do you follow "america's newsroom" on instagram? >> i do. >> dana: i'm following you now. >> bill: where is my phone? we're starting it. >> dana: i have it right here. we are older but know how to do it. >> bill: not that old. abby. >> dana: harris faulkner is next. here she is. >> harris: begin with the fox news alert. president biden woke up with a brand-new problem today. after targeting several states for not imposing mask mandates in schools democrat governors suddenly in the past 24 hours have begun dropping mask mandates for children. i'm harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus". masks, connecticut, new jersey, oregon and president biden's home state of delaware announced they will abandon the school mask mandates. by this next month we'll

begin to see children's faces again in classrooms in those blue states. some of the others have not come on board yet. you can see in green which ones have, which ones in red. not their political party. those are blue states in red because they have mask mandates for children. however, the question is will those democrat governors follow? well, not if they are listening to the white house which is now weighing in. the president wants all states to follow current cdc guidance and continue masking children. the politics are terrible for president biden on this. we've seen the president publicly go after republican governors, greg abbott of texas and ron desantis of florida for letting the public decide for themselves if they want to wear a mask. and now he may have to answer to his own political party and countless americans who want what's best for their kids. >> on one hand politically he

wanted to push the problem to the states so if issues popped up he could blame governors. the worst of all scenarios. joe biden is not up to the job and not leading and worst of all our children are falling behind because of it. >> harris: the push is mighty against democrats who might want to win an election sometime soon. some are getting caught with masks down while the rest of us have to cover up. the "new york post" cover, they aren't wearing their masks, neither should our kids. free the smile. on social media a mom driving home the desperation many parents are feeling. >> she just said oh my god, hi, i didn't even recognize you. i have never seen your face before. layla has been in the class for 3 1/2 months.

this is dehumanizing, demoralizing. these teachers should see a human face. >> harris: we'll get into the politics with the president of the united states caught in the middle with trey gowdy in "focus" with reaction. first, though, for the very first time let's meet that passionate connecticut mom, jennifer orr. thanks for being in "focus" today. you describe what your children -- and you have a senior in high school, a fourth and second grade. you've seen it at different levels. you describe it as demoralizing and you have left a lot of people shaken. they say we know how she feels. why do you put it that way? >> i'm just so passionate about it because our kids have just been stripped daily of basic humanity. they are faceless. it doesn't make sense. we knew very early on that kids were not at risk for severe disease and for at least in connecticut our teachers have

had access to vaccines for the past 13 months. the beginning of school we were on our third booster for teachers. we have had things if place to keep the adults in the school building safe. we have had very little meaningful studies on the benefits of masking our kids. i can give you countless indignities that these kids are suffering daily being faceless. it makes no sense. i am speechless. >> harris: i know your son, because you described him as well, wears glasses and the story that you tell about the fogging of his glasses is just heartbreaking. >> it's very common. i hear constantly kids have to choose between seeing or not. they have to follow the rules. half the time i think masks aren't being worn properly anyway. they are pulling them down. but it just doesn't make sense

to choose between their vision or masking. and again what is this for? it isn't keeping the children safe. we know that children are not at risk for severe disease. so what is this for? exactly. nobody -- i really don't know and that's what i think we need to be asking. somebody needs to answer for this because the children have lost two years. my daughter is a senior in high school. she has not had a normal year since her freshman year. she has lost years of her childhood. they don't get that back. what are we doing? this is crazy. 37 other states have had choice. connecticut -- covid is not different in connecticut. this is not making any sense. the decision makers are so callous they throw us away. it is a mask. it's just a mask you are told constantly. it doesn't make any sense. >> harris: covid is not different in connecticut.

so true. a new study finds -- you mention the need for more science on this. a new study finds that children have a more difficult time recognizing faces that are masked than adults. study's author says if holistic processing is impaired and recognition is impaired, there is a possibility it could impair children's ability to navigate through social interactions with their peers and teachers. this could lead to issues forming important relationships. given the importance of faces to social interactions, this is something we need to pay attention to and added in on that study jennifer is our children could lose their sense of empathy toward one another. you have a young one. you are witnessing some of this. >> of course. this is how we communicate. our faces, our smiles. it is how we judge somebody's -- what they mean when they are speaking to us. are they serious?

being sarcastic? our children have no idea what a teacher means, are they being empathetic or serious or mad at us? they can't gauge anything in a classroom and also can't be heard. i have a second grader whose teachers is lovely i might add but he is constantly being told speak up, i can't hear you. after a while they don't want to talk in the classroom because they can't be heard. this is ludicrous. again, why? why are we doing this when 37 other states aren't? it makes no sense. >> harris: connecticut has joined delaware and new jersey just yesterday and oregon's health department but it doesn't happen immediately. new jersey doesn't happen until march 7th. so it is coming if the white house doesn't step in the way because they've already weighed in on this putting some pressure on some of those blue

states of which you live in. jennifer orr, blessing to you and your children. keep us posted. if anything slows down the process of unmasking your children let us know. the best to you for the rest of the school year, thank you. >> harris: let's get into some of jennifer's questions with someone i love to talk with about these issues. while parents anticipate a better way forward for their kids again is the white house going the try to block it all? >> guidance is clear, we recommend masking in schools. that is the recommendation from the cdc. as the president said i think during his press conference two weeks ago, a week and a half ago, you know, we certainly don't see this moment now as the new normal, right? and -- but we want to get to a point where we are not -- where covid is not disrupting our daily lives. >> harris: is any of that based on science? let's get into it now in "focus" trey gowdy host of sunday night in america.

former south carolina congressman. fox news, first welcome. get your reaction to jennifer orr and this interesting significant weigh-in by the white house. >> heartbreaking, harris. i live with a first grade school teacher. she absolutely loves her job. she loves her children but this has been the most difficult two years. not just for her but for other first grade teachers. i mean, we used to be able to rely on science. politics lets us down sometimes, organized religion lets us down but we used to be able to rely on science. now to this young mother's point, at one point we were told you cannot attend a wedding reception in virginia but you can attend one maybe in maryland or maybe the district of columbia. as you know, sometimes those things are separated by like a street. so how in the world can science

be different in virginia, from maryland, from the district of columbia? my fear is the greatest casualty of this pandemic will wind up being our ability to rely on science. we're in a culture where we need something we can rely in but the politics has trumped the signs. >> harris: you heard that connecticut mom say that covid isn't different in connecticut but her big question was -- this is what i want to hit you with the politics of it, trey. her big question was why? why are these predominantly blue states keeping masking on board? and those that are red states that have made it different, this president has gone after. he has targeted. why aren't you imposing masking for kids in schools per the cdc? what is your thought on the politics of it all? >> i really don't know, harris. because i think just like crime, the president is upside down. he is under water on this issue. so why -- crime is a perfect

example. it is a huge issue to 80% of the american people and yet he won't do anything about it. i don't know if it is this base politics, this constituent-based politics. look at the teachers unions. how long did it take for him to side with the students? when i was in the house all i ever heard about was how much the democrats love the children. i never heard -- there is a footnote, unless the children are in a battle with the teachers unions in which case we'll side with the teachers unions. look, joe biden knows no more about imnology or infectious disease than i do. that's not his training. someone is telling him this is the route to go and he needs to get rid of that someone. >> harris: i do want to get into where the president goes with democrats? if he comes out against desantis and abbott about

letting people decide on their own, will he go after democrats now? senator rand paul says democrats' covid mandates will only hurt their party. >> the democrats have overplayed their hands on the mandates. they'll lose their populous. they'll lose their public. i think this is a turning point. i think it is getting to the point where the science is clear, that the bulk and vast majority of masks people are wearing have no difference -- make no difference in the trajectory of the virus. >> harris: we see democrats one-by-one now phasing out their mask mandates for kids in schools. do we see more of that and what will biden do? >> depends on whether or not they are up for reelection. for many parents this is not a political issue. it is about the well-being of your children. sometimes in life, harris, something is necessary but painful. it is just necessary but painful. and then we have these things where you haven't convinced us of the necessity.

you have failed the burden of proving to us that this is necessary. and then you have the third category where it may be necessary, but what are the collateral consequences? what else are you doing to the children? i mean, we don't want kids to get covid but we also don't want them to go two years without learning and we don't want them to have social interaction issues and we don't want them to feel self-conscious about themselves. so it's the balancing of painful things. is biden going to criticize democrats? he ain't managed to criticize the d.a. in los angeles and new york so i will side with no on that one. >> harris: quickly, your reaction to seeing a parent that passionate and are you passionate, too. do you think most people feel that way and the white house doesn't see or hear it? >> i do. i think if every parent were like the young woman that you had on. so not spouting misinformation. she was very measured in the

way she presented it. i didn't hear her once lay claim to a conspiracy theory. i didn't hear her necessarily challenge motive. she is doing what is the most persuasive thing in the world saying it is not good for my child. i don't care about republican or democrat, this is not good for my child. and if you do that, then yeah, you are going to be heard by 80 something percent of america. stay away from the john f. kennedy, jr. will be the vice president. just stick with the facts. >> harris: the white house doesn't appear to hear them. trey gowdy. >> they will in november. >> harris: there it is, that part. trey gowdy, thank you for being in "focus." >> yes ma'am, thank you. >> what you're seeing is russia and all the dictators are seeing an opportunity this is the weakest president that america has ever had. if they were going to invade ukraine this is the time to do

it. >> harris: russia's president vladimir putin massing more military might at ukraine. that was nikki haley saying putin is taking advantage of president biden's weakness on the world stage. ukraine the average citizen is learning how to defend themselves against an army. putin's army. lucas tomlinson is live in kiev. >> good evening. with tensions running high on the ukraine border the french president has arrived here following his trip to moscow. >> based on the commitment of the two sides, russian and ukrainian we have the possibility of advancing negotiations. >> macron's diplomacy follows his meeting of putin. some worry the diplomatic push is buying time for putin to continue building up his army

on the border now 140,000 strong. you factor in ground, air and nafsh all forces. some a two hour drive north in belarus. those forces include ballistic missiles and air defense systems. the kremlin said today those russian forces in belarus would be departing the country later this month when the joint exercises end. three large russian warships carrying troops, tanks and other armored units entering the black sea. an invasion force. ukraine's third largest city and a major tourist destination. i spoke to a local journalist says putin's plans for ukraine is doomed the fail. >> he chooses to believe his own flawed interpretation of ukraine's history. that's the greatest mistake and greatest weakness. if he starts another aggression in ukraine, i'm sure it will have profound repercussions for

russia itself and his regime. >> those exercises in belarus are scheduled to end february 20th. the same day as the end of the winter olympics in beijing. >> harris: just quickly now. there is a little delay so i will talk quickly. this is what generals have told me about. you start to look for the markings of surrounding ukraine. you described another area where there were troops by putin. >> that's right. ukraine's naval forces are nowhere near how big and large russia's forces are. so that's one of the concerns here. i mentioned earlier short range ballistic missiles from russia in belarus now. a lot of officials are concerned ukraine doesn't have the air defense systems to match it. some officials want american patriot anti-missile system here. >> harris: one of president biden's top advisors is out the door after an internal review found bullying his

subordinates. why was the white house defending him until the end. they had to have gotten that report, right? >> what you see happening there. the government with the mandates they are suppressing people and their freedoms. we have a right to stand up for our rights and protest as long as it is peaceful. >> support growing for canada's freedom convoy protesting against covid restrictions and mandates. their journey is so much like ours. how likely are we to see similar protests here with our truckers in the united states and beyond? tammy bruce is in "focus" next. okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete balanced nutrition for strength and energy. woo hoo! ensure, complete balanced nutrition with 27 vitamins and minerals. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. ♪ ♪

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>> harris: president biden's top science advisor announced

his resignation after it was reported he was rude, demeaning and cruel to staffers. he is stepping down hours after the white house said he would be allowed to keep his job. that decision seemed at odds with biden's day one vow to fire any staffers who mistreated their colleagues. and here is press secretary jen psaki at the lectern about 24 hours ago. >> senior white house officials conveyed directly to dr. lander that his behavior was inappropriate and the corrected actions needed, which the white house will monitor for compliance moving forward. i would also note that dr. lander sent a message to his staff outlining some of the steps he is intending to take to build their work environment. >> harris: here was the president laying down the law on day one. >> president biden: if i hear you treat another colleague with disrespect. talk down to someone i promise you i will fire you on the spot.

on the spot. no if, ands, or buts, everybody. everybody is entitled to be treated with decency and dignity. >> harris: who wants to tell him? tammy bruce, fox news contributor, host of get tammy bruce on fox nation. so, you know, it's problematic for a leader to say something like that. that was huge at that time. there were 1,000 people on the zoom and accountability, blah blah blah. what does it do now that that didn't happen? >> part of why he was saying that is part of the campaign was how awful a person donald trump was. that he was mean to everyone in the country and he had mean tweets and he made everybody feel bad and everybody was crying and ooh, we'll be nice. we're the nice ones. that wasn't true. none of that was true. many things that he said were not true. in this case, what is fascinating is this is not the first time we've seen this

problem. this is kamala harris's problem, too. the vice president of the united states. the first woman vice president both of these individuals, everyone in the biden administration, my goodness, in the white house you are running the united states and for some reason there is this bullying that is so extreme people who made a commitment to you are leaving. we've seen that in harris's office n. this case it is a cabinet advisory position. he is an older man. he knows about attitudes. why would you in a dynamic which should be exciting and creative and moving forward where you are able to help people that you would revert to such a dynamic where he admits that it was everybody, he treated everyone horribly. he was mean. he was awful. why would you do that? what is it that creates this environment with individuals in that kind of a position who are democrats who present themselves as the solution, as

bringing people together and making everything better and happier? it's the opposite. >> harris: when you were first talking i wondered who you were talking about because the bullying allegations have been there. we saw this president bully a reporter by cussing him out. >> great point. remember the town hall calling some guy fat and it was these breaks of the nature of the treatment. the treatment of our reporters in the white house. just it's a remarkable thing that we see with the president sometimes. >> harris: what i want to stick with what you brought up with kamala harris our vice president and how she has been fighting off allegations of bullying in her office. and her staff says it is not happening but eight staffers have left in a matter of months and one reportedly called her a soul-destroying boss. her allies hope a new year and new team can help rebuild her image. one supporter says of the

shake-up i wouldn't call it a reboot i would call it chapter 2. >> they were hoping i think to give mr. lander a chance or two but this is not about your team or about the environment. the fact they're still talking about it being about other people shows you they aren't -- intend to make any changes and they don't know where the problem is. >> harris: why let him be the determining fang tore of i'll come up with a list that i'll fix. normally it doesn't quite work that way. there is exposure there for the white house. >> i think it's a sign that they are in kind of battle mode. everything has gone so wrong they don't want anything else to be wrong. so they ignore it and that's what happens when people are really undersiege because of the nature of -- it's all driven by their own decisions just like for the vice president, it's her. and as long as they can't admit

that it's her, this will continue. that's why the country will have a continuing problem because there will be no adjustments. >> harris: here may be something the white house should be paying attention to. an ongoing protest in canada vaccine mandates spilling over into detroit, michigan by way of the ambassador bridge. the largest international suspension bridge that connects the united states to canada. protestors blocked traffic there starting last night. and the mayor of ottawa, canada, the capital city, is now asking prime minister justin trudeau for an additional 1800 police officers who help clear away the convoy. it comes a day after the mayor declared a state of emergency in ottawa. our own tucker carlson with this. >> the question is how long before protests like this come here? our media are worried about that. what would happen if american truck drivers decided they had

enough of people like joe scarborough and did that? this country would stop. no more delivery of anything? is the white house paying attention? >> they're looking inward right now and probably ignore things and make things up in their heads about how things are. we've seen that out of jen psaki about bizarre perspectives. in this case americans the end to not do that kind of thing. the founders were brilliant in setting up elections every two years to take the steam off things where you could change them if you wanted to. canadian system is very different. they don't have our constitution, the bill of rights but i think we saw the inkling of that with the school board meetings and parents. it was the same dynamic, without trucks, where americans were saying very vocally enough

is enough. that can and will grow. it has been inspirational for people. they are seeing it. american truckers, supply lines they remain under attack. i have to say we had the great resignation. we have people not going back to work. that might also be interestingly a very quiet protest that is occurring in some areas. we have to see. americans the end to not -- other than our summers of riots which was organized leftist operation, americans tend to not do this. we've seen it in europe when it comes to the huge protests. we've seen some protests here but i think it's possible and we're already seeing them scramble to change the mandate effort as you talked. the great mom from connecticut. we could if they don't get their act together. >> harris: who sees it are the democrat governors. they look at what happened in virginia with glenn youngkin they are saying whoa, not me.

another democrat caught going maskless as the wore over mask mandates ramps up across the nation and democrats begin to capitulate in some states. could the bad optics work against them in the mid-terms if they don't move fast enough? plus this. >> if we seize even 5% of what is coming across the border we're lucky. >> harris: wow. president biden's border crisis is spiraling out of control. border agents are trying to stop the massive flow of illegal drugs coming into the united states. brandon judd is next in "focus." no one deserves the american dream of homeownership more than veterans. at newday, you can buy a home with no down payment. and they're holding the line on purchase loans with rates in the twos. already own a home and need cash? with the newday100 loan, you can get up to $60,000 or more

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mexico. they say they're lucky to seize 5% of the fentanyl coming across. so far in fiscal year 2022 border patrol seized 2700 pounds of fentanyl. that's up 304% from 2020. senator marsha blackburn with harsh words. >> cartels making more money than many of our major corporations. it's not grams or ounces, it is pounds. it is coming over the southern border. every town is a border town. every state is a border state because joe biden and kamala harris cannot get their act together and secure that southern border. people are sick of this. >> harris: the "new york post" calls enforcement on the southern border a total farce. a quote from that op-ed reading the only white house strategy seems to be keeping the flow

going flying migrants around the country to spread out the impact and trusting the media not to report on it and pretend nothing is really happening. didn't the left once claim to be the reality-based side of our politics? brandon judd, national border patrol council president, in "focus" now. welcome. when i hear you say the words that you'll just be good to get 5% of what's out there what are you telling us is really out there? >> first off i don't say it lightly. i do it based upon information that we have. intelligence that has been gathered. we know drugs are being smuggled across the border every day. not being smuggled across the border once a week or once a month but every single day. yet our seizures, we might have a seizure by happenstance. i don't know, once a week maybe if we're lucky. when you look at that and look at the amount of product on the street.

the street value. how low the street value is. that tells you how much product is out there and how readily available it is to our children. that's what is scary about this and why i make the statement that if we seize even 5% of what is crossing that border between the ports of entry we're very lucky. that's extremely scary. >> harris: so you brought up the word children and that's been somewhat of a focus this hour as we see some democrat-led states now lifting school mask mandates and why do i merge those two together? children are the heart of the future obviously. if this is aimed at a predominantly younger population and the white house doesn't do something soon, what happens? >> it is aimed at the younger population. cartels, drug smugglers recognize that if they get children hooked on this they will be hooked for the rest of their lives. there is always going to be the residual income always coming in. it's better to go after the

children, after the vulnerable children and that's again what scares me the most and what upsets me the most about this administration is that they are throwing our children under the bus to appease an open border base. they will not secure the border simply because for them it is not politically expedient and that's a disservice to our entire country and throwing every single one of us under the bus simply because in their mind it is better for them. >> harris: arizona attorney general issued a legal opinion. he has declared the border crisis an invasion. here is what he writes. the violence and lawlessness at the border caused by trans national cartels and gangs satisfies the definition of an invasion under the united states constitution. an actual invasion permits the state to engage in defensive actions within its own territory at or near its border. brandon. >> yeah, i don't see how you

can possibly argue against that. when you look at border patrol agents and we go out there and put the uniform on we feel defeated. we know we aren't being given the resources to go after the cartels to control what is currently happening. so you look at this and you look at how the cartels are dictating to us what our operations and policies are, that is clearly invasion. you add on top of that the sheer numbers of people that are crossing the border. harris, you know yuma well. when you have four agents patrolling the border for 150 miles you know it's wide open. there is nothing we can do to stop anything that's crossing the border and the cartels, they are simply driving thousands of people across our borders knowing that it will tie our hands up and further deplete our resources in the field. i cannot argue against what attorney general brnovich says. >> harris: i have to press in. we don't have a lot of time.

you said four. >> for, for 150 miles. at any given time we have 90% of our resources doing administrative duties. not patrolling the border. administrative duties. that won't secure the border and why the cartels are making so much money. >> harris: it is dangerous. you talk about fentanyl. i'm thinking potential terrorists. i'm thinking the whole picture here. >> everything is crossing the border. >> harris: all of that pulse resources where they need to be. brandon judd, thank you for being in "focus" today. >> thank you for having me. >> harris: we'll update with him over and over. that is interesting and dangerous information. we must know it. manhattan's controversial district attorney alvin bragg with his first public appearance since reversing policies that critics called soft on crime as another violent crime is caught on camera in new york city. and then there is this.

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>> harris: brazen crime in new york city doesn't stop. this is new video showing a woman mugged at knife point during rush hour at a subway stop. remember just yesterday we reported manhattan's controversial district attorney alvin bragg tried to walk back some of his soft on crime policies. giving all the power to the criminals. a new op-ed from the "new york post" says he better do something more than that and he better do it fast. bragg is focused on defending himself. >> i take accountability for that not having the appropriate scaffolding and context around

some of the things we -- a number of the things. we need to do a better job. i need to do a better job pointing to the data on that so people can understand. >> harris: total crime in the city is up by more than 40% over last year. shootings up 30. car thefts nearly 100% up. they're a huge problem as you can see from the problems and quickly slide into a violent situation with someone outside the car trying to get into the car with a person in it. power panel now matt schlapp, acu and c pac chairman and laura fink. it is a critical point. i wonder where the tipping point will be on this, matt, politically. the citizens are already paying a huge price. >> yeah, this is part of the reason why almost 3/4 of americans believe the country is on the wrong track. i live outside washington, d.c. i now try the avoid going into

d.c. it is simply an unsafe place to be. it isn't just a new york city problem, harris, but exacerbated there. but this is a chicago and los angeles and san francisco problem. these big blue states in the major cities in these states, they had this war on cops and they made it sound like crime was some kind of a racial grievance. i think we're coming out of this hopefully and people realize we have to go back to some common sense. let's keep people safe and starts with locking up the violent criminals. not everyone, the violent criminals have to be locked up. >> harris: you hear all of that, laura, and it seems so basic and the president of the united states is just hear meeting with a brand-new mayor eric adams and yet there is a disconnect between the d.a.s in l.a. and new york and san francisco. the liberal d.a.s that want to elevate the system for the criminal and push the rest of us down to live with the crimes

that are being committed. how do we get everybody on the same page? >> i think you start with the facts. that is republican mayors in cities like ft. worth, texas, jack onville and miami are experiencing increases in crime also. senators on both side of the aisle in 2018 knew that when they passed reform for the first time and signed into law by president trump including things like early release. it sound like you are against. it included things like job training and included things like modified sentencing. look, crime is a problem. a durable problem throughout administrations and we have to look at criminal justice reform more broadly. ultimately up to 85% of those represented in state court of people charged with crimes qualify for the public defender. that means they're poor. let's stop grabbing at the top of the weed and pull it out by the root.

the roots of crime and the roots of the problem and not just have democrat bashing over the issues so important to americans. >> harris: i see where you are going with that and looking like places like macon, georgia where crime spiked so much but their municipality is democrat. i want to give you a chance to rebut that, matt and we'll move on. >> these policies of big cities is a dynamic in our country where almost every major city in this country is also true in red states are dominated not just by democrats but by the new radicalized socialist democrat which wants to make everything about racial grievances. it won't heal the country. the victims of the crimes are often people of color. >> harris: we'll move on. another democrat caught going maskless despite mandates. many of which they put in place. michigan congresswoman slotkin was photographed at a campaign

event without a mask surrounded by people abiding by michigan's rules because they have to. it comes after georgia democrat and governor candidate stacey abrams posed for a picture without a mask. "the washington examiner" with this. democrats think they're more important than you and your children. reverse order this time i will start with you, laura, your response. >> i think americans care about bigger things than somebody taking off a mask to take a selfie. they care about listening to their -- >> harris: i can tell you they don't. i can tell you they don't. you know why? democrat governors are capitulateing to the idea of taking masks off children in blue states because they've seen what will happen to them and their fellow democrats if they don't come the polls in november, right? so no, americans do care about the masking of children and consistency from our leaders to

walk out their own rules. matt, last word and we have to run. >> here is the thing. the biggest problem with this is the reason why stacey abrams wasn't wearing that mask. she knows that she was not harming anyone's health. the mask is a lie. it never was used to prevent anybody's death. >> harris: all right. we'll move on and come back another day. "outnumbered" is next. oh, that photographer? he's looking for something a little more zen, so he's thinking, “i'll open a yoga studio.” and as for the father of the bride? he's checking to see if he's on track to do this all over again...and again. digital tools so impressive, you just can't stop banking. (vo)hat would you like what makes my heart beat? having everything i want in the place i love.

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>> we are at a turning point in the fight over masks. even some blue states are now dropping the mandates and schools. the white house is still pushing to keep the safety of the american children covered. i am kayleigh mcenany and i'm joined by harris faulkner and emily compagno. we are back in studio. fox news correspondent