is change. change of behavior, change of direction, and there is no time like now for people to get back to church, to capitalize on this moment. we didn't know seven years ago that bitcoin would go through the roof. i think that's what is happening with faith in america right now and people need to go back to church. jd vance said it this morning. he said he is going at 95% rate back to church. if americans can get back to church, we are going to see massive revival across the nation. >> bill: by the trend, right? ash wednesday is only five days away. we'll be in lenten season before we know it. have a great time in arizona. thank you for coming on and god bless you. thank you, sir. >> great being here. >> bill: d.e.i. is on the chopping block. american schools are on deadline today to end diversity programs or risk losing federal funding. brand-new hour begins at 10:00

in new york. dana has the day off today. i'm bill hemmer. aishah, welcome back. >> aishah: doge is claiming to have saved the most money with cuts in the education department. that is where dozens of d.e.i. training grants just got slashed. hillary vaughn live on capitol hill with more on that. good morning to you. >> good morning, aishah. this deadline is confusing for some schools who say they don't know how to react to it. they say they don't know what programs violate president trump's order and what programs are okay. states like washington, california, new york urging their educators to stick to business as usual until they get more guidance. the american counsel on education saying in a statement they need more information to act, quote, the dear colleague letters language has led to confusion about compliance responsibilities. its reference to d.e.i. programs doesn't provide clarity to institutions about their obligations under the law or

previously legal programs could be in violation of the law. president trump gave schools two weeks. schools that fail to do so could face investigation and lose federal funding. lawmakers are hoping to provide backup to president trump's executive orders and savings that the department of education through doge has already found. doge's has most coming from the department of education. >> we're going to protect our taxpayers and we are going to make sure that we make a more efficient federal government. that's what we're trying to do and i was so glad that elon musk met with us today to help all of our senators and doge caucus understand how we can better partner with these initiatives and make some of these executive orders for president trump permanent. >> democrats say d.e.i. programs pose no threat to anyone. summer lee writing another

example of the concerted movement to dismantle educational opportunities for the most marginalized schools. school's d.e.i. initiatives plan to level the playing field and centuries of legal inequal torics exclusion and discrimination. the department of education rolled out a new website end d.e.i.gov so parents can report programs that they feel are in violation of this order. give details about it. the department of education will look into it. aishah. >> aishah: okay. thank you so much, hillary. >> bill: a federal judge temporarily halting the trump administration from ordering federal agencies to begin firing recently hired probationary employees. "fox news sunday" anchor shannon bream on friday. nice to see you. good morning to you. it's hard for us to follow all this. i can't imagine where the viewers at home are. let me set you up in the

following way and tell us where we are. the first one is vivek ramaswamy. you have to put it into law or it won't last. >> what i want to see happen is these changes, i want to see them become lasting changes. codified through legislation. codified in ways that as much as you and i would not want a future democrat president of the united states, always a possibility. right? we have to make sure these are permanent changes. i'm confident that steps taken out of the gate. >> we can address that based on law. then there is the feeling, right? you have the legality and then you have the impact. here is rich mccormick from georgia, a republican. >> one of the things we're doing is celebrating. picks and chain saws making light of it. even when we lose jobs in the private sector we don't celebrate that. we have to be careful to be

sensible to those people losing their jobs. >> bill: see how it develops over time. where are we now? >> let's start with vivek. we all covered him on the campaign trail. he talked about getting rid of mass amounts of federal workers. one of the things he talked about again and again and met with a lot of resistance. people skeptical you do do it at the levels he was talking about. not a new topic for him. he has been talking about how an administration could do this. it is right to think if you want things to last you will have to codify them. aishah is all over capitol hill all the time. we know how tight the majorities are. tough to get anything done. if you want permanence you have to push for that and a lot of legal fights and what is the tipping point for republicans. at what point do the chain sauce and things that congressman mccormick talk about turn against you? when it's real families and people they will need to see

some compassion at some point. >> aishah: interesting because of these town halls, too, people have gotten angry with their representatives. that's what congressman mccormick was talking about. want to shift gears to the white house. we anticipate a big meeting today with zelenskyy and president trump. a busy couple days in the oval office. leaders after leader coming in to speak with president trump. the moment with the vice president and british prime minister over free speech. got a little awkward. >> we do have a special relationship with friends in the u.k. and several european allies but we also know that there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the british, of course what the british can do in their own country is up to them but affect american citizens by extension. >> we have free speech in the

united kingdom and it will last for a long time. we wouldn't want to reach across u.s. systems and that's absolutely right. in relation to free speech in the u.k. i'm very proud of our history there. >> aishah: how did that play out? starmer jumped in. >> it shows you that jd vance, the vice president is empowered by president trump to do his thing and oftentimes v.p.s as running mates sort of the attack dog who do these kind of things. president trump a bit of an attack dog himself. he has unleashed the vice president to do that as well. what i think is interesting that the u.k. and u.s. might have different definitions of free speech. the vice president did say he really looked forward to talking about that, hashing that out over lunch. i would have loved to have heard that part of the conversation. interesting to note that social media that is not the real world blew up after this with people in the u.k. saying we don't have free speech.

here are examples. things we wouldn't be okay with in the u.s. >> bill: he brought up examples in munich, too. we'll see you on sunday talking about all this and more because zelenskyy will change the conversation in about three hours. stand by. shannon, thanks. we'll see you on sunday. thanks. >> i think it's overwhelmingly positive. it ties the united states to ukraine for a generation in terms of exploration and mining for these rare minerals. it ties us economically, politically and unbelievable in the interest security of ukraine. putin doesn't like this deal. >> bill: you have to listen describing the minerals deal as a potential win/win as we learn new details about the agreement before president trump's meeting with zelenskyy next hour at the white house. as we wait for that, we get to

edward lawrence for what he has learned so far. >> they are preparing for the visit. zelenskyy is about to arrive at the top of the hour here. this deal i'm told will give -- exert a lot of u.s. and ukraine to exert control what the projects are and the direction. bottom line this deal is done with this and now what's left is signatures of trump and zelenskyy as well as the minister of economy for ukraine and treasury secretary scott bessent will put their names on this document. fox business obtained these documents widely distributed through the ukrainian government. i was the only reporting in kiev when scott bessent first delivered the proposal. president trump tasked him finding him to secure economic value for the american people and that the u.s. will remain a partner. bessent crafted the venture.

national security experts say it could be a larger peace agreement. >> they will sign this historic deal that gives the united states a vested interest in ukraine. so a return on taxpayer investment through the harvesting of natural resources in ukraine. they have a disproportionate percentage of rare earth minerals we need for hi-technology production. this is a great thing for the united states. but also importantly a really good thing for ukraine. >> the deal being signed includes a sharing of rare earth materials, profits from energy projects including oil and natural gas, also profits from infrastructure projects that include data center. the there is a reconstruction investment fund. the way the deal is crafted both ukraine and united states will share top line revenue profits not bottom line to avoid contractors on the project reducing the amount of revenue shared. the u.s. wins and gets revenue when ukraine wins and gets the same amount of revenue.

this shows the u.s. is invested in that democracy there. he also believes the message to russia saying the u.s. wants to secure its investments long term in ukraine. back to you. >> bill: could be a big deal as we like to say, right? a big deal and then it may go back to putin's corner. we'll watch it together. edward lawrence, north lawn, white house. >> this is not about sensationalism or celebrities. not about gossip. this is about justice for 254 victims we know of so far. >> aishah: it was expected to be a bombshell. the release of the epstein files turned out to be more of a dud. is this it or more being kept under wraps? plus this. >> they have been there quite a long time. and that -- that begs the question why wasn't anybody checking in on them? it is suspicious that two people die in the same time in different parts of the house

roughly the same time period. >> aishah: clouds of suspicion swirling around the mysterious deaths of actor gene hackman and his wife. not everything is cut and dry and what investigators could be focusing on. how about a leaner, fitter f.b.i. kash patel considering martial arts training for his agents. will he team up with the ufc?

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>> bill: they have been anticipated with great fanfare. the justice department's release of the epstein files failing to live up to the hype thus far. with really a lack of any bombshells being made public. david spunt is watching that from the justice department to tell us why and maybe what's next. david, hello. >> good morning. the attorney general teased this

for days. the epstein files were released last night. but the files were the files largely already in the public view before from previous reporting. the attorney general says she is disappointed because she wanted all of the files to be released yesterday but she says that the f.b.i. field office in new york was hanging onto files from the epstein case. she wants those files delivered to d.o.j. wrote director patel directing you conduct an immediate investigation why my order to the f.b.i. was not followed. you'll deliver a report of your findings and proposed personnel action within 14 days. she wanted them delivered here at the d.o.j. by 8:00 a.m. this morning. asked if they arrived. no word yet. mr. patel said in a statement there will be no cover-ups, no missing documents and no stone left unturned. anyone from prior or current bureau will be swiftly pursued. if there are gaps we'll find

them. hidden records we'll uncover them. the roll-out was unique. invited pro-trump media influencers. they were given a binder that said epstein files on the front. influencers teased this big release with new information. turned up largely dry. trump ally republican congresswoman from florida didn't have time for the stunt. this is not what we or the american people asked for and complete disappointment. give us the information we asked for. once the documents do arrive here at d.o.j., we expect they will at some point. they have to be redacted for victim protection and ghislaine maxwell is appealing and it is an active case that could delay some of these document releases. >> bill: we'll see whether or not it happens or not in time. david spunt, thanks. >> aishah: f.b.i. is thinking about this, a shake-up at the agency is apparently eyeing a

partnership with the ufc to help train agents and build up their fitness levels leaner and meaner. bomb tech and fox news contributor joey jones joining us now. not a surprise he might be considering the ufc considering that president trump brought up dana white at the election at headquarters when he won. listen to how he described the sport. >> i went and said this is the roughest sport i have ever seen. nobody has done a better job in sports. you know, he is a very motivational kind of guy what he does. he gets these fighters and they really go at it. >> aishah: what do you think, joey? is this what the f.b.i. needs? >> well, i don't know why you would need to go to the ufc when you have dan bongino coming in.

the truth is this is the flashy showmanship of the trump administration and it connects to millions of people that watch ufc and then on top of that train in some discipline on their own or in a gym near them. good friends with the discipline and character it builds is amazing. the underlying true nature of it if you will be issued a weapon by the united states government. 30% are field agents. if you are issued a weapon by the united states government you need an amount of proficiency and able to subdue someone, pin them down and disarm them without having to kill them. that's what people on both sides of the political aisle have debated and talked about in police forces and local municipalities. when it comes to federal agencies they absolutely should be one, in good physical condition and two, have some sort of combat ability to save lives. so i think from a pragmatic and

practical standpoint it makes a lot of sense. >> aishah: somebody else shaking things up is the defense secretary not just working out with the troops, great to see, but he is getting flak and backlash for recent firings and a couple of former defense secretaries got together and wrote a letter to congress basically calling for a hearing. this is what they write. mr. trump's dismissals raise troubling questions about the desire to politicize the military and remove legal constraints on the president's power but the defense secretary is saying look, it's time for fresh blood and the president gets to pick whatever team he wants. what do you think? >> look at that list of five former defense secretaries that signed onto that. let's start at the best, panetta, guy that signed the intel letter that was known to be false for the hunter biden

laptop. he signed it and didn't care to look over it too far. his best defense. there you have lloyd austin. we have seen the problems with him from the afghan withdrawal. he doesn't want to be investigated and look like a fool. james mattis, i have a lot of respect for him but the truth is he made a lot of mistakes in his career and a personal vendetta against trump no secret in washington, d.c. and lastly chuck hagel who was fired for not being able to defeat isis or not having a plan to and now the incoming chairman joint chiefs of staff is the person trump trusts because he did put together a plan to quickly defeat isis. these are personal attacks. these aren't about the betterment of our country. these are personal gripes. it is really a disservice to see it. and at the end of the day brown was fired because he did advocate and did believe in d.e.i. whether you believe that's good or bad, we know this president and defense secretary are specifically attacking

diversity, equity and inclusion as a means of merit-based promotions. all of this is happening for reasons that are known and understood. >> aishah: you came with the receipts and ready to go with each and every person on that letter. joey, good to see you. have a great weekend. >> thanks. >> bill: good stuff there. golfers face all kinds of hazards. here is one of them. this one was moving. jaws and sharp teeth. gator on the course during a pga tournament in florida. that is billy herschel using his club to shoe it away. he played golf for the florida gators in college. no big deal. not afraid and honey badger don't care. well done. byron donalds, watch. >> why does it take donald trump to bring this conflict to a close? the reason is because nobody believed joe biden was strong enough to negotiate a deal

between vladimir putin and zelenskyy. >> aishah: president trump getting ready to host zelenskyy with russia peace talks and rare mineral deal on the table. plus watch this. >> it was a firing squad. i had never seenthing like it before. i had never seen a party do that in the way that they did. >> aishah: that is the former white house press secretary still bitter about former president biden being kicked off the presidential ticket. how is she coming to his defense? we'll get into it next. ♪ ♪ empower ♪

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the program helped capture el chapo and other top drug smugglers. now remember last night mexico flew at least 28 connected to the cartels to new york city. the dhs and c.i.a. operating the flights at mexico's request showing the growing cooperation now between the mexican government and the united states government regarding our southern border. >> watched as their daddy was put in handcuffs by agents carrying out the orders of a tyrant president. >> aishah: that's a member of the chicago teachers union condemning ice for arresting a suspect near a school. the fed says that suspect is a violent gang member who has already been deported twice. mike tobin has the latest on this one from chicago. hi, mike. >> once again before the facts came out community activists and members of the teachers union were quick to condemn this detention of a hispanic man at a

southwestside school. this detention by custom and immigration enforcement was an overreach by a tyrannical president. babies were being dropped off at school when the president attacked the community. >> parents being grabbed from our schools you have to wonder what is the chicago public schools doing to protect their children? >> ice says the man they detained is a known member of a violent street gang with criminal convictions for drug trafficking, gang loitering and damage to property in the u.s. illegally. sent back to mexico in 2005 and 2013. in wednesday morning he was dropping kids off at school in chicago. the kids were escorted to class. >> you look at this as a president trump initiative to just go around the country just scoop people off the sidewalks and out of our schools and that isn't the case. they want to put that out there

and they want to make the ice just for example just ice be the boogeyman. >> friday community and school leaders erupted claiming ice raided a school. it turned out the secret service had visited a school to investigate a threat that was made to a man under their protection. aishah. >> aishah: mike tobin live in chicago. thanks. >> it was a firing squad. i had never seen anything like it before. i had never seen a party do that in the way that they did. and it was hurtful and sad to see that happening. a firing squad around a person who i believe was a true patriot. that was shocking. >> bill: that appears to be the first in-depth comments from the former white house press secretary karine jean-pierre. she is comparing the pressure against joe biden to a firing squad led by democrats.

former house speaker kevin mccarthy back in california. happy friday. i have more from her but go ahead and comment about what you know what she said so far. >> well, what she is talking about is nancy pelosi and others. one of the reasons why they came so strongly against biden is because they had been lying about his decline and they had known it and then once the rest of the world watched it on that debate, it is almost as if they had to cover up for themselves. why didn't they do this prior to his announcement to run for re-election if they real' cared? that's when they should have done it. then the second move, who would replace him and they ended up with kamala. their policies were being rejected by american and why they lost the last election. >> bill: play another clip here. this is -- a lot of people wondering why joe biden didn't talk to the media more. this is how she answer effort

that with regard to interviews. >> as far as it comes to interviews. it was a different media landscape. it was. he wanted to talk about issues and it was very hard to have interviews where we were able to talk about issues. >> bill: the question i think on that, mr. speaker, is -- [laughter] >> there was a question who was guarding him and keeping him away from the media? there were numerous public appearances where the media was given the hard wrap and get out of the room. address that and this from a former press secretary for joe biden. there was a lot of denial of the polling and how we used the term gas lighting. that's what they were doing. campaign and former colleagues. the message to everybody was to make sure you tell people it's too early. so were they facing reality? go ahead. >> it just seems like such a farce of an answer she gave. there was no easier media than

when joe biden -- he picked who to ask and they already had the questions given to them. they know exactly what i knew. i watched when i sat in a room with president joe biden that there was a decline. he could not handle it. if you looked at the last week president trump had handled 1,000 questions to his 140. they didn't give the media on purpose because they didn't want the rest of the world to know what they were hiding about him. it wasn't until the debate where they no longer could hide it and they all had to come up to cover themselves. it was their own watergate. they had lied to the american public about joe biden's decline. they didn't allow him in front of the press or do much within the white house. those times i would go back out and tell america of what i saw of the decline, they would attack those who did it and cover the lie further. >> bill: maybe more to come on this. i hear there is a book out there. >> probably a few. >> bill: thank you, sir, enjoy

california and we'll talk again soon here in new york city. thanks, all right. >> thank you. [shouting and chanting] >> aishah: anti-israel protests are reignite than on college cam campuses. you'll hear from a freshman caught in the middle of all of it coming up. (juliana) veteran homeowners, need cash? the newday 100 va loan lets you take out an average of $70,000

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>> aishah: you are listening there to the 911 call placed by the maintenance worker who discovered the bodies of actor gene hackman and his wife. investigators are calling their death suspicion. front door open and paul mauro

just told us that contradicts the 911 call. >> one discrepancy is the reporting about the front door. it is shown from the 911 call they were talking about the same door, the front door. we know that. the maintenance worker says he can partially see the woman's body. there is a discrepancy we have to square. the cops say the door was open and ajar. maintenance workers say closed and locked. >> aishah: no signs of a carbon monoxide leak. that's out possibly. or even blunt force trauma. no signs of that, either. >> bill: we wait more answers on that story. the family eric and lyle menendez slamming hochman for opposing a new trial. the brothers argue there is new evidence currently serving life sentences. matt finn is live on the story in l.a. >> menendez family members are

credit sidesing the new los angeles district attorney. it is based off 90 style framework. the family says they have a different relationship with the former d.a. george gascon who they say has modern thought processes. the menendez family takes issue with the new d.a.'s press conference where he announced he is against a new trial. he questioned new evidence, outlined how the brothers lied over and over and the sexual abuse the brothers suffered does not amount to self-defense. >> it was extra hurtful. only a few weeks ago that dozens of us sat in his office and then to see him decide to go make a press conference and just in gruesome detail and embellished. >> the menendez family argues if the trial were to happen today it would have to take into

consideration the psychological impacts the menendez brothers alleged sexual abuse had on their decision making. while hochman is against a new trial he is assessing resentencing for the brothers. in that area the alleged sexual abuse could impact his decision. >> we're still in the process of not just analyzing the trial evidence, but analyzing the rehabilitation and all the other evidence that is required in a resentencing motion. >> the resentencing hearing is scheduled for march 20th. >> bill: nice to see you in los angeles, matt finn, thank you. [shouting] >> aishah: it is happening again. anti-israel activists scuffling with the nypd outside of barnard college after two students

stormed into a classroom last month and were expelled. a barnard college freshman is here joining us. take me inside, you were caught up in the middle of all of this. tell me where you were and what it was like? >> hi, thanks for having me. i was supposed to have a class at 4:10 in milbank hall which is the main administrative building on campus. i had no idea there was going to be a protest. usually columbia university, the primary coalition on campus will advertise their protests. when i walked through the doors and saw a huge free palestinian banner from the second floor landing i assumed it was a sit in. not how violent it would be. >> aishah: at one point the school sent in a teacher, professor to negotiate, have the sound bite of the professor trying to appease the protestors. listen to this.

>> the dean is happy to meet with some representatives from your group. she wants the people she meets with to be unmasked and uncovered. [shouting] >> and she wants there to be -- she says you can witness for one another. >> aishah: they didn't like that apparently. how has the school treated you? have they reached out to you? >> well, the university condemns the incident. i thought their words were a little lackluster. i'm not looking for lip service. i want action. barnard spent hours negotiating with protestors. the terms of the negotiation should have been either you disburse immediately and present identification or we are calling the cops. i'm disappointed. administration handed the protestors a get out of jail free card.

>> aishah: i can't imagine this is the year you thought you would have. i'm sure you are a good student. it is not an inexpensive university to go to and your parents are spending a lot of money to send you to this college. you have three more years. you don't want to deal with three more years of this. >> no, i don't. i just want to go to class. it is mid-term season right now. and they are paying $95,000 a year for me to be educated and i can't even access that education. it's pathetic. >> aishah: what would you want to say to the dean and to all of these folks that are supposed to be in charge of this campus supposed to be able to keep you safe and to let you go to class? >> like i said, i'm waiting for the administration to take decisive action. how can you expect to

disincentivize misconduct if you let agitators to the free pass. protestors took a dean hostage. they refused to let her go to the bathroom and they impeded students from accessing an education. that should be grounds for not just condemnation but real change. that's what i want to see. i haven't seen it yet. >> aishah: you are very well spoken and i'm sure there are so many schools out there that would love to have you and others and provide you more safety and security. thanks for coming on. we hope this all works out. >> thank you for having me. >> bill: aishah, we're moments away from what is the story of the day. president zelenskyy out of ukraine arrives at the white house in moments. the treasury secretary scott bessent said the deal is done. a deal that would give the u.s. access to key minerals in ukraine. so many questions out there. the first one, if this happens,

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♪ >> harris: we're watching the white house. at any moment we'll hear from president trump as he welcomes ukraine president zelenskyy and they'll be at the white house. we expect them to talk about pursuing peace with russia and sign a minerals deal. that's a big win for the president and for america. plus democratic mayors who are resisting the deportation of illegal aliens are digging in ahead of their congressional testimony. plus the deaths of legendary actor gene hackman, his wife and dog now being called suspicious. ambassador sondland and jason rantz and mike lawlor top of the hour. >> aishah: did you catch this moment in the white house yesterday? president trump accepting an invitation from king charles to visit great britain. u.k. prime minister making the

ask on the king's behalf during their meeting in the oval office. >> president trump: the answer is yes. we have our wonderful first lady and myself the answer is yes. we look forward to being there and honoring the king and honoring your country. your country is a fantastic country and it will be our honor to be there. >> aishah: it will be president trump's second state visit to the u.k. queen elizabeth hosted him back in 2019. >> bill: a big trip. the world is watching. here we go now waiting for president zelenskyy to arrive at the white house. been watching this camera for sometime. any moment now. a lot on the table. that might be the understatement of the day. kurt volker joins me from san diego, california. four days ago you were in kiev, ukraine. what is critical for today and listen to when the two leaders say hello? >> right, there are four things

that are coming together now that it's really very interesting in one month president trump has moved this issue dramatically. the four things are a cease-fire in ukraine. he is pressuring russia to do that. it is deterring future russian attacks, getting europeans to put together a security assurances for ukraine. it is reciprocity for the american people. no longer taxpayer aid for ukraine but a business transaction where we provide things to help ukraine. we have an interest in their security and they are paying us back for that. and then finally it is burden sharing of the european allies so we're rebalancing our relationship with europe. these are all coming together. the mineral deal will be signed today very, very important. you can imagine how vladimir putin will be looking at that when he sees the u.s. and ukraine really striking a strategic partnership now. >> bill: a bunch of questions, a couple minutes here. general jack keane told us a week ago saying you go to saudi arabia because you want to meet

face-to-face with the russian leaders to find out whether or not putin is serious pursuing a stop in the fighting. jack keane earlier today on fox. >> it remains to be seen if putin is really going to negotiate. that means be willing to make some compromise. remains to be seen how much progress we will make here. but putin has major military problems and personnel problems coming in 2025. a lot more pressure inside on putin than what is recognized publicly. >> bill: you think about that answer and you think about what he said about saudi arabia and the meeting that took place there two weeks ago. why do you think the conditions are right now, mr. ambassador, for putin and zelenskyy. >> as general keane said the russian economy is in very bad shape. high inflation, over 21% and 21% interest rate. labor shortages and supply shortages and can't get the manpower, ammunition and

equipment they need to their armed forces. they have a ticking clock behind them and they know it. i don't believe we'll ever reach a deal with vladimir putin. he wants to take over ukraine. i don't think we can trust him or he is interested in negotiation. but he responds to pressure and force and we can set the table for him so that he has to take a cease-fire. >> bill: last question on the military front. how do you guard and defend a 600 mile land border between ukrainian forces and russian forces? >> well, ukrainians have been doing it already for three years now. it is quite remarkable. they have close to a million men at arms and they have been able to hold the russians off substantially. >> bill: okay. we'll watch together as this comes together. kurt volker, thank you for your time today, mr. ambassador. enjoy your time in california after that trip to ukraine. we'll speak again very soon. aishah, as we wash this i was writing down the four things he

said. cease-fire step one, then deter russian attacks against either ukrainian forces or european forces as they move into a peacekeeping force. reciprocity for the u.s. taxpayer which has gotten the bulk of the media attention so far this week. very important. the burden sharing with our eu european partners. >> aishah: and security assurances. lawmakers feel, especially republicans, feel like the president is in charge and that something could happen. but they again security assurances for the nato countries is a big deal for those folks on capitol hill. they are watching this closely. they don't want putin to get away with this. >> bill: thanks for coming in today. dana is back on monday. you have a great weekend, okay we'll get i have to harris in a moment and wait for the big meeting at the white house. here is harris. >> harris: we'll pick it up here with a fox news alert. the world is watching what