shannon: at least 17 people reportedly killed in the us military strike in syria according to local sources cited by reuters. >> the first military action of the biden presidency, we have more. >> reporter: as the us and iran, in negotiations to curb iran's nuclear program, appears iran is testing the new administration and last night the new administration responded. this in a proxy strike, proxy

consultation and first us military action of the new administration the us struck targets associated with iranian backed militias along the border with iraq. the casualty estimates are at least 17 people were killed according to reuters. this fall as retaliation for an attack earlier this month until the contractor working in northern states and injured service personnel. former administration officials are already voicing some skepticism. >> don't know what targets they went after. hope it wasn't bombs in the desert. you don't need to get bogged down. >> we are confident, we know what we hit and we are confident that target was being used for the same she a militia that conducted the strikes.

>> the new secretary of defense lloyd austin was the us forces in iraq. and any of the proxy groups. we know the foreign minister met with the syrian counterpart and we expect to hear what came of that meeting sometime today. todd: the house will vote on a relief bill today. jillian: it comes as the senate parliamentarian deals blow to democrats ruling against the $15 minimum wage hike. todd: what happens next? >> elizabeth mcdonagh delivered a hard punch to the crowd, senate parliamentarian backing the minimum wage increase under special budget reconciliation

rules. that was met with disappointment at the white house but also termination to move forward. >> the only way to contain this pandemic and help the american people as quickly as possible is passing the plan as quickly as possible. >> reporter: speaker pelosi said the minimum wage provision will stay in today's bill, house democrats believe the minimum wage hike is necessary, therefore this provision will remain on the floor tomorrow and also on the bill, $1,400 stimulus check, the unemployment benefits, the expansion of the child tax credit $350 billion in aid for state and local governments, $100 million for expansion. the decision complicates matters, minimum wage will now be stripped out when it arrives to the senate, goes back to the house, they were on a tight

timeline because the benefits expire march 14th. senator bernie sanders is the architect behind that wage increase, because of the democratic rules of the senate we are unable to move forward to starvation wages in this country. further complicating things, once vice president harris to ignore the parliamentarian tweeting this, this is an advisory, not a ruling to disregard a $15 minimum wage in order. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell had this reaction. >> what they call the next package. >> reporter: speaking of reactions we will have reaction from florida republican byron donald when he joins you guys about how republicans feel about

this bill being brought to the house floor without any political support. >> president biden will test storm damage, meet with governor greg abbott and deliver remarks from houston. accompanied by the first lady. the visit coming a day after the texas legislature, the ceo of texas's electrical grid assessing blame. >> great deal of responsibility and remorse, the operators did everything they could. jillian: governor abbott will ask the president went 54 more counties to the major disaster list. >> tiger was recovering from that horrific crash later this week. get a rod, screws and pins in the right leg. law enforcement officers say tiger does not remember the crash. 5 minutes after the hour, more

on andrew cuomo. jillian: growing calls for an investigation into an aid's claim the governor sexually harassed her. ashley strohmeyer joins us. >> reporter: governor cuomo is feeling the heat from women in hollywood who are part of the movements, eva along gloria and ashley judd are on the board calling for full and immediate investigation into the sexual harassment claims. mayor bill deblasio with calls for an independent investigation. >> this is unacceptable. this behavior is unacceptable. in any public servant. we got to get to the truth of this. >> reporter: time democratic women are staying silent. kamala harris has rained mom although she was a harsh critic of brett kavanaugh, kirsten gillibrand said democrats are protecting their friend.

>> as i said everyone has the right to be heard and speak their truth and have it be investigated. >> he advocated a 0-tolerance policy that led to the resignation of our franken and as the calls grow in a bipartisan level amid the nursing home scandal cuomo took a jab at donald trump during a meeting thursday. >> the federal support we needed. the ongoing functional partnership has already come to fruition. we understand the difficult situation, it was awful bear. you made amazing progress securing the vaccine. >> they are calling for a briefing on the nursing home death cover up in new york state officials on both side of the aisle way in. thank you.

jillian: candace owens says democrats only care about the truth it is part of their own agenda. take a listen. >> as long as they assume power, they have someone on their side and all they care about is making sure democrats remain powerful. they don't care about women, they hashtag be leave women that further their political goals. jillian: allegations against governor cuomo surfaced in december. >> leading the biden administration to reopening migrant facility in florida. the white house refuses to admit there is a crisis. >> having unaccompanied minor struggle across the border and so many opening new facilities, something we take incredibly

seriously. i won't put a new label on it but it is a priority of the administration. todd: ken cuccinelli joins us live to react. jillian: president biden warning americans to stay vigilant marking the halfway point, vaccinating 100 million in the first 100 days. >> we are halfway there, 50 million shots in 37 days. this is not a time to relax. we must keep washing our hands, stay socially distant stand for god's take, wear a mask. jillian: the president noted the promise of johnson & johnson's vaccine which could receive fda approval as soon as this weekend. >> republicans take the stage at cpac including ron desantis, ted cruz and donald trump junior.

mitch mcconnell says the party is ready to unify. >> i think we've unified in opposition to the new administration's extremely progressive approach. president biden has made it easy for us to get together. >> of the president's nominee, would you support him? >> the nominee of the party absolutely. >> cpac attendees agree with him on that. >> if you had to pick anyone in the field? >> i love donald trump. >> donald trump again. >> got to go with my boy trump. todd: also known as the former president, set to address cpac sunday. the younger generation, my boy trump. my boy i, eisenhower. jillian: fox news alert, the us

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great to see you as always. here's the statement from the pentagon on the strikes, quote, the operations send an unambiguous message president biden will act to protect american coalition personnel at the same time we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to de-escalate the overall situation in eastern syria and iraq. is the biden administration accomplishing these goals? >> these airstrikes carried out are good move by secretary of defense austin, a move by us airpower and in retaliation for the strike, green zone and this shows you that iran is all over this region with its terrorist points and this is a move by the us and coalition partners. jillian: listen to what mike pompeo had to say. >> you've got to establish deterrence. we've got to make sure we deter

the iranian's every place. this will only be rewarded with more terror from them. jillian: is this the first step in the biden administration showing that they aren't going to be weak when it comes to this but showing enough force or do you think they could show more? >> this shows they have to deal with the reality and secretary of defense lloyd austin was the commander against isis, carried out tens of thousands of airstrikes like this and it also shows they are very closely watching they see iraq trying to spread weapons around that area. iraqis watch this too. team biden has to deal with iran's destabilization in syrian across the region. todd: president biden speaks to

saudi king salmon on the killing of jamal chicago that is jamal khashoggi. what are the implications of all of this? >> i'm worried there could be a wrong turn in us saudi relations. it is an important ally and we are horrified at the khashoggi killing but saudi arabia hosted the g 20 economic forum a few months ago and right now i'm afraid biden is a little out of step with us allies like boris johnson who talks regularly with the prince and the king so we need to be very careful here and make sure we preserve that important alliance and i'm worried a long-term -- displays a little bit into the hands of iran. jillian: how far would that go? how happy would it make iran to see the united states coming out against saudi arabia. >> iran will be happy because there is a cold war between iran and saudi arabia. iran and melissas like the ones

we saw attacking iraq they regularly launch missiles into saudi arabia, so cold this from the us toward saudi arabia plays directly into iran's hands and i'm worried that shows iran of the biden team might be warming up to them. that's not what we want? we want to better agreement, controls on the missiles and this is no time to go down that road. >> 15 seconds for this last answer, what can the saudis do to make our lives difficult. >> the saudi's need to continue to become that leading regional power they want to do and we don't want to see them flip closer to china for example so it is important to maintain the us relationship, for security and military forces in the region. jillian: thank you for joining us.

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making such a decision is changing their 6? >> transgender medicine is a complex and nuanced field. i look forward to working with you in your office. >> do you support government intervening to override the parents consent to give the child puberty blockers, crossroads hormones and or amputations surgery of breasts and genitalia? >> i will come to your office and talk with you and your staff about the standards of care and complexity of this deal. jillian: senator and grills president biden's nominee for assistance health secretary, doctor rachel ravine refused to save minors should undergo sex reassignment surgery your home or and replacement therapy, to, quote, gender mutilation calling her silence on the issue alarming. found to protect religious freedom after house democrats pass equality act. and banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

>> this body being led by democrats is trampling on the rights of the american people in the halls name of equality. jillian: the bill heads to the senate. todd: new york congressman alexandria ocasio cortez blasting the nypd's new robotic dog. it is a robot that looks like a dog after it was spotted at a crime scene in the bronx, democrats weing, quote, robotic surveillance drones are protesting on low-income communities of color. jillian: when was the last time you saw world-class technology for education, healthcare or housing for underserved communities like this? they check out dangerous areas but have to risk their lives. it is 24 after the hour. new york lawmakers for governor cuomo investigated after accused of sexual harassment.

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>> andrew cuomo feeling the heat from both sides of the aisle. our next guests calling for an investigation into sexual harassment claim. angela santa barbara, thanks for being here. how vital is it these calls for finding the truth are bipartisan.

>> it speaks to how serious these allegations are. we had a policy in the state capitals. we don't get to choose who we investigate whether it is legislators or somebody at the r doctors office. we have an obligation to go forward with an investigation. sexual-harassment, this investigation should be an independent investigation. the ethics committee, something like this is not -- a lot of members on that board and the chair so this investigation, the time we should be working on the budget but the distraction from

the governor causing a lot of chaos. the obligation to move forward. todd: previously outspoken liberals on the same topic seem pretty quiet on that. kamala harris, and maisie hirono. it is final they come together like you two are doing if we were to find the truth. >> this is the case it is so serious, new york state, this governor, the cover-up of the nursing home deaths, trying to get numbers, huge cover-up, what is being covered up is worse than the cover-up. an individual says i'm a proponent of me too. if he's not a proponent of me

too on this issue, he has his minions out there attacking lindsay and that is not what democrats or republicans should do on an issue like that. when we talk about standing up 2 women, listening to women, finding others an investigation, i want to see those words coming out of his mouth but they have in the past. talking about being a proponent of me too, he's talking about disparaging this individual's reputation and it seems they circled the wagons which they usually do it looks like they are ready to stand up for the me too issue when it is their narrative but when it relates to people on the other side of the aisle, santa barbara, we've been working together, we think democrats and republicans should work together. this is an important issue.

it should be a bipartisan investigation. the build to do that in the nursing home issue. todd: the 90s allegations of inappropriate behavior are false. lindsay boylein is a pretty partisan democrat, very left-wing. the fact that cuomo is going after underscores the need for a bipartisan nature of this investigation. you two gentlemen, state senator, the cover-up, lawmakers giving cuomo health commissioner over the nursing home scandal and he refuses to say who ordered that cover-up. >> there were deaths, too many. going back to an issue where all

the data has shown not just new york but across the country that this is not what brought the infection into the nursing home. todd: the time for talk is over. when will these victims families get the answers that they deserve? >> governor cuomo had been tone deaf or eight months, obvious creating, a huge cover-up. a good communicator, a pretty good actor but commissioner zucker will never get any for the performance he gave yesterday. a role in the sequel to dodgeball 2, dodging questions like crazy. he and this -- more excuses and

those excuses, the worst tragedy, one of the worst tragedies in the history of new york city, 50,000 of our most vulnerable population, they lost their lives. we have to have a bipartisan investigation. democrats and republicans know what rises above politics and we are supporting that. todd: what needs to happen next? >> we have enough information for an investigation on that, we need more transparency, more accountability, the fbi investigation going on may be the only way to get it. bottom line this governor has withheld information from this legislation, the oversight powers, that was not transparency at all. we can move forward with our own investigation, all powers in our disposal.

with no information at all. we get back to that. it is very frustrating. the fbi investigation may be the only way for accountability for the families that lost loved ones, hiding information, don't see how to trust anything coming out of the office without a full investigation but move forward in a bipartisan manner getting answers we deserve. todd: it has taken a while. >> a lot of legislation to make changes to the bad policies that allowed any of this to happen. todd: assembly minute state senator, keep up the bipartisan

work. jillian: great to see people on different sides agreeing. capitol hill police on high alert rejecting capital police chief pittman revealing intelligence indicates some extremists discussing plans to blow up the capital during the state of the union. steve scalise says that is new information to him. >> make that threat known to us without shutting out the ability for the american people to see democracy work in person. jillian: security will remain high after the threat passes in the aftermath of the capital attacks. todd: illinois's governor signing a lot to end cash bail. domestic violence survivor warning against the new law return home from jail and murdered her 18 month old son.

>> the criminal justice system, not weaker conditions. todd: that pick right there. brings us close to true safety, fairness or true justice. jillian: 3500 inmates released early in north carolina. governor roy cooper, over appear go of 6 months. prison officials and the naacp in agreement that the settlement. had state prisons during the pandemic were unconstitutional. todd: a lot of stuff to restore your faith in humanity. this 5-year-old girl

experiencing her dream career, she is battling leukemia and was sworn in to shadow a pilot. talking to pilot enter traffic control inside a real air force plane. she grows up just like her great-grandfather. get your dream, young lady, you will do it. band practice in a pandemic, and extreme approach. jillian: new york times columnist for a last year of learning. blasting the rush to zoom. at play chance to win 10,$000, and fixed outcomes in the super 6 quiz show. it is free to play. download the super 6 apps right now.

>> the controversial of analyst da under fire for hiring a public defender who wanted to abolish prisons and called police barbarians. jillian: here is the story. >> 511 reported on a series of controversial social media posts from tiffany blacknell who was helping with george gascon's campaign for district attorney. called the lapd barbarians in a suite and described them as an occupying army with a hashtag defund police. it called for prisons to be abolished. posted on facebook during mass looting in los angeles that she herself during the 1992 rodney king riots and had a message for anyone complaining about santa monica.

cry me a river and posted a selfy wearing a t-shirt, and fox 11 confirmed george gascon is bringing from the public defender's office and is hiring her as a deputy da, the second highest grade a prosecutor can achieve and has a salary of 15,$000 per month. the rank and file a slamming gascon's decision to hire blacknell think it is unconscionable, not surprising george gascon would give money to the top prosecutor who a few months ago in a secret deal to get her criminal defendant on a murder charge. once again gascon is thumbing a nose at crime victims by hiring someone who wants to abolish prisons, defund public safety and expressed outright hatred toward police officers. murders and shootings editing year high, do we need criminal defense attorneys on both sides

of the aisle. i reached out to mister gascon's administration with specific bushes about whether gascon condemn social media posts and how she is supposed to work with police as a prosecutor given her anti-police rhetoric. i was only told, quote, da gascon has the utmost confidence in his executive team and is looking forward to having tiffany blacknell join the office. jillian: shocking surveillance video shows the shooting of lady gaga's dog walker after two french bulldogs are taken. [screaming] jillian: that is hard to listen to. todd: more on the horrifying ordeal. >> reporter: that was caught by

a neighbor's surveillance video. they wants to get the stars back, she's offering a 500,$000 reward for the safe return of her dogs. a late caller sedan pulled out, two people got out, took two of three darts, people magazine reporting she's now in critical condition. lady gaga's father said the whole family is upset and praying for the two dogs, they are not harmed, help us catch these creeps. she's offering that $5,000 reward. were the dogs targeted because she is famous? the random act at this moment but police are on the case. i guess for this next story i am not going to say oh boy but oh wow. jillian: i like it. glad i figured out what you were

talking about. gender neutral. the story everyone is talking about, mister potato head is going gender neutral sort of. i will read the tweet has reposted to clear this up. they say hold that thought. mister potato head isn't going anywhere. it was announced the potato head brand name and logo are dropping the minister, i confirmed that mister and mrs. potato head aren't going anywhere and will remain mister and mrs. potato head. are you confused? todd: i didn't understand one word you said. >> the box will say potato head instead of mister potato head but the characters will remain the same. getting roast on social media, drop for mister but kept of a mister and mrs. they will be confused by this one. another twitter user says people calling to delete the borough

from hasbro. when you buy those toys you are know you are getting that -- >> is clear so you can see the toy you're getting can but just the main label on the box, the brand name has changed to potato head. todd: the p our team at hasbro knocking this out of the park. admission by liberal new york times columnist. >> the question is why are children still out of school or still not in school for in person learning and liberal new york times columnist says that could have more to do with anti-trump sentiment than science. many democrats seem more suspicious of in-person schooling when donald trump called for it. we shouldn't let ourselves be driven by ideology. a lot of teachers unions demanding vaccinations before return to the classroom.

todd: quite an admission by christoph. jillian: take a look at this. band members using individual tents to practice their instruments at a high school in washington state. the small green tents are spaced 6 feet apart and students practicing shifts. the school came up with the idea to avoid covid-19 exposure after returning to in person learning last month. difference people going in and out of them. todd: from a musical perspective how do you hear what your fellow people are doing? jillian: is there are no go? does that do anything to the musical performance? todd: so many questions. several candidates running after a tragic to from covid-19. jillian: one of the candidates joins us to tell us about it next. ce policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate

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jillian: a former green beret veteran is asking the call to serve his country entering a crowded field of republicans to fill the seat of late texas congressman ron right. he joined me now with more on the changes he wants to bring to washington. thanks for joining us, appreciate it. why now? >> why now? i serve in the military, i was a former special forces officer, served in the mountain division in iraq twice. got my nba from warden, jpmorgan chase, i feel that called to

serve again and that is why i'm running for congress. jillian: the military background in business and finance is something that is filling up your resume for this position. what about your background makes you more suitable than other candidates? there are a lot of the man's a lot with big names. susan wright, congressman ron right's wife and the number of people. why you? >> i thought for americans in the past and wants to fight for americans again in the future. nobody will bring more backbone and work ethic for the people of the district in congress. that is who i am and what i bring to everything i do. we will see that throughout the campaign. jillian: you are a family man with 3 young boys. i was reading an article that referred to you and a couple

others as lower profile republican running and i don't think that applies, you have a lot of big names and people running. is that something that can benefit you with the state of the republican party today? >> it does benefit me. i would rather be underestimated than overestimated. i have some work cut out for me in this campaign but i'm excited about it. we have a lot of support and if anybody wants to support me, visit eganforcongress.com. jillian: keep us updated. there is a special election happening may 1st of this year. we will keep an eye and see how you do. president biden and the first lady will visit storm ravaged texas. what is it like on the ground and what do they need to say? >> we appreciate president biden

coming to texas to see the devastation firsthand. my hope is he speaks to governor abbott and senator cornyn about why we need all 54 counties to be covered by the federal disaster declaration. texans are in re-the energy grid fails and we would like biden's support for the disaster declaration going forward. jillian: thank you for joining us. nice to meet you and we will keep an eye. good luck. todd: in the next hour of "fox and friends first" the mother of two murdered sisters slamming a's da as her daughters's alleged killer is tried in juvenile court. we will talk about her fight for justice coming up. ken cuccinelli and byron donald live coming up, don't go anywhere.

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jillian: a fox news alert. 17 people reportedly killed in a us military strike in syria. according to local sources cited by reuters. neil: airstrike for -- marks the first military action of the biden presidency. amy kellogg joins us with the latest. >> reporter: the pentagon

spokesman says the airstrikes sent an unambiguous message the president biden will act to protect us and coalition forces that many are reading a different message into last night's strike and that is a warning to iran that the us will respond to provocation. the airstrikes last night hit infrastructure byron backed militias and controlled point on the syrian side of the border. according to readers that is reuters, 17 people were killed. this is in response to an attack on a base used by us forces