effective, but if you have nothing else, it's a really good tool. who wants to be in the hospital? it makes it less severe. one more thing i didn't mention, one more thing i didn't mention, we've gotten in the habit of doing rapid flu testing like rapid covid testing. i'm all for that, jonathan, work 60% of the time. if i know you're testing positive for the flu i might be giving you that anti-flu drug. jonathan: all right, dr. marc siegel always great advice and analysis from you. stay healthy and i hope i'll follow the doctor's advice and get much healthier, alicia, that will do it. and it's been great to be with you, and i'm glad i'm not next to you. alicia: fox news live continues right now. >> three more hostages released by hamas today including the

second american to be set free as president trump reiterates his 12 p.m. deadline for hamas to release all hostages. mr. trump says he will back any decision israel makes in response. we'll have much more on that story coming up. meantime, the president and elon musk are blasting critics of doge in an exclusive interview with our sean hannity set to air in full tuesday night at 9 p.m. on fox. this as a federal judge has extended an order restricting doge from the treasury payment system. welcome in, everybody, this is fox news live, i'm kevin corke on this saturday. let's go where danamarie mcnicholl is standing by at mar-a-lago. >> hi, kevin. president donald trump is monitoring the situation in israel and spent the time this morning at boeing plane, and looking at the technology and to highlight that boeing's

failure to deliver a new air force one on time. the company is already five years late with air force one expected to be ready for 2029, that's after president trump's term. this week in washington, president trump signed an executive order to significantly reduce the federal work force. the latest group of layoffs from the department of health and human services. they expect today lay off 3,600 employees. they said that this would cost the taxpayers just about $600 million. now, the list of agencies affected by this layoff is long. take a look, including the sectors of department of education, agriculture, energy, and veteran affairs. now, president donald trump, he emphasized that job opportunities for americans will continue to rise. >> but i'll tell you what will go up is jobs. the jobs will go up tremendously. we're going to have great jobs,

jobs for everybody. this is something that should have been done many years ago. >> and kevin, we're taking an eye on the firm ultimatum that president trump gave to israel demanding releasing all hostages by 12 today. >> thank you so much. we appreciate that. for more on what's happening with doge, we want to bring in a very important member of congress, republican congressman from the great state of florida and house oversight committee brian donalds. thank you for joining me. a number of people will say i want them to slash until we don't have to waste a penny and yet, i think that danamarie made an interesting point in her report there, there are some people quite concerned in washington in particular that if you take a sledgehammer to the problem, maybe you end up with more problems than you realize. in fact, i want to echo that by sharing the sound bite.

listen to this and we'll get your reaction on the other side. >> when president trump got elected to do this. he's doing exactly what he ran on. i would not do it the way he's doing it. he's taking a sledgehammer to the federal government. there's going to be some remorse here, folks that voted for him and supported him are going to lose some services. >> some folks are going to lose some services, there's some concern there, can you understand where they're coming from, congressman? >> i think it's important to set the entire record straight. we have to shrink the federal government. we don't have a choice. one of the reasons we have massive inflation in the united states from joe biden is because he massively increased the size of the federal government. we need to go back to pre-covid era size and spending levels in washington d.c. so, that's what needs to happen. and for everybody who is thinking about this service or that service, i want to be perfectly clear, interest on the debt is now the second largest item that we spend money on and it's skyrocketing to be the number one item we

spend money on in our country. if all we're doing is paying interest on money that we borrow, that interest is going to crowd out everybody's services, everybody's pet projects. the responsible thing to do is to get government spending under control right now, across the spectrum. if we actually cut the federal work force by 10%, that saves about 600 billion dollars over the next decade. these are the type of cost cutting measures that need to be done because if we don't do the simple work now, there will be much more severe work that's going to have to be done in the future. democrats won't be straight and honest with the american penal about this, but this is why donald trump won because he's bringing common sense reality back to washington d.c. >> now, it's interesting you point something out there about this idea of sort of bait and switch, some, i don't know, i hate to put it this way, but there's a lot of gnashing of

teeth here. and congressman, listen, he we can't have access to the federal treasury, they don't want any changes to what's going on for so much years and as you've argued articulately, this is why we are where we are. another bite. this is letitia james and talking about doge access and why it's a danger to democracy. >> and all should be concerned, particularly the great state of new york, concerned about a private individual, the richest man in the world having access to their personal information and the question is whether or not they have followed the law. >> all right, 20 seconds or so left. your reaction to the ag, who herself is under a lot of pressure. >> this is the same lady who said that mar-a-lago is worth $15 million. tish james doesn't know what she's talking about, the reality is we need to get into

the waste, fraud and abuse. last year improper appointments were $250 billion just last year. tish james doesn't understand what it means to actually be able to measure wealth and to measure financial success because she's the lady that said that mar-a-lago was worth $15 million and give me a break. >> a lot of people were shaking their heads, just look at red fin. congressman byron donalds. attorney general pam bondi is supporting the decision to dropped on air eric adams. and some are saying quid pro quo. hey, lg. >> a lot of political fallout after the doge's move to dismiss federal corruption

charges against mayor eric adams. and ag pam bandy said the charges were politically motivated in the first place. >> we have a right to protect the weaponization-- against weaponization, and when did they start going after him? when he started criticizing the biden administration, criticizing them for the immig immigration. >> and democrats were fuming, with tom homan to open ryker's island. >> getting back to ryker's island is a game changer, not only get the bad guys before they hit the street. >> people want to hijack the narrative and turn it into a political narrative and we're saying an issue of public

safety. and i reached out to the team and said we wanted to sit down. >> and resigning over the charges, saying that it was due to politics and unethical quid pro quo, adams denied the claims and said in a statement he never offer to trade his authority as mayor to end his federal corruption case. one prominent democrat claims that adams is essentially trump's hostage. the saga continues. >> thank you, my friend. for more on this and the president's clash with the courts, let's bring in former prosecutor katie cherkovski. this is a good one for me. and listen, we have to protect the workers, we can't have quid pro quos, flying out the door over doj. they're calling it weaponization, if you paying attention the last four years, i suspect you saw plenty of

that? >> well, that's exactly right. when this administration came into office they promised to look at the clear weaponization of the justice department that's been going on for a long time and ultimately, the president and his attorney generals do have the discretion to decide what cases are prosecuted. and certainly, the case against mayor adams is very suspicious and the timing that it was brought. it has very weak evidence after raiding his house and taking his devices and personal electronics and the most they could come up with is a ten uous charge. and i think it was appropriate for them to look into this as part of a bigger platform to end the weaponization of the justice department that we've seen for so long. >> god forbid you take an upgrade on a flight. and i want to get into the idea of the courts, targeting the push for doge and government efficiency. this is the ag, attorney general pam bondi, yes, states

like new york and others are continuing their attacks, but she's convinced they will fail. >> they will fail. it's the president's right to control the budget and these are our tax dollars that have been squandered away. the president of the united states has a right to know and we will be successful. >> okay. separation of powers seem pretty clear to me and yet, there must be something behind this idea. what are they up to, do you expect? >> well, this is just more law-fare against president trump with his clear executive power over agencies. and there's a lot of political implications, he certainly has the right to dictate how the agencies are run and to audit them and have outside individuals look into the clear inefficiencies, if not actual fraud, waste and abuse, and anyone that works in the federal government knows this is the case. certainly, he's on the right

side of this argument. the courts need to respect the executive authority for more than the case historically. >> a little more time to go, 30 seconds or so, i want to share this, jen psaki, former white house press secretary with the words constitutional crisis. listen to what she has to say what they might be able to do to slow down doge. >> if we're out there every day and screaming fascism, constitutional crisis, the world is ending, it's like, well, it's not answering people's questions. i also feel this interest, but also responsibility to try to kind of pull out what are the levers that can be done? what are the checks on power? >> so, she's clearly an advocate position there. listening to what she had it say, what's your reaction to this, this idea of democrats literally trying to pull every possible lever to obstruct, some would argue, or to slow down this government? >> oh, they're very concerned

about the destruction of the deep state and that's what this all boils down to. it's in my opinion gaslighting. the idea of looking into the agencies and determine what they're actually doing and whether it's in the interest of the american people is exactly what the president should be doing and what they want to prevent from happening so they could maintain control, but the same it up now from my perspective. counselor, thank you for your time today, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> the n.t.s.b. released new information on the mid air collision between an american airlines jet and a blackhawk helicopter in the nation's capital last month. and now they say the helicopter crew may not have heard instructions from the tower to move behind the jet. correspondent madeline rivera is here with that.

>> potentially missed communications conflicting information about the helicopter's altitude. these are some of the latest finding from the n.t.s.b. as it tries to figure out what led to the crash. about two minutes before the crash, air traffic control notified the blackhawk that a plane was approaching runway 33. but the blackhawk may not have received that. and seconds before the crash, air traffic control instructed the blackhawk to go behind the regional jet. it's not clear if they received that. >> a .8 second mic key from the blackhawk. >> n.t.s.b. is looking at whether there's a discrepancy with the blackhawk's altitude. it likely happened around 300 feet, 100 feet higher than the limit for the helicopters in that location. the blackhawk crew may have had

inaccurate altitude readings minutes before the collision. >> the pilot flying indicated they were 300 feet. the instructor pilot indicated 400 feet. neither pilot made a comment to discussing altitude discrepancy. at this time we don't know why there was a discrepancy between the two, that's something that the investigative team is analyzing. >> n.t.s.b. says that the blackhawk was doing a check ride, essentially an exam and on this, the crew was likely wearing night vision goggles. the n.t.s.b. says they'll do a visibility study to see what they could and could not see was coming. >> including, there could be what helicopters can and couldn't do around reagan. >> and the n.t.s.b. said they would limit the helicopter traffic around the area as n.t.s.b. was doing the

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>> welcome back, everybody r everybody, 19 minutes after the hour now. after days on shaky ground the israel cease-fire deal continues to hold with three released today including the second american. greg palkot live for us in tel aviv with more on that. hello, greg. >> hey, kevin. three more israeli hostages given up by hamas. there was some fear that the militant group would hold back, but in fact they came through

at least with these three. 36-year-old american sagui dekel-chen. 27-year-old russian iz rail. alexander trou fa nolf and yair horn. after 498 days, from gaza to a military base and the wife, the mother, the father of dekel-chen, greeted sagui with exultation. all appeared in better shape than the group last week. this as the freed captives did receive mixed news. yair horn, for example, is with his mother and brother, but another brother held by hamas. sasha troufanov found out his father was killed october 7th. and another had a daughter.

and yes, as for that threat by president trump earlier this week of a noon deadline today for all the hostages to be released or else, trump has noted in the post that didn't happen, but he also left any kind of response from israel were indications, kevin, we're getting that prime minister benjamin netanyahu is going to sit tight with these three hostages today and right now in a security cabinet meeting arriving tonight, secretary of state rubio. there will be meetings tomorrow about the future going forward, back to you. kevin: boy, such an interesting story as it continues to unhold. greg palkot for us tonight in tel aviv. thank you, appreciate that. joining me now is the father of israeli hostage edan alexander, who is still held by hamas. thank you for joining me and our prayers continue for you

and your family and for edan as well. this is from the president, he made a post and said that hamas has just released three hostages from gaza, including an american citizen and goes on to say they seem to be in good shape. this differs from their statement last week that they would not release any hostages. israel will now have decide what they will do about the 12:00 today deadline imposed on the release of all hostages the u.s. will back the decision they make. your reaction to what the president had to say there? >> i say we keep going with the deal. i mean, this deal, it's not perfect as you see every week, it's taking too long and the hostages being released in good shape sometimes and bad shape in the other and we can get them in drips, we have to get a bunch of them out. hopefully, all of them out in a shorter term. kevin: you know, i'm sensitive

to the sadness you must have felt over all this time and yet, i'm also understanding and i'm sure americans do, how frustrating this must be, especially when you compare and contrast what's happening now, compared to what happened in the last administration. >> yeah, it took too long. i mean, this deal was ready back in december of 2023. it's very important to-- for viewers to know that and it took almost more than a year to nail this down, thanks to president trump and his toughness, but we-- i mean, it's not over yet. we have to get everybody out. my son is still there. hopefully between now and two weeks from now, we will see him out as well. kevin: so many people are frustrated and yet remain hopeful as do you that your son is safe and will be able to be

released. while i have you, let me just run this by you, this is the president talking about running gaza. it's an interesting idea to change the paradigm in that area. let me share the sound and equity your reaction on the back side. >> we're not going to buy anything, we're going to have it, keep it, make sure there's going to be peace and there's not going to be any problem and nobody's going to question it. we're going to run it very properly and eventually we'll have economic development at a very large scale, maybe the largest scale on that site. kevin: listen, adi, i've been covering this story throughout my career and it's the first time i can remember that a major leader in this world has decided to try to float an idea that's completely different and if cooperated with, leaders in the region, it just might work. what's your reaction to what the president is proposing? >> first of all, we don't doubt his sincerity.

we have to take the president seriously, not literally. this strategy might work, but again, this strategy and this idea is good for the second phase of the deal, but we have to be concentrated on the first phase to extend the first phase to get everybody out and just to pass it over the finish line. kevin: that's beautifully said. if you had one message for the president, for the white house, and for all the negotiators who are working tirelessly, adi, what would the message be? >> keep this issue front and center and don't forget 45 americans killed on that day october 7th of 2023. we have to push harder, pass it over the finish line. we have so many hostages to go to -- waiting to be out and that's very important issue, humanitarian issue. kevin: indeed. it is such an important issue.

i know that we're all watching very carefully and very hopeful and prayerful for the return of edan. adi alexander, thank you for your time, continued blessings for you and yours and let's hope for a very good ending very soon. thank you for your time. >> thank you. kevin: appreciate that. president trump and elon musk meantime calling out the media's attempts to try to, you know, drive a wedge between them. they talk about that in an upcoming exclusive interview with our very own sean hannity. we've got reaction to that coming up next.

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drive us apart. i said, absolutely. kevin: president trump pushing back on the doge criticism. by the way, you can catch that full interview on hannity, tuesday night 9 p.m. eastern here on fox. and for more, let's bring in today's political panel, brownstein, harvard, director, greta joyce. and the great jim kesler. this is interesting to me. i think it's an effective idea, this notion of let's make the president jealous. he's a little thin-skinned. maybe they can drive a wedge. it sounds like a good idea on paper, do you think that in actuality will work? >> well, i don't think they want a divorce, i think they want 0 keep them together because elon musk is the most unpopular person in the administration for most americans so i think he helps drag the president down and kind of like a bond super villain out there. so, yes, i think that they're trying to tweak the president on jealousy, but elon musk is broadly unpopular. kevin: for what it's worth i

would love to put a down payment on a roadster. but let me get your take on that, greta. i think that jim's point is well taken especially in left circles, they see elon musk as the big evil billionaire. might this work? >> no, it's not going to work. i think at the end of the day, elon musk is still more popular than president biden was at the end of his term and also, kamala harris. so, i think that president trump is in good hands. elon found $1.9 billion of misplaced at hud two days ago. i think we can continue on that track and we are going to be able to use the funds in good ways for the american people. kevin: i like the way you get this. and dean phillips said the democrats have to get back to reality if they're ever going to come out of the wilderness. let me share the sound and get your reaction on the other side. >> we're missing the boat as democrats sometimes it's to join that and play a role in how the strategy works rather than pathetically trying to

combat something that's frankly a steamroller and democrats are being steamrolled. >> democrats are being steamrolled not because they don't recognize the value in trimming the fat, but the messaging behind trimming the fat. that seems to be dean's perspective. what do you think? >> i think that dean is right. i don't think that democrats are prepared to listen to dean. they're staging these weird groups in front of the agencies. kevin: please don't sing. that's all i've got to say, please don't sing. jim, i think they make a good point. you can nibble around the edges on that, especially the good, without throwing baby out with the bath water by suggesting any cuts are constitutional crisis. >> so, i do come from the centrist wing of the democratic party and i'm a fan of dean phillips. the moderates in the democratic

are more numerous, the left in the democratic party is louder. and where they're heard and where they stand, yes, democrats have to get back to first principles, kitchen table issues, more to the center. kevin: it's the economy, stupid, as carville famously said. and the president using tariffs to, let's just say, inspire a little cooperation from some global trading partners. this is the president -- i'll get you first on this one, jim -- talking with reciprocal tariffs. >> right now we're a reciprocal nation. if it's india or somebody else with low tariffs, we're going to have the same. whatever india charges, we're charging them. whatever another country is charging we'll charge them. it's called reciprocal which i think is a very fairway. kevin: look, it's hard to argue against that, i don't care what your political persuasion. is the president right on this,

and what, if anything, can the democrats say about this? >> i think he's bluffing, to be honest with you, i don't think expect to see tariffs. reciprocal tariffs is a buzz yard here. tariffs are recessionary, they're inflationary, i think he's laying out a negotiating position and he's going to walk it back just like he did with canada and mexico, we can't afford-- it's a sales tax on the american people, that's what tariffs are. i just don't think he's going to do it. i think he's staking out a negotiating position. kevin: yet, it seems to be working. you have to add it. eu propose, we were charging 10.5% to bring your cars over we were bringing 2.5% to bring mercedes and bmw's. i think that the president is great at negotiating. we renegotiated nafta, and usmca was better to the

american people and international labor standards. we have to be differential to the president and give him some latitude to negotiate what is a fair and better deal for the american taxpayer and the american worker. kevin: i think it's a tough sell to argue against reciprocal because fair is fair. greta and jim, thank you. talk baseball next time. >> thank you. kevin: and pope francis battles a serious respiratory infection. stephanie bennett. >> the pope is in stable condition and rested well. this, though, the latest health battle in his years of overcoming different ailments. the vatican said that the pope had a respiratory tract infection and in fair condition at a rome hospital where he's

undergoing therapy. he was diagnosed with bronchitis february 6th and continued his work hours before being admitted. he appeared bloated and pale as he held a meeting with a prime minister. and over the last few days, pope francis was at time handing off his speeches for an aide to read aloud saying he was having trouble breathing. passersby were concerned about hopeful. >> we're very worried. we came to actually see him at the vatican this weekend and we're very worried that he's in the hospital. praying for him that he will get better and recover. >> over the years he's trudged through cases of pneumonia and bronchitis before. as a young man the pope had part of his lung removed and intestine removed. he was admitted in 2023 to the

same hospital he's in now to repair scar tissue and a hernia. he use as cane or walker because he suffers from sky sciatic nerve pain. for now, it's again unclear how long the pope will stay in hospital, but we wish him a speedy recovery. kevin: yes, indeed, stephanie, a lot of people around the globe are praying for him. we appreciate your report this afternoon. it sounds like something out of a movie, unfortunately it's not. a california woman is set to spend the next seven years in prison after prosecutors in california say she tried to pass out bibles to prison inmates with heroin inside. she allegedly had it addressed to state inmates in prisons and the drugs were hidden inside the spines of the books, go figure. coming up, as we continue here on fox news live, j.d. vance blasting soviet style

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>> welcome back, everybody. 43 minutes after the hour now, we have a fox news alert. german police say two people have died from their injuries following the car jamming in munich germany after a apparent attack. and before people arrived for the security conference. they have arrested an afghan migrant for the crime. >> the threat that i worry the most about vis-a-vis europe is not russia, it's not china, it's not any other external actor and what i worry about is the threat from within. kevin: vice-president j.d. vance and ukrainian president zelenskyy holding a high stakes meeting at the munich security

conference discussing the president's efforts to try to end the war in ukraine, a very important conversation. for more let's bring in the u.s. institute of peace, vice-president and former ambassador to ukraine, my good friend, bill taylor. bill, this is an interesting conversation to have at this time maybe for the first time in a long time since i've been making coverage of the story, we're seeing people in europe talk about the need for more than what we've had. they've had the americans in bases in germany, poland and france all over. there's n.a.t.o. and now some people are saying maybe we should do more. among those people, president zelenskyy. listen to what he had to say and we'll get your reaction on the other side. >> i really believe the time has come, armed forces of europe must be created. we must build the armed forces of europe so that europe's future depends only on europeans and decisions about europe are made in europe.

kevin: strong reaction to his comments there across the globe. i thought they were spot on. what do you say? >> i agree, kevin. i think that's exactly right. for a long time, as you've been reporting, there have been this notion of a european pillar to n.a.t.o. and sometimes the americans didn't like that. we do now. we think it's a good idea and president zelenskyy thinks it's a good idea. it's so interesting that now the brits and the french and maybe the finns, maybe the danes, certainly the baltic countries, estonia, latvia, all interested in a european force that might even go into ukraine, into ukraine to stop the russians from coming in again. kevin: let me ask you, what might be the difference, bill, between, say, this newly formed, if you will, more aggressive, lethal european force versus what we have currently constructed with n.a.t.o.? >> well, turns out that we do have currently with n.a.t.o. a chain of command and we have

exercises and we have -- and nations responsible for certain sectors. this new european force doesn't have that yet. it needs to develop that, it needs to develop its own chain of command, rulings of engagement, can it shoot back when russians come across the border. kevin: i'm glad you mentioned that. there are other people who suggest the first problem was the notion of getting ukraine in n.a.t.o. that's probably what inspired the russians to say uh-uh, it would be like, and to explain for american audiences if, say, china wanted to set up a base in mexico on the border. that's how some described it, maybe not apples for apples. let me share from pete hegseth talking about the n.a.t.o. possibilities for ukraine. get your reaction on the other side. >> the united states does not believe that n.a.t.o. membership for ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement. instead, any security guarantee

must be backed by capable european and non-european troops. if these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to ukraine at any point they should be deployed as part of a non-n.a.t.o. mission and should not be covered under article five. kevin: see, this is what's interesting. maybe zelenskyy is onto something here because if there's a separate european force it's not restrictive, say, the way that n.a.t.o. might be. your reaction to what pete said and what j.d. vance said, by the way, seemed to be his comments on the munich security council, all bets are off, anything could happen. >> the vice-president was clear and actually the secretary was clear the next day that actually all options are on the table. no matter what he said the day before, all options are on the table. the second thing i would say is, n.a.t.o. membership for ukraine is the gold standard. it's going to be hard. we've always said it's going to be difficult. going to take some time and why president zelenskyy is after it, it's the gold standard and

exists right now. the other thing that the secretary hegseth said was that discussions of ukraine and n.a.t.o. are not part of the negotiation with the russians. correct. you don't talk with the russians about them joining n.a.t.o. that's an issue not for the russians, it's an issue for the ukrainians and n.a.t.o. >> n.a.t.o. members. >> that's right, don't talk with them about that. the last thing i would say is this story that the russians invaded ukraine because they were getting too close to n.a.t.o., just false, just false. we know why putin invaded ukraine, he wants to dominate ukraine, he wants to dominate-- >> recreate the u.s.s. r. >> or the russian empire, that's what he wants. kevin: absolutely. i love having you on and i learn so much and we'll have you back on, great to see you, bill. thanks so much. coming up, what to expect at the daytona 500 tomorrow at the race, i hope you watch it, and

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>> oh, yeah, the nascar cup season officially kicking off at daytona international speedway tomorrow at what is affectionately known as the super bowl of nascar. the race getting set for the daytona 500. we say 500 where i'm from. coverage at 1:30 eastern on fox sports on sunday. stands to reason fox is going to give you an upclose look at the action this weekend and for that, we welcome madison scarpino who has me drinking gallons of hater-ade because you're there and i'm here. hey, my friend. [laughter] >> it's very fun. hello, kevin. the daytona 500 is known as the most prestigious race in nascar and this year's purse it more than $30 million. now, the race doesn't start for over 24 hours from now, but many people have been camping

out here for days here at the daytona international speedway. there are countless rv's and campers on the property, fans cooking out, checking out the track all day long. we spoke to two families from fort lauderdale, florida who have been here since tuesday. they've been coming out to the daytona 500 together for five years in a row and now it's really a family and friends tradition at this point. >> for me, the experience has been the family gathering, being here with the kids, spending time with the family, the activity that we get to do. >> it's the experience the first time, a bucket list, and now we're hooked on it and hanging out with friends and family the best part of the weekend. >> the nascar series is held every year here in daytona beach and set to be special guests tomorrow. rapper singer pitbull is set,

and the actor from captain marvel's latest movie and so is president trump. he was the grand marshal for the 62nd daytona 500 back in 2020 and again, you can watch the action tomorrow at, 1:30 eastern on fox. kevin, send it back to you. kevin: that's it, i'm jealous. if you think he got a big applause at the super bowl. wait until you hear how he's received by the crowd there tomorrow. madison, thank you so much. as maddie points out, we have coverage of the daytona 500, 1:30 eastern tomorrow. check it out. if you're here on the fox news channel, we'll keep it eye on it for you as well. severe storms expected to hit parts of the central and southeastern u.s. beginning tonight. strong winds, possible tornados. the main concern for the area from east texas through western georgia, while flash flooding

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