>> kayleigh: president biden tearing into the political attacks on transgendered children, as he describes them, coming from state legislatures across the country, the florida parental rights bill as he is pushing his progressive agenda. mrs. "outnumbered." hello, everyone. i'm kayleigh mcenany with my cohost, emily compagno. with us is julie banderas and also joining us our shannon bream and juan williams. president biden marking transgender day of visibility. he announced a slew of new

measures aimed at supporting trans americans and attacked g.o.p. lawmakers proposing what he described as anti-transgender legislation. that includes florida's parental rights bill. watch. >> we know it's hard when there are those out there who don't see you and don't respect you. for example, the onslaught of anti-transgender state laws, attacking you and your families, are simply wrong. this administration is standing up for you against all these hateful bills. >> kayleigh: you know, emily, the fact that there are rational americans in the country who say we don't want kindergartners through third grade learning about gender identity, sexuality, when they are in kindergarten, does that mean as the president just describes that they do not respect trans individuals if they don't see trans individuals? i don't think the two are mutually exclusive. >> emily: i agree with you but unfortunately our president doesn't, kayleigh. our president sees everything

through the lens of a binary choice of black or white, good and evil, and everything out of the thoughtful protection of parental rights, a thoughtful discourse, freedoms and liberties, and the choice to renew your child as you see fit, choices and education in a way that you know is best for you and your family, it is somehow seen as poisonous to the left and it's also seen as antigay. the problem with this narrative is the people on the left continue to pare it it and buy it. example site on the west coast where i'm from where people simply parrot that is anti-"your world with neil cavut o." when you see that it reserves to my prisoners parental rights and choice, to simply be children, that's why those who read the bill supported. and we are seeing that reflected in the polls of those who are proponents of that florida bill in particular. this administration, what they

continue to do is monitored to ensure there are no civil rights violations in keeping with, again, that false narrative they are peddling about this binary good slash evil choice. >> kayleigh: juan, we are talking about young children who i believe should be taught that they are loved and respected and unique, but theree in the classroom at that age for learning about these very complex concepts. do you believe this is a winning message for democrats going into the midterms? >> juan: no. i don't think there's any politician in america who thinks that standing up for transgend rights is going to boost their approval, kayleigh. i think joe biden knows that. it's not the case for republican or democrat, and we have seen some republican governors try to push back on this. everybody knows politically this isn't going to work. but i must tell you, it feels to me a little bit like

"back to the future," because 20 years ago we are having similar conversations about people who were standing up for gay rights and the whole idea of gay marriage. today gay marriage is legal and most americans support gay rights and gay marriage. now the question is, can you properly say "this is how i feel in terms of my sexual identity will" without fear of discrimination? are you a protected class like in terms of gender, race, national origin? we've got shannon here to talk about the law. so far transgender people are not protected, but i would think that right now we are coming to terms, and this is a cultural transition point. to your question, no, i don't think any politician thinks it's going to boost his standings left or right, but i will give biden credit for being empathetic for people who are going through difficult times.

the utah governor said some of these transgender youth have very high suicide rates. >> julie: can i jump in? i have to. first i want to say that i don't think comparing gays to transgender should be any different. they should be protected, and i don't think politicians should be running for office and afraid to not give these protections to this community of transgender where there is a huge suicide rate. the suicide rate among transgender youth is horrible. they need that protection from hate crimes, from discrimination. so i do believe that there should be protection. do i believe that this law giving the parents to right to choose in florida is anti-trans? no. i believe parents should have the right to tell their children, "yeah, go to school, you're not going to have the worry of learning something inappropriate."

i wouldn't want my five year old to learn about trans and gay. i'm going to teach my children about it but not as a 5-year-old. but i believe they should be one and the same. i do not believe that one is entitled to protection while the other isn't, because trans are discriminated against much more than gays. they need more protection, i would say. >> kayleigh: shannon, i think a lot is being conflated. you can love an individual no matter -- every group should be protected by the law. all of that can be said. this is an argument about education, about parents' rights, about what happened in virginia when you had a democratic candidate say parents have no role in education. it's the crt curriculum, that parents don't get to see what their children are learning, and now this notion that it is somehow wrong to say, "i don't want my kids to be taught about sexuality from a teacher. i want to teach them about those

issues and maybe shield them from those issues until middle school or high school." >> emily: i love that -- >> shannon: i love that julie makes this distinction. people want to be protected and feel safe and not as committed against. that is separate and above, different from this law in florida. i think that is very important for people to understand. and it's not fair when people mischaracterize what the law is and what it isn't, because then we can't have productive conversations. laura ingraham had a guy on last night who is an employee at disney and he said there's a silent majority there that is really afraid to speak out about the political, the localness, all that, because whatever their faith background is on things like marriage, that they cannot speak freely. i want to make sure that we can have conversations that are constructive and that protect people, and in my faith tradition and all the ones i know about on this planet, it's about respecting other people,

caring for them, and seeing them as created in god's image. with that as a starting point i would hope we can have a rational conversation that doesn't mischaracterize with these different laws do and don't do. >> emily: may also add that, respectfully, juan, we heard that false equivalency, that is narrated by the left, to equate antigay legislation of a historically difficult and massively troubling chapter of our history, coming out of anita bryant and proponents, and this legislation is simply to protect parental choice in the realm of education for very young children. unfortunately i think that furthers the false notion that those that are for this bill or for parental choice and freedom over the young children, that it somehow means it is anti-trans. we are offered trans protection. we are also all for parental choice. >> juan: i'm glad to hear that. i agree with --

i was just saying, i agree, emily. i think we are all for protection. i'm so glad to hear everyone here in agreement on that across all political lines. i do think that as an american culture we are struggling with this transgender issue. i, for example, have real issues with transgender girls competing with girls in sports. that's a difficult one. i think that's the struggle and that's what i'm talking about. it is similar to the struggle we had with gay rights. remember, obama said he evolved on it and that's coming from the left. >> we are seeing the same and fortune twisting of the truth. we all see the same way but coming out of this administration it's a very dark painting of the g.o.p. >> kayleigh: it is. what they have managed to do is skyrocket g.o.p. voter registration g.o.p. now leads by 100,000 votes in the state of florida.

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with russian currency. president zelenskyy says we are entering a critical moment in the war. watch. >> we really are fighting for freedom and in defense of democracy together. we have a right to demand a help in this difficult turning point. with all due respect, if there are no weapons, no sanctions, no restrictions for russian business, then please look for another job. >> emily: we want to bring in trey yingst, back in the united states after spending more than five weeks bravely reporting on the ground in ukraine. trey, such a warm welcome to you. tell us your thoughts. >> right now it is day 36 of this war and the world still remains on the brink of a much larger escalation. president putin could expand his operations into neighboring countries like poland, and if that happens, there will be article five triggered of the mutual defense agreement and it could make this already difficult situation even more dangerous. in the meantime, the ukrainian people are paying the highest price. there are more than 4 million

who have fled the country and millions more internally displaced. and president putin of russia shows no sign of letting up. he is still targeting major population centers and even today there are civilian areas being pounded by russian forces as the ukrainian defense tries to hold lines across this country. >> emily: trey, what are americans to make of the ongoing negotiations between zelenskyy and putin when we keep hearing that they keep bombarding ukraine despite the negotiations for peace? >> there's a parallel information war going on here and the russians think they are winning. it's part of our job as journalists to hold them accountable for what they say and what they do. oftentimes the russians will enter into negotiations and continue their operations on the ground. when we hear things this week like russian forces are going to focus their efforts in the eastern part of ukraine, you have to take it with a grain of salt, and ukrainian officials we have talked to said they will look at the actions on the ground before they change their

posture. because president putin is targeting civilians, journalists, women and children trying to get out of the way. when you are dealing with a leader like this and this type of conflict, you have to look at the actions on the ground. while these negotiations continue, many of the demands from the russian government are not realistic for the situation on the ground. you are never going to see a situation where ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy gives up part of his country. it is what we have heard since the beginning of this conflict. the ukrainians are unwilling to give up their sovereign territory and so far there is no indication on the ground that these negotiations are leading toward a real cease-fire agreement. >> emily: kayleigh? >> kayleigh: you know, senator cassidy and senator klobuchar put forward bipartisan legislation to honor journalists serving in ukraine, reporting during wartime. you put up great courage and

bravery. in the wartime scenario, were you nervous, scared at all when the sirens go off and we see put on your helmet? it had to have been nerve-racking. >> the story isn't about us but someone has to be there to shine light and dark places, to hold those officials accountable when they say they aren't targeting civilians, and this is our job. we love what we do and we understand the value in going to places that are dangerous, going to places where others won't go, to tell the stories. you see here images of civilians fleeing this town. the russians said they were not targeting civilians in this area, but our cameras capture them targeting civilians in this area. it gives you a sense of how important it is to have journalists on the ground, and many have paid the ultimate price to do so. they are brave across this industry, willing to put their lives on the line to tell the story of the ukrainian people and their efforts to get out of

harm's way, and it's what we do as journalists. we are willing to take those risks because it is so critical that the world sees what is happening on the ground in ukraine. >> julie: trey, i want to commend you, first of all, for all your reporting. there's no words to describe the sacrifice and the braver you put forth in the stories you are telling. that's the most important thing coming out of this war because there have been semimixed messages, getting the truth. i wanted to ask you, regarding protecting the press, the press have unfortunately been targeted by putin's regime. many of the vehicles have pressed markings on the vehicles. i don't know if that has changed since recent attacks, but how are the press protecting themselves while they are there, considering the fact that missiles are being shot at civilians, children, and theaters housing people, and shelters? the press has a target on their backs which makes telling that story even more difficult. >> absolutely. telling the truth in the middle of an invasion into a sovereign country is exactly what russian

president putin wants to avoid. he doesn't want independent, free-thinking journalists to be able to go there and hold his soldiers accountable and document with the united nations says is evidence of growing war crimes taking place in the country. so we have to prepare in every way they can. to take as many precautions as we can. when you have have a military using ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in civilian areas, that is often targeting homes, schools, and theaters, it's quite difficult and i hesitate to use the word "indiscriminate," because oftentimes the russian forces know exactly what they are doing and who they are targeting, and many times, as we saw, the images just a few weeks ago and that maternity hospital in mariupol, it's the most vulnerable population. the women, the children, those with no way to defend themselves. those are the crimes and actions taking place on the ground against the civilian population that so far has tried to get out of the way but in many places it is simply impossible. it's part of the reason that

another convoy of cars is going to attempt to leave that southern port city of mariupol today, but in the past russian forces have said that they would open corridors for civilians and they bomb those very corridors. that is the dangerous and treacherous conditions that the ukrainian people are facing at this hour and across this conflict. >> kayleigh: trey, god bless you, brother because of this important where you are doing, i've got to ask you about coming home. this got me some mix of emotions, i would guess. when you are there, we all know that when you are in the field you are doing your job, but to come home and know what he left behind and that others will stand in that place, and you may cycle back in, you know the destruction and devastation going on now that your state side. how do you process coming home? >> i think we continue our work. it's incredibly important to let the world know what's happening on the ground in ukraine. you see the civilians holding a white flag as they try to get

out of their home town the woman you see here, evgenya, she was shielding the eyes of her daughter as they passed bodies in the streets. she told me this was basically the worst day of her life and that she had lost hope. so it's our jobs as journalists to come back to a place like we are today and to tell the world about the ukrainian resistance, the efforts that ukrainians are making, what they need, what they telling us, and at a very basic level, to hold the russians accountable for what they are doing. to capture those images, and bring them here to millions of people, so people can understand that there are civilians, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sports players, musicians, who are caught in this conflict, and many more will die if they do not have support from the international community. >> shannon: thank you for all of your

service. tomorrow bret baier has an exclusive interview with ukrainian president zelenskyy. we'll hear firsthand from the man leading his country against vladimir putin's brutal assault. make sure to tune in to "special report" tomorrow come 6:00 p.m. eastern. more and more of the liberal media is admitting hunter biden's laptop wasn't russian disinformation after all, but will they take any accountability for their past denial? that's next. ♪ ♪

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for the president's son. >> it is. speaking of >> kayleigh: but themedia not ot , they tried to discredit it. or member this? >> if "the new york post" tells you your mom loves you, you should check it out. they are not talking about fully reliable sources here. >> it feels like a repeat from the last cycle. it's the butthurt emails again. it's ridiculous. >> whether it's real or just designed to sow confusion in the final weeks of the election. >> for all we know these emails are made up, and maybe some are real and others are fake. we don't know. we also know that this is a classic example of the right wing media machine. ♪ ♪ 's bt what. cbc , everyone's reporting on it, calling it very bad. it's like a dam broke open or something. >> emily: you're like,

"welcome to the party, everyone. interesting he decided to show up a year and a half after everybody else." and we are supposed to verify things but that means investigating them, not immediately discarding and shutting them down and saying they're not worth investigating. that's different. my take is is there some self introspection from these outlets? megan mcardle at "the washington post" wrote this. she said, "i have heard all the excuses as to why this is working as it should. it was unverified. i've heard it was too close to an election. even if the emails i real, we can't have that. all of which might sound very reasonable if only my profession had displayed the same caution with stories that made conservatives look bad." she ends the piece saying, "we are not tested because you're not entirely trustworthy." so this is a good time provisions take a look in the mirror and decide that the next time one of the stories pops up, how will they handle it? >> kayleigh: it's very wise introspection you just read because far too many outlets just threw it aside and didn't

investigate. somebody tried to discredit it. look at npr. the managing editor said, "we don't want to waste our time on stories that are not really stories, and we don't want to waste the listeners' and readers' time on stories that are pure distraction." remember the political additive cnn was caught on tape saying, "we are not going to run with the story," project veritas got that. why was it so obvious they weren't going to run with the story? >> juan: the point is to be emphasize here, the mainstream media is playing catch-up. i don't think there's any doubt about that. i think there is three points. one, it was being leaked by rudy giuliani, working with president trump, obviously an attempt to discredit his political opponent, joe biden, just before the 2020 election. so there was a lot of caution about that. secondly, "the new york post" had access to the laptop,

apparently, but wasn't sharing it when others said, "can we see this so we can check it out ourselves?" there was no sharing of access. and people were like, "if we can't verify it ourselves, let's ask," and nobody could authenticate it and people feared that there was, again, a repeat of russian interference in an american election. >> kayleigh: hold on, juan. on this network he had the business partner of hunter biden, a first-hand source, giving a point of view on this. it is not something to be covered? >> juan: yeah, but again, you don't know what's going on. and you have to be careful before you discredit or put out something that, especially given what happened in 2016 -- we are going to put out something days before an election that is going to be politically damaging to one side or the other. i think that's what you're dealing with. we are talking about mainstream media, right now conservative media is not paying attention to

asking putin in the middle of a war, "can you give me some more dirt on hunter biden?" to me that is an outrage, too. both sides have some hands in this and i don't think there's any question of the broader point, that mainstream media, "the new york times," "washington post," playing catch-up. >> kayleigh: i think there's a clear distention. we are not going to repeat the russian dossiers. i think this is that we are not going to cover something that could benefit the candidate that we want, and his name is joseph biden. >> julie: i understand trump's and the president right now, biden is, but we are actually not talking about hunter, but buy ivanka, eric, or donald trump jr. he certainly wouldn't be hearing from any of the mainstream medis saying that some of them are

probably fake. are you kidding me? this would lead every single newscast. it's completely a double standard, and no, i don't believe the president should be calling on russia to dig up dirt on hunter biden. i think that's inappropriate. but the tables would be completely turned if trump was still in office. >> kayleigh: totally. emily, just oneore example, because there are many we could go with. "the washington post," here's what they said about this back in october of 2020, just before the election. it's not able to be verified or authenticated and we fear the emails could be part of the broader disinformation campaign. that was their so-called fact-checker. here we go inside hunter biden's deal with the chinese energy company. why didn't they investigate then? >> emily: because they are pursuing and pushing their self narrative that everything out of the g.o.p., everything out of the far right, is somehow not

with taxpayers' time. i think what is so illustrative about their reporting now as they underline the point of why it was in our best interest as citizens and taxpayers to hear everything, to have the investigation play out, that it was worthy of attention because we care and need to know that potential conflict of interest. so they go on to say in that article, "while many aspects of hunter biden's financial arrangement had been previously reported and were included in a republican-led senate report from 2020," and they admit that a review can for many of the key details and additional documents showing family interactions of these chinese executives. they go on to say they have not found any reason that joe biden personally benefited. however, they go on to say, new documents which include -- and then they specify, it illustrates the way in which the family profited from relationships built over the

decade of public service. if that's not a smoking gun, if that's not enough reason for taxpayers to deserve to have this play out and deserve and accountability from the mainstream media, i don't know what is. >> julie: i know we've got to go but i would like to see some reporting as to what joe biden new. again, if trump was in office and we are talking about his kids, everyone would pile on and say there's no doubt that trump knew exactly what his kids were up to. >> kayleigh: i can't wait for that expose on who the big guy was. i have my guesses. up next we will talk to juan about his really good piece that i just read on rap music and how it's become a big part of america's racial problem.

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called out drill rap, a sub genre of hip-hop that depicts the violent side of the streets. "make no mistake, the person doing the drilling is a young black man firing at another young black man. there are real-world consequence is coming from the celebrations of black on black violence. look at the current spike and merge nationally. that trend is often discussed as a threat to everyone. but that is a shameful avoidance of the reality that most of the bloodshed is among young black men and in black communities. this was such a riveting and compelling op-ed. tell us more. >> juan: thanks, emily. everybody should look at foxnews.com and the opinion section. it's up there now. i did this piece in february, but years ago when rap was really coming on the scene, it's the number one genre in america but even when it was coming on the scene i had some concerns. i liked it too but i thought the use of the n-word and calling

woman the b-word and the a celebration of violence among young men, to me it was corrosive and not helpful in terms of not only our society, but race relations specifically. now it's gone from rap music to gangsta rap to something called drill music. what that is, it's hip-hop music set to the tone of kind of a staccato beat of gun fire and people being drilled, as in being shot, killed. and this is now celebrated not only in terms of the music, but there is a whole line of videos that goes with it and it is extremely popular. to me, it perpetrates the celebration of violence. mayor eric adams in new york has called it out and says he can't believe it. it's almost like an underground saying but its popularity among the audience is so substantial, i think everyone needs to

understand the damage it's doing to american society and race relations, because who would want to be anywhere near people who are engaged in that kind of violent antisocial behavior? >> emily: you referenced an incredible anecdote about going on the "oprah winfrey show" alongside ice t. can you share about what happened then and what happened since? >> juan: again, this was in the early days of rapid eye was critical about the kind of misogynistic images and the use of the n-word, and i said so. ice t was on the "oprah winfrey show" with me and he went at me about it. he defended the idea that somebody pushing an object into a woman was just, maybe the woman liked it. and i said that was offensive and i don't think it's anything to play about or say, "the woman might have invited it." that's just wrong. and it hurts relationships. to me, if you think about the

rates of marriage and children born out of wedlock in the black community, you can see the damage it does to relationships. to me, maybe i'm too serious, maybe i am a chill kill on this, but i think it has real implications for how we live as americans. >> julie: i am personally not offended at the b-weird when it's aimed at me because i've been called way worse. that love language in my book. [laughter] as far as drill rap, i've admitted he never heard of it until today, but i've always had a major issue with the n-word being used in rap music. these are black artists demeaning to their own demographic, and you're only just sending a message that it's okay. i don't think it's okay for black people to call each other that. not just in music but in general. i find it to be such an incredibly offensive word and i'm not even black. to listen to it in music, i certainly want to -- i just don't understand why they would get that message out there when that's the one word that black

people hate the most, so why did they say so much? juan? what is the reason for it? do you have any idea what the reason is for why they find it necessary to use that word in music? like, how does that appeal to any kind of demographic, specifically the african american community? >> juan: you know, this is a great point, julie. i don't think it appeals to the black community in general. and, in fact, i would cite other artists in the article at foxnews.com saying that it's a big sellout and that the rappers are trying to make big money on this. because the largest audience for this music, by the way, is not black people, its white people. so there's a certain voyeuristic element in which you are getting permission to not only use that awful worried, but again, to kind of caricature people as violent, thuggish, primitive in

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>> sandra: we are awaiting a speed from president biden live at the white house where he will detail actions to lower energy prices. republican senator jim risch on what he wants to hear come at the top of the hour. plus, mark warner reacts on whether capping the strategic petroleum reserves is putting a band-aid on a much bigger problem. and, john kirby will join us from the pentagon on the white house saying russian officials are afraid to tell vladimir putin the truth about strategic failure. come join john and me as "america reports," top of the hour. ♪ ♪ >> julie: california governor gavin newsom's attempt to mock republicans backfiring in a big way. in an effort to mock republicans, the governor posted this tweet with the caption "reading some banned books to figure out what these states are so afraid of." but it didn't take long for

social media users to see that the book next to newsom as "to kill a mockingbird," and it happens to be banned in burbank, california. the hypocrisy, i don't know where to begin. >> kayleigh: it's like he doesn't learn, he almost became the victim of a recall election. let's take a walk down memory lane. french laundry, we have the picture, there is him having a fun dinner while we are all having lockdowns across the country. and there was that picture of him at a 49ers game. remember he didn't have the mask on any leader said he was trying to be gracious because he was asked for a picture? he said he only wore -- that he didn't wear the mask when he drank water. but the camera caught him so hypocrisy is not strange for gavin newsom. >> julie: shannon, this is concerning to me. where do you draw the line?

at the liberals want to put a ban on dr. seuss books. "i do not like green eggs and ham, i do not like them, sam i am." that is so offensive. even eats green eggs? it makes no sense. >> shannon: i do have a green dress but i'm not eating green eggs! "to kill a mockingbird" was one of my favorite books growing up. it was so impactful and important for people to read. i found it very interesting. it sparked important conversations you can take from them and have those important conversations. i'm not somebody who is for banning books. i think it's creepy and weird in any society that wants to do it, it's very "1984." but you can talk about what is age appropriate. we have covered these parents who go to the school board meeting, open the book that is approved for their child, and start reading it, and it is so embarrassing and graphic that the school board tells them they have to stop using the language in that meeting. so if that's how adults feel about a book, why do we think they should be provided for kids

in school? it's about context and what's appropriate, and let's have an open mind, but think about kids and what is appropriate for them. if you can't read at a school board meeting, probably shouldn't be there for your kids. >> julie: juan, "to kill a mockingbird" came out during the civil rights movement. her banning a book like that, are you not erasing history? there is racist language in there, for sure. is it appropriate, no, but it addresses a time in our history that i believe children should be taught about because we need to grow and move on and the only way to grow is to look at our nation's past mistakes and learn from them. so this is education that we are banning. >> juan: i couldn't agree more. i think when you look at a book like "to kill a mockingbird," as shannon was saying, it inspires people not only to pursue justice but maybe to become a lawyer or to understand how our system works. but there is just as possible in

america no matter what the racist segregation policies have been. i would say that, when burbank banned that book, it was about the racist language, julie. not just because they didn't want to have discussions of race in the classroom. so that's an important distinction to be made. when you see now people banning books like the one about the holocaust, "maus" and so forth, that's a different issue. when i was a kid i wanted to read it all. i don't know if i would have sat up and read it in public, but they were so many books there might have an opening to me and helped me understand the world and i think that's important. b3 this goes hand-in-hand with critical race theory. where do you draw the line? are we just going to erase history and tell our children that none of those things exist? that we've been living in a peaceful country? that's not how you teach kids. >> emily: is a daughter of the library and come in my home, it was about more information more books. and off is like this remain among my favorites.

they were i-opening. but this is an example of one more elitist politician not understanding the laws in his state and trying to control by saying that this is "racist" and therefore it's on educational, it must be banned. they are producing actual legislation that has to do with auditing what is in a collection with, again, saying the g.o.p. is racist. it's one the pushing of narratives. with the trolling, saying, "where is he posing, french laundry?" and the responses are entertaining and caught this guy for being a hypocrite like his. >> julie: next we will dive into one book not being banned. a new book. shannon will tell us about it. she's got all the details. she knows a bit about it. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ >> tech vo: this customer had auto glass damage, but he was busy working from home... ...so he scheduled with safelite in just a few clicks. we came to his house... ...then we got to work. we replaced his windshield

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shannon, tell us about it. >> well, you know, it's looking at faith through the lens of the family, mothers and daughter, and mothers and sons, fathers and daughters, the complicated relationships here and some families are steadfast and faithful, we can see courage and bravery at times they need it. others are very dysfunctional and people are surprised by the things in there that are more like "dynasty" and "dallas" than you would of the bible. back stabbing and deception, but god is able to work through our methods, when we make good or bad parenting decision, he's faithful through that. i hope people get to know these women like i did personally after studying them. >> and i read one chapter, put moses into the river and her daughter followed moses down who changed the course of history, thanks to a mother and daughter,

shannon. >> yeah, and they were very brave and you have to remember, this is in the context of these women were hebrews who were enslaved under the egyptians, they were oppressed. they did not have many, if any choices in their life. and the middle of that, she decides to have a baby at the time when pharoah said any male child will be killed. >> thanks, shannon. "america reports." >> standing by for remarks by president biden on what the administration is doing to get a handle on sky high gasoline prices hurting americans. white house says the event will address "putin's price hike." >> prices were already rising before the invasion of ukraine, we will hear coming up in a jam packed show. >> first, fox news alert to