cnn's brian todd has all the details. >> reporter: ukraine's wartime president makes his biggest military shakeup since russia's full-scale invasion almost two years ago. volodymyr zelenskyy announces his popular army chief has been dismissed. >> we had a frank discussion about what needs to be changed in the army. urgent changes. >> reporter: zelenskyy softened the blow by giving him the country's highest honor of the hero of ukraine award, and posing for an all-smiles picture. >> they want to put the best face on it for the world. and at the end of the day, he wants ukraine to win. >> reporter: why is the general being pushed out now? analysts say it could be a political move. opinion polls in ukraine show he has much higher approval ratings than the president. and there is speculation that he could be a president be issue candidate, which one expert says makes this a risky play by zelenskyy. >> my fear, if i were in the zelenskyy camp, by firing him, you create a political martyr who has the glow of a hero in the war. >> reporter: but experts also say zelenskyy could simply be holding

that's on the coast just basically a suburb of charleston where brian todd is talking to voters and brian, what are they telling you? >> well, in order excited to be here for one thing, you want to see what an energized electorate looks like. this is what it looks like. check out the lines here. it goes all the way in from here into the entrance there. i can tell you that at various points today this line extended way down that walkway. but as we walk along the line, here's what i can tell you. we are at a place where there are six different precincts here in this one polling location. this is jenny more elementary school here in mount pleasant. as of a few moments ago, an official here told me that more than 1,600 voters had cast their ballots here and look again, the lines are coming out the door all day long. you've got now, what, three hours now until the polls close. so we're going i see just how good the turnout is. this is generally a very robust turnout here in this precinct. i want to talk to a voter who's here, vincent buena vida. hi, vinson you've only lived here for about thre

brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> coming up, the mother of michigan's school shooter ethan crumbley about to face cross-examination from prosecutors. what she's been saying about the day her son killed four of his classmates. that is next. >>> quick hits across america now. prosecutors are set to begin cross-examination of jennifer crumbl crumbley, mother of ethan crumbley. the state is accusing both parents of ignoring their son's warning signs and making a gun accessible to him. >>> house ethics committee has reached out to matt gaetz ex-girlfriend in an investigation that accuses the florida republican of having sex with a minor. gaetz says the probe is payback for his efforts to oust the former speaker kevin mccarthy. ♪ >>> john if i don't know if thed blood, but universal music group has pulled some artists over dispute over royalties. citing copyright violations. >>> and we are also talking about weather because that is very important too. the west coast is bracing for a second storm this weekend after an atmospheric river brought record breaking rains and widespread flooding engulf

brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> coming up, wall street shakes off the mid week blues. we'll see what investors are expecting today from the january jobs report. >>> also ahead, unions in france are calling for farmers to end their road blocks now that relief is in sight. next we'll have the government's plan to address their grievances. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. yup, $1000. so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network. give your business a head start in 2024 with this great offer. plus, ask how to get up to $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. . >>> new trading day getting under way in the u.s. in less than five hours. here is where stock futures stand right now, the dow down but marginally. investors are waiting really for the first jobs report of the year from the bureau of

let's bring in our brian todd looking at all of this. what can you tell us? >> wolf, there were long odds that this section of the 14th amendment would make it anywhere. it hadn't been invoked in 100 years. the backlash from january 6th triggered a movement. it was an obscure clause from the civil war era and it's passed to the u.s. supreme court on arguments tomorrow whether to disqualify former president trump. >> the idea that you would actually bring a case, you would find a set of state courts willing to entertain it, that you would win all the way up the line and then that the case would be before the united states supreme court being argued, that was a long shot. >> reporter: section 3 of the 14th amendment saying no person who's engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the constitution or, quote, giving aid or comfort to the enemies thereof shall hold any office. the supreme court has a decision ruling that trump couldn't be on the ballot in that state because of his involvement in january 6th but the momentum had started earlier. before the 2022

details from cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: the fbi director was blunt and dire with his warnings. americans have paid far too little attention to what he calls a multiple pronged assault on security by chinese hackers. >> china's hackers are positioning on american infrastructure in preparation to wreak havoc and cause real world harm to american citizens and communities if and when china decides the time has come to strike. >> what could chinese hackers target that would cause harm inside the u.s.? >> our critical infrastructure, our water treatment plants, our electrical grid, our oil and natural gas pipelines, our transportation systems. >> he didn't say they are targeting those systems now, but they are lurking inside critical in infrastructure to use that access and be ready to strike at a later date. >> you identify targets. you identify the way in. that's what the chinese are doing. >> reporter: u.s. officials have been on to the chinese hackers and have been trying to head them off. the fbi and justice department using a court order have taken steps to protect hundreds of

brian todd is binary the story for us, brian, what is this growing russia, north korea alliance mean for us national security interests? >> wolf, it means that america's ally in kyiv not only has to contend with vladimir putin's army and its arsenal, but also with hundreds of north korean artillery shells and missiles, which we we've just learned have american-made parts in them a startling discovery on the battlefield in ukraine a ballistic missile fired by russian forces against ukraine, a missile made in north korea, but which contains hundreds of components which traced back to american and european companies the investigative group conflict, armament research examined the missile recently recovered in kharkiv, ukraine, a missile that has us made navigational components crucial to hitting ukrainian targets. >> they will have the missile to determine the location where it is, where it needs to be to process large amount of data that the missile needs to process in order to guide itself towards its target >> the group doesn't name the american companies whose parts are in the missi

cnn's brian todd has details for us. what are you learning? brian wolf, we've learned that a super bowl video that the president's campaign posted on tiktok talk has been very popular, generating several million views, but it's also drawn scorn for alleged hypocrisy and concerns about the messaging on national security national security hawks ramping up their criticism of president biden's reelection campaign for launching a tiktok account and posting its first video on sunday jason kelce, your travis kelce, mom and concern or stationary great chocolate chip cookies in the lighthearted super bowl theme video, the president dodges >> some questions about the game and jokingly evades one on whether he had rigged the nfl season. >> you can trouble. >> it finished with an inside joke, a dark brandon meme the video quick to rack up more than 7 million views and the ire of critics republican senator josh hawley posting on x biden campaign, bragging about using a chinese spy app, even though biden signed a law banning it on all federal devices, presid

this month cnn's brian todd has been the story for us. brian, what work can you tell us about the detention of this woman and the charges she's now facing wolf. she's been in detention for some weeks now in russia and the charges seem dubious at best. her name is casenia karelina, a ballerina from los angeles, and she joins an unsettling list of americans being held by vladimir putin placed in handcuffs with a ski cap pulled over. her eyes, lead into detention. >> this is vladimir >> putin's latest high profile prisoner. a us official tells cnn, this is kasenya karelina, a 30 ballerina from la, a us dual citizen arrested in russia on charges of treason. her employer says, all she did was allegedly donate $51.80 to a ukrainian charity in the us. >> welcome to the world of hostage terrorism and vladimir putin style, russia's federal security service says that while in the us, karelina took part in quote, public actions to support the key of regime hey how would russian intelligence know if she donated less than $52 to a charity? >> this pers

cnn's brian todd is looking into this for us. brian, she has already begun clearly to publicly attack him she has wolf, in addition to saying flat out that vladimir putin killed her husband, yulia navalnaya now says she will continue with their husbands cause the key questions. can she do that effectively and can she survive? she's been through at all with him from marching in the streets, getting arrested herself, to his final seconds of freedom three years ago before he was taken into custody for the final time. but she has never been out front until now. >> me if i look see by killing alexei putin killed half of me, half of my heart and half of my soul. but i still have the other half. and it tells me that i have no right to give up. i will continue. alexei navalny's cause 47 year-old, yulia navalnaya. alexei navalny's widow. >> can she now >> effectively lead russia's opposition? >> now that he is gone, i think the only person who could protect actually carry on his legacy is his wife. >> she has long avoided the spotlight sup

brian todd, cnn, washington >> officials in austin, texas say a car crash stay to a hotel emergency roomning, killing the driver and injuring at least five others. some critically images show people running to escape the danger. smoke filled the building as the vehicles tires continue to spin and screech i'll simply say the incident does not appear to be an intentional act. and there is no threat to the general public a tiny robot could create a world of possibilities for surgery in space the patient in orbit and doctors operating remotely from earth. the first file run in zero gravity was a success as cnn's kristin fisher reports >> now, sitting on top of this spacex rocket when it launched in january, was the first surgical robot bound for outer space. >> so mirror is a small surgical robot, mira, made by a company called virtual incision, arrived at the international space station in february. and on saturday, it did something that's never been done before. all right. saturday was the first time that surgical robot in space was controlled by surgeons on earth to perform simulated surg

wolf, our brian todd reporting for us. thanks. if you brian joining us now the historian and applebaum, a staff writer for the atlantic, and thanks very much for joining us. how do you see navalny's legacy moving forward to write down, is there any room for dissent at all in russia? >> there's very little room for dissent, but he was really somebody who spoke to the people who hope to someday descent who are learning how to descend and who aspire to descend. and that's he. he offered people a vision of what it's like to be brave. here's what it looks like. i'm brave now you'd be brave too. so while it's a very, very difficult in moment in russia right now, he offers a kind of vision of what a future russia could look like, what a difference russia could be. >> as you know, navalny's widow says, russia is holding navalny's body to prevent evidence from emerging. and how exactly he died. how do you see it? >> i mean, it's very possible, obviously, i don't have any insight into the russian funeral or forensic services, but look, we kn

brian todd, cnn, washington >> a mystery cracked researchers have discovered that a roman egg from almostia ago still contains its liquid. they say it's the first of its kind no other naturally preserved eggs are this old a micro ct scan showed the eggs you can white was still present the egg was first discovered in 2010 in england during an excavation by oxford archaeology. it's still unclear what species laid the egg cab at that well, this valentine's day, you can show your ex-boyfriend or girlfriend just how much you care about them and help control the feral cat population at the same time, because a new jersey animal shelter is offering to quote, neuter your x. here's how for $150 donation, really, anyone can send in the name of one of their exes and what we'll do is we'll name community kat after that person first name or nickname is only. and then that community kat, we'll be spayed or neutered, vaccinated. you're tipped and then released back out to the community >> and thanks to that promotion, there are a whole bunch of four-legged jeff's mics, eons, and tyler's roaming the stre

some of them under mysterious or even violent circumstances brian todd is following this story. so brian, what does navalny's reported death mean for any remaining putin opposition still in russia? well, brianna, one analyst says this is horrifying news for any opposition figures in russia, whether they're in jail or not. alexei navalny now joins a list of rivals who become famous for their courage in opposing vladimir putin and for the consequences they suffered. >> but it's looser fighting. the >> reported death of one of vladimir putin's biggest adversaries, whether it's ever actually traced to the former kgb colonel or not, analysts say certainly fits a very haunting pattern. >> there's not a lot of russian opposition left anymore all right, again, people are either in exile, dead in prison. >> alexei navalny now apparently joins an unsettling list of those who've challenged vladimir putin and paid the price in order for putin to have been the leader for 23 years. he's had to be the seemed to be the meanest guy in the prison yard, the one who would cause damage mitch, to anyb

a few weeks ago, brian todd is working the story for us. brian, the pentagon is sharing new details about his health. >> that's right, wolf >> secretary austin's dr. say that he underwent non procedures to treat a bladder issue and that he was put under general anesthesia, a fair amount of transparency from the pentagon today over this, unlike last time well, the second time in less than two months, defense secretary lloyd austin is back in the hospital only this time. the public and the president know about it. austin has transferred his duties to his deputy and the pentagon says before he left for the hospital on sunday, the president and congress were notified austin was admitted at walter reed medical center for symptoms, suggesting an emergent bladder issue. the hospital says today he was put under general anesthesia for nonsurgical procedures. the pentagon says that he'll remain in the icu at walter reed for the remainder of his stay for privacy. and the pentagon spokesman relate a statement from austin's doctors regarding his broader

counsel jack smith that could significantly delayed trump's criminal trial i want to bring in cnn's brian todd right now. he's a closer look at trump's immunity claims. brian, update our viewers, wolf, that term presidential immunity is a lightning rod phrase which some people believe implies that a president could be above the law. but experts say that's really not the case. former president trump's arguments center on the idea that a president should not be sued for an act committed during their time in the white house >> philosophically, the heart of the argument on this immunity is that a president has to be able to move forward, make decisions and a pretty rapid pace. and he can't be subject to loss suits for any act that he takes, whatever act that is that he can't be tied up in court rather than being acting as president. >> the supreme court has barred civil lawsuits against a president for official acts while in the white house, but hasn't addressed whether criminal charges can be filed. president richard nixon tried to invoke limited it presidential immunity over judicial orders in 1

are brian todd is breaking down putin's address to the russian people and parliament. brian, the marathon speech was packed with saber-rattling. >> it was wolf, you know, in this speech, vladimir putin broke his own previous record for endurance, speaking for more than two hours and key portions of it were devoted to insults, threats, and other attempts to intimidate, intimidate the enemies who he's most nervous about. >> emea. vladimirovich, putin, the russian president, using his annual state of the nation address to disparage the united states. >> quite yet because they just want to show their citizens and everyone else that they still ruled the world and threatened the us and nato >> all of this is very dangerous. chris, as it could trigger, will use weapons and therefore, the destruction of civilization. don't they understand that on you >> those new consequence of >> putting him, they must ultimately understand that we also have weapons that can hit targets in their territory remarks, seemingly in response to an idea floated this week by french president emmanuel

brian todd is monitoring this story for us. so brian, tell us what this means for how these civil servants are doing their jobs. >> rihanna, it adds a great deal of stress. it means hiring body guards, installing enhanced home protection systems, and other measures. and it means those judges and prosecutors have to look over their shoulders almost 24/7 prosecutors in the new york and georgia criminal cases against former president trump that had high profile hearings today have faced threats to their personal safety. >> my dad was begging me to leave the house. he wasn't afraid for me, afraid for his grandchildren. >> threats to prosecutors and judges at all levels, federal, state, and local, have reached an alarming crescendo. the head of the us marshals warning this week of the increased threats to federal court officers in the past three years, that number threats against federal judges have more than doubled as have threats against prosecutors and other court officials. >> the marshal service, which is responsible for prote

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brian todd is following this part of the story.ow does it affect the monarchy. >> it reduces the number of working royals. the family has stretched thin enough, royal watchers say, it might be time to recruit younger members to fill the gaps. a 75-year-old king with a cancer diagnosis, one of the most prominent and popular hares, the princess of wales, in her early 40s, out of commission for month after her abmin surgery. prince william will now return to duties sooner than expected, but still royal experts say this is a monarchy stretched thing, and queen camilla can't do all the public engagements herself. >> a huge vacuum. the queen has been doing a lot more than she typically would. >> only so-called working royals can carry out engagements on behalf of the king. because prince harry and meghan stepped away from royal life and prince andrew was forced to step away because of his association with the late jeffrey epstein, there are only 11 people to do that. more than half of them are over age 70. now it's down to nine. we're re

. >> thank you so much, kristen, now let's go to cnn's brian todd at a voting site in mount pleasant, south carolina, just outside charleston. brian, what kind of turnout have you been seeing >> well, jake, it's been a very dynamic day here and don't let this scene behind me a belie that because there had been lines out the door all day long. we have had a new influx of voters coming in over the past few minutes and they're coming out right now. no lines here right now. but again, this could be last hour crush of voters coming in here before the polls close in less than an hour. what we're told here by the precinct chair is that more than 2000 voters have come through here. this is a place where there are six precincts voting in one location, gene more of excuse me, jenny more elementary school here in mount pleasant, one of them is bill bell. bills kind enough to talk to because i got to have full disclosure here, folks bills had a rough day on the rugby field because he coaches a high school women's rugby team who didn't have their best day on the field, but still, bill has shown up

brian todd has more on the one blamed for the drone strike on the u.s. troops. >> u.s. officials believe hezbollah was responsible for the attack on sunday, which killed the three american service members in jordan. hezbollah is one of a few groups under an umbrella organization called the islamic resistance of iraq, which operate in both iraq and syria. and who are back by iran with weapons, money and train ing. hezbollah is considered the most powerful of those groups. in a surprise move earlier this week, they announced it was suspending its military operations against u.s. forces in the rejob and try to distance iran from the attack that killed the americans. that's clearly a sign of nervousness over possible u.s. retaliation, which is going on now. overall in the middle east, iran supports several is proxy gr groups, but tehran's control over these groups varies. the closest ally is the hezbollah organization. that's based over here in lebanon. iran supports hamas in gaza and the houthis in yemen. as for how much control iran has over them, experts believe iran has

brian todd has been monitoring the story. what does this mean for ukraine's war effort? >> reporter: it could mean changes in tactics on the battlefield. president zelenskyy announced a new chief of the general staff. it comes just after a very significant and controversial move to replace the overall head of the army. ukraine's president makes his biggest military shakeup since russia's invasion almost two years ago. zelenskyy announced his popular army chief has been dismissed. >> translator: we had a frank discussion about what needs to be changed in the army. urgent changes. >> reporter: zelenskyy softened the blow by giving him the highest honor, the hero of ukraine award and posing for a picture. >> they want to put the best face on it for the world. at the end of the day, he wants ukraine to win. >> reporter: why is he being pushed out? it could be a political move. opinion polls show that he has higher approval ratings than the president. there is speculation he could be a presidential candidate, which one expert says makes this a risky play by zelenskyy. >> my f

brian todd is following the story. this would be a major development at what is really a critical point in this war. >> that's right. the springtime phase of the war is coming up. ukraine is strapped for military resources and now, some maneuvers at the top which could tip the ballots. ukraine's charismatic president apparently engaging in some palace intrigue amid tensions with his top commander. two sources tell cnn president zelenskyy is pushing out his popular army chief after he was called to a meeting at the president's office on monday. zelenskyy's spokesman denies he is being fired, but a presidential decree could come within days. it would be the biggest military shake up by zelenskyy since the full scale invasion almost two years ago. the reasons? analysts say it could be a political move. >> the possibility he could be a presidential candidate sometime in the future and he's the only person in ukraine right now that potentially rivals zelenskyy in public trust ratings. >> why is the 50-year-old so popular in

brian todd has more on those groups and the one blamed for sunday's drone attack on u.s. troops. >> u.s. officials have said they believed hezbollah was responsible for the attack on sunday which killed the three american servicemembers in jordan. it is one of a few groups that are under an umbrella organization called the islamic resistance of iraq. it actually operates in both iraq and syria. they are backed by iran with weapons, money and training. hezbollah is considered the most powerful of those groups, in a surprise move earlier this week, it announced it was suspending its military operations against u.s. forces in the region and try to distance her and from the attack that killed the americans, it clearly was a sign of nervousness over possible u.s. retaliation which is going on right now, overall in the middle east, iran supports several proxy groups but tehran's control over these groups varies. i read's closest ally is the daughter hezbollah organization based here in lebanon. iran supports hamas and gaza and the who these in human. as for how much control ira

well, so important indeed, brian todd reporting for us, brian. thank you very, very much. i want to bring in cnn security correspondent josh campbell right now. josh police gave a briefing, a brief update, just a little while ago. we're waiting for another briefing momentarily. major questions are still unanswered. what are you watching for? >> yeah. well, we're learning the what what occurred here. obviously shots fired bringing ringing out at the conclusion of this celebration, we're learning the number of victims. we still don't know who did it or why authorities have indicated that two people have been taken into custody. but as i've been saying all along, it's unclear right now, at least from authorities and sources whether this this event was specifically targeted or whether this may have been exchange of gunfire between two parties, or perhaps these were people who had guns at that rally and drew their weapon in order to try to help stop the shooter and they were then taken into custody. so a lot of questions that we're still waiting to have answered by police so of

our brian todd has been taking a closer look. what did you learn? >> some u.s. air strikes targeted facilities operated by a group called kataib hezbollah. they believe they were responsible for the attacks that killed three service members. they operate in both iraq and syria and who are backed by iran with weapons, money and training. they are considered the most powerful of those groups. in a surprise move earlier this week they announced it was suspending the military operations against u.s. forces in the region and tried to distance itself. that was the sign of possible nervousness over u.s. retaliation. overall in the middle east iran supports several proxy groups but tehran's proxy group really varies. iran's closest ally is the broader hezbollah group. that's based in lebanon. iran supports lebanon in gaza and the houthis in yemen. as for how much control iran has over them, experts believe iran has the most influchbs with the broader hezbollah group. the smaller groups in iraq and syria seem to operate more independently and the houthis in yemen are see

. >> very interesting indeed, brian todd, thank you very much for that report. and to our viewers. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation the news continues next on cnn outfront. next, >> breaking news, russian interference, the former fbi informant charged with lying about the bidens business dealings in ukraine, says he got his dirt from russian intelligence officials. plus president biden vowing to punish putin with major new sanctions after the death of alexey navalny, as russia has now detained a los angeles woman on suspicions of prison after reportedly donating to ukraine. >> and >> we take you inside one of the most dangerous prisons, one overrun by terror groups and gain and where at least one gang leader has his own courtyard fridge and queen-sized bet. let's go outfront >> good evening. i'm brianna keilar in for erin burnett outfront tonight. breaking news, russian interference, the former fbi informant charged with lying about the biden's business dealings with ukraine is tonight making a stunning admission telling the fbi russia was feeding hi

major new development in the investigation of a death that one of the state's largest universities, brian todd, is monitoring the story for us. what's the latest brian walshe tonight, police may have the person they were looking for as the investigation moves at a very rapid pace. an important break in the investigation into the mysterious death of 22 year-old layan hope riley, a nursing student on the university of georgia campus. the university says a suspect has been taken into custody, but they haven't named the suspect. >> they want the operate in a hermetically sealed information environment as long as they can, while they focus on trying to interview that person. they also want to be backtracking to where that person lives, whereas that person been with a suspect in custody. a crucial piece of information. now, was she targeted? or is this a random crime? was she a victim of opportunity >> today, investigators converged on an apartment complex near where riley's body was found, searched nearby dumpsters, and we're seeing taking material away in bags riley was a student at the augusta un

of erase any even slight of fingerprints and any traces of this that lead back to him personally brian todd. >> thank you so much for putting that piece together for situation room. thank you for watching erin burnett outfront starts right >> outfront next, the breaking news, trump's business taking a major hit, the former president ordered to pay nearly $355 million and banned from doing business state of new york. >> just >> trump have the money to pay this because fani willis is father on the witness stand. and the question got so out of hand today that the judge was forced to refer for man, one of the lawyers, plus what happened to alexei navalny, his close friend, the investigative reporter christo grozev is outfront, been working his sword this is all day and he has new details to share tonight. let's go outfront >> good evening. i'm erin burnett outfront tonight. the breaking news, $355 million for president trump and his business empire taking a massive hit today, the judge in trump's new york fraud trial, just deciding trump must pay 300 good, 54 million to be exact. and then there

very >> interesting indeed, brian todd, thank you very much for that report. and to our viewers thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. the news continues next. i've seen it it said i straightened the source, donald trump is responding for the first time after nikki haley said, not only is she not dropping out of the 2024 race she doesn't fear his retribution either. also tonight, our one-on-one with georgia governor brian kemp, a key witness in both election interference cases. revealing to cnn for the first time, he's been interviewed by the special counsel, jack smith. also, what he makes the 2024 race the district attorney scandal well unfolding in his state. also tonight, this stunning revelation that we are still digging into the former fbi informant who's been indicted for lying about the biden now says those laws were fed to him by russian intelligence officials then amplified by republicans in congress. a key democrat will respond in moments. i'm kaitlan collins, and this is the source for days ahead of the south carolin

it's really never been more dangerous for judges and prosecutors especially incredibly alarming brian todd. thank you so much for that report. i'm brianna keilar in the situation room. we thank you so much for spending your evening with us erin burnett outfront starts right now >> outfront. >> next, breaking news, fani willis fighting back the fulton county da taking the stand and our own defense, and ripping th we'll the judge let her stay on the case. plus trump's first criminal trial date is set beginning just weeks from now with a verdict in a criminal case as early as may michael cohen, central player in the new york hush money case will be outfront tonight new details this hour emerging about what may have caused the deadly mass shooting at the kansas city his super bowl celebration. i'll speak to a man who was shot along with his wife and child. what he saw just before the gunman opened fire. >> let's go outfront and good evening and welcome to a special edition of outfront. i'm erin burnett and the breaking news tonight. i'm ready to go. those are the >> exact words of a defiant fa

. >> todd: i miss you too. >> brian: #u:00 p.m. in the east coast this is february 29th. leap day. illinois the third state to kick donald trump off the ballot or try to as the supreme court says it will take up his presidential immunity case. gregg jarrett scrambled here in minutes. >> ainsley: lawrence is live as trump and biden go to texas. is biden's trip too little too late? >> why is he coming now? >> he should have been here when it was a real surge, a reeling crisis. >> steve: yep. crisis is elsewhere. and with the migrant crime under a microscope, sanctuary city policies come crashing down on liberal politicians like this guy. >> you're a liar. >> you are here to listen. >> you're a liar. >> there will be a time for questions. >> you are guilty and got blood on your hands. >> steve: yeah. he wasn't expecting that welcome aboard, folks, this is thursday and it's "fox & friends" and starts right now. remember, mornings are always better with friends on leap day. >> ainsley: we start with a fox news alert. president biden and former president donald trump are both making trip

. >> brian: he was here and got in trouble. todd piro joins us with details. >> todd: all seems so senseless and preventable. jose ibarra crossed into united states venezuela to el paso tension 2022 had been arrested at one point in new york city for child endangerment. the agency saying jose ibarra a 26-year-old citizen of venezuela arrested by u.s. customs and border protection on september 8th, 2022 after unlawfully entering the united states in el paso, texas. texas governor greg abbott says president biden just needs to enforce immigration laws, watch. >> the president is not using his executive authority to do any of those things that congress has already authorized. the president does not need new laws. the president needs a backbone to make sure -- he enforces the immigration laws that are already on the books. >> even ibarra's wife says he should face the consequences if is he responsible. as for that new york city arrest. he was charged with endangering the welfare of a child just this past august. but the nypd released hi

. >> todd: and bud light banking on the super bowl, cheryl casone will talk about that. >> carley: brian"fox and friends." >> brian: in 12 minutes on "fox and friends," shocking video showing migrant moped drivers dragging a woman in the street and stealing her phone and who are cops saying is behind it? venezuelan gang. they have special dispenization to come here. my heart goes out to them. and a vote to impeach mayorkas today. and whip hemmer was first leader to endorse this. he will join us. and caucus adding confusion, why trump is not on today's ballot but nikki haley is. i'll be at the touch screen making marks on pictures. stay within yourself and get dressed. fully dressed during "fox and friends," you know who i'm talking to. throw in the animation. >> good morning, family, dale here from georgia. i start my morning with "fox and friends first." get dressed and start the animation. we come from a long line of cowboys. (♪) when i see all of us out here on this ranch, i see how far our legacy can go. (♪) if you have chronic kidney disease you can reduce the risk of kidney failure

todd: i have perino and gutfeld as well. i could have cursed as much as i wanted. "fox & friends" begins right now. >> brian: 6:00 a.m.

. >> todd: the president's son will testify behind closed doors before the house oversight and judiciary committee. david spunt is outside the door. oh, now he's inside. >> brian: no overcoat. >> steve: as soon as hunter biden goes by, you will ask questions and he will turn and answer thoroughly, is that the plan? >> i think he will sit down and talk with us for about an hour. no, just kidding. we know hunter biden will be walking through this door before 10:00, that is when this deposition begins. it is going to be under oath, a transcript will be released. will he sit down in front of camera and give testimony. he's offered that in the past. james comer and jim jordan that are overseeing this probe want to do this behind the scenes first, that is the way they want to handle this impeachment before they do anything on camera. it is combination of republican efforts to look into impeachment inquiry they started several months ago. this is not hunter biden's first crack at deposition on capitol hill. he was supposed to be inside a hearing room for deposition in december. hunter's team is hoping this recent arrest of former fbi informant smirnoff will help his

todd: i have perino and gutfeld as well. i could have cursed as much as i wanted. "fox & friends" begins right now. >> brian: 6:00 a.m. on the east coast, friday, january 2nd. i want to tell you i'm up to date on just about everything. >> ainsley: just about. >> brian: one more thing to tell you it's "fox & friends." so far you knew everything now new stuff. toxicology reports are in for the deaths of three kansas city chiefs friends found dead in their backyard. forensic pathologist dr. michael baden will join us in three minutes. >> lawrence: involved in the attack on nypd officers could be on their way to california. they have plenty of time to flip off the cameras before taking off. >> ainsley: and pets really are part of our family, right? a little girl saves her guinea pig from a snake. she picked up the snake, look at that, swinging it around. she is so brave. she and her dad are going to join us. "fox & friends" starts right now and, remember. mornings are better with friends. >> brian: are we still doing this? ♪ ♪ >> lawrence: buckle up, a fox news alert. several people are dead after a small plane crashes in

todd and carley. good morning, everybody. it's 6:00 here in new york city. it is wednesday, february 28th, 2024. this is "fox & friends." >> brianall right. another primary down and trump wins big. we'll go inside the numbers there. president biden also with a significant lead in michigan despite 13% and over 100,000 democrats voting uncommitted. >> ainsley: a fox weather wildfire alert out of control fires are ripping across texas' panhandle. we're talking to a city leader from one of the hardest hit communities in just a few minutes. >> steve: and mr. biden goes to washington, hunter biden that is today. miranda devine on what to expect from this morning's deposition. it won't be on tv but they will release the transcript. >> brian: hey, steve, while you were talking i was checking my watch. "fox & friends" does begin right now. important time to remember mornings are better with friends. >> brian: all right. we got a fox wildfire alert. look at this. six major wildfires tearing through the texas panhandle and southern oklahoma, scorching more than 370,000 acres. that's bigger than all of los angeles. >> ainsley: the governor

brian: condor or carjacking, it is d.c. happening today in georgia, fulton county day fani willis could be disqualified in the trump interfere case. hearing picks up this afternoon. >> ainsley: we can't wait, it is entertaining. toddo joins with the latest. >> todd: courtroom drama in georgia continues this afternoon, d.a. fani willis faces disqualification from the election interfere case against former president donald trump. order ordering lawyer of nathan wade to take the stand. he had a hearing behind closed doors yesterday after saying bradley may have been misusing attorney-client privilege. the relationship they are saying started before she hired him for the case. wade's cell records will show interactions with fani willis, including 35 times his phone pings near willis's home, 10,000 texts between january and november of 2021. that is relevant because that is before wade was hired. back to you. >> steve: over to carley for more news. >> carley: in georgia, vigil held in athens for laken riley, the nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant. some are blaming biden's policies. >> there were failuring everywhere along the line, instead of deporting immediately, an american citizen lost their lif