i came to the conclusion on this a long time ago the simplest explanation probably is the explanation, which is that the government knew what this was and didn't want to put too much out there. really the big question from all of this for me is why couldn't the biden administration give a more full-throated answer even like this one? i there was a lot once people started looking up they saw things that were already there anyway. why couldn't the administration say something? that really still puzzles me. >> carley: the faa released statements saying not us. apparently it was. so, all of that is still a little bit confusing. thank you so much for joining us, we appreciate seeing you. don't forget to set your dvr for 5:00 a.m. eastern time so you don't miss a minute of "fox & friends first." "fox & friends" starts right

now. ♪ >> steve: thank you very much, todd and carley. yep, "fox & friends" starts now. because it's 6:00 a.m. here in new york city. 34 degrees, heat wave on this wednesday, january 29th, 2025. first up, one of donald trump's most controversial cabinet nominees, that guy right there, center of the screen, r.f.k. jr. set to face senators in confirmation hearing later today. we have the first look at part of his opening statement. >> ainsley: plus, agents in new york arresting criminal migrants, including an accused gang ringleader, we are talking to the dea special agent on the ground with kristi noem and the dhs secretary herself is here with an exclusive announcement. >> steve: all right. >> brian: capital one arena transforming hockey rink housing one of the top teams in the nhl grand stage celebrating the biggest comeback in american history and very little notice. the owner takes us through the

process just in time for trump's vicks tri rally. >> lawrence: "fox & friends" starts right now. >> ainsley: a big morning ahead on capitol hill as several high profile cabinet nominees including the hhs pick robert kennedy jr. are set to face questions from our senators. >> steve: and they could be very interesting questions. lucas tomlinson joins us from inside the room where r.f.k.'s hearing is going to take place. looks like you got the run of the place. you are the first guy there, lucas. >> that's right. we turned on the lights this morning. steve, good morning from capitol hill. inside the hearing room as you can see where r.f.k. junior will be testifying before the senate finance committee and already there are dozens of people outside coveted seats about 160, whole company's worth of his supporters and perhaps some

critics that will be coming in here. you mentioned off the top. we have excerpt from r.f.k. jr.'s opening statement. i will read it right now it says, quote: news reports have claimed that i'm anti-vaccine or anti-industry. i am neither. i am pro-safety. i worked for years to raise awareness but the mercury and toxic chemicals in fish didn't make me anti-fish. all my kids are vaccinated and i believe vaccines have a critical role in healthcare. r.f.k. jr. appeared on the program just before the election. >> we have the sickest children in the world right now. and it's costing us $4.3 trillion a year. it cost zero -- we paid zero for chronic disease when thigh uncle was president. today biggest expense. five times the military budget. it's easy to fix. we have 1,000 ingredients in our foods that are illegal in italy and other countries in europe. and the reason for that is corruption. >> i expect to hear more of that

language when r.f.k. jr. testified. is he not the only one on capitol hill today. there are others. howard lutnick for commerce secretary. of course, robert kennedy jr. for hhs secretary, kelly loeffler to head the small business administration. and then tomorrow, guys, on thursday, kash patel to be president trump's fbi director and tulsi gabbard, director of national intelligence. now r.f.k. jr., tulsi gabbard and kash patel are considered by many to be trump's controversial picks. today, many senators want to hear from r.f.k. jr. about his distances on vaccines, abortion, and his plans to curb obesity where more than 40% of american adults are considered obese today. that's according to the cdc. bobby kennedy jr., the former democrat gets face two senate panels today before the finance committee and tomorrow before the senate health committee. and that hearing gets underway this morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern, guys. keep it right here on the fox news channel for live coverage. guys? >> steve: that's right. lucas, every one of the senators

in both those panels received, yesterday, a letter from caroline kennedy. his cousin and it was was saying don't confirm him and new among other things is he a predator. have you heard any reaction from anybody who is going to do some voting? >> not right now on capitol hill. it's still a little early, steve, but there is no question that robert f. kennedy jr. does not have all the support from his family. remember that big picture, with then president biden at the white house some months ago. there's no question that the former democrat is going to face some criticism, including from his own family. >> steve: all right. lucas, thank you very much for getting up early and turning on the lights. >> lawrence: some family. they are willing to stand behind their family when a young lady ends up in a body of water but they won't stand with their cousin, their brother? i just think it's sad. i also don't like the process that democrats run.

i'm not naive. i understand the republicans, when there's a democrat that they don't like that is going to be confirmed, they ask tough questions. but it seems like the democrats' process is getting letters. getting dirt. getting women to testify, making up stuff. having unclaimed allegations that are out there and i just think it waters -- it just corrupts the entire process. it's such a jaded view. >> ainsley: they are angry because he is aligned with donald trump. they don't like donald trump. they don't like that he didn't support kamala harris and instead supported donald trump and flipped. look what he is going to do. he wants to take out the dies in our foods. when you look at the back of cereal box or cookies, you can't pronounce half of what is in these boxes or in our children's food. he wants to take all of that away, make it more organic. make it more like the foods in europe. that says a lot when europe doesn't want our meats. when europe doesn't want to import our fruits and vegetables. think about all the people you know in their 20's and 30's getting cancer.

someone i know just told me a girl who was 31 years old just died of breast cancer. that shouldn't be happening that didn't what happen we were growing up. kids are obese, adults are obese. is he going to make america healthy again. what's wrong with that. >> brian: probably the hottest topic for most americans when they're not talking about who they're voting for. everybody is talking about the food it's universal. longest time we heard americans don't get active enough. now it turns out we are active but maybe it's what we are eating. is it possible to burn off? for caroline kennedy to make such a scathing series of statements. it couldn't be worse. iconic status. and she has even brought up the fact that he is using his father's name detrimental way, say he grapple grappled. trump pain reached out to them. a lot of the messages grustled

to get the job. he had to overcome his family and party very critical of joe biden because he knows he couldn't do the job anymore. good to my family. done wouldn't let him run. people are angry about that. i talked to his chief of staff, who who is a journalist. when r.f.k. did polio has one conclusion. are ease i didn't challengeable to see what the conclusion is. things like, for example, autism, when it documents vaccines. everyone just says the studies show it didn't happen. he said, let me see the study. when they looked at the study. i got a problem with the study. i wonder if he is going to bring that up. we haven't had a real study since 1978 or when they bring up final point here is these pharmaceutical companies should

not be liable because in 1958 or '89 they decided that you can't sue the pharmaceutical companies. something goes wrong with the shot what think be saying there is so little profit margins in vaccines reagan said make them immune there is nothing diabolical about it. is he going to make people re-evaluate that would you give me that vaccine if you knew i could sue you? >> steve: and i think ainsley to your point about the food, we all would like to be healthier and see america not so obese. it is his long time stance on vaccines that will get the most questions today. caroline kennedy said, you know, she said in this letter that he discouraged parents from vaccinating their own kids while he vaccinated his own. so, look for a lot of questions back and forth regarding that. part of the we just heard lucas

read part of his opening statement. here's a little more that has been obtained by "fox & friends." it says it's the human tragedy that moves us to care. president trump has committed to restoring the american dream. a healthy person has a thousand dreams. a sick person only has one. in my advocacy, i i have disturbed the status quo by asking uncomfortable questions, well, i won't apologize for that we have massive health problems in this country that we must face honestly. >> lawrence: that is the big issue here. it's like the debate hasn't been happening. you have this guy that is putting it out there. tapped in to a lot of americans that are uncomfortable, as you laid out, ainsley, people getting sick. i'm not saying i agree or know the conclusion, but to prohibit the debate they act like make all the decisions. you got a president who is going to have a voice on this. you have other health prornlsz many we used to work with are

going to contribute to this. not just one guy making all the decisions. but to shut down the debate when we're clearly not healthy. something is going wrong. >> brian: do you know what is going to happen today? a little mini pete hegseth trial. in college he said did you this and this and you heard some of those things. they will bring up the bear in the woods. and bring up that he did drugs for awhile. and they are going to ask the question. how much personal life what you did in your against and 30's, testosterone replacement stuff is he doing he looks fantastic. he looks better now at 70 than did he at 50. maybe that's the story. >> ainsley: you know what? when we had him on our show we said what do you think about your family? they are against you. and. >> steve: they came out for joe. >> ainsley: yeah. they took a picture outside of the white house and capitol in support of joe. he said i love my family. look what his cousin is doing to him. >> lawrence: it's nasty. >> ainsley: doesn't make him look bad but it makes the family look bad for not supporting him.

so what? he has a different political view. honey cut moms across america. she actually founded that organization. she is going to be at the hearing today. and she says -- she told carley and todd, i think this was for "fox & friends first" of why she is backing him. listen. we are here because we support robert f. kennedy jr. he supports us. put integrity, compassion everything on the line. if you know his family history is he risking his life for the safety and health of our children, and we want to show him that love and support. so we know people that are coming from texas east coast of the country to be here for r.f.k. jr. today he is a man that will put health and safety first before party lines and corporation profits. i have seen him in action. i believe he has single-handedly bridged the divide by setting the ego aside. physical health and reproductive

health crisis in america today. and robert f. kennedy is the man lead the way in making america healthy again for democrats and republicans. >> steve: just as we said first trump term donald trump was and is a disrupter. when he came to office people say wait a minute, we don't do things that way anymore, according to donald trump. that always worked. let's do some changing. in fact, we saw yesterday, an example of that the office of management and budget sent out email to 2 million federal employees, the top subject line was fork in the road. and it observed that so many of the federal employees do not come to work. they offered them a buyout. if you don't want to come back to work, you don't have to. we will put you on paid leave and we will pay you through september 30th, obviously, once again, the disruptor is trying

to shrink the federal government. which, of course, he has talked about for a very long time. honors lawrence it's actually pretty cranks public service professionals, they have certain protections by law. this is giving them a way out and it's going to save us, the taxpayers, billions of dollars in the process, i like this idea. >> brian: right. he switched 50,000 people from under union rules to 50,000 people at will employees. so he -- that means you can get rid of them. what is he trying to do very humane way to do it. giving you a slow walk out. i'm going to give you benefits and extend it but you might not like me. you might not like the fact you got to come back to work. i will give you a way out. so, why? it also stems from what he did in las vegas. i promised you no taxes on tips. i promised the salt will come back. i promise you no tax on social security. and everyone says now wait a second, how are you going to pay for it? what is he doing having all

these programs, freezing them. what he is doing is he is freezing all hiring, that's going to shrink it and telling people i'm going to give you exit ramp. that's typical of business, isn't it? >> lawrence: yep. >> ainsley: sources saying this email is going to go out tuesday night. and when you receive this email, if you decide you want to resign and you want to take the buyout, then you can just respond to that email with one word, resign. it's available for full-time federal employees. it does exclude military personnel, u.s. postal service workers and positions that were related to immigration enforcement and national security. >> steve: national treasury employees union sent out email saying don't take it. however, ultimately, it's a choice. are you going to jump or are you going to be pushed? because, if you don't take it, you could get laid off with none of the benefits. what this is reminiscent of is think about let's get in the way back machine.

let's go back to late 2022, remember when elon musk, who is part of doge, he said to everybody at twitter, okay. have you got to either commit to an extremely hard core twitter or resign. ultimately twitter the workforce was reduced by 08%. but clearly this is an effort by trump and elon musk as well, let's right size it. and so, you know, elon musk has suggested maybe 5% or 10% of federal employees would take it would would save tens of billions of dollars. >> ainsley: a lot of people moved. they moved to florida no tax state. they moved to texas. they might not want to go back to d.c. or wherever their job location is. >> lawrence: i look at this issue much like i'm looking at the immigration and i'm going to make the connection here. pretty soon the american public will turn. we can be fickle people as a public. we're with you and then against you. what the president is doing is

is he showing goodwill. is he saying okay. it's not my way or the highway. i'm giving them an off ramp. the union doesn't want them to take the dues because they are going to loads leverage. when people start leaving. then they are not going to have that many people to be out there protesting to say this administration is treating them badly. they have been career officials. the president is saying, look, if you don't agree with the agenda. if you want to do something else, i'm going to pay you, and we're going to find someone else or we may get rid of that position. >> brian: people and programs. they found out 441 federal agencies on the federal register. 75 are obsolete agencies. 2.5 billion worth of leases and buildings that are totally empty. this is what elon musk and his group are doing and what trump knew going in that he was going to do. what they have to do is do things like this communicate ahead of time. give you until september as opposed to yesterday when we get the story out that all federal funding is frozen except for social security and medicare.

and then they expanded and said anybody who is getting regular payments, that's not you. we are looking at programs. but that -- it took until 2:00 in the afternoon to do it. >> lawrence: to flush it out. >> brian: communication is going to be the key. they always say the first two months of an administration and the last two months are the most difficult. and this is an example of it yesterday. but when karoline leavitt took the stage yesterday at 27 years old. >> lawrence: incredible. >> brian: as a press secretary. brian. >> ainsley: without a notebook. >> lawrence: everyone named called on. >> brian: here is what she is talking about funding cuts and how they got to get the budget in line. listen to what she found. >> doge and omb have actually found that there was $37 million that was about to go out the door to the world health organization, which is an organization, as you although, that president trump with the swipe of his pen in that executive order, is no longer wants the united states to be a part of. so that wouldn't be in line with the president's agenda. doge and omb also found that there was about to be 50 million

taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in gaza. that is a preposterous waste of taxpayer money. that's what this pause is focused on, being good stewards of tax dollars. >> ainsley: don't worry, if you are worried about medicaid, she says no payments have been affected. still processed and sent. social security benefits. food stamps and welfare benefits. >> brian: meals on wheels. >> ainsley: this is all very smart. think how generous this administration is. keep your job until september. you need to resign in february. then you can be paid all the way through september. that's nine months. he is going to pay you. he is going to give you benefits. nine months to find a new job. >> steve: yesterday, brian you were allude position this kind of. yesterday after this announcement happened, there was chaos and great confusion because a lot of skates were trying to -- they had issues accessing the funds for medicaid, head start programs, could not get funding and stuff like that. so then any had to come out with

a second email. i think it was from the office of management and budget, certainly trying to clarify. simply saying that what they were trying to do was bring federal spending into line with the president's executive orders regarding dei and things like that. and one of those things was foreign aid. it was mainly about those two things all of government yesterday was like does this impact me? >> lawrence: i'm glad, also, that the administration, you normally see these on the campaign trail. the rapid response team. i'm glad that the administration now has an in-house rapid response team. because the amount of misinformation -- i mean i'm seeing it with some of my friends posting it on facebook. things are just not true. but the mainstream media you take that headline, they are putting it out there. and it's going to be outrage, outrage, outrage. >> brian: just do the communication. you don't have an omb director russ vought. we are not going to confirm him because of this

miscommunication. you should have the opposite reaction. put these people in place and erase a lot of this because he is so experienced, too. >> lawrence: job. >> brian: democrats going to meet today to find out a response. >> steve: it's an emergency. >> brian: jamie raskin said this to democrats we must fight the feeling of being disoriented because of all the executive orders, people are losing their minds but they don't know exactly why they are losing their minds. >> this is a guy who has been waiting four years to get things going. is he hitting on a bunch of different areas. you saw pete hegseth hit the ground running yesterday. >> lawrence: very fast. >> steve: just eight days in. buckle your seat belt. >> ainsley: carley is standing by with headlines. >> carley: that's what i say when that fight that feeling of being disoriented at 1:30 in the morning. north carolina police are searching for a dangerous escaped inmate. the manhunt for john nigh has been underway since corrections officers realized he was missing

from his cell sunday afternoon, the sheriff's office says he escaped by removing a ceiling grating and finally exited through the ventilation system. his two cell mates actually helped by stuffing his mattress to make it look like he was sleeping. nigh was being helped on attempted murder charges for allegedly firing shots at deputies. happening today at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. x new jersey senator bob menendez faces sentencing on corruption charges. the democrat was convicted last year on 16 counts of bribery and acting as a foreign agent for egypt and qatar, gold bars, new mercedes binns and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. federal prosecutors are pushing for 15 year prison term but menendez' lawyer say he should only be sentenced to two years. and today president trump will sign an executive order kicking off preparations for the 250th anniversary of american independence. it will establish, quote: task

force 250 focused on coordinating and plans and activities surrounding the celebration of america's founding. that's happening on the fourth of july, 2026. the order also establishes the national garden of american heros to p pay tribute to americans. protect mums, memorials and statues from destruction or vandalism. and take a look at this chaotic video from a town board meeting in thorton township illinois a large brawl broke out when a supervisor and dalton mayor was called derogatory name. video shows people kicking and punching each other. [shouting] oh my god they're fighting. >> carley: whoa, according to folks at that meeting. henyard and boyfriend were in the middle of the brawl no. arrests were made. critics gave henyard the worst mayor lavish spending with

taxpayer dollars. and those are your headlines. >> carley: this story just keeps on going. >> steve: according to the "new york post," she was -- the mayor was thrown to the ground, she lost a shoe. >> carley: oh my -- >> steve: her boyfriend was in the back they thought it was all set up to make me look bad. she got involved. and she should not have ever gotten. [shouting] oh my god they're fighting. they're fighting. >> carley: sounds like a bar. >> ainsley: this the is mayor that likes hair and makeup ons taxpayers dime. >> lawrence: hair, makeup, nails, the four car security detail. the crime is all over the place in that area. and she took them off the street to be a part of her detail. >> steve: how crazy is that. >> lawrence: r&b artist i love she is paying them to come perform at the big show. >> steve: that nobody came to. >> >> it's a lot of luxury small town.

>> new pair of shoes? >> i'm sure she will put into for it. lawmakers are -- it's a melee, usually that's in some far away country, that's illinois that's nuts, mayor. >> ainsley: 24 minutes after the top of the hour, we are talking to a d.e.a. special agent on the ground with homeland security secretary kristi noem for ice raid. >> brian: could this be the beginning of a sniff the blue cities? >> get these dirt bags off theno street. ur kitchen. for all those people who never seem to get around to it... -♪ at home or in-person. that's guidance from chase.

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video right here, y'all may remember this apartment complex in aurora that, colorado last year. special agent in charge you have of the de a's new york division frank joins us now. i met you a few years ago when you were in new jersey. tell us about the operations the people like that offender the guys that you are going after? >> good morning, lawrence. the de amphitheater is working from partners dhs more specifically hhi and other federal law enforcement partners though use all the resources in the government essentially a whole of government approach to remove those violent illegal drug traffickers from our communities the ones causing the most hart really to keep america safe. >> lawrence: give me examples of background of some of the individuals. i'm seeing all of these agents together i have lent criminals that are security threats for our country. >> that's absolutely correct. the dea has prioritized drug

investigations on those involving violent criminal illegal drug traffickers and this is an example of the work that we do kay in and day out from our partners with the department of home land. these arrests yesterday are indicative of the types of violent offenders that are working our city streets and the dea is committed to working with our partners to remove them to keep our city safe. >> lawrence: i know your background and served among post administrations republican and democrat? >> yeah. >> lawrence: then i look at target list on there. just my background know if you have got all these people on a wall right now. y'all have known about them for a long time. >> that's correct. >> lawrence: what has changed that you guys are able to go scoop these guys up? >> this is a renewed focus a recommitment to do more to protect our cities. this is the top priority from

this administration for the dea, for our partners in homeland security. and we will work with them day in and day out until we make a difference and hold those people accountable driving violence in our city. >> lawrence: i know the men and women who do your job and take personal offense so-to-some of the disinformation that's been out there. they are saying that you are going after children. that you are going after abuelas. can you explain to the public what these operations are? >> yeah. lawrence, this is data driven intelligence led operations these are targets that we have known of or have targeted previous enforcement efforts but have not had the opportunity and the backing to go out and hold them accountable. so, yesterday, what you saw is the recommitment of the federal law enforcement community to really go back and take our cities back to keep the cities safe, to keep our americans healthy and to give it them that

confidence is that the law enforcement community is there to protect them, to serve and to make sure that they feel like they have the confidence to go work. to go to restaurants. to allow their kids to play in the playground. that's what the federal law enforcement community is committed to. >> lawrence: real quickly before i let did you go. have you seen a tide change with local law enforcement? no one knows the community better than a beat cop. you guys need the cooperation, support with these operations. i know the politicians may feel differently, but have you seen a tide change with the local cops as a result of some of the ones that you have all been able to grab off the street? >> we have incredible partnership with the new york city police department and it goes back over 50 years the oldest drug enforcement task force in the country is right here in the new york division. and we have the full confidence and trust in nypd, and the work that they do in d.a. in and day out is evident to us and to the community. we will continue to work with them and stand shoulder to shoulder with them to make a

difference in new york city. >> lawrence: special agent, great work out there. stay safe and give my regards to all the men and women out there that are fighting to keep our communities safe. thank you so much, sir. >> thank you. thank you, lawrence. >> lawrence: r.f.k. jr.'s confirmation hearing kicks off today. what will it take for the hhs nominee to win over skeptic senators and the american people. dr. nicole saphier has some ideas on that. she's next. ♪

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his opening statement as he looks to address snearntsz doubts and concerns. he explains, quote. news reports have claimed that i am anti-vaccine or anti-industry. well, i am neither i am pro-safety. i work for years to raise awareness about the mercury and toxic chemicals in fish. all of my kids are vaccinated and i believe vaccines. let's bring in fox news medical contributor dr. nicole saphier joins us right thought. we should start by saying his make america healthy again agenda, that was the name of your book about five years ago 2020 make america healthy again. encompasses what r.f.k. jr. is talking about chronic illness in the country. >> you were on board with donald trump's agenda, when it comes to all of these things. but, you wonder and have you got a great new op-ed out at foxnews.com. you wonder whether or not maybe given his background and some of

the stuff he has said and done he would have been a better adviser than a cabinet member? >> the nomination of r.f.k. jr. may be the biggest public health experiment the united states has ever seen the reality is we need it. despite spending 20% of our g.d.p. on healthcare the american health system is in crisis. we have notably subpar outcomes and r.f.k. jr. is the first person to come to the table to start calling out the fact that big food, ag and pharma benefit on getting us sick and keeping us sick. because of his colorful past comments over the last several decades you are bound to find something you don't agree with i don't even agree with a lot of things that he has said. so if he were an advisory role, we probably wouldn't have hit so many road blocks maybe potentially in this nomination process and down the road. but here we are and so how he does during the hearing today is really going to hinge on his performance. is he going to be seen as a unique visionary or an unhinged radical? >> steve: right. and in your op-ed, you note that

17,000 doctors here in the united states wrote a letter to the senators saying reject the guy. and caroline kennedy, his cousin, sent a similar letter saying hey, he's my cousin, regenetic him. he's not qualified. the food stuff i get. i think we are on board with the food stuff. it is and you make a note of it, it's his past claims that link vaccines to autism. that troubles you a lot. >> i will say listening to his family members come out against him, i think it says more about them than himself. he does in the hearings you will hear about the pro-life and pro-choice stuff. big food industry and the regulation, but the vaccines and some of his comments historically on vaccines have either proven to be incorrect or a lot of people don't agree with. he needs to make sure he turns the conversation not into restricting vaccine access but assuring safety same mantra when

it comes to our food and environment. he wants to make things healthier and safer for american consumption. let me tell you, steve, our vaccine and our medication monitoring system is broken. we have a very poor system that doesn't recognize safety signals and it doesn't disclose them to the american public. he needs to make sure the conversation is about reforming the safety of these systems, not restricting access. >> steve: and despite all of that, you think ultimately your gut tells you he will probably get confirmed. >> the american people gave the president and republicans a mandate with this last election. anyone voting against r.f.k. jr. is voting not only against president trump but the american people. >> steve: that's right. and they know that all right. once again, check out her book, came out four years ago "make america healthy again." >> thanks, steve. >> steve: capital one arena became the last minute venue for president trump's victory rally last week. how the home of one of the top teams in the nhl transformed the site overnight to bring the biggest come back in political

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♪ >> carley: good morning, back with sports headlines, the dodgers announcing $100 million donation for l.a. wildfire

recovery efforts dodgers part owner magic johnson spoke about the rebuilding process. listen here. >> this is something that i have never seen since i have been here over 45 years. but we can come together and make things better, not just for those areas but for the entire city. >> carley: money is going to the l.a. rides campaign joint initiative to help state and local officials and business owners team up and revive fire devastated communities like altadena and pacific palisades. a massive brawl breaking out in the stands of a college basketball game last night between conference rival st. louis and vcu. the chaos happening with just over a minute left in the game delaying play for seven minutes as arena security tried to get that situation under control. several people had to be escorted out of the building. no word on any injuries or arrests. not good. and this is good. the super bowl lix is set to take place next sunday on fox. as the kansas city chiefs take

on the philadelphia eagles and both teams have revealed their custom uniforms that they're going to be wearing for the game in new orleans. meanwhile a new poll revealing that a are the jo of americans think the monday after the super bowl should be a holiday. so do you agree? send us your thoughts at friends@foxnews.com. i think so, brian, what about you? >> >> brian: i always agree with you that's why i'm considered intelligent. >> carley: bingo. >> brian: when the inauguration was moved indoors at the last minute. one man got the call to help out. he stepped up to help the president of the united states as he did his first term and his name is ted, the ceo of monumental sports and entertainment and owner of the capital one arena in washington, d.c. you saw some of the rapid video of what took place not once but twice. the washington capitals wizards and miss particulars in his portfolio. welcome to our show. >> thank you. >> brian: you get the call about a victory parade. you think to yourself can i fit that in, not parade victory.

>> victory rally. >> brian: at the capital one center. your thoughts at that moment you? could fit it n between games? >> we wanted to shine, show the best of d.c. and just do what we could to be in service to the president. i had written him a letter like i do all the incoming administration to say on board you. how can we make you feel most comfortable? he took me up on the offer. our organization really stepped up. and then on friday, before the event, he sent out a communications that said and we would like to do the second day on monday indoors. >> brian: because everything changed. everybody changed. i was just thinking capital one center. i wasn't thinking what that meant for you. you said yes. >> well, my organization is a gel team. and they called me and said we know we can't say no.

and i said that's right. i have said cu culturally yes, , yes, we have to execute and we have to remember sunday he was president-elect. monday he's the president of the united states and all of the protocols and safety and security changes and our mayor all of the police, all of secret service, the pick of the president inaugural committee. they really, really all came together and to me, we shined, if you will. >> brian: you did. >> to do the impossible. i think that was a very, very good met for, if you will, for we can get stuff done. we can say yes and get stuff done. >> brian: that's one of the things, ted, you know elon musk, you know jeff bezos for years. you know david sacks. these guys get things done. some people say why are these businessmen around the president? you think it's a good thing. >> oh, absolutely. because we have all started

companies, america is a start-up nation. we have all had to deal with the ups and downs and having to be well, do well for our customers. do well for our employees, be good neighbors, if you will. >> brian: trump has that mentality? >> the president has been very, very active, i would say, in making sure that the regulatory environment allows you to get things done. >> brian: when championship teams were boycotting the first trump term, the stanley cup champs, the capitols went to the white house. why was that important for you? >> we were asked would we consider going? i said the best way is to use democracy and i went to the coach and the players and said you vote. you decide whether you want to do this. it's the president of the united states. it's the white house. you drive by the white house every single day to come to games and practices. and they voted yes.

and we went. the president said he would give us 15 minutes and ended up being well over an hour. really, really enlightening day. i think it had a impact for the players in the league. >> brian: i know the president is counting on you especially celebrating our 250th birthday because, ted, you made a mistake, you get things done and is he going to call on you again and again. congratulations on your entire career. i look forward to talking to you again and great job over the weekend. i speak for the entire country the place looked great. >> thank you very much. >> brian: all right, ted, thank you. more "fox & friends" in just a moment. including a big announcement from homeland security secretary kristi noem. she'll be with us. ♪ life's no fun ♪ all i really got to do is live and die ♪ but i'm in a hurry and don't know why ♪ can't be late ♪

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