looking live at secretary of state marco rubio and national security advisor michael waltz in saudi arabiaodd: marco rubio said a partial ceasefire plan had some promise as trump and zelenskyy continue to mend their relationship. we'll have more on this crucial discussion later this morning. keep it here on "fox and friends first." >> carley: fox news alert, tens of millions bracing for severe weather this week after a tornado tore three florida yesterday, even crashing into our station during a live weather broadcast. watch this. >> fox building, get to your safe space or under your desk. catching debris on the roof, debris on the roof right now. you can see debris flying on the camera, this is a tornado, seek shelter immediately. get your under your desks. >> todd: that is something else, that twister destroyed two homes, no injuries have been reported. senior meteorologist janice dean is here. you see earthquake shots. >> janice: we had one this week ent when the tornado happened. >> todd: i don't know if i've ever seen that. >> janice: doing live coverage, you can have a tornado in the

signed, it never appears that at some point when they're in saudi arabia, that me will happen when michael rubio, who's the secretary of state. steve went go, who's donald trump lead negotiator. and this and the national security advisor will all be in saudi arabia the ukrainians, while they're sending the foreign minister and also let them use the landscape closest adviser. so that opens up talk to the highest possible level. donald trump wants to see progress. but of course, a lot of this isn't just them the ukrainians, it's what on the, what's on the russians? what will they agree to? is it except to both of your credit as kindly get deceased by the doctor once? he certainly seems to think he can. alan especially with the license live in washington, d. c. thank you, alan nato. secretary general has reconfirmed the allowance of support for both meals, territory and integrity. my social is speaking during a visit to soluble. tensions are running hind bosnia and herzegovina. i'll stand so late a minute, i've done to it because we're going to choose to undermine the country's constitution establi

upcoming meeting and saudi arabia, between american and ukrainian officials. secretary of state is michael rubio is heading to jetta. he's expected to be joined by national security advisor, mike walls and literally on voice. steve, what cough comes off to a us, me thing with the russians, officials and real, it's in february the big news coming up is, you know, in saudi arabia, russia, it'll be, ukraine was here, we get something done. like to get something done. a lot of people died this week, right? not only radians with russians, so i think everybody wants to see it get started. we're going to make a lot of progress. i believe this week. well, i think that will assign the minerals to you, but we want them to i want them to one piece. right? so right now they haven't showed it to the center of the issue right now. they haven't, but i think they will be, and i think it's going to become evident over the next we've got s and big standing by 4000 k. but 1st let's go to alan fisher and washington dc and president trump saying he's positive. there's also been a lot of tough tool calling ukraine re

marco rubio, michael waltz and steve witkoff will be there.e will see those things going on to bring peace to that area and iran. >> ainsley: president says he thinks the minerals deal will happen when they go to saudi arabia. he said if you are hamas supporter and you are leader of the protests at columbia university, you're out. you be are being deported. >> lawrence: they are not an american citizen, they have a visa, that is a privilege, not a right. >> ainsley: you are out if you support a terrorist organization. >> brian: you can't say he's ducking any issue. >> lawrence: and speaking to us about it. fox news alert. family of slain newark police detective in mourning after he was shot and killed over the weekend. police have charged a 14-year-old with his murder. >> ainsley: 14 year old. todd piro has details. >> todd: this tragedy leading the family shocked and heartbroken, his father telling new"new york post," it is a pai that is indescribable, i have no words. mo multiple family members was at his bedside when he died. he was shot on

this tweet from secretary of state michael rubio announcing more changes at the usaid program.fter six weeks of review, he wrote, we are officially canceling 83% of the programs at the u.s. agency for international development. he said the 5200 contracts are now canceled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, and in some cases even harmed, the core national interests of the united states. he said, in consultation with congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping to now be administered more effectively under the state department. particularly there, marco rubio thinking d.o.g.e. -- thanking d.o.g.e. and our hard-working staff who worked very long to achieve this overdue and historic reform. that tweet coming amid other headlines, including this one from the new york times. the weather agency, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, is preparing for more staff cuts. new dismissals coming to the tune of approximately 1000 workers at noaa, as it is known here in washington, d.c. one more headline, this about the health age

marco rubio, michael walz and steve witkoff part of the deeing gas snegotiation.ntelligence pause with ukraine is almost over. >> what does ukraine have to do. >> we just about have. we really just about have. and we want to do anything we can to get ukraine to be serious about getting something done. you know, i say they don't have the cards. nobody really has the cards. russia doesn't have the cards. they don't have it. what you have to do, you have to make a deal and you have to stop the killing. it's a senseless war. and we're going to get it stopped. maria: the president spoke with me about ukraine and responded to comments made by the president of poland, president duda, who was on the program last week. duda told me he does not think ukraine can survive without u.s. support. are you comfortable with that, the fact that you walked away and you ukraine may not survive? >> well, i mean, we have weaknesses with russia. you know, it takes two. look, it was not going to happen, that war, and it happened so now we're stuck with this mess. maria: the president also

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rubio. >> and michael waltz, during their political careers. really established. >> outstanding reputations. >> in my view of standing. >> for a. >> strong american. >> posture in the world. >> strong national. >> defense. >> looking out for american national interests. and i. was delighted that they joined. the trump administration's second term. and i'm. >> just saddened. >> for them. that they're put in a. >> position where they're. >> where they're what i think. >> their basic. >> principles are, are. >> just being challenged on. >> on a. >> daily basis. i think we have to remember. >> that this this is. >> not the second month of. trump's tenure. >> as president. >> it's the. >> 50th month. >> so we've got a record to. >> look back on. >> and i. >> think at some point in. >> politics. >> maybe it's an old fashioned view. >> i think principle. >> has to. >> overcome ambition. >> or job security. >> i thought yesterday's display in the oval office. >> raised that point. >> i'm not. >> critical of them personally. >> as i say. >> i had to go

last week, secretary of state marco rubio, national security adviser michael waltz, and special envoy steve witkoff conducted successful talks in saudi arabia with the delegation from russia. i'd like to thank the kingdom of saudi arabia and the king, mohammed, great people. really working hard to get this done. our focus is on achieving a ceasefire as soon as possible and ultimately a permanent peace. my meeting with president macron today was another important step forward in that sphere because he's been very much involved right from the beginning of trying to get it over with. we're going to get it done. i believe that emanuel agrees with me on many of the most important issues, chief among them is,s the right time, maybe the only time, you know. that's a very interesting and horrible situation that could evolve into a third world war. we're not going to let that happen. should have never started but it did. and what a mess. what a horrible, bloody mess. i'm also pleased that president macron agrees that the cost and burden of securing the peace must be borne by the nations of eur

negotiations by limiting its support to key of, according to media reports. marco rubio, c with call fans, and michael walls will travel to saudi arabia and she's a to meet with the ukranian delegation. but sure will include andre, your mark of who's the top official after the lensky in ukraine. this will be the 1st meeting between the 2 sides. it seems to meeting in the oval office. according to reports, the white house was a ceasefire. as soon as possible in order to expedite it's rare minerals and natural resources deal with ukraine now. so take a listen to this. we have now we're now in discussions to coordinate a meeting with the ukrainians in re i'd or even potentially jetta. so other cities moving around a little bit, but it will be saudi arabia. and i think the idea is to get down a framework for a peace agreement and an initial cease 5 ceasefire as well. it is common consensus that in order for the conflict, the n t f is going to have to talk to moscow. but here's the thing. remind we need to point out that mr. zalinski has explicitly for bitten negotiations with the law the mirror put in the

yet targeting moscow over 300 drones, it happened before secretary of state marco rubio national security advisories michaela, president trump middle east envoy reportedly said it was, in moscow this week do you know if if president trump is happy with meetings so far? >> well, i think what the president sees in ukraine this wore is unlikely to end on battlefield wars really only weekend either are on battle feed or through negotiations, because joe biden pussy footed around i think reached the point this war is not won on battlefield that means has to be settled through negotiations, one kind of incremental step stop long-range strikes what ukraine did last night pales to what russia does almost every single night targeting neighborhoods critical infrastructure, another can be a pays on strikes in the black sea as well, these are things could test, vladimir putin's willingness to move towards a ceasefire i know that is what president trump wants to do i think negotiating team in saudi arabia is testing today. and we know that president zelenskyy wants to move in that direction as well simply want to inspir

michael waltz, steve witkoff and marco rubio are expected to attend. this comes after that spat between president trump and ukrainian president zelenskyy about two weeks ago. this time senior state department officials they believe ukraine is serious about reaching a deal. >> president trump: let's see what happens with the russia-ukraine thing. i think you will have yeeventuay good results coming out of saudi arabia this week. >> madeleine: another big topics, tariffs, stocks fell last week over fear of a tariff war. the president says it will bring jobs back to the united states. >> president trump: tariffs will be greatest thing as a country, it will make our country rich again. we have many companies, auto companies opening up plants now, many more are coming. we'll basically take back money that we've given away over many decades. we've lost our jobs and factories. >> madeleine: today president meets with top tech ceos from companies facing tariff pressure. the ceo of ibm is expected to be there, and hp will tend. they are rethinking strategy as a

really dispatch many of the people and top administration officials like secretaries rubio, national security advisor michael waltz, all of them really spanning the airwaves as well to defend him. key question today, of course, is does that rhetoric shift and how do they move forward on this? >> john alayna treene watching it all at the white house. keep us posted, elena. thank you very much, kate. >> watching it from the white house. but what are lawmakers now preparing for with that big speech tomorrow night? cnn's lauren fox is live in washington. she's got much more on this from that angle. lauren, what are you hearing? >> yeah, i mean, there's. >> obviously a lot of. >> concern from. >> some. >> republicans about what. transpired in the oval. >> office on friday. >> you can expect that. >> some people are going to want more clarity. one of those republicans was senator lisa murkowski, who had this blistering tweet over the weekend. she said this week started with administration officials refusing to acknowledge that russia started the war in ukraine. it ends with a tense, shocking conversation in the ov

secretary of state marco rubio, national security adviser michael wallace and u.s.o attend. meanwhile, in ukraine, hundreds of russian missiles and drones aimed at the power grid there injured at least ten people, including a child. joining us now are washington post opinion columnist david ignatius and michael allen, former special assistant to president george w bush and now the managing director of beacon global. david, i want to start with you. you write president donald trump's sledgehammer approach to diplomacy has brought ukraine close to the bargaining table. now it's time for trump to begin taking some swings at russia, or lose any credibility as a peacemaker. now, just earlier this morning, president trump said he's weighing more sanctions and tariffs unless russia comes to the negotiating table to end the war, saying, quote, to russia and ukraine, get to the table now before it's too late. so, you know, if i were sitting in the white house right now, i would make the argument to you that you may not like it, but president trump's tactic here might be succ

president was then booted out of the white house by the national security advisor, michael waltz, and secretary of state marco rubio. ukraine's ambassador to the us held her head in shame. lunch was canceled. a joint press conference also canceled. the signing of the minerals deal is off the table for now. the state department has even already terminated funding for ukraine's energy grid restoration, and president trump instructed zelensky to come back when he's ready for peace. and by the way, if there is a next time, you might want to put on that suit. it is the white house. take a look. >> why don't. >> you wear. >> a suit? >> why don't you wear. >> a suit? >> you're the highest level. >> in this country's office, and you refuse to wear a suit. just want to see. >> if you do. >> own a suit. >> you have problems. >> i a lot of americans have problems with. >> you not respecting. >> i don't have office. i will wear a costume after this war will finish. okay. yes. maybe one. maybe something. maybe something like yours. yes. maybe some. something better. i don't know. we will see. maybe something cheaper than. yeah.

marco rubio saying scott bessent stands right here. michael walz.hey all like each other and they all support the president's agenda. >> brian: about that agenda, the president's joint address not state of the union, to congress, airs at 9:00 eastern time. the real story is going to be on "fox & friends" in the morning. >> steve: post game show. >> brian: i'm not pictured there but i will be there tuesday and wednesday. and chris, we're going to look into that. >> lawrence: brian, when i said that you were the face of the show. i didn't mean we had to plaster your face everywhere. >> brian: i understood. >> steve: what does it mean the face of the show. >> brian: i'm not really sure. >> brian: name for all of you, fox nation special you are america's dad. ainsley is so america's sweetheart and brian is the face of the show. >> steve: thank you. what does that leave you with. >> lawrence: i'm america's little brother. >> steve: you are not little. >> you are a tall drink of water. >> brian: another treason get fox nation. full script of that promo? l

>> rubio no, i agree with you, michael. i think trump views elon as. >> the man. >> yeah. >> elon as the man to do his dirty work. you know, in a weird way, you can't blame trump for feeling like he's a king. we talk about a king. what is that? somebody who believes they're above the law and they're not accountable. well you can't blame trump. look at all he's gotten away with and no one's ever held him accountable. and here he sits in the white house. he's got no legislative branch to worry about. the republican party is his right. who's going to stop him? the courts, the people. he feels untouchable right now. >> and that's the part i find the most frustrating. eugene. i mean, you're you're on the hill, you're around about dc. you're seeing these players in the quiet spaces, right? we'll talk about those quiet spaces. right. and they're they're they're leveling up what they really think and what they really feel. and what kills me about that is everyone to a person is would say, oh, this is awful. we can't let this happen

rubio and vice president j. d pounds. and then it also been repeated again by the national security advisor. michael was so on on all of these, you know, the united states is delivering the same message. and the last cases was adamant in that he was refusing to even entertain the prospect of negotiations with the russians. he wanted to change the terms of the deal. the deal he wanted was okay, he had signed, but he's going to have to have a guaranteed security commitment from the united states. well, united states is unable into off with that. well, we started trying to bring it into the war. this is going to bring it into the war . green ukraine cannot sustain military operations. by the, by itself, they don't have us, you know, anti aircraft missiles like the to patriot batteries. now they don't have high mars nor artillery shells tags. barbara personnel, character carriers, like the bradley fighting vehicle. they're going to be without all of that. and they're like, they're not going to have the means to sustain the war. on trump has also taken a fresh job, but america's european allies of the uk

michael allen. big question this morning is where do things go from here? indication came from secretary of state marco rubioho did not close the door, says he's hoping for a reset. listen here. >> i hope this can be reset, i hope he realizes we're trying to help his country before it suffers thousands more casualties and argument we'll keep going forever is absurd. >> carley: best we have is hope from the secretary of state and zelenskyy posted on x ukrainians are ready to sign this mineral agreement. he says they need more and need security guarantee to move forward. what happens in days and weeks to come? >> i think zelenskyy has to understand better where trump is in this. he wants to be in the middle of two parties, he wants to broker peace. i don't think he will get trump to say he's on ukraine's side. we can wish that he were, but trump wants to get a deal and be the honest broker between the two parties. i think what zelenskyy has to do is explain he is open to peace. it is okay if he adds caveats, it needs to be durable peace and won't allow russia a window to rearm and reconstitute armed forces. i

michael bociurkiw with us now. so, jill, we should note, and you don't have to read too far between the lines here, but going into the talks, rubio is saying the u.s. wants to hear what concessions ukraine may be willing to make. not exactly setting ukraine up in a power position going into this. >> well that's true. there's no question. i think so far all of the negotiating that president trump and his administration are doing with russia and ukraine is concessions on the ukrainian side. and really, at this meeting in saudi arabia, you have to say that the critical thing that they have to do, the ukrainians, is to turn around the relationship with the u.s. that's critical because those steps that the trump administration has taken are halting military aid, halting intelligence sharing. those are already having an effect, reportedly, on the battlefield. and detrimental to ukraine, especially in that part of russia called kursk, where the ukrainians took territory, have held it for months, and now they're losing territory there. they're backtracking. so this is having an effect. so timing is critical. and concessions, i think they

michael, as we have. discussed previously, one of the most abhorrent aspects. >> of what we're seeing is. >> how individuals. >> like. >> marco rubio russia's. >> invasion of ukraine. >> as you. showed earlier, there. >> are. >> statements. >> you know. in previous years. >> were quite. >> strong in terms. >> of condemnation of russia's invasion. but marco rubio has done a 180. >> now. >> basically sending the signal that. >> ukraine has. >> to make. >> these concessions. >> to putin. >> to do. >> the things that putin. >> has always. >> wanted with. >> this war. >> which was to gain territory from. >> ukraine. >> to. >> install a puppet. >> government in. >> kyiv that. >> would be. >> malleable to. >> the kremlin. >> and so. >> this president zelensky. >> is a man. >> of tremendous principle and integrity. >> he wants peace. >> more. >> than anyone else. >> russia has tried to. >> kill. >> him several times. with assassination attempts. >> over the. >> years. >> he has. >> seen a large. >> part of his country. >> destroyed. >> so. >> many of his fellow. >> citizens, killed. >> and injured. he wants to have peace, but. >> he doesn'

. >> michael, as we have discussed previously, one of the most abhorrent aspects of. >> what we're seeing. >> is how individuals like marco rubiomike waltz and others have really abandoned their principles and sacrificed their integrity on the altar to trump over. >> russia's invasion. >> of ukraine. as you showed earlier. there are statements, you know, in previous years were. >> quite strong. >> in terms of condemnation of russia's invasion. but marco rubio has done a. >> 180 now. >> basically sending the signal that. >> ukraine has to make. >> these. >> concessions to putin. >> to. >> do the things that. >> putin has. >> always wanted with this. >> war. >> which was. >> to. >> gain territory. >> from ukraine. >> to install. >> a puppet government in kyiv. >> that would be. >> malleable to. >> the kremlin. >> and so. >> this president. >> zelensky is a. >> man of. >> tremendous principle. >> and integrity. >> he wants peace more than anyone else. >> russia has tried. >> to kill him. >> several. >> times with. assassination attempts. >> over the years, he has seen a large part. >> of his country destroyed. so many of his fello

rubio did backtrack, but, like, stand on business, mr. secretary. okay. stand on business. this man is an unelected tech ceo that's trying to tell you how to run the state department. michaelor office and be the future of the party, so you can sit up here and take orders from a south african billionaire. what is really going on here? marco rubio, stand on business, sir. i will i will back you up on that. >> i back you up too, marco. you're my man. do your thing, bro. just, you know, don't let this fool punk you. you know, you stand your ground. you're the secretary of state. he is no one in this government. period. he is a made up title in a 180 day position period. and so the fact that, you know, he tries to call you out in the cabinet meeting, you were right to, to push back. and other cabinet members should do the same. y'all can't do this in silence. you have to make sure that you are the one running your department. donald trump even came out and said as much, but, you know, didn't put out this truth. so. you know, social tweet that, you know, we're all good here. no, you're not all good. no, you're not all good. and the fact that you love the fight, it's your whole g