and because meredith, he did say this week he was asked about that. he's like i'm not even looking at the stock market. but that sounds like something he's saying publicly. while privately that the opposite. >> and he said something similar in his joint address to congress. he talked about there being a, you know, i think disturbance was the word that he used with some of the policies that they're rolling out. so they're trying to say that there could be some short term pain for long term gain for america. but at the same time, the numbers that you're seeing really reflect some, you know, uncertainty is the real word about what what their plan here is. >> yeah. all right, everyone, stand by. we're going to discuss more when we come back, including a look at the democrats playbook. what's potentially working for them, what's not. we'll have that on the other side. >> when it comes to rooting out corruption, do the fbi's. ends justify the means? >> it was humiliating. it's an embarrassment for the country. >> united states of scandal with jake tapper to

liz: mark meredith, great reporting. thank you so much. we appreciate you.>> three years ago, payton mcnab was an all star high school athlete, one of the best, preparing for a future in college sports. when her girl's volleyball match was invaded by a male, he smashed the ball so hard in payton's face causing traumatic brain energy, partially paralyzing her right side and ending her athletic career. it was a shot like she's never seen before. she's never seen anything like it. payton is here tonight in the gallery, and payton, from now on schools will kick the men off the girl's team or they will lose all federal funding. [ applause ] liz: a powerful moment and heart breaking moment and president trump honouring former high school athlete payton mcnabb severely injured and she was hit in the face by a biological male opponent and he spiked her in the head during a volleyball patch in 2020. welcome to the show, we're honorred to have on former head of women's lacrosse coach, kim russell. kim, thank you so much for being with us tonight. when you saw that, wh

>> bret: mark meredith live on the hill. thanks.next as congress holds a hearing on anti-semitism on college campuses, pro-palestinian protesters storm one of those campuses. we'll bring you there. first, beyond our borders tonight, a suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing in the afghanistan airport during the chaotic u.s. withdrawal, the so-called abbey gate bombing is in custody tonight. mohammed shari full la is being broad to this country to face charges in the deaths of 13 american service members. he was captured in pakistan near the afghanistan border. mentioned in the president's speech last night. the vatican says pope francis has increased his physical therapy. it says he suffered no respiratory crises during the day. the pope marked the start of lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and holy communion. and south korea and poland signed a cooperation agreement as the democratic allies increasingly find themselves united about the concerns about the global security situation despite the vast geographical distance

fox's mark meredith is in washington to bring us the latest. >> reporter stocks opening friday following the labor department's latest jobs report, the first covering president trump's second term in february. employers adding 151,000 jobs. unemployment ticking up to 4.1%. but economists had forecasted employers would add more and say the numbers indicate it's still a difficult landscape. >> it's the small businesses that have gotten hit hardest here. and that's because inflation and high interest rates are really, really tough for businesses to deal with. >> it's unclear how much elon musk's department of government efficiency and the trump administration's mass firings, buyouts and hiring freezes could be playing a role. the report is based on surveys from the second week of february, and the full scope of the economic fallout may not be clear until spring. >> i think musk and the doge are still intent on taking a wrecking ball to the federal government. >> on wednesday, the president told reporters he wants cabinet members to have greater discretion in retaining top talent rather than

>> shannon: mark meredith on the hill, thank you, mark.china says be it a trade war or a real war it is ready. we have got a live report from the pentagon. first here is what some of the fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 13 in seattle as the lead defense lawyer for idaho murder suspect bryan kohberger says he has autism. attorney ann taylor says the diagnosis means that kohberger should not face the possibility of the death penalty if he is convicted. she is also asking the court to bar prosecutors from using the diagnosis as an aggravating factor. fox 23 in portland, maine. officials say 11 children were taken to hospitals following what had been called a mass casualty event at a scarborough school. multiple crews responded to the wentworth school, after getting reports about a possible gas leak and children feeling ill. their conditions are not thought to be serious. and this is a live look at new york. one of the big stories there tonight from fox 5. international soccer's governing body announces major updates

. >> my name is marilyn -- meredith durand from arizona where i work for the v.a.. like for the president to address the back to work for all employees. some of us employees work very well at home. when our v-8 building is cramped for space as it is, i think it would be very beneficial if a lot of the employees were able to stay at home and continue to work like we have been. i think it should be according to our activity and not just our location. i think you are doing a great job and i am very happy with everything. but that would be a subject i would like you to address. >> c-span's voices, demonstrating democracy unfiltered. the part of the conversation.

fox's mark meredith is in washington, d.c. with the latest. >> stocks opening friday following the labor department's latest jobs report, the first covering president trump's second term in february. employers adding 151,000 jobs. unemployment ticking up to 4.1%. but economists had forecasted employers would add more and say the numbers indicate it's still a difficult landscape. >> it's the small businesses that have gotten hit hardest here. and that's because inflation and high interest rates are really, really tough for businesses to deal with. >> it's unclear how much elon musk's department of government efficiency and the trump administration's mass firings, buyouts and hiring freezes could be playing a role. the report is based on surveys from the second week of february, and the full scope of the economic fallout may not be clear until spring. >> i think musk and the doge are still intent on taking a wrecking ball to the federal government. >> on wednesday, the president told reporters he wants cabinet members to have gr

thank you, mark meredith. sandra?ra: former let's bring in a chicago resident who traveled to d.c. to attend this hearing. thank you so much. we have heard from you before and have you on the program. please share with us your thoughts about what you have heard so far. >> i want to start by saying thank you so much to the united states congress on behalf of the taxpayers and the citizens of chicago. we have been in a situation where our tax dollars, resources, and time have been allocated to illegal aliens because our city has been magnetized for illegal immigration to the century policies. >> john: you got brandon johnson there defending the city's actuary policies, obviously j.b. pritzker that the governor is defending the states sanctuary policies but at the same time i.c.e. in the initial phases is going after criminal illegal aliens, so you've got the mayor of chicago, your town, defending the status of illegal criminal migrants in the city. does that make any sense to you? >> no, sir, it doesn't. at the end of t

today we have witnessed my wife of 16 years, meredith. we have known each other since we were 12 and i was reminded while preparing the paperwork for this hearing how much we have been through together. moves, careers, deployments, kids, one public service pay cut after another and now this new adventure. a hopeful opportunity to serve at the justice department. we also have two of our four children here, william, my oldest was born while i was in afghanistan and his younger sister caroline. back at home in texas there were two literal -- littler ones who we decided would be a bit too squirmy for back at home in texas there were two littler ones who we decided would be a bit too squirmy for a judiciary committee hearing. also at home or my parents donna and paul. my father is undergoing surgery on friday for kidney cancer. and we lift him up in prayer. thank you to those that have had an outsided influence in developing me professionally over the years. my first commander and company commander isaac moore now chief justice of the texas su

. >> my name is meredith, i'm from prescott, arizona. i work for the v.a. there. i would like to have the president address the back-to-work for all employees. some of us employees work very well at home and when our v.a. building is cramped for space, as it is, i think it would be very beneficial if a lot of the employees were able to stay at home and continue to work like we have been. i think it should be according to our activity and not just because of our location. i think you're doing a great job and i'm very happy with everything, but that would be a subject i'd like you to address. >> c-span's voices. delivering democracy unfiltered. be part of the conversation. >> c-span's "washington journal." our live forum involving you to discuss the latest issues of government, politics, and public policy. from washington to across the country. coming up wednesday morning, we're getting your reaction to president donald trump's address to congress. join the conversation all morning with your live phone calls, text messages and social media comments. c-span's "washin

his wife meredith went to the university of texas. divided households. he went on to serve as an officer in the marine core. he spent five years in active duty, diploid and afghanistan where he was embedded with the afghan national r&d -- army in one of the most dangerous regions in the world. to this day he remains in the marine corps reserve. he left active duty and went to the university of texas at austin where he served as president of the society and editor-in-chief for the texas tribune along politics. after that he went into private practice and then clerked on the texas supreme court. and then he returned with public service going to the texas attorney general's office where he was for legal strategy. in that role, he was the driving force in many of the most consequential legal battles for my home state. for the last two years he has been my chief of staff and he has demonstrated to number one fight for my legislative agenda. protecting people from online water. bringing justice to victims of crime. he has worked well with both republicans and

fox news mark meredith is in dc with the latest. mark. reporter: liz, good evening to you.st to respond to the president and the report is nearly a dozen democratic lawmakers going to skip the address and chris murphy among those not going to show up and others want to use the high profile moment to highlight what's real pro problproblems and politico writing that some on the left argue it's best not to respond and not going to respond what's even worse. >> the problem is the deputies are playing dead for too many years and i don't think you play dead and stand up for the working class of the country and make the point. generating buzz for 2028 and former vice presidential nominee governor tim waltz of minnesota and interested in running for the white house again and no decisions yet and don't know if his running mate kamala harris making a bid for the wait house and not at academy awards and maybe rumblings she'd be there and posted a photo from the account showing her eating doritos. liz: eating doritos, no leadership. thank you so much. please listen to this. >> i got e-

mark meredith is live from dc on more of what happened. mark, great to have you back on. fda has a huge role in american lives and prescription, food safety and cosmetics and he's vowing to shake up the agency and putting forward a nominee promising to do just that. dr. marty mccarry is a familiar face and former fox contributor and pancreatic surgeon and researchers at johns hop kins and long time critic of fda insisting the medical community makes numerous mistakes and today vowed to use data and science and not politics to guide any future decision making. >> you have my commitment to follow the independent scientific review process at fda, which is a tried and true process and it's been around and so that is my commitment to you, senator. reporter: makary would lead a department targeted by elon musk and layoffs occurring and today makary defended musk's effort to reshape government agencies including the one he hopes to lead. >> we need to be open to input on how to make government more efficient. >> what's next for you, waiting for the committee to find out? >> back

. >> my name is marilyn -- meredith durand from arizona where i work for the v.a.. i would like for the president to address the back to work for all employees. some of us employees work very well at home. when our v-8 building is cramped for space as it is, i think it would be very beneficial if a lot of the employees were able to stay at home and continue to work like we have been. i think it should be according to our activity and not just our location. i think you are doing a great job and i am very happy with everything. but that would be a subject i would like you to address. >> c-span's voices, demonstrating democracy unfiltered. the part of the conversation. >> during her stay to the state address michigan governor gretchen whitmer said she hopes to find common ground with president trump, that she is not looking for fights, but won't back down from them either. her remarks to a joint session of the state legislature in lansing or 15 minutes. during her state of the state address, michigan governor gretchen whitmer said she hopes to find common ground with p

first mark meredith is live out of washington for us. democrats trying to combat the trump administration? >> democrats do appear to be split about how to best respond including tomorrow night's address when he talks to congress. nearly a dozen plan to skip the joint address. chris murphy among those expected not to show up, but others want to use the high-profile moment to highlight what they say are real problems. political writing "some are bringing guests to highlight the radical overhaul including union leaders, laid-off government workers, and others affected by the federal funding freeze." while some argue it is best not to respond to every controversy, others argue not responding is even worse. >> the problem is the democrats have been playing dead for too many years. i don't think you play dead. i think you stand up and make the point. >> tomorrow night, elissa slotkin will deliver the democratic for a bottle. calling her a rising star after she won her state in the seat that the president carried last november. generated buzz a

mark meredith joins me now.me democrats simply won't show up or attend. >> stu, that is what they're talking about because you know the president's speech is going to be on tv, it'll be on social media but in the house chamber, you're right. there may be empty se seats and high profile democrats think it's best to skip the event all together. axios said a dozen house or senate democrats are not attending or undecided. >> each democrat needs to make up their own mind and that state of the union speech will be a farce and a maga pep rally, not a serious talk to the nation. reporter: one democrat that will be there, former house speaker nancy pelosi. the 84-year-old said democrats should attend to show opposition to any potential changes to social security, medicaid and medicare. you may remember those pelosi generated a lot of attention for tearing up trump's state of the union address back in 2020. trump call it had disrespectful and tomorrow night's michigan's newest senator democrat alyssa slotkin going to deli

mark meredith, wasn't he a sharp critic of the covid lockdowns?the many topics that will be coming up during the confirmation hearing. we expect here the nominee talk about healthy trump nominee will overhaul the health agencies including the food and drug administration. these lawmakers likely to press about what an overhaul will look like in the months and years ahead. the nominee on fox, doctor marty makary has been a medical contributor, a researcher at johns hopkins university. he faced tough questions about past comments about herd immunity when it came to the pandemic but also vowed to take the fda in a new direction. >> we should be and will be addressing food as it impacts our health. thanks to the courage of donald trump and secretary kennedy, we have a generational opportunity to usher in radical transparency to facilitate more yours, meaningful treatments and diagnostics to help people take care of their own health. >> if confirmed, he would have vast power with government regular oversight, medical devices, tobacco, the food supply an

meredith mcgraw, "wall street journal" white house reporter and following the potential deal with zelenskyyas i sat down before the vice president spoke i thought they might be an announcement today. when i heard vance talking there it seemed to me he is not seeing the deal is that far away. we want success for the ukrainian people. what do you think about tone today? >> it makes clear the white house wants to get the deal done and what i have oh he heard also privately from white house officials. the ball is in ukraine's court in the administrations eyes. they've said that publicly. the white house believes it is a great deal for ukraine and zelenskyy needs to drop the security guarantees. a big argument from the white house that we've heard is this mineral deal in and of itself is a form a security guarantee. they believe ukraine is already getting that. it does seem like potentially we can have a deal. i don't know what the timing looks like. >> dana: they may be on more of the same page than the blowup in the oval office allowed at the end of that long meeting. president trump on the mi

mark meredith in washington with more. >> president trump's speech will reach a lot of people on tv and social media. house chamber there may be empty seats. high profile democrats are thinking it may be good to skip the event. nearly a dozen house and senate democrats are not attending the speech or undecided. connecticut senator chris murphy leaning towards not going. >> democrat needs to make up their own mind. i think that speech will be a farce, a maga pep rally, not a serious talk to the nation. >> one democrat who will be there former house speaker nancy pelosi. 84-year-old says democrats should attend so they can show united opposition to any potential changes to social security, medicaid or medicare. you may remember pelosi generated a lot of attention for tearing up trump's state of the union speech in 2020. trump at the time called it disrespectful. tomorrow night michigan's newest senator slotkin will give the rebuttal. democrats call her a rising star. new action also at democratic party headquarters party filing its first lawsuit against trump of his second term. dnc suing

correspondent mark meredith shows us tonight. >> put your hands off her. >> it's the latest sign of aing washington. today dc police clearing out dozens of homeless encampments as president trump vowed to reshape the city inside and out. >> you saw a reduction in federal employment of about 10,000 workers. >> tonight the white house is celebrating the latest jobs report showing the federal workforce is shrinking. republican leaders cheering on the cuts. >> the government is too big, it does too many things and does almost nothing well. >> but the "new york times" reports inside trump's cabinet there is growing tension with elon musk and his doge team. secretary of state marco rubio reportedly among those most furious over musk's firing spree. the "times" says the two men yelled at each other in front of the president. today, trump denied any tension. >> no clash. i was there elon gets along great with marco. >> still doge continues to kill government contracts. the grope posting it found a va contractor being paid $56,000 to water 8 plants. doge says it will, quote, water the plants f

seeing mayor adams of new york city there, mark meredith live on the hill with more ahead of this.hmark. >> reporter: center, and running to you. moment ago lawmakers kicked off what's expected to be a pretty fiery hearing today pick we've got capitol police on standby in case they need to get protesters out. but we have the mayors of form angel american cities testifying about why they decided not to cooperate with some federal law enforcement efforts when it comes to immigration. among those testifying before house lawmakers today, the mayors of denver, chicago, new york, as well as boston. those mayors are running cities, sanctuary cities, which protects some illegal immigrants from potential deportation pick president trump and republican lawmakers have long criticized sanctuary policies, arguing they make american cities unsafe. last night he hit the point again in his speech. >> president trump: and as we reclaim our sovereignty, we must also bring back law and order to our cities and towns. [cheering and applause] >> president trump: in recent years, our justice system has b

. >> my name is meredith, i'm from prescott airs, i work for the v.a. there.i would like the president to address the back to work for all employees. some of us employees work very well at home and v.a. building is cramped for space as it is, i think it would be very beneficial if a lot of the employees were able to stay at home and continue to work like we have been. i think it should be according to our work activity and not because of our location. i think you are doing a great job and i am very happy with everything but i would like you to address that. >> c-span voices delivering democracy unfiltered. be part of the conversation. >> looking to contact your members of congress, well, c-span is making it easy for you, with our 2025 congressional directory. this compact spiral-bound guide is guide information for ifer single member. the president's cabinet, federal agencies and state governors. the congressional directory costs 32.95 and every puerto rico supports c-span's nonprofit operations. scan the code on the right or go to c-span to preorder your copy

we talked to host meredith vieira this morning about the show and new fan experience. >> i think it'su know, these fans are not only fans of the show, but they're they're really thrilled to be on television. they get a chance to show their face and talk about their family. and you can get jaded in this business if you've been on tv a long tim, and i forget sometimes it's special. and for these folks, it's just, again, like i said, a great way to just give them a little thank you from us to them. >> the contestants win 10,000. >> well, fans of the game show can enter the superfan contest by submitting their information online for a chance to be paired with a contestant and win the $1,000 prize. >> new research shows you can boost your mood by disconnecting your phone from the internet. the study notes. you don't have to stop using your phone altogether. more than 450 people took part in a study. they could still access the internet using a computer, but their phones would only allow calls and texts for two weeks. >> constantly looking at whether we're getting new messages or not, our t

i spoke with host meredith vieira this morning about the show and the new fan experience. >> i thinkat. and they're you know, these fans are not only fans of the show, but they're they're really thrilled to be on television. they get a chance to show their face and talk about their family. and you can get jaded in this business if you've been on tv a long time and i forget sometimes it's special. and for these folks, it's just, again, like i said, a great way to just give them a little thank you from us to them. >> the contestants are. >> fans of the game show can now enter the superfan contest by submitting their information online for a chance to be paired with a contestant and win the $1,000 prize. >> happening today. some early bird tickets are about to go on sale for san francisco's outside lands festival. organizers say a limited number of presale tickets will be available today, starting in just minutes here at 10:00. the three day general admission ticket starts at $485. organizers also offering wedding packages for those who want to tie the knot there. the music festival in

. >> dana: former house speaker kevin mccarthy is on deck, but first to mark meredith to set us up inood morning, mark. >> reporter: good morning to you. today's jobs report shows employment in the federal government is on the decline, with at least 10,000 government workers filing fraud employment in february. that only goes to midmonth, so those numbers could go up by the time we see the next jobs report. either way, over the last two weeks or so republican lawmakers have been putting more pressure on the white house to tread carefully. the president telling his cabinet on thursday each agency could be more precise about where to cut, as opposed to mass layoffs or just eliminating people based on start dates. trump says he wants updates every two weeks about where things stand. he also posted it's very important that we cut levels down to where they should be, but also important to keep the best and most productive people. elon musk, who is spearheading the efforts, but a lot of time on capitol hill this weak walking republicans through what he's accomplished and what is next. getti

his wife meredith went to the university of texas. divided households. he went on to serve as an officer in the marine core. he spent five years in active duty, diploid and afghanistan where he was embedded with the afghan national r&d -- army in one of the most dangerous regions in the world. to this day he remains in the marine corps reserve. he left active duty and went to the university of texas at austin where he served as president of the society and editor-in-chief for the texas tribune along politics. after that he went into private practice and then clerked on the texas supreme court. and then he returned with public service going to the texas attorney general's office where he was for legal strategy. in that role, he was the driving force in many of the most consequential legal battles for my home state. for the last two years he has been my chief of staff and he has demonstrated to number one fight for my legislative agenda. protecting people from online water. bringing justice to victims of crime. he has worked well with both republicans and

hi, i'm meredith dodson. >> i'm a mom and a proud public school parent and executive director of s.f. parent coalition. we're a network of thousands of families from every neighborhood across the city advocating for excellent equitable schools as well as for the city infrastructure that supports those schools and those families. mta directors. thriving cities have thriving families. we don't need any more reasons to make san francisco less family friendly city than it already is at times. we don't need any more reasons to make streets less safe for kids than they already can be. so in just 24 hours we've received over 1600 signatures on our parent petition with kidsafe. parents are asking you please don't cut the school crossing guards program. eliminating this program puts children at risk and i'm sorry that it's on our next and that is june 14th that will be addressed in item 14. it was in the it's it's it's got it it's not that easy to see but it is okay. >> item 14. thank you. that girl sent this to you? yeah. okay. see no other speakers in the room we do have one accommodation re