fogel wasn't.nd there was a great cry, why are you treating brittney griner one way and marc fogel a different way? as sandra mentioned, he eventually did get that wrongfully detained designation, but can you speak to us about -- what were the differences here? it seems like very much the same thing. >> yeah, i don't see the difference, john, and marc fogel missed out on the exchange that resulted in brittney griner's release, and then the 2024 prisoner exchange, which was quite extensive, as well. a lot of us felt, a lot of us who had served in moscow, and i have friends come i never met marc but i had friends who did, felt like it was a jury election of duty on our part on the previous administration's part that they did not secure mc fogel's release. should have been no reason, finally described marc fogel, jake sullivan did, wrongfully detained in august of 2021, way late in the process. there was never an adequate reason given for that, but again good on the trump administration for securing h

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what a day for marc fogel. >> what a day for marc fogel. what a very long three years. jeff zeleny, thank you very much for that reporting. i'm going to bring it back in this room. this is also a pivotal moment for, as jeff has been talking about, russia, u.s. relations. one of the biggest questions here is what did russia get? now i'm just going to fill you in. and also our audience, what we've learned over the last couple of hours, you heard the president there saying it was fair. we also heard his envoy for hostage affairs, adam boehler, earlier tonight with kaitlan collins saying it may not be 1 to 1 exchange. it may not be anyone at all. there's no way putin is not going to get anything out of this deal. he wants something. >> yeah, i'm sure there was an exchange. i look forward to hearing the details. and i hope president trump is right that this leads to a further set of conversations about how to bring peace to the region. i mean, what an amazing and emotional thing to hear this guy describe his feelings as he goes into the white house. he described donald trump

sorry. >> president trump greeting mark fogel. that is steve witkoff, who flew to russia today, met with vladimir putin and the president meeting him outside the white house where it is snowing in washington as we speak. and obviously a very happy moment for him. he's draped with an american flag. our own bret baer is with us. bret, this is a sight to see. and, you know, without getting too overtly political, which is a little bit hard for me, as you might know, but, you know, you have to wonder. i mean, why wasn't biden able to pull off deals like this? you know, how did donald trump get colombia and venezuela and canada and mexico and seemingly now we're on the verge of a big deal with panama and the panama canal. and greenland is certainly on the table. and you spoke to the president in your interview for the super bowl and on special report. i mean, all of this seems very wide open and very possible. >> i agree with you, sean, and i think it's also to dan hoffman's point earlier, power, strength. secretary rubio referenced tha

fogel with an american flag around his neck.ter working a deal with moscow for his release. >> lawrence: last year spoke with steve witkoff who helped secure fogel's freedom. watch. >> the outcome was that marc fogel came home. i met him at the airport. he was -- it's hard for me to describe his -- what it was like to meet him. what it was like to see him. what it was like when we put him on the plane. what it was like when we rode on the plane in and spent nine hours together. and, most importantly, what it was like when we touched down at andrews air force base. i turned to him and said you are on u.s. soil now. the tears he had. it was an amazing moment. >> i felt blessed. >> brian: i get the sense in talking to him that there is so much -- there is so many more shoes to drop. and he said notice, he brought me to -- he says notice what fogel said about vladimir putin. he thanked him for coming out. i asked him about his stay in the penal clone, colony. who is the next hostage? can't go through that adam boehler is going to ha

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white house is crediting steve wykoff for securing marc fogel's release. he was highest ranking official to visit russia since 2021. john fetterman is among those praising efforts to get the man released. he said i know all of pennsylvania will welcome marc fogel home, thanks to the president and steve witkoff. a kremlin spokesperson refused to talk about it. trump said he hopes russia relations will improve. there are still questions what is next with ukraine including new airstrikes by russia in keefe. >> trace: in bring in -- marc fogel was not included in multiple prisoner swaps. trump said he would get him out and lived up to his promise. a big victory for marc fogel and this administration. >> it's a huge victory. it shows lethargic leadership of biden and active leadership of trump. i think it is no accident marc fogel was taken on august 15th, 2021. what happened on that date? fall of kabul, fiasco in afghanistan signalling weakness of the prior president and putin took note of that and took marc fogel as bargaining chip for future bargaining. >> t

mark, marc fogel, welcome home. that is all the time we have this evening, thank you for staying with fox news channel, we have continuing coverage, let not your heart be troubled, trace gallagher will take it from here, set your dvr say never miss an episode of "hannity" and stay tuned for folks continued coverage right here. >> trace: good evening i'm trace gallagher it is 11:00 on the east coast, this is america's late news, "fox news @ night". >> so much to so many, that this super organism, will that have come to my support... the love that i was a given, sustained me for 3.5 years in prison, they had me in hospitals for more than 100 days. i was given more than 400 injections in that time. and knowing i had the support of my fellow pennsylvanians, a family, my friends... it was so overwhelming... a brought me to my knees and it brought me to tears. >> trace: breaking into nights, we showed it to you live for moments ago, american teacher marc fogel arriving back on a u.s. soil after being wrongfully detained i

lives and was at the white house for fogel's meeting with president trump last night.essman, it's great seeing you. i thank you for your time. you were there last night. so what was it like? >> look, it was. >> about mark and. he was overwhelmed, i think, with. >> joy and relief to be back home. i mean, three plus years detained in russia for a medical marijuana prescription. he had. i think he just felt like it was such a relief and that his country hadn't forgotten him. i think it was important for mark not only to have that welcome, but for every american to know your country, no matter where you're from, your party, they're going to we're going to fight for you and get you home. >> you know, it was. and i want your comments and thoughts on he was holding a beer the whole time. i want your information on how and where he got that beer, but it was so touching, congressman, to see fogel say that he was not a hero, that it was the president and everybody there who were the heroes. he actually referred to you when he first got into the you know, we arrived to the white

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fogel was arrested in moscow in august 2021. airport surveillance video shows the moment a police dog flagged fogel's luggage, leading to a search. fogel's family says he was carrying a small amount of medically prescribed marijuana, but he was sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony. fogel's 95-year-old mother says she received a surprise call from her son this morning, with the news he was finally coming home. >> we just need to get him home and hug him and hold him and -- i think there will be a lot of tears. >> reporter: the white house says fogel was freed as part of an exchange with russia. tonight, when our rachel scott asked president trump what the u.s. gave the russians in return, he didn't directly answer, but talked about the need to end the war in ukraine. >> not much. no, they were very nice. we were treated very nicely by russia, actually. i hope that's the beginning of a relationship where we can end that war. >> reporter: the exchange that led to fogel's release was negotiated by donald trump's special envoy to

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the russians wouldn't let fogel go. it felt almost as if they were holding him in reserve for whoever was the next president. well. >> or perhaps who they also maybe want to release any insight as to why they would have held off. surely they could have released him sooner. and i'll read this before you answer. the national security adviser mike waltz saying this, this release is, quote, a show of good faith from the russians and a sign we are moving in the right direction to end the brutal and terrible war in ukraine. is that how you see it? >> you know, i can't get into the heads of the russians who decided, yes, we're going to do this, but going into a tough negotiation with the trump administration about the ultimate fate of ukraine, with trump already having telegraphed that he's threatening sanctions and he's threatening to arm ukraine if putin doesn't come to the negotiating table and agree to stop fighting, stop the war. well, this is a way to put some credit on the board, on putin's side. and so that they go int

the biden administration was unable to secure fogel's freedom. do you give trump the full credit for that? >> well, i think it's always good when our hostages are coming home. the question is, you know, why did that happen? i think what you're seeing is, is trump signaling to putin that he's going to give putin what he needs in ukraine? and so perhaps putin is trying to give trump a few things that he needs. i want our hostages home. i think ultimately, if ukraine gets handed to russia, there will be a lot more americans killed. >> but you think this may be in some way. >> related captivity? >> sorry, i you think this may be related to what's happening in ukraine? >> well, i don't know. the reality is trump has signaled over and over again that he's going to cut ukraine off and hand ukraine to russia. and if that's the deal and that's been communicated to russia, then of course russia may be doing some small things to help donald trump be able to ultimately sell what will be an abandonment of u.s. interests. >> all right. you've been highly criti

. >> bill: welcome home, marc fogel. president trump secured his release three years in a russian jail and his story was really not out there. now he is home and that was not the only big moment we saw at the white house yesterday. yesterday afternoon around 12:50 sandra smith walked out of her office and she said a bit of a slow day right now. that changed in a moment yesterday. big events. we'll go through them together. i'm bill hemmer. good morning. >> dana: in the marc fogel story, a wonderful one for him and his family and fascinating as well. before we do that talk about this. elon musk made a surprise appearance in the oval office yesterday standing alongside president trump and for the first time answered questions on his efforts to root out government waste. >> we are talking about adding common sense controls that should be present that haven't been present. it is really just saying let's look at each of these expenses and say is this actually in the best interest of the people? if it is, it's proven. >> bill:

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they are glad to see fogel back home. jennifer hansler, thank you so much. and just a programing note here. we will be speaking to envoy steve witkoff here on cnn news central in just a few moments. john berman will be speaking to him. ahead. kate. >> elon musk taking questions for the first time since launching doge, admits he said things that aren't true about the very programs he is cutting, and he's still cutting them. what he's targeting next and the additional powers of the president just gave him. and it is a battle over immigration enforcement and the first amendment. more than two dozen faith groups are suing the trump administration, fighting to keep i.c.e. out of houses of worship. >> so i got you a little. >> something. >> warming for him, tingling for her. >> should we. >> experience the thrill of bringing them together? say more than i love you. say i want you with me, yours and mine. >> big and. >> small. >> essential big or small. >> essential big. >> small essential. grande essential. >> no matter. >> what business. >> you're in, verizon bus

or an ally release someone in exchange for marc fogel? >> well, what happened here is there was consideration one way or another for nonviolent criminal. and so the united states gave some consideration, although it wasn't linked one way or the other. and so at the end of the day, what we wanted to do here is look at a step forward. and i think you see russia making a step for the president, for president trump, based on his focus on hostages. >> so tell me what you mean by that in terms of of whether there was a direct exchange for this or is it is it an agreement to have a conversation about releasing other people from either the u.s. or other other nations? >> for us, it was the start. this was a unilateral decision. it means for us we make and give thoughts to other people that are nonviolent from a russia perspective. and so it means the president is open to things now because this was a first step one way or the other. >> okay. so so it's signaling a conversation for something to happen, but not an actual, you know, one for one exch

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that's mark fogel beautiful. about to be home on u.s. soil for. >> the first time. >> yeah, absolutely. um, roger carson, it's great to have you. thank you very much. >> good to see you. >> thank you. and up next, as we are waiting for marc fogel to be returned, we will be bringing that to you live here. so you'll be able to watch all of it. meanwhile, also today at the white house, he is known as a special government employee. he might be the most powerful one in history. elon musk took questions for the first time since trump took office. we're going to take you inside that oval office moment. what it was like next. >> have i got news for you is back for another season. that's right. more games. >> oh, i know. >> this final. >> answer points. >> more guests. >> how do you know everything? >> i'm smarter. >> than. >> you. >> more mayhem. >> she goes to diddy party. >> roy wood jr. amber ruffin and michael ian black are finding the funny in the week's biggest stories. >> trying to give you all four years of something to talk about. >> if

anne fogel mark fogel's sister coming up. steve witkoff coming up. and maybe details about this other hostage we could hear going to be coming out. we have no confirmation. adam boehler yesterday coordinating all hostage releases around the world, he says something is coming down today. >> lawrence: one thing we are learning about and we have been to the border with the secretary of defense last week as well as homeland security secretary kristi noem and the border is closed. it is locked down and we are learning that 93 -- it's down the crossings, i think the got away numbers are down by 93%. that just shows you the efforts that the administration is making is working. >> steve: right. this is trump versus biden, as can you see the top 2 numbers. biden administration in fiscal year 2023. 1800 a day right now it is at 132. that is down. >> lawrence: unheard of. >> steve: tom homan yesterday said interior enforcement, in other words, the number of people who are being apprehended here within the interior of the united states, is three times higher tha

, mark fogel's sister.teve witkoff the guy who flew his own private plane to moscow, trump said it was to save money. is he going to be joining us live as well. and i love the fact that is this american teacher who had never been to the white house before from pennsylvania, he is there in the white house we see him in the diplomat i can room. he took him upstairs to the lincoln bedroom and gave him a tour of the white house. after a gigantic day and donald trump was on tv all day long. this guy shows up. he has been in moscow. he has been in prison for a couple years. i don't know what? i don't know if you will be back any time soon, mr. fogel, let me give you a tour of the white house. how great. what a capper to a day that he will never forget. >> lawrence: brian alluding to the big deal. the president went into that yesterday. let's watch. >> you could be a big part of it, actually it. could be a big, important part of getting the war over with ukraine. and we appreciate president putin's -- what he did.

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fogel released. you know him. you know his family.lief that you and of course, a lot of people who love him are feeling right now. tell us what you are feeling. >> hallelujah. >> fantastic news. praise be to donald. president donald trump. that's not a phrase i get to say. >> very often. >> i don't know the circumstances. i don't know the deal. we'll learn those later and i don't care. mark was in bad health. he was wrongfully detained for years. this is. an american patriot. this is a fantastic human being. he was a teacher to one of my sons. he was an integral member of our community in moscow when i lived there. and this is just fantastic news for anybody who cares about patriotic americans. >> i think you once put it, this is not just some random guy who got arrested. he a lot of people will remember the case of brittney griner. there were very similar circumstances that they were found with very small amounts of cannabis, of marijuana. he could have faced 14 years in prison. did that seem like a very real possibility? after britt

fogel was arrested at the airport in moscow back in 2021 for having marijuana. his family said it was for medical reasons. mark fogel celebrated his release at the white house, saying love and support sustained him for three and a half years in that russian prison. >>>>i feel like the luckiest man on earth right now, knowing i had the support of my fellow pennsylvanians, my family, my friends. it was so overwhelming. i will forever be indebted. president trump. >>>>president trump said he believes fogel's release could help play a role in advancing cooperation with russia to end the war in ukraine. recent immigration policies under the trump administration are sparking protests across the bay area. demonstrators are speaking out against nationwide ice raids and advocating for immigrant rights and immigrant owned businesses tell us they're already seeing the economic impacts of deportation threats. our veronica macias talked with a south san francisco florist who said that he's been seeing a drop in sales. >>>>hector garcia, who immigrated to the u.s. from guatem

overseas in russia when he received a call, he said. >> that marc. >> fogel would.port there. >> he called donald trump, the president, who said. >> to. >> rush over there to. >> be there. >> for that. >> greeting, which is. where it. >> took. >> place. >> that fogel. >> was then invited. >> on to. >> witkoff plane. >> they deiced. >> they quickly took off. >> got out of russian airspace. called to loved ones, including his own. >> mother. >> marc fogel's own mom, who clearly. >> was stunned. >> to. >> receive that phone call that her. >> son was. >> free before. >> returning back. >> to the. >> united states, as. >> you saw overnight. >> and so that's. >> a quick turn of events as they came. >> together over the course of the last several hours. >> so the administration describing negotiations behind this release differently than russia and all sides are being a bit vague. peter. do we know did the white house make any concessions to russia? >> it's a good question. we're reporting that out right now. >> it appears that the u.s. may have, whether it's a direct. >>

certainly the administration is happy to have marc fogel home. they believe the man they released is nowhere near the kind of exchange that we saw under the biden administration where they traded the merchant of death viktor bout for brittney griner. but we are still awaiting further details on the other detainees that are expected to come out today and also looking for answers on whether after speaking or maybe before speaking with putin if the president also spoke with ukrainian president zelenskyy. lots of questions still to be answered today, john peered. >> john: i am told today's hostage release of an american is a two-part deal, first on january the 26th, released from belarus, this is sort of closing the other end of that deal. jackie, look forward to your questions in the briefing coming up. sandra? >> sandra: let's bring in bret baier, anchor and executive editor of "special report," chief political anchor. take your pick on what you think will be the top question in the briefing room moments from now. >> good afternoon, to both of you

father, son and husband, marc fogel, is finally coming home.l here and he had been arrested in 2021 at the airport found to be in possession of 17g of marijuana. his punishment was a 1k year prison sentence. suddenly today, donald trump's middle eastern envoy flies to moscow to secure his release and manages to do so and later, donald trump's national security adviser issues a statement in quite interesting when saying that the trouble administration that negotiated in exchange that serves as a show of good faith from the russians and a sign we are moving in the right direction to end the war in ukraine. two interesting things about that in exchange we have no details at all about whom or for what marc fogel was exchanged and it is interesting that the release of the us prisoner and the war in ukraine are mentioned have to see about that. what do you think was involved here, president putin is a very strategic operator and the statement from the white house that they thought this release was a signal and i read that general kellogg it was the n

american marc fogel is back on u.s. soil, and this morning he is heading to texas to be reunited with his family and also begin the government's re-acclimation program, which we have seen in the past. fogel was, you could tell, clearly overwhelmed and overcome by emotion as he returned home. president trump welcomed him home last night and also to the white house more than three years after. after more than three years of wrongful detention in russia. >> this super organism of people that came to my. >> support. >> and the love that i was given sustained, sustained. me for three. >> and. >> a half. >> years. >> this morning we are also standing by to learn more about another american. the white house says the president said will be released today, and also learn more about the details of this deal, how they were able to get marc fogel home just moments ago. the white house official, who flew to moscow yesterday to bring fogel home, told us this. >> we had some reach out several days ago. people approached us, me and me,

. >> brooke: marc fogel, an american teacher, is home after three years in a russian prison. he was welcomed home draped in an american flag. he was welcomed by president and lawmakers. >> i feel like the luckiest man on earth right now. i want you to know i am not a hero in this at all. and president trump is the her hero. knowing i had the support of my fellow pennsylvanians, my family, my friends, it was so o overwhelming that it brought me to my knees and brought me to tears. >> brooke: marc fogel was wrongfully detained in 2021 for drug possession and sentenced to 14 years in prison. president trump made an exchange with russia. >> president trump: he's got a great mother. i saw his mother at a rally, she said, will you get my son out. she's 95 years old. i said, we'll get him out and got him out pretty quickly. >> brooke: details are unknown, the president says it was fair and reasonable. he says another hostage will be released today. >> carley: bring in dan hofman, what a joyous moment to see marc fogel standing alongside donald trump draped in an american flag. biden

fogel last night praising the president and mr. griner , mr. after that is our greatest ally as the young man from the state department to remind me, and i will never forget that phone call. that is why i am saying, president trump is getting these guys back from our adversaries. biden wasn't even able to get them back from our allies. >> greg: he is a nonbinary woman of color. don't you know any better, dana? by the way, to piggyback on what the judge said, it seems so easy, and a lot of these things seem way easier than we were told. it's like when you compare the biden administration to the trump administration, when i leave work and i am pushing the door to leave and i can't get out and then the security guy goes just have to pull it open. and it feels like that peered all trump is doing, you just have to pull the door open. joe, you have been pushing the door, pull it open. i think the legacy news needs help with this story. go on cnn's home page, msnbc's home page, this story isn't anywhere. >> dana: really? >> greg: there was a book call

marc fogel is home. the teacher from pennsylvania spent the last three years wrongfully detained in russia. he was welcomed back to the u.s. by president trump last night after the administration secured his release. he was draped, as you see there in an american flag, later was handed a beer. >> i feel like the luckiest man on earth right now. and, uh. i want you to know that i am not a hero in this at all. and president trump is a hero. >> the white house did not say who the u.s. gave in exchange. president trump called it a show of good faith from the kremlin and signaled that another person may be released soon. >> what were the terms of this deal, mr. president? >> very fair, very, very fair, very reasonable. not like deals you've seen over the years. they were very fair. and i think that's going to lead. and where somebody else is being released tomorrow that you will know of. >> the president went on to say that fogel's release could be, quote, a big, important part of ending the war in ukraine. j

middle east coming up as president trump negotiates with russia returning wrongfully detained marc fogeler nearly four years in a russian prison, his emotional return and talk with trump coming up right here. markets trading like this as we have a lot coming up. it mix story stocks to open mix as we look at to the general consumer price index at 8:30 a.m. eastern. were on an alert for an announcement on terrorists on europe to come within the next two days were waiting for the president to talk about that in the tariffs on europe as well as that that tax included in that. we will check for impact, european markets traded like this when the s&p 100 higher in the cac and the dax index by just a fraction right now. in asia overnight markets finished higher across the board. joining the conversation bullseye american ingenuity from portfolio manager adam johnson, former federal prosecutor and i entered acting ice directing dhs secretary jonathan fahey. in wealth management president rebecca walser. "mornings with maria" is live right now. ♪ we kick off our with a hot topic of the hour, presi

so this is a photo of fogel celebrating on that plane.was taken right after his release this morning. trump giving no clear details about what the u.s. did or gave to putin in terms of prisoner exchange. we just don't know. when it comes to fogel's release. >> the u.s., get anything in return? >> not much. no, they were very nice. we were treated very nicely by russia, actually. >> i want to go straight to mark's sister, ann fogel. if you watched the show, you know her well because she has been on this show countless times, tirelessly and never looking like this, never with a smile like this. because you you spoke about your brother and made sure that nobody was able to forget in the u.s. government. and now here you are. your brother is under two hours away from landing on u.s. soil. well, out of russian airspace, right over the atlantic. now. does this feel real? >> no. >> not exactly. it kind of does. >> like i've gotten i've. >> gotten some texts from him, and. >> wow. >> he sent me. >> some photographs. >> and so it's. >> it's feelin

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we saw marc fogel come out. we saw the secretary of defense this morning in europe say, there's no way that ukraine is going to join nato. that enabled this call to occur here. and i just think you're going to begin to see more and more movement meetings and really serious negotiations about what to do next. >> well, even as the president says in this statement, they want to work together very closely. they want to visit each other's nations. garrett, i want to bring you in here. what's the white house saying about this and the latest iteration of the trump-putin relationship? >> well, look, i think there are people at the white house who are probably discovering this in real time, as we are today. it was pretty closely held how all of this was going on with russia over the last 24 hours or so, and i want to step back a little bit and relate these things, because you cannot possibly overstate the enormity of the shift that this conversation that this truth social post represents and how the u.s. is treating russ

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an american teacher, marc fogel, has been after being freed by russia. you they include flashing imagesaped in the stars and stripes american flag atjoint base andrews, just outside of washington, dc. to secure his release. and president trump is a hero. with donald trump during his rally in butler, pennsylvania, by russian authorities in 2021. it wasn't until 2024 that the biden administration declared his detention as wrongful. he's got a great mother. "would you, if you win, . will you get my son out?" and i promise... "she's 95 years old." and i said, - "we'll get him out." and we got him out pretty quickly. - as to whom or from where. us ties and relations with russia. donald trump was asked about what he had given he simply replied, not much. could be a step towards the end of russia's war on ukraine. and of course, ukraine, and president zelenskyy because the concern is on the part of the ukrainians they could face increased pressure to make territorial about the events that led up to the surprise release of marc fogel by the kremlin. marc fogel taught history here he had been ar

after 3.5 years in russian captivity, american marc fogel is back on u.s. soil. >> i feel like the luckiest man on earth right now. >> reporter: president trump welcomed the pennsylvania schoolteacher to the white house last night. >> great to have you back. you're going to have a great life. >> reporter: in 2021 he was arrested at a moscow airport for carrying a small amount of marijuana for back pain. the white house hasn't offered deals on what it gave up in exchange but said it was a sign of goodwill in dealings with ukraine. >> not like deals you've seen over the years. they were very fair. >> reporter: during a meet with king abdullah trump doubled down on the proposal for the u.s. to take over and redevelop gaza, a plan that calls for palestinians to be removed with the no right to return. >> we're going hold it. we're going to cherish it. >> reporter: king abdullah posted on social media, rebuilding gaza without displacing the palestinians and addressing the dire humanitarian situation should be the priority for all. meanwhile, in the oval office, e

american teacher marc fogel back on u.s. soil. he was wrongfully detained in russia for more than three years. this morning new details on the prisoner exchange. >> george: musk in the oval office. >> what are the checks and balances to ensure there's accountability and transparency? >> george: he takes questions as president trump hands the billionaire more power, expanding his reach to slash the federal government, despite conflicts of interest. trump also insists the u.s. will take gaza. >> how is the u.s. going to own gaza? your white house has been clear taxpayer dollars won't be used. what money will you use to buy gaza? >> george: with the fragile cease fire hanging in the balance. >> robin: abc news on the front lines. >> incredible how close these boats get when they make these turns. >> robin: a president trump sweeping immigration changes. >> border wall between the u.s. and mexico, you can see it jutting out into the ocean. >> robin: matt gutman, the u.s. coast guard and their ramped up efforts. >> michael: kayakers cl