eastern. of course, we'll have it right here for you on fox news channel. with so much controversy plaguing his administration, it is a chance for mr. trump to get back on familiar turf before hundreds of his fans and supporters. kelly, we're expecting a big audience for this rally, and as we watch air force one heading

down the runway there, it's a short flight. kelly: it's a short flight, and when he gets to melbourne, he'll be welcomed by a lot of supporters, people who have wanted to hear him. and as one of the supporters told our steve harrigan who was on the ground there at the hangar in melbourne, florida, where he's going to be fryflying to, that gentleman went on to say he had been out there since four a.m. waiting for the president to arrive, and then he wanted to tell steve that the president needs to know that people there on the ground support him -- laura: right. kelly: -- and that they were going to be there to buoy his spirit and lift him up after he experienced some rough and tumble times with the media all last week. now, president trump, as you know, someone who is not afraid to speak his mind. laura: that's right. we're going to see that today, for sure. kelly: there are also people in protest of him. laura: yeah. important to note that as well.

while we can't quote numbers at this point to, there is a large crowd of protester outside his rally. now, we've been mentioning that the rally is set to start in about 15 minutes. obviously, as we wait for air force one to take off, the event rally, we've been told, should start probably without him, and then he'll make his hi appearance, and -- his appearance, and we'll wring it to you live. kelly: well, vice president mike pence is not doing a campaign rally today, he's in germany at the munich security conference. and mr. pence assuring our european allies that the u.s. n. but making it very clear that it's time for all members of the organization to pay their a fair share. our kitty logan is live from our london bureau with more details on this. kitty? >> reporter: well, this was the first opportunity that the vice president has had to address world leaders directly. it's also his first trip to europe since taking office. now, speaking at that security conference vice president pence

said he was bringing a message of support from president trump. he reassured the audience of america's commitment to nato, but as you say, he says he wants members of that alliance to allocate more funds for defense spending. several member countries don't meet nato's target on defense budgets. >> let me be clear on this point. the president of the united states expects our allies to keep their word, to fulfill this commitment and for most that means the time has come to do more. >> reporter: now, the vice president also issued a clear warning to russia to abide by the minsk ceasefire deal in eastern ukraine and to deescalate the recent violence around the front lines there. now, those tough words on russia were, no doubt, welcomed by ukraine's president who held direct talks with vice president pence at the conference. he also had a one-on-one meeting

with german chancellor angela merkel and several other world leaders at the conference. earlier, chancellor merkel told an audience that germany values a free and independent press and respects that relationship with the government. but despite today's talks and those reassuring words to many world leaders, there are some especially european leaders who are till somewhat wary of the new administration. now, the vice president will continue his diplomatic charm offensive around europe with meetings in brussels on monday. kelly? kelly: kitty, thank you for that report. we should also point out that the defense secretary, james mattis, has been echoing the same sentiment as we heard from the vice president about europe having to get on the good foot, if you will, in terms of financing that organization better known to us as nato. laura? laura: for more on this, we want to talk to general jack keane, refired four-star general, former vice chief of staff of the army, chairman of the

institute for the study of war and a fox news military analyst. so glad that you can join us today. always great to have your perspective, general. i want to start by asking you, do you think that the vice president made headway with our nato allies? >> well, yes, most definitely. listen, nato is the most successful political and military alliance in history. so clearly, it has served the united states interests and european interests. however, it is under significant challenge with russia's intimidation and their revision arist intentions -- revisionist intentions, a desire to reclaim some of the lost territory they've had. islamic terrorism, nato has not reacted very well. they're just starting to do something about it. they've got huge political strife inside the european nations themselves, and most significantly, laura, for the last eight years united states leadership has not been engaged in a way that it normally has been. so what vice president pence is doing, he's trying to reassure

the allies that united states global leadership and its commitment to the transatlantic alliance is back. and that's going to take more than a speech. it's also going to take some action before the europeans have the kind of confidence that they used to have many years ago. laura: of course, the war on terror is such an important one for all of us. how important is nato in our fight against terror and the world's? >> well, it is because, listen, they all have militaries, and they all have intelligence. but the reality is they have not been engaged until just most recently, and actually president trump when he was running for office and still in the primary was calling out nato for not being involved against isis. and i believe he was right on the mark there. and they have since twang to move in that direction -- began to move in that direction. it goes without saying that islamic terrorists and particularly isis, their number one target is europe. their number two target is the

united states. and they have attacked nine nations in europe and, obviously, killed hundreds of people. so that is not going to stop until nato is able to get a grip on what's taking place. laura: and, you know, when we look at the administration, the pressure -- putting the pressure on more countries into meeting their 2% goal, something that's very important, how can the administration do that exactly? explain that. >> well, there's 28 member nations, only five nations -- surprisingly, i think, to most of our viewers here -- actually meet the intended goal that they all agreed, and has that is to spend 2% of their gross domestic product on defense. ing so the united states, the united kingdom, not surprising -- but is surprising, poland, greece and estonia, the other three. what's not on that list, germany, largest and richest country in europe, france, very large, rich country not on that list. so i think it's, it makes perfect sense to make these countries pay up.

and i think we have to do something more than just the 2%. we have to make certain that the military structure there, everybody agrees to what that's going to be. in other words, the structure that will fight, stand up and fight, and ask for specific military capabilities from these countries to be a part of that military structure. we'll see how successful the united states is in leading these countries back to where they should be in terms of paying their fair share. laura: all right. general jack keane, i wish we had more time, but thanks for joining us today. >> good talking to you, laura. kelly: as we follow what's going on overseas, we're also following what's happening near america. we're just minutes away now from president trump's campaign rally in florida. we are going to bring that to you live. in fact, you're looking at live pictures, live video of people inside the hangar in melbourne, florida, where president donald trump is expected to arrive at the top of the hour. we're following that, we'll have more for you. all my wool sweaters,

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arthel: president trump getting ready to take the stage this hour for a rally in florida. mr. trump's campaign paying for the event at the orlando melbourne airport where he held a campaign rally before the election last year. i'm arthel neville. eric: i'm eric shawn, welcome. trump's campaign rally taking place as he continues to assault the media. criticizing some news outlets in