soon. thank you so much charlie. >> thank you steve. >> that's all for tonight. don't forget to seat set your dvr so you don't miss the show. rush limbaugh. his words are next. join us next sunday when "the join us next sunday when "the >> it was like the worst, i was praying and i was like this can not be it. i was in disbelief. todd: wow. look at that. it is monday, february 22nd. dozens of boeing's planes grounded after a plane's engine explodes midair. we're live as passengers recount the terrifying experience. jillian: democrats inching closer to passing president biden's massive $1.9 trillion relief plan without gop support. millions for arts and family planning packed in the bill. todd: new york city doing a 180

after vowing to close trump operated ice skating rinks. failed attempts to freeze out the former president. "fox &friends first" starts rig. ♪ ice, ice, baby. ♪ all right, stop, collaborate and listen. todd: are we up? jillian: we could sing this all day long. todd: one of those songs that everybody our age knows every word to. the young kids are like what are you talking about, vanilla ice? i like chocolate. jillian: good morning. you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning. i'm jillian mele. todd: i'm todd piro. we start with a really serious fox news alert. hear bast this this weekend, united airlines grounding boning 777s after an engine explodes midair over denver. jillian: marianne farert -- rafferty joins us live.

>> reporter: united grounding all of its boning 777s and the faa demanding an emergency investigation after united 328's right engine failed and exploded midair, dropping debris in a denver suburb. >> just experienced engine failure. >> left turn or right hurricane? >> left turn. >> reporter: the engine failure caused the plane to descend rapidly with passenger and crew on board. >> there was a loud explosion. feel it. shook the plane. and we started like dropping down, like you could feel like going down in an elevator, like a quick drop. plane started shaking and we knew something major happened. >> reporter: debris from the plane t scattering across a denver suburb, nobody was hurt,

fortunately. they recommended suspending operations of the 777s powered by pratt and whitney engines until the faa identifies the appropriate inspection protocol. united taking drastic measures, quote, we've been in touch with regulators and will continue to work closely with them to determine any additional steps that are needed to ensure these aircraft meet our rigorous safety standards and can return to service. another aviation mishap is under investigation, this time in europe, a dutch 747 freight plane had an engine failure just after takeoff on the same day as flight 328, also resulting in debris being scattered over neighborhoods. two people were slightly injured. one was hospitalized. the plane also filthed with a t pratt and whitney engine, but a different model than the one on flight 328. airlines in he three countries

operate aircraft with the affected engine, the u.s., south korea and japan and japan has grounded its fleet of boeing 777's for safety inspections. todd: it's an understatement to say we have lots of questions. hopefully some of them answered. jillian: today, the house budget committee will hold a markup of president biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, teaing it up for -- teeing it up for a floor vote by the end of the week. todd: mark meredith is live for us in washington, d.c. with why republicans are fighting hard against it. >> reporter: republicans claim so much of the bill is meant to boost democratic priorities and not address the pandemic. democrats control the house and they're ready to go it alone to get it done. it will fund covid testing and boost spending on food assistance programs. the president says spending so much is necessary if they're going to address the crisis at hand, he's urging lawmakers not

look at the price tag. he says we need more than just a medical miracle to come out of the pandemic, we need to pull out a manufacturing and logistical miracle too. some lawmakers outraged that millions could be spend spent on -- be spent on transportation, he's person any the san francisco bay area, not tied to covid. >> the president wants to say the cornerstone of the bill is money to get vaccines but the he reality is, it's wasteful spending and pork and buying off members of congress. >> reporter: this is expected to pass the house. it's unclear what happens in the senate. democrats hold a smaller majority and may face opposition to some components of the bill, including increasing the minimum wage. >> i know there are questions about whether or not the senate can get it through. it is absolutely essential that we do it and i believe the senate will do it.

>> reporter: now, a recent government study found increasing the minimum wage could cost the country some 1.4 million jobs. the white house is pushing back, insisting that raising the minimum wage will lift more people out of poverty. the debate goes on in this new week. jillian: of course it does. mark meredith live for us. that is the debate of the week. keep us updated. jillian: nancy may says it has become democrats are not willing to work with republicans like president biden promised. >> last week we had the budget reconciliation process, all the talk about unity and democrats not once allowed a single republican amendment to pass at that point. the talk about unity is just talk. these are serious issues that we have to grapple with and we're in the minority and it's going to be challenging over the next two years. todd: president biden called on republicans to support the bill on friday when the full text was

released, questioning what they could cut. jillian: new york city backtracks on the mayor's plan to shut down two ice rinks run by the trump organization. they will allow the central park rink to stay open until the end of the season. the mayor originally ordered them to close next sunday as the city cuts tie was the trump organization. .todd: dr. anthony fauci real flex on a grim -- reflects on a grim milestone. >> it's horrible. it's historic, nothing like we've ever been through in the last 102 years, since the 1918 influenza pandemic. todd: dr. fauci suggested americans could reach some sort of normality by fall. it's possible everyone could still be wearing face masks into 2022. jillian: the white house dodges questions on whether president biden still praises new york

governor andrew cuomo's during the pandemic, following the nursing home scandal. >> yes or no. >> it doesn't always have to be a yes or no answer, john. i think the president is focused on his goal, his objective as president of the united states. he'll continue to work with governor cuomo. jillian: this as a new wall street journal op-ed details why cuomo should be worried about a federal probe. democratic new york state senator john liz says it's time governor cuomo stops getting defensive and starts showing humanity. >> i think the governor has certainly not shown his best by any stretch of the imagination this past week. he and his administration have dealt with the recenter disclosures -- recent disclosures, very troubling disclosures in the wrong way. he's been very defensive. what i implored him to do, get focused. don't keep taking things personally. the governor has to show humanity here. show some humanity, restore

public's confidence in state government so we can do the job that is most important at hand right now which is keeping people safe and getting people vaccinated as quickly as possible. todd: merrick garland set to be pressed on whether a federal probe into andrew cuomo is appropriate when the confirmation hearing gets underway. the pick for attorney general expected to testify before the senate judiciary committee. judge garland may face tough questions concerning the investigation into hunter biden and the fallout from the capitol riots. time now, nine minutes after the hour. half of texas struggling with water supply after a week without power. a report from the lone star state, coming up. jillian: and big tech employees donating more than 15 mill yoke bucks to president biden's campaign, center for a new american security fellow, tara frederick, says the money isn't a shock and she says what matters is their actions since election day. she joins us to explain, next.

todd: welcome back. big tech donating big money to joe biden, a new wall street journal analysis shows that google, microsoft, amazon, apple, and facebook employees were key funding sources for his presidential campaign. jillian: the center for a new american security fellow cara frederick joins us now. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. jillian: let's pull up the graphic that shows the big tech donations to the biden campaign, google with over 5.26 million, microsoft, 3.21 million, amazon nearing 3 million, apple nearing 2 million and facebook 1.85 million. what are we to take away from these numbers? >> well, jillian, frankly this doesn't surprise me at all. we knew back in december that some of these companies were the leading contributors to the biden campaign. what i think the wall street journal does that's new is this analysis should be read in the

context of like you said at the top, what happened since election day. we need to think about the fact that these companies, they have their hands on the levers of power that are fundamentally transforming american society. and they have proven they are not afraid to use nose levers. look at -- those levers. look at big tech kicking off parler. what is most salient is the fact that these things have political outcomes. you'll probably remember the media research center's november 2020 study which concluded that one in six biden voters would have modified their vote had they seen some of this information that was suppressed by big tech. these outcomes, the money looks a little different when you're looking at these political outcomes. it seems a little bit more pernicious to me. todd: is there anything republicans can do to stop this, looking ahead to 2022, but really looking ahead to 2024? >> so i think there's a be ivo f

things republicans can think about. i'll be keeping my eye on anti-trump hearings. they're doing a hearing on miss information and disinformation later in march, looking at the hearings and the questions they're asking, that's critical. the republicans can talk to constituents, especially those who are tech minded. think of new ways of building things, in recognition of this could be -- the infrastructure could be ripped out from unyou. maybe think about constructing frameworks that give control more to the users that protect your data. we've heard things digital bills of right floated, that kind of thing, republican constituents can get behind those things that decentralize the power that big tech is consolidating. jillian: let's stick with the idea of silicon valley for a second. let's take this into the conversation of the democrats

$1.9 trillion covid relief bill that's expected to hit the house floor later this week. there's a lot of things in it, it includes the bart ex tanks en project. it would receive 112 million from the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. a lot of people may be asking why is this in the covid relief bill. what do you say. >> exactly. this is just another example of democrats never letting a crisis go to waste. i myself have taken the bart system when i used to live in the bay area. it's amiss mall. at the same time, -- abysmal. the rest of america should not subsidize some pet projects for the richest zip codes in the country. the rest of america doesn't necessarily need to pay for it. what's more, you hear in the tech community there's a lot of talk of silicon valley bleeding

talent. austin is on a lot of people's radar, miami. the project may not be in such high use if silicon isn't goes to be the bastion of innovation. jillian: i said billion, i meant trillion, which is a lot more. todd: on steve kelly, he did a great line, it doesn't help one person get the vaccine or boost testing capabilities, this is proof that they view this as a means to push through their wish list, forcing taxpayers to pay more for a project in one of the wealthiest places in the union tri. if i'm in middle america and i lost my job or i lost my business and all this money is going to bart, i'm going to be pretty ticked. cara, thank you for breaking down the tech issues for us. >> thank you guys. jillian: it is 17 minutes after the hour. house on the hill with a twist.

incredible video of the historic home rolled to its new address in san francisco. todd: and california governor gavin newsom another step closer to recall. the new milestone in the movement, coming up. ♪ one way or another i'm going to find ya. ♪ i'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya.

jillian: good morning, welcome back. california governor gavin newsom is coming under new scrutiny over his use of payments. former mayor of newport beach talking about untold amounts of donations to politicians for projects. data shows the payments jumped

in 2020 to $226 million from just 12 million in 2019. meanwhile, the effort to recall newsom nears 1.8 million signatures with more than 650,000 validated so far. they need 1.5 million validated by march 17th. and today parents in los angeles plan to stage a zoom blackout protest to call for schools to reopen of. administrators and teachers union want them to stay closed until teachers get vaccinated, despite the health department giving the okay for schools to reopen. todd: now to extreme weather in texas. the recovery now underway following last week's severe winter storm, despite boil water notices being lifted in some areas, millions in the lone star state facing problems getting water. casey siegel reports. >> reporter: after a week of record low temperatures, widespread power outages and

water shortages, texas is getting relief. fema is on the ground handing out resources. the boil water notice was lifted on sunday in the largest city in the state, houston. about half of texans still have water supply issues. to help struggling families meet basic needs, water distribution sites and emergency food drives have opened up across the lone star state. >> we spent the last couple of days just trying to get operational, just a skeletal crew, just a few trucks behind us that we can get going because we had not planned to do this event. >> reporter: as a texas slowly recovers from the deadly storm, another problem has now emerged as the power returns and demand for heat and electricity spikes, a growing number of texans are reporting extremely high energy bills as much as $10,000. >> like okay, do i feed my family or do i run the heat. which one do i do?

>> reporter: texas governor greg abbott held an emergency meeting with lawmakers on saturday to address that issue, promising to protect families from unp reasonable bills. >> texans who suffered through days of freeding cold without power should not be subjected to skyrocketing energy bills due to a spike in the energy market. >> reporter: texas lawmakers are preparing questions for ercott which manages the state's power grid, officials are investigating what role the agency may have played in the state-wide outages. that's the latest from dallas. casey siegel, fox news. todd: thank you, casey. 24 minutes after the hour. parents fed up over a lack of classroom reopen offings, our next guest is a mother of three, pulling her kids out of california's public schools. the final straw driving her to switch to private. jillian: an actress takes on disney after she was fired from her role in the mandalorian. >> i was prepared at any point to get let go because i've seen

this happen to so many people, with the bullying that takes place. jillian: she claims a political double standard, coming up. ♪ american woman. ♪ listen what i say. ♪

>> departure united 328 heavy mayday aircraft, experienced engine failure, need to turn immediately. todd: united airlines grounding its boeing 777 fleet after an engine explodes mid-flight. the plane made an emergency landing minutes after taking off in denver. pieces of the plane rained down on a suburb in denver moments after takeoff. jillian: as the back-to-school battle rages on, parents take

matters into their own hands. california mother of three, sarah hensler is taking her children out of public schools and enrolling them in private school for in-person learning. sarah joins me live now. thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. jillian: what was the final straw that made you decide i had enough, i need my kids to get back in school, this is what i'm doing? >> you know, a group of parents has kind of banded together and we've been researching and trying to figure out what we think the likelihood of schools opening any time in the near future are. and i think it's just gotten to the point where i -- it's not looking good and i'm not confident that schools will open even next fall and i have been able to juggle my kids. i'm lucky enough, i can take them with me to my office but it's gotten to the point that it's a struggle every day and i don't want to be in the position that i have to do this again

next year. so putting them in private school gives me the ability to give them the education and the socialization that they're really missing and it gives me the ability to support them and work. jillian: how hard is it to take them to work, though? i understand you say you're fortunate to be able to do that but that also has to weigh on you and take a little bit of your responsibilities when you're in the office, so how that's been a factor and how hard has it been? >> it has been really difficult. the time that we spend as a family at the park in the afternoon, having pizza and movie night, i'm now spending that trying to catch up on work because during the day i try to help them with their education. fortunately, they're young so they're third and fourth grade. but it's been a struggle. jillian: let's take a look at this, the sacramento city unified school district proposed reopening dates, six to 12th,

may 6th and the school district's last day of school, june 17th. sounds like you don't have faith that's necessarily going to come to fruition. >> based on the negotiations that seem like they're happening kind of behind the scenes, parents' voices i feel aren't being heard. and it just doesn't feel like the kids' interest is really being taken into account. so as a parent, that's my job, make sure my kids are taken care of and getting the best education possible. so that this is just the best disfor us at this point. jillian: do your kids say they want to go to private school, like they want to be going to school and learning and with friends and around people? >> absolutely. absolutely. my kids cry every day. it's a struggle every day to get them to do the little bit of school work that i am able to get them to do. and we actually -- my kids start

private school this morning. and they were so excited last night, packing lunches and getting backpacks ready. it feels like it's back to normal almost. so, yeah, that -- being able to have that regular schedule and knowing that they get to go have some social interactions, they're over-the-moon excited for that. jillian: probably like christmas morning for them, so excited. >> it feels like it, absolutely. jillian: congrats. i'm sure they'll have a great day. let us know how their first day goes today. >> thank you. will do. todd: a california mother who disappeared eight months ago when on a pandemic road trip was found dead. her remains were found in a rural desert area. family members say they last heard from her in june on the same day her car was found near the park, abandoned and vandalized. the gunman that was killed at a

louisiana gun store has been identified. a female customer was also killed. police say the armed employees fired back and killed the suspect. an air force flying instructor is identified as one of the victims of a jet crash. he killed when his training jet came down near an airport. the cause is under investigation. 33 minutes after the hour now. developing overseas, u.n. nuclear watchdog reaching a temporary agreement with iran. jillian: this comes as the biden administration says it's open to talks with the regime. trey yingst joins us live from the middle east with the latest. good morning, trey. >> reporter: todd, jillian, good morning. there is now an agreement in place that will allow weapons inspectors to keep an eye on

iranian nuclear activities. raphael grossy, the director general of the international a atomic energy agency met with iranians on sunday in tehran to discuss a law passed by the country's parliament limiting iaea access, grossy said iran will continue to implement comprehensive safeguards agreement and a temporary understanding was reached to keep monitoring iranian nuclear activities for up to three months. despite efforts over the last week to lower tension, there is increased regional uncertainty surrounding the new clear deal. there is positive news regarding american relations with iran. jake sullivan confirmed to cbs news yesterday that lines of communication are open. >> we intend to very directly communicate with the iranians about the complete and utter outrage, the humanitarian catastrophe that is the unjust, unlawful detention of american citizens. >> have you done that.

>> we have begun to communicate with iranians on that issue, yes. >> reporter: iran denied that any conversations about american hostages have started, this comes as the biden administration offered to participate in informal talks to get the process started. this offer has been supported by other 2015 jcpoa participants including china and russia. erdogan reported told the iranian leader that a window of opportunity exists on nuclear talks to get sanctionses on the islamic republic lifted. todd: trey, it's a situation to watch. we appreciate you doing that for us. jillian: republican congressman mike turner says there were several issues with the iran nuclear deal but the bigger issue is the biden administration's willingness to work with a u.s. adversary. >> as we know, the iran nuclear deal was terminally flawed. it has an expiration of major

provisions, allowed missile development and allowed them to continue their mal actions within the middle east. by this administration going back to this agreement, iran is our adversary, the same thing with china. with the administration turning back to china, where the add administration knew it was our greatest vulnerability for jobs, our economy and to our otheral a lies, this administration is turning its eye from our allies into those who are adverse sharelies. jillian: it's unclear when the u.s. and iran could resume talks. florida governor ron de santis declaring flags will fly at half staff to honor rush limbaugh. he said he would make the order of once funeral arrangements are announced. limbaugh died last week after battling stage four lung cancer. >> he told me many times and he

told you directly on the air how he adored you and loved you and i could tell you it's true. he lived for his family, he lived for his friends and he lived for you. >> nobody can replace him and we all better up our game because we just lost a guy that led the movement for 30 years. jillian: limbaugh was 70 years old. todd: former president trump set to speak at the conservative political action conference cpac in florida on sunday, the first major public appearance since leaving the white house. he will address the future of the republican party and the conservative movement. he's also expected to take on president biden's policies. steven miller gives us a preview of what the former president will focus on at cpac. take a listen. >> i have had the opportunity to speak to the president and he's very excited to make his upcoming address to cpac where you will hear him lay out his positive vision for the future of this country. a vision where we stand up to

china as the president was doing before he left office, and reclaim our manufacturing. a vision where our schools are open and our border is closed to illegal immigration. a vision where the big tech monday on of mri is disman -- monopoly is dismantled and a free speech and free expression and free thought can rein. that's what -- can reign. a country where everybody can earn a decent, high paying wage and produce products in the united states where they should be made. todd: the president is expected to speak on sunday. jillian: crews move a 140-year-old victorian home six blocks in san francisco. the effort taking six hours to complete sunday. look at this thing. rolling along. todd: the historical society blocking the seven bedroom home

from being torn down, so they moved it. coughed about 400,000 bucks to do so. it doesn't move fast but it is pretty cool. jillian: that is unbelievable. can you imagine seeing that in person. todd: i would be scared if i was inside. jillian: hopefully nobody was inside. hopefully they weren't taking a shower. senator chuck schumer shaming texas for its winter storm fallout. >> i hope they learned a lesson. when we build power, when we build anything now, we have to take into account that climate change is real. jillian: his comments coming as half of texas still struggles to get clean water. todd: new york city does a 180 on its trump affiliated skating rink. the reversal keeps them open, next. ♪ oh, girls, they want to have fun. ♪ oh, girls just want to have fun

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a north carolina police officer shot in the line of duty is now in stable condition, this comes as the suspect quinton blocker has been arrested. he has been charged with attempted murder. todd: george gascone wants the names of los angeles police officers with history of misconduct. he says it's important for prosecutors. he's asking for the agencies to provide information within 30 of days. 30 days. with millions of texans still reeling from deadly winter weather, chuck schumer is calling it a lesson for the lone star state. jillian: carley shimkus with fox news headlines 24/7, sirius xm115 here with reaction to what many are calls a pretty insensitive comment. carley: senator schumer criticized texas, saying he hopes it serves as a lesson to take climate change seriously. take a listen.

>> texas thought it could go at it alone and built a system that ignored climate change. i hope they learned a lesson. when we billed power, when we -- when we build power, we have to take into account that climate change is real. carley: millions of people lost power last week due to failures in natural gas and renewable energy pipelines which froze. what senator schumer didn't mention texas produces the most wind power of any state with climate change in mind. some reaction coming in. william said i thought the windmills were put in place because texas embraces climate change. john says chuck should concentrate on keeping his own house in order. he hasn't had much to say about new york. texas going 100% green would have been a disaster many chuck is not a fact based kind of guy. millions of people of course

still left without safe drinking water. electricity bills also soaring, some topping $10,000. so a lot of issues people are still dealing with today. todd: chuck might want to sit this one out as the situation is ongoing. ted cruz returning to texas. carley: he helped houston residents and first responders this weekend, he served barbecue to firefighters and police officers. he also delivered water to people who don't have safe drinking water and of course he posts pictures of twitter, amid fallout over a trip to cancun, a trip he now says was a big miss the take, guys. jillian: a lot of people have words about those photos and stuff like that as well. i feel like the drama will be following him for a little bit. and in the meantime, there's an actress who is calling out disney. carley: that's right. that would be gina corono of, he opened up about being fired by

disney over conservative social media posts. take a listen to what she had to say. >> i was prepared at any point to get let go because i've seen this happen to so many people. i've seen the looks on their faces. i've seen the bullying that takes place. you're coming for me, i know you are. they're making it very obvious. carley: so this is a big time firing by disney. she was a star of the mandalorian. lucas films released this statement after letting her go, saying she is not currently employed by lucas films and there are no plans for her to be in the future, nevertheless her social media posts denigrate people based on culture and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable. a lot of people point to a former co-star, posting controversial things on social media except they criticized conservatives, her posts criticize liberals. he still has a job, she doesn't. jillian: okay. todd: interesting how that

happens. jillian: thanks, carley. carley: see you guys. jillian: disney targeting a classic. .♪ it's time to play the music. ♪ it's time to light the lights. jillian: 18 episodes of the muppet show slapped with an offensive content warning. todd: joe concha reacts, next.

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happy monday to you. here is the city's statement, saying new york city kids deserve all the time on the ice they can get this year. the rinks will stay open for the few weeks left in the season. make no miss taxer we will not be -- mistake, we will not be doing business with the trump organization going forward. the politics of this, they aren't going away anytime soon, are they? >> no, they're not. and, look, you see these quotes from some kids there, some coaches that are talking about how this rink really gives particularly kids in harlem, for instance, an outlet to do healthy things, things like not joining a gang or getting into other sorts of trouble and mike garvin, the ice hockey and harlem director, says that the organization serves over 300 kids in the community, offers them things other kids in the

neighborhood don't get so they can better themselves and improve their lives and we had to tell 300 of them that it no longer is there. that's it, we're done. so it's such a shame that politics because de blasio wants to make a point about trump is affecting these kids that are doing something that's so healthy. it shows you why bill de blasio is not just the worst mayor in new york city history but the worst mayor of any city in history, has made new york from expensive to impossibly expensive in terms of taxes and then also you put up with that at least because the city had culture, right, and it was safe. now it's unsafe, it's losing its culture and that's why so many people are leaving for florida and other places at this point in time. todd: you know, joe, i think about the sport of hockey. i'm a big hockey guy. there's been a movement over the past couple years to really make it no longer a rich kid sport. it's an opportunity for all kids to get out there and have fun.

the fact that we thought about playing politics with this is absolutely shocking but it shouldn't shock me because we play politics with everything. with that, white house press secretary jen psaki refusing to condemn andrew cuomo over the nursing home covid deaths. here is more of that exchange. take a listen. >> does president biden still believe that andrew cuomo is gold standard, represents the gold standard on leadership during this pandemic? ?just a yes or no. >> the president -- well, it doesn't always have to be a yes or no answer, john. i think the president is focused on his goal, his objective as president of the united states. he's going to continue to work with governor cuomo. todd: so many democrats are jumping off the cuomo bandwagon. why can't the biden administration seem to quit him? >> it's amazing, right. jen psaki didn't expect this. john carl of abc asked that question twice. so he had to follow up and say it's just a yes or no question and then jen psaki, kir kell back psaki -- circle back psaki,

could not answer that. even alexandria ocasio-cortez, okay, one of the most liberal congress people in congress, has condemned andrew cuomo, has called for an investigation. obviously, there's an fbi investigation, u.s. attorney investigation, all these horrible things in terms of the way andrew cuomo handled this, putting covid-19 positive patients back into nursing homes and then it appears to be covering up, per his aide and jen psaki can't even say you know what, that was wrong and we disagree with the way the governor handled that. now, couldn't even do that in this situation. todd: unbelievable. >> it's shameful, quite frankly. todd: let's pop up the full screen about dare i say the muppets and one of the key lines from here is they have a harmful impact. if kermit and miss piggy have a harmful impact on you, isn't it time to start re-evaluating your life? >> if beaker -- that's my guy.

if beaker has a problem -- look, the fact that disney is saying that, you know, we want to acknowledge its harmful -- this content, okay, then don't buy the muppets and put it on your streaming service so you could profit off of it if you have such a problem with it. is this the two old guys in the balcony, there they are, right on cue. were they the problem? i don't remember the muppets ever being offensive but here we are, again, cancel culture but let's profit off of the things that we're talking about canceling even though you have the option to take it or not. it's just -- it's hilarious at this point except it shouldn't even been funny. todd: i think there's an organization somewhere that goes back and reviews things and tries to find offensive things in stuff that was completely benign before. i don't think it's a joke. i think there's a random organization that's doing that and this is the result. you know what's good about it, we get to have you on once a week to discuss these things. consistent cha time. >> that's a -- concha time.

>> i guess i will try getting out today. jillian: coming up the next hour or "fox & friends first," could the u.s. hit herd immunity by april. dr. marty makary says yes. he joins us live with his prediction, next hour. ♪ jump on it, jump on it, jump on it, jump on it. ♪

todd: it's monday, february 22nd. breaking news on boeing, dozens of planes grounded for emergency inspections after a horrifying engine fire sends debris raining down on denver. the mid-air nightmare for passengers. jillian: breaking right now, the biden administration unveils its new you relief plan for small businesses, as democrats tee up a vote on the still stagnant relief bill but republicans say they need to cut