griff: it's been great seeing you, and it's not snowing in tampa. all i can say about that is tom brady, fiona the hip. poe is counting on you. that's all for us in washington. "america's news headquarters" continues with eric and arthel. ♪ ♪ arthel: the fight over reopening schools intensifies in chicago. public schools will remotely lockout teachers who fail to show up in person on monday as teachers unions in some cities and states dig in for a longer battle. hello, everyone, and welcome to "america's news headquarters," i'm arthel neville. hi, eric. eric: thank you for joining us here at the fox news channel, i'm eric shawn. the centers for disease control plans to release new guidance next week on how to safely reopen our nation's schools. the director of the centers for

disease control says, though, that vaccinations for teachers, in her personal opinion, are not a requirement. this as the obama administration says decisions should not be made immediately. >> also want to make it clear that there is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely reopen and that that safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen safely. >> the doctor spoke to this in her personal capacity. obviously, she's the head of the cdc, but we're going to wait for the final guidance so we can use that as a guide for schools around the country. eric: so what could that final guidance be for parents across the country who have been home schooling their kids on zoom and all of that? lucas tomlinson in washington with more on what we can expect. >> reporter: good afternoon. chicago's democratic mayor, lori lightfoot, says she's had it with the teachers and wants them back in the classroom as quickly

as possible. >> my patience is up. we can't wait hours and hours and hours and have no response other than we're working on it. that's not good enough anymore. it's similar are my not good enough anymore -- simply not good enough anymore. >> reporter: earlier tennessee senator marsha blackburn responded. >> if i were lori lightfoot, i would fire every one of these teachers that will not go back to school in chicago. if. >> reporter: teachers unions are also resisting returning to the classroom in l.a., boston, cleveland, philadelphia, san francisco where the city actually sued its school board as well as here in the nation's capital. at the white house, jen psaki was pressed on the issue. >> president biden use the power of the bully pulpit to help cajole teachers who are unwilling to go back to schools to go back? >> i'm just going to reject the premise of the question. we're going rely on cdc guidance which, again, is not officially

out yet to determine the best way to do it. but there are several mitigating factors that we've seen to date that will help make it safe. >> yes with an asterisk. >> if you are the spokesperson for the white house, you could certainly say that, but you are not. >> reporter: joe biden was the top recipient from the teachers unions by a long to shot in 2020. more than 98% of the teachers donate to democrats. the cdc director says the teachers could get back to the classroom with or without shots. states such as mississippi and florida have recently returned for in-person learning in public schools while adhering to longstanding cdc guidance on mask wearing and social distance. the new cdc director walked back those comments two days later at the white house. she says she's working on that new official guidance due out next week. everything, arthel? eric: thanks so much. coming up, we will delve more

into this and whether or not it is safe to send your kids back to school. dr. nicole saphier will be here to tell us and get her take on how schools can reopen safely. arthel: well, new york city turning yankee stadium into a mega center for covid vaccinations as governor andrew cuomo says he's aiming to expand eligibility for those with several medical conditions in the coming weeks. this comes amid a chilling warning, doctors now raising concerns about the south african strain of the virus, saying it could reinfect people who have already been sickened by coronavirus. alex hogan is live in the bronx, new york, with more. alex. >> reporter: hi, arthel. well, longer lines growing here at yankee stadium. the bronx is one of the highest positive testing rate for covid-19. now, this new vaccination center is aimed at diminishing that disparity between who really has access to the vaccine.

>> i mean, i tried everything day and night, i was up until four in the morning, and i couldn't get anything. every time i got onto a web site it kept telling me there's no appointments available. >> reporter: nationally minorities are significantly undervaccinated and also disproportionately harder hit by covid-19. here at yankee stadium the shots are by appointment only for bronx residents. governor andrew cuomo addressing the uncertainty around the vaccine itself. >> they're skeptical, they're cynical about the vaccine, and they're not willing to take it. all the polling datas has that shown -- data has shown that you have a higher rate of hesitancy in black and latino communities. >> reporter: the rush to administer vaccines met with more concern over the spread of the more highly transmissable variants of the virus. medical experts warn of super

bowl celebrations that could lead to another post-holiday surgery. more than 26 million americans have had the virus, taking the lives of more than 459,000 people domestically. across the country 36 million people receiving the first vaccine so far with more than 7 million fully vaccinated, that is about 2.3% of the population and about 10% of the population has at least already received one vaccine. now, back here at yankee stadium there are 15,000 appointments in the first week, that's averaging out to about one or three shots per minute. now, all of these vaccine appointments have already been booked with the next available appointment not until next saturday. arthel? arthel: lots of questions, scenarios playing out across the country like you just reported there in new york. alex hogan, thank you very much. eric. eric: well, president bidenen says he could prevent former president trump from receiving

classified intelligence briefings. you know, it's a tradition that is usually a courtesy for ex-commander in chiefs. but president biden is considering cutting off his predecessor citing his, quote, erratic behavior, saying there's no need for mr. trump to receive those briefings while others point out the president's meeting in 2017 with top officials from russia when he allegedly let slip some classified intel information meeting them in the oval office. meanwhile, the biden administration could be facing a new immigration challenge as the surge of migrant families arrive at the southern border. mark meredith live in wilmington, delaware, where the president spending the weekend. hi, mark. >> reporter: eric, good afternoon. the white house has long said that it doesn't spend much time focused on president trump and the past administration, but as you mentioned, there's now some controversy after president biden was asked in a c or bs -- cbs interview whether or not he thinks president trump should

still get access to classified information. as you mentioned, something that's become a tradition for ex-presidents. here's what president biden had to say. >> what's your worst fear if he continues to get these intelligence briefings? >> i'd rather not speculate out loud. i just think tata there's no need for him to have that intelligence briefing. what value is giving him an intelligence briefing, what impact does he have at all other than the fact he might slip and say something. >> reporter: so far no response from former president trump on this new criticism from president biden, and there's no requirement that trump be given access to this classified information. but this is creating some new controversy. we heard from one republican senator who told fox news she thinks it's a mistake to limit the former president's accessment --s access. >> more of the double standard, double speak by hockey says that is coming from the -- hypocrisy

that is coming from the biden administration. this is one of the things that will remind people why they did not want more of obama/biden. >> reporter: more of the president's interview is set to share on super bowl sunday. meantime this weekend, the president is out of washington enjoying the weekend with his family here in delaware. no public events on his schedule. his staff, though, continues to deal with a number of issues, one of them being immigration with reports of a surge of migrants trying to reach the southern border. this week the president signed three executive orders tied to border policy, he's giving officials three months to come up with new policies they can work on as they try to address some of the border issues they're going to be facing. ingration not likely to be top of mind for congress next week that as they get ready for the second impeachment trial set to begin just a few days from now. eric: the president and the first lady are going through some of their personal items at home to see what they want to

bring back to the white house tomorrow. mark meredith, thank you. arthel: well, meanwhile, congress passing a budget resolution setting in motion a way to fast track president biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief of plan. the measure passing without any republican support. fox news contributor john bussey joins us now. john is also the associate editor for "the wall street journal." so here we go, john bussey, congress approved president biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief package with no republican support, pushing it through by way of reconciliation which you know but we'll remind everyone that means instead of the normal senate rule of 60 votes needed to approve, reconciliation calls for a simple majority of 51-50 with vice president harris being that tiebreaker. so can the biden administration expect political payback? >> well, maybe. i think that he is very intent

on getting a large package through. there's disagreement over this, and we've heard it. some republicans are saying that this is too much, $1 is.9 trillion -- 1.9 trillion. mind you, there's already been $4 trillion spent on packages meant to sustain the economy through this crisis. the president says too small is not the way to go right now. the republicans say, well, how about $600 billion or $618 billion instead of $1.9 trillion. we've just authorized $900 billion back in december that hasn't all been spent yet. the president is saying, look, you know, you've got to get out front of these things. we saw a weak jobs number in february, there's a lot of hesitance about getting back to work. those teachers that you were talking about earlier, they don't want to go back to the schools. a lot of the public schools have not had the money to put in

sufficient safety, safeguards for teachers. they're just afraid of getting sick. so with that kind of hesitance broadly in the economy, the president feels that you need this stimulus, and you need to spend money not just on putting $1400 in the pockets of people who need it, there'll be income caps on that, but you need to fund vaccine distribution, and you need to get money to school, ask you need -- and you need to get money to states and localities that are born the brunt of spending on the coronavirus and now need some help from the federal government. arthel: right. and then when you talk about getting to the money that the biden administration feels is needed to take care of all those issues that you just outlined there, during president trump's term republicans used reconciliation for trump's tax cuts for wealthy individuals, corporations which ended up costing $2 trillion in lost revenue for the u.s. over the next decade. those tax cuts alone caused the

federal debt to increase by $3.1 trillion under president trump. now president biden, what he wants to do is use reconciliation to approve, you know, the $1.9 trillion covid relief package to help americans and toal heal the economy that you just highlighted again. so president biden saying rolling back some of president trump's tax cuts to cover will offset the cost of the covid package. i mean, do i have that right, first of all, and what can the republicans say to push back on that? >> yes, you do have that right. both parties have used reconciliation in the past. it's a way of fast tracking it past the hurdle of two-thirds of approval for legislation. there's restrictions on reconciliation. for example, president biden's not going to get his desired increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour. why? because reconciliation says, no, you can't kind of bolt on topics that aren't specifically related

to the budget proposal that you have in mind here, that budget proposal being money needed to address the covid crisis. so he's not going to get that. and republicans, again, have used this in the past just as democrats have, so this is sort of a non-denominational tactic. and, yes, the republican administration ran up the national debt and annual budget deficit substantially. the year ending october 30 you saw a $3.1 trillion budget deficit, that was a record are. but these are extraordinary times, and you can understand why money had to be spent early in the coronavirus crisis. maybe not enough was spent, i think that's what biden would argue at this point. one thing to note, there's disagreement e over who should get the $1400 of additional stimulus check from the government. what's the cap going to be? is it going to be $50,000 in income? is it going to be $75,000?

richard rubin, our tax reporter, has an interesting story on wsj or.com for those viewers who are concerned about getting that check, you might want to file your taxes early because a lot of incomes went down in 2020. irs will measure who gets the check based on last tax return. if you made more in 2019 and that's the only one they have on record, you may not qualify for getting the check. but if you file early in and 2020 income dropped, you might, in fact, qualify. arthel: okay. there's a lot still to be, you know, figured out here, and we'll keep reporting on it. john bussey, thank you very much for joining us. >> pleasure. arthel: eric? eric: well, arthel, getting your kids off the screen and back into the classrooms. coming up, we'll have more on the fight on in-school learning, the health pros and cons. dr. nicole saphier is here about that and the latest on the vaccine front. she joins us next to tell parents what you should know before they go back the school. ♪

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shut down and canceling nola's legendary carnival parade in an attempt to slow the spread of covid. it is estimated that over 1 million people visit new orleans throughout the carnival season leading up to mardi gras each year. eric: well, the debate over in-person learning getting even hotter. some parents are calling for students to return to the classroom while teachers unions, some of them nation wild, say it's not yet safe to do that. the cdc director says, in her personal opinion teachers do not need a vaccination for the schools to reopen safely as the biden administration promises to roll out new guidelines on all of this next week. what can we expect? dr. nicole saphier is here, author of the book "make america healthy again." doctor, if the administration, as promised, plans to roll occupant these new guidelines this coming week, what would you like to see the administration

tell parents and tell teachers about school safety? >> well, eric, first of all, i want to say what's taking so long? throughout the entire campaign trail, president biden has said he wants to follow the sciencement well, data and experience have been telling us for not weeks, but months that children need to get back in-person learning. they do not contribute to a lot of our community spread of illness. cdc reports that it is safe for children to get back to in-person learning as long as they are wearing masks, physical distancing and have improved ventilation. there's been a big study the out of north carolina where they looked at 90,000 children across 11 school districts, and they found that there was not a significant spread, and there was 50% less transmission as long as those three things were being fold, the mask wearing, physical distancing and improved ventilation. so there are safe ways to get children back to school.

eric: but still there are infections, for example, the san diego elementary school, 44 students and staff being quarantined. manatee county down in florida, 8 cases, 97 students and of staff quarantined. do you think that the existing regulations and rules are enough, and what would you say to someone watching right now who's had the kids home -- >> well, eric -- eric: what would you tell them? >> a lot of people are thinking that that a close are contacting is actually not a close contact. so just because one person is covid positive doesn't necessarily mean that entire cohort has had a close, a close encounter with them requiring quarantine. i think we really need to look at that. we really need to look at the science as what's the likelihood that they have contracted the virus causing covid-19. i can tell you, eric, that the teachers wanting to get back but only if they've been vaccinated, i understand that. but just like every other front-line worker who has continued to work through this pandemic, teachers also essential workers, and we

immediate them to get our children back in school because, i'll tell you, eric, the mental health consequences that are unfolding in our children far worse for them than covid-19. the cdc has reported about 30% increase in mental health e.r. visits from our adolescent children. suicides are also up. so, yes, i want to keep our children safe from covid-19, i want to make sure community spread stays down, but making sure that our children still have a strong mental health is just as important as preserving their physical health. eric: and in chicago, for example, there's a standoff that could lead to a strike. you know, the mayor says she wants the teachers back in school. the union there though, and the city's dragging its feet that vaccinating 1,500 teachers is not enough. the mayor says they put in $100 million worth of ventilation, taken other steps. what do you tell to the teachers who are concerned and the unions who say, look, we don't want to have our members in any dangerous, hazardous situation especially if you have someone with pre-existing conditions,

you knowing back at home. >> well, sure, eric. i can tell you that the average age of teachers across the united states is about 42 years old. they have an exceedingly low fatality rate in that age group when it comes to covid-19, but you bring up a good point. some people have co-morbidities that increase their being vulnerable to this virus. i can say though i understand why they're scared to get back into the classroom because there are a lot of children there, but we have proven that children do not transmit the virus as much as adults, and i believe teachers are essential workers. they have to get back to work. they need to be given the resources in terms of masks and the ability to physically distance. however, they should be waiting on -- they shouldn't be waiting on this vaccine because we have all continued to work. of and if we have all continued to work and the teachers need to do the same thing to make sure that our children are taken care ofment. eric: we'll see what the administration proposes this week and how that will roll out.

dr. nicole of sapphire, good to see you. thank you. arthel? >> thanks, eric. arthel: coming up, a preview of the big game tomorrow, super bowl lv, between kansas city and tampa bay. also this weekend go to fox nation, our streaming service, and watch eric's exclusive and fascinating investigation about jimmy hoffa. check it out, "riddle: the search for james r. hoffa." eric: we hit pay dirt. >> and this is the third column right here. >> this is right there. this is in the kill. [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ eric: if you've got something here, wt is it, do you think? >> i'm definitely getting a large break in data from that white line all the way a to back here. and you can tell that there's something here, something different compared to the rest of of this whole area that i've been seeing. >> there has to be an answer as

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♪ ♪ arthel: it's the bottom of the hour, or time for some top headlines. the supreme court ruling all houses of worship in california can hold indoor services at 25% capacity. but the state is allowed to restrict singing and chanting during services. the ruling giving a partial win to groups fighting california's covid restrictions. three democratic senators introducing a bill that aims to reform section 230, the legal shield that protects big tech platforms. if passed, the act would help tech platforms accountable for damaging content. it would also allow them to be sued in a number of situations where they are currently immune. and former republican new york congresswoman claudia tenney regaining a seat she lost in 2018 after a state supreme

court justice recalled that her 109-vote victory in the november election was legitimate. when ten jney is worn in, the democrat majority in the house will shrink to 221-212 over the republicans. ♪ eric: well, get at out the doritos and dip because it's the biggest game of the year. football fans getting ready for the super bowl tomorrow. tampa a bay buccaneers against the kansas city chiefs. for the first time in the history of the game, one of the teams is going to have home field advantage. phil keating live at the nfl super bowl experience fan zone in tampa with the goings-on there. hey, phil. >> reporter: there. so many great storylines. the legendary g.o.a.t., greatest of all time, tom brady and, of course ors patrick ma moments, the future -- mahomes, the future g.o.a.t., and the only

time one of the two teams is playing in their home stadium. we're at the nfl fan experience, and it is nothing but fun, all kinds of activities. these are little kids -- all right, go, buddy. we're going to put you on tv. ah, unfortunately, he didn't make that field goal. but the kids can also also to this, this is the an obstacle course, and they can pretend they're playing in the game. these are future nfl players, undo you wantedly. go, buddy, go! i've got to tell you, it's not just kids doing this, there are a lot of parents here and a lot of generic football fans. there's so much to see. look how masked this is. and because of covid, they've got the nfl experience in four different locations along the hillsborough river here in downtown tampa. last year it was in miami, it was all one-stop shopping to see it all. but the lombardi trophy is here,

people are lined up to go take their photo with that. they've got every super bowl ring from the beginning, so that's 54 rings, that's on a showcase as well. and the kids can kick field goals, they can throw passes, it's just a blast. it's one of the most family-friendly vents of super bowl weekend. today's our lucky day to be here. eric: all right, phil, looks like lots of fun. thanks so much. arthel? arthel: all right. for more, let's bring in two people who have played in the big game, jake beckett won in 2015 with the new england patriots, he is also a former army ranger, thank you. reno mahe played five seasons for the philadelphia eagles which included a trip to the 2005 super bowl. i don't know who to go with. i'm going to go with you, jake, or okay? [laughter] of mr. reno's got a lot on his

mind. i'm going to let him cool off for a second. [laughter] all right. so you won a super bowl championship with brady, so i'm taking it that's who you're rooting for, or should i not assume? >> no, you're absolutely correct. for years, i thought i was the sole reason for the patriots' success, but it turns out tom brady may have had somethinged to do with it. you are correct in your assumption. i want him to get that, is it sixth or seventh ring? it's pretty incredible. arthel: okay, reno, let it off your chest. >> no, it's the greatest game on tv. but having played in it and lost unlike your other guest there, it makes it hard to relive that and what not. i'm happy for andy reid since he got his ring last year, and i'm super excited for the chiefs and some of the guys that i played with that are coaching with andy -- arthel: what about patrick

mahomes? >> he's awesome too. i mean, but for me, it's andy reid, greg lewis, all the guys that i played with and/or coached at the eagles. obviously, patrick mahomes is who he is. but then on the flip side to that, being polynesian, it's hard not to cheer for vita. and tom brady is a g.o.a.t., and it's exciting to see what this game's going to produce. arthel: so, see, jake is definitely in for brady, but to reno's point, you could see it goes both ways. so check it out. brady has six rings, right? you're thinking, okay, even though he's 43, he's in great shape, he could keep going, and he says he might keep going to 45 if his body holds up. so brady could win ring number seven. some people are like, come on, tom, you already have six rings.

however, some people say he wants to go out on top. all those people who said brady couldn't win without the patriots, he did, and he showed you because here he is at the super bowl first season. patrick mahomes, you could say, oh, he's got time to win another one. he's got years ahead of him. he could win more down the line. however, and we certainly don't want to put this in the universe, but you don't know how one's body will hold up. so that said, i don't know who i'm going for, who i'm rooting for. [laughter] >> as a member of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, i would say don't bet and just go donate your money to charity or something -- [laughter] >> there you go. >> this is a game you don't know who -- what's going to happen. but until be cool to see kind of the passing of the torch between tom brady and patrick mahomes. i mean, they, they're just phenomenal, their stories, everything about these guys, just amazing.

arthel: they're both winners, yeah, they're both winners, and you've got to love 'em both. first of all, you know who the winner is, sarah thomas, first female to ref a super bowl game. about time. so she's a winner there too. >> absolutely. arthel: all right, i've got to go. jake, first to you, best snack for super bowl. >> best snack? well, being a true southerner, i'm going to go with cheese dip. we make the best cheese dip in arkansas, so that's my number one super bowl snack. arthel: i'm down with that. what about you, reno? >> bam bams. you want anything good for super bowl, you've got to go to bam bams. arthel: what's bam bams? >> it's a barbecue joint here in pro -- in utah. it's, i mean, the saints get it sent there for their game days. arthel: that's saying something, because i'm from new orleans, and we have some good food in

new orleans. all right, reno, jake, we'll watch the game and root for both of them, how about that one? thanks, guys. >> thank you. arthel: eric. [laughter] eric: all right, jake and reno, great ideas. thanks so much. well, a big vote happening for amazon in alabama next week. workers at a warehouse are going to vote whether or not to join a union. that process starts on monday. amazon has consistently fought unionization making this one of the largest efforts to try to do that in years. charles watson live in atlanta on whether or not they will get the union there. charles? >> reporter: well, hey, eric. amazon tried to get the vote delayed at its alabama warehouse. the company had been pushing for in-person voting, but the national labor relations board denied that request allowing the vote, the union vote, rather, to move forward on monday as planned. this, of course, leads the way

for thousands of year-round and seasonal employees at amazon's warehouse to vote by mail and decide whether or not they'll join the retail wholesale and department store union. this is the latest effort to unionize within amazon since a veiled attempt at a delaware facility in 2014. for years the company has fought against the formation of group jobs at its warehouses -- unions at its warehouses, and employees say this current effort is no different. >> every time we go to the bathroom in your stalls in the men's bathroom, you go to the stalls, and you've got an anti-union flier right there in front of you. you've got fliers in the break room, when you're walking in and walking out, you've got big banners saying vote no. >> reporter: amazon has also set up a web site tailored to this specific issue. the company warns employees about dues they may have to play among other things should they unionize while highlighting the good pay, health care and

benefits the company says it offers. on friday labor secretary nominee mayor marty walsh weighed in on the issue during his senate confirmation hearing. >> everyone has the right to organize. everyone should be able to, if they choose to organize, they organize and the union that they organize with will have the opportunity to go in and negotiate good salary, good wages, good benefits, all that stuff. >> reporter: and, eric, we've reached out to amazon on this story, we haven't heard back yet. back to you. eric: all right, charles. want to apply to the viewers, we've got an alarm back there. has nothing to do with charles, whether someone tried to steal a car can or whatever it is, we'll get it quieted in a few minutes. arthel: eric, you got it all wrong. charles is so nag unanimous -- magnanimous and magnetic that he sets off alarms wherever he goes. how about that one? [laughter] a u.s. strategic command official warns that the u.s. could be headed for nuclear war if it does not take decisive

action against china and russia. general jack keane on that coming up next. ♪ ♪ alright, i brought in ensure max protein... ...to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't (grunting noise) i'll take that. yeeeeeah! 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar drink, play, and win big in the powered by protein challenge!

muck. arthel: we have breaking news in st. louis. roughly 115 inmates smashing window, setting fires and trashing the city justice center jail. it happened early this morning. the inmates were in yellow shirts wearing masks and holding

up signs that read free with various names after that. authorities say it is unclear what sparked the chaos. this is the third disturbance at that jail in recent weeks. eric? eric: well, arthel, overseas as an unsettling warning from admiral charles richard saying america needs a better strategy to try and deter aggressive action from russia and china that he fears could escalate into, quote, a real possibility of nuclear war, not just a theoretical possibility. general jack keane is joining us, retired four-star general, former army vice chief of staff, fox news senior strategic analyst and a familiar face and voice for us. so, general, can you comfort us on this? what does he mean about a real possibility versus, you know, something that we prepare for in what's your view of this new assessment? >> yeah. well, this is a discussion worth having. i mean, the american people have to understand the dangers of what inadequate defense

capability, which we have some of that now, are for the country writ large. and also recognize the change in what has taken place in an era that is long gone now. when the soviet union collapsed in is 1991, the united states ws the only super power in the world. we're sitting here 30 years later, that's just not the case. we have big power competition, as you mentioned, with china and russia, both of whom have nuclear arsenals. if we're going to prevent nuclear war, there's two things we must do, and we have done this successfully against the soviet union. the first is making certain that we have a conventional war effective deterrence. in other words, we have the military means to deter our enemies from any attempt to want to go to conventional a war with us. and we did that success isfully. the cold war never became hot as a result of that effective deterrence we had with the soviet union. and, of course, the danger is if

you have a conventional war and the loser believes that their survivability is threatened as a result of the loss of this war, they could escalate to nuclear weapons and nuclear war. that is the horrific scenario. the second issue -- and, by the way, we have a lot of work to do to build an effective conventional war deterrence. we are literally behind. secondly, we have to have a modernized nuclear arsenal that, in and of itself, is a deterrence. and it's not an incentive for our adversaries to take advantage of us because they see weaknesses in our nuclear arsenals, and we have profound weaknesses in ours. so we have lots of work to do here, eric. eric: who do you worry about the most, russia or china? >> china by far. and the reason is -- here's the facts of it. we are outgunned in the indo-pacific region militarily right now. china has the largest navy, the largest air force in the region and the largest arsenal of offensive military missiles

anybody has ever seen on the planet. and we have got to readdress this issue. we must reposition ships there, submarines, drones, fighters and bombers, and we also have to increase our offensive land-based missiles and our anti-ship missiles on a very large scale. they have hypersonic deployed missiles on their coastline, and we are still using prototypes to test that capability. we have got to catch up. the trump administration has started us down that road, and the biden administration, hopefully, is going to continue us down that road. and the same thing, our nuclear arsenal -- the chinese have a modern nuclear arsenal, not as large as ours. russia has the same size nuclear arsenal as the united states has in accordance with the s.t.a.r.t. treaty but theirs is modernized. we are behind in the modernization. some of ours are in dire shape.

we have got to bring it up to a standard that they see is very credible, and we don't want them to have any incentive to use this capability. as i said at the outset, this is an urgent issue, it's a serious issue, but it's manageable. it's manageable if the national leadership focuses on it, number two, the department of defense resets its military capabilities to adjust what i was suggesting. certainly they have their own views. and also modernize our capabilities. and the third thing is we need the support of the congress and the american people to insure that we have adequate defense budgets. eric: that is the warning from general jack keane. general keane, china, the greatest threat that this country faces. general keane, good to see you. thank you as always. >> yeah, good talking to you, eric, as usual. ng what's right, not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage.

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arthel: police giving an update on the case of a missing california woman. they say maya millet 's husband is no longer cooperating with them. the 39-year-old mother of three was last seen on january 7th. let's go to christina coleman live in los angeles with more. christina. >> reporter: hi, arthel. police tell me that they are searching for this woman today even though her or husband

stopped cooperating with them this week. take a listen to what her brother-in-law had to say about the husband yesterday. >> we're on good relations. we're going to support him, do the right thing, that's great. the kids need their mom. we need to find their mom. without her, the picture's not complete. >> reporter: 39-year-old maya millette was last seen on january 7th at their home south of san diego. however, she was reported missing by family members on saturday, january 9th. officers responded shortly after getting the call and have been investigating since then. on january 23rd officers served a search warrant to her home hoping to get some information, and at this point they're releasing few details about the actual circumstances regarding the last time millitte was seen.

they say her husband has cooperated with them up until early this week when he retained a lawyer. meantime, the search for his wife continues, and at this point police have not identified a person of interest in this case or any suspects. arthel? arthel: christina coleman live in los angeles, thank you very much for that update. eric? eric: all right, arthel. we are back at 4 p.m. eastern time here on the fox news channel. thank you for joining us we'll have more news then. meanwhile, the journal editorial report is up next. i'm eric shawn along with arthel neville. we're together on the weekend -- arthel: yes, we are. [laughter] eric: -- here on fox. ♪ ♪ ...and delegating to an experienced live bookkeeper for peace of mind. your books are all set. so you can finally give john some attention. trusted experts. guaranteed accurate books. intuit quickbooks live.

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