jon: good evening. i'm jon meacham, filling in for charlie rose.e begin this evening with politics. on tuesday, the trump administration announced sweeping plans to report undocumented immigrants, including those without a criminal background. president trump also indicated that a revised travel ban would be issued very soon. on monday, lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster was named national security adviser, replacing the controversial michael flynn. the pick was regarding by many as stabilizing to an otherwise turbulent administration. thus far, turbulent seems a more than fair description, given that trump has exploded so many of the historical norms that have long governed the conduct of the presidency. the question now is whether we are living in the new normal of chaos or whether the president and his evolving team have both the capacity and the will to run the country in a way that preserves some sense of order at home and abroad. joining me now to discuss, from washington, is andrea mitchell. she is the formidable chief foreign affairs correspo

jon: family dysfunction.: it's kind of on the school. 7% of our kids are living in homeless shelters. we've got at any given moment 10 to 15 kids in psychiatric care. the number of social challenges that come through our door are very overwhelming at large. i think it is a little harder. i also think that schools have gotten away from some really basic things. take the teaching. you can't teach kids to read without thought. phonics is not the whole program. but phonics became taboo. you are not going to teach children to read if they don't have funny make awareness -- have phonemic awareness. you don't ask wealthy parents to choose between the two. you want kids to master mathematics, they need to know their times tables and they need to have mathematical reasoning. we've gotten away from some very basic principles of educating students that make it incredibly hard. -- them sure, have read mayor has reversed himself. he eliminated suspensions for k-2. the mayor of new york says you may not suspend a child in

i am jon scott. >> jenna: hello, everyone. am jenna lee crating and holding on the travel restrictions, people entering from seven majority muslim countries. that is a part of the executive order. and the rolling could come as early as this afternoon. john roberts is live at the white house this morning. >> good morning to you. the white house is arguing that it is a president who has the authority over immigration and national security and not a federal judge in seattle. also arguing that it is a president who has the intelligence about threats facing the country. we will take you back a little bit on friday. at the federal judge in seattle, james robillard, a bush era appointee. a temporary restraining order which restrained many of the critical parts of the executive order on extreme vetting. the judged opens up the territory to things that are not within our best interest at heart. they have instructed homeland security to check people coming into the country very carefully. the courts are making the job very difficult. no

>> that's right, jon. most of the laws referenced have been in the books since the mid- 90s and longer than that. what is happening now, executive orders were signed in late january by the president. implementing instructions that came out by the secretary are instructions of how to go by enforcing these. ignore the previous directives by obama administration that walled off people and use the full authority of the law within resources to enforce the laws. >> jon: i know your agents complained that they were handcuffed from doing their job. they were not allowed even if a person they had seen climb the fence from mexico, they were not necessarily allowed to send that person back right away. is that going to change? >> some of is going to catch. catch and release was a factor of not having the detention facilities, but the bottle neck is not in dhs, but enough immigration judgeses to timely hear the case and get an order of removal. and the issue of central americans that are addressed in the executive and

. >> jon: president trump heading to south carolina right now, trying to shift the focus on two jobs after a combative white house conference and we welcome someone who we see in the wee hours. i'm >> abby: i'm abby huntsman n for jenna lee today. >> jon: the search for a replacement for michael flynn is still underway after president trump's first choice, harward turned it down the job. a month into his term, mr. trump unleashing on the news media, leakers, and his predecessor. >> president trump: i inherited a mess. it's a mess. at home and abroad. it's a mess. the leaks are absolutely real, the news is fake because it's so much of the news is fake. it's zero chaos. this is a fine-tuned machine. half of his job is putting out lies by the press. >> jon: this is a brand-new pole, he finds the president's job approval rating at 39%. our fox news poll taken last weekend proves 47% disapproves. glenn hall is news editor for "the wall street journal." it would you guess that american public opinion has turned south on the president that quickly? >> i think different polls and at differen

united states postal service priority : you >> jon: now a fox news alert.ar that a special forces officer today has been wounded. a news conference is being held on the deteriorating situation in afghanistan. we are told that caliban is as dangerous as ever. >> john, 12 u.s. troops have been killed in afghanistan since october. at the top u.s. commander, general john nicholson is facing tough questions right now who want to know when the war in afghanistan will end, why the u.s. is not winning, and what the u.s. people have gotten after 15 years of war. while president trump has asked the pentagon to come up with a plan to defeat isis, the same request was not made for afghanistan. here's the chairman, senator john mccain. >> in your overall commander's assessment, are we winning or losing? >> mr. chairman, i believe we are in a stalemate. >> he says he is a few thousand troops short. in a devastating report, the united nations said this week, more civilians were killed in afghanistan last year then any time in nearly a decade. the u.s. has spent more money

irresistibly planters. >> jon: time for our final 30. pluto and our moon. >> heather: they apparently no longer have to orbit the sun to be be a planet. >> jon: too many planet and too hard to memorrize them all. thanks for joining us: "america's news headquarters" starts now. >> shannon: president trump is getting ready to roll out the new version of his travel ban. the white house said he could serve a new immigration order by tomorrow. i am shannon bream. thanks for joining us. pence said he was disappointed flynn gave him inaccurate information and supports the decision to ask him to resign. any hint to when we could get a new national advisor? >> reporter: president trump hopes to make the

i am jon scott. >> jenna: and i am jenna lee. the administration is pushing forward with a homeland security plan to get more aggressive on deportation and hire additional immigration and border patrol agents. the white house released the plan. john roberts has more. >> reporter: good morning to you. these are implementation memos and instructions to the immigration enforcement and border patrol on how to implement the executive orders that he signed back on january 25th. what they would do in terms of border security. hire teb 10000 immigration enforcement and 5000 border agents. it would end the catch and release. this is where they come across the boarder and handed a slip of paper and go stay with people they know until their case is adjudicated. there is a carve out by the way unaccompanied minors. under the age of 18, children are treated differently. and the secure community's program and any time people are arrested, their fingertips are checked on the dat base. and removal of criminal illegal. if anyone can charged with

. >> jon: you can tell that mr. bolton is a diplomat, he is there for the debut of a new g minor edition. we are covering all of the news "happening now." >> this administration is running like a fine-tuned machine. despite the fact that i cannot get my cabinet approved. >> jon: another cabinet pick nearing a vote despite democratic attempts to delay the process. >> why do they want to rush through the cabinet? they are ashamed of them! >> jon: plus, the latest battle in the war between the president and the media. >> the media is trying to attack our administration. >> jon: how the administration may now be trying to get the mainstream media in line. and... just what this dam did not need, more rain. it is all "happening now." ♪ >> jon: we begin our second hour with the presidents a trip to south carolina. he is meeting with the ceo of boeing, a company that could greatly be affected by the president "america first" strategy. welcome to "happening now" on this friday, i am jon scott. >> i am abby in for jenna lee.

jon? >> jon: lot of people still on edge there. claudia cowan, thank you. >> jenna: general mike flynn resigning last night. now one leading lawmaker wants to know who leaked intelligence information to the press. hashtag stuffy nose. hashtag no sleep. hashtag mouthbreather. just put on a breathe right strip. it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone. shut your mouth and say goodnight mouthbreathers. breathe right. ♪ to err is human. to anticipate is lexus. experience the lexus rx with advanced safety standard. experience amazing. >> jenna: here's news of the day. national security adviser michael flynn resigning saying he gave vice president pence incomplete information ab conversations with the russian ambassador before president trump took office. the house intelligence commissioner asking the fbi for more details about the situation. congressman nunez also questioning who leaked the information about flynn's communication to the media. >> this is just unprecedented number of leaks that we're having. i

>> jon: up much more on our top story.resident trump has accused three judges of playing politics and his travel ban. our panel says he is right. if there is more frightening for a pilot the on the engine of a plane catching fire. was it something else? >> jon: president trump is bowing to fight an appeals court decision that does not allow him to reinstate the travel ban. if mr. uses the judges of playing politics instead of following the letter of the law. will ask meg jarrett, he's an attorney and fox news anchor as well. who is right? >> trump, in the long run is right. he is losing these early skirmishes because it's the ninth circuit. they have an 80% reversal rate. you have to think that the supreme court gets awfully tired of overturning just about everything the ninth circuit does. if >> jon: you're not surprised by the ninth circuit's decision? >> at least they're consistent, consistently wrong. if there an island themselves. this is 29 pages, the ruling. it is contrary to establishing constitutional law. it >> j

' day to you, jon. >> jon: a quick note, tomorrow on the first 100 days, martha mckellen host a townall on the hot topic of immigration. if that is at 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox news channel. speak to me in, some new developments in the replacing of obamacare, coming into the plan unveiled by g.o.p. leaders. it is a pathway to greater flexibility and lower costs. democrats don't see it that way. life for us on capitol hill with more on desperate good morning, peter. >> good morning. it is reset here on capitol hill. almost nobody around, but when they get back next week, g.o.p. leadership is expected to unveil what they want to replace obamacare with. there has already been bill put forward by some of the most conservative lawmakers. endorsed by the house of freedom caucus, but the leadership version is still a mystery. things are moving slowly. >> it is going more slowly than people would like. i think that there are a couple of different reasons for that. if there is a real debate taking place within the congress about what components if you will of the affordable care act

. >> jon: that will be most watched tv, i am jon scott.xpected to talk more about the agenda including overhauling obamacare and the tax code printed this morning the white house is holding a meeting with the nation's governors coming a day listening session with health insurance and victims. this all comes as we talk about how the white house is cracking down on staff who could be leaking information to the media. chief white house correspondent on more on that. >> the president's address to the joint sessions of congress tomorrow night is a big opportunity for him to move the ball forward. so far what has been coming out of the white house has been a lot of executive action, now the president is taking aim on the legislative side of things telling congress that he wants a chance to fill in a lot of the blanks from his and a girl out of the dress back on january the 20th, we are told that tomorrow night's address will really pursue two themes, one on public safety. the other is economic opportunity. here's what he told the governor's asso

. >> jon: he will be the next national security advisor. russia's resolve temporarily tested, sending a spy ship to prowl along the u.s. east coast. how should the united states respond? and by president trump is now pointing fingers. plus the resignation of former national security advisor michael flynn raising more questions about the trump administration's relationship with russia. now congress is getting involved. and a near catastrophe at the nation's tallest dam highlights a glaring weakness in our infrastructure planning. by thousands of others do not have any emergency plans. it is all "happening now." ♪ ♪ >> jon: but we begin with the meeting between president trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu after the two leaders just wrapped up that joint news conference, you might have seen that on fox. welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i am jon scott. >> jenna: hi, everybody, i am jenna lee. president trump laying out his plan for middle eastern peace saying he will work very vaguely but gently on it and that is

. >> jon: and i'm jon scott, the new sanctions just unveiled cover a broad range of targets, including more than a dozen iranian individuals and companies, as the president meets with his economic advisory council right now. and mr. trump is expected to sign executive orders today rolling back financial regulations, including a full review of dodd-frank rules. this after senate republicans cleared the way for a final vote on education secretary nominee, betsy devos, early next week. we've got fox team coverage with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel on the cabinet confirmation process, but let's begin with the chief white house correspondent, john roberts, live on the north lawn. >> good morning to you, it was the treasury department right next-door here to the white house that unveiled these latest sanctions against iran, here they are, 26 individuals and companies, most of the individuals are in iran, a couple are chinese, most of the companies, as well, are iranian, but there are some that are in bosnia, lebanon, the united arab emirates, as well. this is all part of a s

jon. >> jon: happen black history month. >> stephen: louis. ( applause ) ( jon laughing ) >> stephen:black history monthed the stay way all should-- with the announcement that beyonce is pregnant! ( cheers and applause ) she dropped the knowledge today with this photo on instagram, showing us her baby bump at what appears to be a very open-minded sears portrait studio. ( laughter ) they kick me out for wearing a thong, but she gets to do that. and if you're excited about that, folks, hold on to your lemonade, because queen bey says, "we have been blessed two times over." that means twins, ladies and gentlemen! ♪ all the double babies! all the double babies! ♪ ♪ put your hands up i think i have fuller himself than beyonce, though. this morning, the start of black history month was also marked by another prominent person of color, donald trump. ( laughter ) he has color. he has color. yeah. >> jon: multicolor. >> stephen: multicolors, exactly. he's a rainbow coalition from the neck up. today, trump held a press conference to honor african american luminaries like the two black people he

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welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i'm jenna lee. >> jon: i'm jon scott. we are awaiting new executive action from president trump before delivering what could be his biggest political speech to date as he addresses a joint session of congress for the first time. he is set to tout the progress is his emaciation has made while laying out his legislative agenda including plans for obamacare, the federal budget, and tax reform. we have team fox coverage, chief congressional correspondent emmanuel is alive on capitol hill with what lawmakers will be listening for, but we begin with chief white house correspondent john roberts. >> good afternoon, the theme for this speech is a renewal of the american spirit, the present will lay down abroad agenda to put forth a vision he laid out in his inaugural address a little more than a month ago, there also billing this as real solutions for real problems facing real people, things like job creation, regulatory reform to improve the economic picture here in the united states, repealing and replacing obamacare which the p

thank you very much. >> jon: a fox news alert.e told you at the top of the hour that canada is 45-year-old prime minister justin trudeau is in town. he is meeting with president trump in washington, d.c. the big event of the day will be a news conference that the two men will hold about two and a half hours from now. a schedule of her 2:00 p.m. eastern time. but they are having a little get together. they did not say anything during this photo opportunity, we are told. you can just hear the cameras clicking away, and a handshake there between the president and the prime minister. prime minister trudeau here to organize the trading relationship. he wants to see the jobs created for canadian citizens. trump wants the same thing, but there has been criticism of the agreement as you know. 2:00 p.m. eastern, we will have it live for you on fox. meantime, the north eastern u.s. hit with another winter blast. why snow is not the only problem. we are live with details. plus the media and the trump administration with a new battle in their

. >> jon: i'm jon scott, very busy morning already, we are about an hour away now from the white house briefing with press secretary sean spicer, following president trump's remarks at the national prayer breakfast this morning upholding the tradition going back to president eisenhower, where mr. trump reiterated one of his key campaign promises to evangelicals. >> it was the great thomas jefferson who said the god who gave us life gave us liberty. jefferson asked, can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of god? among most freedoms is the right to worship according to our own beliefs. that is why i will get rid of and totally destroy the johnson amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution, i will do that, remember. >> jenna: we will talk a little bit more about that, in the meantime president trump is grappling with confirmation battles over several nominees, also follow from a reportedly tense phone call with one of america's closest allies. and pushback from iran,

we start with john roberts. >> jon, good morning to you. just a few minutes ago, the president called for a noon news conference. the thing that he's really been going on about this morning is the leaks of intelligence. the enormous megaphone he has on twitter, he's turning the narrative away from questions about what michael flynn might have talked to the russians about. tweeting out this morning "the democrats had to come up with a story as to why they lost the election, and so badly, 306, so they made up a story, russia. fake news!" the president also going after leakers this morning saying "the spotlight has finally been put on the low-life leakers! they will be caught!" "leaking, and even illegal classified leaking, has been a big problem in washington for years. failing "new york times" and others must apologize!" one of his deputy press secretaries a short time ago on fox news saying they're going to take every effort they can to try to root out these leaks. listen here. >> the people are playing with national security. at this presi

. >> jon: any minute now he will address the military. we are covering all of the news "happening now" ." >> we don't expect our district courts to conduct foreign policy or make decisions about our national security. >> jon: the showdown over the travel ban now and the courts. >> the president is not a dictator. he's the chief executive of our country. >> jon: the people affected rush to find to the country before the court's decision comes down. we will take a closer look at the looming legal showdown. plus, filling out the president's cabinet. congress still has a lot to do, but are some opponents deliberately slowing down the process? and ellipse history at the super bowl. >> i am so proud to be a part of this team that took a miraculous effort. >> jon: it is now "happening now" ." ♪ >> jon: we begin with the showdown between the white house in a federal appeals court, the chump administration facing a legal deadline about five hours ago with legal threats to the president's executive order, welcome to the second hour of "happening no

it >> jon: i'm a little concerned.he live shot when we first came to molly, they handed the lombardi trophy to the defensive coordinator. everybody knows the defense doesn't handle the ball well. i don't want him dropping that thing. >> you have to be careful, going after the pats nation right now. you don't want to pick on any little thing. people are in a high right now they don't want to hear any negative. it's all about celebrating toda today. you're in the wrong spot if you say anything bad. it's going to congrats to fans. for the rest of the nfl, next year is our year. >> jenna: that's right. and the next hour of happening now, many are dead and a rebel held town in north syria. we will take you there live with more information. plus, we are on the verge of a historic vote in the senate. the vice president will break a tie and confirm betsy devos as the secretary of education. >> jon: historic day in the u.s. senate. we'll be covering it and we'll see you back here and an hour. >> jenna: outnumbered starts now. >

welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i am jenna lee. >> jon: i am jon scott. the president's nominee for the supreme court heads to capitol hill today, neil gorsuch meeting with lawmakers and vice president mike pence as they vote to approve tom price of secretary of health and human services and bangor steven mnuchin as treasury secretary without democratic support. there nomination now goes to the senate for. for it. meanwhile choice for secretary of state rex tillerson also moves closer to confirmation after some democrats crossed party lines to approve him this week. there probably will not be the scene kind of bipartisan support for mr. president three trump's supreme court nominee, he will tell senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to "go nuclear," that is a reference to changing the rules on any filibuster attempt. we have fox team coverage on all of the action for capitol hill, we begin with kristin fisher life at the white house. >> about an hour ago, our john roberts asked president trump if senate majority leader mitch mcconnell cannot get the 60 v

welcome to the second hour of "happening now" i am jenna lee. >> jon: i'm jon scott. new homeland security directives issued that just this morning as we expect a revised presidential order on immigration and travel affecting the same seven predominantly muslim countries. chief white house crisp on john roberts joins us live from the north line. >> good afternoon, we should also say this is the first sean spicer briefing and almost a week because with the press conference last week than the president was in south carolina bent away yesterday, a lot of questions pending particularly on the new immigration crackdown, this falls out of double executive orders that the president signed back on the 25th of january, one to enhance border security, the other to improve public safety in the interior of the united states. this will hire an additional 10,000 immigration and customs enforcement agents, additional 5,000 border patrol agents and expand what is known as the 287g program which is a partnership between the federal government and local law enforcement. doesn't matter

. >> jon: they are expected to take questions from reporters. we're covering all of the news happening now. >> we are not blocking the appointment. >> jon: republicans disagree, insisting democrat members are slowing the cabinet picks ahead of more critical confirmation votes. >> we are going to be done legislative with response to this. >> jon: speaker paul ryan strikes an optimistic tone on repealing president obama's signature healthcare law despite new science there could be roadblocks ahead. and tear up above, it scared sparks mass evacuations for nearly 200,000 people living below america's taoist dam. it is all happening now. >> jenna: would be given a fox news earlier, president trump and canadian prime minister justin trudeau said to hold a press conference an hour from now, second hour of "happening now," i am jenna lee. >> jon: i am jon scott, president trump will take questions surrounding the future of his national security advisor michael flynn in his role in the administration. the future of president trump's temporary travel ban,

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. >> jon: we begin with a fox news alert, we are awaiting the daily briefing at the white house with press secretary sean spicer. >> jenna: in the midst of a jampacked schedule at the white house, president signing more executive orders in welcoming his new attorney general. we are covering all of the news "happening now." politicking to the extreme, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle blaming congressional gridlock on the other party's extreme agenda as resident trump tweet out attacks against leaders of both sides. plus... a major snowstorm impacting 40 million people. >> stay indoors and do not get into your car unless you absolutely have to. >> jenna: they chaos it is causing for neighborhoods and airports. it is all "happening now" ." ♪ >> jon: we begin with the breakneck pace continuing at the white house with three new executive orders focusing on crime, in in the president unleashing on twitter, at a couple of veteran lawmakers. thank you to the second hour of "happening now," i am jon scott. >> jenna: i am sure we will hear more about it, i am jenna lee. president trump had

jon: bbc. president trump: another beauty. jon: good line. impartial, free, and fair. resident trump: yeah, sure, just like cnn. jon: on the travel ban -- we can banter back and forth. on the travel ban, can you accept that is a good example of the smooth -- president trump: yeah, i do -- wait, wait, wait, i know who you are. just wait. let me tell you about the travel ban. we had a very smooth rollout of the travel ban. we had a bad court. bad decision. we're going to put in a new executive order next week sometime. but we had a bad decision. jon: the other thing the president is in a rage about is the suggestion that he is in the pockets of the russians, too close to vladimir putin, too many shady business contacts. president trump: i own nothing in russia. i have no loans in russia. i don't have any deals in russia. president putin called me up very nicely to congratulate me on the win of the election. he then called me up extremely nicely to congratulate me on the inauguration, which was terrific. but so did many other leaders. almost all other leaders almost all o

the news as it happens, and stay with us online, guy benson is going to wear a hat, he lost a bet, >> jon: fox news alert, we are awaiting new comments this hour from president donald trump as he meets from harley-davidson executives at the white house white house. >> jenna: daily briefing just wrapping up, trade deals, foreign relations, we are covering all of the newest "happening now." >> believe me when you hear about the tough phone because i am having, don't worry about it. just don't worry about it. >> jenna: contentious phone call with a trusted ally. >> australians know me very well. i stand up for australia in every form. >> jenna: the u.s. and australia at odds. could it put this longtime alliance on the rocks? plus... >> instead of being think what to the united states in these agreements, iran is now feeling emboldened. as of today, we are officially putting iran on notice. >> jenna: the pentagon weighing in on the cryptic warning as president trump doubles down on twitter. and this... riots forced a major university to cancel a speech by a conservative commentator. what that

adam, thank you. >> jon: it knew followed, and not radioactive kind. a group of four-star generals issued a stark warning about our rhetoric. they say that mandatory tax cripples. >> i think it's under the biggest attack since world war ii, sir, and that's from russia, terrorist groups, and what china is doing in the south china sea. >> do you think we have a strong enough military today in order to achieve that goal? >> no, sir. >> jon: it now the pentagon is pushing forth a $30 billion boost for fighter jets, armored vehicles, and better training among other things. retired lieutenant colonel, tony schaefer. a very good person to talk to about all of this. tony, we all know about the sequester, it was hoisted on the pentagon a few years back in the obama administration. is that what's responsible for this? >> that is one part of it. they testified accurately to the effects of that. what that says, the obama administration has made some essentially, some really bad decisions regarding the resources they do have. essentially, unforced errors. it forced

>> jon: yeah! >> stephen: welcome back to new york! >> jon: yeah! >> stephen: ( cheers and applause ) this fellow was down in new orleans this weekend. >> jon: that's right. >> stephen: tell the people what you were doing, my friend. >> i played the national anthem at the n.b.a. all-star game. >> stephen: fantastic. beautiful. beautiful. >> jon: thank you. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: you know, i like to interest myself america's dad -- that i know of. ( applause ) and as a parent, i know having kids means worry. are they getting good grades? are they hanging with the wrong crowd? or worse, the right crowd? nerds. but my biggest worry is "am i worrying enough?" thank god for local news. they always uncover the latest teen trends to soil your dad jeans. and some of them might even be happening. tonight's parental scare story comes from fox q-13, seattle's teen news leader, who has found that our kids may be texting each other... in code. >> to young people, emojis can mean different things, a

back to you. >> jon: thank you. back in a moment with more happening now.ondon's got the best of everything. cornwall's got the best of everything. sport sport nightlife nightlife (both) fashion adventure i'm tellin' ya, britain is the only place you really need go. expedia. everything you need to travel britain better. >> it's my honor to escort judge gorsuch to capitol hill for his first meeting. as they get to know this gentleman, they will come to understand the enthusiasm the president of the united states has for his appointment to the supreme court of the united states. >> jenna: this is short time ago, vice president pence introducing judge gorsuch to lawmakers on capitol hill. we'll bring you back if we get live pictures. ironically, talking to us from london, from advisor for george h.w. bush. what you think is the most challenging question that judge gorsuch will be asked over the next several weeks? >> i think you will be asked a series of questions, particularly in the confirmation hearing, by democrats, trying to see if they can pin him down t

. >> jon: we start with a fox news alert, we are awaiting the white house news briefing at this hour as vice president pence makes history on capitol hill, breaking a tie vote in the senate to confirm betsy devos as secretary of education. >> jenna: meantime, we await arguments in the legal challenge to president trump's executive order on immigration. we are adding started for a busy news day on "happening now." >> it has been a very busy day for presidential statements divorced from reality. >> jenna: comments like those in reports of what is taking place inside the white house are not sitting well with the president and now the administration is firing back. plus the emaciation and says when it comes to keeping our country safe, president trump has the power to decide who can enter the u.s. and who can't. what will and appeals court said? we are just hours away from a decision. and secretary john kelly testifying before congress for the first time as homemade security chief in he is talking border security. it is all "happening now." >> jon: we begin with this fox news alert, the

( cheers and applause ) happy valentine's day, jon! >> jon: happy valentine's day!d it with someone you love. you know, who i was hoping to spend valentine's day's day with is president trump's advisor is stephen miller, advises the trump administration. >> i'm prepared to go on any show, anywhere, anytime. >> stephen: okay. so we invited him to come on this show tonight in this theater, and the man is a man of his word. is he here? >> jon: he's not here. >> stephen: haven't seen him? >> jon: not yet. >> stephen: okay. because this is a show and this is a time and this is a where. >> jon: right. >> stephen: okay. he's not sitting in with the band or anything tonight? >> jon: no, i mean, we got a cow bell for him if he come around. >> stephen: ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: all right, that would be all right. we still have 45 minutes for him to show up, right? >> yes, sir. >> stephen: he's going to be here. ( laughter ) well, as i said in the part of the show where you can see my pants, michael flynn is out as national security advisor. ( cheers and applause ) n

jon stewart, everybody. so good, so good. thank you. jon, please, please, join us.tewart, ladies and gentlemen. ( cheers and applause ) thank you. jon, i have to say -- >> thank you so much! thank you! ( cheers and applause ) thank you! >> stephen: jon, i have to say-- i-- i love your outfit. is this-- is this-- is this your donald trump impression? >> i thought this is how men dressed now. i thought this is-- the president sets men's fashion. and i saw the inauguration-- super-long tie, dead animal on head, boom! ( laughter ) boom! done! boom! >> stephen: it's a good look. you rock it. you rock the look, jon. >> no, it's the best. it's the best. >> stephen: well, jon, you know, you know it's always a pleasure to have you stop by. is... is there anything i can do for you, jon? >> he has more executive orders. you were talking about president trump, executive orders. >> stephen: oh, that's right. >> he has more and i have them. >> stephen: wairkt you say you have-- >> i've got -- >> stephen: you have trump's executive orders. >> would you like me to read some? ( chee

jon: we are down couple of tenths of 1%.e president today and on tuesday again. you are looking for something specific from him? mr. doll: i would love to hear the prioritization. he makes a list of all the things the president wants to do . it is a long list, like most presidents. it is time for him to begin to focus. number one, number two, number three, here is what we do to get them done and the rest will get through next year. alix: part of that is also where obama care and repealing it falls in that list. you mentioned health care has been the best-performing sector this year. what kind of names would you be buying? within products >>, we begin with biotech over the pharma companies. bio genworth be a name we would use. --bob doll, chief equity strategist. coming up, tech ipos snapping. snapchat seeks to buck the trend of whether itary will live up to its valuation. that is up next on the markets, eight minutes into the session. we are seeing the biggest declines so far. the s&p 500 down by one third of 1%. the dow up

so, jon.do you think about trump banning the mainstream media from that briefing and him not going to the correspondent's dinner? >> i can't believe the guy's got the balls to get away with that. trump lies more in one press conference than cnn does in a year, and that's coming from a guy who hates cnn. ( laughter ) look at this. >> got 306 electoral college votes. i guess it was the biggest electoral college win since ronald reagan. >> you guess wrong! ( laughter ) it was smaller than both of barack obama's wins and bill clinton and george h.w. bush. it's the biggest win since reagan if you don't count everyone since reagan. but what about this? >> the murder rate in our country is the highest it has been in 47 years. did you know that? 47 years. i'd say that in a speech and everybody was surprised because the press doesn't tell it like it is. >> no. they were surprised because it's not true! it's near the lowest it's been in 45 years. ( cheers and applause ) and then this one is my favorite.

. >> jon: as president trump prepares to speak to the nation tomorrow night in his first address to a joint session of congress. where covering all of the news "happening now." >> the question is are democrats going to work with republicans to fix this system? >> jon: that question looms large as the trump white house and congressional republicans figure out their next steps on obamacare. governor scott walker of wisconsin has some thoughts and joins us live to discuss them. plus... >> you have heard both president after my time say we're going to degrade and defeat isis. i say, go get them because they can be degraded and defeated. >> jon: a former commander-in-chief weighs in on the fight against a terror group, and that is not all president george w. bush i abou. also, in the report says isis is using weapon iced drones on that battlefield overseas. why that could be a game changer for security here at home. it is all "happening now" ." but we begin with a fox news alert as the secretary of defense is about to brief the white house on a new strategy for defeating isis. welcome to t