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here's cnn's brian todd with more on why. >> disrespectful. >> a historically traumatic public falling out. >> i you're gambling with the lives of millions of people. you're gambling with world war three. you're gambling with world war three. >> a 180 degree turn from how president trump had described ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy just the day before. >> we're going to get along really well. we have a lot of respect. i have a lot of respect for him. >> then on friday. >> you're not acting at all thankful. >> tension that had been smoldering well before this oval office display. >> there was. >> personal animus that you could see there. especially from trump. >> a personal animus that dates back to trump's first administration. trump pressured zelenskyy to investigate hunter biden during a 2019 phone call about u.s. aid for ukraine. >> it was a perfect phone call. >> their early. >> interactions are donald trump. >> attempting to. >> blackmail president zelenskyy, withholding hundreds of millions of dollars of u.s. military assistance while he pressed zelenskyy to launch inves

brian todd, cnn, washington. >> all right. still ahead, russia unleashing a deadly wave of missile strikes across much of ukraine as president zelenskyy prepares to hold talks next week in an effort to end the war. plus, officials have announced gene hackman cause of death and the rare disease that killed his wife days before he died. >> have i got news for you is back. let's think of some new games to play. >> what do you got? >> yes. >> something like. >> a. >> what if it's. >> keep playing the. >> same games? yeah. >> let's do the same games. >> have i got news for you tonight at nine on cnn? >> it's game time and the shot clock is running down on subway. six 99 foot long deal. >> fresh sliced deli meat, fresh crispy veggies. >> too much. good stuff. order now in the subway app. use code 699 for now. deals only here until march 13th. >> i'm howie. >> mandel, the newest. >> ambassador of skechers. funny story. >> how i. became an ambassador. i went to the store and i lied. >> and said. >> i was. >> an ambassador. do i get a

cnn's brian todd is there live for us. brian, what are you seeing? >> well. >> this is basically a counter-protest. >> to the president's speech tonight before congress. you mentioned the chant of. evict elon. this is in front of the office of personnel management here in the district. >> this is where. >> a lot of these government employees have been fired, but also where elon musk and some of his doge colleagues are actually undertaking some of this work. these people saying they're just tired of the of the treatment they've been getting. they some of them are actually planning to go to the speech tonight. i asked them if they're going to actually do any protesting or take any action in front of the cameras. they said they don't really plan on it, but they're going to see kind of what happens when when they see what the scene is and what the mood is there. i presented their arguments. the argument to them, actually, that president trump and elon musk have made that they have actually caught a lot of fraud and waste in the u.s. government and two em

and cnn's brian todd spoke to the veterans about their concerns. >> 45. as he searches for the names of. >> his buddies on the wall at the vietnam veterans memorial, jack ferguson, who served as an army plane mechanic in vietnam, has other heavy concerns on his mind as well. he worries about the services he could lose at his local veterans affairs hospital near philadelphia, due to possible staffing cuts at the va planned by the trump administration. >> i rely on them for all my vaccinations, my booster shots, my. >> covid shots. i got there. >> concerns that some of that may be curtailed. >> absolutely, yeah. >> according to an internal memo obtained by cnn, the trump administration is planning sweeping job cuts at the department of veterans affairs. the memo says the va, in partnership with elon musk's doge, will move aggressively and aims to revert back to its 2019 era staffing levels. that means more than 70,000 of the more than 470,000 va employees could be terminated. >> this unknown this confusion, the possibilities. >> that things could be bad for

brian todd, cnn, washington. >> all right, after the break, the united states weather agency grapples terminations amid a worsening climate crisis with peak severe weather season approaching. all of that and more coming up. stay with us. >> carlos de oliveira. >> gaetz the news. >> welcome back. >> but it's also kind of not the news. >> why is. >> the information on this show so terrible? >> have i got news for you? new tonight on cnn. >> ever feel like a spectator. >> in your own life with chronic migraine? 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting four hours or more? >> botox prevents. >> headaches in adults with chronic migraine. in a survey, 91% of users wish they'd started sooner. so why wait? talk to your doctor. >> botox effects. >> may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away as trouble. >> swallowing. >> speaking. >> breathing. >> eye problems or muscle weakness. >> can be. >> signs of a life. >> threatening condition. >> those with. >> these. >> conditions before injection are. >> at highest risk. >> side effects may

brian todd, cnn, washington. >> well, thousands of photos and documents are set to be deleted from the u.s. defense department's archives as part of the trump administration's mandated purge of diversity, equity and inclusion content. that's according to the associated press, marked for deletion of references to world war ii medal and honor recipient. details about the first woman to pass marine infantry infantry training, as well as the enola gay aircraft. enola gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on japan due to the word gay. enola gay was the name of the mother of the pilot who dropped the atomic bomb on hiroshima. defense secretary pete hegseth ordered pentagon leaders to remove content that highlights diversity. that's per president donald trump's executive order. the white house is embracing the idea of becoming the crypto capital of the planet. president donald trump welcomed the crypto industry's elite to the white house friday. he used it to outline his plans to legitimize the controversial digital currency. >> i promise to make america the bitcoin superpower of the world

. >> cnn correspondent brian todd is joining us right now. brian, i know you've been doing a lot of reporting on this. walk us through what this actually means, beyond the symbolism. >> well, a lot of it is symbolic, guys. and a lot of people are talking about this. but what you should know also is that already more than 30 states across the country have already designated english as their official language. now, according to donald trump's executive order. uh, this means that it will promote unity. it will promote a shared culture and also encourage new americans, newly arrived immigrants, to learn how to speak english. that's the rationale behind the trump executive order. but it also means that, uh, it also allows government agencies and other groups that receive federal funding to choose for themselves whether they offer spanish language translations for certain key instructions. um, so they'll be able to make that call on their own each agency. what that means is from possibly filing your taxes to applying for social security and disabili

and brian todd is out front. >> 45 as he searches for the names of his buddies on the wall at the vietnamerans memorial. jack ferguson, who served as an army plane mechanic in vietnam, has other heavy concerns on his mind as well. he worries about the services he could lose at his local veterans affairs hospital near philadelphia, due to possible staffing cuts at the va planned by the trump administration. >> i rely on them for all my vaccinations, my booster shots, my covid shots. i got there. >> concerns that some of that may be curtailed. >> absolutely, yeah. >> according to an internal memo obtained by cnn, the trump administration is planning sweeping job cuts at the department of veterans affairs. the memo says the va, in partnership with elon musk's doge, will move aggressively and aims to revert back to its 2019 era staffing levels. that means more than 70,000 of the more than 470,000 va employees could be terminated. >> this unknown. >> this confusion. the possibilities that things could be bad for veterans. it's causing a lot of harm. it's causing a lot of angst. >> patrick murr

brian. >> hey, todd. let me tell you, hit the table for the next three hours from the nation's capitol., historic address. longest ever a lot of people think his best and have touted everything from end of dei to record recruitment in the military. oh, by the way, that gos perfect with my first guest, defense secretary pete hegseth and national security adviser mike waltz, separate hours. they'll join us and two game faces and check out this special moment where a president helped a young cancer survivor fulfill his lifelong dream. we'll sit down with him. and it's ash we understand. catholics around the world are getting ready for lent. we'll hear from mark and find out what he's going to give up. it won't be praying. that and more coming up on the wednesday show and urge you, ten minutes, get dressed. resident tp to cut corruption out of our government. yet one of democrats' biggest schemes is still ongoing. planned parenthood receives nearly $2 million every day. besides using our tax dollars to kill a thousand babies a day, planned parenthood is shoveling millions into pacs to elect

brian: here's the thing. a very famous couple also had spending issues the lincolns, abraham lincoln's wife steve mary todd. >ian: used to spend like crazy. stress about the white house, the war, she would spend like crazy. she run up huge bills. after he died, we were stuck with the bills. >> lawrence: can we do research on it? why do the women spend so much? it's always the women. >> steve: every relationship generally has a spender and a saver. sometimes it's the man who is the spender. >> lawrence: i think it's mostly always the women. >> brian: can you take that back? >> lawrence: i'm not taking that back. it's true. >> steve: lawrence. >> brian: so much trouble. >> steve: if you were married, you would be the spender. you spend a lot of money on stuff. >> lawrence: i'm making it. >> steve: see, that's it. >> lawrence: it's a little different. >> ainsley: much easier to spend someone else's money. >> brian: do you know how high our ratings have been how many people just saw that? >> lawrence: like i said they cause the majority of the car accidents. >> we're going to break? >> lawrence: they did not but

back over to you. >> brian: thanks so much, todd. away, if you asked elon musk, he wants to get rid of a whole department. national environmental policy act. i would get rid of the whole thing. yesterday doug collins came out and said i'm looking at the v.a. we could fire 08,000 employees. it's going through the secretary. and that to me shows some reserve. they are doing a fantastic job. there is a sense inside that meeting that they want elon musk to start coordinating -- elon musk coordinating with the cabinet seangts secretaries done inevitable missteps they are having. >> ainsley: the reason he wants to get rid of nepa. it allows private advocacy groups challenge infrastructure in court delays them. scrapping nepa would be a win for republicans who want to develop and process energy faster. particularly from sources here in the united states. >> lawrence: bry, to your point of coordinating with the cabinet members as well as the members of congress, i have no problem with that. the problem is going to come in is when the particu

. >> todd: we will have cue cards for you, brian so you know who is on the couch.ch. senate democrats have just blocked a bill to officially ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports. here is the reaction from house speaker mike johnson. >> it's shocking. i cannot believe that the democrats will not go along with common sense on this. and the protection of women and girls. i suppose we will have to go process again. the republican party is going to protect girls and women from athletics. >> carley: florida cincinnati ashley moody. needed 60 votes to advance. failed because of lack of democrat support. we have the executive order. it can be overturned in the next administration. so far isn't going to be signed into law. what's your reaction to that and as the speaker indicated, do you think that you will get another bite at the apple here? >> well, look, the bill shouldn't even be necessary. i mean, protecting opportunities for women and fair competition for women? this is something we have fought for and has been commonplace throughout america w

. >> brian: desperate search underway officials fear may already be too late. >> lawrence: todd piro has details. good morning, todd. >> todd: authorities in the dominican republic believe 20-year-old may have drowned while swimming with the young man at the beach. the student arrived at the resort in the d.r. on march 3rd when five other people. reportedly spotted on surveillance video entering a beach on the resort with her friends around 4:15 a.m. on march 6th. she was last spotted on the beach around 4:50 a.m. after staying behind from her friends, reportedly with a young man. it wasn't until later that afternoon that her friends reported her missing. police say they have spoken to all of the missing students' friends, as well as the man she went swimming with no charges have been filed. the state department issuing a level 2 travel advisory for the dominican republic last year quote. violent crime, including armed robbery, homicide and sexual assault is a concern throughout the d.r. the wide availability of weapons, the use and trade of illicit drugs and a weak criminal justice

. >> todd: the 58-year-old faces 20 charges in arlington county alone. all throughout virginia. >> brianrley. >> carley: happening today first lady melania trump expected to host a senate round table on capitol hill for first time since president trump's second term began highlighting take it down act aimed to protect americans targeted by nonconseshl imagery that could be ai generated and resemble people. bill passed senate, not the house yet. los angeles firefighters receiving standing ovation from celebrity at the oscars last night, host conan o'brien had them read a few jokes. >> you will find this hard to believe, there are some jokes i'm not brave enough to tell. our hearts go out to those who have lost their homes, talking about the producers of "joker 2." >> carley: firefighters were honored for bat eging the l.a. wildfires in january. back over to you. >> steve: one way to do it. >> brian: cohen gave the jokes, great. >> steve: in the studio, gatlin brothers celebrating 40 years together with a new tour. we'll talk to them and they'll do a little singing coming up. >> brian: che

brian kilmeade to put on boots and a hat and chaps. will it happen? we'll know within three hours. giddy up! todduple, you are watching "fox and friends first". ." for more than a decade farxiga has been trusted again and again, and again. [crowd chant] far-xi-ga ask your doctor about farxiga. ♪ ♪ empower ♪ i got her a little something. a little something, dad? hold up. walt rolled his 401k accounts into an empower ira, and it's grown nicely. i'm for team splurge. (♪) thanks, grandpa! get good at money. so you can be a little bad. empower. join thousands of advertisers who have built their businesses, reaching america's most influential audience. need creative? we can help. fox news media impact starts here. advertise with us today. ♪ >> todd: teacher's union president randy weingarten is worried that shutting down the education department will actually boost funds for school choice vouchers. listen to this. >> we know, for example, what texas would do. >> right. >> use it for vouchers so they won't give it for the kids who have it now. they will just give it. >> religious schools. >> and, frankl

todd: relagszulations between united states and ukraine on thin ice after the explosive meeting with donald trump and zelenskyy. >> carley: and instructions to migrants on how to avoid law enforcement. >> brianhollywood's biggest night could not resist a dip into politics. >> and norra is having a good night. that's great, great news. two wins already. i guess americans are glad to see somebody stand up to a powerful russion. >> todd: biggest and most political moments of the oscars, academy awards, if you will. you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm todd piro. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus. madeleine rivera is live in washington with latest between united states and ukraine and fall-out from the oval office meeting on friday. good morning. >> madeleine: good morning. ukr ukrainian president zelenskyy says he thinks his relationship with the u.s. can be repaired and he remains ready to sign the mineral deal. he is adamant about saying any ceasefire is dangerous for ukraine. we've been fighting for three years and ukrainian people need to know america is on our side. trump officials say a reset is necessary. marco rubio says they must figure out if a peace deal is possible before talki

brian wesbury, thanks for joining us this morning. interesting stuff, we appreciate it. thanks very much. >>> the administration offered education department workers a $25,000 buyout to -- todd midnight. come and gone. they had until last night after, of course, the fst being informed friday afternoon. as of yesterday afternoon, 137 workers of the more than 4,000 at the department have taken the offer, so we'll see if it groce once the final -- -- grows. stuart: 25 grand to walk what away. got it. coming up, trump is in tune with america. his policies are popular. the democrats will be out in the cold if they can't come up with common sense policies of their own. that will be my take, top of the hour. >>> the supreme court set to hear argument as over whether mexico can sue american gun companies over the flow of guns to the cartels. do they have a case? we'll discuss after this. ♪ ♪ we've always been competitive. ♪ yeah...one of us always had to be first. - first! - first! [kids bickering] [kids bickering] hold on, guys! ♪ first! today, we're first together. we love you, mom and dad. thank you so much for making it possible. and now you can finally put yourselves first. van

todd. so much fun. >> ainsley: multiple choice or was it difficult? >> carley: it was a mix. i don't know if there were multiple choice. brianyou have three other co-host. so i propose i moderate a co-host quiz with the four of you. >> brian: would you do that? >> carley: absolutely. i would love that. >> ainsley: you need to moderate and make sure it's fair. >> carley: moderator and judge as well. >> ainsley: he has his dry erase board and he wrote kennedy wins. we were all la laughing. you can't even read his handwriting. >> brian: i will say this if i do phone a friend the bad thing is you call the same person. >> ainsley: no. i would call momma jones. that's ohio would call. the woman who knows you best. >> lawrence: that's spot on. >> carley: that would be amazing. watch "one nation" on sunday to see who wins. >> ainsley: not this sunday the next sunday. we are on in two weeks. >> lawrence: free advertisement in like five minutes. >> ainsley: you need us all for your ratings. >> carley: he is doing just fine. >> brian: who wouldn't? >> carley: the faa is investigating after a single engine plane crash that burst into fl