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to fox and friends on this sunday morning, will cain, pete hegseth and rachel campos duffy. good morning. rachel: good morning. pete: come on in. we're here. will: feels like we never left. pete: we kind of never did. rachel: we kind of ended up at my house hanging out. pete: we did. we took rick, and we journeyed out to your beautiful home -- will: in maryland. rachel: it's far. i live in the country, purposefully. i can't go to tennessee -- pete: it was excellent, we had a great time. will: spent all day breaking down the problems of the world, and all the problems of the world ended by the end of the night. we had an hour-and-a-half long me, pete and rick in an uber sitting like this, i was in the middle seat -- [laughter] multiple wrong turns, lost in washington heights. pete: multiple requests by the driver to stop to get cigarette- will: which i denied.

[laughter] rachel: the funny part is rick and pete were going to say okay. will: nope. quit making wrong turns. pete: by the end, will was, like, turn here. will: which was weird, because there was two of them in the front seat -- rachel: that's the first clue that things were weird, when you got the drivers -- pete: and then as we got closer, the requests to stop for cigarettes got louder, but we were closer to our destination -- will: and more aggressive. [laughter] we'll keep you abreast of that, a lot to break down. happy sunday morning to you. we're pointing to start with a fox news alert. another norfolk southern train derailment in ohio last night. rachel: twenty cars going off the track causing panic in the area after the disaster in east palestine. pete: marian rafferty has the story. >> reporter: good morning. another more folk southern train derailing last night in springfield, ohio, one month after the toxic train derail

inspect east palestine. last night's incident about 230 miles west of the first incident prompting officials to declare a temporary helder in place for everyone within 1,000 feet of the train. that order is now lifted as both norfolk southern and the springfield fire department say nobody was injured and no hazardous materials were onboard at the time of the incident. >> there's no indication of any injuries, no risk to the public health at this time. the crew from owner-operator of the railroad, railway norfolk if southern, clark county hazmat team, ohio environmental protection agency each incompetently examined the crash site and verified there was no evidence of spillage at the site. >> reporter: ohio governor mike dewine says president biden and transportation secretary pete buttigieg called him to offer help from the federal government. last night's derailment also causing at least 1500 people in the area to temporarily lose

power. no word yet on what caused the incident. will, rachel, pete? pete: thank you. rachel: so we know there's 19 train derailments just this year with, that's the number. pete: yeah. i mean, i'm interested, by the way, the reaction of biden and buttigieg who immediately called governor dewine on this train derailment. like, that is an instinct after what happened in east pal sign to now want to be all over it. thankfully, there seems to have been no toxic material, but you should have been on the big one when you weren't, unfortunately. that number seems high. i don't have any context for a number like 19 derailments nationwide since december of 2022, but we were just talking, apparently this happens a lot more than we know across the country and has for years. rachel: yeah. which begs the question, with the infrastructure bill that we now know is really a climate bill if we should have been investing in infrastructure and the technology for these kind of trains so we get less derailments instead of religion

and climate change. will: that's the problem when infrastructure can mean anything you want it to mean -- rachel: remember that? yeah. will: your traditional concept of infrastructure begins to literally decay. pete: uh-huh. we'll follow that if there are additional developments. but yesterday in maryland -- speaking of maryland -- there was cpac wrapped up. and at the end of cpac, as they always do, they hold a straw poll, a presidential straw poll, especially in years like this where republicans are starting to throw their name in the hat. that guy right there took to the stage and gave a speech. and right after that they presented the results of the cpac poll, and it wasn't even close. donald trump, 62% of cpac attendees want him to be the republican nominee. followed by 20% for ron desantis. that's a big win. rachel: and he gave a barn-burner type speech. i'm going to tell you some of things that caught my attention. he said at the top of my list

will be the slide into costly, never ending wars. he also promised to keep men out of women's sports. he wants a return to paper ballots. he wants to rename schools after american heroes. he wants to get rid of ugly buildings and start building buildings that are in the western civilization style, that classical style. and he didn't say this -- i don't remember if he said in the speech, but i know he's been saying this on the trail, he wants to support a baby boom with tax breaks. so he's got some fresh ideas. ron desantis, you see on the screen there, has not announced, and i don't know how that affects the straw poll. will: yeah, it was a barn-burner speech, to your point. it was full of strength. i'm trying to think of the right adjective, but there were moments when he said e am your -- rachel: i've got it right here, i am your warrior, i i am your justice, and for those who are been wronged and betrade, i am

your relately -- betrayed, i am your retribution. will: here's more from others at cpac. >> we will expose and appropriately reveal the rinos. [applause] we will evict joe biden from the white house, and we will liberate america from these villains. we are never going back to a party that wants to give unlimited money to fight foreign wars that are endless wars, they're stupid wars. [applause] >> it's insane that joe biden's gotten a free pass for the socialist spending spree. but a big part of that reason is because of republicans who haven't held the line or even upheld the conservative market principles they claim to support. >> i have yet to hear a gop presidential candidate in this american history who has pledged to do one of the things that a u.s. president can do on the first thing the, which is to get rid of affirmative action.

>> if you wanted the blueprint to ruin america, you would target the our education system, and you would make sure that the next generation of leaders were indoctrinated and not educated. you would tell today's kids that if you're white, you are an oppressor, and if you're black or brown with, your future is grievance. not greatness. will: not all of those individuals have announced. tim scott's on a listening tour the, vivek ramaswamy, nikki haley have, of course, as well as donald trump -- pete: two very different events there as well. cpac, thousands of can conservatives, there were about a hundred big donorses, so different audiences for those speeches. you know, donald trump probably doesn't win the straw poll with the big donors at club for growth, but he wins it overwhelmingly with voters and with the base right now which i don't care what other candidate you're looking at, if you're

looking at a number like 62 -- rachel: that's a lot. pete: -- considering how they tried to write him off. rachel: for sure. meanwhile, biden has more competition in this his race, but what he's decided to do is create an advisory board with all those people, all those names that we've been thinking might show up if he decides not to run. so look at this list, gavin newsom is going on the on the biden advisory board, j.b. pritzker, governor gretchen whitmer, governor wes moore, governor phil murphy, senator elizabeth warren, representative ro khanna, chris coons from delaware, lisa blunt from rochester, veronica escobar, and it was karen because many in los angeles. -- karen bass in los angeles. he's trying to bring these people in. meanwhile, the actual person

who's thrown her hat in the ring is marianne williamson -- will: who's been dismissedded already as a joke candidate. rachel: i don't think she's a joke. will: democrat party is not entered -- pete: and if rfk jr. gets in, do they actually treat them as candidates? and you put out a list like this to say i'm the nominee. that's what joe biden is trying to say. michigan newsom a big name on there, elizabeth warren as well. he hasn't announced he's going to run, but you put out something like this, and it basically seems to say that's what's coming. rachel: right. i'm glad you brought up rfk jr. if he's allowed to debate joe biden, if joe biden comes out of his basement during the campaign, that will be fascinating. will: political leaders will be asked to travel, attend events, appear on television and perform other duties as high-level surrogates to the democratic party, and once biden launches

his campaign, one of the bowls is to showcase the diversity among the party's stars. they hope to tamp down internal divisions during what could be be a turbulent election especially as many in the group are former or future presidential candidates. rachel: to me, that message was as much as what you said, pete, as much as it is that maybe he doesn't want to campaign very much, and he's going to send sur gates out. it worked for him last time. pete: wouldn't be the first time. the name that also stick out to me, wes moore, newly-minted governor of maryland. there's already whispers of people wanting him to run even in 2024 which i don't -- it's not going to the happen, but keep an eye on him. he's a darling of the democrat party. will: all right. we've got a few additional headlines this morning. a juror in the murder trial of alex murdaugh reveals how faith helped the panel through the tough decisions. he also said the dog can kennel video was a crucial piece of evidence that ultimately led them to reach a verdict.

>> bubba. >> hang on, bubba. >> it's a -- [inaudible] >> come here, bubba. will: the video placing murdaugh near the crime scene. the jurors also said in reference to their faith guiding the way that they prayed before they went in and deliberated for those three hours. rachel: and after. if you ever wonder if we're still a christian nation, i don't see that happening anywhere else but america. will: murdaugh's surviving son buster was spotted for the first time since the verdict yesterday walking his dog with his girlfriend. a fiery crash in maryland kills a driver and sends flames shooting into the sky. the truck was carrying a flammable liquid, but it's not clear what caused the crash outside of keyes. one family forced to seek temporary housing after their home was seriously damaged by

the fire. no other injury withs reported. and in nascar, chase elliott will not race in the pennzoil 400 in las vegas today. he underwent successful surgery for a leg injury he suffered while snowboarding in colorado. that was on friday night. meanwhile, major league baseball star bryce harper will serve as gland marshal for today's big -- grand marshal for today's big race. he'll give the command for the drivers to start their engines. the pennzoil 400 will will be at 3 p.m. only on fox. pete: basketball. will: yeah, basketball. pete: we don't cover much college basketball. will: now's the i'm. we should do something fun for marched madness. you'll love it. rachel: can't wait. pete: fill out a bracket. will: we should do something.

rachel: i wanted to go to the rodeo with you, but i wasn't invited. will: i'm not handing out the ini have asians. rachel: china boosts its military budget again while the focuses more on ukraine. even bringing ukrainian pilots to the u.s. to train on f-16s. the communist party combat readiness -- i'm sorry. mys if read that. pete: as it cozies up -- which there are doing. plus, chris rock finally addresses the infamous oscars slap. watch. >> y'all know what happened to me, getting smacked by suge smith. [laughter] if people are, like, did it hurt. it still hurts! [laughter] pete: the comedian ripping will smith and wokeness in a brand new special. ♪ ♪ we're done

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pete: china announced a bump in military spending earlier today in order to prepare for potential combat in the future. will: the new spending comes at top chinese officials pledge to a peaceful reunification with taiwan.

rachel: brooke singman joins us now. >> reporter: china injecting even more money into its military as the chinese nation says the, quote, boosting its prepare preparedness, a 7.2% military budget increase also pledging a, quote, peaceful unification with taiwan curl an crease to the country's parliament. listen. >> translator: as we chinese on both sides of the taiwan strait are one family bound by blood, we should advance economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation across the taiwan strait. >> reporter: the u.s. has vowed to defend taiwan eastertorial integrity. taiwan's people are not interested in being ruled by china's government, and president biden has said the u.s. will use force if necessary. china also getting a bipartisan response from u.s. lawmakers who outlined the taiwan lend-lease bill on friday night. watch this. >> whatever the policy is, we've got to be able to sport taiwan if they were invaded.

looking back at the lessons of the ukraine war, obviously i think the number one lesson is need for speed. >> this is very important because this is the warning to china. don't even think about attacking taiwan. and second thing is anything happens and if china attacks taiwan, then we are ready to depend if taiwan. >> reporter: meanwhile, two ukrainian pilots are currently in the united states for a training assessment on using attack the aircraft including f-16 fighter yets -- jets. u.s. authorities have approved bringing as many as 10 more pilots in for assessment as early as this month, and last month president biden said hess ruling out sending f-16 fighter jets for now despite president zelenskyy's request. pete: interesting. rachel, that number of -- excuse me, rachel. brooke, that number of 7.2, that sounds low, right in that's what they say publicly, but they could be spending even more.

and they certainly. don't believe that a reunification would be feasible. >> reporter: i mean, we don't can know what china is doing. they can say 7.2%, but they could have been increasing their military budget for, you know, months and months here when it comes to their the ambitions with taiwan with. rachel: so you speak to people in the biden administration, do they think that we're on track to, you know, this could be world war iii. >> reporter: it absolutely could, and biden administration if officials don't believe that that china will actually invade taiwan curl this administration -- curl this administration, but that's not what we're hearing from national security officials who warn that china could invade taiwan as early as 20 to the 24. there has been an increase in military activity around the small island by china especially since speaker pelosi visited the island this summer which really angered the chinese and cut i off u.s. and chinese military communication. so that's what we're watching right now. but, you know, i interviewed speaker mccarthy this week, and he said the way to decide

how the u.s. should really work to protect taiwan is to look at ukraine. i mean p we need to look at how we are providing ukraine with weapons now. speaker mccarthy was saying we should start, you know, protecting taiwan by sharing arms now versus, you know, after an invasion. rachel: yeah where. will: sure sounds like saber rattling and increased tensions when it comes to china and specifically with taiwan. increasing that budget, might want to behead here in the united states -- be ready here in the united states. great stuff, brooke. rachel: and that's the question, are we ready? we've interviewed many people, generals and military the official, some of them reired the, some of them, you know, not and a lot of them say we're not ready. pete: and this coming from an administration that said, don't worry, the taliban won't ache the over afghanistan. rachel: yeah. pete: also from an administration that said we could prevent war in ukraine. rachel: right. pete: so i don't believe a lot of the calculations or don't put much stock into this administration about what china

will do and not co. will: well, you remember the moment? the oscars, right? when will smith smacked chris rock. rachel: the smack heard across the world. will: chris rock has a new come key special that's addressing the moment. watch. >> if everybody claims to be a victim, when the real victims need help, ain't nobody gonna be there to help them, okay? and right now we live in a world where the emergency room is filled up with [bleep] with paper cuts. this gal meghan markle, ah, acting all couple like she don't know nothing. [laughter] going on oprah, i didn't know. i had no idea how racist they were. it's the royal family. that's like marrying into the budweiser family and going, they drink a lot. [laughter] they're so racist, they wanted to know how brown the baby's going to be. that's not racist.

[laughter] because even black people want to know -- [laughter] i do not need another rapper mad at me, okay? [laughter] [applause] y'all know what happened to mentioner getting smacked by suge smith. [laughter] people, like, did it hurt? it still hurts! [laughter] i got summertime ringing in my ears, but i'm not a victim, baby. you will never see me on oprah or gayle crying -- [cheers and applause] you will never see it. never gonna happen. i couldn't believe it, and i love men in black, no. [laughter] rachel: he also, it's been a rough week for the royals because they had south park last week mocking them and this week they have chris rock. chris rock said the problems between meghan and her, you know, the res of the royal family was not racism, it's just in the-law stuff, you know? that everybody has.

he just -- it was really good. there's meghan markle, stop looking at me -- [laughter] with the sign. it's so good, it's so good. and now, you know, harry has another big interview to discuss his childhood trauma -- pete: yeah. you can pay to watch him sit down with a trauma expert? will: really? rachel: yes, unbelievable. pete: that's the latest announcement. will: get out of here. rachel: it's so beta. it's so much, i can't deal. pete: it also -- that 's why the south park thing was so devastate thing. rachel: it was -- will: what is his recall? he's a royal. rachel: i know. his mother died, his father is divorced. look, all of us have issues in a family. it's not like any other family, but it is a lot like other families except they're royals. but i think it also speaks to another thing which is mental health and weakness and victimhood which is something chris rock aruledded to is

profitable -- alluded to. will: it is profitable. rachel: you can actually put your trauma session on netflix and make money off of it. will: the trend within the younger generation so wear your trauma on the outside because it's, so many believe it is what makes them unique. it's their unique identifying factor and, therefore, it is your identity, your trauma? previous generations, you know, you don't share your trauma. you can say that's right or wrong, but it was a private thing. rachel: yeah. as people -- will: and you do have other things that make you unique or special or that you can trade upon -- pete: that you want to identify concern. rachel: or being, you know, strong and not a victim was sort of admired. will: yeah. rachel: and now it's the opposite. pete: thank goodness for come i key. as tucker put out that special, the death of comedy, comedians are on the forefront of being truth-tellers. say a lot of things -- rachel: yeah.

maybe we could make some money, we could bring in a trauma coach, and and we could -- pete: oh, boy. mine are buried real deep. [laughter] st going to take more than an hour-long special -- will: no. [laughter] we have a fox news alert, another train derailment in ohio. we're staying on top of that story. rachel: plus, a latino chicago police officer is allegedly shot and killed by a latin street gang. why the windy city's latin leaders are staying silent, next. they customize your car insurance. so you only pay for what you need! whoo! we gotta go again. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ 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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what causes a curve down there? who can treat this? stop typing, and start talking. it could be a medical condition called peyronie's disease, or pd. you're not alone, there is hope. find a specialized urologist who can diagnose and treat pd. visit makeapdplan.com today. pete: we're back with a fox news alert. another norfolk if southern train derailing last night in ohio one month after the toxic train derailment in east palestine. last night's incident was in springfield, there you see it on your map, about 230 miles westst of the first incident, prompting officials to dechair a temporary shelter in place for everyone within 1,000 feet of the train.

that order is now lifted as both norfolk southern is the and the springfield fire department say nobody was injured and, thankfully, no hazardous materials were onboard at the time of the incident. officials are expected to give an update later today. rachel. rachel: thank you, pete. well, chicago police officer ann dray -- was tragically shot and killed in the line of duty wednesday. our next guest can asks where's the outrage from the latino if community? what are they afraid of saying, calling out for latino leaders to decry violence against their own communities. chicago alderman -- lopez joins us now. alderman, thank you for joining us today. >> good morning. rachel: you're at this vigil with, i see the people behind you. before we get into the topic, tell us about officer. >> andres vazquez was about to

be a 5-year veteran of our force. he worked in the 8th district which is behind me, and he was a rising star within the police department. everything that you'd want from a chicago police officer, committed to his friends, committed to the county, committed to the community. and of the his life cut short is just absolutely tragedy thetic, and we're here today for the past 20 hours with running for blue lives doing a walking prayer vigil here so that officers know, his family knows that we're standing in solitarity with them following his tragic death. rachel: yeah. he's a father, he's behind a young -- he leaves behind a young child, a wife. this gang member who shot him, i know he's in the hospital. you're angry at him, but you say you're even more angry at these latino leaders who are not calling out violence. >> we know that we have a gang issue in the city of chicago. no one is blind to that. but what is truly infuriating is

that the latino community has not taken ownership of what has transpired. they are not calling out the gang members, they are not standing up in solidarity with our police officers, with this officer in particular and saying that we have had enough. there are nearly a dozen latino elected officials in the surrounding area where the officer was murdered, and none of them have stood up with force to say that we will not tolerate this anymore, that we expect better out of our community, that we want people to step up and speak out about what is happening. and they need to because their silence is deafening, whether they're afraid of the gangs, whether they're working with the gangs, we've had enough, and they need to step it up. rachel: that's such an interesting question, why aren't they? i know that the latino neighborhoods in chicago are crime-ridden, that, you know, street vendors are getting robbed, that people are afraid to walk outside of their homes. they need these police officers. so why aren't the people representing them, you know, decrying and denouncing the gangs?

is it that they're afraid of the gangs? >> it's either that they're afraid of the gangs or working with them because, clearly, our community's under siege. as you said, you've seen it with the street vendors, with gangs trying to recruit minors. our own police officers are being gunned down in the street in front of children, no less. so they need to step up. we can point the fingers all we want at kim fox, but we need to lead by example as leaders, and it's about time they step up and do right for their community. this is not our heritage. this is not owl -- our culture. it's shameful that they continue to remain silent so that this is allowed to perpetuate in our communities. rachel: i'm so glad you brought that point up. i'm a hispanic woman, our community is one of law and order and family values, and it doesn't stand for any of in the, and those representatives don't represent our community well. you do, sir -- >> absolutely. rachel: i appreciate your voice, and i appreciate you being there to honor this brave hero. thank you, a alderman lopez. by the way, officer vazquez --

>> thank you, rachel. rachel: -- thank you, was just 32 years old, he is surviveed by his wife and daughter, may he rest in peace. still ahead, a horrifying story for any parent. a family is suing airbnb claiming their baby died from fentanyl inside the home hay rented in florida. oh, my gosh, this is a nightmare. the legal battle amid the tragedy. plus, a chilling warning for the surviving son of convicted killer alex murdaugh. will more from the family's troubled past, will that see the light of day? eric bland is the attorney who represented the sons of murdaugh's late house keeper, and he are join us next. muck -- he will join us next. ♪ ♪ hallow makes it easy to build a daily habit of prayer and meditation want to start with a five minute daily gospel? sure.

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attorney eric bland hosts the cup of justice podcast and also represented the sons of more cough's late housekeeper who concern murdaugh's late housekeeper who died after falling in their home. eric, thanks for being here. before this trial, most people knew nothing about this case, about buster. you heard that ecler. there's been documentaries highlighting what went down. what's your ache the or what could be next in -- take on what could be next? >> good morning, pete, thanks for having me. pete: good morning. >> buster's in a very difficult spot. you know, he's a true victim here as far as the murders of his mother and his brother. and, you know, he just lost his father, essentially, on friday when he was sentenced to counsel life in prison. but there's been a long-rumored involvement somehow of a murdaugh whether it's him or somebody else in the family that has knowledge at least of the death of stephen smith. stephen was a gay young man, a

good student, was going to go to college, wanted to be a nurse, and he was found in the middle of a country road in hampton county. and they said, well, the highway department said he was hit by a car. but there was no broken glass, no car parts, his clothes were intact, his shoes were on, and he had a, you know, a clear head trauma injury that looked like it was done by something other than a car. and his death went, you know, it was investigated initially, but it was just deemed a car accident. and when in 2021 when they opened the investigation into the death of my client, gloria satterfield, they opened the death and investigation into the death of stephen smith. and that is ongoing, and now buster's father, alex, has been convicted there's a big cry in south carolina to find out what

actually happened to stephen smith. buster himself is going to have to come to grips with is my father capable of murdering my brother is and mother, a jury said so, and he's going to have to look at his future in this family. pete: eric, is there any connection between a member of the murdaugh family and stephen smith? where's that connection? >> that connection was made by sandy smith, the mother of stephen the, who said that randolph murdaugh, who is the brother with john marvin and alex, he's an attorney with the old pmpd law firm, he supposedly show up on the accident scene and according to sandy smith he -- she received a telephone call from him where he offered to represent her, and she was very confused as to why she would need representation. and that is really where we are with what the public knows about that supposed accident.

s.l.e.d. has been investigating for a solid two years, and nothing has been released. but now you heard on friday the public is turning its attention back to that what we consider to be a murder. pete: well, as more details come out, keep us updated. it just seems to be one of those things where a lot of bad things happen around this family, -- >> it's peeling the onion, pete. you keep peeling it, you find more. pete: incredible. eric bland, thank you very much for your time. >> thank you for having me. pete: you got it. i'm going to toss it over to rachel for a few headlines. rachel: thank you, pete. turning now to this tragic story. the family of a baby who died from fentanyl poisoning in florida is now suing airbnb over the can death. they say their 19-month-old child died while napping in the rental home. the family claims the previous rents are to blame saying they admitted to throwing a a drug the-fueled party before checking out. the family's attorney saying

what i want to show is airbnb provided no cleanup, no warning, no measure of safety for the family. what a totally tragic story. a texas teacher is accused of taping a 10-year-old student to a chair with the help of another student. the child and his outraged mother shared the traumatic details with lawrence jones last night. >> my teacher grabbed my arm, she taped me, and when she left the classroom, all the other class start the hitting me. rachel: he managed to squeeze with himself out of the tape and go to the nurse. the school has parted ways with that teacher, but no charges have been filed so far. that teacher would not like me if she did that to my kid, oh, my goodness. i don't know what i would do. on to a hair-raising story in canada. contestants in a hair freezing competition at the eclipse nordic hot springs going wild in

subzero temperatures for the best hairdo, apartments jumping into the warm springs before sculpting their wet frozen locks into the creative shapes that you see here. that contest in the yukon goes on until march 25th. very interesting. you could enter the mullet. pete: i would. [laughter] rick: i needed a warning before -- [laughter] i'm over here looking, pete, you're perfect for in the. it's made for you. rachel: yeah. rick: yukon's kind of far away. pete: too far. we could recreate it on the plaza. rick: i've been close to there, but, no, the plaza won't do it. you've got to be really, really cold. we're not that cold anymore. really the east coast has not been cold at all this winter for the most part, and we're boeing to cool down a little bit this week, but it's not going to be bad. in fargo, 12 degrees, you've got snow. we're going to have snow the next couple of days across parts of the northern plains, and it may be 5-10 inches or so, but

down across the south, things are dry. pollen levels in the southeast, it's really bad right now. we're going to watch this snow here across the northern plains, maybe 5-10 inches accumulating and out across the west the next storm comes in, most of it across northern california. another 2-3 feet before this storm is done. of snow, not rain. will: that's the news, pollen's really bad. rachel: hey, rick, if you could be anywhere in the country weather wise, where would you choose right now? rick: right now? florida. it's been -- they're been in the 90s, which is not what you want to have really in february and march across florida, but if you're in the north, 90s -- will: once you start fighter random, open questions -- rachel: i thought that was a good question. pete: rick, if you could share an uber with any two people, who would it be? [laughter] rick: i mean, will and pete all day long every day, for two hours at night. women will thanks, rick.

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an artificial intelligence to combat dramatic exodus of officers and budget cuts in that city. the technology will help people file complaints for minor assaults, threats, burglaries, thefts, firearms, explosives, vehicle plates, lost or missing profit is the wave of the future as progressives push to defund the police? austin police association president thomas see real joins us now. detective, thanks for being with us this morning. before we get into the ruse of artificial -- the rise of artificial intelligence in austin, help me understand why there's such an officer shortage in that city. >> suring thanks for having me this morning. a lot of our issues go back to 2017, 2018 when the city council voted down our police contract. you know, we were told that we needed to spend less money so we could hire more cops, and signed a contract in 2018 that we thought would give them the ability to do that and then, you know, over the next two years we

saw the defunding movement. you know, ahive and well here in austin, texas, our old council cut 150 vacancies that we had, and we've been in a downward slide ever since. we -- will: and austin seems to have gone all in on the defund movement. i'm just curious, did i read you have 300 officers short of capacity right now in how short of you -- are you of full staffing in austin? >> yeah. they cut 150 positions, we're down another 265 positions right now. so, you know, from where we were back in 2017 we're about 400 cops short. will: gosh. >> under 1550 right now. will: that's crazy. these are the stats for the last two years. arson's up 200%, murder up 80%, awe though theft up almost 40%. we have the videos from a week or so ago of this big racing event and burnout event in austin.

now we get to artificial intelligence, so this is the something -- is this something being brought many in to alleviate the officer shortage? so if i have a problem, and some of those, by the way, i listed off are pretty big. assault? i get an automated system now? i don't get an officer? >> yeah. i'm not up to speed on exactly how they're going to implement that the, that's not something that they shared with the police association concern. [laughter] but i'll tell you over the course of the past few years, you know, we've gone from responding to some of these calls to, you know, taking some of these calls over the phone k and now it appears we're not even going to take, you know, have an officer or a civilian that works for the police department take these calls over phone. not real sure, you know, what their end game is. i keep telling folks we need about 500 more cops in this town, and folks seem to not want to listen. will: yeah. it was a once-great city. twenty years ago i lived many that city the, everyone who was there in that time loved austin.

sad to see the direction it's headed now. ing detective, great of you on the show this morning. >> thank you so much. will: travis kelce jokes about beating his brother in the big game and how his mom really became the star of the show. we'll roll the tape in the next hour.

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