>> unfortunately that is all the time we have left this evening. as always, thank you for being with us. you make the show possible. we can never thank you enough. please set your dvr so you never miss an episode of "hannity." in the meantime, "the ingraham angle" is up nex. our friend filling into night, we will you back here tomorrow night. >> fox news alert, a brutal beating continues in ukraine's port city, mariupol, refusing the warning for moscow to surrender to russia. officials say bombs dropping every 10 minutes. battles breaking out on every block, and unburied corpses on the street. the united nations says at least 925 civilians have lost their lives in this war so far. you are watching "fox & friends first." i'm todd piro. >> i'm carley shimkus. kyiv under new curfew this

morning after facing repeated shelling from russian forces. president zaleski says ukraine will never bow to ultimatums from moscow or occupation and its cities. jonathan hunt joins us on the ground from lviv. jonathan? >> carley and todd, good morning to both of you. the southern city of mariupol has been described by ukrainian officials as hell on earth. seeing the new images that we have seen this morning, it is very hard to argue with that description. the destruction across that city is so widespread, so intense, so complete, that mariupol itself barely seems to exist. block by block, street by street, building by building, the russians have destroyed everything in their path. and yes, the ukrainian forces there still will not give up. while the ukrainian defense minister says it is the clearest example yet of russian war

crimes. listen here. >> russia is now committing a real active genocide against the ukrainian city of mariupol. for three weeks, 400,000 citizens have been surrounded. without food, water, light. >> the capital, kyiv, is still under what is a 35-hour curfew. officials they are trying to keep residents safe from the ongoing russian onslaught. we saw an example of that, of course, yesterday with the destruction of that shopping mall. russian forces said the weapons were being stored there. ukrainian officials said that was not the case. eight people were killed. we are also seeing quite extraordinary examples of the bravery of ordinary ukrainian civilians, facing down russian forces in the southern city.

that is the first and as yet only city russian forces claim to have controlled completely. but look at this. it hardly appears that is controlled. those are the ordinary people approaching those russian forces with nothing but flags in their hands in many cases. you can see and hear opening fire. we hear at least one person was wounded in that. todd and carley, that is the plainest example of the sheer bravery, the courage, the resilience, the determination of the ukrainian people to win this war, which they say they will win. todd and carley? >> carley: wow, jonathan, you are absolutely right. you were talking about mariupol, obviously one of the hardest hit cities in the country. we talk about the humanitarian crisis, that is there any indication of whether russia or ukraine has the upper hand in

that city? >> well, the upper hand, it's hard to say, really, carley. it's a very good question, but we are not getting real-time information out of mariupol purely because it is such an intense battle. last we heard, of course, was this demand from the russian forces that the ukrainian's surrender. that would indicate that the russian forces clearly have the city surrounded. they feel they have the upper hand. on the other hand, the ukrainian forces came straight back and said they will be no surrender, meaning the russian forces are going to have a very hard time taking ultimate control. but whatever happens, whoever has the upper hand at any point or another, that is going to be a bloodied battle for ultimate control of mariupol. as you mentioned at the top of your question there, carley, hundreds of thousands of civilians continue to suffer in the middle of all that. todd and carley?

>> todd: staying in mariupol for second, jonathan, what's left? i've heard reports that 80% of the city is gone. at this point, what is left? >> yeah, i would say that 80% is only moving further and further higher, todd. there is very little left. every indication we have as we see the video that comes out of their is that building by building it is getting destroyed by the yard, by the block, by the street, and it's clearly a decision by the russian forces with vladimir putin as the of of those forces that to own that city you have to destroy it. and it appears that is going to be his approach across the country. that's the terrifying thing. to own ukraine, he is absolutely willing to destroy ukraine, todd and carley. >> todd: jonathan hunt, live for us on the ground as always. >> carley: the escalation comes as u.s.-russian relations hit a new low.

the kremlin warrants branding vladimir putin as a war criminal could be the final straw. alexander hoff's live in washington, d.c., with the very latest. alexandria? >> president biden shied away from using the term or criminal until last week. yesterday the russian foreign minister responded saying u.s. ambassador was given the formal note of protest over the term. the ministry described the letter. "is empathized that such statements by the american president and of a statement of such a high rank put russian-american relations on the verge of breaking." they warned that hostile actions taken against russia would receive a decisive and ferment rebuff. while attending a business roundtable yesterday, president biden confirms russia's use of a hypersonic missile and continuing to attack ukraine over the weekend. listen. >> they just launched a hypersonic missile because it's the only thing they can get through with absolute certainty. and now putin has his back

against the wall. >> the president added that the hypersonic missiles are no more destructive than any other launch missile except they are impossible to stop. congressman dan crenshaw says this shows desperation on the part of russian. >> what putin is trying to do is desperately show the west that he has these hypersonic missiles and is willing to use them. as we just noted, they are not particularly useful. they are unnecessary for the target they were hitting, but they are trying to send a message. >> during yesterday's business roundtable, president biden urged american companies to immediately strengthen their defenses against a cyber attack. this has been the advice from the administration for weeks, but with new intelligence, the president now says it's coming. carley, todd? >> carley: alexandria half live in washington. thank you. condemning russia's invasion of ukraine while beijing reportedly militarized islands in the south china sea.

listen. >> why can't you condemn this as an invasion? >> don't be naive. condemnation? >> it's not naive to say that's condemnation. >> it doesn't solve the problem. >> todd: what does this mean for the rest? dean from the asian study center joins us now. what should we make of that defensive response by the chinese ambassador? >> i think his comments are very consistent with other chinese statements dating back to the very beginning of the invasion. the chinese have insisted on not using the term "invasion," seeing the russian side of the equation of understanding the "security threat" posed by ukraine. it's also interesting to note that, in the middle of this war, of course, we have reports of how china has fully militarized islands in the south china sea which they have been heading

towards for the last decade. >> carley: i wanted to ask about that very thing. we are leaving to learning china militarized three islands, armed with anti-ship and antiaircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment and fighter jets. basically everything you would need for a military conflict. why is china doing that? what are they preparing for? >> several things. the south china sea, according to the chinese and their so-called line is pretty much chinese territorial waters. we are not talking the middle of the pacific. this is much closer to chesapeake bay. in order to support that claim, they need to be able to keep enemy forces, adversary forces, out. namely the united states. by deploying a variety of such missiles and other weapons to these islands, they are basically going to make it very costly for the united states to

intervene and intrude into this region that has significant resources, overlapping territorial claims, and provides a line of approach to key chinese military sites including the island. >> todd: they are definitely sending a message there. the u.s. says it's ready to make tough decisions in pursuit of a new nuclear deal, but a dozen democrats are threatening to vote against it if the deal ultimately comes to congress guaranteeing a symbolic defeat for joe biden. a confident this lack of democratic support could potentially? >> with regards to iran, i think there's a lot of discomfort. especially because one of the requirements will be lifting terrorist sanctions against the revolutionary guard corps. they are the nastiest elements in iran, it's like lifting sanctions against al qaeda.

>> carley: that comparison is so accurate and so terrifying. if the biden administration does sign onto the iran nuclear deal, u.s. sanctions on iran and the revolutionary guard, a terrorist organization, all in the name of national and international security, i just don't see how those things align, dean. >> well, this administration has, for some bizarre reason, this firm belief that he needs to cut a deal with iran. china is absolutely hoping it does so, because china buys a lot of oil from iran, generally flouting sanctions. now they'll be able to do so openly and legally. the other aspect here is that there's absolutely no guarantee that he signed this deal, for example, that iran will cut back on terrorist attacks against saudi arabia, one of the key determinants of oil prices. or against israel, a key u.s. friend and ally. >> todd: we appreciate it as

always. thank you, sir. veterans say they have saved nearly 500 orphans in ukraine as russia's deadly assault shows no signs of slowing down. ct jeremy lot, chief of operations for aerial recovery in, and a former green beret joins us from ukraine. good morning to you. what you're doing is incredible. no greater omission in this world than saving innocent children. tell us how you are doing it, the challenges you are facing, and how things are going. >> first of all, thanks for having me and thanks for the support and getting the word out on what's going on out here. it's a very terrible situation, especially for these orphans and these children. the approach taken immediately was connecting with the ukraine government, the local people already out here. we very quickly adopted a policy of not moving any of these orphans over international borders. we are seeing, especially at the beginning of this, it's unknown

with russia coming in. everybody is scared. these good people trying to move these kids out of these dangerous areas, they were pushing them across early on and it's causing a problem because ukraine is losing track of some of the children. we have been able to command work with them and so that process down. so it's very difficult, but we are doing our best out here. >> todd: kids love superheroes. what is the reaction of the children when you arrive? >> what they are having to see, it is something no human should see and definitely something no child should see. when we receive them, when we accept them, we try to give them that kindness and that security that they have not had for the last few weeks. in some cases, their whole lives, being orphans. but it's very somber. it's stuff they shouldn't have seen, and i can't quite describe

it. it's a combination of feeling very proud to serve ukraine and its people and its future. but just feeling very sad for what these orphans have to go through. >> carley: to that point, jeremy, the lviv mayor posted that tweet. we'll show the image on the screen. he says 109 kids have been killed by russians since day one, a full-scale russian invasion of ukraine. the strollers on the square today symbolized the lives of these little angels. you are talking about what these kids are seeing, but you have also seen a lot in your life. how does this conflict stack up to other wars and crises you have been in? >> it's difficult, but what i do call on is, first of all, my faith and the ability to now be out there.

i can focus on our team, and our former events, we can focus on those being affected by the fighting. i was involved in that, in the direct combat, and now i can see and help those who want nothing to do with it. they just want to live normal lives and grow up and they want to have safety. so this does give us the opportunity to focus directly on them and not have to focus on an actual enemy-enemy we are fighting. so we do our best to help facilitate and protect and safeguard those innocent players less affected the situation, and we pray for ukraine, for the people to come together amazingly. they are defending hard and fighting strong and they are proud. i am very proud, and we are super proud to serve alongside them and serve their most innocent. >> todd: jeremy, what is next for these children after you rescue them? >> what is next, it's a big undertaking.

we will not move them across international borders. we have contingencies in place if things get way more dangerous. we understand they have to move, that we do that in coordination with military administration and ukraine's government itself. the places coming out to these regions in the west were not designed for this many people. the current amount of people that are there, we have to use strategic partnerships like we have, and they are bringing this life-saving aid, blankets, food and so we can help bolster these environments and help take care of these children short, near,, and a fully long-term. we are here to serve as long as we possibly can and there is still a lot of work to be done even when we first get them out of these dangerous areas. >> carley: god bless you for doing it. i was reading that you and your group were trying to save kids from an orphanage that came under heavy fire and had to abort only go back to later save them. to paint the picture of how much

danger you are also putting yourself in. and we so thank you for doing the hard work that other people would be too afraid to do. thank you so much for joining us this morning. we need more people like you. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> carley: the u.s. says more than 10 million ukrainians have either been displaced from their homes or left the country from the start of the russian invasion and every day that never grows. the red cross is working on the clock to provide humanitarian aid to refugees and the fox corporation and our viewers have raised more than $11.5 million to support the red cross relief mission. you can head over to redcross.org/foxforward to give to the cause. >> todd: questions begin in just hours of confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee catania brown jackson. >> carley: members of the judiciary committee making clear that focuses on the record and judicial philosophy and not a personal life.

live in los angeles with more. >> good morning. president biden's historic pick was greeted by supporters and opponents near capitol hill as she appeared in a hearing in front of the senate judiciary committee. during opening statement, judge ketanji brown jackson saying she loves the u.s. constitution and acknowledge that her role as a judge is limited, promising to be neutral in deciding cases. >> i have been a judge for nearly a decade now and i keep that responsibility and my duty to be independent very seriously. i decide cases from a neutral posture. >> judge jackson saying she also recognized the history of around terry nomination as a black woman. republicans found to be fair in their treatment of jackson to avoid the drama surrounding the confirmation hearings of justice brett kavanaugh. >> the hypocrisy from the left is undeniable. we are going to focus on are the concerns we have about her

philosophy as a judge. we are going to focus on making sure that americans supreme court gets the justice they deserve. >> centers on the judiciary committee promising to focus not on race and gender but rather record. since becoming a circuit court judge in june of 2021. >> i'm not interested in trapping her were trying to play "gotcha," i'm interested in answers. >> unlike the start to the kavanaugh hearings, we didn't have repeated, choreographed interruptions. >> no one is going to inquire into your teenage dating habits. no one is going to ask you with mock severity if you like beer. in this hearing, this committee has a responsibility to focus on issues. >> and the nomination hearings will resume on capitol hill this morning. todd, carley, back to you. >> carley: marianne rafferty, thank you so much.

no survivors or a flight recorder after a billing crash with 132 people on board. that is according to chinese state media. video circulating a social media show the plane taking a terrifying nosedive and crashing in the mountains near the city of wujo. they say the plane plummeted from 30,000 feet in the air. an investigation into the crash, the cause of the crash is underway. >> todd: that's tough video to watch. multiple tornadoes tearing through many parts of texas yesterday, including a wild scene outside a walmart. watch. >> get inside! run! run, run! >> todd: look at that. a school in jacksboro texas devastated by the storm. the gym torn to pieces. stretching from the gulf coast all the way up to texas 'exporter with oklahoma. at least one person was killed and several injured north of

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♪ ♪ >> todd: welcome back. president biden still touting the economy despite record inflation and posting on twitter, "our economic strategy has worked, and it is still working." okay. use on social media quickly pointing out february's inflation report showing a 7.9% hike from last year. that's on top of gas prices which are at a national average of $4.24, and oil now at $113 per barrel. but it's working, carley. >> carley: it's working. i don't know what to say about that. food vendors are struggling to pay for their fuel that keeps their business is moving, but our next guest refuses to raise his many prices to make up for the cost, so he is tightening

his service area. the owner of black market barbecue food trailer john jerman joins me now. good morning to you. this is a double whammy. not only are you dealing with the rising cost of food, eating at the rising cost of gas because restaurant is on wheels. how are things going for you? >> as best as we can, honestly. like you guys said earlier, just because of all my prices, i'm not going to raise them any higher than they are already mainly because i'm not going to turn around and try to stick it to anybody else on the way. just try to make it fair for all of our customers and basically try to stay in business right now. >> carley: trying to stay in business, but that's got to be difficult. how much more does it cost to fill up your tank now then, say, january? >> the truck i used to pull my food trailer is premium, and it's a full-size truck, so in

january you were looking at about $40, $50, not a big deal. but now anywhere from $90 to $110 depending where i fill it. and that's just the truck, not including the generator and the other stuff i have to use, as well. >> carley: oh, my goodness. when you hear president biden say things like it's pruden's fault or the oil and gas companies' fault, are you buying that? >> i'm not. to a certain extent i'm sure it is, but this has been happening long before that. so you kind of have to take it with a grain of salt. i understand what he's saying, it does have an effect on us, absolutely, but this was all set in motion longer before that, especially the way that inflation is going, compounding that.

>> carley: also food costs, you're hearing the price of wheat could go up as well. is that on your radar? >> absolutely. one of the things that we sell, one of our biggest sellers as our barbecue nachos and that has tortilla chips that we use. we have buns that we used to make our sandwiches, as well. i have an eye on everything, unfortunately. everything is going up right now. unfortunately here in georgia we've got a bit of relief since governor kemp signed a bill that is pausing the gas tax for right now, which does help a little bit. but we need more. it's just kind of a drop in the bucket. >> carley: jon, how are you navigating this? you travel all across georgia to bring customers great food. what are you doing now? >> right now we are just having to tighten our service area, unfortunately. i love the metro atlanta area and doing business there, but at the same time i love going down to places like macon and warner robins and going up to the vineyard areas up there in the mountain counties and selling our barbecue and having this

giant note that we can go, there's endless possibilities. it's having to shrink right now only because, if i go up there and we don't have any kind of guaranteed minimums or anything like that, if we go up there and nobody made it out, we end up making $100 that day in sales, but it's going to cost me double or triple that to deal with the food costs and the gas, mostly. the gas is the kicker because it's in front of you all the time. >> carley: it's the kicker for so many people. i'm sure there's a lot of hungry folks in georgia washing stomach watching. where is your truck going to be today? >> today we are doing prep and cooking for this weekend. we've got several good events coming up. it's just a matter of trying to place yourself where you can have some success and just keep going. i feel like we are doing business the right way. we had to raise our prices some, but i want to say that we are not raising them to the point of

absurdity. and i going to charge somebody $20 for a barbecue sandwich. it's not right. you can only push it so far. i'm not going to do that. >> carley: and that's the motto of so many americans. we wish you the best of luck. thank you for telling your story. we appreciate you coming on. >> thank you very much. y'all take care. >> todd: go to georgia, you get beef for spring break. if you go to miami, you get shot. state of emergency in miami beach where nonstop shootings are bringing the party to a screeching halt. we will tell you what the cities are doing to get that under control. plus... >> they don't just love a story, they live a narrative. they are willing to morph the facts to push that narrative. >> carley: joe rogan chiming in on the hunter biden laptop scandal. the message to those in the media who try to bury the story, next. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ >> carley: developing right now, iran's supreme leader signaling support for tehran's nuclear negotiations in exchange for sanctions relief. it comes with world powers near a turning point in efforts to revive the no to obama -era nuclear deal. whether to remove the u.s. pair of designation for iran's revolutionary guard. allies including israel want the forest to remain on the terrorist list. after they were thrown into disarray when russia demanded trade with iran be exempt from western intentions over the invasion of ukraine. >> todd: joe rogan says he believes president biden lied about the scandal come in the mainstream media is still largely ignoring it. "the new york times" verifying that emails on the laptop. >> carley: here with the latest, good morning. >> good morning.

former attorney general bill barr bill barr is accusing then candidate joe biden about allowing about the laptop during the debate. listen to this. >> is very disturbed during the debate when candidate biden lied to the american people about the laptop. fortunately the dni came out and said, it's not disinformation. the fbi said the same thing. you're talking about interference in election. i can't think of anything more than that. >> carley: biden during the debate claims laptop and its contents are part of a russian disinformation campaign. last week the hard times verified emails from the infamous laptop that were first exposed by "the new york post" in 2020. as of monday, the mainstream media has spent all of two seconds covering the story since "the new york times" report came out, prompting spotify podcast star joe rogan to critique the media. listen. >> they don't love a good story, they live a narrative, and they are willing to ignore facts to

push that narrative. i don't necessarily know if you're getting all the information. >> carley: in the hunter biden laptop story first emerged, twitter flagged the link to "the new york post" original or portly billing it as "potentially spammy were unsafe," and users who tried sending the link to the article in october 2020 received this error message from twitter. after the initial report on hunter biden's laptop came out, many in the mainstream media echoed claims from the biden campaign which dismissed it all as russian disinformation. >> todd: it's pretty tough to spend only two seconds on the story. "hunter biden." that's pretty quick. >> carley: your time is not over! >> todd: thank you for your time this morning. supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson set to face tough questions from senators this morning after republicans highlight their concerns over the judge's controversial past. >> antireligious liberty groups are pouring millions of dollars into a public campaign in support of your nomination.

>> i'm going to quote you. "the transformative power of progressive education." these are deeply concerning. >> judge jackson handed down a lenient sentence that was below what the federal guidelines recommended. >> todd: supreme court justice neil gorsuch to come early on in both their careers, and the founder of national security institute. what do you make of this republican approach? be civil on the personal but go hard after the judicial record. >> this could not be more different than the nomination for justice brett kavanaugh where the democrats went very aggressively after his record and his personal life. in this case republicans seeking to his record in particular, her record as a district judge for the last eight years or so, and her record on the circuit brief, and with the attack in large

part, a couple major things. i review as well as her role as a judge in sentencing child sex offenders, particularly those who engaged in child pornography, and he heard of you heard ofthe points there, bn points on her record, the judge's personal life and the like. and as we all will know, she is the first female african american judge to be nominated to the u.s. supreme court. >> todd: what do you want to learn from judge jackson over the course of this week? >> the key issue for any judge being in the supreme court is if they will be evenhanded focusing on the law and not on outcomes and results and creating policy on the bench, but doing with the law says.

in our system, judges aren't supposed to make the law, congress is, and justices supply it. that's among the questions going to judge jackson, she has already said at the opening statements that she will be a neutral arbiter of the law. now the question is trying to flesh out whether that is true. >> todd: she said she would adhere to the limits of her job if confirmed. d buy that? >> is a very smart thing, the limits of her job can be brought in the sense that as a supreme court justice she gets to decide whether the laws or constitutional or not. that means that she along with her colleagues, if five of them agree, can determine the law and pass it in congress signed by the president doesn't comport the constitution, depending on the view taken of the constitution. if you think it should be interpreted with original meaning or text or if it's an evolving document that changes over time. you might have a different approach and as a result some of your own views can keep in even if you have that view of the constitution. that's a concern for

republicans. they will certainly raise that over the next few days as they ask her questions. >> todd: big picture, are you worried about her ability to move the court progressively left despite the fact that, at the end of the day, they will still be a 6-3 conservative majority? >> i think there are two things to talk about. she's obviously being named for justice breyer's seat so it's not a net gain if you believe in this idea that it depends who they are nominated by that they are going to vote on the court that way. but the more important question, she is obviously a highly educated lawyer, having gone to harvard for college, graduated magna cum laude and served in a variety of roles to become a public defender on the district court and on the d.c. circuit. she's obviously got a rhetoric capability, a flare with words, and will she be able to move votes on the bench and on the supreme court, both amongst her own colleagues, but also among more moderate conservatives, as

you might say, on the court? again, i shall tell mike probably shouldn't talking about judges and justices in particular, but that's the quese are going to pry into. can she move? >> todd: we appreciate your insight on these important days where he talked to the court. thank you. carley? >> carley: listen to this. a retired u.s. paratrooper rescued from behind enemy lines after russian troops around his home near kyiv. he is here to relive those tense moments and he is joined by the project dynamo hero who helped get him out. plus -- speak of the significance of the passage of time. when you think about it, there is great significance of the passage of time. >> todd: another bizarre speech from the vice president of spoken word. >> carley: [laughs] >> todd: she is supposed to be the new face of the biden agenda.

we are unpacking this later on with joe concha. ♪ ♪

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patrol. listen to the crew's reaction. >> the red suv, i think it's between you guys. they have an ak-47 they just pointed at us. >> todd: yeah, i would not be that calm. a deadly gunfight between suspected cartel members and the mexican military brick at moments later. officials say five suspects were killed and another four were arrested. did you hear about this? shootings during spring break in miami beach prompting the city mayor to declare a state of emergency and impose a midnight curfew. people shot into separate incidents over the weekend despite a massive police presence on the streets of south beach. >> our city is well past its end point. we can't endure this anymore. we just simply can't. this isn't your father's or mother's spring break. this is something totally different. steve on the initial curfew ineffective from midnight to six clock a.m. thursday, friday, saturday. it'll likely continue next week end. >> carley: listen to this

incredible story. project dynamo rescuing an to make a retired american paratrooper from his house and kyiv as russian troops infiltrated his neighborhood with tanks parked in his street. joining me now, retired sergeant first class and paratrooper saved in ukraine, and brian stern, combat veteran and cofounder of project dynamo. good morning to both, it is good to see you safe and sound. reading the details, this is not an easy mission to get bob and his wife to safety. fill us in on the challenges you are facing and how this mission went down. >> this is one of the hardest thing the dynamo has ever done. bob's house was squarely in the russian offensive corridor, so of all the pieces of real estate and you came to be at, he was in one of the worst ones. conditions for rescue operation in that corridor is extremely hard and extreme the complicated, and very dynamic, to say the least. >> carley: bob, we thank you for your service, as well.

a veteran of the 80th second airborne division. if you could provide some color, what was going on in your neighborhood and around your house? what are you seeing in expensing before brian and the folks at project dynamo were able to get you out? >> well, they had probably a battalion with a mix of armored infantry come in, i guess to occupy the village that we lived in. and they just started going through and reading the stories and stealing all the alcohol, and then they would go on alcohol-shield rampages shooting up houses and people. my neighbor went to go get water for his family because he had been cut off from water and they killed him. and he is still sitting in his car today. they won't let him recover his body to bury him. two or three weeks later, he is still sitting in his car because the russians won't his family or

any of the local ukrainians go in and recover him and take care of him. so we were getting artillery and mortar fire. i think the closest we had, 120-millimeter mortar's land probably 20 meters from the back of my house. >> carley: oh, my gosh. what a terrifying situation. we know you are used to war, but that would shake anybody. brian, how did you link up with bob and hear about his story and know that he needed to be rescued? >> a friend of bob's hit us up on facebook and our website, projectdynamo.org, closed it where you can also donate money. we got connected and made contact with him and we've been talking ever since. bob and i have a very crazy relationship over the phone and it was super cool to meet him in person. it was cool to meet him in person and do this for him and his family. >> carley: bob, emotionally, what was going on in your head as this was going down in your neighborhood? it ones very safe area, turned into a combat zone.

>> to say the least, it was very stressful. i mean, i am trying to keep my wife calm. she's worried about her family, who happen to still be in kyiv. and they are hurting right now, because utilities are cut off, food is cut off. she's got no way to really live, so it's very stressful. it was a relief once we cross the border. i think i slept 14 hours once we cross the border and came into poland. poland has been great. the polish people. >> carley: and he thanked poland so much for all they are doing and taking in people fleeing the war zone. real quickly, just more details on this, brian. how long did it take for bob to get out? where there will attempt that you needed to undergo? >> we work this case for about a week and a little bit before we were able to be successful.

we made an attempt and the conditions were good for a little bit but then the windows shut, and we had to reposition a little bit and reconfigured, and it was flawless when we actually conducted the operation. it went perfectly. >> carley: i'm so glad to see you safe. projectiknow.org. you are doing god's work. thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. >> todd: what a difference in election year makes. several lawmakers moving on from mask mandates just in time for the midterms. speedy we are talking about that with tomi lahren, plus joe concha, and share casino and all here alive. don't miss a moment. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ >> carley: fox news alert, a brutal beating continues in ukraine's port city of mariupol where the locals refused warnings from moscow to surrender to russia. officials say bombs are dropping 10 minutes and gun battles are breaking out on every block and unburied corpses are on the street. the united nations said that at least 925 civilians have lost their lives in this war. we are watching "fox & friends first" on this tuesday morning and i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro. residents being told to shelter in place is repeated strikes continue. >> carley: we started our