we heard from a journalist, brian mcdonald, who heads the russia and former soviet union desk at r t dot com. what he's basically doing is he's created a priest. and now, whereas, if you are a militia man, a rebel or whatever, you want to call them, and in the done by looking at that on the internet, you're thinking how many other journalists are doing that. and you're starting to think, well they're making themselves competent. there, and that's the danger of it. and you know, you want to soft is a very radical guy. he's known for it. i mean he's, he certainly blurs the line between activism and journalism. but then again, this is a breach of ukrainian media for the last 6 or 7 years. i mean, you know, i need to look at their twitter accounts. there's so many ukrainian journalist, they've got a political statement on their twitter account, you know, ranging from crimea, the crane to, to support individual political figures in ukraine. something that wouldn't really happen in russia, and certainly wouldn't happen in western europe. for example. you could imagine that in any normal co

brian: mcdonald hash bounds. carley: thank you guys so much. brian: we were making it in the back.ines. they must be like literally rebuilding the set. brian: thing crust, good for you. ainsley: your birthday is sunday. carley: well i'm turning 22. ainsley: again? [buzzer]. my husband lives in chicago for those that don't know. taking a bit of an earlier flight. going to dinner. brian: what flight number? ainsley: what restaurant maybe we will meet you there. carley: that sounds great. i love that plan. and we could start eating now. and "fox & friends first," the producers, they bought me tacos and i still have some in my purse. so if you would like a purse taco. ainsley: no one gave her a cake. will. steve: in your purse. carley: next to my space heater. ainsley: got them free thursday was taco day taco bell? brian: keep things warm space heater. carley: you would know about that. ainsley: we sore glad you were born. carley: thank you. i love through say that to people. you are the best. brian: only thing we didn't plan is how to get out of the segment. steve: we just know we sho

we remember what happened in the midterms in 2010, that night with brian williams referring to -- they were bob mcdonald and new jersey's chris christie. that was an even more stunning [inaudible] because of the unusual -- and not during a midterm year an awfully because it's a kind of swing you stayed in some ways. the state often access [inaudible] for public sentiment. and normally that would not be unusual. this kind of pendulum in the major competitive parties is what democratic politics look like in liberal democracy all over the world. it is true, you've got example of some political leaders, who just stepped down. or brazil's former president, who is going to be running again. that hadn't been known to be building these last thing -- but for the most part, what happens in countries like france and italy, the uk swing back and forth, left and right, with some irregularities. the uk has had some conservative parties for a while now. but again, you've got this sort of competitive back and forth system of elections. it is just how political gravity works in a democracy. and some, ways at least in th

that night, what brian williams is referring to, two republican governors referenced were bob mcdonald in virginia, and new jersey's chris christie, that was a more stunning upset. the point here is that because of the unusual nature of virginia's off off-year elections, means the election is not held during a presidential election and not during a midterm year and it's kind of a swingy state in some ways the state acts as a bellwether for public sentiment. that would not be ununusual, this pendulum is what democratic politics look like in liberal democracies all over the world. you've got examples of some political leaders, german chancellor angela merkel who just stepped down or brazil's former president who's going to be running again that have been known to building lasting political coalitions that last years durably but for the most part what happens in france, italy, the u.k., swing back and forth, left and right with regularity. u.k. has had the conservative party file now. you've got this competitive back and forth system of elections. it's just how political gravity works in

brian kilmeade. still ahead on this program today, sandra smith, florida congressman byron donalds, former mcdonald'shis comments on education but an unknown republican has an edge. this amounts to a political earthquake. my take on that next. ♪. .. capsule clinically shown to cause fewer ulcers than plain aspirin. vazalore is designed to help protect... releasing aspirin after it leaves your stomach... where it is absorbed to give you the benefits of life saving aspirin... to help prevent another heart attack or stroke. heart protection with your stomach in mind. try new liquid-filled vazalore. aspirin made amazing! new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job, you immediately get your shortlist of quality candidates, whose resumes on indeed match your job criteria. visit indeed.com/hire and get started today. range >> he would have a disastrous negative impact on the economy. whenever you raise taxes on corporations including small business and large business you are impacting the middle-class. this will have a very negative impact.

brian. see you soon. good stuff. >>> still ahead, sandra smith, florida congressman byron donalds, kate at this katie mcdonald, and spending trillions of dollars overseas he will have a political mess on his hands. that is in "my take" coming up. [gaming sounds] [gaming sounds] [gaming sounds] just think, he'll be driving for real soon. every new chevy equinox comes standard with chevy safety assist, including automatic emergency braking. find new peace of mind. find new roads. chevrolet. if you used shipgo this whole thing wouldn't be a thing. yeah, dad! i don't want to deal with this. oh, you brought your luggage to the airport. that's adorable. with shipgo shipping your luggage before you fly you'll never have to wait around here again. like ever. that can't be comfortable though. shipgo.com the smart, fast, easy way to travel. hi, my name is tony cooper, and i'm going to tell you about exciting medicare advantage plans that can provide broad coverage and still may save you money on monthly premiums and prescription drugs. with original medicare you are covered for hospital stays and doctor office visits but yo

mcdonald should you name it. it was a beautiful event as everybody and their families comes back together this year for the first time, many, since the prepandemic. griff. >> griff: brianus live for us in new york city along the parade route. brian, great job as always. our cell come onto you. you asked about my favorite float. i am a spongebob person. how about you? >> arthel: i love baby yoda. i had seen debbie out a big like that, it made me really happy. i'm happy to see baby yoda. that's it. all right. going to move on l. national security experts now warning of a possible attack from china. it could be fatal and you won't be able to see it. details, straight ahead. >> griff: china's military has u.s. officials on edge of that makes advances faster than our country can keep up. you probably heard about that test of a hypersonic missile, now word that the u.s. could be vulnerable to a tax from electromagnetic pulses, so-called emp's. those types of attacks have the potential to wipe out nearly all electronics, crippling the country. imagine, suddenly having no more iphones, computers, atms or credit card readers. even modern cars that use computer chips could go do

it's cnn span, for every brian that comes on with a leftist point of view, always hear about the democrats, it seems that way as a viewer. i used to see more of 112ther mcdonaldas soul. i would like to hear more about the right side. a lot of callers are calling in from leftist positions. that's something i would like to see addressed. a little more balance in your guests. i don't like politicians telling me what certain organizations think. i'd like to hear from those people ourselves. host: we have spend a lot of time trying to balance not just every program, but a week's worth of programs to get guests on both sides. that's why we -- if we have a democratic member of congress, we try to make sure we have a republican member of congress on the same day just so you get that. you were talking about a guest balance. i think it was matt was on this program. somebody who i think you might be more interested in rearing from rather than a brian stelter is how you put it, is that correct? caller: i like to hear both sides. i don't want to hear leftist -- it seems like i'm not hearing anything from center or right. it could be when -- i still work for a living. it i