[national anthem] ♪ ♪ ♪ jedediah: hey, everyone. pete: welcome back. jedediah: i may have a little too much energy today. i'm excited to be back. pete: song is very fitting missed you very much. dean: missed you a lot. jedediah: i saw you were on a couple times. dean: i like being on with pete. is he a lot of fun for me. pete: you have been busy. how is life? how is hartley.

>> jedediah: you don't realize how much you are going to love a baby. he comes out and like oh my gosh. i have another part of my life i didn't know about. pete: that's yours. jedediah: i made a person. once you make a person you are like i can't beat that. pete: once you make a person. dean: i have made one person. pete made like 20. pete: there is no diminishing return. always great. jedediah: i kept texting pete about it how do you do this with so many. it's really hard. and rachel campos-duffy was one of my saviors, nicole saphier and lisa booth were writing me and giving me tips. don't worry when this came to nursing and all sorts of stuff. this place really has been such a family. i have milled it so much. i have been weighing on at home. pete: you have. jedediah: through the tv i have been shouting at you. pete: i feel like i could hear you or texting me as well. jedediah: so glad i am here first day back.

dean: extremely happy to be here. do you feel like a different person. jedediah: i feel like a fuller person. almost like you are in the wizard of oz and everything is in black and white and open the door and everything is in color. that's what a baby brings to the world. i got superman on my first day. pete: bearranged it. dean: well done. pete: great to have you and talk about having you back throughout the program. we also have a couple of big stories. polls set to open in just under an hour in south carolina for the final primary before super tuesday. we are going to check in with griff jenkins for a live report. dean: but, first, we start with a major developments on the caronavirus. three new cases confirmed right here in the u.s. in just 24 hours. jedediah: aishah has any live with details on the new cases. >> we have four new cases of caronavirus not linked to any overseas travel. the first you will remember was a woman in california who was not tested for four

days possibly exposing hundreds of hospital workers along the way. now we have added in a second case in santa clara county, california. and an elementary school teacher in oregon. and a 15-year-old student in washington state. and there are fears now that hundreds more could have been exposed. prompting officials in oregon and washington state to shut down those schools. that those patients recently visited. this morning a total of 64 u.s. cases. 15 of those were diagnosed right here at home. the good news though none of these patients have died on u.s. soil. still president trump may use special war powers to fast track the production of face masks. the u.s. does need 300 million specialized masks but only has around 12 million. now, reuters is reporting that the president plans to invoke the definition production act to call on american factories to quickly produce these masks. the president says they are working tirelessly to fight the virus.

>> we are ordering a lot of supplies. we are ordering a lot of elements that frankly we wouldn't be ordering unless it was something like this. but, we're ordering a lot of different elements of medical. we are working on cures and we are getting some very good results. as you know, they are working as rapidly as they can on a vaccine for the future. >> well, the markets will need more help than that stocks suffered the biggest weekly losses since the financial crisis of 2008. back to you. pete: aishah, thank you very much. speaking of those markets. let's bring the guy who knows the most of it. state of our university varney who hosts varney and company on fox business. have you had a busy, busy week no commercial breaks for you. >> three days ru running no commercial breaks. pete: we have seen the crash this week what do you make of it. >> i call that rolling crash. i want to add one thing here on the report of the virus movement and i want to talk about iran.

iran is the new hot spot for the development of this virus. there is an independent study which says iran has 23 now, cases. and they are lying to their own people. they haven't restricted travel significantly. so you are now seeing people leaving and coming in and out of iran, taking that illness, that virus all over the place. it's spread throughout the middle east. i think that is one of the big challenges which the global economy now faces and, therefore, our stock market faces because part of the reason for this decline in the market is the overseas performance of their economies. they are slowing down. europe is in recession. china has got no growth at all. china is going into recession. that's very serious stuff for our economy here because it ripples back here. jedediah: i want to ask you though about the president. what county president do at a time like this. obviously he has an interest in stabilizing the market. you see now if you take a look the dow is down. the s&p is down. it's very concerning to a lot of people out there.

what should he be saying? >> he should be reassuring the american people as he has been doing that this administration can take care of and contain this virus. remember, no deaths. okay. we got new cases but no deaths. we have quawrn feigned people. we are testing people. that's what the president should be telling us, and he is telling us that. personally, i get really annoyed when you i hear democrats going after the president to make out that the virus is his fault. and they are doing it for electoral advantage i think that's represent prehence cybil. you need to hold the president accountable. they are denigrating the administration's efforts. trying to tear down the president, not for the benefit of the country but for their electoral benefit. jedediah: we actually have some sound deep dean he spoke about this last night in charleston, south carolina. >> politicizing the

caronavirus. you say how is president trump doing? they go oh, not good, not good. [laughter] they have no clue. they don't have any clue. they can't even count their voting in iowa. [laughter] one of my people came up to me and said, mr. president, they tried to wheat you on russia, russia, russia. that didn't work out too well. they couldn't do it. they tried the impeachment hoax. they tried it over and over. they have been doing it since you got in. it's all turning. they lost. it's all turning. think of it. think of it. and this is their new hoax. >> i agree with that look, russia, russia, russia. impediment to justice. impeachment, and now the virus. one thing after another to denigrate and slime our president. utterly wrong. pete: you see the misinformation, too. the ap had to fact check democrats who was saying the president cut the cdc budget which had t. hasn't been reduced under the trump

presidency. they are seizing on everything. >> you have this irrational criticism of the president. aoc, for example, denigrating vice president pence who is in charge of the containment effort saying is he a science denier. please. come on. senator warren was talking about the mess of this containment effort. excuse me, show me the mess. i don't see any deaths. i see a good strong containment effort. jedediah: the truth is, whatever the president would have done, the media would have been there to criticize him. there is nothing that he could have done in this case much like any others that he would have avoided criticism from. they are waiting with baited breath. >> the "new york times" said we should call it the trumpvirus, can you believe that? dean: that is over the top. if he cured cancer they would be angry with him over that. pete: polls are set to open in less than an hour in south carolina for the final primary ahead of super tuesday. jedediah: 2020 democrats making their final pitch to voters across the palmetto state. dean: griff jenkins is live in charleston with more.

griff? dean: good morning, dean and pete. and welcome back, jed, it's fantastic to hear your voice in my ear. i know you are glad to be back. we have a big story to cover here. first in the south primary. african-american voters make up 60% of the democratic vote here. so we will see what happens. but bernie sanders, who has had an anti establishment, medicare for all message is making the case here that he is the best to defeat donald trump. listen. >> he is here to try to disrupt the democratic primary. how pathetic and how petty can you be? >> oh, bernie can't beat trump. well, i would urge him to take a look at the last 60 national polls. in the event i'm worried that i can't beat trump. they are worried that i will beat trump. [cheers] >> the man to watch here is joe biden. the former vice president claiming a win here

consistently leading in the polls. but he was asked where his fire was by a voter. very interesting. watch this. >> you see bernie. you see elizabeth warren. you see that fire. what is your fire? >> decency and honor. the fact that i'm not screaming like bernie and waving my arms or like elizabeth is not lack of fire. griff: now, a must-win for biden, another person to watch is businessman tom steyer consistently polled in the top three here. and he spent very, very heavily last night. holding a rap concert with juvenile and dj jazzy jeff. we shall see. there is 54 pledged delegates up for grabs here in south carolina let me show you where they stabbed. sanders leaves with 45 followed by buttigieg 25. biden at 15. warren 8, klobuchar 7.

steyer and bloomberg have 0. bloomberg, of course, hasn't been on the ballot. we find out he does once we get to tuesday. pete: i think that's a polling place behind you. not just a random building. dean: that's just a shed out back. griff: that's right. people showing up. poll officials and voters. pete: it's early. we knew you would be on target. appreciate it. what do you see happening in south carolina? >> i believe the president wants to run against bernie sanders. on the grounds that bernie sanders is unelectable and is he a socialist and would ruin the country. i think that's a good good idea. i think he should run against bernie sanders. sanders does look like he is the frontrunner. he has the most delegates. he is going to south carolina. i believe he is in the lead in some polls. south carolina polls. pete: biden has mostly been in the lead. >> nationally as we approach super tuesday, next week. i'm sorry, bernie sanders is in the lead i saw him at 31%

in the national poll with biden second at 19%. he has a clear double digital lead. he is a socialist. he could well be the democrat nominee. if he is, i think he loses. that's my flat out opinion. jedediah: don't under estimate here. estimate him. >> heaven forbid america being run by a socialist president. jedediah: talk about a fundamental transformation. dean: in a word what would that do to the economy? >> it would crash it. pete: in a word. dean: that's two words, stuart. jedediah: going to turn to headlines for you. in it two hours secretary of state mike pompeo will attend the historic peace deal signing. arriving in qatar for the ceremony. hopes to end the 19-year war in afghanistan bringing thousands of u.s. troops home. part of the deal includes afghan officials signing

their own peace fac peace pack h the taliban. buried under snow, watertown, new york, seeing more than 2 feet of snow. many areas seeing whiteout conditions as wind gusts reach 60 miles per hour. and look at this. homes along lake erie completely frozen by know wind and 18-foot waives. some homeowners say they had to chisel their way through the ice which was more than a foot thick. wow. those are your headlines. that is some serious ice. i don't think i have ever seen. dean: 18-foot waves in my gosh. pete: you haven't missed a beat on headlines. jedediah: i don't miss a beat on anything, pete hegseth. pete: true. 2020 elizabeth warren campaigned against big money donors. >> i'm not taking a dime of pack monepac money in this camp. >> i don't take corporate pac money. shoot, i don't take pac money of any kind.

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♪ ♪ >> i'm not taking a dime of pac money in this campaign. [cheers] >> i don't take corporate pac money. shoot, i don't take pac money of any kind. >> i'm not cozying up to super pacs. >> if you really want to live where you say, then put your money where your mouth is and say no to the pacs. pete: well, she campaigned against big money donors but now she is changing her tune. senator elizabeth warren hot wht calls pocahontas received ahead of super tuesday. dean: host of get tammy bruce on fox nation tammy bruce. >> good morning.

dean: elizabeth, we saw it on the video right there she is not going to take any pac money, is that true? >> obviously not. this is what i love about the primary season. you find out what people are really made of, right in the biggest lesson here is that this is woman who presented that. you could see she meant it and felt it and about her principles and how she was different. and, yet, it suddenly doesn't matter. suddenly that she is going to do this. if she can't keep a promise that's based in her principles and how she is different from the swamp in her own primary season, how can she be president of the united states? i mean, these are the kinds of things that you either see someone who is consistent or think are not and able to keep their promises or and this really stand for something that they can stand behind. jedediah: she has a history. no stranger about it. lied repeatedly about her heritage. someone we know who is not always honest. does it matter? do voters care or do they know elizabeth warren she has been deceitful if the past that doesn't matter to us? >> she is clearly not doing

well? remember, she was supposed to be one of the leads in all of this and that hasn't panned out. she is now taking this money. it's interesting. because there is no real sense that she is going to have a chance to suddenly emerge and have a surge and start to lead again. yet, have you millions of dollars that showed up around the nevada caucus which tells you something could be interesting. she, of course, could split the beach vote. if they are going to be spending millions of dollars in the super tuesday states which is what this pac money is she in fact is looked at as somebody who can weaken what bernie is doing. and, remember, her own home state suspect. she also could have some trouble there. and it would be embarrassing for her to lose that state. look at the strategy that they're looking for. she might think she is going to be presented as some kind of consensus candidate in a brokered convention. but i think the democratic voters, they want consistency. and they are going to get it with bernie sanders at least, i think. pete: absolutely. dean: tammy, in the last 40 seconds we have here you have a busy day today you

are down at cpac. >> we are down at cpac. i have my little presentation at about 5 minutes past 8:00 in the morning. we are going to talk about unity with all the chaos on the democratic side. democrats and independents need to come in to this reformation, help us continue what president trump's work so that their lives get better. i think this is the great opportunity to do that as the democrats are showing everyone that they don't know what they're doing. pete: absolutely. while you are watching "fox & friends," tune in to fox nation and multitask while watching tammy bruce at cpac. >> that's right. pete: it's all live on fox nation. >> great. pete: thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> thanks, guys. jedediah: coming up how democrats refuse to condemn bernie sanders' comments defending fidel castro. we will talk to the g.o.p. congressman pushing to get democrats on the record. that's coming up next. >> you know, when fidel castro came into office, do you know what he did? he had a massive literacy program. is that a bad thing? i am totally blind. and non-24 can make me show up too early... or too late.

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dean: back with quick headlines. the caronavirus could cost more than $30 billion. dozens of flights have been cancelled across the globe as caronavirus cases surge. and amazon banning more than a million products claiming to cure the virus. the company says the products pretend to be cures or remedies for the virus. amazon also removing tens of thousands of sellers from their site attempting to price gauge customers. wow. quite interesting stuff there, pete. pete: no shame, dean, absolutely. house democrats pushing for a vote to condemn what they call bernie sanders, quote blatant false, irresponsible and hurtful praise of the

castro regime. >> why are very opposed the authoritarian nature of cuba. it's unfair to say everything is bad. when fidel castro came into office. do you know what he did? he had a massive literacy program. is that a bad thing even though fidel castro did it? >> a lot of dissidence in prison did. >> that's right and would condemned that. pete: florida congressman is leading the charge to condemn those remarks and he joins me now. thank you very much for being here this morning, congressman. so, what traction are you getting and what are your democrat colleagues saying about this? >> it's interesting. we actually brought it to the floor. and we had a vote on the floor unfortunately it became a party line vote. the democrats voted to not allow this resolution to go forward which is frankly shocking but also not surprising. bernie sanders is not the first person who repeat what comes out of the rope began da machine from

anti-american terrorist. pete: we have another democrat you might know from 2016 listen. >> i said this to president castro in cuba. i said look, have you made great progress. every child in cuba gets a basic education. that's a huge imroovment from where it was. the life expectancy of cube backs is equivalent to the united states despite it being a very poor country because they have access to healthcare. that's a huge achievement. they should be congratulated. you drive around havana and this economy is not working. pete: congressman, what is this instinct to say here's all the good things of these authoritarian states? >> well, first place by the way, they are just factually incorrect. this is repeating the propaganda that comes from the castro regime. before castro, cuba had among the highest life expectancy of anyone in the western hemisphere in the country. they had the among the lowest illiteracy rate in

the hemisphere. they had, whether it's number of doctors. they had a strong economy. it was actually a relatively rich country. so, they are just factually incorrect. somehow look to always apologize for the atrocities of this castro regime which is an anti american regime by trying to find a silver lining which, by the way, is actually factually incorrect. pete: silver lining is factually incorrect. what they miss out the gate every time is there is no freedom, there is no choice. there is no empowerment of the individual. what do they think they are reading federalist papers? tocqueville? if they are doing that, it's to further the power of the regime to impress. >> it was indoctrination program not a literacy program in a country that already had a very high rate of literacy. and they talk about the healthcare. look, all of this is to try to cover up and not talk about the firing squads.

the anti-american terrorist activity. you know, they harbor some of the worst and dangerous notorious terrorists that the planet has ever seen. morales who killed americans who was a bomb maker is living the good life in cuba despite that he killed many, many americans, including mr. conner who was a young man with a young family murdered by william morales. he is in cuba. why don't you hear about that as opposed to false claims about their literacy and their healthcare? it is a terrorist anti-american terrorist regime and i'm exceedingly grateful. let me use this opportunity to thank our president for reversing this policy of appeasement of justifying that regime. this president is standing with the national security interest of the united states. and with those people who are struggling and working hard to recover their freedom. pete: this is something you know families like yours who fled cuba to come to america to live a better life. thank you for speaking out

on this. really appreciate it. we also want to mention that "fox & friends" reached tout sanders' office for a statement but did not respond. congressman, thank you very much. >> thank you. pete: all right. well, president trump, rallying supporters in south carolina ahead of today's big primary. so what did voters think? how are they feeling? tv's todd piro is having breakfast with friends. we are going to check in with him coming up next ♪ can i get a little yes, sir, yes, ma'am sweet home alabam. hot damn ♪ bring a little yeehaw ♪ giddy up

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♪ >> for years we watched as your politicians apologized for america. now you have a president who is standing up for america and we are standing up for the people of south carolina. at stake in our present battle is the actual survival of our nation. i really believe that it's the survival. you see these maniacs that we're dealing with. they want to give away everything. we will end up being venezuela large scale. jedediah: there you have it. president trump rallying voters in south carolina ahead of today's primary. pete: what do the voters think? our own tv's todd piro live at bistro at mount pleasant, south carolina. todd, i'm looking at this menu. southern cooking open face omelette? jedediah: be jealous. pete: grits and shrimp, i

mean, everything. todd: pete loves grits. if i said it once, i said it a thousand times. pete: that's true. todd: if i said it once i have said it a thousand times. jedediah, congratulations, it's great to have you back. jedediah: thank you, todd. todd: let's give jed a round of applause from around this table. jedediah: thank you. todd: a little clunky in the ifb. i may not be able to hear you. last night we had a great time at the trump rally. speaking to the fine folks of south carolina. home of ainsley earhardt. talking about a lot of issues trump who is going to win the democratic primary. take a listen. >> i'm here for trump. keep america great. by him coming here ahead of the primary stealing all the headlines from the democrats. >> keeping the focus on the republican party even though we don't have a primary. it's pefer perfect. >> what do you think of the president having the rally before the democratic primary. >> it's awesome. gives us a sense of you can't leave this place without feeling patriotic dems is having hundreds at

their rally and trump is bringing thousands. it's huge. >> i love america. i love everything trump stands for. >> look at the crowd. people are here because we are alive again america lives. i hope the story continues and the left wakes up. todd: that was last night. this is today. sam, who do you think wins today's democratic primary? >> the polls have joe. i will stick with that do i hear a lot of people talking about bernie, also. todd: i want to talk about your friends, your democratic friends. who in your discussions with them do they want? >> again, i hear a lot of bernie talk. todd: why? >> i don't know honestly. a lot of people like free stuff. he has a lot of it. todd: are your friends do they come to you like sam, i can't get enough of democratic socialism? [laughter] >> no. i don't hear that angle. i don't know. i think they think he is a fun guy, you know, he is a little larryesque.

todd: life imitating art? >> yes. todd: beverly a twitter follower has been asking when are we coming to south carolina we are here. thank you for joining us, beverly. who wins today? >> i think biden is going to win. it will be interesting to see bernie with the battle between capitalism and socialism. todd: you said here in south carolina you are looking at your friends and you are thinking like democratic socialism doesn't just seem like it's going to fly here. >> i don't think so. i think there is too many hard-working people who want to see their money go into good causes. todd: lastly, you said you actually want bernie today, even though you are a trump supporter. and all part of this operation chaos heard about it earlier in the week. why don't you explain what that is. >> that is with the open primary in south carolina republicans can still vote in the democratic primary. so, the republicans are going in to vote for sanders in order to push sanders through so that there is the capitalism vs. socialism. todd: it is going to be fascinating to see what happens. i have spoken to so many people who are republicans.

very, very big trump supporters. and they are going to be polling for bernie today. part of this operation chaos. today is going to bees to be fascinating to see how it plays out. dean: enjoy those grits. pete: that is fascinating angle. dean: operation chaos. jedediah: be careful with bernie. i'm telling you more people than you realize that love the sound of that free stuff. very compelling guy. joe biden does not galvanize a crowd. bernie sanders does. i know to most sane people you think that's mad ms. people won't vote for that honestly many people will vote for it. it sounds really good. if you are not doing the digging how he is going to pay for it all. you will get sucked into that. don't under estimate. pete: also chaos if joe biden wins it extends his candidacy even though he is not winning in super tuesday states and doesn't have the money to compete. chaos could go either way.

we have lindsey graham the senator on later on. we will ask him about this. he was in the crowd last night when president trump said who would you rather run against. lindsey, can we do this? is this legal? we will ask him about that, the south carolina primary. michael waltz, the peace deal with the taliban, potentially signed while we are on the air today and sean spicer the white house press secretary as well. lots coming up. don't go anywhere. jedediah: for now headlines for you. overnight a federal appeals court defends its ruling to block the trump administration's remain in mexico policy. it requires asylum seekers to remain in mexico while immigration cases are reviewed. the court put its ruling on hold amid the trump administration's request to file arguments. the administration has until the end of monday to file. and the pilot forced to make an emergency landing when the plane's landing gear malfunctions in mid-air. you can see the private jet slamming into the run way at a california airport. crews covering the runway in foam to help soften the landing. the pilot and tree

passengers were not hurt. and justin timberlake fans are crying a river over favorite girl scout cookies. >> everybody automatically thinks about thin mints. >> i love coconut. so you can't somoas are my -- girl scouts of america. jedediah: pop star sparking a great cookie debate on social media. singer miguel writing on instagram. frozen chin mints all day. option three s'mores. finally one cookie writer writing why not both? man, i'm a thin mints girl. i don't know but. pete: i agree. steve: peanut butter cookies. got to call them out. they are there. pete: i didn't know about them. i'm all thin mints all the time. when i see girl scout cookies that's all we go with. rick: we had this discussion they are a pointless cookie peanut butter all the way.

jedediah: disappointing me on my first day. [sighs] rick: if we are going to have this debate? why aren't there cookies to do taste tests? producers have let us counsel on this one. cold weather up towards the north. some of it down towards the great lakes. the we havthe end of this increy strong storm that brought lake-effect smoke lake ear i can't understand ontario. that said we haven't had much of that this winter. this was biggest storm yet. cold air settled way down across the south again even down in florida feels like temperatures just in the 40's right now. we will see sunshine today across much of the southeastern because the rain starts to return tomorrow and this coming week we have had so much rain across the south this last couple of months, we have more rain coming. flooding concern is going to pick up again for a lot of this week. we have some snow across parts of the southern appalachians this morning and continuing to see more snow as the wind moves across the great lakes. we will see that taper off throughout the day today. over 4 feet of snow that's blowing around out there

going to be problems. temps warm up tomorrow to 38 degrees in buffalo and start to see a warm-up across parts of the south and the east throughout this coming week. all right, guys. pete: rick, thank you very much. still ahead, three new caronavirus cases with unknown origins diagnosed in the u.s. in just the last 24 hours. so what should you be doing to protect yourself and your family? dean: fox news medical contributor dr. marc siegel spintsd the week at quarantine in nebraska. he joins us live next. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. i love you! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

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amazing story. oh dear police in baltimore lending a helping hand when they spot a deer caught in a soccer net. see the officer using a knife to free th deer deer's antlers. the deer whips back and forth before making a run for it. not a smart guy but he is happy. dean: is he out. three new caronavirus cases confirmed right here in the u.s. one of them a teacher in oregon as a 15-year-old boy is diagnosed in washington state. a third case reported in california. jedediah: how can you keep yourself safe from the deadly virus? pete: fox news medical contributor dr. marc siegel spent the week with quarantined americans at the university of nebraska medical center he joins us now with tips on how to keep yourself healthy. doctor, thanks for being here. >> sure you are brave enough to be with me. dean: they sat me right next to you. >> you are the newest. pete: we joke but it's a

serious question. >> very serious. pete: people are concerned. what's your reaction right now? >> i think we have to look at the numbers. i think we have to not over personalize the risk. i think that the president is right that we have to be vigilant about this but not go to the panic button. because, right now, there is nobody that has died in the united states of this. we have had cases. look at also south carolina where there is over 1700 cases. there is about 17 deaths. in a very advanced healthcare system like south korea has, like we have, we can look to identify cases and isolate them. the fact, pete, that three people have it in oregon and two in california, we don't know where they got it, that scares people. you know what? as the cdc traces them they are probably going to figure out where they did get it from. what we are worried about is sustained spread in communities. we are not there yet. jedediah: you just spent a week at a quarantine center in nebraska. tell us about what you saw there. >> i saw some heroes. i saw nurses and doctors working on the front lines with patients who are all getting better.

two of whom developed this pneumonia from the caronavirus. they took it very seriously. they had high fevers. they had shortness of breath and cough. they got really sick. some of them. but they all got better. so, under great care it's a very good chance that people are going to get better from this virus. i also think that the expertise that this center in nebraska showed coupled with some other people like dr. fawsh from from nih and redfield from cdc that's sending the right message that u.s. health officials are on top of this. the one area we need to work on is to get the test kits available all around the country and major medical centers so that if i have someone with a cough with shortness of breath and high feverric test them and reassure them you don't have this caronavirus. dean: how do we make that happen? >> we are working on that and putting a lot of pressure on cd c and officials to make that

happen. a thousand kits on its way to california. we need 100,000 kits is what we need. hopefully it will happen over the next couple of weeks. pete: democrats have been shamelessly critical of this administration. looks, smells a lot like politics. what do you make of politicizing this issue? >> i'm actually very angry about that, pete. i spoke to deputy secretary of homeland security. ken cuccinelli at the airport in dulles the other day. he made a great point. he said a, there is a lot of ebola money left they are still using. right after that the president asked for $2.5 billion. that's a lot of money when you only have isolated cases here. what i'm really trying to say is our public health officials have the money they need right now to do the work they need to do. that's what matters. if the case amount goes up, the president is going to get more money. i want that 2.5 billion approved. where is the role for politics here? and the other thing is, what is the role the president of the united states? reassure people and keep them calm in the face of an

emerging threat. he is doing that beautifully. where is the politics? role of public health officials. my role and the role of our public leaders, health official leaders is to contain the virus. they are doing their job. there is no role for politics and it is shameful the way senator schumer and others are acting. pete: thank you for going to the caronavirus location, seeing it firsthand and reporting facts. information. because otherwise, you just look at headlines and you start to draw your own weird conclusions and that's where you get hysteria. thank you for doing the hard work. >> the team there is doing a tremendous job. outreaching all over the country. teaching people how to quarantine anyone that might need it. dean: super quickly the mask, you wear the mask if you are sick. not if you are healthy. i heard you talking about etherlyier. >> you need the mask if you are sick to prevent the spread of respiratory droplets. i'm also willing to say if you are on a plane and closed area and immunocompromised. when jedediah was pregnant i would say okay on a plane but that's it. you don't need it walking

down the street. no way. jedediah: thanks, doctor. pete: this week dean and i each hit the stage at cpac celebrating american values. dean: we will bring you the highlights including my dramatic reading effect between fbi love birds strzok and page. that's next ♪ applause ♪ applause ♪ a. [applause] ♪ ♪

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we live in a similar moment. 2020 is going to be about maga hats vs. steve. this is do you love america or not? are you for capitalism or do you want socialism? we are in a battle for the soul of america. pete: i just subjected you to 30 seconds of my speech yesterday at cpac. you can catch it actually still on fox nation because fox nation is livestreaming everything at cpac as it will the president's speech today as well. it's always an honor to get out in front of so many great patriots. jedediah: you would have been a great teacher. i think you would have been a good professor. you make things interesting a loft passion behind your voice when you do things like that. sincere. as someone who taught in the past kids would love to sit and listen to someone who has ste pep in their step. dean: there were students there. pete: i was not the only one on stage. of course dean you were busy deep dean kristy swanson and i performed fbi love birds

texts between peter strzok and lisa page off their work phones. take a look at. this hillary should win 100 million to zero. [laughter] >> i cannot believe donald trump is likely to be an actual serious candidate for president. holy [bleep] cruz just dropped out of the race. it's going to be a clinton-trump race. unbelievable. dean: what? question mark, exclamation point question mark exclamation point question mark question mark? [laughter] dean: this is exactly what they wrote to each other. it sounded like hun most goodness some of the stuff their interaction interaction jr high school love birds honestly true. they were extremely biased against the president as you can see. jedediah: you were saying pete, those are real texts. it's crazy when you hear it done that way to actually sit back and say wow, they

were actually having this real conversation. dean: we had real bleep. texts between each other a lot of bleep outs. pete: important service. you can't white wash the facts where this all came from. well-done also to be caught on fox nation this entire dramatic reading which you can watch while watching us or wait until 10:00. either way. great stuff, dean. well done. dean: the president is going to be on the stage today. that's going to be exciting. is he going to bring the house down. pete: next year jedediah will be. jedediah: remains to be seen. a fox news alert now. secretary pompeo on his way to the middle east. u.s. and taliban set to sign a peace deal in less than an hour which could mark the beginning of the end of america's longest war. we will bring it to you live. pete: happening right now. plus, insight and analysis from michael waltz and lindsey graham wore our nation's uniform. has a lot to say about it. don't go anywhere. terpiece, and whatever this was.

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♪ show me that you miss me ♪ come on ♪ oh ♪ jedediah: i hear lots of songs about you missing me. is that for me? pete: it is true for look who is back. jedediah: welcome to 7:00 a.m. i missed everyone so much. i think you might be lying a little bit, pete. pete: wait, everything that i'm saying i missed you but i'm lying? no, we are cycled to have you. it wasn't the same without you. dean: america missed you. it's true. jedediah: that's said from superman so extra points there. pete: biggest surprise is motherhood. jedediah: tell you babies don't sleep they don't tell you babies don't sleep at all. i was really surprised. i wake up for "fox & friends" all the time. i'm used to not sleeping. i'm going to roll right into this thing and infant. oh no. pete: when they do sleep they sleep during the day

and up all night. jedediah: great stuff. dean: i would nap when my kidnapped because i didn't have to go to work at the time. so it was important. it's a rough one. pete: a bonus. dean: you don't look tired. you look wonderful and ready to go. jedediah: motherhood has been amazing. i want to thank everyone for writing in and hartley is really excited. he is going to be here soon not yet. he is not here today with you is he going to come in. it's been great. and thank you guys so much. we will get to some news now because polls are now open in south carolina for the final primary for super tuesday. dean: 2020 democrats making their final pitch to voters across the palmetto state. pete: griff jenkins is live in charleston as voters start casting their ballots. griff, good morning. the lights are on. there it is. griff: the lights are on. again, i'm so excited to hear jed tossing to me. so exciting to have you back. first three voters just went in that door actually. we missed them. i was trying to ask them how they are going to vote in this first in the south and

they wouldn't tell me. the last woman going in says she is struggling between biden and sanders. biden obviously staked out a win here. he has invested all of his make or break it campaign here. he says that the african-american vote is going it play a key role. they make up 60% of the democratic electorate here and biden was saying that he is indeed best to take on trump. listen to this. >> this nation isn't looking for a revolution as some of my colleagues talk about. they are looking for progress. they are looking for rules. griff: amazing to here that he is attacking sanders because sanders has been surging breaking out first time in fox news poll national frontrunner. sanders says that he is the only one that can beat donald trump. listen to this. >> oh, bernie can't beat trump. well, i urge them to take a look at the last 60 national

polls. they are not worried that i can't beat trump. they are worried that we will beat trump. [cheers] griff: someone to watch today is businessman tom steyer. he invested heavily here. he was holding a rally last night, a concert with rapper juvenile and d.j. jazzy jeff. we will see if he will do well. there are 54 pledged delegates up for grabs proportionately here in south carolina. let me show you how in the first three contests the candidates did. sanders leads buttigieg, biden, warren 8, klobuchar 7. steyer and bloomberg with zero. bloomberg is obviously not on the ballot. but it will be interesting as we watch these polls and these voters coming in today and we look at the last voter that just was struggling between sanders and biden. if we get a clearer picture of sort of you who this is going to go. most expect that biden will win today but only time will tell.

guys? pete: very interesting. griff jenkins. thank you very much. keep asking people as did you go in. i would love to get a sense of what you are seeing there. fascinating. all this time and all this money people are walking into the booth saying. jedediah: i know people really want that sanders, trump. them to go against each other because it's completely different world. i get it. i want it. i think it would be a great debate. i think a lot of people really want to see where the country would fall on that. just be careful. i think a lot more people i have been saying this i will repeat this over and over again do not underestimate bernie sanders. is he really charismatic. he does these really great rallies. people get really alive on social media from him. free stuff sounds good until you figure out how you are going to pay for it which a lot of people don't ask. free stuff sounds really really good. dean: sounds fantastic. you can't pay for everything. nothing is free. you talk about how bernie was really -- a lot of fun at his rallies. president trump held a valley last night as well. he tends to get a little bit of reaction. here is what he had to say.

>> with your help we have exposed the far left's corruption and defeated their sinister schemes. and let's see what happens in the coming months. let's watch. [cheers] >> democrats will only say horrible things even though they know we are doing a great job. we are doing a great job with what we have to work with, it's incredible. the democrats want us to fail so badly. even if their actions and you take a look, hurt of the people of this country. they will hurt the people themselves. >> we love you, trump: pete: the president has been following democrats around. dean: preceding them. pete: preceding them fly this entire thing. last night he did the informal poll who should republicans vote for. interesting dynamic in south carolina. open primary, republicans vote for anybody. we had todd piro on earlier. have him on again talking to a republican who said she was going to go vote in the democratic primary for bernie sanders.

dean: operation chaos. pete: does that have an impact or not. a lot of potential votes and frustrating for democrats. dean: if joe biden does not win south carolina. is that it? i mean. pete: even if he wins the question is what is his path after that. dean: super tuesday that will end that question right there for sure. jedediah: one story talking about a lot dr. siegel on earlier is the caronavirus. democrats have not hesitated to make this incredibly polar larr rising and incredibly political. they have attacked president trump. let's take a listen to what they have had to say on it. >> donald trump and mike pence decided to silence our leading national experts. >> the president is not a scientist. that's a nice ways to put it. [laughter] >> hard to believe he doesn't even believe in science. is he reacting and he is reacting much too late. >> you would think that you would have a president of the united states leading. we are working with scientists all over the world. bringing people together to figure out how we are going

to deal with this crisis. he is here in south carolina. why is he here? he is here to try to disrupt the democratic primary. pete: the president has obviously been hearing this in his speech last night in south carolina. he addressed the democrats' politicization of croes. caronavirus. watch. >> now the democrats are politicizing the caronavirus. you know that right? [crowd boos] >> caronavirus. they are politicizing it. and this is their new hoax. but, you know, we did something that's been pretty amazing. so far, we have lost nobody to caronavirus in the united states. [cheers and applause] >> whether it's the virus that we're talking about or many other public health threats, the democrat policy of open borders is a direct threat to the health and well-being of all americans. now, you see it with the caronavirus. [cheers] you see it. you see it with the

caronavirus. pete: and it's had an impact and we had stuart varney on this show earlier. we are going to play a little clip in a movement the markets, look where they have been all week long. if you have even glimpsed at fox business or fox news channel this week. have you seen a lot of red. it was over 3800 points the dow lost in this week alone and had the single largest drop day i believe was on thursday in the market. so, in talking to stuart varney. he felt like the markets are pricing in that this could get worse. we have seen three new cases in the last 24 hours that are largely unexplained. even though it's contained and each though no deaths, thank god. they are anticipating we will see a little bit more before it ends. jed jet the president has a tough job on this. you don't want to panic people you want to come out and let them know you have the situation under control. you don't want to underplay the severity of it. people around the country are concerned. concerned for themselves their family members and loved ones. all they want to do is tune in and hear the president instill confidence.

have thunder control. testing people properly. providing information and being transparent about what's going on. that's the course he should talk. he doesn't need to panic everybody unnecessarily. he does need to seem at every minute of every day that he is on top of this situation and people can be inspired that he knows what he is doing on it and he is appointing the right people. dean: he says that and the "new york times" says we will call it the trumpvirus like somehow that was his fault or his response was anemic. we had stuart varney on earlier and he had this to say. >> i get really annoyed when i hear the democrats going after the president, trying to make out that the virus is his fault. and they are doing it for electoral advantage. i think that is absolutely reprehensible. you need an opposition. you need to hold the president accountable. but what they're doing is denigrating the administration's efforts. trying to tear down the president not for the benefit of the country, but for their electoral benefit. pete: we will see how this plays out. stuart also talked about the country of iran. and how irresponsible they

have been. you look at how it could spread the middle east in europe. you look at obviously what china has done with totally covering up the size and scope of what they face in their population. you contrast just like america at large. we're not perfect. we make mistakes. always. but if you contrast america with other countries around the globe, you keep coming back to this is where i want home to be. i think you look at the control of this so far caronavirus you say thank goodness we have got those health officials that were standing by president trump that understand what's going on that we fund the cdc and it knows thousand contain these things. shut down flights early. it looks so far well-managed. when you see the disdisingenuous side of the democrats. jedediah: sad political debate. some things don't need to be political. talking about a virus affect people regardless of your party or religion or race it could effect any american, that should be a moment of coming together not only rooting together for your president and saying you know what he has the power

and the authority to manage the situation and hoping everything works out but not searching for mistakes that he makes and trying to make a score political point. that is really really sad. if that's where we are at in 2020 that really deeply concerns me. dean: the outbreak is that tds is spreading even further and further and further trump derangement syndrome and that's where we are at. trump derangement exactly what's spreading. carefully, carefully. pete: good point. rick has a few headlines for you this morning. mike pompeo will attend a historic peace deal signing between the u.s. and the taliban. he arrived for the ceremony in qatar overnight. the pac hopes to end the 19 year war in afghanistan bringing thousands of u.s. troops home. part of the deal includes afghan officials signing their own pact with the taliban. when it does we will bring it to you here on the program. fighting with new york city officials over the homeless

crisis. joe germonata refusing to pay rent on restaurant in grand central terminal due to the homeless crisis. he told the "new york post" business at his art and whisksy bar has dropped 30% as homeless people move into the transit hub. makes sense. is he threatening to leave the city if action isn't taken to combat the crisis. one company not feeling the effects of the caronavirus outbreak. carona beer sales have remained strong since the spread. reports claim the company has lost money because of their name being similar to the illness. a survey found 38% of americans would not buy carona beer because of the outbreak. they say they won't change marketing or name. there is no link. i can't believe i am reading this but i am. there is no link between the virus and the beer.

you don't want to think about the caronavirus and shut it out. i wonder if that's what it is psychological. dean: it could be. when it first came out people were searching corona beer. it means crown in spanish. look at the virus it looks like a crown on it. that's why they named it the coronavirus. covid 19. there is no link in the beer and the beer is selling. pete: i just learned something. dean: i speak spanish. jedediah: white house's handling of the caronavirus. >> are you operating out of the normal clearance or procedures for getting out public health information? that. >> was completely misconstrued i'm not being muzzled. jedediah: joe concha calling out the media's blame game coming up next. ♪ ♪

♪ pete: well, as coronavirus fears spread across the country. one of the doctors involved in the response is firing back against reports that he is being controlled. muzzled by the white house. >> are you operating under the normal clearance or normal procedures for getting out public health information? >> that was completely misconstrued, chris. i'm not being muzzled. everybody who has -- gets on shows like this, you have a normal clearance. i was cleared here and here i am talking to you and i will give you the whole truth the way i always have. jedediah: here to react is media reporter for the hill joe con challenge. joe, welcome. >> good morning. jedediah: what do you make of what that doctor just said? >> i did a report on this yesterday. and it's representative

garamendi from california who said that he heard from somebody who heard from somebody that said that dr. foury was being muzzled. and here's the thing. dr. foury said rightly that he was going to be on five sunday talk shows and then they decided let's reset this because i used to be tyler brother-in-law way back. measure twice and cut once. you have got to make sure the messaging on this where herb is on the same page. literally this week vice president pence was picked to put together this task force to address coronavirus and now he is hiring all these people, right, for that task force. so, if he starts sending all these different people out there without sing from the same sheet of music it might lead to confusion at a time where the public simply is not educated on this the way they should be because the media is not reporting on the educational part as much as they should. how does this compare to the flu? if i'm 80 years old, what's my chances of dying as opposed to if i'm 40 years old? those are reports i want to

see more. instead, pete, it's a blame game. pete: they want different stories from different officials so they can play them off against each other and make it look chaotic. instead of muzzle ling. this is actually message discipline and understanding of what you say and when. >> there are kyrons literally over at cnn right now that say white house in chaos. fauci says this but trump says this and pence says this. so, yeah, to go on the sunday talk shows tomorrow would it be heavenful? i guess. but then you are walking probably into a buzz saw because it's a gotcha moment. wait a couple days and make sure you have all the information you could and should and then i think that alex azar the head of health and human services every day do a news conference, 15, 20 minutes and address the country on where we are in terms of fighting this and what's being done to prevent it from spreading. dean: how is the media treating the president's message thus far? >> is that a rhetorical question, dean? dean: i know the answer to it it's terrible. call it trump virus. if you are feeling awful. you know who to blame?

i mean, what is that? >> it's probably, i know we are only in february. it's the stupidest headline of 2020. forget march, april, may. it's already done. to blame the president for this. i remember when a hurricane was about to hit north carolina. and then "the washington post," this was their editorial board, okay? quote: when it comes to extreme weather, mr. trump is complicit, in other words, he is to blame for the hurricanes. he is to blame for the houston astros cheating scandal. pick something that went wrongs and he gets blamed for it because that's the reflex in our media now. anyway i have a pilates class to get. to say got to go. i appreciate the invites. you guys are infinitely in better shape than i. pete: beautiful tie. >> amazon $8. jedediah: lori vallow set to be extradited back to i'd do ada who he in the case of her missing children. both she and her husband remain silent on what happened. we will speak to the family now pleading for answers.

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pete: time for news by the numbers. first $1 billion. that's how much the u.s. senate has approved to replace technology from chinese company huawei. the senate unanimously passed a bill to ban purchasing the product from the company across the u.s. smart move. lawmakers say huawei products threaten national security because they are controlled by the communist chinese who want to weigh into our country. next number 1200. that's how many jobs general motors heaps to add in michigan. automaker says workers laid off at other g.m. factory also get first deliberates on the new jobs which start in the spring. fantastic news. and finally, $6,000. that's how much this new electric car will cost.

that's a car. a french automaker says the car has a top speed of a mighty 28 miles per hour. and will only be sold in europe and maybe vermont. jed, down to you. jedediah: thanks, pete. it has been more than five months since missing idaho kids j.j. vallow and tie lee ryan were seen. mother has agreed to be extradited from hawaii to idaho facing charges in their disappearance. turning attention to lori's new husband chad day belle urging him to come forward with the truth. joining us is the grandfather of missing j.j. vallow. i can't imagine your pain and anguish as this story unfolds. when is the last time, first of all, that you spoke to either of the children? >> >> last time that kaye and i spoke with j.j. was august the 10th. he face-timed us that call

lasted 35 seconds. jedediah: these kids, one thing that has really confused me. these kids have been missing since september. it says that lori was arrested and charged last week. why such a delay in anyone getting on top of this? >> authorities have stayed in contact with us from the get-go. and it's just taken quite a bit of time to put the case together. what they didn't want to do was put a case together and the case fall apart. so, it's taken quite a bit of time. obviously it's put a lot of strain on our family. it's put a lot of strain on authorities. but they simply wanted to do it right. in this case is such a unique case. i have had numerous attorneys and prosecutors

and law enforcement that have indicated they have never worked a case like this. jedediah: do you have any insight at all as to why this could have happened? there have been reports with respect to lori that she had declared herself a god that was prepping for the apocalypse. some pretty extreme religious rhetoric has emerged. >> are you concerned that these kids may be in danger and what do you think caused -- would cause somebody to do this? >> there is two loris in this case the first lori is the absolutely wonderful mom as one lady said recently. the momma other moms wanted to be like. and then there is lori today within the last several months. that i don't understand. i have known lori for over a decade. i thought she was a wonderful mom, had we not

thought that, and cared for her and charles the way we did. we would have certainly never given up j.j. to allow them to adopt. >> we have just about 15 seconds. do you have a final message for chad? for lori's husband? >> chad, i know you are on the way back to idaho. read that in the news last night on the internet. when you get there, please do a lot of soul searching. somewhere in tha vicinity there are two children. and we want them back safe and we hope that you will have this come-to-jesus meeting with yourself and address these issues as soon as possible. jedediah: well, larry, i want to thank you for being here. you, your entire family and these children are in our

thoughts and prayers and we will continue to stay on this story. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. jedediah: a fox news alert. the u.s. set to sign a peace deal with the taliban in moments. we will bring it to you live. plus, the president rallying voters in south carolina ahead of today's primary. todd piro is having breakfast with friends and he is going to check in with us coming up next. ♪ ♪ do my forearms look bigger? they look the same. i've been spinning faster recently. i think they're getting bigger. feel them. ♪ yeah, they kinda feel bigger. yeah, cool. ♪ -sorry. -it's okay. switch to progressive and you could save hundreds. you know...like the sign says.

♪ pete: we are back with a fox news alert. this is a live look in qatar ahead of the historic peace deal signing between the u.s. and the taliban happening right now. jedediah: president trump sending secretary of state mike pompeo to attend the ceremony overnight. the pact could end the war in afghanistan. meanwhile secretary of state mark esper is in kabul for a joint declaration ceremony. the taliban will have to meet certain requirements own peace pact were w. afghan officials. >> interesting to watch. i have been texting those close to this process. what they're saying this is the best deal you are going to get with someone you know is your enemy. you know it. you know how are dealing with but, considering where we have been and what this president has committed to as far as killing tastes. probably in the strongest position to make a deal. but you have got to watch it closely if they associate with isis or al qaeda or anything like that.

our force also remain to make sure it never becomes a sanctuary again. it's something the president said he would do. but it's fraught with risk as well. jedediah: my mind always goes to when you think of a deal with the taliban does it mean anything? can you count on it at all? dean: it doesn't there is the answer right there. pete: well, but the president was in south carolina last night because the primary is happening right now. 30 minutes into voting in south carolina, voters there going to the polls. so we are checking in with todd piro who is talking to the voters at sunrise bistro in mount pleasant, south carolina. you are talking to folks who could literally be going from their food to their polling place. >> yeah. but, hegseth, you asked me during the last segment for grits. pete: correct. todd: i texted you which one of the messages. >> i said tha charizo. pete: i'm so hungry all i can get is a dunkin' donut. todd: pete, i will take this on the plane exactly like

that and everybody is going to love me. let's get to some politics. tom, you watched the rally, what did you think. >> i really thought it was amazing thee-to-see trump here in south carolina rallying the republican troops. he gives his message so clear. it's almost comical when he talks about the democrats. and how they are just not supporting what the american people want. it was just fun to watch. todd: who do you think wins today? >> crazy bernie. operation chaos. i really think the republicans are going to vote for him and go out and support that because they will just make it that much easier for trump to have four more years in the white house. todd: quickly. we have a bond jersey guys moved south fled a blue state. >> absolutely. i lowered taxes, one, but everybody is coming down here. we are all from up north. i love jersey, that's where my roots are but i love being here in the low country. todd: good stuff, tom. thank you. derek, 20 years navy, thank you for your service. you told me sanders is going to win today. why? >> unfortunately, i think a lot of people are leaning towards the socialist

movement. i don't think that's the way to go. but a lot of people are. todd: all right. derek, thank you. sarah disagrees with you. she thinks biden is going to win today. sarah, why? >> i just think he is safe. he doesn't scare people. todd: you also think you want to see joe biden debate trump. >> yes. todd: you think that's going to be something else. >> interesting, yes. todd: good stuff. >> i do. todd: quick poll while i have you guys here. who thinks, let's raise our hands. who thinks bernie is going to win today? >> me. ugh. >> who thinks biden is going to win today? this mimics back in new york what we saw yesterday at the rally. we interviewed people and my gosh, to a man and to a woman, they could not come up with a winner. when i asked what their democratic friends who they were going to vote for? they said their friends are all over the place. yeah, we have got polls out there, guys. i honestly in my heart of

hearts don't know what's going to happen come the end of the day. pete: i have a get for you. i assume some of the folks you are speaking to are republicans. are they planning to go vote in the democratic primary for bernie? todd: yeah. tom is operation chaos. is he thinking of going out some point later on today to vote and that's the thing. this operation chaos republicans galvanizing behind bernie to try to really present that difference between democratic socialism and trump. pete: very interesting. jedediah: thank you, todd. pete: enjoy those grits. jedediah: going to turn headlines for you now. trump taps john ratcliffe for director of national intelligence for the second time. ratcliffe would have completed process earlier but john wanted to wait until after the ig report was finished. john is outstanding man of great talent. he withdrew his name for the post last year to stay in congress. if confirmed he would replace richard grenell who is serving as acting director. and mark zuckerberg and his

wife hit with bombshell allegations from employees who work at the family office. business insider reporting repot workers from the family's ceo have accused colleagues of assault, shower. ansexual harassmentand racism. internal investigation found no basis in her accusations. spokesperson for the office is denying the claims. restaurant owners are facing backlash for being president trump supporters. jorge and betty both immigrants say they were attacked on social media after a photo of her of the president's -- of her at the president's phoenix rally was posted online. the couple says they will stand stand by the president. >> we feel it is very important for every person to say this is what i stand for. in our case, we are republicans. we are behind the president. jedediah: not backing down. the couple says they also experienced hate after

attending a trump rally in 2016. jedediah: maybe they got new business. jedediah: that's true too. the wheel of fortune contestant solves the pul with news two letters. >> a place like no other. >> of course. >> shocking her competitors and host pat sajak with her incredible guess. her lucky guess winning her $650. she ended the game with $8,000 trip to peru. i'm terrible at wheel of fortune. my mom is really good. i wonder if she could have done that. dean: that was a tough one. pete: i watched wheel o wheel of fortune last night for the first time in who knows how long in forever. i was terrible at it. it's hard. dean: you didn't watch that show, did you? pete: i think i did. i missed that moment though. do i play a lot of hang man with my kids. i get the guessing thing. jedediah: rick, what about you? are you good at wheel of

fortune? >> i lo wheel of fortune. jedediah: are you good at it? >> i think i'm pretty good. really i wanted pat sajak's job. dean: it's a great job. >> hi, mom. rick: i heard a lot of commotion going on behind me i wanted to see what was going on. take a look at the weather map. chilly across the great lakes and northeast today. it is 17 degrees in minneapolis. and chicago degree up in caribou. today remain chele. temps well below average. we have not said that much all winter long. snow remaining across the great lakes. it will wrap up today. down to the southeast, we have tons of sunshine and really nice day. tomorrow especially across parts of louisiana, arkansas and mississippi, we see the rain return and then a rainy much of this coming week. which means we are going to watch that flooding return. warm temperatures across the central plains. 62 in omaha. 48 up towards bismarck. out across the pacific northwest rain and snow.

all right, guys. back to you. dean: rick out there with no jacket on. pete: talking to folks yelling at him. we move on now to a fox news alert. america's longest war nearing its end. the u.s. set to sign an historic peace deal with the taliban in just moments. we are going to get reaction from congressman michael waltz who served in afghanistan and now serves in congress. don't just plan to retire. plan to live. an annuity helps cover your essential monthly expenses, so you're free to live the life you want. find out how an annuity can give you lifetime income at protectedincome.org

♪ pete: we are back with a fox news alert. this is a live look into kabul where defense secretary mark h esper just arrived for a ceremony with the afghan government ahead of today's historic peace deal between the u.s. and our enemies the taliban. and a live look at qatar as well in this shot where the deal will actually be signed. that is secretary of state mike pompeo live in qatar here to witness the historic moment. if we get more developments, we will go live to them. in the meantime, what does

this deal mean for our troops in afghanistan and for the future of america's longest war. g.o.p. congressman, former green beret commander mike wall waltz sits on the house armed services committee he joins us now to discuss. congressman, thank you so much for being here. >> thank you, pete. pete: sur veal to see what we have been through in afghanistan to watch these pictures, a signing of a peace deal with our avowed enemy. this is the right move in will it work? >> everyone i have talked to has frankly mixed feelings. we all want peace. we all want this to end. i know the president, secretary esper, pompeo, they don't want to attend one single more, you know, funeral that we have all attended of american servicemen and women coming home to dover air force base. here's my worry with this deal as it is unfolding and i was just reading the joint declaration from the taliban, the united states and the afghan government. is i worry it has a timeline in there, 14 months for the

full withdrawal of all u.s. forces. and i worry, number one, that that sends the signal to the various ethnic groups who right now the ethnic tensions in kabul are simmering just beneath the surface. and if the government starts fracturing because they believe this is the beginning of the end, the u.s. involvement, and then the army starts fracturing as well, the afghan army, we could find ourselves in a much worse place. the status quo is not great at all. but we could, this could get worse. it could get much worse. and so there is just a lot of risk here. the other piece, pete, that i'm not seeing is what do we do about pakistan? you have isis and al qaeda and others. other international terrorist groups using pakistan as a hub. the bottom line is if -- let's say the taliban agree to everything, they enter into a peace process, they enter into the government. i don't see how they have the military capability to do what we have struggled to

do. the coalition, and a 300,000 man afghan army have struggled to do to keep our foot on the neck of al qaeda and isis in the long term. and so it's that military capability, so, at the end of the day, we are going to have to have some type of presence there to keep son offense against terrorism. pete: colonel, yeah, it's such great points. you mentioned the timeline, timelines are always fraught with risk for precisely what you just mentioned. the enemy understands the dynamic of someone leaving for certain. now, the administration is pushing back saying we will still have counter terror operations and the taliban is not allowed to associate with al qaeda and isis. what faith should we have that the taliban won't do that or, as you said, are capable of totally crushing the president. people who could still want to strike us. >> phil, i don't trust the taliban as far as i can throw them. and i am confident that the administration has its eyes wide open. they know that as well. there may be elements of the

taliban that want peace. that's a good thing. if this fractures the taliban movement, that's a good thing there will be other elements that defect over to isis and al qaeda and work with them. so, really, i'm looking forward to seeing the details of the agreement of the administration coming over and briefing congress on exactly how this is going to be implemented but, again, i don't trust that the taliban have the capability even if they have the will, they don't have the military capability to enforce the agreement and exactly how that is going to work is where i have a lot of worry and question. and we just have to be cognizant of the message that this is sending to the minority ethnic groups that the brutal taliban regime have just -- have abused and really crushed in many ways over the years. that they don't begin rearming and, again, we don't have that fracturing effect. but, again, we all hope this works. i want to support fully support the administration

in having this work and the president is doing what he says he is going to do to try to bring this to a peaceful resolution. no one should be surprised. pete: colonel, the white house also pointing out that the obama administration wanted a peace deal for eight years. they were incapable of doing so. they surged the enemy until they were going to leave. didn't get any of the conditions necessary to do so. this administration is saying hey, this is a win. they have made clear to me and others in the media, we have our eye on this. we are not going to let isis come back. we will not let the taliban take over the afghan government. if there is a timeline, a lot of that you lose a lot of leverage. >> let me be clear. this is far and away better than anything the obama administration tried to do. whether it was the iran deal or what they tried to do in afghanistan. they gave everything away right up front. they told our enemies that we were going to withdraw in a timeline and got nothing for it. at least here we are getting

something for it. they have committed to enter into a peace process. i'm told there are verification mechanisms that the taliban are upholding their end of the bargain. that's the detail that i want to see. and let's give space for this to work. but the president and the administration can't become so wedded to this. i know the president is willing to walk away from a bad deal. and if the taliban aren't keeping their end of the bargain, then we have to walk away and start again. start smacking them hard to get them back to the negotiating table. but, how pakistan enters into this? there is a mention of it. that part is unclear to me as well. so, let's see what the details are going forward. pete: to your point, the reason this is happening in the first place is because americans, we're frustrated by the fact that 20 years after 9/11, we're still there in what many feel like had become a nation building exercise. not capable of, you know, moving forward the way a lot of us would like to see.

the society move forward. so ultimately, a military end to the conflict and passing it over to the afghan government who we have been training now for almost two decades is a prudent thing to do while keeping an eye on defending our own security and the rise of terrorism there. >> look, i 100 percent agree in concept. it's just the timing and how that is done, right? pete: yes. so. >> we have to come to some type of political resolution. until the afghan army is ready to stand on its own and we can spend a whole segment on why it's not yet but it's not. then the united states has to have some type of involvement, the congress has to fund our support for the afghan army. and at the end of the day, if they are not capable of keeping the foot on the neck of these terrorist groups. then we have to be there. what we can't do is what obama did in iraq is just say well, i'm frustrated, too hard, too difficult, we are out. pete: absolutely. >> that's what led to isis 2.0. and we will lose many more american soldiers fighting our way back in after withdrawing too soon and in

the wrong way than keeping a sustained small presence over the lock term. term -- long term. pete: having served there in 202how powerful the taliban was. shadow governments. infiltrating the military. infiltrating certain provinces. even the federal government there looming threat of the taliban in some ways have held back the capabilities and morale of the afghan military. now that we -- if we enshrine the taliban which effectively a deal is recognizing them in afghanistan. they are not supposed to be allowed to take over the government but recognizing they will exist, doesn't that hurt the ability for afghan soldiers to believe their future won't be dominated by the taliban? >> well, afghan soldiers, women, minority groups that they have abused, brutally over the years, always. that's why this is so delegate. that's why this has to be a negotiation between the afghan government and the

taliban, to fold them. in but, at the end of the day, again, i go back to the military capability of the taliban. they don't have the drones, intelligence, air support, and special operations forces to get in to pakistan and to get into those, you know, incredibly difficult hard to reach areas that al qaeda and isis still exist. so that's the balance that we are trying -- the strike here. and i think, unfortunately, we will have to have some small presence for the foreseeable future. remember, we have had a presence in korea a japan, germany and others for decades. as long as the terrorists are at war with us. we can't just wish that part of it away. because we are frustrated. pete: a little speculation here. let's say the deal is signed. how soon do you think the taliban continues to turn its guns on its own government wanting to take over the country of afghanistan again? >> well, in the agreement, which i was -- the joint declaration anyway the taliban responsible for not

only keeping international terrorist groups off of afghan soil. but also recruiting, fundraising, narcotics, which we know that fund these groups as well. that's all the responsibility of the taliban to keep away from isis. pete: that's the problem. they use the they also use other terrorist groups. >> again, the devil is in the details here. those are the parts that i want to see. how are we going to hold their feet to the fire. and if they violate it, we have to be willing to walk away. pete: absolutely. colonel michael waltz, thank you so much for your insight this morning. we will have you back as we digest what this deal looks like. how it actually goes into practical application and whether the taliban will ever live up to it. thank you very much for your service. >> thanks, pete. i hope we look back on this as truly historic day. pete: that's true. we have to follow it as it happens. thank you, sir. on another topic that we're following. such a busy morning here as that develops -- if there are remarks from american

leadership we will bring them to you. it's decision-day in south carolina. polls actually open there. we will check in with griff jenkins at the top of the hour. plus, 2020 hopeful, elizabeth warren, you know, she campaigned -- didn't she campaign against big money and politics? >> i'm not taking a dime of pac money in this campaign. [cheers] >> i don't take corporate pac money. shoot, i don't take pac money of any kind. pete: oh, shoot, now she takes pac money. warren is taking their cash and lots of it. why the flip-flop? we will brings it to you still ahead ♪ in 1950, king's hawaiian was born from an irresistibly delicious idea. in 2020, the jones family also had some delicious ideas. what if we make king's hawaiian breakfast sandwiches? yum! and king's hawaiian monkey bread! yum! (dog barks)

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pete: welcome back. this is about a busy of a news morning you can get. we're following three big stories right now. starting with a live look in kabul where secretary mark esper just arrived for a ceremony with the afghan government ahead of today's

historic peace deal between the u.s. and the taliban. we also have a live look in qatar where the deal will actually be signed. that's what we are looking at right here. secretary of state mike pompeo there to witness what some are calling a very historic moment. jedediah: another story we are following is the coronavirus. three new coronavirus cases now confirmed in the united states with no links to overseas travel. dean: elementary school teacher in oregon. a 15-year-old in washington state and an adult woman in santa clara, california, close to me. all diagnosed within 24 hours. jedediah: first, polls are now open in south carolina for the final primary before super tuesday. this as the president rallies voters in north charleston. >> standing up for america and we are standing up for the people of south carolina. pete: our own griff jenkins is live in charleston as voters begin to show up to the polls. griff is talking to a few of them. good morning, griff. griff: good morning, pete,

dean and jed. they let us inside here very graciously let us inside this community center here in charleston, what you are looking at. here is how this works. you have the voters showing up here. they check. in and then they got a ballot and then they will take the parking lot over to these voting machines over here. and it's very blank ballot. and they put their paper ballot. in they choose the things that make their elections and then they take that ballot, which then has the official choice and then they feed it in that machine and then it is electronically recorded. and that is why it runs really pretty smoothly here in south carolina. and we expect that at the end of the day, the vote countings won't be very difficult to get. but, it is all about whether or not joe biden, who stakes so much of his claim here will win or whether a surging bernie sanders may do well. i talked to one voter, 26-year-old gentleman who didn't want to go on camera. he said he voted for sanders because he thought he would be best to take on trump and could fight back the best.

however, joe biden believes that sanders ♪ pete: griff, thank you very much. we are going to cut in right now. secretary of state mike pompeo just took the stage in qatar. listen. >> supported both sides to reach this momentous day. the united states and the taliban have endured decades of hostility and mistrust. previous talks have faltered this effort only became real for the united states when the taliban signaled interest in pursuing peace and ending their relationship with al qaeda and other foreign terrorist groups. they also recognize that military victory was impossible. i then asked ambassador to serve as our lead negotiator to engage the taliban's sincerity. the agreement that we will sign today is the true test of this effort. we will closely watch the

taliban's compliance with their commitments and calibrate the pace of our withdrawal to their actions. this is how we will ensure that afghanistan never again serves as a base for international terrorists. the negotiation process in dougdoha with all of its twists and turns shows it's possible for us to take this step together. over the past seven days violence levels have reached their lowest point in the last four years. u.s. and afghan forces responded to the reduced enemy attacks by also respecting peace. it was not perfect. but the taliban demonstrated even if only for a week that when they have the will to be peaceful, they can be. the afghan people have rrejoiced. they are moving freely about the country to visit family and friends.

trading. and even dancing in the streets. we are just at the beginning furthering the cause of peace will require sacrifice by all sides. the united states, coalition, the taliban, the afghan government, other afghan leaders and the afghan people themselves to maintain the momentum needed to reach a comprehensive, inclusive and durable peace. this agreement will mean nothing and today's good feelings will not last if we don't take concrete actions on commitments and promises that have been made. when it comes down to it, the future of afghanistan is for afghans to determine. the u.s. taliban deal creates the conditions for afghans to do just that. here's our take. here's our take on what steps by the taliban will make this agreement a success. first, keep your promises to cut ties with al qaeda and

other terrorists. keep up the fight to defeat isis. welcome the profound relief of all afghan citizens, men and women, urban and rural, as a result of this past week's massive reduction in violence and dedicate yourselves to continued reductions. it is the significant escalation of violence that will create the conditions for peace and the absence of it the conditions and the cause for failure. all afghans deserve to live. and prosper without fear. sit down with the afghan government other afghan political leaders and civil society and start the difficult conversations on the political road map for your country. exercise patience even when there is frustration.

honor the rich diversity of your country to make room for all views. afghan governments have failed because they weren't sufficiently inclusive. the afghan government of 2020 and indeed the afghanistan of 2020 is not the same as in 2001. embrace the historic progress obtained for women and girls and build on it for the benefit of all afghans. the future of afghanistan ought to draw on the god-given potential of every single person. if you take these steps, if you stay the course and remain committed to negotiations with the afghan government, and other afghan partners, we, and the rest of the international community assembled here today stand ready to reciprocate. i know there will be a temptation to declare victory. but victory, victory for afghans will only be achieved when they can live in peace and prosper.

victory for the united states will only be achieved when americans and our allies no longer have to feel a terrorist threat from afghanistan. and we will do whatever it takes to protect our people. the united states will press all sides to stay focused on the goal of a peaceful, prosperous and sovereign afghanistan and afghanistan free of maligned foreign interference where all voices and communities are heard and are represented. this is the only way -- this is the only way a sustainable peace can be achieved and for all of us here and most importantly for the security of the american afghan people, this must happen. thank you. [applause] pete: that was the secretary of state mike pompeo at the stage at the reflecting on this moment, which is a signing of a peace deal between the u.s. and the taliban. he talked about -- he basically spoke to the taliban saying if you want this peace in your country, we are going to expect that

you live up to the terms of this agreement, which include rejecting al qaeda, fighting isis, working with the afghan government, signing a peace deal with the afghan government as well. as noted was noted by michael waltz last hour there is a 14-month timeline in a withdraw of u.s. troops. but the secretary of state reiterated that that is a condition based timeline. only if the taliban is living up to its side of the deal will america reduce the footprint of troops we have there because after 20 years, almost, of conflict, a lot of blood and treasure, you don't want to hand that country back to an enemy that is seeking to destroy you. jedediah: let me ask you, pete. i see this. is it a realistic expectation? i see pompeo listing out all these things that he wants the taliban to do. and all i keep thinking in my head is you are talking about the taliban. talking about a group of people that don't exactly inspire trust and confidence. is this -- when you sign something like this, is it just a piece of paper? does it really count for something? pete: only counts for

something if it reflects a reality on the ground. that's been a big part of the fight in afghanistan from the beginning. what's happening on the ground is very different than what gets briefed in powerpoint operations or podesta in the united states. everyone wants inclusive future for men, women and girls different tribal groupings and ethnic groups. if that's not what's actually happening. that's not what what the taliban is aspiring to. then it is just a piece of paper. the generation of people that serve there, that saw how difficult it is, there is a recognition and understanding. you are not going to win it by nation-building. you are not going to -- unless you are going to commit for 100 years as john mccain famously said. if that's not the case, ultimately some sort of a deal has to be met. you don't want to go backwards to the point where we are looking, you know, 18 months from now at the taliban taking over kabul and now we're back to where we were before 9/11. but, to me, the interest to our country comes back to isis and carbon monoxide. do theal qaeda. do they have a haven across the globe to strike us?

if we deter that it's a good outcome. dean: like a test period -- the 14 months we have here. are they going to abide by these rules or are they not. we are watching it. as opposed to saying we are out of there three months. bide your time we are out of there in three months. pete: this administration has learned what barack obama did so terribly in iraq when he pulled out immediately and isis took advantage of that vacuum. you can't do that. this trump administration has learned that lesson from the obama administration. you will not see that in afghanistan. but, we got to be prepared for the fact that taliban propaganda it is going to declare victory. they are going to say the americans are feeted. defeated. they are leaving in shame. you have to push through that talking about why we made the deal that we did with an enemy that you can't trust that's been killing us, that's been lying to us, that's been in the drug trade. they are basically a narcoterrorism state. that's what the taliban is. that's how cut the deal with. so consider the source. but how long do you want to

be there how much do you want to invest when you have china. dean: campaigned on getting out of afghanistan and endless wars, i'm sorry. jedediah: not at all. the alternative seems to do nothing then. looking at this okay a peace deal with the taliban. you have your doubts but you wouldn't want an administration that was doing nothing either. this is probably your best case scenario that you do, this hope for the best. hope they stick to it and hope it accomplishes something in the name of, you know, good things. but i don't know, i just see this. i'm very skeptical immediately when i see negotiations or anything with a group of people who are known to not really abide by what they say. pete: you are so right to be skeptical as am i. i think we have an administration that is also skeptical realizes it's the best-worst option. jedediah: good way to put it. pete: obama worked 8 years to get a deal and they

couldn't cut it. monitor events both in qatar also where secretary esper is in kabul. if anything else develops we will bring it to you. this is of great interest to our nation. certainly guys who served there as well. how does it end really does matter. in the meantime, we are staying on the other stories this morning including what's happening in south carolina. we had to cut griff off live in apology station. jedediah: that's right. dean: he got inside a polling station. pete: he did confirm the ballots are blank before they start. shear portion of what the president said last night in a rally in south carolina. >> at stake in our present battle is the actual survival of our nation. i really believe that it's the survival. you see these maniacs that we are dealing with. they want to give away everything. we will end up being venezuela large-scale-version. if you want your children to inherent the blessings that generations of americans have fought and died for to secure, then we must devote

everything we have towards victory in november of 2020, november 3rd to be exact. [cheers and applause] only this way can we save the america we love and drain the swamp. jedediah: i think ordinarily i would say oh maybe it's an exaggeration what he is saying for campaign purposes. it really isn't. bernie sanders wins an election. it is a nightmare for this country. you talk about fundamental transformation. the whole country will cease to exist as we know it right now. bernie sanders what he wants to do is really transform this country. pete: that is not hyperbole what you just said. jedediah: is he not joking. people say he is being dramatic. he is actually not being dramatic there will be a big decision to be made. the america we love and the one that bernie sanders wants to create. he cannot stress that enough. we are going to talk to senator lindsey graham at 9:20 a.m. we are going to ask him about what's going on in south carolina and ask about his predictions. pete: he is the perfect guest. south carolina at the rally

last night. understands the dynamics of south carolina politics. are republicans are going to cross over and vote in the operation chaos? dean keen we saw one. pete: when i served in afghanistan. colonel graham actually came and visited the base i was at. he has been there more than any member of congress. if anyone is going to have a sense of this deal today and whether it can work it will be him. great to have him. don't miss him later on. actually we have a fox news alert right now i'm being told. signing ceremony itself, the actual action with the ambassador to the afghanistan and the taliban happening live right there in front of you. and we will hear a little bit of natural sound. but, ultimately, when you -- it makes me reflect. dean: i was going to say what do you feel when you look at this right here? pete: i think a lot of, like you can't speak for vets and everyone that's been there but it's mixed feelings. how can it not be? you think about the vicious

battles in marija and kandahar in the south and against the taliban. you are fighting and taliban has been fighting for 40 years. and so the depth of the violence and the depravity and what the taliban represents can never be understated and nor county sacrifice of so many men and women who fought them, fought him for decades. but, the alternative is fighting forever on a mission that really became very ambiguous on what was being done there what the outcome looked like. why are we there? why are we investing all this money in a military that can't fight -- won't fight the taliban. the government is extremely corrupt. the economy is still dependent on drugs. you have a very rural, poor population. what's the end state? i think a lot of people point to the fact that a sad reality is you cut a deal and then you hold them to it. jedediah: do you think that most people who have served our country look upon this and feel optimistic or do

you think they look upon this and say who are you kidding? there is no way that a taliban is going to come to the table and fulfill these promises. pete: that's not a ding on the trump administration or this deal. it's just even when i was there, almost 10 years ago, it was clear hot real power brokers were and it was the taliban with their shadow governments, their shadow courts, their infiltration of the -- when i first got there the green on blue attacks had just started where the infiltrators of the afghans, we trained in multiple scenarios including sitting behind a desk to deal with an afghan coming. so the level of mistrust is deep and far and wide. how do you cut a deal with someone you can't trust at all and if you are the afghan government, this is a scary day. because you have essentially -- effectively made official the fact that the taliban will be a part of the future of afghanistan. and if that's the case, they are going to want to retake power completely at some point. the question is do they abide by this deal just long enough to get us out so that they can turn on the afghan government and try to take

over afghanistan? it's not implausible. a lot of skepticism, jedediah, the guys i served with they just feel like you can't trust -- afghanistan is biblical times ak-47s and cell phones. i mean that not to be disparaging. it just is a different world. whether this deal right here live on tv we are watching a handshake between the representative of the united states of america, the ambassador, and the taliban. it is history. where it goes from here will define its legacy. jedediah: yeah. i think dean is safe to say whether the administration took this step or not they would be facing the same level of criticism. if they didn't do anything they face criticism. and if they do this and the taliban does not abide by what has been set forth, they will also face criticism. the trump administration is probably saying listen, we don't have another alternative right now and perhaps this will work out for the betterment of the situation so let's plow ahead and see what we can get. dean: perhaps the best deal we can get for right now. we will see what the next 14 months bring.

i can't imagine it's going to be, you know, smooth sailing. i'm also very skeptical and the people that i talk, to a lot of people who serve with you, pete, are very skeptical. pete: yeah. whatever the outcome is will not be clear-cut. we will keep following this. if there is additional developments we will bring it to you. another top story we are following, of course. busy, busy day. the deadly coronavirus continues to spread 83,000 confirmed cases worldwide and more than 800 of those are in europe. dean: outbreak is putting europe's open border policies to the test. the "new york times" even admitting it could be the end of their borderless dream. jedediah: what does this say about open border policies? here to discuss is former kansas secretary of state who help draft president trump's border and immigration plan kris kobach. chris, welcome. >> good morning. dean: is so are open borders a thing of the past? >> well, in europe right now, of course, they have got this accord agreement whereby all european members citizens of one member nation can go across into

another nation without having to check a passport open borders for citizens of the member nations. but, as you have reported, there is over 300 cases of coronavirus in italy right now. and so all of the other eu nations are looking at italy thinking wait a minute, we have wide open borders. we don't like this very much. so there is talk in the eu of they have the option of suspending their open borders under the accord temporarily. i think you are going to see other nations do it. i mean, it's a problem. in times of pandemic there is one thing every nation has to have, control of the flow of people into the country. if you can't control who is coming into your country, then you are exposed. dean: the president spoke about this last night. he talked about closing our borders to contain the coronavirus right here. here's what he had to say. >> there have been no deaths in the united states at all. a lot of that is attributable to the fact that we close the border very early. otherwise, it could be a different story. pete: chris, moments like this expose the ultimate

betrayal of sovereign nations whose first responsibility is to keep their citizens safe, yet, they think it was some fantasy of globalism they could open their borders and everything will be okay. >> that's absolutely right. and president trump did the right thing by closing our ports of entry to people coming in from china. and that was the best move he could have made and i'm glad he did it under criticism from the left. but i will tell you this: it does -- all of this talk about securing our borders does expose one problem that we still have. because congress failed to give president trump the money early enough and in enough quantity, we still don't have adequate border wall built. so, there is a wide open door there and get this, pete, just last year there was an 85% increase, an 85% jump in the number of chinese nationals sneaking in the country illegally over the southern border. it's estimated upwards of 12,000 a year. maybe coming in illegally. so while we have closed and controlled the doorways at our ports of entry, we have got this wide open doorway on our southern border which

leaves us exposed to pandemics like this. so, as someone who has been fighting for border patrol for a long time. i say hey, don't forget we still have that wide open back door. >> thank you, chris. you still have democrats down playing the importance of that border security and people like elizabeth warren saying let's transfer funds away from that it's kind of insane when you really think about it. we appreciate your take and thank you so much for being here. pete: thank you, chris. appreciate it? >> thank you. pete: great point. jedediah: craziness. it's just -- dea dean: dean also a coronavirus case confirmed in mexico yesterday. there it is. pete: 2020 progressives keep preaching, excuse me, if i can read, i think. preaching their plans to cancel student debt. >> we can cancel all student debt in america. [cheers and applause] >> we use two cent wealth tax to cancel student loan debt for 43 million americans. [cheers and applause] jedediah: guess what? it turns out that most americans aren't buying it. our next guest explains how

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holders are, you are talking about the top quarter of -- excuse me, households that have a lot of wealth. so these are people who are high earners and ones incurring the debt. now you are saying we are going to forgive their debt and put that on the backs of taxpayers. jedediah: what about all those people that had debt and worked really really hard for a number of years that worked really hard to pay that debt off themselves. how do you think they are going to hear when they hear the news. >> it's true apparent unfairness. people worked hard to pay their debt. people saying i'm going to make wise choices about my spending so i can pay my tuition bills on time or or

my student loan debt on time every month. and those who never took it out to begin with you about paid their way through college or decided to take another route. it's inherently unfair to put this on them as well. i think a strategy that bernie sanders and even elizabeth warren have of trying to get the youth vote by promising, you know, forgiveness of student loans and free college is going to backfire. and frankly jedediah, when we look at the past contests, past few contestants, youth turnout has not increased. jedediah: patrice if you look at the numbers 43 plus million americans owe student debt. that's a lot of people throughout the country. this conversation about student debt is an important one. what should the trump administration be saying to contrast with what bernie sanders and elizabeth warren have proposed? what can he do about this problem of stupidity debt? >> well, first off, i think we need to tackle what drives student debt to begin with it's the rising cost of college. and colleges raise their tuitions because they know that the federal government is going to back it with loans and other forms of

aid. and so when we start saying okay, universities and colleges, you need to figure out how to contain your costs. we also need to start talking beyond just the four-year college model as the best way for a middle class lifestyle. what about a apprenticeships, what about alternatives to college. and i think the administration is actually doing a great job of saying hey, young person can pursue lots of different avenues to success beyond just going to college to do. so. jedediah: you know, bernie loves to talk about free stuff. i always say a unicorn and rainbow and pot of gold for everybody at the end of the day. is that talk going to be successful ultimately with voters? do you think they will look and a lot of people out there, you know, they get galvanized by bernie sanders. will they look and say you know what? this guy is just going to give me stuff, let me go out and vote for him. will it work. >> i actually don't think it's going. to say as i mentioned the youth vote hasn't increased in a lot of the early primary states. when you also look at attracting new voters, people who sat out the 2016 election, conservatives who may not want to vote for president trump, he needs to get those -- their support.

and the people who oppose things like tuition -- student loan forgiveness are people from the rust belt. are voters to are from rural areas. are people who are independents who are saying wait a minute, i'm not going to foot the bill for something that i shouldn't -- that i didn't incur and shouldn't have to pay for. so this free for all is not going to work. jedediah: patrice, thanks for being here. we will see how it plays out. appreciate your take as always. >> thank you. jedediah: still ahead the homeless crisis exploding in parts of california. some claiming congressman adam schiff is spending too much time in washington and not enough time in his own district. his republican challenger says he has abandoned the people who elected him. and he joins us live coming up next. plus todd piro is having breakfast with friends in south carolina as today's primary gets underway. we are going to check in with him coming up next. ♪ ♪ started shaking her fist ♪ it's going to be hell ♪ when you

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[cheers and applause] our country is stronger than ever before. we are stronger, we are better. jedediah: that was president trump talking at a south carolina rally. it's a big day in south carolina today and we have our very own todd piro. is he talking to voters at sunrise bistro in sunrise mount pleasant, south carolina. how is it going over there. >> we are a table of friends divided as to who is going it win today. who says bernie? raise your hand. beautiful. and who says biden? all right. and we have one guy who is voting today republican but going to be voting in the democratic primary. john, retired air force thank you for your service. you say bernie for two reasons, why? >> i say because he can't beat trump and because people on our state do want some free stuff so they are going to vote for him. todd: you think the first answer republicans are going to propel bernie. >> absolutely. absolutely. todd: to get the democratic socialist vote was your answer? >> absolutely.

todd: walter, vietnam buddy veteran thank you for your service. disagrees with you. you say biden, why? >> i think he has got tremendous support here in south carolina. i think it was important. he got the endorsement of some prominent people here. todd: you said in south carolina, that endorsement needs more than it does in other states? >> i believe so. long-time people in south carolina, you know, respect some of the older states men. todd: sure. >> and he is getting a lot of that support. i think that's very important. todd: let's work in the ladies. judy you said joe biden and coincidentally these two are married. these two are together. you said bernie why? >> i said bernie kind of for the same reason john said is that i think that a lot of republicans are looking at the fact that bernie is the least likely candidate to be able to beat trump. so in the way our primary is we can go out and support the candidate least likely to beat the one we support. todd: you agree with that sea.

assessment,. >> yes, exactly. todd: back to you guys in south carolina. pete: thank you very much, todd, appreciate it. jedediah: thank you, todd. pete: ahead in the polls forever. going to the polls today. gap closing with bernie with national enthusiasm. if republicans really do. dean: operation chaos. pete: what the president suggested it could be interesting. jedediah: biden has been terrible in these debates. i was on maternity leave and shouting through the television. i knew he was going to be bad at this. i didn't know he was going to be this bad at it. he has opened it up for anyone else to come forward and sore. and you know bernie sanders he has that critters that ancharisma and berniebros. there was an empty hole, somebody to come forward. pete: biden is the real operation chaos. jedediah: he is. dean: he is. shifting gears a little bit adam schiff's republican challenger calling out the democrat over his california district's homeless problem. >> mr. schiff has completely

a abandoned our district in the 20-plus years he has been in office. it's a mess out here. it's nothing. he has done nothing or virtually nothing for our district. certainly not a darn thing with respect to homelessness. pete: eric early has california's crisis has gotten worse under adam schiff. >> thanks for having me. jedediah: schiff has been very busy lying on television for months about collusion and getting very involved in impeachment and whatnot. has he abandoned the district. >> totally abandoned the district for 20 years now. homelessness is out of control here. he has now heard me talking about this the other day he comes on and he says he spent the last 20 years working on homelessness, a total lie. and even assuming what he said was true and nothing he says is true, then he's completely failed. we have third, fourth, fifth world conditions going on out here. schiff has not done anything about it. we need to, in washington, start working on rebuilding our nation's mental

healthcare system from the ground up, creating public-private partnerships, building psychiatric institutions again to our completely demolished mental health system. out here we need to start immediately removing these people from the streets. it's a major healthcare brewing crisis. it's a law enforcement, huge law enforcement problem. we need to take the shackles off law enforcement and in utah they had something called operation rio grande working within the same laws we are working on that says people have the right to live on the street. utah cleaned these folks off the street. we need to send them to vacant public and private land structures on federal and state lands and put them -- put the people who need mental healthcare here. put these folks with the drug problems here. get them the treatment they need -- pete: you are talking about solutions in the district and ways you would do things differently than the way adam schiff has done. if you look at the democrats

and the democratic party and in the media, they love adam schiff. they think what he has done in the national stage is be resister number one. so, how do you win against a guy who is basking in praise from fellow leftists even if he has abandoned his own district. >> they think he walks on water. no doubt. he flies out here for a minute. he does a puff piece with the "l.a. times." he goes and does a hollywood fundraiser and makes a fortune. flies back to the swamp. you know, but i'm speaking all over the district. and people are a lot smarter than what the mainstream media is giving them credit for. people realize, of course, the conservatives the republicans really can't stand schiff for the russia hoax and the impeachment sham. but even the more moderate -- the moderate democrats know that we have this huge problem in our district. the homelessness, schiff has done nothing about it. and they know that he has been telling them, handing them a bill of goods for three years. we have other problems as well that schiff has not paid any attention to.

so, you know, there is a lot of attention and energy building and support for me out there. and we can surprise people. dean: eric, i'm a california guy myself. it's an uphill battle for you there. he has been there for 20 years. some people are saying is he going to try to run for senate. he is very popular. i know he has raised a lot of money. it's a tough battle for you. how do you feel about the battle ahead? >> i feel good about the battle ahead. like i said, i'm talking to the people. schiff is not talking to the people out here. he just thinks that oh, you know, he has done his hatchet job on donald trump and he thinks he will ultimately win. people are upset about it out here in our district just like they are in so many other parts of the country. anything is possible. i could definitely use your viewers' support because he has a pot of gold he has been raising www.eric early.com. i have been getting great support from around the nation and around the district so this is possible.

dean: thank you, eric. good luck to you. >> thank you for having me. jedediah: turning to headlines. beginning with a fox news alert. just moments ago the u.s. signing historic peace deal with the taliban. the pact hopes to end the war in afghanistan bringing thousands of u.s. troops home. secretary of state mike pompeo taking the ceremony stage in qatar just moments ago. >> this agreement will mean nothing and today's good feelings will not last if we don't take concrete action on commitments and promises that have been made. when it comes down to it, the future of afghanistan is where afghan is determined. jedediah: the deal also requires afghan leaders to make their own peace agreement with the taliban. and heavy snow and winds leaving much of upstate new york buried under snow. watertown, new york, seeing more than 2 feet of snow. many areas seeing whiteout conditions as wind gusts reached 60 miles per hour. and look at this. homes along lake erie completely frozen by snow, winds and 18-foot waves. some homeowners say they had

to chisel their way through the ice which was more than a foot thick. wow. that's something right out of the movies that you see. i truly can't even believe it. pete: like a work of art. dean: horror movie 8-foot water waves coming in and freezing you in. listen, i live in california. we don't see that very often by the beach. jedediah: i was just going to refer to you. a minnesota guy. pete: as long as everything is okay. for people who need to get to the hospital and things like that. setting that aside, those are fun days. like the snow is piling up and you are sitting inside. you know you can't do anything. hopefully everything is good. rick, can you explain, i don't know if you saw that graphic, the weather effect that leads to that kind of look? rick: it's right across the great lakes and then you had incredible winds. winds were like 60 miles per hour and temps well below zero so all the water going in and hitting the building there and causin causing it to freeze like that. an amazing scene. one of the reasons this is possible in the end of february right now because the lakes haven't frozen over. it's been such a warm winter

that the lakes are pretty much not frozen over at all. by this time generally the lakes are frozen so you don't get lake-effect snow and you couldn't get any kind of water coming off the lake. but this because of the mild winter we have had has had this incredible kind of warm lake so far. then we got a bunch of snow. because you have lake-effect snow that you don't get this time of year over 4 feet of snow. the cold air solidly in place around the great lakes and northeast for a day or two. it will warm back up by tomorrow. temps above average or excuse me above freezing starts to get a little bit of melt. also, just watch out coming this week, big rain again across parts of the southeast where we have had that flooding. that's going to return for us this week. all right, guys. back to you. jedediah: thanks, rick. dean: he put his coat on. jedediah: i did notice that. dean: it was off earlier and he put it back on. pete: we are back with a fox news alert. to the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide bringing the total to four unexplained cases now reported in the u.s. what do you need to know to stay safe? dr. nicole saphier joins us on that coming up next.

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jedediah: woe back with a fox news alert. three new coronavirus cases not linked to overseas travel now confirmed in the u.s. one of them in a teacher in oregon and another a high school student in washington state. dean: as the virus spreads some of them asking why it's getting more attention than the flu which has killed an estimated 18,000 people in the u.s. this season already. pete: so what are the differences and what do you need to know to keep you and your family safe here to explain is author of "make america healthy again" fox news contributor dr. nicole saphier. >> good morning, guys. great to be here. pete: we heard that comparison to the flu. what is the comparison. >> well, hold on, let's take a step back. the situation with sars covid-19 is rapidly evolving new information every day making people very anxious. wake up today now hear we have more cases that are not linked to travel. so we have 85,000 cases worldwide. right? we have 67 confirmed in the united states.

four people who are not linked to travel. however, let's break down those four. one we have the so he alan so hn know county woman. where travis air force base is where we have a lot of our repatriatation flight people being quarantined there not craze to think there was community spread there we also have an elderly woman in santa clara, california, 0 miles away who has now tested positive for it. that's of interest. she is still kind of in the local area in oregon a woman is a presumptive case, meaning she tested positive locally but has not been confirmed by the cdc. important to note there is a higher case of false positives when you have a low prevalence like we are seeing here. bev we get too confirmed wait until it's confirmed by the cdc. also a high school student in washington who has tested positive for this. we have to think of this for a second. he has been to school. with the virus. also, in this county, with where our first u.s. case

was confirmed. so, again, this is not a random place in the united states. this county already had confirmed disease. so, therefore, having someone there be positive for it, not so concerning. the trump administration has done what they can to contain this virus from a federal level. they restricted travel. they have implemented and gotten the cdc to send out more testing and also taking proactive measures. he is canceling a summit with asian leaders in las vegas next month. that's what he needs to do. what we need to focus on now are the local and individual efforts which is going to be the exact same for the flu. we know this high school student has already been to school. so it's possible we are going to see more cases there. and although they have closed the school for deep cleaning you know what they haven't stopped? all of the extracurricular activities. actually going to be holding their basketball games and all of that this weekend? we are going to see more cases. we have the ability to test more. we are going to have more cases. it's a respiratory virus like the flu and common cold and they are contagious. this is not demonstrating

the same amount of concern as we saw in 2009 with h1n1, which had about a billion cases in six months. we're not there. nor 1918 with the spanish flu which killed 50 million people in a year. these are not the same numbers. and however, we get concerned because it's the unknown. and people -- they are hearing the name of something that they don't know much about. but the truth is that this is a little bit more similar to the flu. and in the united states, we have 32 million people being diagnosed with the flu this season. 18,000 deaths. the death rate from the flu last week was 6.9%. and 7.3 is the threshold for an epidemic. so the exact same thing that i implore everyone to do to protect themselves from the flu and strep throat is the same for the coronavirus. and don't get so concerned when you see more cases. it's going to happen. but, i don't believe in the united states it's going to get to such a high level like we see with the flu or some of these other past illnesses. because of the measures that have been taken already by the trump administration.

dean: so, bottom line, we're okay? right now. >> of course we are going to be okay. from an individual standpoint, humans are imperfect. that's why this spreads. people are not washing their hands. they are going to school when they have even just mild symptoms. yeah. i'm looking at you, pete? [laughter] >> that's the truth. that is how things spread. osnk so we are going to see more cases. we are imperfect society. pete: but did you a fantastic job breaking it down. that's what we need people who know what they're talking about to deliver that information. doctor, thanks so much on. dean: make america healthy again. pete: he knows thousand promote. dean: i do. pete: carries on the family tradition serving in blue. the promoted sergeant and his grandmother join us live ♪ ♪ ♪

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matthew is following in his 95-year-old grandmother's footsteps. margaret is a retired nypd officer and she, along with their big family, were all there for matthew's promotion ceremony this week. joining us right now is nypd sergeant matthew and his grandmother margaret. matthew, margaret, welcome. [laughter] >> it's the first question i ask is are you proud of your grandson? >> oh, yes. there were days, you know, but now. [laughter] dean: we have a picture right here of all of the police officers in your family. how many is that?

>> how many people are in the family, gram? police officers, about eight? >> eight. dean: they are all following in your footsteps? >> and my father. deep dean so you are not the first. your father before you? >> yeah. my father was a cop. >> great grandfather. 109 years. >> my husband, of course. so, matthew, do you have any choice of what you were going to do for a living or did you know you were going to be a police officer right out of the gate? >> this is something i always wanted to do. i grew up. i had my family, they were strong role models growing up. they had, you know, amazing stories. and they got to go to work every day helping the people in the city they lo. there was no other -- no other job for me other than this one. dean: outstanding. well, the police commissioner put out a nice tweet saying thank you to you. he said, let's see, here it is. service runs in their blood. carrying on the family tradition he made margaret a

proud blue-blooded grandmother. and that you are. yes? [laughter] dean: matthew, do you have any kids of your own. >> no, not yet. >> when you have them are they going to be police officers? >> i hope so. dean: tough environment these days being a police officer in new york city? are you finding it difficult or is grandmother helping you along. >> for many years i always had many police officers and detectives i could look to for advice now i'm the first sergeant so now it's kind of like you are on your own. [laughter] dean: you are the role model. well-done. i'm also a reserve police officer. i have tremendous respect for you. thank you for your service for your entire family's service. >> thank you. dean: margaret, you are an amazing woman and great grandmother, i'm sure. thank you so much. all right. a big hour still ahead. south carolina senator lindsey graham and sean spicer both join us live. ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> we are following two big stories, actually four. we start with this, the coronavirus three new cases confirmed in the us involved in a laundry teacher and a teenager. the cases are not linked to overseas travel. brian: a historic peace deal with the taliban and. carley: we start with a south carolina primary. griff jenkins joins us as voters love to the polls. >> i'm always doing better in your back on the couch. this is an open primary so that means any voter registered of any party affiliation can vote.

it is the first test of the candidate strength among african-americans who make up 60% of the electorate. when voters come here to this table and checking they will get a blank ballot, nothing on this, then they put it in the voting machines over there and make their elections, voting for democrat candidate for president, the machine in the back is not an option, then they take the ballot over here and inserted with the clerk and register the vote and that is why it is expected to run very smoothly, not like the caucus challenges we saw in the first contest. we spoke to some of the voters. this is one woman named jessica, here's what she told us. can you tell us about how you voted? >> more for change, fresh ideas. >> who do you think most brings that? >> people to judge.

>> reporter: we spoke to another woman who didn't want to go on camera who voted for biden, described him as the most even keel. he has invested his entire campaign here. he has led in the polls. we will find out what he said to compete with sanders, bernie sanders leading nationally, biden was taking shots at sanders yesterday. >> this nation isn't looking for a revolution as some of my colleagues talk about. they are looking for progress, results. >> reporter: one person's watch, tom steyer has invested heavily here as well. he was dancing on stage last night, we will find out how he does but they are all competing

for south carolina's 54 delegates that are awarded proportionally. let me show you the first three contest, sanders on top at 45, buttigieg 25, biden 15, warren 8, klobuchar 7, gabbard, stier and bloomberg had 0. bloomberg hasn't been on the ballot yet it is not here today but he will be come tuesday when supertuesday hits. brian: what are they expecting for turnout? it is a saturday so not surprising it is not jammed. what are they saying? >> that is a good question. let me come over to this chisholm. what do you expect for turnout today? >> i think it will be pretty good turnout? >> absentee balloting, have you seen a lot of that? >> not yet. >> you think will run smooth? >> yes! >> reporter: seems like it will -- south carolina, aware of the problems iowa had, they are very attuned to make sure runs

smoothly here, going to be a good saturday. brian: we will follow it all day on the fox news channel and tonight and tomorrow morning as well. go ahead. jedediah: if trump had a choice, i want to run against that person, guess what, trump was at a rally and he posed to the audience, listen to what he had to say. >> we are down to two candidates, right? sleepy joe biden and crazy bernie. so this is a paul. who do i want to run against? meaning very simple, we put it in a simple language, who is easier to be? will beat them all. i hope so. who is easier to be?

crazy bernie or sleepy joe. they think bernie is easier to be. >> that is socialism versus capitalism. really interesting. >> the graham coming up referred to the senator multiple times during that part of the speech. republicans can vote -- how many republicans will come out and vote on the question, you come down on the biden side. >> if i were biden -- donald trump i would rather go against joe biden. he makes a lot of blunders. bernie sanders is exciting a lot of people don't realize the weight of his comments and what the transformation in america would look like. the only thing i will say is there are a lot of clips of bernie sanders a very controversial things. we have one here where he praises fidel castro's literacy

program for 60 minutes. >> we are opposed to the authoritarian nature of cuba but it is unfair to simply say everything is bad. when fidel castro came into office he had a massive literacy program. that is not a bad thing. >> yes is a bad thing. all they were reading was the communist manifesto and all the propaganda put out. that is a scary story. >> that would be fodder for candidate trump in 2020 but on capitol hill house republicans trying to push a resolution to condemn these remarks. it is controlled by nancy pelosi and we have mario diaz explain why sanders's comments should be condemned. >> bernie sanders is not the first to repeat what comes out of the propaganda machine from the entire american terrorist

dictatorship. all of this is to cover up and not talk about the firing squad. the anti-american terrorist activity. they harbor the worst and most dangerous terrorists the planet has ever seen. there wasn't a literacy regime, it was an indoctrination program. >> i'm not sure people care about that. when they watched the debate stage i think bernie sanders makes a lot of promises to people, people don't care about the explanation, free college, free childcare, free everything and assume somebody else will pay for it like the money will grow on trees. that is very appealing and he has a very appealing way of selling the message, joe biden does not have that gift. i don't know if these clips will be damaging in a for bernie but if it were me i would run against joe biden.

>> bernie is the best a federal nonsense, repeating the propaganda of dictatorships and authoritarians, he came back from the soviet union talking about how wonderful it was. we will have a debate about socialism and get educated about socialism. let's go to fox nation, you can see the unauthorized history of socialism, bret baer did a 5-part series. it is important that people get a chance to have that debate. i didn't know it starts in indiana, the state of indiana. really fascinating stuff. check it out on fox nation but if joe biden wins today it extends the chaos because he extends his candidacy and fractures support for bernie which if he wins today it is basically over, shut it down. >> trump will need to make the case for what run everything means for the average person

because bernie sanders will say trump only cares about the one%, these government run programs when you make government the head of everything it hurts middle-class people, it hurts lower-class people, it hurts everyone, that case needs to be sold and sold well. >>. i government big bad know now. brian: it has a few additional headlines this morning. fox news alert, three new coronavirus cases in the us, none are linked to overseas travel, one of the teacher in oregon, the limited school shutdown for cleaning, a 15-year-old diagnosed in washington state as a third case is reported in california, the white house considering using war powers to streamline production of masks and additional resources. the us signing a historic peace deal with the taliban to end the war in afghanistan bringing thousands of us troops home. mark asper and mike pompeo expressing hope and caution for the future.

>> afghanistan deserves a chance to enjoy the prosperity that comes from peace and stability. >> our commitment to the promises that have been made. when it comes down to what the future of afghanistan is determined. steve:it requires afghan leaders to make their own peace agreement with the taliban and. after we reported that i got a bunch of texts from guys that served there with different feeling, for the brothers that never came home i hope this piece you works. it would mean we followed through, completed something that made that country better in our country more safe. a lot of people expressing skepticism, how do you make a deal with the taliban, storming powerful and wants more power, if the afghan army fractures that we spent so much time building you lose the only linchpin in the country to

prevent the taliban from coming back and as was mentioned a 14 month timeline on this but it is based on conditions, the taliban has to follow through like disavowing isis and al qaeda, not fighting the afghan government. then our troops will be which is a promise the president made. >> i'm not optimistic there will be follow-through from the taliban but i recognize the administration has to do something and you can be cautiously optimistic that this will provide benefit down the road, maybe they will follow through but it would be odd for people not to be skeptical. steve: trust a little bit but verify a lot and make sure they abide by this agreement as of the consequences. brian: afghans will have to forge their own future. we can't do it for them. a lot of terrorists deserve to die but the billions we spent is in their hands.

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brian: all lies on south carolina as voters cast ballots in the primary. as the battle for delegates donald trump will deliver a market cpac for the fourth time. what can we expect to hear this time around? >> your is sean spicer. democrats fight it out, how do

you expect the fourth visit, what is his message? >> i was here yesterday, never seen so many conservatives this close to washington dc in my life. it was a time of excitement and enthusiasm, the president keeps coming back because activists know what is at stake. there was a lot of energy in the room. socialism so much under one place, truly a fear among those on the conservative side this race presents the difference between the policies donald trump is implement during his administration and gotten results and those of bernie sanders, joe biden, far to the left and extreme on social and physical aspects. brian: if bernie sanders were to speak what he hugged the flag? >> it is interesting.

the president has done something since the beginning of his political career, he brands everybody and they stick with it, sleepy joe, crazy bernie, many mike, the republican primary the same way and after tonight we will have bernie, bloomberg and biden. that will set up a construct where i don't think any of them get a majority of delegates. my guess is bernie gets a plurality of delegates going into milwaukee and we set up an ultimate food fight, the president has and will call each out by name and creative food fight between the three of them. brian: folks can watch his remarks on fox nation. as someone who does messaging for living there has been criticism of the trump administration about the coronavirus, are people being muzzled? what is your take how to responsibly discuss what the country is facing?

>> the people who are criticizing our democrats and the mainstream media, the president has appointed the number 2 person in the government, doctor anthony fauci , mike pence, talking about prevention and mitigation and the whole of government response. i think they have done a very good job making sure the american people know the government is ready for this disease, to prevent its spread. they have to continue to do that but they are facing enormous head went, normally you have the opposition joining in saying this isn't time for partisan politics, the speaker of the house questioning whether the number 2 person the government is the appropriate person to coordinate this which is insane, the best choice you could have had. brian: thing for joining us. dean: you will deliver remarks

that cpac. >> i was there yesterday. i have a soccer game today. brian: watch it on fox nation. still ahead lindsey graham feeling the heat in south carolina. the senator joins us live next. >> thank you more than anything else for putting up with the never-ending bull [bleep] that you have to go through. ♪

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you witnessed it. stepping back a little bit, sometimes -- we are living in a political phenomenon these rallies, the amount of people, what is it about the president that create such energy and excitement? >> personality. it is like pt barnum met ronald reagan, the greatest showman i have ever seen, his policies are

reagan like but his ability to present himself is beyond anything i have ever seen in politics or entertainment. it seemed like an hour and a half and it was 15 minutes. jedediah: who would donald trump most like to face. he posed that question and everybody said bernie was the best option. i would like to see biden. what do you think the president really think? >> he will beat anybody that runs against him based on results but you ask me, bernie. i like younger. he would be the young guy in the race. he would be the american capitalist in the race, the commander-in-chief, imagine bernie sanders being commander-in-chief, sitting down with communist china. what would happen if you had a sick socialist negotiating with

congress. jedediah: sounds like the start of a great joke. >> there are so many. i have a lot of things. dean: who will take south carolina? trump or democratic people? democrats? >> the president will win by double digits in south carolina and joe biden will win the primary. joe is a good guy. i have known him a long time. he is a very decent guy, african-american supporters strong for joe biden. he will win south carolina. i just don't think he has the juice to catch up to bernie. it is bernie's to lose. >> the president mentioned, he referred you a couple times, the idea of republicans voting in a democrat primary, open primary, is that a real thing? will that have an impact? >> it is always talked about, seldom executed.

i doubt there will be, the primary is going to be 60% african-american and joe biden will win because james clyburn is beloved in south carolina and joe is beloved by the african-american community, socialism doesn't sell to anybody in south carolina, black, white, tall, short, libertarian, vegetarian, we are not socialist in south carolina in a matter where you go to church with the color of your skin. bottom line is biden wins saturday and bernie begins to run away with it tuesday unless bloomberg can pull a rabbit out of a hat. >> bernie sanders as commander-in-chief, donald trump is, we signed a historic peace deal we covered on this program, your reaction to that deal and its ramifications. >> let's give it a try. 18 years is a long time. we are still talking about afghanistan.

wondering where those folks are today, that is the place the al qaeda was invited as honored guests to attack us without safe haven, there would be no 9/11. what i'm looking for is peace with honor, peace and security, i will believe it when i see it but i applaud the president forgetting the taliban to the table. what happens next is inter-afghan dialogue for the and reconciled with the rest of afghanistan consistent with the constitution honoring the rights of women. we have 8600 troops there, let's hold, until we make sure it is safe to leave. we are not withdrawing all of our troops until it is safe to do so. isis still roams around afghanistan. they want to hit the homeland.

jedediah: i'm skeptical of follow-through from the taliban on these conditions but i find myself saying whatever option with the president have? perhaps this is the best option. is there another way to go about this? it seems any negotiation or peace agreement with the taliban and seems a strange concept. >> not really. the taliban are part of afghanistan. the taliban didn't attack us on 9/11. they set the conditions for us to be attacked. they are very radical in their philosophy, they just want to take over afghanistan. because of people like pete, 2200 americans died, 6 million women have gone to school, women are the workforce now. minorities in afghanistan have experienced life like nothing else before. average life expectancy going up. our soldiers have made a difference, the afghans doing most of the fighting and dying.

the afghan women and all those who love them will never throw them back under the bus of the taliban and. here's what is going to happen. we have negotiation, the taliban at 15% approval with the rest of afghanistan. i'm looking for reconciliation that protects the rights of women and residual american force to stay in afghanistan a long time to make sure isis and al qaeda never come back. there are more threats to the homeland and afghanistan then germany, japan and south korea combined. it is an hour interests to have a footprint. 8600 is enough troops right now. we can even go below 8600 but we are not going to give away all the gains we fought so hard for to make afghanistan not only safe for afghan women but american women. brian: still serving in the reserves, and for your service,

go to afghanistan to visit the troops. thank you for what you have done to support the war fighter in afghanistan. no one has gone more to the battlefield and him and how long we should be involved but who cares, he gets it and invested it if he believes it is a deal that is possible that is a good time. dean: i didn't know he was a colonel until he snapped major at you. i brian: he spent time learning from us and has gone over there more than any other us senator. he knows of what he speaks. thank you very much. jedediah: the coronavirus has rocked wall street, stocks of the worst since the financial crisis that our next guest says fears may be exaggerated.

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their worst weeks and spent 2008 financial crisis but our next guest says the selloff may be exaggerated arguing the economy remains strong. prozac brian: peter morici, thank you for being here. make sense of this. the fundamentals of the economy are very strong but when you look at the stock market week like this when you scratch your head. >> can't estimate the extent the virus will spread. it will be knocked off. unfortunately we had two grave errors this week. the cdc made that announcement. state and municipal officials are on the front lines and they are getting prepared. there was no need for a shocking announcement that would panic people.

it seems to take jerome powell two weeks to wake up in the morning to decide it is tuesday and he should say something positive about the us economy and then you have the folks on the hill trying to take this in turn it into a political issue which a lot of traders on wall street are democrats. of nancy is upset that they sell. the president made a point. there was a lot of effort, some unintended, some very intended to disrupt the markets. >> listen to what trump said about the fed getting involved in your reaction. >> i hope the fed gets involved. i'm not a big fan of the fed. they've made a lot of mistakes but i hope they get involved and get involved soon. >> he hopes the fed gets involved. do you agree? >> yes but it is like rip van winkle, get up and say something. of this with alan greenspan he would have been putting money into the system on tuesday, two

days into this drop. the fed should be out there with quantitative easing, not cutting interest rates, buying the bonds and assuaging investors, giving them confidence there will be liquidity in the system and telling them the economy is fine. if he does that we will be okay because the stock market follows the economy and the economy is strong. can panic pulled on the economy? yes. but this is based on fear that is really unfounded. the influenza kills many more people each year than the coronavirus will in the united states. >> you are not worried -- this is a fear-based week that we had, ultimately still very sound. >> either the cdc was irresponsible or cynical in the way it made its announcement. the way to deal with this is to reach out to state health agencies are already on the ball. read about it in the papers.

the second thing is we had all the ruminations on the hill. you don't need a czar. the trouble with liberals is a crisis is a chance to expand the government, created a bizarre, another bureaucracy. brian: that is the face we should make with that idea, thank you so much. jedediah: a woman facing charges out of jail again thanks to new york's bail reform law. tiffany harris is accused of attacking several jewish women, she was released from a state hospital for allegedly attacking a social worker. federal prosecutors have been fighting to keep harris behind bars but federal judge released her again without bail. pope francis by canceling public appearances were third straight day as he battles an unknown illness. he is still holding private meetings in his homecoming

insisting the onus is nothing serious. he believe the vatican tomorrow for a week of spiritual exercises in the room countryside. he was last seen on ash wednesday. even tom brady's wife doesn't know where he is playing this year. >> i would love to know where i will be living this year but hopefully somewhere nice and whatever my husband is happy playing so we will see. >> she discussed her husband's career move as he becomes a free agent for the first time. is reportedly in talks with chargers, raiders and colts. if he joined another team it would end historic run in new england including six super bowl wins. pretty nice of her. i don't know if i would be like wherever he wants to go. >> what if i was to hand you $40 million.

i said this earlier, the raiders will be the most viable sports franchise because they are in vegas and in the next 5 years, that is my speculation, if tom brady goes there it will happen faster than that. >> that's what i would love to see happen. >> i don't even know what that means. >> he wasn't studying football film. >> i don't have baby part in the bachelor. >> on fox square ticket where you want. dean: in 5 years is what i'm betting on. >> let's talk about the weather, chili and cold across the great lakes, not quite this winter but in a while.

cold air is down across the south, 35 this morning in atlanta, very dry conditions the southeast, florida will remain very warm and dry but some rain returning to the southeast tomorrow, today a little bit of snowflakes, towards the northeast, the raider of the storm that brought 4 feet of snow across parts of the great lakes a little more today but this is what happens this week, be prepared across the southeast, rain and flooding, heavy rain returns monday through thursday. brian: countless once again. still ahead, todd pyro live in south carolina having breakfast with friends, talking to voters about the president's rally in today's primary. we will check in with him and his friends. >> making people wait. ♪

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>> donald trump taking his message to his supporters in the palmetto state ahead of the democratic primary. >> reporter: let's call this statement bernie concerns. we are talking about operation chaos where republicans will vote for bernie sanders. you say that is a bad idea. >> i wouldn't vote for bernie. my years in the 2024 election, what if the laws change and you have to stay in the democrat party because you voted in the democratic primary, i will not swear allegiance to the democratic party.

trump is my president, i will stay a republican. there is no way i will vote in operation chaos. anyone who doesn't you are jeopardizing the republican party. >> reporter: that is creating work for a lot of election lawyers. do you think bernie is going to win? you are worried about donald trump's outreach to young people. >> most of the people that are really trumpers are basically middle-aged to older people. young people are being pulled in by the liberals, learning it is cool, parents don't realize how different their children are from they are, they are learning different things, have different values. important for trump to reach out to young people at colleges, high schools and other venues. >> reporter: zoe, you say bernie wins today and it is your generation. >> we raised our kids to care

about other people and to be compassionate and tried to make things easier than we had it so they think the government should take care of them because their parents took care of them and we didn't train them to be independent. >> reporter: thank you for your service, democrat democratic socialism get it in south carolina? >> now. >> let's go to thaddeus would like to issue a challenge to pete hegseth. >> the air force. >> you have been served, you stood there and you said sent in air support. where is her support. >> i have definitely called in her support. that is true. >> looking good.

i don't know, we have a fox news alert breaking now. a fire for severe traffic control tower to evacuate at charlotte douglas airport in north carolina. jedediah: planes being kept on the ground following reports that fire and smoke prompted an evacuation of the air traffic control tower. >> passengers tweeting their flights being held up. fox news is working on getting more information as we will bring it to you as soon as we get it. >> one of the cutest segment of the day, cheetah comes stop by "fox and friends" coming up next. jedediah: don't forget, it is a cheetah. ♪ hey, son, i wanted to have a grown-up talk. uh, dad i - aw, psshaw, i thought i knew it all too. but i'm still learning things.

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brian: a special morning as we welcome jed back. what better way to celebrate than with animals in studio. jedediah: welcome, corey. what do we have here? >> the most unusual animal we ever had on the show kidnapped from australia. you are welcome to touch him head detail very gently. they have quills like a porcupine but they are not a porcupine. they are related to a platypus, an egg laying animal which makes very unusual, they lay one egg into a pouch. when the a catches is a nurse their young, the milk comes to glands in their house and it is

red blood, very odd animal. they have a long sticky tongue like an anteater but they are not related to anteaters. their nose is a modified beak covered in skin. brian: one of the most odd creatures i have ever seen. >> they are from australia. another animal from australia i would like to show you. brian: these are - hurt by fires and stuff. >> they were hurt by fires, they dug their faces into the sand. all that is left above the dirt are the quills and they are burnt by the fire. let's stand in front of the table. i have treats for everyone to give roxie. we have sweet potatoes, very nice, eat out of your hand.

she is almost 2 years old and kangaroos go from being babies in a pouch to a grown-up. she is of breeding age even though she is only 2 years old, she was born it. gordon's as we have an amazing habitat, the conservation center recently issued an emergency crisis grant to australia, the recent brushfires, this influx of patients, kangaroos, wallabys so we're helping with veterinary care and supplies, we also sowed 700 jelly pouches and blankets to center the victims. these orphaned kangaroos need a pouch that keeps them comfortable, warm and secure. look at this tiny little one.

when they are born they are very small and grow slowly. we are going from australia to africa. rick has been asking for cats. >> for 14 years. >> making their television debut, two cheetah compass, about 5 months old and we are going to step over here. here they come. >> pete stays farthest away. look at that. like i was telling you about our conservation fund we help animals in australia and africa, the cheetahs, only 7000 left in the wild. these two boys were born in a zoo in the united states and part of our species revival plan ensures generations of cheetahs

to come, the things we learn about cheetahs at busch gardens and other accredited zoos, we are helping protect them in the wild and learning about them and a lot of projects in africa help them. jedediah: one last animal we have to get to because we are running out of time. >> a slender snout a crocodile. we are talking endangered animal, this is a critically endangered animal. there are only 50 slender snout a crocodile left in the wild. this guy at busch gardens. brian: we have more coming up. let's get down to business.

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>> jedediah. >> the animals, i love this. thank you so much. brian: you are doing so well, we will have to have you back. neil: the coronavirus spreading, politicians are out. the worst financial meltdown. telling everyone to grow up. russell is coming up. the federal reserve says it ready to do whatever necessary to prevent this from getting worse. what does that mean? bill is here and only here. the top doctor that we can all use a little perspective right about now. coming up. and a primary, the top