ron kim, is he saying that this could, if it is not played out the right way on bragg's part. it could maybe cost him the election. the white house. so,. >> todd: we didn't get to the political. "fox & friends" is going to take it. doug collins, thank you. a very busy news morning. our friends at "fox & friends" take it from here. have a great weekend, everybody. ♪ >> steve: it is 6:00 a.m. on this the final day of march and we start with a fox news alert. former president donald trump could surrender to new york authorities as early as this tuesday we are hearing. >> brian: it comes as a grand jury issues an indictment in manhattan, d.a. alvin bragg years long investigation five overall possibly for alleged hush money payments. trump calls it a witch-hunt. >> ainsley: alexandria hoff is live with the latest.

>> trump's legal team says the president is expected to turn himself in early next week according to district attorney alvin bragg's office. quote. we contacted mr. trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender to the manhattan's d.a. office on arraignment supreme court indictment remains under seal. guidance will be provided when the arraignment it date is selected. fact that the grand jury indictment remains under seal means we don't know the exact charges. bragg has been investigating trump for alleged payment made leading up to the 2016 lengsdz. that includes $130,000 to adult film actress stormy daniels. bragg questioned witnesses about another 150,000 paid to model karen macdougall allegedly that is. the former president has denied all of these allegations along with affairs with both. all the while bragg has been trthrust national debate. saying in part this is political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history. manhattan d.a. alvin bragg is a

disgrace. he is doing joe biden's dirty work. the american people realize exactly what the radical left democrats are doing here. trump's attorney weighed in on bragg's case last night. >> he didn't have any information, any evidence, but, you know, again, that was nazi germany. that was soviet union. that was communist china where you pick the target. the person you don't like, the political opponent and then you find a crime. because there is no crime. i'm telling you there is no crime. i know the facts. i note law. and i really want to see where this is going to go. >> people in florida already rallying around the former president protesting in front of his mar-a-lago residence. the state's governor ron desantis who is considered to be trump's leading 2024 g.o.p. rival despite not having announced a run for the white house. he called the indictment unamerican and tweeted this, quote: florida will not assist in the extradition request given the questionable circumstances at issue with this soros backed

manhattan prosecutor and his political agenda. and in response to all of this, we are learning this morning that the nypd is gearing up to potentially deploy officers citywide. guys? >> steve: thank you, alex. every single police officer was told to come to work today, even if it was their day off what is extraordinary they have got to be in uniform. they want a show of strength on the streets of new york. >> ainsley: keep in mind the grand jury, 9 #% of the cases that go before the grand jury end up with an indictment. because you only hear one side of the case. the defense doesn't get to present their case. >> steve: they did in this case. >> ainsley: nothing stops him from running for president. sources have even said that he is still planning on running, even if he is indicted or convicted, i should say. because, in order to run for president, you have to be a citizen, a natural born citizen at least 35 years old and a resident of the u.s. for at least 14 years. his attorney joe tacapino on hannity last night. he was shocked.

i was shocked. today the rule of law in the united states of america died. >> brian: he didn't put his case on. instead of him appearing. why don't have you bob costello come in where he just eviscerated the story. >> ainsley: legal adviser to cohen. >> brian: so kind of interesting. the "new york times" said the first sign there would be an indictment was around 2:00. when three lead prosecutors walked into the courtroom where the grand jury was sitting and had a copy of the penal law. three hours later, they walked out. the county clerk's office through a back door and started the official process and next thing you know within two minutes of when they closed you saw the announcement. you saw alvin bragg go out the door. what is he actually charged with? at much as 34 counts of fawtion falsification business records, perhaps. it is centered around the stormy daniels case. but what about the karen macdougall factor. what did david pecker say as the last witness to go in there and

the essential witness still going to be michael cohen looks like it will be which obviously has huge credibility issues. a lot of things people jumping to conclusion people saying it's wrong or right. this is fantastic. we just don't know until they unseal the case. the one thing pretty clear this has never been done before. everyone agrees unprecedented for this case to go to -- this election case in new york to go -- become a federal case. so it's unproven ground and is this how you want to do it? >> steve: well, we will find out. there is a story that i think i saw in the daily mail or the "new york times" this morning that said that apparently the department of justice in washington is irritated by the indictment because they think this -- of the four cases that donald trump is currently being investigated for or probed, this is the weakest of the cases. and the worry is that it would damage the georgia case, which, keep in mind, the grand jury has already finished their work and they have suggested indictments.

we just don't know what they are because the d.a. has got to figure out and announce it. so, anyway, they worry it could damage the georgia case or the january 6th probe. if this case collapses or if donald trump is acquitted. the white house and the department of justice did not have a single word to say yesterday. understandably. >> ainsley: the president was putting all kinds of messages on truth social and trump said this is an attack on our country the likes of which has never been seen before. it is likewise a continuing attack on our once free and fair elections. the u.s. is now a third world nation. a nation in serious decline. so sad. many lawmakers and even candidates that are running against him were coming to his defense, including mike pence and speaker mccarthy. said this is an attempt to interfere in an american election. the american people will not tolerate this injustice. they are not planning to assist in the extradition request given the questionable circumstances, he says. and nikki haley was tweeting,

tim scott was, governor glenn youngkin, and mike pompeo. all in support of president trump. >> brian: i would also add this. as you might have noticed the "new york post" has been pretty negative towards the former president of late. in their editorial today here is a brief excerpt. make no mistake this is politically motivated prosecution. questions whether this all happened because of palm member rants wrote a book saying that alvin bragg dropped the ball and send ended up being a pride thing. predecessors did not bring the case after six years. what has changed? let's bring in former federal prosecutor. elliott, what changed over the last few years? >> it's hard to understand looks like the criticism glowt a book. it's not supposed to work this way. the only reason you can say this

has a shot. jury pool come from a jurisdiction that voted 85% for joe biden. it's not supposed to work that way in this country. not supposed to bring criminal cases where the viability of the case only hinges on the pre-existing unpopularity of the defendant. >> ainsley: what do you think will happen on tuesday? will we see him in handcuffs? he had said originally bring it on. put me in handcuffs. >> will we see him enter the court house through the garage underneath so he is safe and i know secret service will accompany him. >> i don't think the secret service would allow a former president to be handcuffed. they have a legal obligation to protect him. so i don't think we will see him in cuffs. i don't even know if they will do a perp walk there are various cat combs and little secret back entrances into that courthouse bring him into court without having to pass by the cameras. walk into court and handed a paper copy of the indictment like any other defendant. told formally what the charges are and they are adjourn it. >> steve: exactly. we don't know what the charges are we have heard there are dozens, cnn, i think is

reporting 34 alvin bragg wants to get reelected. he can't blow this. maybe every time many stormy daniels payment they will say it's a separate charge. i don't think they have a provable misdemeanor here. the misdemeanor provides a materially false statement. is it really materially false, criminal false to say an nda payment is a legal expense? it was arranged by his lawyer acting in his capacity as a lawyer a legally binding agreement. i challenge everyone whether your politics are right, left, or center to say that an ordinary citizen would be indicted seven years after the fact for characterizing an nda payment as a legal expense. >> steve: could one of the charges be on struxz.

>> it's possible. >> steve: witness stamp persian. >> they could say pressure was applied one and that rises to charge. bryan brian what about business practices and providing information that inflated the worth of a property in order to get a loan? that's what the d.a. -- that's what the d.a. letitia james fined him a couple million dollars. >> a civil case going after separately. >> brian: can you use that? >> you could have. it should have happened before a civil case. if you have the potential for criminal and civil charges. typically criminal charges go first they went civil through letitia james. >> ainsley: in a normal trial one juror who thinks is he innocent. he is innocent and let off. what happens in a grand jury? is it a percentage that gets to decided. >> grand jury 12 out of the 23 grand jurors. >> ainsley: in new york that's going to happen? >> extremely low bar to get an indictment. >> steve: speaking of new york. new york is the only state where they do not allow cameras in the

courtrooms. ive got two questions. first, will they say this is extraordinary. it's a former president of the united states, let's have cameras in the courtroom? >> judges have the discretion to allow, sure. >> steve: what do you think? >> i think it will happen. >> steve: will donald trump take the stand if it goes to trial? >> wow, if i were his lawyer, i would make it clear that the prosecution has the burden entirely and i don't want to shift the focus to my client. >> steve: because you know he would want to go to the stand to protect his name. >> but the -- john edwards avoided conviction in a comparable case. john edwards did not testify. >> brian: do you think same judge that presided over the grand jury that was the judge overseeing the case and trial of the trump organization and put the cfo at rikers island? >> he will almost certainly oversee the arraignment. so much time gets passed and time between arraignment and trial. >> ainsley: what happens to

trump between arraignment and trial behind bars? >> no. >> steve: given the dynamics being so largely in favor of joe biden in the last election, could donald trump get a fair trial in new york? >> it's going to be very challenging. the judge, his lawyers will seek extremely broad discretion, extremely broad latitude in questioning jurors for potential bias. and the judge should grant that very broad latitude. >> brian: and the timing would be after the 2024 election by the time the jury is said and this gets on the calendar. do you agree with that. >> could be before the 2024. typically case goes to trial in a year march 2024. theaterly happen before the next presidential election. >> steve: man o man. were you surprised that the indictment -- he he it was announced. >> i thought it would be adjourned further. and so many unanswered questions regarding the viability of this

case. >> brian: they told us it was going to be adjourned and take a break for three weeks. >> ainsley: they can unsealed before the arraignment. >> it is possible. >> steve: a switch aroo. thought it wasn't getting to happen and boom there it is. elliott, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> brian: new york city police bracing for possible protests following the indictment. >> ainsley: madeline rivera joins us with the latest. mad line? >> good morning, brian, steve and ainsley. unprecedented move requires a massive response. the nypd has ordered every police officer to be in full uniform today as a precautionary measure. the indictment drawing mixed reactions. >> they are trying to destroy donald trump because they fear him at the ballot box they are trying to drain him dry. he spent more money on lawyers than most people spend on campaigns. they are trying to bleed him dry. >> mr. trump is fundraising off indictment as he tries to rally his base. some supporters believe this

will only boost his candidacy. democrats argue this indictment shows no one is above the law. senate majority leader chuck schumer says in a statement mr. trump is subject to the same laws as every american. he will be able to avail himself of the legal system and a jury not politics to determine his fate according to the facts and the law. former house speaker nancy pelosi echoing a similar sentiment saying the grand jury has acted upon the facts and the law. no one is above the law and everyone has a right to a trial to prove innocence. hopefully the former president will peacefully respect the system, which grants him that right. while they say the legal process should play out, at least one g.o.p. member says democrats have already overstepped. >> you talk about the line that you can't cross, in my view, jesse, they crossed it months ago when they weaponized the fbi against parents. when they weaponized the fbi against everyday americans who want to exercise their right to free speech. and now they are just

accelerating it. i think the democrats know this has nothing to do with the law. they are sending a message. >> notably silent is the white house, which refused to respond to the indictment. steve, brian, and ainsley. >> steve: madeline, thank you very much. live report, lower manhattan. >> ainsley: coming up, gwyneth paltrow reveals. the jury reveals the actress was not to blame for the 2016 ski crash with that optometrist. her comments to the doctor moments after the win. >> brian: how tall are you is one of the questions. baseball is back. and it aaron judge is worth every penny of the billions he got. picked up where he left off. home run first inning. giants decided to finish the game. ♪ ♪

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>> ashley: a celebration of life is being held today to honor the life of 9-year-old nashville school shooting victim evelyn dieckhaus being hailed a hero for trying to pull the fire alarm during monday's shooting to try to save her classmates. police releasing a chilling 911 call made from inside the covenant school. listen to this. >> i hear another shot. >> you did? >> i'm hearing more shots. >> okay. >> they are upstairs in the hallway. [shouts] >> you are upstairs by what hallway. >> in the art room. >> yes, please hurry. >> police say shooter audit shoot audi halekilled three adue children before being confronted by police. a new report hale trained at local gun ranges repeatedly before the shooting. hundreds of protesters swarming

the tennessee capital in nashville calling for more gun control. battling with law enforcement as they attempted to breach the building. [shouting] >> the protests followed demands by democrats stricter gun control laws candlelight vigils for school shooting victims. 21 states sending a stark warning to dozens of institutions over woke policies. a letter going out yesterday 53 institutions trillion dollars of dollars in assets. they say states would pursue legal action if firms push social justice over the best interest of their clients. the attorney general montana telling fox news, quote: the message is stay in your lane and do what you are supposed to do. we will defend our state prisoners against outside that lane. opening day is in the books. aaron judge picked up where he left off crushing his first home

run at bat at season. it beat the giants 5-0 in the bronx and in st. louis the cardinals sending out a pinch singer. ♪ o'er of the free. [cheers] ♪ and the home of the brave. [cheers and applause] >> ashley: ace pitcher adam wane wright belting out the anthem as he kicks off final season toronto beat the cards in a close 10-9 and a 10-9 victory additionally racking up five hits for baltimore the most for a pitcher in opening day history. those are the headlines. i'm not good with the names. i will go ahead and say it. >> steve: i have got a question

and i don't know the answer. the pitcher who sang the national anthem did he then go and pitch the game? >> ashley: probably. i'm a cardinals fan. is he beloved in st. louis. steve and it's his last year. >> ashley: yeah. >> ainsley: ains gwyneth paltrow vindicated after 2016 ski collision. >> brian: the jury finds t the actress not at fault. big blow to the man who sued her for $300,000. >> steve: first he sued her for 3 million and the judge said no, you can't have that you can have 300,000 and ultimately she won a buck yesterday. >> todd: she lost half a day of skiing over this. >> ainsley: she did get a massage. >> todd: half day of skiing. >> ainsley: got a massage. >> brian: you are right. i don't want to trivialize that. >> todd: good morning to all three of you. the jury ruling in favor in a

now 300,000 lawsuit now zero. finding him 100 percent at fault. take a look at the moment that verdict was handed down. >> gwyneth paltrow at fault? no. did terry sanderson's fault cause gwyneth paltrow's harm? yes. what amount fairly compensates gwyneth paltrow for economic damages? $1. >> and watch this. just after her court victory. paltrow slowly walking over to sanderson, touching him on the shoulder on the way out. she appears to say i wish you well. he smiles and appears to say thank you, dear, in response. sanderson told the court that he suffered broken bones and permanent brain damage but the jury not buying that story after over two weeks of testimony. paltrow issuing the statement on instagram. i felt that ache why he is into a false claim compromised my integrity. i appreciate the outcome and the hard work of the judge and jury

and thoughtfulness hand iting this case. he will have to pay $1. to paltrow. and cover the actress' attorney fees hundreds of thousands of dollars. breaking news. brian has agreed to take gwyneth paltrow out to backfill that day of skiing. he offered to go skiing afterwards because he loves to dance so much. >> brian: i love the fact that her son had a personal skiing inel structure. don't ski with mom. here is a pro. >> todd: who amongst us doesn't. >> brian: thanks, todd. a couple things really emerged from this that i was surprised at. that again netanyahu paltrow wad how tall are you and she quickly answered 510. nail in the coffin you have to know the law. >> he was angry he had been damaged by her and suffered brain damage. ultimately in the 8 days of

testimony and there you see the dr. sanderson right there. it was revealed by experts they said you know what? you had brain damage before the accident. and they brought up four specific times and so between that and the fact that when he was on the stand, he made a weird comparison to paltrow and jeffrey epstein and the judge said hey, jury. disregard that. pretend you didn't hear that. >> ainsley: they were -- the jury decided in two hours and 20 minutes and people online are saying they have some funny comments. remember when she was divorced from chris martin we are consciously uncoupling this is what she should have said to the guy instead of i wish you well. we are now consciously uncoupled. i want my $1 in cash. >> brian: so this is the thing i thought was amazing. is that she says that she got -- he ran into her. and she said one of his leg went

between her legs and she thought she was being assaulted. and then when the daughter was brought up she said yes, my mom was shaken up and she was forced to get a massage for the second half of the day. she might have even been late for dinner that night. so no one even talks about how long people had to wait to eat dinner and you timed your lunch with your dinner when you are on vacation. >> ainsley: only one witness. and this guy took the stand and she said how could you have seen -- you think you saw him -- i hit him from behind. how could you have seen that when you are colorblind and it was 40 yards away? >> brian: your witness? >> ainsley: wasn't it 40 yards or 40 feet? >> brian: i think 40 yards. >> steve: ultimately he had asked for $3 million. the judge reduced that to possibly $300,000. she countersued for $1 and ultimately as we just heard the jury foreman. >> ainsley: he still has to pay her attorney fees. i'm sure she got very expensive really great attorneys. >> brian: maybe attorneys needed

massages and that go under fees because you get stressed during the trial and don't know if you are going to win or not. if you are going to have jury duty would love to have that trial. just like a fun trial. >> ainsley: just sit there and look at this gorgeous gwyneth paltrow. >> brian: see a parade of stars. >> ainsley: he kind of got hurt broken bones. >> brian: just ice it. she had to get a massage. unprecedented charges filed against president trump. the district attorney must now present his case. but, is there even a smoking gun? gregg jarrett went to law school and will break it down. ♪ moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin. despite treatment it disrupts my skin with itch. it disrupts my skin with rash. but now, i can disrupt eczema with rinvoq. rinvoq is not a steroid, topical, or injection. it's one pill, once a day. many taking rinvoq saw clear

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the century" are gregg jarrett joins us. good morning to you. >> good morning steve, ainsley and brian. >> steve: people have been talking since late yesterday afternoon about the indictment nobody knows what what's in th. we hear there could be 34 counts against him. what could some of those counts be? >> well, i think there's one primary count and then, you know, he sort of chopped it up. every reimbursement payment to michael cohen was probably counted as a separate crime, which is frankly quite ludicrous. i think the whole case is novel to the point of being bizarre. trying to take a misdemeanor of falsifying a business record and super charging it into a felony, citing a campaign finance violation will not, i don't think, withstand judicial

scrutiny. i don't think this case will ever get to a jury. forget about the statute of limitations that already expired, but there are other major obstacles for alvin bragg. first of all, you know, nondisclosure disagreements in exchange for money are enter perfectly legal. second of all, he would have to show that trump was personally involved in falsifying records and third, he would have to show that trump understood these convoluted, complex campaign finance laws that nobody exrendz and that he then intended to violate those laws the department of justice long ago looked at this trump case and so did the federal commission and both of them concluded that there was no crime. why? because the so-called hush money payment does not qualify as a campaign contribution. read the law. it's quite obvious.

so i think this is a prosecutor who is going to be facing a motion to dismiss the case. >> brian: it's interesting. this guy john ban zawf. george washington university professor and hardly a right winger. there are grounds to dismiss. number one faulty claim. not solid. selective prosecution. you could prove that compared to other crimes that are not. prosecution misconduct or statue of limitations. we don't know if they will have this covid axiom that said it would have evaporated but court cases had to go on hold because of covid. >> no. that doesn't apply. have to show that the prosecutors stopped their case at some point because of covid. and, of course, we know the d.a.'s office was operating all throughout the pandemic. and, you know, the other argument i heard was trump was

out of the jurisdiction. sure he was. but read the fine print in the law. it says if his whereabouts is unknown outside the jurisdiction. well, everybody knew where he was. the fact that they have charged him now seven years later means they could have charged him five years ago or seven years ago but they chose not to primarily because they knew that the law doesn't support the charge and the alleged facts don't support a recognized crime. so, you know, and i think it's interesting you point out selective prosecution. nobody considered investigating and charging hillary clinton under new york law and, yet, she did the exact same thing, paying a million dollars secretly for the anti-trump-steele dossier. >> brian: she got find, right? she got find for that. >> this is selective prosecution and unequal justice.

>> brian: got $113,000 fine or something. >> right. >> ainsley: how does this play out? how does this effect his re-election campaign? >> well, look at the polling data. the fox news poll shows he has now jumped up 30 points over his nearest republican competitor. you know, americans see this for what it is. an abuse of prosecutorial authority and the criminals of criminalization of politics and they don't like it. frankly, there is already a backlash among voters. >> brian: we just don't know what he has been charged with yet. >> steve: we do know both republicans and democrats are fundraising off of it because today is the final day in the first quarter of fundraising. greg, thank you very much for joining us today. >> ainsley: thanks, gresmght great to see you. >> my pleasurable. >> brian: ashley working at the typewriter. >> ashley: i did it myself. the u.s. army confirms that nine soldiers were killed in wednesday's helicopter crash

near the fort campbell military base in kentucky. the fallen service members from the 101st airborne division training exercise when something went wrong. the army is deploying an aircraft safety team from alabama to investigate the cause of the crash. texas dps trackers find 36 illegal immigrants sneaking their way through texas. the group was dressed in full camouflage, hiding in a cave in the big bend sector. dps said they came from mexico, guatemala and columbia. today president biden will meet with advisers on science and technology after more than 1,000 tech experts including the elon musk issued a warning to the white house about the dangers of artificial intelligence. tech leaders are calling for at least a six-month pause on the development of advanced ai which they say is a risk to society. i think this story has scared me to death. this whole week. >> there's a lot to. >> i don't like it at all. >> i know, thank you, ashley.

>> here to come. meanwhile, are you out on the streets of new york because it's cold adam klotz. >> yes, i am out on the streets of new york. good morning, guys. still cool. there is a spot in the country warm weather could be fueling more storms as we head into another weekend. can you tell when you look at the map where is the warm air? cool in the west. cool here along the northeast. but, boy, is it warm in the middle of the country. currently 64 degrees there in kansas city. i drill in a little bit tighter and seeing temperatures there widespread in the mid 60's, 54 degrees up in chicago. 70 degrees in little rock. that is going to fuel what is again going to be friday storms. we saw them last friday. they were severe and nasty. we could be looking at something simg larr today on the threat scale, getting up to a level 4 out of 5. >> the bulls eye is there right around memphis and stretch guilty up into iowa and northwestern illinois. areas where you could see big severe thunderstorms. i will leave future track and get this into motion. something happening in the

evening. that line of storms you are seeing fire up there. think 6, 7, 8, 9, 10:00 p.m. as they get into indiana, kentucky, tennessee, maybe beginning to weaken a little bit. it is going to be another active weather day as we head into the weekend. of course you can download the fox weather app. tracking those storms throughout today and into the weekend, of course. guys, those your weather headlines tossing it back inside. >> steve: looks like travel delays around chicago tonight. a "wall street journal" reporter one of our colleagues our sister newspaper reported -- the reporter is detained in russia on spying charges but our next g.p.s. says he has seen these phony allegations before. the brother paul whelan is going to react next. ♪ ♪

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>> ainsley: russia's security service arrested american "wall street journal" reporter evan governor wits accusing him of spying. it's the first time a u.s. correspondent has been detained on espionage charges since the cold war. >> steve: next guest calls the claims false. he has been in prison more than 1500 days on false conviction for espionage and still in prison there right now david what's your reaction to this bold move of this reporter being arrested while eating dinner in moscow? >> just very disappointing to see that it happened. obviously it sounds exactly what happened to paul back in 2018 and the given evan a lawyer announcing the arrest on their website. it's all following the exact same pattern we experienced four years ago.

>> steve: it's out of their playbook. what did the russians say that your brother did? >> well, they're say that he committed espionage. a russian citizen gave him a usb key. as soon as he accepted it. the security service came through the door of his hotel room and he was arrested. >> steve: was that true? >> well, it's true that he received a usb key but nobody knows what was on it. it's the way they have set up people over the years. it's a regular. >> ainsley: being reported that evan wrote a negative story about russia and possibly putin didn't like that so they found a reason to put him behind bars. what's your reaction to see brittney griner, she was released on december 8th in a prisoner exchange she came back to america. we have your brother over there. we have this "wall street journal" reporter now over there. what's your reaction when you see some being brought back but not others? >> well, i think particularly when you look at the espionage cases mr. governor vits, and

brittney griner. came home because those were easier -- i shouldn't say easier but they were different types of cases. the kremlin treats each of these types of charges differently. it will be interesting to see how they respond to the espionage. >> brian: by the way, this is what got evan arrested. this accurate, very detailed column that said russia's economy is starting to come undone. investor is down very detailed story that tells the truth. tells the truth of what is happening in moscow. the truth is considered spying in their twisted minds. now, the fact that brittney griner victor beauty was so unbalanced toward russia. the fact they knocked a drone out of the sky and response to it. does that help or hurt your brother's ability to get out when she show such weakness? >> well, i'm not sure that

everything related to the war or even previous exchanges has anything -- has any bearing on whether paul would be released or the u.s. government's ability to leverage something with the kremlin. i am concerned that they have not yet been able to stop -- deter the kremlin from taking american citizens hostage. it was very disappointing to see someone having to go through the same process paul has gone through and for his family to have to go through. >> brian: how is your brother? >> ainsley: how is your brother doing? >> he's okay. is he surviving. it's not living. they have had to cut back food at the prison because of the war and sanctions are impacting the availability of food. >> brian: wow. >> there is less textiles for them to make they don't have as much work to do. a pretty rotten existence. >> steve: usually your family gets one call with him every day. didn't have one yesterday. we understand. so you don't know whether or not he has heard about this american journalist. >> he actually probably knows about it from tv because it was

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♪ >> ainsley: this is a fox news alert. florida's governor, ron desantis says his state will not help extradite former president trump following his indictment. desantis taking issue with the manhattan prosecutor and his political agenda calling alvin bragg's decision unamerican. florida's attorney general ashley moody joins us now. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> ainsley: good morning. so they would -- the governor would only get involved in extradition if the president -- if president trump contested this. but it looks like his attorneys have indicated that they have no plans to fight this extradition,

correct? >> well, we'll see. i mean, that's what is being reported. you know, when there is an indictment or an information issued in another state, a lot of people think that's just automatic. people are automatically sent there. but that is not true. i can tell you as a former federal prosecutor when we had charges against those in other countries, you have to go through a whole process. the same is true when there is an indictment or an information in another state and that state is demanding extradition from another state within our country. and what ron desantis is doing is what he always does and what continues to impress me, he has this uncanning ability to cut out all the noise and drill down on the law and his principles and what that statement meant to me he is taking very seriously his role as the lead executive in florida and understanding he has to address the situation and circumstances when asked to

deliver a person upon demand of the new york authorities. >> ainsley: what was your reaction yesterday? everyone is leaving work, getting ready for dinner, doing homework with the kids. and this news breaks. what was your reaction? >> ainsley, that's the perfect question. you know, i'm a mother. i was doing everything all families were doing last night. and i found myself very sad. i think understanding that this d.a., is he a rogue, radical prosecutor. there is plenty of evidence of that in other cases. he refused to enforce some laws. and it really appears he is trying to play twister with our -- with the law to win a partisan game. and, you know, that is for somebody like me, who has served as a judge, as a federal prosecutor, as a lawyer, i'm a third generation judge, to watch a prosecutor with such an awesome responsibility manipulate a law, a misdemeanor trying into a felony so he has a case and maybe can get past

statute of limitations it's insulting to other prosecutors. it's demeaning of the rule of law and, again, i go back, to you know, people forget, ron desantis, governor desantis previously served as a prosecutor. he understands that awesome responsibility that is trusted to everyone felt last night what the whole country is feeling this is sad day in the story of the united states. >> ainsley: so great to see you, anally. thank you for coming on. >> absolutely. >> house oversight james comerps joins us next. no one knows that better than physician associates because we don't just see patien we see you. a one-of-a-kind person with one-of-a-kind needs.

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