results. the democracy has cut ties with gdi but the left will work hard to get what they want as far as suppressing dissenting views.uet they will work hard to continue to do that, and we will work hard to expose it. that is it for us tonight. it is america now and forever. check us out on instagram. greg gutfeld takes it from here. ♪ ♪ >> todd: a fox news alert, we are waiting president biden a polling monday after a surprise meeting with president zelenskyy in kiev after russia's invasion of ukraine. his state of the nation address at any moment now, you are watching "fox & friends first" a busy tuesday morning, i'm todd piro. >> ashley: ashley strohmier in percolation because pure chinese in russia officials mingling in moscow. new concerns, china could supply weapons to russia escalating the

war further and costing what the biden administration called the red line. >> todd: breaking news, alexandria hoff. >> good morning in a few short hours president biden will meet with andre, and deliver remarks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the fresh war on ukraine. the president zelenskyy with a surprise visit to war-torn country the most important in the whole history of ukraine u.s. relations. >> this was a historic visit by the president to an active war zone where the u.s. military presence for the president to go to kyiv and meet with him to see the first lady and firsthand briefing from zelenskyy's team. they had an opportunity to discuss the lenski military planning, secure what the u.s. has provided and other types of economic and energy assistance that we have given. >> during the president president biden announced $500 million in

additional security assistance to the country and said, russian president vladimir putin was plain wrong to think he could outlast ukraine peer of the present share of those, "president zelenskyy entered ukrainians remind what courage is and freedom is priceless and worth fighting for as long as it takes." president biden in ukraine the top china diplomat in russia and pushing back on claims by u.s. officials that the country is considering providing legal support to russia to further attack ukraine. a spokesperson writes, "the united states in no position to make demands of china. china's collaborative partnership with russia is based on nonalignment, nonconfrontational and nontargeting of third parties and is a matter of sovereignty of two, independent countries. the former director of international intelligence john radcliffe weighs in on the russia/china relationship. >> this emboldens china to help russia and work together with what has been and will continue

to be a multidirectional assault on american supremacy that they have done for the last two years. we can expect to continue for the next two years. >> this week poland's president is expected to request president biden increase the number of u.s. troops and nations along russian's border, ashley, todd. >> todd: alexandria hoff, global politics expert and senior editor at the american conservative. so much to get to. let's start with ukraine, what i call the bucket first. what is our end game? in other words when does the blank check in and? >> thank you for having me. you are absolutely right, president biden with rhetorical maximus him. and ruling a coalition with allies in ukraine and elk, he doesn't know how to get back out. it is fundamental and so, in this particular incidents, for example governor ron desantis mentioned earlier and riley

moore mention on this show, biden continues with ukraine without strategic outline, fixed objective, a victory were end date. the americans don't like it without an end game. the polls are showing this. but the problem is ukraine's interest in the war is different than the american one. the ukrainian war will continue to shape as long as aid and weapons. and the assistance to defend ukraine and crimea in even russia. america's interest is due the event kyiv and decimate ground forces and make europeans shoulder the burden. but the first is achieved and the second one as long as we provide weapons and cash without leverage. we can afford that so far, but now precipice where we are risking a nuclear war which china and russia. neither are good and they could back out of it. >> ashley: you talk about the end game and everybody's talking about the end game but this war is unwinnable. so at what point do we stop

writinblank checks and giving ae weapons? we can do it at this moment. ukraine at this point in time has gotten a victory either. like i mentioned, the ukrainian war, they are a protector. we are the ones providing weapons and money. their pension funds are being provided by american taxpayers. they don't have any leverage that that what they get from us. we can stop any moment in time. we are not doing it because of the providence within our own ruling coalition. at this point, a victory, they lack the manpower for the russians out of position but the russians already infringed. and what happens is when they go on the fence, two times more manpower to recover crimea, and to go on to excess on the east and south. they don't have the manpower or the mechanics to do that. we can stop at any moment any moment. >> todd: looking at your

screen house go, vladimir putin expected to speak at any moment now. and it is tough to see but i imagine, vladimir putin, obviously in russian appearance we will not be able to listen in. getting ready to talk and vladimir putin a threat to ukraine and a threat to poland. the constant general is detailing the lead for more u.s. troops. listen. >> we will see increased presence of u.s. troops right at the doorstep which is poland, which is a valid point for the countries that the u.s. troops present. >> todd: putting aside for the moment whether you think that is a good or bad idea, you alluded to something earlier, doctor, the rest of europe come again where is the rest of europe?

trump got nato allies to participate a little bit more in the process but what is the risk for europe? >> that is a good point. the european strategy what we say buckpassing, europe has got four times the population of russia. europe 18 times the gdp of russia and the manpower decimated. they can control kyiv and the capacity of china is behind them. europe can if wants to shoulder more burden. the reason they don't do that is because one, on one hand from america doesn't want european union to be a rifle to us. europe is kind of like the biden strategy, having production and duplication of resources peer the other side is china doesn't want to do something. the western parts of europe, germany, france, belgium luxembourg don't really face a threat from russia and parts of

europe do because of the expansion of the european union, there is strategic between germany and poland for example. poland, there is a lot riding on the border. but western europe doesn't face that. so there is this problem. and we are not able to do anything. as long as america providing aid, weapons and money, and the european frontiers, they don't have too worry about anything to do anything about it. >> ashley: president biden in ukraine and chopped chinese diplomats visiting moscow. the u.s. is concerned china could send weapons and ammo to russia. we will listen to the u.s. ambassador to the united nations saying, "chinese aid to russia actually crossing the line." watch this. >> efforts by the chinese and others to provide equal support to the russians and brutal attack against ukraine, that is unacceptable. again, that would be a redline. >> ashley: you know, there is two parts to this when you hear

that sound bite crossing the redline. first off, china or russia, i don't think they care about any lines to be quite honest with you. but what happens next if they do cross this line, not only for ukraine and poland but for the rest of the world in any ukraine allies? >> absolutely. the interest of china and this content is crucial. they don't want russia to fall. one, they are robbing it and if we can take part in the regional were affecting the sides, there is no moral value. but the second point, you mentioned they want the u.s. to be down in europe. and contrary to the conventional wisdom if the u.s. involved in ukraine, biden can see the weakness. a different calculation as long as the u.s. leading in europe and supplies to the point of inflation. the u.s. with asia, the chinese can out produce that's eight

times the population of over 1 billion people. in fact, what we plan to do for russia and ukraine what china plans to do to us. and if russia, europe needs the regional war, in a region at best the interest of our american homeland, chinese will have unrivaled agenda. we need to think not from our point of what we are doing what is right for ukraine but also the interest. if we continue with europe, we are giving china a blank check to bleed us dry. >> todd: we need to remember china as the people, russia has the oil. combine those two things, that is a deadly prescription for the united states of america. just quickly on this redline come obama mentioned a redline pair that redline was crossed in oakland sequences. so you float up this redlined language and don't back up on the world stage, the next time you do it, you don't get the

effect you want. dr. sumantra maitra, thank you for your insight this morning. >> thank you very much. >> ashley: ohio officials are slamming the president for visiting ukraine without first making a stop in their town. while in the middle of a disaster. >> todd: brooke singman on the train derailment, brooke. >> furies for his community and residents who have been left behind while president biden make his surprise visit to ukraine. >> that was the biggest slap in the face that tells you he doesn't care about us. he can send every agency he wants to, but i fill that out in the briefings he was in ukraine. millions of dollars over there and not to us. i'm furious. >> presidents' day and not in our country. >> he is over and ukraine, so that tells you what kind of guy he is. >> in the meantime epa administrators to turn east palestine to provide an update on efforts to address the

disaster. he is expected to announce additional measures to the health and safety of the community and ways to hold norfolk southern accountable. several officials including ohio's governor for a press conference today 12:30 p.m. norfolk southern giving an update what it's done to address the prices. so far 15,000 pounds of contaminated soil and 1 million gallons of contaminated water have been removed from the derailment site. over 2,000 families have gotten help by the assistant center. the company has committed over $5 million to the community. while the real way company touts its efforts from ohioans are struggling to feel safe in their community. it's gotten so bad for one family that they can't make formula for their newborn baby. >> it is very concerning that we are unable to use the tap water and make baby formula to feed our child. the smell was still lingering. you catch it in bits.

we haven't been explained to what it is or any sort of side effects are still being left more or less in the dark. >> the whole leo department of health said working to provide answers to residents as health assistant clinics will open today for anybody with medical concerns. it will be staffed by registered nurses, nurse practitioners and a toxicologist. and former president donald trump will head to east palestine and his plans to be announced." due to road closures for the visit, todd, ashley. >> todd: broke, thank you public lawmakers calling out president biden for neglecting his domestic duties. here's congresswoman nancy mace. >> presidents' day he goes to ukraine and hasn't even mentioned ohio, east palestine and hasn't talked about visiting them. those people are suffering. they need to hear from their present and they are not. they need support, our border wall come up course, over 5 million people have crossed

illegally into the country. according to all the drugs and fentanyl coming across my had a friend by three or four weeks ago from an accidental fentanyl overdose. this is serious stuff happening on the border and every town is a border town. >> ashley: google maps, 290 miles from the white house to east palestine, ohio. before he goes to ukraine, he could made a real quick pit stop. you know what, i showed face and i'm doing what i should do as president of the united states would be super, super easy for a time where direct time four hours 50 minutes on air force one would be nothing to make that deed deed to her. then he goes to ukraine and offers half million dollars in support for ukraine and ukraine war. but yet fema still has not decided if they were going to give them any. that will not do anything. let me back up a second maybe they are seeing how bad it is for themselves.

hopefully, they will come back and say, you know what they need federal assistance. these are our taxpayer dollars from american tax payer dollars. they need to go to america first. i think not everyone would agree with that, take care of your own before you take care of anyone else because these people are suffering. norfolk southern should be held accountable as you heard in brooke singman's part there. and so is the biden administration. norfolk southern $1.5 million in l $5 million. it is great to help and all but that will be not enough to cover these problems and it is happening. the people who told them to leave, where are they going to go? that is their home and. >> ashley: [boos] >> todd: you did a good job with the specifics. whether you agree or disagree with our support, president biden support of ukraine is besides the point. what matters is a president choosing another country's time

of need over our own. we have to remember what a presidential visit does come it gives hope and sends a message, "we've got your back." i live in an area in new jersey, not a lot of people with big president obama fans but obama visited in santee, gave a sense of hope that the government and that someone was there for them. when the resident still can't bathe their children or feed their children with the water that they need to make the formula with with weeks after this derailment and the president visits another country, it is another punch in the gut. these folks have no hope at this point. their properties are worthless. for some of these individuals their livelihoods are gone. roofing contractor, does anybody want to put a new roof and e's palestine right now? all because of someone's mistakes mistakes and the president prioritizes another country. that can't happen. >> ashley: one more point before we go, imagine what that

will due to the economy and the town. it is done. there was no coming back from it unless they get this completely cleaned up, which i don't know. obviously i don't know what it will take, but it's not going to be good. >> ashley: austin police unions going head-to-head with weak policies creating chaos in the city and empowering criminals to say things like this. >> the police officer got hurt. he should have stayed in his own lane. >> ashley: what? >> todd: yeah, what? two residents explain how lawlessness has taken over their city. >> they take your mug shot, slept on the wrist and put you on the street to do it again. in florida you are not getting a slap on the wrist but you are going to be in a jail cell. >> ashley: his law and order message to the three of the most crime-ridden cities in the country and one mayor is not too happy about it. we have the details coming up

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murder of a catholic bishop in los angeles. david o'connell of the archdiocese was found shot in the chest in his home saturday afternoon. yesterday, the police took 65-year-old carlos into custody. the investigator say he previously done work at the bishop's home and is married to o'connell's housekeeper. a tipster reportedly told the police, "he made comments about the bishop owing him money." a car was seen at the bishops home around the time of the murder. florida governor ron desantis pulling out blue cities in their own backyards while on tour appeared promoting his agenda in the sunshine state. >> todd: anita vogel joins us with more, hey, need to. >> good morning todd and ashley. governor desantis making stops on presidents' day sounding very much like a presidential candidate himself but no announcement just yet there. he made visits to new york in

the suburbs of philadelphia and chicago. all cities with democratic mayors that have experience rise in crime in the last two years. while in new york staten island, the state's controversial bail reform law and invited nypd cops to consider transferring to the sunshine state. >> we support strong policies to keep our communities safe. and we back the blue and support their mission, and we back it up with money and all kinds of stuff to be able to do it. >> that speech prompted this tweet from new york mayor eric adams who said, "welcome to new york city, ron desantis, a place we don't ban books, discriminate against lgbqt plus neighbors coming or let the government stand between women and health care. we are happy to teach you something about values while you are here." that sparked friction from governor desantis spokeswoman who tweeted out that is, "nice

rhetoric but your is the reality, more americans fled new york city than any other metro area last year. more americans moved to florida than any other state. you know this mayor adams in your talk accurately about crime pushing people out of new york city." new york's crime rate 50 year low and maybe you can learn from ron desantis. and the philadelphia suburb of washington, ripped into the states cashless bail reform policy saying simply, it's not working. somebody in, bring them to justice knowing a judge will put them back on the street in many instances, in two weeks later you have to take the risk again to apprehend the same guy that should have been in jail and the first place. how was that a good policy? >> while the suburbs of chicago,

desantis addressed fraternal order of police event where he blamed extreme leftist ideology for the surge in crime there. speak with a you have crime that spiraled out of control and so many different areas is because you have politicians putting woke ideology ahead of public safety. speak with a three city tour is being dubbed a pro-police tour and the governor's offerings signing bonuses of $5,000 for anyone who transfers or signs up for law enforcement job in florida, now back to you, todd, ashley. >> todd: austin police unions as the city descends into chaos. look at those, the later shocking incident saturday night when advisor shut down the city center entering a police officer in the process. this, this is what the suspect allegedly responsible had to say about it. >> we are not hurting nobody. that is our fault.

we are sorry the police officer got hurt. he should have stayed in his own line. >> todd: matt is the cofounder of "say boston." what has happened to your city where it's reached a point where a punk like that tells a cop to stay in his own lane? >> high matt, good morning, and welcomed so much from alston. i don't know. but i will tell you, crime does not know gender, economic status, age, and it is scary. everyone that i have spoken with weather at my daughter's school or church is living in fear. the incident that happened on south lamar with the drag racing, that is a mile from where i live. and sadly, our city council, while they gave themselves a 30% raise last year, defined at the

police department a couple of years ago to the tune of $100 million! alston is growing, yet the people powered, "keep us safe" is shrinking. >> todd: of the police department $100 million and reported 249 vacancies in december. matt might want to bring you in tthe year and do you have any doubt anarchy literally anarchy on the streets is due to the cops being driven out of the alston vd? question marks because there is no question we are in the midst of the crisis in the history of alston. it is because 2020 the council voted 11-0 took out the police budget one-third, $150 million. that has created cascading police staffing crisis we are now 350 officers down. we have some to the tune of 30 vacancies and because the council is not passing mutually negotiated labor contract we are

at risk of losing officers in the next six weeks. so this is simply a numbers game. as patricia points out the city is growing and you have violent crime growing, you need the police force. >> todd: matt, the mayor says this is a 911 call issue. i'm not saying the 911 call issue is good. the the council member literally had 20 minute wait to phone in once she saw them streets. but the number one job is public safety and how do you let it get to this point where basically seeing what you are seeing? >> yeah, the new mayor has only been in office six weeks. and he has understood, i think, the seriousness of the challenge. he ran on hiring more police and public safety. i think he wanted to kind of maybe negotiate his own four-year contract flat stomach rather than the last person to do that. so either way, the stakes are s.

we need a four-year contract like the one negotiated so that we can recruit and retain the officers we need to grow our police force. >> todd: patricia i need a quick answer in 30 seconds. alston used to be the hottest market in the country. look at this, the price, $525,000 in may. that number dropping pier that was this year, january dropping $6.67 in may. go woke or go broke. >> it is and the sad thing is to have good people who are paying their taxes who want to live a good life, but we have an incidents where this year alone, todd and matt knows this, we've had as of the 13th of february, 13 homicides already. >> todd: unbelievable. >> last year, austin ranked c-

in terms of national crime. you have one and 24 chance of being a victim of violent crime. >> todd: patricia, i know this is weird, but this is violence and it is scary. patricia, matt, thank you for your time. we appreciated. migrants flooding into the country on all fronts and the northern border is being overrun with more agents being deployed to states like vermont. here to talk about the new phase of this crisis. >> ashley: and then there is this. >> the prince and his wife. [cheers and applause] speed to meghan markle having a meltdown over an episode of south park looking fun at her and harry's whirlwind tour. we will show you the clip after this. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ >> todd: one person is dead and 13 others hurt after explosion middle plane ohio. the witnesses say the blast shook the ground and scattered degree hundreds of miles away from the plane. they found several nearby cars damaged by the debris purity person killed by the explosion was a meat worker at the metal plant. to determine the cost of the blast. ashley. >> ashley: senior leadership asking agents to volunteer for deployment for overwhelmed northern border. increases in the triple digits and agents to help assist the sector facing 846% surge in migrant encounters over last year. a former acting i.c.e. director and former u.s. border patrol joins us and thank you for being with us this morning. what is interesting and you have an interesting take because your

first command was cheap patrol agent in this sector. so what exactly are they up against? is it different at the southern border? >> the difference in what is happening now and what happens on the southern border, and 2005, the threats are the same and you have crime and criminals trying to enter smuggling drugs or money back across the border. so the threats are real but the same kind of threats on the northern border. but overwhelmed by the kinds of volume on the southwest border. what has happen here because the administration acceptance of policies that don't work, we have many people at the border and they know if they make a pass many of them get caught are going to be released at the border, which has told the whole world if you have enough energy to make it to the u.s. border and can get in and be released, the secretary at the department of homeland security will not be looking for you.

so the threats in that pipeline need to be concerned about peer that territory on the border is controlled by organized crime. so, the organized flow of drugs, human trafficking commit puts us at risk because we don't know who's crossing the border. the agents are overwhelmed on the southern border and now a place like this. >> ashley: it seems like up against the same problems. you still have the same policy no matter where you are in the united states. so it is a situation where you can flood them with more agents, but even now, they are having a higher, hard time hiring agents because agents range between $10,000.20000 if you finish your time for a two year time period to get that money. so what will they do? you are up against the same policies and nobody wants this job. >> yeah, it is difficult the agents and morale is all-time low, retention and recruiting are down.

so yeah, they were up against it. you have to think what happens on the border on the north and south with canada. they are completely overwhelmed. there is no end insight. the people who are responsible for leading them, the secretary and the president, have advocated for policies that make it the way it is. i would like to encourage them. i want them to be safe but they are responsible for controllinge pipeline knowing that the policymakers don't have their back. >> ashley: look at the encounters from this time last year up 846, that is a huge jump with 15 encounters and the southern border is significantly worse but now that we see it here, growing concern it will be all around the borders no matter where you put them here or do you think we will continue to see the numbers go up considering the state of the borders right now and how open they are? will this stop?

can we flood the borders with agents? >> well, they need staffing and resources to do all that, but you are right the policy is driving the southern border and northern border in this case. think about what the agents have been through, first covid and administration obviously does not have their back. the policies do not work. yes, it is likely to get work because we sent a signal around the world now is the time to come to the border. if you managed to come in and not be caught, a lot of people are being arrested claiming asylum and being released. that is what they want, and they are encouraging other people to come. this reckless policy of trying to control the border. we will do this and that but the real policy is open borders policy and the agents and the rest of the world knows organized crime is taking advantage of it. the borders on the south and north are controlled by organized crime. inside of the pipeline, threats to all of us and homeland is a

great risk here. >> ashley: will quickly come up griff jenkins made a point but we are talking about the cartel's spirit and are they outsmarting the federal government? >> they are exploiting the loopholes and the policy, the loopholes and the immigration law. you have been have administration aren't caring about it because they are not doing the things to discourage this activity. >> ashley: it is amazing this keeps happening and we know how to stop it but no one is stopping it. ron vitiello thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> todd: the latest left-wing pundit going after nikki haley's age. i don't get this. "the view" slamming an ad by the presidential candidate. >> it is time for new generation of leadership. >> you are not a new generation. you are 51, what are you talking about? >> todd: here is how haley responded to the criticism. >> it is not new, martha this

happened when i ran for government. i've had this all my life. they will come at me but none of that phase is me. if my age is all they have, it means we are winning, and i'm okay with that. >> todd: joe concho will be here to talk about this messaging strategy including the fact that democrats are putting up an 82-year-old. >> ashley: it makes no sense. meghan markle reportedly not so happy after south park with prince harry in the latest episode with the british magazine, the spectator says she is upset and overwhelmed and refuses to watch "south park" after this. watch. >> a prince and his wife. >> ashley: "south park" doesn't specifically named the characters, but describes them as canadian royalty dubbed the prince and his wife. specifically because the wife a sorority girl actress victim and

a world tour begging for privacy while drawing attention to themselves. i know it is "south park." >> todd: i think it is hysterical. "i'm going to stop watching "south park"." >> ashley: they have to be watching somehow. >> todd: how is "south park" going to get by if one person doesn't watch them? >> ashley: they get away with everything else. they really do. a lawmaker in a deep blue state undo the damage done by faxing mandates with a plan to help first responders and workers to get new jobs. he joins us to explain how he is doing it. >> todd: speaking of covid confusion, vice president errors being called out for this follow-up with her a and a maskd child. we have that next. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ >> todd: vice president kamala harris facing backlash online for posting a picture of herself next to a young child wearing a mask with a caption, "my message to black women and young girls everywhere, never ask permission to leave" ron desantis responding, kid should not have to ask

permission to breathe freely. >> ashley: lost their job over vaccine mandates and state lawmakers have a plan to help those still unemployed. >> todd: a new proposed house bill would provide 10% hiring preference for workers who lost their jobs due to government imposed vaccine mandates. >> ashley: chris stori the law state lawmaker, tell us what your bill does? >> well, he's gone, we lost him so, my biggest -- are you back? can you hear us? >> hello, and my back? i can hear you just fine. >> ashley: tell us what your bill does. >> good morning, it is good to be with you my bill 1814 will allow for hiring preference as well its pensions of employees that were either fired or that could do to the vaccine mandates in washington state. >> todd: showed a number of employees you guys are running a

deficit on interstate, king county, specifically. they lost 33 sheriff office employees, 103 in king county metro. my question is why aren't governments just hiring back the workers fired over vaccine mandates in the first place if running into these deficits? >> it is a great question. i think, unfortunately, a lot of that comes back to pride in decision-making. we have seen some in the state king county and seattle who remove vaccine mandates. and fired workers to be able to return. what we are trying to do is show that we will welcome workers and get them back on the job to help get the core state services running. we have lost hundreds of state patrol officers embarrass workers with various systems to be on a crippled staffing shortage. it is time to get back to work. the covid pandemic is over. let's get the core services open to people across the state.

>> ashley: you talk about return pensions, anything like retro pay her back pay for what they lost out on? >> there is no retro or backpay but issues and state law against that. what it does allow its return of pension service credits. so for the time you are absent, you are able to return that service credit to your pension when retired. >> todd: do the workers want to be hired back by a state that look down on their private medical decision? >> yeah, that is a great question. we have seen mixed responses. after i introduced this bill, you heard from employees around the state. some eager to get back to work and some say, you couldn't pay me enough in the world to come back to a state that didn't appreciate the work we were doing. it has been mixed but if there are those that want to come back to work for the state, we should do everything in our power to get them back. >> ashley: what is the support looking like for your bill on bipartisan? >> we are getting growing

bipartisan support but obviously difficult for my colleagues across the aisle to go against our governor who is continuing s mandate. but what we are seeing is areas where they are impact of the hardest by this. and the voices growing lever for the lawmakers that something needs to change. >> ashley: chris cory, thank you for being with us today. have a great day. >> absolutely. >> ashley: thousands of people visiting jimmy carter to honor him presidents' day where he is currently undergoing hospice care. his niece said it is an honor to see the impact he's made on people's lives. >> he is our uncle so i'm impartial how i feel how wonderful he is. but it is just, we have to keep his legacy going. i think the good he has done in the world will continue. >> ashley: over the weekend, we learned 98-year-old has chosen to spend his final days in his georgia home surrounded

by love ones. >> todd: a fox news alert on a very busy breaking tuesday morning for you starting overseas with vladimir putin addressing the russia people right now before joe biden speaks from poland later this morning. we have the latest on tensions around the globe. >> ashley: here at home, police unions going head-to-head with the mayor of boston texas as criminals take over the city. and telling woke mob get their hands off plastic children's book like "charlie and the chocolate factory." >> todd: we have it all covered with joe concha, tomi lahren, general anthony. don't go anywhere. ♪ ♪

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it is impossible to beat russian on the battle field, they are waging against the kremlin. >> ashley: we are awaiting remarks from the president from poland. >> todd: you're watching "fox and friends first," i'm todd piro. >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier. this is amid new concerns china could supply weapons and ammunition to russia escalating the war and crossing what the biden administration calls a red line. >> todd: alexandria hoff has more. >> alexandria: the president will be with president duda and make an address. president zelenskyy called yesterday's surprise visit the most important in the whole history of ukraine-u.s. relations. >> this was