ukraine stands. democracy stands. >> concern about i have experienced headaches. every time i go outside my throat gets scratchy. >> new concerns about northern border. >> increase in illegal crossings. >> this is not rocket science. enforce the laws. >> stenhouse, row gatue, here is where those two cars were when the button was pushed and ricky stenhouse has won the daytona 500 ♪ we begin with a fox news alert. president biden making a surprise visit to kyiv earlier today affirming continued u.s.

support. >> remind us that freedom is priceless. it's worth fighting for for as long as it takes and that's how long we're going to be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. >> brian: all right. the visit coming just days ahead of the one-year anniversary of the russian invasion. >> steve: pleart in four days. peter doocy joins us with the latest. peter, as late as yesterday, the white house was saying no, absolutely he is not going to ukraine. he went to ukraine. >> peter: yes, we thought president biden was coming to warsaw except he popped up in a war zone taking a train from poland into the ukrainian capital and bringing with him a half a billion dollars in new security assistance. more javelins, air surveillance radars to help protect the

american people from ariel bombardments. zelenskyy is speaking confidently about the perilous months ahead. >> this conversation brings us closer to the victory and we hope this year the 2023 will become aer i don't of victory this unprovoked and criminal russia's war against ukraine and against the whole world and democratic world has to end with liberating the whole of country from russia's occupation. >> at this moment top u.s. officials are concerned that china may soon start helping russia with their effort against ukraine that would mean it's china and russia vs. the u.s. and nato. a few minutes ago zelenskyy said that would be a world war and that is something that the

secretary of state antony blinken warned his counterpart this weekend. >> we are concerned that china is considering supporting russia's war effort in ukraine with lethal assistance as president biden said going back xi jinping he told him at that point there would be real consequences in our own relationship were china to provide lethal assistance to russia's aggression against ukraine. looking like president biden was in d.c. the president and the first lady were out way more than usual, visiting a museum and eating dinner in a restaurant. sent top aides out with this message yesterday. >> we obviously are maintaining a high degree of solidarity with ukrainian people. there are no plans for the president to enter into ukraine on this particular trip. >>

>> peter: now we know that when kirby said that about no plans to enter ukraine president biden has already in the air bound for ukraine. back to you. >> lisa: peter, do we know how much of this visit has to do with that increased closeness between china and russia? we think the visit timing mostly because of the anniversary of the russian invasion coming up this week but that would certainly be a huge, huge escalation and he at the moment president biden is saying to the ukrainians you can't have the f-16 fighter jets that you want but here is half a billion dollars worth of other stuff. if that becomes the case where china and russia are in a head-to-head conflict with nato on the battle field in ukraine, there is more that the u.s. is can do to help like giving the -- in terms of the closeness being the reason for this trip it.

seems more tied to the anniversary of which we are going to be marking tomorrow with a presidential speech here in warp saw. >> steve: peter, you know the reason the white house said is he not going to ukraine is national security reasons. it sounds like according to the "new york times" that he took a train from poland and apparently the reporters who got on air force one, whatever that airplane was yesterday had to certainly surrender their devices. so the people could not track the reporters. but, ultimately, they all agreed they would not share details in real time until the president departed. the president has now departed, right? yes just got update from one of the reporters traveling with him that they will share more information when they are in a position to do so. the "new york times" is reporting that he took a train from poland into the capital, that would be consistent with the way other world leaders have

traveled just too dangerous right now. it's all very dangerous. it's dangerous that president biden ivan more dangerous, it's a bridge too far to have any kind of an aircraft because of the aerial aspect of the russian attack, particularly when they are trying to get missiles into ukraine -- into the capital into kyiv to do damage there. we do expect so far today we have had about an hour of a lag we know he has left kyiv and expect to get details shortly. >> thank you so much. six minutes after the hour. what i also thought was good. not only did he have that chance to meet with president zelenskyy. >> they spoke, you got the photo op.s but also walked the streets. boris johnson you could argue the first world leader to go there just weeks -- about a month into the war. maybe that was more risky. there has been senators and congress men and women who have

been there. people like douglas murray have gone go to kerr son for the president to be there at his age is really significant. dan hoffman spent five years in moscow. knows that sometimes twisted mindset. how big a deal is this, dan? what do you think it's like in russia as they saw this video? >> well, i think this is a big deal. russia's war, horrific, barbaric war in ukraine is the defining issue of the biden administration's foreign policy. and i can tell you for sure, intelligence community is tracking closely reflections in russia, how vladimir putin views this visit. it's clear that president biden was messaging a lot of people, including our own citizens in china, but, perhaps first and foremost, vladimir putin, that russia will not win this war of attrition, that the biden administration is emphasizing the united states is in this to

the finish with support to ukraine. now, whether we actually follow up with what ukraine needs, the president promised $500 million of additional assistance. hours howitzers shells and nonee advanced welcomes. >> brian: like at attack couple. never going to give them once we give it to them we have got to train them. the lag time and the execution of these decisions looks terrible on his administration. that he was all they are talking about coming out of this weekend. the european foreign policy chief. we need speed. we like the pledges but we need speed. >> yeah. that's right. and when you look back and as hard as it is to do that right now. when russia recently deployed over 70,000 troops to the border, why way back, two years ago. that was the time to get ukraine

a lot of its assistance if they needed. if not to deter russia but to be prepared when the invasion actually occurred. yes, we have been playing catch up and staying in the fight to the finish; however, whether we can get the weapons to ukraine in time and whether they can be trained in time is another matter. we also have to be worried about our own defense industrial base and maintaining a level of readiness to deal with other crises. not just taiwan but iran as well. >> lisa: dan, i hear you say finish. i guess a lot of people are wondering what that means. what is the possibility that after years potentially, hundreds of billions of dollars spent, you know, countless lives lost that russia ends up with the same territory that they had before, this you know, earmarked invasion? -- year mark invasion. >> end game. the biden administration emphasized over to ukraine to determine when and how the war will end. and the president really hasn't spoken about that. i think president zelenskyy wants to take back all of the territory that russia

forcefully, illegally annexed. that's crimea and the donbas. vladimir putin's troops will fight to the finish to that. >> lisa: is that possible. >> is it possible? it would be a lot more possible if we had given ukraine the weapons that they need to take the fight to the finish. that he was the problem here is we can talk about being with ukraine and winning this war of attrition. but, if we don't give them what they need, those are empty words. i think that's really the challenge here. >> mr. hoffman, what about the fact that tomorrow china's top diplomat is going to go to moscow and obviously they are going to talk about this. and the worry is that china is going to amp things up and give them lethal aid to assist in trying to blow our lethal aid up. >> china is benefiting by russia's weakness. exploiting russia and importing russia's hydrocarbons at reduced prices. xi jinping traveled to

uzbekistan. they are infiltrating russia's traditional sphere of influence in central arab. i think pleased they are bleeding in ukraine. while they want them to think they have unlimited partnership. at the same time i think russia's mission is tokes ploy -- china's mission is to exploit russia and then to try to extract come gains for the united states lethal aid they may never have had intention of providing russia that may be behind us. the chinese would be very weary of doing that they are giving russia a lot of assistance. but i don't know that they are going to be going forward with any lethal assistance. they just want us to think they might and then make it look like they are making, you know, some -- they want to be getting something in return for it from the united states. >> lisa: does the biden administration have a coherent mission? do they have coherent policy on ukraine? >> well, i think just speaking as a citizen, i would love to see the president get up behind the bully pulpit when he returns from ukraine and tell us what is

the strategy? >> brian: he never does. >> strategy overall. >> lisa: agreed. >> that would be of benefit to our citizens. we are in this war and we are providing ukraine with massive assistance there is a message there to our citizens, to the europeans who are also supporting ukraine although not uniformly. the baltics poland have been very outfront with support. hung gather less not you will. france dragged along a little bit more but not enough. a message to russia and china and our own enemies like iran and north korea as well. >> brian: other thing is, pressuring the people we can pressure like india. india is opening up the businesses that the west is abandoning. you know, the mcdonald's and everything else. india goes great. we will go over there. we will buy the discount oil do. they understand they are a democracy but they worry about russia being their ally because they have an enemy with china. but we have some leverage with india. we are not even doing that for the president not to come out and say germany, you are not doing what you promised is unbelievable.

also, when you look at what we have given them. we promised them abrams tanks. we are going to build them from scratch. we don't have any extra abrams tanks that is sitting there or that might be unused that the marines gave up because they no longer want -- they no longer want to use tanks? there is so many things that they say that they don't execute and still ukraine continues to do well, better than anyone thought on the battlefield. >> listen. if you want defense sitters to come over to our side or india to import fewer hydrocarbons? we have to win on the battlefield. that's where this will be decided. we have got russia where we want them. return on investment is pretty good. cut russia's military down to size. they suffered 200,000 categories. more russians have fled russia than have been mobilized. the war is won on the battlefield but morale plays a big part and russia's troop morale is extremely low.

their supply and logistics are awful. again, if we don't give ukrainian advanced weaponry they need and i'm in favor of giving them everything. still not too late. give them the aircraft they need to finish the fight. if we don't do that, no, we are never going to get india over do our side among other nations. >> lisa: real quick as an intel guy, how do we truly assess what is going on in the battlefield. obviously putin lies. zelenskyy has interest in wanting more aid and having us be a bigger part of this. what is the best way to assess what is truly going on? >> i have been to ukraine many times. and tracked ukraine very closely for years. i can tell you that they are extraordinarily brave. they are fighting for their country's independence right now. and they are just not going to stop. i mean, the russians have targeted too many hospitals, too many -- too many defenseless citizens in ukraine. maternity wards. >> brian: over 600.

>> ukraine is going to carry on the fight here and look, again, if you are looking at the return on investment, just look at the damage done to russia's military not to mention ukrainian cities. millions of people displaced internally and had to be -- and refugees overs overseas as well. >> steve: thank you for joining us on this holiday to give us your point of view on the president's surprise visit to ukraine. he has depart wanted the country. thank you, sir. >> all right. >> steve: meanwhile, let's talk a little bit about not the security of ukraine but the security of the united states of america. it turns out will melugin our guy on the border able to get ahold of an email asking essentially for help on our northern border. there is so many people coming across our northern border now he sent this email out. >> lisa: yeah. he said this. this was obtained by fox news as steve mentioned.

swanton sector swb experiencing increase in illegal entry. mexican its no from canada due to the increased number of stations are task saturated with processing large groups which has contributed to got away events. pedestrian and vehicle incursions due to the strain caused by this surge usbp headquarters is seeking volunteers from the northwestern to temporarily detail to increase detention and custody operations. transportation and flight line security operations as well. you know, i also -- does anyone else see a little bit of irony in the fact that obviously we are supporting ukraine and defending their sovereignty and their borders yet we refuse to do it here in the united states with our northern and southern borders. we are arming the ukrainians but refuse to arm our own americans and joe biden wants to take that right away from people like me, a gun owner and so many responsible gun owners in the country. there is a little bit of an

irony. we are forecasting this message abroad but, yet, we don't believe it internally as a country. >> brian: cartels are double dipping getting from the south and getting from the north. they have a chance to make more money as they import people. more money in human trafficking than there is in drug trafficking now. in terms of what is happening in the north. they say 846% increase in illegal crossing since october that saw more illegal crossings in january. than the previousous 12 januaries combined. 344. so we are getting it from all sides. and the one thing is pretty clear. we don't have enough border patrol agents in the south. now are we supposed to possibly handle the north? >> just imagine you are a border patrol guy and working at our southern border and you hear from the home office, hey, who wants to go work on a volunteer basis, you would leave the 85-degree weather down in texas

or arizona or new mexico and going to go to some place where it's 10. >> lisa: and completely demoralizing them. not equipping them and allowing them to do their jobs which they do so well. beating them up with the biden administration. they blamed border patrol agents for whipping the haitians that did not happen. the recover from who took the picture said this did not happen the way that joe biden is depicting it. yet he went out and slandered them and lied anyway. i think the big problem, too. just to bring ukraine into this as well is we are sending all this money but, you know, when you look at what is happening in the united states and so many americans are suffering financially as well. and then with not defending our borders here, business owners in places like new york are being impacted as well, brian. >> brian: the 84th hotel has been turned over to illegal immigrants in new york city. 84. and think about the surrounding areas that are affected. anna doesn't have to think about it. she is. called the wattle cafe owner in new york city down the block

from one of these normally nice hotels but now a hotel that has just sold out to illegal immigrant. listen. >> we are opposite the world's tallest holiday inn which now seems to be the world's tallest migrant facility which i understand is an important part of the process for new york but the businesses, the very much small businesses that surround the area didn't know it was happening and all of the sudden a lot of the revenue that we were relying upon from the tourists has essentially disappeared. surely there is a way they can work with the community and businesses so we can ensure that we remain a viable concern. and not become a byproduct of this decision that they have made in absence of any engagement of the community. >> steve: she makes such a good point. just imagine you have a shop, a souvenir shop next to a hotel. use to the tourists coming and they have a pocket full of dough. instead the hotel is filled with

migrants who don't do not have any money. all those shops selling it selling food and souvenirs. one of the shop owners said it's not a decline it's a cliff. turned into a ghost town around migrant hotels and unfortunately for the businesses, they have not only lost money, they have had to lay people off. >> lisa: also after getting kicked in the teeth with covid after lockdowns? in the city. >> brian: between 44 and 48,000 illegal immigrants alone. this video is pretty graphic. a virginia seventh greater choked on a school bus in the latest instance of bullying in public schools. his mother and attorney join us next. >> steve: plus, more on top story a live report from kyiv as president biden leaves after his surprise visit in the last two hours. ahhhh... with flonase, allergies don't have to be scary.

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>> one person is dead and four others are hurt after a shooting overnight during a ultra maga parade in new orleans. police say it happened near wawrls. because cass parade route. large crowds geared celebrate. among those wounded were young girl officers? blue cities who say they are unsupported by local leaders. after new york city desantis will head to areas near philadelphia and chicago. this follows speculation that desantis could run for president in 2024. although he has made no official announcement. and then later, governor

desantis will be joining us live from a staten island diner to tell us about his trip. and it was a thrilling daytona 500 coming down double overtime before ricky stenhouse jr. narrowly pulled out the win in the longest ever running ever the big race. >> it is nascar's decision as to where those two cars were when the button was pushed to activate the caution and ricky stenhouse has won the daytona 500. >> stenhouse declared the winner after a final lap crash at the end. it's first cup series victory in 2017 and qualifies him for the playoffs, he is going to join us in the 8:00 hour to react to his big win. those are your headlines, lisa, i'm going to hand it over to you. >> thank you, ashley. this is a tough one. more trouble in schools and a warning to the that this video is graphic. fairfax virginia, 7th grade boy is recovering after being choked on the school bus. his mom is now speaking out saying the school didn't

properly address the incident and is now moving her son to a different school. and joining us live now is that mother, taylor brock and her attorney sherri belko wits. you know, taylor. my heart goes out to you that the video is hard to watch as a viewer. i can't imagine having to watch it as a mom. >> right. it was very hard to see. and i immediately took it to the school and also my son to vo the marks my son's neck. they said they would take care of that. i asked what that means. they said they couldn't disclose what punishment or anything that might be taking place i went across the street and filed a police report and also got a protection order for my son which i immediately took to the school. and they said they would put measures into place to protect him, notify the staff and teachers and i just found out a

couple days ago that his teacher emailed me saying hey, it took me some investigating and i had no idea that the boy in that bus was you. no one even told me. no one seems to be talking about you either. please accept my apologies for not knowing and understanding what went down. so i was surprised by that that, you know, the school told me that they told everyone but they didn't even notify his own be teachers that's how much they were trying to sweep this under the rug that no one even knew about it. >> lisa: tailor, he is lucky to have a mom like you that is standing up for him. i want to get this statement from the school before we get to you sherriy. it says this. >> the school administration handled discipline manual unable to share further information due to federal privacy laws. sherri, as the attorney, what's your response to that statement? >> it's very common in these kinds of cases to offer protection to the perpetrator

but the victim doesn't usually get the same level of respect. and also makes it very hard for us to find out what has happened, what was done for justice done for justice for justin when we are fold told what was the perpetrator. appears to be very short. she was back in school after a couple days. >> lisa: taylor, before we go, are how is your son doing? >> it's hard for him because, you know, we are a military family. we move every few years and we just got here. he hasn't even finished a year and to take him out of school. and he is -- he didn't want to go at first because is he like well, i have my friends here and why do i have to go when she is the one that did something to me? and it's like because they are not protecting you.

and, you know, i have to keep my son safe. >> lisa: that doesn't make sense to me. you are doing the right thing. taylor brock. and we are praying for your son and sherri belkowitz as well. thank you for joining the show. >> thank you. president biden has left kyiv after making a surprise visit with zelenskyy a live reports from ukraine, that's next. plus, east palestine ohio residents are dealing with health issues from the toxic train derailment. we will talk to a recover from capturing the devastation as well as the local residents thap that's next how could you? wake up to a new you. with mucinex nightshift, it's not cold and flu season. it's always comeback season. this isn't just freight. these aren't just shipments. they're promises. promises of all shapes and sizes. each, with a time and a place they've been promised to be.

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with president zelenskyy and saint michaels monastery behind me the two walked around and laid a wreath in memoriam of the ukrainian soldiers who died in this war. while they were there, air raid sounds actually rang out across the city of kyiv. no explosions but certainly highlighting the risk and commitment of biden to come here. security was tight. windows on hotels were shut all streets blocked off. pedestrians blocked off as well. biden announced $500 million in new military aid for ukraine. of that in artillery and radar systems. no mention of the jets. that's what ukraine has been pushing for. he took credit for predicting the attack and helping to rally the world to support ukraine. and zelenskyy said his visit could not come at a better time. >> this is really the most important visit on whole history of ukraine and u.s. relationship. >> one year later kyiv stands. and ukraine stands.

democracy stands. the americans stand with you and the world stands with you. >> the symbolism of this visit is hard to miss. friday marks one year from the start of the war. president putin has been trying to try to get a victory of any kind to mark the anniversary. instead seeing zelenskyy and biden walk down the streets of kyiv together. brian, back to you. >> brian: thanks so much, steve. we will track all of this. meanwhile, let's go down to steve. steve? >> steve: thank you very much, brian. the northern southern railroad has visited the site of that toxic train derailment in east palestine this weekends. residents have ever reason to be concerned. ing tested our next guest agrees zachery ryder is a drone recover

from getting a first look at the scene and joins us now. the thing about your business you try to get as close to the actions you possibly can have you noticed any feelings of malaise or illness? sore throat, anything? >> we have. while we don't want to make this political or push this on anybody. we have had headaches. we have had dizziness upon returning from home. and you know that's what i have to say on that matter i don't want to make it about the smell. but there is definitely a serious smell. the photos and videos we obtained last night are serious. the matter appears in my opinion to be getting worse. not better: they need some

serious help in this community. and i feel like our governor is definitely dropping the ball on this. and this community is in shambles. the photos alone show the pure desks. i mean, as you see in that photo right there, these are untouched. i mean, the sun definitely highlighted the seepage above the chemicals yesterday. the tracks there appear dangerous it looks to me that a train could derail at that site again based on one of the photos i took. >> steve: zac, let me ask you about this. in the early going nobody knew what was on that train. burn. and the great big black mushroom cloud. in the days since, i understand you go places and we are being told by the government it's fine, you can drink the water. you can breathe the air. why are there a bunch of people wearing p.p.e.?

>> i actually have goes both ways. with -- as far as ppe. because i have seen workers not wearing ppe and then late at night when folks are in bed like last night, you capture a whole different scene. you know, you see things that the folks aren't seeing with their meetings on top of hills. and they are, you know, in full ppe. i'm talking full mask full. whatever the guidelines are. i don't know. you know, in shah shot right there that you are playing. that site was not the same yesterday, well, two days ago when i was there. them pumps were just put in there. the pond actually behind it was clean. we were going to test the water there. but i couldn't get in contact with the owner. now all of a sudden they have pumps running back there. so that is definitely a change in the water in the waterways, the waterway treatment. i don't like making quotes but we did speak to some workers.

and quote, unquote. from the workers, they do not know where the chemicals are coming from at the water treatment facility. they said. >> steve: that's not good. >> they said they have been there 24/7. they have been. there is ring cameras. it shouldn't be occurring upstream like this. they don't have an answer. they don't. and that -- you know, you could take it how you want. but i'm not here to make a story about myself. this isn't about rubber city drones. this isn't about zachery ryder. this is purely about the pure devastation in east palestine and, you know, knowing that the world's watching. >> steve: absolutely. right, and, zac, thanks to you and your drone images, we're able to actually see what is going on and because you are able to look at it every day, nobody knows more about the situation than you do. zac ryder, sir, thank you very much for joining us. we hope you feel better. >> hey, thanks a lot. >> steve: you bet. all right. 20 minutes before the top of the hour. and our breaking news story on

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brian all right. here we go. more than 1 million visitors to l. take to the streets to new orleans to participate in mardi gras festivities. >> steve: raimondo arroyo is having breakfast with friends on this monday. raimondo, why we say that a million people are taking part in the ul mardi gras how many ae sober. >> i don't know i will get that number. you know you are in a very different place when this is the center of the newspaper. it runs down the cruise that are rolling tonight mardi gras cruise and all the people can expect to see. this crowd here morning coal this coffee stand has been in

existence since 1870. around the time when the earliest mardi gras cruise were founded. what do those represent to those around the country. >> it's monday here in the cress isn't a city it's lundy gras which means fat monday. >> you are a native new orleans. >> i was raised on the west bank and my mother was a firm believer in going to every parade you could get it. after school and whatever. >> are you still going? are you going tonight? >> maybe. maybe. >> we will take that as a maybe. stay sober. i want to talk to jeff about this recall effort. there is a recall effort to recall mayor latoya cantrell the first time in history this has happened. what is driving this jeff very quickly. >> she is not performing for the citizens. putting herselves in front of the needs of the people. murder capital of the nation. first mayor we have ever had. when this happens, raymond, this will be the first thing that

ever ever happened to new orleans politics. plilings e. politicians will be on notice if they don't perform they will throw them out. >> this happens on ash wednesday. they have it turn in all of those signatures. 50,000 my ash wednesday. carnival, it means farewell to flesh. this is our lynn ton preparation here in new orleans. this couple came from bernanke ham, alabama. you made this a birthday surprise for your pal here. why did you choose new orleans? >> because it's mardi gras. i mean, it's the best time to come and it's his birthday so i thought it would be a great surprised. >> what are you looking forward to seeing? have you ever been to a parade. >> i haven't. just the experience. i'm jest excited to be here. i have been here a couple of times but i never came to mardi gras. so i don't know what to expect at this point. rayyou are in for the best spotf your life. 53 parade crews watch through this city.

all private social organizations no. corporate sponsorship. this is organic free show. bringing you glimpses from morning coal. happy mardi gras. when we come back i will explain what this means more from morning call here in new orleans. we throw it back to you guys. wish you were here. >> brian: it's gridlock. you can't get anywhere. >> well, you are okay, later in the day. no, you can't get anywhere. you better walk and stay sober. >> brian: there you go. great advice. >> lisa: see how many take him up on walking? >> lisa: no drinking. >> steve: president biden announcing half a billion dollars to ukraine. what we know about the president's surprise visit to the war torn country that just ended about an hour ago. >> brian: first, censoring the classics how ronald roll land doll. did i say that right? let's see we will look at it in the break. i will watch it back at my office, is losing his legacy in

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>> steve: listen to this. legendary children's author james in the giant peach have been altered to take out what the publisher feels is sensitive

language. >> brian: good. rewriting words such as cloud men to cloud people. the infamous umpa lumpa from chocolate factory. evidently writing campaign. or pulling the word fat to describe some characters. >> lisa: how is small people not -- next guest a roald space dahl. these are being done by sensitivity reader and why do we need them? >> sensitivity read is something that's become kind of prevalent in children's literature going through books to make sure they don't offend in some way. what's interesting about this is usually a sensitivity read is done with the input of the author. and they have a chance to take these notes and decide whether they want to accommodate them or not. the author has a say. this is hang a happening after e

author's death and being made without his aapproval and ways i don't think he would appreciate. >> steve: here is something that has been changed roald she wore makeup flesh appears to be strapped in all around the body to appreciate it from falling out. >> brian: so we change it. >> steve: what exactly did they do there according to company we want to make sure the wonderful stories and characters continue to be enjoyed by all children today. our guiding principle throughout is to maintain the story lines, characters and reverence and sharp edge experience. any changes small and carefully considered. would you consider them small. >> i don't, no. these books really were formative for me growing up. i was a very lonely nerdy kid. things like that line which they just referenced which i believe they cut entirely.

that really speaks to dahl's amazing way of seeing the world and articulating in way that was colorful and eccentric and yeah kind of crude but in a way that i think really resonated with children. >> brian: it's true there are people like that. >> that's almost a child's view of things. the thing about kids they are not politically correct. they are not sensitive they don't restrain their language. so he wrote in a way that really, really speaks to kids. and, you know, to eliminate the language like that, i disagree that it alters the story. it really does. >> steve: where do you draw the line? >> it's complicated. the elephant in the room with dahl not nice guy. anti-semite if he were alive today i wouldn't be inviting me to my home for dinner. nevertheless, his lo looks is aa gift. to say change them is --

>> lisa: somehow enormously fat is insensitive. probably okay with important graphic books in children's schools. how does that make sense? anyway, thank you, kat you have a book. >> my most recent novel is "you must remember this" it came out on january 10th. >> steve: thank you for joining us and talk about how they are changing stuff. >> thank you. >> brian: meanwhile, coming up straight ahead in the final hour of the show unless dana oversleeps again, coming up, florida governor ron desantis joins us next as we learn more about president biden's unannounced trip to ukraine.

>> freedom is worth fighting for. >> president biden making a surprise visit to kyiv this morning this morning. >> giving remarks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the deadly russian invasion. >> one year later, kyiv stands. ukraine stands. democracy stands. >> the biden administration emphasizes the united states is in this to defendant. >> weeks after the toxic train derailment, locals have a right to be skeptical. they say they feel like lab rats. >> we've had headaches, dizziness. the matter appears, in my opinion, to be getting worse, not better. >> concerns about the surge at our northern border. >> 846% increase in illegal crossings. >> this is not rocket science. enforce the laws