about historic first of its kind policies like the one we just saw. being historic and first of its kind does not make them good policies. >> back in new york the climb all change bill hasn't made it into the final budget. that's due april 1st. on both coasts seeing a lot of action going towards those oil producers, jacque. >> jacque: thank you so much. >> bill: 10:00 a.m. east coast time in new york. an update at fort campbell expected in kentucky. two u.s. army blackhawk helicopters crashed at 10:00 local time last night. all nine crew members are lost. the 101st airborne division was conducting a routine training mission when the choppers went down in a field 25 miles from the military base. emergency personnel from multiple counties responded to the crash site. this is the hearing we've been waiting for in fort campbell. let's drop on in here.

>> no more time for questions conclude the press conference. brigadier general lewis. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. thank you for being here. i would like to provide a summary of the training accident that occurred last night involving aircraft from the 101st airborne division. at approximately 10:00 p.m. last night two of our blackhawk helicopters were involved in a crash during a planned training flight in kentucky that resulted in the death of all nine service members aboard the aircraft. on behalf of major general mcgehee and command star major knapp currently deployed to southeast europe i would like to express our deepest sympathies to the families of our fallen soldiers. we are currently in the process of notifying their families. until these notifications are

complete, we are unable to provide specific details about our soldiers. we appreciate your patience and respect of the process and we will provide additional details once all family members are notified. i would like to thank the first responders from trigg county and the kentucky state police for their rapid and professional response and for their continued support. the army has deployed an aircraft safety team from fort rucker, alabama who will arrive later today and will immediately initiate an investigation to help us understand what caused this crash in order to prevent accidents like this from happening again. this is a truly tragic loss for our families, our division, and fort campbell. our number one priority is caring for the families and the soldiers within our combat aviation brigade. our entire fort campbell community is surging resources

in support and our thoughts and prayers are with these families and these soldiers during this difficult time. ladies and gentlemen, governor beshear would like to deliver some short remarks. >> good morning. today is a tough and tragic day for kentucky, for the fort campbell and for the 101st. the nine individuals we lost are children of god. they will be mourned and missed by their families, by their communities. we are blessed to live in the freest country in the history of planet earth but we must remember that that freedom relies on those who are willing to serve, some of which pay the ultimate price. we know a lot about loss in kentucky especially these last three years. we'll do what we always do, we

are going to wrap our arms around these families and we are going to be there with them not just for the days but the weeks, months and years to come. we will let them know that they are loved, they are special, and if they will allow us to carry some of their grief, we'll do that for as long as we can. my faith teaches me that while the body is mortal, the soul is eternal and we will see them again. this morning i talked to governor bill lee who expressed his grief for this loss and his similar commitment to these families. there are no state lines when it comes to taking care of these families and helping them with their grief. finally, i also want to thank the first responders who came from the entire region there on the ground immediately after this incident doing everything that they could. the first responders included

the kentucky state police, trigg county emergency management, trigg and christian county sheriff's offices. trigg and marshall county rescue squads, east golden pond and other trigg county fire departments. trigg county ems and the christian county emergency management. here in kentucky and in tennessee we love fort campbell and love all the people that live and work here. they are part of our community of who we are. their loss today is our loss. and we are goi are going to mak sure these families know they are loved and they are not alone. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, i'm prepared to answer your questions. yes, ma'am.

[[inaudible question] >> this was a training progression and they were flying in multi-ship formation. two ships under night vision goggles at night. >> folks familiar with the training exercises, is it typical to have that many people on a helicopter. how many were on each helicopter and is it common? >> it was 5 and 4 and it is fairly typical. there is a pilot. co-pilot. crew chief, medics or other personnel on the aircraft as well. yes, ma'am. >> do you have any -- [inaudible question] >> we have a safety team coming from fort rucker, alabama, who

specialize in aircraft safety and these investigations. we hope to have them on the ground stimulates today and they are bringing a very diverse and talented team to look at every possible contributing factor. and i think in a short time we'll have a much better understanding of what may have contributed to this accident. yes, ma'am. >> [inaudible question]. >> yes, ma'am, thank you. they were all based at fort campbell in the 101st airborne division. yes, ma'am. [inaudible question]. >> yes, ma'am, they were a variant of the blackhawk. in these specific aircraft, they were medical evacuation

aircraft. however, we believe there were -- the accident occurred when they were doing flying, not deliberate medical evacuation drills. correct. yes, ma'am. [inaudible question] >> at this point we don't know. we are hopeful when we get the team from fort rucker here and are able to pull some of the data out of the on board computers we'll have a better understanding of exactly what happened. yes, ma'am. >> was there any sort of signal -- >> no, ma'am. yes, ma'am. >> [inaudible question]. >> yes, ma'am. despite our losses, we were lucky because they were able to land in an open field across from a residential area. so thankfully there were no

additional casualties or injuries as a result of the aircraft crash. yes, sir. >> are these helicopters you talked about getting data from -- the blackhawks -- [inaudible question]. >> yes, sir, they have something very similar to the black boxes that we see on the larger aircraft. and we're hopeful that will provide quite a bit of information of what occurred. yes, ma'am. >> [inaudible question]. >> yes, ma'am, we started next of kin notification early this morning. we have some family members that are in the local area that we were able to contact fairly quickly but we also have some family members across the united states and a few outside of the united states. that process is ongoing.

we are doing everything we can to notify families as quickly as we can. but i don't have a good estimation on when the final notifications will occur. yes, sir. >> do you have an estimate as to the rapid response time? that has been talked about a lot. the average time fort campbell -- >> i don't have an actual response time but i will tell you that we know that they responded incredibly quickly and immediately established communication with our leadership here at fort campbell and then jointly we were able to secure that location and get the right folks there to start helping at the site. yes, ma'am. >> was there any transport to medical facilities nearby? >> no, ma'am, there are no transports off the crash site.

yes, sir. >> how were folks made aware of the crash? were they being monitored by raid orr radio communication or people in the area that called 911? >> we had other aircraft in the vicinity so we were actually notified via multiple means. one was the trigg county first responders was one of the calls and then we also had aircraft that were able to quickly move to that location and actually stayed overhead for quite some time. >> i'll take two more questions. >> when to your knowledge or ever did something like this happen at fort campbell? >> that i will have to follow up with you. i'm not sure of the date of the last accident to this extent. i can follow up with you with an answer. >> going forward how will you take extra safety precautions to insure that doesn't happen again?

>> that's a great question. everything we do, safety is integrated into this. for context, when we do any training, but episcopalry aviation planning. it has different levels of approval from the command so we'll always relook our safety precautions and measures. like all these training events safety is a primary focus for us. thank you. >> bill: this is grim news. it is what we expected about an hour ago. nine people are dead now after two blackhawk helicopters went down in southern kentucky. they were using night vision goggles, jacque, at the time. 10:00 local time last night. the new information is that there were five in one helicopter and four in the other. >> also said the helicopter was

able to go down in a field and the term able to maybe indicates there was some intention on their part when they knew it was going down because it avoided a residence across the street. heartbreaking news. every family that has someone attached to the 101st division is hoping and praying they don't get that terrible call. these are a precision group. screaming eagles is their nickname. terrible news. >> bill: our prayers are with them today as the families are notified there in kentucky and pretty much around the country and maybe around the world. back to that story when we get more. tough news this morning. 13 past the hour. cartels sparking chaos on the border spreading rumors on social media claiming the border is open sending nearly 1,000 migrants rushing into el paso to find out the border is not. >> jacque: border agents are telling them to move back. this is reminiscent of the skeen

weeks ago what weather migrants rushed over a bridge. >> bill: the rumors are largely spread by social media. this was the scene on the 12th of march 2nd weeks ago and spread by word of month among migrants. it is a tactic to disrupt authorized border processes and sway migrants to pay top dollar to cartels to get them across. it has been going on for a long time. alexis mcadams live in mission, texas. hello there. >> hi, bill. just yesterday we are talking about more than 1,000 migrants that crossed illegally into the united states after yet another rumor according to cbp sources telling us that these spread pretty quickly and the migrants were told if you show up to this port and that bridge you will be able to get right into the united states. that wasn't the case. look on the screen. this is what happened yesterday afternoon there in el paso, texas, already such a busy

place. you can see the large crowds crossing illegally. in the past 24 hours at least 1,000 migrants entered that slammed sector. cbp sources saying many migrants took a freight train to mexico and entered into el paso on foot. the border patrol chief of the el paso sector tweeted this. the more than 1,000 migrants mostly from venezuela surrendered to these agents after making an illegal entry into the u.s. sharing these photos and another warning the border patrol will expel migrants under title 42. that places migrants under title eight removal proceedings hasn't changed. >> we're operating under the cdc title 42 authority. those migrants not amenable to title 42 and those with no legal basis to renan in the united states legally will be placed into removal proceedings. >> two weeks ago 1,000 migrants

rushed the bridge near el paso, texas trying to get into the u.s. but stopped by u.s. and mexican authorities. back live i want to take a look at another issue that happened near the el paso sector. you can see in the video that was the rush on the bridge as well. you can see also on the side o me here, this is the area where the massive fire tore through the migrant facility that killed nearly 40 migrants on monday. the migrants who were injured were able to come into the united states by cbp officials to get medical treatment. when other people heard these people got in for medical treatment they thought this was their chance. there is so much chaos in el paso, trying to do their best but it happens every day. >> bill: thanks, mission, texas. 17 past. a committee, the house weaponization committee holding a hearing at the moment. lawmakers taking a closer look at a lawsuit that claims that the biden administration worked with social media companies to

censor free speech and public opinion before the election of 2020. a tasty topic and see what they can prove. eric schmidt filed the lawsuit. you were the a.g. in missouri. this is a house hearing. not senate. what can they prove? >> i testified in front of that committee this morning to talk about what we uncovered in the lawsuit missouri versus biden. the first of its kind landmark lawsuit that alleged and proved it was a vast censorship enterprise between big tech and big government. biden administration trying to suppress speech pressuring social media companies. the social media companies went along. special portals were uncovered. the surgeon general texting senior facebook officials. dr. fauci trying to cover up his role in the origins of covid. what we uncovered in that lawsuit was significant and the twitter files have amplified that. i don't care what your political stripe is in this country this

kind of censorship ought of scare everybody. the federal government can censor millions of americans. we can't let it happen again and that's the work of that committee. >> two specific questions. you have a deposition from dr. fauci, right? and deposition from an f.b.i. agent working on the laptop story. what will we learn? >> other than dr. fauci make the court reporter put a mask on when she sneezed that was unbelievable in the deposition. he funded the wuhan lab and the most likely theory how it came out. he immediately went to work to discredit anybody suggesting the lab leak. he worked with his social media partners to suppress that and claim everybody was a conspiracy theorist. we know that to be true. also we deposed an f.b.i. agent who had monthly and then weekly

meetings with social media companies telling them about the potential hunter biden laptop story that it was a hack and leak operation by the russians all the while they had the laptop and knew it was real. so they preemptively tried to discredit that story and then it was censored. so these are just two examples. this spanned across government agencies, bill. it is really scary stuff. we can't let this happen again. that committee is holding hearings on it and i was there this morning. >> bill: did they do the same with the trump team? >> no, this was -- look, these social media companies were willing partners. it is important to note they coerced, ca jolt and call udayed with these companies threatening to take away 230 protections. using the heavy hand of government to move them in that direction, the social media companies went along with it. again a vast censorship enterprise we can't let happen in what has been the freest country in the world.

we have to hold onto the first amendment. >> bill: breaking news we're short on time. appreciate you coming on. see where it goes. the senator from missouri on the hill. thank you. >> jacque: another train derailment happening overnight in minnesota sparked a fire and evacuations in a nearby town. we'll hear from the governor of minnesota in a moment. >> we need safety protocols and need to take measures and slow down the development of a.i. >> bill: tech leaders urging companies to put a.i. on hold citing millions of jobs in america and around the world are at risk of disappearing. will the industry respond? >> jacque: gen z is going to the dumb phone. can they inspire others to do the same? >> i had so much more free time without the distraction of a smartphone that i was actually able to accomplish a lot over the past year.

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>> bill: artificial intelligence, a.i. could put your paycheck in jeopardy. it finds a.i. could replace 300 million jobs around the world. lydia hu, fox business has more on that. what's up, lydia? hello to you. >> that's a huge number. here in the u.s. we are looking at a quarter of work tasks that could be automated in some way by artificial intelligence according to the new study from goldman sachs. when we look at some of the professions more at risk, some more than others.

administrative professionals, legal field. architecture and engineering are among the top fields most susceptible to automation and some experts in the machine learning field that are warning significant changes to the workforce could happen soon with even the next five years. >> society, the way we live and the way we work could be quite different. it is not crying wolf per se, it is wolf at the door because it is here. >> that's igniting concerns about jobs. apple co-founder and twitter and tesla ceo and more than 1,000 others signing an open letter calling for a six-month pause on the development of artificial intelligence. i thought it would be interesting to ask chatgpt to weigh in on this, too, maybe not surprisingly we get a much rosier picture because artificial intelligence answered me ultimately the impact of a.i.

on jobs will depend on how well we adapt to the new reality. it is clear that change is coming but with the right preparation, we can create a future where a.i. and human workers can thrive together. so, bill, sounds like we ought to get ready. >> bill: can thrive together, we'll see. >> jacque: using filters on social media could get you jail time if france under a potential new law. lawmakers looking to force influencers to label posts that are filtered or edited as part of an effort to curb the harmful impacts of social media on mental health. the drastic difference filters can make. on your left and right. joining us on all this tyrus, co-host of gutfeld and fox business host kennedy. we all know that filters -- people use them. how do you enforce a law like this if it passes? >> you saw the evidence. i love this.

i'm so excited. this is phenomenal. people will have to really tell the truth. this is great. look at that. i know exactly, with me. my filter and reality are not the same. >> bill: you aren't wearing makeup? >> not a little. >> jacque: i woke up like this, bill. i'm with tyrus. i worry about this. i don't know if you watch emily in paris. an american in paris who becomes famous and popular because of her instagram account. she uses filters and will get deported. there won't be a season four of emily in paris. that's problematic. every time there is a problem in society, we as americans don't have to appeal to government to make things better. we can shame people who use filters and astro size them and make fun of them. that's our right and you should keep doing it.

parents, than honest with your kids. they are ugly and smell bad. better for their mental health. >> i think it should be labeled. tell the truth. movies are rated. we need to do this. especially young girls and stuff will actually see that some of their flaws, the same people have them. they aren't covered up and you should be allowed to have a beauty mark or scar or in my case a general >> bill: france is doing something right? >> good for france. >> going back to the basics, it is not just in terms of a natural look. they are trying to in gen z go back to dumb phones now. no more smartphones. >> i love they're still making them and available. this is not something you have to buy for $1 thousand on e-bay. the greatest threat a parent can issue to their teenager. one more time you get a dumb phone. >> bill: tyrus as one in his

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she could meet with kevin mccarthy. china is saying they will retaliate if they meet. a number of topics. let's begin with the taiwan leader in the u.s. now. how much of the embrace should be public and open and for all to see? >> well good morning, bill. good to be with you. first i would like to share my condolences to the family and friends of those soldiers killed at fort campbell. i was stationed there many years ago in the late 1988 we lost 17 soldiers due to a similar type of crash. it is tragic and hurts for months. my heart goes out to them. look, on the taiwan situation, china has no place to tell americans where to meet or whom to meet and in this case president or kevin mccarthy meeting in california. she has made this transit that

happened for decades with previous taiwan leaders. we should meet with her and talk about u.s./china and u.s./taiwan relations. >> bill: she is back three years later after covid. general milley on china's nuclear development program. a ton of headlines this week when things like this are said. >> we are probably not going to be able to do anything to stop, slow down, disraiment. interdict or destroy the chinese nuclear development program that they have projected out over the next 10 to 20 years. they will do that in accordance with their own plan and have a national goal to be a global -- the global co-equal with the united states by mid century. >> bill: that will wake you up, mr. secretary. what do we do about it? >> i think chinese pursuit of an expanded nuclear capacity is really surprised many of us. we still don't understand why. they have had a force of 200 or

300 nuclear weapons looking to go to 1500 by 2035 which would match the number of nuclear war heads deployed by the united states on start treaty rules. it is disturbing what they are doing and their aims. the largest navy in the world. not the best. the largest army in the world, not the best. clearly they have plans to dominate the world by 2049. >> bill: we woke up with the story about a detained journalist in moscow. the "wall street journal" denies the allegations from the fsb, russia's intel agency and seeks the immediate release of our reporter every an gershkovitch. they accuse him of spying. what do you think of that and what is putin up to? >> typical russian tactics. hostage taking. we picked up what we believe to

be a russian spy last week or so here in the united states. but they clearly pursue hostage taking to get whatever they can out of us. a moscow failing in ukraine. we are about to see in the coming weeks a major offensive by the ukrainians and i hope will push the russians back pretty far out of ukraine hopefully. >> bill: maybe putin is playing for the swap. we've seen that before. appreciate seeing you. thanks. jacque. >> jacque: the world health organization is issuing new guidelines on covid vaccinations. they put healthy kids and teens in the low priority group but it says older adults and those compromised are advised to get their shots. fox news contributor dr. marc siegel is here, professor of medicine at nyu medical center. how should people understand this new guidance if you are the

parent of a teenager asking yourself does it mean my child doesn't need a vaccine? >> first of all, let's understand what the who is and what they are supposed to be. clearly at the beginning of the pandemic they did not warn the world. they were way too close to china and said it was a regional problem only. this time they are doing their job. let me explain. what is their job? to look around the world and decide what's a priority to the world. not necessarily to the united states. they want to use resources properly. they are involved with the vaccine alliance, trying to get the vaccines to the people who need it the most around the world. right now there is an outbreak in india. most of the world good news is seeing a huge drop-off of covid cases, a huge drop-off of deaths and decrease of long covid, too. so they can look at this and say who needs the vaccine the most? let's make sure to get them the vaccine. the elderly, people with chronic health conditions, the people

that haven't had a vaccine in a long time. especially those with chronic conditions at high risk, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, rheumatoid disease, these need the shots the most. they are doing what they need. you might say why didn't they do this before? they should have done this before? months ago it should have been revised. >> jacque: when you see the name world health organization i can't help but think about the reports they put out basically saying there is no chance this covid pandemic came from a lab leak. china stacked the deck with its own scientists who wrote that report. is the w.h.o.'s credibility still intact? >> their credibility has been badly damaged because of what you just said because of the political arm at the top of the organization. you are absolutely right. they helped china, in my opinion, put a smoke screen

around origins that we are suffering from to this day because there are three big questions related to that. should we allow such work to go on in a lab? could this have helped us to be in front of it in terms of vaccines and treatments and what should we do going forward? here is the other point. below that crust, that political crust there are thousands of great scientists working for the w.h.o. and today they are coming out with the correct guidelines. i applaud the science of w.h.o., not the politics. >> bill: jennifer aniston weighing in on cancel culture and that is today's hemmer celebrity news chosen just for you. the actress reflecting on friends, the show that made her famous and rich. the current generation of young americans finds the sitcom offensive. the show has drawn criticism for a lack of diversity and she says

some of its more controversial plot lines would not be allowed today. who knew? >> jacque: what plot lines. i've never even seen it. >> bill: like what? did you watch it? >> jacque: i never watched "friends." no. sorry. >> bill: you're forgiven and allowed. >> jacque: i didn't grow up in a tv household. i read a lot of books. >> bill: that's why we do hemmer celebrity news. >> jacque: soft on crime prosecutors facing a big election challenge within his own office. why it could succeed? the vatican is reporting the pope's health is improving as he remains in the hospital for a treatment of a respiratory infection.

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this race here has nothing to do with politics. it has everything to do with doing the right thing. >> top l.a. prosecutor announcing plans to challenge his boss, embattled d.a. george gascon and the deputy d.a. is known for convicting child killers in high-profile cases. from l.a. william la jeunesse runs down the story. what happens now? >> gascon survived two recall attempts and a dozen lawsuits from his own staff. next year he faces a public challenge from at least two deputies. one of the first prosecutor risked getting fired would run against him. he is known for getting lengthy prison terms for child molesters. unlike gascon, he says he will charge underage offenders as adult. seek longer sentences by charging gun and gang enhancement, priors and parole violations. he believes in bail to hold

serious violent repeat offenders and will send prosecutors to parole hearings to assure owe fenders serve their full sentence. >> they asked me are you running? i say the only thing i'm running for now is after my kids. what they really want to know is -- will i run for theirs? it's time to restore public safety and bring transparency back to the people's office. >> gascon yesterday after calling a press conference on charging seven chp officers with plan slaughter he refused to take any questions prompting an outcry from reporters. [shouting. >> you need to speak to that.

>> this is beyond unprofessional. >> although it's a local race, bill. more people live in l.a. county than 40 states. we'll see in a deep blue city weather voters support a progressive agenda now that they know what it looks like. >> bill: nice to see you in los angeles today. thanks. >> jacque: closing arguments set for today in the paltrow ski crash trial. jeff paul has that story for us from los angeles. >> jacque, this is it. supposed to be the final day of trial. before closing argument, the defense called a man who is suing paltrow back to the stand and they grilled terry sanderson on his post collision activities in spite of him claiming a traumatic brain injury had changed his life forever. >> did you go to peru? >> yes. >> after the collision? all of these are after the collision, okay? >> yes. >> walked the golden trail.

>> it is in peru. >> floated down the amazon? >> yes, i guess so. >> why did you travel? after the ski accident, why did you travel? >> it was part of the healing process. i was told by several neurologists and cognitive therapists to get back to your routine. >> he continued his claim that paltrow was at fault for the ski collision and his quality of life has sunk due to his injuries. paltrow's lawyers continue to say paltrow wasn't at fault and sanderson's injury aren't as significant as he is saying. at one point sanderson was asked if he regretted bringing this lawsuit in the first place? >> well that's the purpose, i think, is to make me regret this lawsuit and it's the pain of trying to sue a celebrity.

it is just very difficult. >> we expect closing argument to dominate the remaining time left of the strictly run eight-day trial and the case is sent to an eight-person jury in utah. paltrow has counter sued as a symbolic $1 and her attorney fees. >> jacque: something to watch. jeff paul for us, thanks so much. >> bill: thank you, jeff. pope francis is in the hospital for a respiratory infection. the 86-year-old pontiff will be there for a few days. president biden had reaction on wednesday. >> archbishop, i want to say that i have found that the two most christ-like figures i've ever met were his holiness and the pope and they are friends. the pope has talked to me about their friendship and the pope is ill now so say an extra prayer

for him. >> bill: jonathan morris is here and used to live in vatican city. what is the pope's condition right now? >> it requires reading the tea leaves honestly. whenever there is anything to do with the pope's health. why? they've always been historically slow to tell the full truth. supposedly out of respect. i think it's a bad strategy. that's another issue. i have come on this show before and said, bill, we should not pay any attention to the rumors of his bad health. he has been a pope for ten years. much longer than anybody would have expected. today i say this is serious. >> jacque: why do you say it's serious? 86 years old and missing part of a lung. he had a severe case of pneumonia when he was very young. what makes it different this time? >> the vatican said when they took him to the hospital they said he was going to have some tests that were previously

scheduled, okay? that came out of the vatican press office. it turns out he was rushed to the hospital. we see images of him coming off of his wednesday audience, general public event in which he looked terrible, right? breathing in a very difficult way. also you don't stay in the hospital for three days. they said right at the beginning he is going to be -- once he got to the hospital they walked back the original messaging and said he will be here for several days. you don't do that with the pope. first of all because you could have doctors and equipment there in the vatican taking care of him. they want him in the hospital. i think it is serious. doesn't mean it's grave or that this is going to end badly. >> bill: he was sick when he was young that affected his lung. >> part of his lung was removed. but hey, he is 86 years old. he has a massive, massive job that he seems to be doing in a

rather vigorous way. so he has done fine with part of that lung missing. but yeah, he now has a lung infection they are saying. of course, there the danger, then, that this could turn into something else. i am not a doctor. doctors are talking about the danger of sepsis, the blood disease that often happens when there is pulmonary issues. >> jacque: i had read somewhere that he had prepared paperwork basically a while ago in case he were ever to be, you know, put out by something medically, so that he could -- the process would continue. >> great point. pope francis is not clear on a lot of things. he is very -- he allows things to be interpreted. on this he is very clear. he said if i cannot do the job, i will step down. if i cannot do the job. whether that's because of a health scare or something else. if i can't do the job i will

step down. >> bill: back-to-back popes retiring in the modern era that would be unbelievable. thank you, great to see you again jonathan morris and we hope the best for the pope at the vatican. thank you. >> california this year has been hit ridiculous amounts of snow. kind of unprecedented. just keep trucking. >> jacque: another bomb shy cyclone brings rain and snow. the south could see another round of thunder storms and tornado. >> bill: california has been hit and lake tahoe is buried in snow. they haven't had a season like in this decades. >> jacque: a strange winter. up in new england the annual ice

fishing derby was canceled because the lake didn't freeze. >> east coast and west coast very different. we'll see what happens this spring and summer when it all melts. before we go we have this. cup noodles is offering an alternative to expensive breakfast foods. they are out with a new breakfast flavored instant ramen. it combined sausage, eggs and maple syrup pancakes. add water and microwave for four minutes and find it in wal-mart stores for $1.18. >> jacque: i'll pass. you can taste test for us. >> bill: thank you for coming in today. you go back to the white house tomorrow, right? >> jacque: i'll be there tomorrow. >> bill: the president goes out to mississippi to visit some of the tornado victims. >> jacque: that's right. we'll gate presser on air force one. >> bill: these visits with the

families there is so important and able to help the community heal. when we saw the devastation in mississippi from the west side of the state to the east side of the state, this was a big storm. >> jacque: a little criticism that he hasn't made it yet for east palestine. pressure is on to make that trip as well. >> bill: have a great day. we have to run. have a good day. see you on friday. here is harris on "the faulkner focus." >> harris: we begin with a fox news alert and noticeable silence from the white house. the i.r.s. and treasury secretary. this follows no answers on the tax man's unannounced visit to twitter files journalist matt taibbi's home. that visit came the very exact same time he was testifying before congress. so he is on the hill talking about censorship on social media by the federal government. mostly of conservatives, of course. at the same time the i.r.s. goes to his house? yeah, that's a coincidence. i'is