>> he's exactly right. let's remember the revolution that the president trump has brought about in the gop. jillian: it is monday, march 1st. pressure mounting against disgraced new york governor andrew cuomo as a second aide accuses him of sexual harassment. we're live in the big apple with calls for an independent investigation. . we will take back the hous. we will win the senate. and a republican president will make a triumphant return to the white house. and i wonder who that will be. todd: former president trump making it clear he is not going anywhere. a live report on the future of the republican party.

jillian: is nascar season all about the underdog? william byron taking over the checkered flag. "fox & friends first" starts right now. ♪ ♪ i'll be in my castle golden. ♪ i just want to feel this moment. todd: you want to say the name of the race? jillian: the dixie vodka 400. the last time we were talking about the daytona 500. todd: you're a nascar correspondent now. >> i like it. todd: you've been in one of those cars? >> not yet. don't make me jealous. todd: good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning. i'm todd piro. >> i'm ashley strohmier in for jillian.

new york governor andrew cuomo is acknowledging his behavior following new sexual hairs harat claims from a second aide. todd: carley shimkus joins us. >> another sexual harassment claim, new york governor andrew cuomo is attempting to ex plain this workplace behavior. he released a statement saying in part at work sometimes i think i'm being playful and making jokes that i think are funny. i do on occasion tease people in what i think is a good natured way. i now understand that my interactions may have been insensitive or too personal and that some of my comments, given my position, made others feel in ways i never intended. i acknowledge some of the things i have said have been miss interpresented as unwanted flirtation. to the extent anyone felt that way, i am truly sorry about that. he offered an explicit denial that he touched or propositioned

anybody. this comes after a second former aide came forward withal lee allegations of sexual harassment, saying the governor asked her questions about her sex life and if she ever had sex with older men. the governor is referring the investigation to the new york attorney general, after the office announced the investigation would be handled by a judge of his choosing, leading to widespread backlash and leading for calls for a fully independent investigation, a call that also came from president biden. >> president biden has been consistent, that he believes that every woman should be heard, should be treated with respect and with dignity. charlotte should be treated with he respect and dignity. so should lindsey. there should be an independent review looking into the allegations and that's something he supports. carley: nancy pelosi speaking out, saying the women who have come forward with serious and

credible charges against governor cuomo deserve to be heard and to be treated with dignity of. the independent investigation must have due process and respect for everyone involved. the governor gave ag authority over the investigation which will include subpoena power. ashley, todd. >> thanks so much. todd: former president trump returning to the spotlight at cpac. in his first public speech since leaving office. >> doug luzader is live in d.c., breaking down the biggest moments. good morning, doug. >> reporter: good morning. do you miss me yet? those were former president trump's words at cpac yesterday as he made a dramatic entrance or i suppose reentrance into american politics. his speech at the conservative gathering in florida yesterday was his first on-stage appearance since leaving the white house after an election that he said he won. he made it clear that he intends to play a major role in the republican party, especially looking ahead to the midterm elections. while he did not announce a run

for 2024, he sure hinted at it. >> in the coming years, we will carry forward the torch of american liberty. we will lead the conservative movement and the republican party back to a totally conclusive victory and we've had tremendous victories. don't ever forget it. with your help, we will take back the house, we will win the senate, and then a republican president will make a triumphant return to the white house. and i wonder who that will be. >> reporter: trump enjoyed wide support at cpac, a straw poll there showed that 97% of those attending approved of his job as president. he name checked a number of republicans who either voted to impeach him or convict him in the aftermath of the attack on the capitol back in january. he launched one broadside after

another against the biden administration on immigration and school closures. >> because joe biden sold out america's children to the teachers unions. joe biden has shamefully betrayed america's youth and is cruelly keeping our children locked in their homes, no reason for it whatsoever. they want to get out. they're cheating the next generations of americans out of the future that they deserve. >> reporter: while there has been a lot of speculation that the former president might start had his own political party, he made it clear at the speech last night that he is going to stick with the gop. back to you guys. todd: that was potentially the most important thing to come out of that speech in you're a republican. we appreciate your time. thank you. >> thanks so much. >> the straw poll doug mentioned, 55% said they would vote for trump in 2024 if he

ran. pollster jim mcloughlin reflects on the results and the former president's popularity. >> this is a ballot with president trump in it. if the election were held today works would you vote for? and far and away the frontrunner is president trump with 55% of the vote. the next is ron de santis, getting 21% of the vote. then everybody else is down at single digits. todd: that runner up, florida governor ron de santis, echoing president trump when it comes to failures of the biden administration. he says president biden is beholden to teachers unions and that's the reason schools are so slow to reopen. >> when kids do get infected, it's usually not in school, usually in the community. having them do virtual doesn't solve that problem at all. the evidence is very clear at this point. this is purely being subseriant

to a special interest. when he says my goal is to get 50% of the schools in person in 100 days, we've already had that. his goal should have been to get everybody back in school but he can't do that because he doesn't want to upset the teachers union. it's a pathetic failure of leadership. todd: we are covering the former president's cpac speech all morning long. we have fox nation's tommy laran and pete hegseth joining us live. >> a second brother accused of shooting two georgia deputies is behind bars. troy phillips was arrested yesterday afternoon following a manhunt. the shooting happened saturday night during a police chase. the second injured deputy is expected to be already. greg phillips was arrested after the chase. todd: johnson & johnson's new covid-19 vaccine could reach vaccination sites as early as tomorrow. it's the third vaccine available in the u.s. and the first to require just one dose. despite a lower efficacy, dr.

fauci warning against comparing it to pfizer and moderna vaccines. >> the only way you know the difference between vaccines is by comparing them head to head. we have three highly efficacious vaccines, that's the bottom line. todd: around 20 of million doses of the new vacation seen are expected to be able by the end of the month. coronavirus testing czar under the trump administration, admiral brett gerard, said the race to vaccinate all started under the performer president and pom is picking up the mantel. >> all the vaccines were developed under the trump administration warp speed. we had 40,000 pharmacies under contract. i issued guidance that guaranteed that pharmacy interns, pharmacy techs, even emergency medical technicians from the national guard could give vaccines. so, look, i want to give everybody they props and i think the biden administration has done some good things but basically everything you're seeing right now is a result of

the planning, the development and i'm phlegmation that was done -- implementation that was done by the task force under the trump administration and they shouldn't be shy to say that. it's not something we should be joyous about that as americans, that the foundation, the initial implementation was set by the trump administration. the baton was passed and now the biden team has to take it even further. todd: dr. siegel joins us live on the new vaccine and how much it could speed up vaccinations across the country. .i don't know if you watched this, the golden globes locket different than previously. there was an audience of first responders. comedians took jabs at the hollywood foreign press. >> an emotional moment, chadwick boseman's video virtually accepting the best actor award on his behalf after

a battle with cancer. listen. >> he would thank god. he would thank his parents. he would say something beautiful, something inspiring. >> and other big winners include nomad land winning best actress film. todd: i'm not going to lie, i haven't even heard of most of the movies. >> i haven't either. todd: much less seen them. >> i haven't either. .todd: if you come to the pyro household, wedding crasher is on a loop. coming up, shocking video as two suspects break into a home and hold a woman at gunpoint. >> and mounting calls to get a liberal out, those pushing the movement join us next.

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todd: welcome back. dozens of crime survivors rallying in downtown la this weekend, hoping to recall newly elected district attorney george gascone. ashley: he introduced sweeping reforms that lessen sentences for violent offenders. joining us now to discuss members of the recall campaign. thanks for joining us this morning. >> good morning. thank you for having us. ashley: so let's go to the petition. i want to get to the recall petition that was released. the moment he was sworn in as district attorney, george gascone issued a series of directives to the prosecutors in his command that have nothing to do with a progressive a approach to the prosecution and have everything to do with the radical agenda that he ignores the victims with regards to law

and endangers the lives and livelihoods of everyone in los angeles. he's facing the recall three months in. you're saying it's because the victims say they feel threatened by his policies. dina, we'll start with you. >> i'm one of many that are outraged by the policies of criminals first, victims last. i felt the duty to help victims and that led the recall effort. todd: let's go over some of the policies. no death penalty, prosecutors no longer seeking enhanced prison sentences, juveniles no longer treated as adults. no cash bail for non-silent crimes. la was a pretty good place to live back when i lived there. how did this guy win? >> he won because there was a huge influx of money from outside sources to the tune of

about $4.5 million. he dominated television, making himself look good and making the incumbent jackie lacey look bad. that's how he won. he's not going to win the recall because the public knows what he's all about now. ashley: i want your reaction on this as far as the la crime stats year-to-date. this is 2020 versus 2021. homicides increased 20%, aggravated assaults, 10%,ing shooting victims was up over 143%. that's a big number. your reaction to this? >> well, it's shocking because we were doing really well beforehappened. based on the -- beforehand. he's letting violent criminals out on the streets to redo this. so it's not surprising. todd: you describe the revictimization that's happening under the da. >> well, it's particularly happening to the next of kin of murder victims. they have their cases in court,

charges properly brought by the former district attorney and now all of the allegations and enhancements, special circumstances are being stripped away so that the sentences are tremendously reduced. those next of kin of murder victims feel like they're being let down, being revictimized. also, mr. gascone has forbiden his prosecutors from going to parole hearings when murderers are up for parole. that's another slap of in the face of victims. ashley: if someone is wondering how to get involved in the push for the recall, what's your advice for them? >> there's a website, www.recallgeorgegascone.com. they can donate, volunteer, attend the vigils and help support the effort. >> there's also a facebook page that has 40,000 people on it right now. it's a phenomenal outpouring of grass roots support that favor recalling george gascone.

todd: quickly, do you think you have enough democrat support? >> got one here. >> we've got one here with jenna. we also have -- but this is not partisan. when you're a victim of crime or next of kin of a murder victim, doesn't matter if you're republican, democrat or independent. this is criminal justice. this is public safety. this is nonpartisan. >> it's right or wrong. there's no political agenda. ashley: thanks so much. thanks for joining us and i do want to mention we reached out to george gascone's office for a statement and did not hear back. todd: still ahead, no deal. iran shooting do you think downs with the u.s. the demands they want met before considering a return to the table. plus - it's been unbelievably tough for the two of us. at least we have each other. >> prince harry and meghan markle tell all, a preview from their sit-down interview with oprah.

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todd: a foreign policy setback for the biden administration. iran rejecting an invitation for informal talks on the nuclear deal while u.s. sanctions are in place. ashley: greg palkot joins us with more on the rising tensions. >> reporter: ashley, todd, that's right an early rebuff to the biden administration from iran following efforts to restart u.s. involvement in the iranian nuclear talks. tehran turning down an offer for the u.s. to sit in on those talks with iran and other european partners. iran repeating demands today that the u.s. drop sanctions against the country.

an iranian foreign minister spokesman also said considering the recent actions by the united states and three european powers, iran doesn't consider this the time to hold an informal meeting with this countries. the actions refer to no doubt the attack last week by u.s. forces on an iranian backed militia base on the syria/iraq border which left casualties and damage and that was a response to an iranian linked rocket attack in the northern iraqi city last month which left among other casualties one american soldier injured. more military activity overnight, israeli targets hittg targets in syria. for its part, the biden administration is saying that it is disappointed in the iranian reaction to this and it is ready

to re-engage with diplomacy. todd: i don't know if they thought this was going to be easy but clearly it's not. greg palkot, thank you. >> reporter: absolutely. ashley: senator mark warner, chair of the intel committee, says the biden administration's decision to strike iranian backed forces in syria last week was the right call but they should have given congress a better heads up. >> i think the iranians are always going to test a new regime. i think you can create a dual track where you guard our troops but also he potentially reopen conversations with the iranians. but they will continue to press any opportunity they see and i think the biden action was appropriate pushback. pushback.ashley: ilhan omar ans have been vocal, questioning the legality of the strike without congress' approval. todd: the fiance jamal kashoogi

is calling for the sawed di saun prince to be published. today the biden administration is expected to make an announcement on why sanctions were not placed. governor cuomo says he was being, quote, playful amid a second former aide's claims that he c wally harassed her. jared gandolfo says we need an independent probe to get answers. he's next. ashley: the superintendent in boston cites inequities in education, is it holding advanced students back? that story, next ♪ life is a highway, i want to ride it all night long. ♪

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cpac's final night. he criticized the biden administration on immigration and school shutdowns and addressed his political future. listen. >> i am supremely confident that for our movement, for our party and for our country, our brightest days are just ahead. ashley: he didn't announce a 2024 run by vowed to work to elect strong republicans to congress and move his agenda forward. new york governor andrew cuomo is facing backlash from both sides of the aisle as a second former aide accuses the democrat of sexual harassment. todd: here to react to the governor's latest response, new york assembly man, jarett gandolfo. here is the statement, at work sometimes i think i'm being playful and make jokes that i think are funny. i understand my actions may have been too personal. i never inappropriately touched anybody and never propositioned anybody and never intended to

make anyone feel uncomfortable. how telling is that statement? with a statement like that, is that a sign to you that cuomo recognizes this is the beginning of the end? >> good morning, guys. thanks for having me on. you know, that statement last night, it was basic little a non-apology. what he did was essentially say, hey, it wasn't me, i was just being playful and it was the victims who misunderstood. i think he is trying to hedge here. i think -- i don't know if he expects more people to come out but we saw a couple of statements that were put out where he said this would be the final statement until the investigation was completed and he just keeps digging this hole and i think that apology yesterday wasn't even an apology, it was disgraceful. ashley: i want to transition to this. mayor bill de blasio is calling for the removal of cuomo's emergency powers, he says new yorkers have seen detailed documented accounts of sexual harassment, multiple instances of intimidation and the admitted withholding of information on

the death of more than 15,000 people. the state legislature must immediately revoke the governor's emergency powers that overrule local control. even you said rarely do you agree with him. you agree with him on this. he also joins a long list of democrats calling for this as well. >> yeah, that's correct. i don't agree with mayor de blasio often but he's dead-on here. the time for the governor to have these executive powers is long past. at the budget hearing on health last week i asked the health commissioner if there was any public health reason to allow the governor retain these powers. he said it was out of his scope and above his pay grade. i think it's clearly political. as we've seen with the threats to ron kim, the new allegations and willingness to cover up data, he can't be trusted to have expanded powers one day longer. todd: cuomo has come out to say he's asking for a private independent review, a private lawyer to review the facts of the case. what's his play there?

>> his initial play was to try to hand pick the person who would investigate him which was ridiculous. i know he saw pushback from the legislative leaders and probably every person in the legislature. now it does look likely at thisa james will get the probe into this with subpoena power. i think his back is against the wall and looks like we're moving in that direction, we'll get some answers. ashley: another thing that's contradicting a move on cuomo is he fund raised for the me too movement in 2018. i want your thoughts on this and what message or of mixed message this gives to the public. >> it's basically just the height of hypocrisy. like you said, he fund raised off the me too movement. meanwhile, he was creating an awful, toxic work environment for the women in his administration.

he mandatedsexual harassment tr. he didn't attend it himself. he should have reflected on himself and his own actions. todd: is there any way for cuomo, the folks who gave him the emmy, came out and supported him and said this guy is the greatest thing since sliced bread, is there any way for them to dig out of the hypocrisy hole. >> i'm not sure. i called for the emmy to be revoked. it's fitting that he received an emmy, because he's been acting the whole time. he put on a great show. the curtain is being lifted and people are seeing him for what he is. he's a bully, he thinks he's above people, think he's untouchable. looks like people are starting the stand up to him and that time is comeing the to an end. ashley: that's all the time we have. jarett gone, thank you for being here this morning. todd: a manhunt underway for two suspects after a violent robbery. the attackers followed a woman into her apartment while she

took out the trash. think about that. we all take out the trash. we're vulnerable. she was you assaultedded, threatened with a gun, $3,000, credit cards and phones were stolen. the suspects have not been identified. ashley: in his first public statement since the horrific crash, tiger woods is thanking g golfers for their support by wearing red and black. they worthies during the wgc championship yesterday. myron deshampo teeing off with tiger inscribed on his golf ball. tiger woods said it's hard to explain how touching this was. you are truly helping me get through a tough time. todd: i told you this earlier. i can't get enough of the royals. prince harry revealing his mother inspired his decision to

leave the royals. >> i'm concerned with history repeating it c i can't begin to imagine what it was like to be her going through this process by herself all these years ago. it had been unbelievably tough for the two of us but at least we had each other. todd: harry and his wife telling oprah they were under almost unsurviveable scrutiny. this will air two weeks after buckingham palace confirmed the two would not return to royal duties. matt and i are part of the royals fantasy camp. ashley: there's no way. a young nascar star taking it all in miami. >> 23-year-old william byron from charlotte, north carolina came up through legends cars, the truck series, xfinity, he wins in home sed.

ashley: william byron got the second career win at the dixie vodka 400. 400. he wasn't the only up and comer at the race. the miami dolphins quarterback telling drivers to start their engines as grand marshal. todd: you're getting all the hard names today. ashley: the first shots of the johnson & johnson vaccine could be administered as soon as tomorrow. but the initial supply will be limited. todd: give me the easy one. alex hogan reports on the white house's rollout plan. >> reporter: another vote of confidence for the johnson & johnson coronavirus vaccine. advisors to the center for disease control and prevention giving the single shot vaccine the green light sunday, one day after the fda issued emergency use authorization. >> i think people need to get vaccinated as quickly and expeditiously as possible. if i would go to a place where they had j&j, i would have no hesitancy to take it.

>> reporter: the rollout of the third vaccine will begin as soon as possible with roughly 4 million doses expected to be available by the end of this week. shipments will continue to ramp up in march, with an estimated 20 million doses delivered by the end of the month. president biden has said he would roll out the j&j vaccine as quickly as the company could produce it. >> we'll use every conceivable way to expand manufacturing of the vaccine. and we'll make even more rapid progress on overall vaccines in march. >> reporter: the j&j vaccine is less effective at preventing moderate to severe cases than the pfizer and moderna vaccines. however, health experts are urging americans not to fixate fix onthe numbers and take whatr vaccine is available to them. >> have you to look at what the bottom line is. the johnson & johnson vaccine is 85% effective in preventing moderate to severe illness and 100% effective in preventing people from dying.

>> reporter: president biden has talked about a time when vaccine supply may exceed demand. he plans to launch an educational campaign to overcome vaccine hesitancy. in new york, alex hogan, fox news. todd: time now, 38 minutes after the hour. it's been 45 years since jimmy hoffa disappeared without a trace. >> i have officially entered the case, based on possible violations of the federal extortions statute. ashley: the new push to release thousands of fbi documents, next.

ashley: the fbi facing new calls to release files on the disappearance of labor leader jimmy hoffa. todd: eric shawn has the latest. >> reporter: y crest of what happened to -- secrets have been hidden for decades. the former president of the

teamsters union vanished on his way to a meeting in detroit on july 30th, 1975. >> the fbi has officially entered the case based on possible violations of federal ex stores torsions statutes -- extortions statutes. >> tens of thousands of pages of documents, interviews and reports remain blacked out, redacted by the fbi's censors pens. there's a new push in congress to finally make the hoffa fbi files public. >> if this is part of actually solving this case it would be fantastic closure for the family, for those who knew him and loved him. >> lee zelden says it's past time for the hoffa files to be released. he admitted a mandatory declassification review to the department of justice to get the files out. it's a formal congressional request to pry open what still remains hidden. he says the truth about what happened to jimmy hoffa should

finally be known. >> this should have been released a long time ago. we have a process in our country once you get past 25 years or so, that items like this should be declassified and released publicly and here we are, it's been 45 years. >> zeldin is not alone. the hoffa family and case experts want the facts unsealed. former federal prosecutor alex little is one. >> i think ultimately you will see these papers being disclosed to the public and i think you'll see that because this is a sort of crime, a sort of investigation the public has the most interest in learning the facts about. it is important u.s. history, an important point in fbi history. >> little says as long as no confidential sources are -- >> i think there's enough

interest in the story and interest in that series -- period of u.s. history and how that crime played into what happened politically, makes it the sort of investigation people want to know about. >> i'm 40 years old. throughout my entire life i can't tell you how many times i have heard conversations around me of people talking about where jimmy hoffa is buried, who is recall for his murder, and so many other unanswered questions, many of those answers could be provided as certainly at the very least critical clues in the release of the different items that we request in this mandatory declassification review. ashley: eric shawn has been following the disappearance of jimmy hoffa for two decades. you can watch the series streaming on fox nation. todd: coming up, the head of a california teachers union resisting a return to school,

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get-go, why do you think this is from each of those perspectives. >> it's not surprising. i think those other networks don't want to give too much energy to president trump and his supporters. he certainly defined in his speech what trumpism and what the republican party is, frankly his party at this point. but there's a lot of energy and he laid out a road map for what conservatives should be fighting against and fighting for and holding president biden accountable for all of the policies that he hid during the campaign trail and are now enacting, that are really surprising americans. todd: this confused me for two reasons. one, those networks, cnn and msnbc made their bones over the course of the last couple years by focusing 24/7 on trump albeit in a different way than let's say other networks may, a much more negative approach. two, this was arguably the most news worthy event of what seemed to be a fairly slow news day in a fairly newsweek end. what's your response to all of

that? >> oh, it is surprising. certainly, they made a ton of money on trump. but right now i guess the focus is there's nothing to see here, folks, let's move along, let's not give him too much energy or too much attention. and particularly if it's going to be attention that could be positive and like i said before, attention that means him highlighting how he is holding the biden presidency accountable for all of the issues that they're enacting and that the networks are glossing over and not covering. so i think they're doing a little bit of coverup for biden and just trying to ensure there's not a lot of attention driven to trump. todd: patrice, from orlando to boston, boston public schools suspending enrollment for advanced learning classes for one year as the superintendent cites inequities. 70% of students enrolled in the gifted program were white and asian, 80% of students in boston public schools are hispanic and

black. here is the quote from the superintendent. there's been a lot of inequities that have been brought to light in the pandemic that we have to address. there's a lot of work we have to do in the district to be anti-racist and have policies where all of our students have a fair shot and equitable and excellent education. look, i think there's an argument that those numbers need to include way more black and hispanics, just based on the fact that black and hispanics make up a larger part of the population. but why hurt the kids that have done well that need the extra learning to push them, to advance them to the next level? >> so this is an example of the soft bigotry of low expectations. i grew up in boston and tested into some of those unique programs for kids coming from poor neighborhoods. i did well and i had parents that pushed me really hard. this takes those opportunities away from families like my own of which there are many black and brown families.

instead of saying how can we get more of these kids, what are these families, that 30%, what are they doing right and how can we get more parents and families involved to be able to meet that bar. instead, they're eliminating the bar entirely. getting rid of opportunities like this that enrich the lives of -- the educations of young people like myself who are growing up in a really tough situation, but we're trying to make it. and again, this is an example of the soft bigotry of low expectations. our black kids, our brown kids can measure up. they need to be held accountable to a great standard and they can do that but this is not what elevates them. ashley: 40 seconds, patrice. the california teachers union president who led the school closure charge was seen dropping his daughter off at in-person preschool. parent groups are yelling hypocrisy. what are your thoughts on this? >> they're right to call out the

hypocrisy, a lot of people in the teachers unions, they don't send their kids to the public schools of which they defend arrest dentally which tells -- ardently. i will say it's not just teachers unions, it's also people across the left, people in positions of power who rail against taking money away from public schools, rail against school choice which is so important for minority kids but they themselves have plenty of choice because they can send their kids to private schools. todd: here's his statement in response. i have my 2-year-old in preschool. there are not public schools for kids her age. we are excited that we will be he reopening soon with a plan our district supports. thank you for being on this morning. >> thank you. todd: astronauts successfully complete a space walk on the international space station. crew members worked for seven hours to prepare the station for future upgrades to the solar panel system. second space walk is scheduled for friday. upgraded solar power panels will

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>> we have the republican party, it's going to unite and be stronger than ever before. i am not starting a new party. we began it together four years ago and it is far from being over of. todd: it is the first day of march, and something tells me you saw this over the weekend. former president trump hinting at his political future, stopping short of announcing a 2024 presidential run. he made it clear he's not going anywhere. ashley: a strange response from andrew cuomo after the new york

governor is hit with more accusations of sexual harassment. democrats breaking their silence as the case heads for an independent investigation. todd: plus, this is awesome. the definition of america together, two new jersey plumbers making a 25 hour drive to help texans in need. "fox & friends first" on your monday continues right now. ♪ it's a beautiful day. ♪ it's a beautiful day. ashley: every bit of anything i wanted to say was completely wiped clean watching todd dance to this. todd: i was giving you the -- hey, you have the lead on this one, you take it. ashley: you stole everything i wanted to say. todd: it's an aggressive way of telling you to take a lead. i could have pointed. but no -- what did you call it? ashley: it was a whole dance move. good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning