eric eric president biden back in delaware this saturday after the white house doctor revealed that a lesion that was removed from the president's chest in february, and that lesion was cancerous. but doctors say no further treatment is needed, and it's the all a taken care of. meanwhile, back in the nation's capital a leaked energy policy memo is now raising lots of questions in washington, and that's the talk of the town today. hello, everyone, i'm eric shawn. and this is "fox news live." hi, arthel. arthel: hi, eric. hello, everyone, i'm arthel neville. that internal memo was accidentally leaked from the

interior department. it acknowledged that charging fossil fuel companies less in royalty fees to krill would likely mean greater energy security, but the memo recommended keeping those fees high to fight climate change. let's go to lucas tomlinson live at the white house with the very latest. lucas. >> reporter: some are all called this leaked memo a negligent discharge. now, earlier on fox we had lawmakers from both sides of the aisle who shared hair opinions about this leaked memo from the biden administration. >> they have an agenda, and that agenda is the green new deal agenda. and it doesn't involve oil, it doesn't involve gas, it involves batteries and the things that we depend on from china. >> we need to make sure that we're moving as aggressively and rapidly as we can towards energy independence and renewable energies all actually. >> reporter: -- all at the same time. >> reporter: it shows the biden administration recommending higher royalty

piece on oil and gas permits despite its own internal assessment saying the lower fees would work towards energy independence. the biden administration favoring the higher fees because it, quote, constitutes the most reasonable balancing of environmental and economic factors for the american people senate energy committee chairman joe manchin was fired up about the leaked memo and told our colleagues at fox digital it, quote, is crystal clear that this administration is literally putting their radical climate agenda ahead of the needs of the american people, the people of alaska and the united states. medical news as you said off the top, the arthel, president biden had basal cell carcinoma removed from the his chest last month. the white house announced the biopsy results late yesterday. according to dr. nicole saphier,st it's the most common form of skin cancer. it's rarely fatal, but it can quickly spread and said surgery's important which we're told is what happened last

month, president biden had that cannes can rouse skin cancer removed at his medical appointment in walter reed. eric: i'll take it, lucas. and also. >>s, of course, say everyone should get a yearly check of your whole body by a dermatologist to try and determine whether or not you have that. cat at the white house, thank you. meanwhile, in southern california historic snowstorms have trapped some people in their homes. in the san bernardino if mountains,es one week now. the national guard is on hand to help state and local crews clear roads and kill them out. and some are -- dig them out. and some are criticizing governor gavin newsom who's spending the weekend out of state on,s quote, personal travel as the state got slammed. risk teen that coleman live in los angeles with the very latest on the wild weather. hey, christina. >> reporter: hi, eric. you know, it's unclear why governor gavin newsom left the state this week while californians literally try to dig their way out of this

weather-related emergency. the move sparked quick backlash. in a tweet on thursday, republican congressman kevin kiley said, quote: californians are trapped in their homes without power, more storms are on the way, and governor newsom has just left the state for personal travel. we also spoke to a resident who says she has been trappedded by the snow with her fam ally at her home in san bernardino county since monday. she says they can walk in to town for food and water, but they can't drive their car because it's blocked by all the heavy snow. she questions why the governor left california during this critical time. >> i mean, it's kind of ridiculous. we're the ones that are in an emergency, unless he's got another emergency or there's something going on, he should be on getting locals the support we need. luckily, we're okay, but there's been quite a few people who are trapped in their homes, who are running out of food. finish. >> reporter: we have reached out to the governor's office for a response to the criticism.

we are now waiting to hear back. governor newsom declared a state of emergency in 13 counties to help with cast relief. again, storms have blasted san bernardino county about 60 miles east of los angeles, tracking -- trapping some of these residents as they wait for crews to plow the heavy snow now blocking their roadways. >> we know that this is an exceptionally tough time for those that are still stranded on the mountain. yesterday we were finally able to rescue many from their homes. however, many are still stranded. >> reporter: authorities say some of those to residents could be trapped on the mountains in that area for at least another week. that area could get up to 2-3 inches of snow tomorrow. eric? eric: just amazing. christina, thank you. arthel? arthel: yeah, eric, it really is amazing. take a look at, a powerful winter storm blasting more than a cousin states from the great lakes to the northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds. fox weather multimedia journalist mitti hicks with more

now from detroit where hundreds of thousands of customers have lost power. >> reporter: it's a tough weekend for people across the state of michigan. i can tell you that the latest numbers, there are about 300,000 people across the state without power today. right now the roads are the priority for road crews, and they're asking people to really stay off the roads so the men and women working across the highways can clear them. but for the folks who have somewhere to be throughout the weekend, you want to pack that patience because things are just icy, and it's really snowy out. there are some areas here across the metro that saw at least 10 inches of snow, so again, these road crews and their priority, making sure these roads stay clear. as for the airport, that ground stop that we saw on friday has been lifted, but we've been seeing problems throughout the weekend. hundreds of cancellations, hundreds of delays. so, again, it's just a off

weekend for people here in detroit -- a tough weekend. and let me remind folk ifs at home this is an area of the country that was impacted week from the ice storms that left tens of thousands of people without power as well. so in addition to those roads, obviously resore thing power is a big -- the restoring power is a big priority. in detroit, mitti hicks, fox weather. eric well, a new mug shot of alex murdaugh now shows the convicted killer with a shaven head and wearing a yellow jump suit, that after he was booked into a maximum security facility in south carolina. he's going to be undergoing tests there the next few weeks before he is placed in the state prison. yesterday as you may know murdaugh was given two consecutive life sentences for the murders of his wife and son, and one juror telling fox news digital about the moments just before the panel reached that guilty verdict. charles watson live in our southeast bureau with the latest on those proceedings. hey, charles. >> reporter: yeah, hey, good afternoon, eric.

alex murdaugh is now booked into south carolina's kirkland reception and evaluation center and it is a maximum security facility that houses some of the state's most dangerous and violent are offenders. alex murdaugh now considered one of them. we are told that he will spend the next 45 days at kirkland during the inmate intake process. the department of corrections says it will run medical tests and assess murdaugh can's mental health and education before determining which state penitentiary it will assign him to the. murdaugh is now serving two life sentences after a jury quickly found him guilty of murdering his wife maggie and their son paul on the family's property in 2021. during incidentsing on friday the judge calmly concern sentencing on friday the judge calmly laced into the attorney describing murdaugh as deceitful from start to finish. >> i'm innocent. i would never hurt my wife maggie, and i would never hurt my son papa.

>> and it might not have been you. it might have been the monster you become when you take 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 opioid pills. >> reporter: yeah. and so murdaugh's attorneys will file a notice of appeal within the next week and a half saying hair client never had a chance -- their client never had a chance after the judge allowed his financial crimes in as evidence. >> we think the appellate courts will take a strong look at that. we feel like that is a very solid grounds for an appeal. >> reporter: and interestingly enough, fox digital spoke to juror number 530, a 22-year-old named james who asked his last name be with withheld. he says it was actually the video evidence of murdaugh at the crime scene moments before the murders that convinced him of his guilt.

james tells fox digital, quote, i think it's incredible timing on paul's part. i don't think anyone would have ever known that he was down there if it wasn't for that video. i think that there's a lot of evidence that points toward alex, but i feel like that does not solidify it. and eric, another interesting part about this interview with this juror is he said when they went to the mozell property, they were able to put the story together, you know, a little bit better than what they were in the courtroom, and it was the defense that asked that the jurors be able to see the property. interesting, eric. eric: wow, yeah,s. obviously, potentially hurt him. charles watson, fascinating class we've all been following. tragic. thank you. arthel? arthel: yeah, eric. and also jonna spill born has been following this as well, can criminal defense attorney. jonna, first of all, were you surprised by the verdict, the time of deliberation? and do you think the dethe fence attorneys can appeal -- defense attorneys can appeal with

success? >> so i was very surprised about the swiftness with which the jury came back. i'm not so surprised about the verdict itself, but i do think i agree with the defense counsel's assertion that they're going to file a notice of appeal because that financial information, all that extraneous, that trial within a trial that we all watched is something i agree, an appeals court is going to look at it carefully. sit back for a moment. if you did pay attention to the trial, how differently would we and the jury view alex murdaugh if we didn't have all of that, if we didn't learn how horrible he was as a partner, as a lawyer and as a person in that regard? if that weren't there and we were just left with the evidence about the murder, would this verdict have been different? that is something that an appeals court is going to take a hard look at. arthel: okay. meanwhile, i want the play some sound from judge clifton newman

saying defendants have gotten the death penalty for lesser conduct. let's take take a listen. >> i don't question at all the decision of the state not to pursue the death penalty. your family, including you, have been prosecuting people here in this courtroom, and many have received the death penalty. probably for lesser conduct. arthel: all right, jonna, so why do you think judge newman said that for all to hear? >> yeah. he had, he had a reason. i mean, i listened to the sentencing in its entirety. it was eloquent, it was thoughtful. and at times, it was inappropriate. it seems that judge newman was trying to get alex murdaugh to come clean are, right, to confess that he actually did kill his wife and son. and you can't do that right

before you sentence somebody to eternity in prison. but i think because of the familiarity between the two, he was trying to send a message to alex personally, and i think he was trying to send a message to his community which i get. it's just, you can't do that right before you sentence somebody to two life terms in prison. but he was, he was sending a message and getting his digs in, for lack of a better word. arthel: well, let me show you, because as you well know, alex murdaugh is still facing 99 charges from 19 separate indictments. i want to pop that on the screen for us. you've got some of his alleged financial crimes, stole clash 8.8 million in settlement money from injured clients, stole nearly $7 million from his own law firm, dodged nearly clash 487,000 in state income tax plus charged with insurance fraud. so, you know, i ask you how high is the murdaughs' legal risk

hear on these allegations, and do you think these clients now will perhaps get their money back? >> see, that's so interesting, and that's the real question because alex murdaugh basically admitted to to so many of those financial crimes during his murder trial. so he really doesn't have a defense. a lot of those cases may settle. here's the problem, when you settle or even if you're found guilty in a crime like this, the victims are going to want what we call rest's. where is the money, arthel? he stole so much of it, but some of the estate money is going to go right to buster and probably won't be part of any restitution. so how much are these victims actually going to recoup? my guess is probably not a lot. although they'll get more, they'll get 99 more guilty verdicts, i predict, against alex murdaugh, and he'll still spend the rest of his life behind bars even if he gets a new trial in the murder case. so for alex murdaugh, appealing the murder is really just a matter of personal pride because he's not going to see the light

of day. it would take a miracle on all these other crimes. arthel: regarding that miracle, first of all, it really would be a shame if these other people can't get their money back, at least most of it. but regarding that miracle you're talking about, jonna, should this guy, alex murdaugh, be on suicide watch? >> i thought of that ooh the, you know? he already tried it once, and he's got, you know -- [laughter] nothing to live for, i guess. i'm afraid to say that. so he probably will. that's what the next 45 days are going to try to evaluate. he's already tried it once, what's stopping him from trying it again except maybe, you know, if his son buster, his only living son, is able to talk him out of that. it's something very personal. arthel: all right. jonna spilbor, always good to have your analysis. thank you very much. >> thank you. eric: republican senators head to the southern border to check things out there while in new york city, well, taxpayers in the big apple are paying millions to house and feed

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eric: a group of republican senators are getting a firsthand look at just how bad the crisis

at the southern border has become. they toured the rio grande valley sector with border patrol agents and spoke with local officials there. as they were doing that, mississippi senator roger wicker called what he saw a, quote, avoidable self-inflicted wound, and he put the blame directly on the white house and the biden administration policies. as we see the live video now of our flight team zipping under a bridge at the rio grande. a beautiful saturday or there right now, but the situation continuing. matt finn at the border live in mission, texas, with the very latest. matt? >> reporter: and, eric, senator wicker said there's a reason that we have seen the historic immigration surge here over the past two years, and he says that is because the biden administration sent the signal out to the world that the southern border is open and that republican delegation, a group of senators from around the country, did an overnight tour here, they are now calling on the president9 and the vice president to come back down here for more than just a couple of

hours. >> let me just say as somebody who doesn't represent a border state that i think we all know now that every state is a border state. and in minneha county, the largest county in south dakota, the drug overdoses were up 1 # 3% over 5 years ago, and the sheriff in that county says 90% of the drugs hard coming into south dakota are coming from the southern border. >> reporter: and here at the border we see the lengths human smugglers and migrants will go to including this jaw-dropping video on u.s. route 281, a human smuggler in an industrial work truck marked computer diagnose mostics leads texas dps on a high-speed chase right into the thick brush in the dark of night. the driver ends up ramming into a fence, then bails out. eight illegal migrants apprehended in that incident. also these pictures, migrants

hiding in an uncovered trailer attached to a car. texas dps troopers discovered the migrants during a traffic stop, a female driver is facing five counts of human smuggling. the white house has launched that new app to allow illegal astyle lumbar seekers into the country -- asylum seekers. so we'll keep an eye on the immigration numbers which have dropped from december in the coming months, eric, to see if any of these efforts reduce immigration a little more permanently. eric: yeah, they dropped 40%, but some say they'll increase as the season changes. matt, thank you. we just heard senator john thune say that every state is a border state and so too the, it seems, are cities. new york city spending now nearly $5 million a day to house and feed the thousands of migrants who are bussed up from the southern border who have come in recent months. city officials say they need more state and federal funding

to cope with the influx. nate foy live in new york city were very latest on those who are arriving here. hey, nate. >> reporter: hey, eric. yeah, the crisis at the southern border certainly impacting other cities across the country including here many in new york city where the mayor's office confirms the city has spent $500 million, half a billion, since jug 1sts of last year caring for migrants, and the daily costs only increasing as more and more migrants are seeking city resources. right now the city is caring for about 30,000 the migrants, and daily per diem for a migrant household is $364. the city, of course, paid for i humanitarian relief centers, and many migrants are being put up in new york city hotels. if you do the math, take a look at this, eric. if things continue as they are, the city projects spending $4.2 billion, with a b, this fiscal year and next. now, mayor eric adams continues asking for more help from the state as well as the federal

government, and that's something the new york city council republican leader joe borelli also thinks is necessary. listen to this. >>s the a problem that the biden administration has not taken responsibility for. we're spending more than digit -- the budgets of most large american cities just to handle this one problem, and it should fall on the federal government and not major adams, not the taxpayers of new york. >> reporter: eric, the post reports in december fema provided $8 million which is less than two days' worth of costs, and governor kathy hochul's state budget allocates a billion dollars to the migrant crisis. it's meant to be evenly divided between the city, state and federal governments, but so far the city claims it is not getting enough. back out here live, eric, the emergency management commissioner says the city's resources are strained right now. he says they have used the resources they have, and the current plan to take care of these migrants is unsustainable. we'll send it back to you. eric: in about 90 minutes, we'll

have council leader borelli here to break those numbers down. nate, good to see you. arthel? arthel: meanwhile, some democrats are angry at president biden after he sided with republicans on a d.c. crime bill. we'll break it down with former d.c. homicide detective ted williams. he's up next. ♪ ♪ for years to come. well, thank goodness. it's time for the "good news of the week." and, boy, do we need it. [ chuckles ] well, this safe driver saved money with the snapshot app from progressive. -how do you feel? -um, good? he's better than good. he got rewarded for driving safe and driving less. sorry, barb, just to confirm, this is the feel-good news of the week? this is what we found. -yay, snapshot! ♪ i like to move it, move it ♪ ♪ you like to... move it ♪ we're reinventing our network. ♪

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as you mentioned, former president trump is the final speaker at this year's conference. we've seen the crowd grow considerably, also a lot louder compared to the first few days of this event. and i will say we've spoken to the a number of people who have come from all over the country who are eager to hear from the man who continues to lead in the polls and according to the 2024 gop primary. now, there were multiple potential gop candidates that decided to skip cpac this year, people like florida governor ron desantis as well as former vice president mike pence. they decided to stay away even though they have spoken at cpac events in the past. however, we've also heard from so many of the speakers that have been on the stage that they're focused on advancing the america first agenda, that trump america first agenda. one of the people who's urging conservatives to follow that lead is former new york congressman lee zeldin. >> we need to go into democratic areas, and the best way to get democrat votes is not to act like democrats, but to explain

why we are proud, principledded conservatives. and don't pander. >> reporter: on friday former u.n. ambassador nikki haley, she was here at cpac urging her party to embrace a younger generation of conservative candidates. today she is in florida at a gop donor event. it's the club for growth fundraiser. other gop hopefuls or potential hopefuls are out there as welshes but trump was not invited, manager she brought up when cameras were rolling. take a listen. >> i know there's a republican candidate out there who you didn't invite to the conference. so i appreciate that you did invite me. others are cragging their feet on the sidelines, waiting to decide what to do. when it comes to saving america, being decisive matters. >> reporter: former secretary of state mike pompeo, he was also on the ground here at c pac just yesterday. he did not mention trump when it comes to his potential bid, but

pompeo also urged the republican party to avoid the celebrity-style personas and look back to some of the conservative values when it comes to reining in spending, education and tackling issues like china. so as you can imagine, this ballroom tonight going on the much more electrified in the hours ahead when the former president is set to take the stage. we know he's likely to talk about the polling, talk about china, talk about the latest news but also looking to see if he drops hints about his own campaign strategy. he's about to head to iowa in just a matter of days. arthel? arthel: all right. mark meredith live at cpac, thanks. eric: this comes as some house democrats are really mad at president biden for saying he will not veto a republican-backed measure that blocks washington, d.c.'s new criminal code. the capital home rule law of 1973 allows congress to block local d.c. laws. the critics say the new criminal code can is soft on crime. democrats say the president

flip-flopped. here's new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez who tweeted this, quote: the ain't it. keyes has a right to govern -- d.c. has a right to govern itself. the president supports d.c. statehood, he should govern like. plenty of places pass laws the president may disagree with, he should respect the government of d.c. just as he does elsewhere. white house press secretary karine jean-pierre defended the president's actions. >> when it comes to what this proposal brings forth which is, you know, really lowering penalties for carjacking, that's not going to -- the he doesn't believe that's going keep our community safe. eric: did the president do the right hinge? d.c. homicide calculate and defense attorney ted williams joins us, also a fox news contributor. you spent years and decades in law enforcement on the streets in the city. you have been involved in every type of crime there is. did president biden do the right thing, do you think, in this case by scrapping this new measure? >> eric, i think, absolutely,

the president of the united states, president joe biden, has done the right thing as it pertains to this crime bill. you have to wonder when you look at this crime bill who 40 does it support. does it support law-abiding citizens, or does it support criminals. and when you look at it, it certainly, as i see it, supports criminals. it reduced certain penalties from criminals, it establishes in misdemeanor trials that you can have juries, and let me just say that as a lawyer i practice in the superior court, in the federal courts and the district of columbia. and i can tell you those courts are already overburdened. so if you let off some misdemeanors where you can have jury trial doctors, what you're doing is -- jury trials, what you're doing is trying to find a great deal of people to serve on

those juries, and i can tell you we cannot find enough people to serve on juries in the district of columbia for the felonies that are here. and so you have to ask yourself, did the city council go out and talk to the law-abiding citizens? crime is off the charts here in the district of columbia, eric. i won't even drive one of my cars in the district of columbia for fear of being carjacked. and so i don't know who the city council is looking out for, but -- anyone if other than the criminals. the law-abiding citizens they're saying somewhat go to to hell, unfortunately. eric: well, ed the, talking about carjacking, one of the things that lessens the penalties for carjacking. how about that, let's take a look. eliminates most mandatory sentences so maybe some of them get out, lowers penalties for violent offenses. you just said carjacking and robberies. lowers the penalties.

and as you say, expands jury trials to misdemeanors. man, what is message to criminals when you have a keyes city council that sits there -- a d.c. city council that says, you know, we're going to lower the penalties. carjack that car, you won't get as much time. >> you know, you're absolutely right. what is happening here is i think that president biden is probably going to announce that he's going to run for re-election, and he doesn't want to be seen to be soft on crime. and so if you look at this bill in its totality, clearly it shows that there is a softness among the city council when it comes to crime and being soft on crime. you have to wonder if they kid a referendum of law-abiding citizens in the district of columbia, what would that referendum show as it pertains to this d.c. criminal code that

i agree needs revision after a hundred years? you don't throw the baby out with the bath water, and that's what the city council appear to be doing here in this case, eric. eric: you just brought up the broader issue of some democratic progressives and ores in dethe funding, this sort of thing -- defunding and other things. the centrist, moderate democrats are noting -- plotting against that. here's what tom cotton tweeted about what the president did. quote: by rejecting d.c.'s law, president biden acknowledged the basic fact that the soft on crime policies endanger the public. ted, do you see a pushback happening across the country against some of these progressive democratic policies, against some of what they're trying to do in terms of lessening some of penalties in the name of what they say is justice? >> absolutely. i do, and that's unfortunate that any party would favor criminals over law-abiding

citizens. and i say that simply to say that when you look at what is going on in america, you have law-abiding citizens, eric, all they want to do is to feel safe in their communities. and unfortunately under the circumstances that have taken place here with this softness on crime, i can tell you they do not feel safe in their communities. and i must say i was taken back that at cpac you had the congressman from florida, matt gaetz, who is talking about defunding federal law enforcement. i don't know, he must be off of his rocker. anybody, anybody who wants to defund police officers while crime is going up certainly are working for criminals and not the law-abiding citizens in this country. eric: and who want to dethe fund the fbi and the federal

agencies. former keyes homicide detective ted williams. ed the, thank you. be careful as you're in washington. >> my pleasure. eric: arthel? arthel: all right, and everything, thank you. well, the u.s. reportedly looking into sanctions on beijing if china helps russia in its war on ukraine. this as president biden just pledged to send hundreds of millions more in military aid to ukraine. we are live in kyiv next. ♪

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throwing everything they have at it for the past seven months, really just trench warfare. russia has made incremental gains there, surrounding the city on three sides and shelling exit routes as well. but ukraine forces appear determined to try and at least deny russia a battlefield victory for as long as possible. ing that heavy fighting comes as the u.s. has announced new military aid, $400 million worth. a lot of this aid is pretty much the basic nuts and bolts, a lot of ammunition especially for those himars artillery pieces. ukrainian officials continue to press for more advanced weaponry. what they really need, they say, is air power. >> translator: to stop russia, we need artillery. that's what we need. that's the number one issue. we also need both systems and ammunition and a lot of shells. the situation is the same with aircraft. we have a shortage of aircraft, and we need to start pilot-training missions.

>> reporter: u.s. attorney general merrick garland the latest biden cabinet member to come to ukraine. ukraine is trying to build up criminal cases existence russian officials as well as soldiers who say they have committed atoes is, killing and torturing civilians for future prosecution. eric and arthel, back to you. eric: and cause for war crimes against putin himself. steve, thank you. arthel? arthel: well, steve and eric, meantime, that new -- 400 million in military aid to ukraine comes as the biden administration if is reportedly considering slapping sanctions on china if beijing gives military support, military support to russia. let's bring in dr. rebecca grant, president of iris incompetent research and a national security and military analyst. so, dr. grant, if china sends fresh weapons to russia, what should president biden do and how much unilateral power does the u.s. have? >> biden has been soft on china, but if china sends new lethal

weapons to russia to use against ukraine, biden has got to draw a line are. there need to be very strong consequences. i'm talking sanctions, limiting china in the banking system, even ending their u.n. security council membership, something, because the would really cross a line if china's going to send lethal weapons to russia to the use against ukraine. arthel: this is why i'm asking what sort of unilateral power does he have? if he's ending his u.n. security council, i mean, how because he come out of that on his own? >> right. and i think the first step would be with our allies. remember everything germ german, schultz, has also warned china existence doing this. but what bide -- against doing. biden can start to restrict the china's access in the banking system. who knows what they will co, i think they want to deter china from doing this, but i would say

the u.s. companies, if you do business in china, keep an eye on this. because if china does send lethal aid to russia, that could really put your china-based supply chains at risk. that would change everything. got to keep an eye on it. arthel: okay. but, you know, back to angsts -- sanctions. we've heard this, and certainly you're the analyst here, but we keep hearing sanctions on china. it doesn't seem to be working, so it seems china does whatever china wants to do, and right now china is walking hand in hand with putin, now perhaps looking to send more military aid to putin so he can cull more innocent ukrainians. so what gives? how do you stop this recipe for disaster. >> right, i agree. i think the biden administration is trying to stir up global anger against this and keep the chinese from doing this. but you're right, they need to make much stronger action.

also more policy statements, whatever it takes to make sure china doesn't do this. they're going to have to up their game, the biden administration, if china actually provides this lethal aid. the business as usual is just not going to cut it anymore. arthel: you talk about global anger. you've got german chancellor schultz now on record saying, you know, china should not send weaponing to -- weapons to russia. i mean, that is significant. so who else would have to be part of this global anger? >> other allies as well, and there's specific things we can do here in the u.s., restrict the ability of chinese companies to buy, reflect stricts -- some of the trade. there are a lot of international mechanisms. we would all need -- we would need all 54 nations to try to get onboard with that as well. if china's going to take this

consequence general, threat of sending fresh weapons, they have got to realize that there are consequences for it. arthel: meanwhile, you have the cia saying, c. grant, that putin is not ready for peace talks there in ukraine. i men -- mean, this is not just a threat to ukraine, but the oh sovereign nations. how do we end this? again, you're not under sure control, but i'm it canning for a hong analysis because not saying you have all the answers either. apparently, president biden doesn't have all the a answers. but, you know, what gives? i mess we're exhausted by hearing slapping spankses on china and little, inconsequential punishments. how. >> the sort -- short answer is for ukraine to take back more territory. that could get the russians to the negotiating table. and most, for the west to stay dropping in to providing this

ill military aid. that's what it's going to take to end this. arthel: well, that's why you have the u.s. americans, the american population has to be more scottive to and 100 president behind sending more aid to ukraine. c. grant, pardon me, i'm hitting a hard break, so i have to say thank you for you. dr. rebecca grant, thank you for talking with us today. >> thank you, arthel. arthel: we'll be right back. thank you, ust stare at these payroll forms... my business' payroll taxes will calculate themselves. right? uhh...nope. intuit quickbooks helps you manage your payroll taxes, cheers! with 100% accurate tax calculations guaranteed. nexium 24hr prevents heartburn acid for twice as long as pepcid. get all-day and all-night heartburn acid prevention with just one pill a day. choose acid prevention. choose nexium.

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eric: you know, it has been almost six decades since retired green beret colonel clarence davis was recommended for the medal of honor for his service in vietnam. chief national correspondent jennifer griffin has his inspiring story. >> paris, you are everything this medal means. i mean, everything the medal means. you're everything our nation is at our best. >> reporter: nearly 60 years after first being recommended for the medal of honor, retired green beret colonel paris davis, one of the first black officers to lead a special forces team in combat, finally received the highest military award for valor. >> captain davis realized he was the last american standing.

he yelled, i'm coming for you. without his asian. i'm coming for you. >> reporter: colonel davis, now 83, described why he and his men in the fifth special forces detachment weren't scare scared on june 18, 1965. >> knew -- they knew that i wasn't going to do anything that would put them in harm's way. >> reporter: what he was thinking as he braved enemy fire to save three fellow soldiers after being shot himself. >> complete the mission, try to do it as quickly and as daringly as you can and get back at safely as you can. >> reporter: soon is after he was nominated for the medal of honor, but the paperwork kiss the appeared. a few years later it was resubmitted and lost again. ron keyes was a member of davis' team in vietnam the night of the ambush. >> i don't think it was by accident. i think that because he was the black leader of our team. i think those recommendations

were thrown away. >> reporter: colonel davis' daughter explained the lessons that her father told her when he was young. >> he always talked about it's about we, not i. >> the heroism that he exhibited that day to stay with his team, to recover them, to do everything he possibly could to to see that they weren't taken prisoner is phenomenal. >> reporter: 58 years later, colonel paris davis finally received his medal. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. arthel: ah, boy, so wonderful. colonel davis finally getting his flowers while he's still alive to enjoy it. long overdue and well deserved. eric: an american hero, that is for sure. arthel: no caught, eric. all right. we're back at four eastern. please join us then. ♪ muck o weeks. uhhhh... here, i'll take that. [woo hoo!] ensure max protein, with 30 grams of protein,

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