cia ell as the former director david petreus and vice robert howard. maryland, let's hear from peter. peter.ad, you're on. caller: good morning. this issue is on to the t with regards u.s. and russia having a cooperative and relationship for the -- i think improve the uld national security situation not only here in the u.s. but for european union. and think a cooperative relationship. a good probably be person for that post. >> the washington post continues on the reporting thing. it was two officials that set a call opic of the relevant was the sanctions and that there was no -- discrepancy between statements made by trump officials and what mr. flynn had discussed. earlier ld the post this month that he first met the russian ambassador in to 13 when he was director of the dia and moscow.rip to of -- bef this is part afraid, be afraid, be afraid. scared. give this president a chance to do what he said he would do for people.rican i'm a black man. i'm an immigrant. for mr. trump because i believe that mr. trump the is giving voice to the millions and

robert howard turned down an offer to fill that position. he declined due to financial and family commitments. names are mentioned for the position including acting national security advisor keith kellogg and trump administration is causing a legal fight over a ban on travelers from 7 predominantly muslim nations. he plans to issue replacement order. details are due out next week. lawyers for administration say in court documents that rebound would focus on foreigners that never entered the united states. >> today mike pence defend secretary jim matt is and other u.s. officials will meet with top world leaders in berlin. they're in germany for mupic security conference and the meeting comes amid global concerns over trump administration to nato. and the president also stressed the need for nato members to all pay a fair share for defense. something secretary matt is repeated this week in a speech before nato. >>> top house republicans have unveiled a rough sketch of massive health overhaul. during the closed door meeting yesterday gop leader

. >> that candidate, retired vice admiral robert howard turned that role down. >> he told me it was something that he and his family couldn't go for. >> but a senior official tells nbc news one reason howard said no, he was turned off by a white house dysfunction, it's a criticism growing even among republicans. >> this administration is in disarray and they've got a lot of work to do. >> work including filling vacancies at the state department where rex tillerson doesn't have a new deputy or spokesperson and bringing members of trump's team on to the same page. take russia where the president is signaling warmer relations. defense secretary james mattis, more skeptical. >> russia is going to have to prove itself and live up to the commitments it's made. >> the wild card, the role of chief strategist steve bannon. all of it as vice presid anxious allies. with the white house still in upheaval an unpredictable president. >> the first thing tough do as a leader is lead your own team. he's got to lead that white house staff and produce effective policies and directions before he can lead the cou

one other point, scott, vice admiral robert howard has been offered the job of national security adviser to replace general flynn. he is negotiating with the white house but is expected to accept that offer. >> pelley: major garrett at the white house, thanks. with incomplete information, it's impossible to know whether contacts with russia were improper or illegal. another thing we don't know is whether mr. trump's opaque businesses are involved. jim axelrod has been trying to make the questions as clear as possible with the help of a republican who has worked for three administrations. peter wehner is now with the conservative ethics and public policy center. >> reporter: donald trump has insulted everyone from federal judges to fellow republicans to meryl streep. he's even taken a shot at the pope. >> putin's a killer. >> there are a lot of killers. we got a lot of killers. what? you think our country is so innocent? >> reporter: but he's seemed to bend over backward to avoid criticizing vladimir putin. >> obviously there is something going on here. >> reporter: peter wehner wants to

that president trump is expected to offer the job of national security adviser to vise admiral robert howard, a 60-year-old former navy seal . president trump today came to the defense of ousted national security adviser michael flynn at a news conference with israeli prime minister netanyahu. >> general flynn is a wonderful man, i think he has been treated very unfairly by the media. as i call it, the feak medi fake media in many cases. i think it is really a sad thing he was tweeted so badly, the way he was tweeted, and -- treated and documents and paper that were ill well, threillegally leaked. lou: fast-food chain kree crow andrew pu puzder withdrew his name for consideration for labor secretary today. >> and a vote on prowsm's choice to republic national convention white house -- white house budget office will take place tomorrow. if democrats were to remain unified against mulvaney and two republicans defect, vice president pence would have to cast the tie breaking vote for him to win confirmation, joining me to discuss the illegal leaks and the left's out right war on a sitting presid

and also now report that is the replacement as national security adviser michael flynn will be robert howard, former navy seal. heather, abby. heather: we will talk about the new possible partnership to take the post a little later. thank you. >> you got pit. heather: democrats are hyperventilating over rumors. why weren't they worried when it was hillary clinton's highly classified leaked emails? >> someone who either was embedded within the fbi or another component of the intelligence community that willfully leaked this to the new york times and the washington post and now we have a nation of leftist that are hyperventilating over what they actually are now rumors because we don't have the transcript of those telephone calls, we don't have a single phrase, we know with confidence is accurately quote that had was transmitted. we have the long stories coming out and now the democrats created an entire narrative about this and they are trying to get the whole nation wrapped up in this but they were never worried about hillary clinton's real-time leakage of highly classified information and w

the president's first choice for first choice, price admiral robert howard turned down the offer. white house chief of staff reince priebus same trump is not an esteem his chiefs try to just play it manual and national security. >> the president has said very clearly that the nsa direct your last total and complete say over the makeup of the nsc and all those components of the nsc. no demand for nsa direct or at all. lauren: top democrat on house intelligence committee is called michael flynn to testify before congress. >> effect to ask whether the conversation he had with the russian ambassador was one conversation where there were others. who instructed them to have this conversation, whether he be briefed people after those conversations. lauren: the white house shooting down reports that trumps presidential campaign colluded with russia. >> the top levels of the intelligence community have assured me that that story is not only an accurate, but grossly overstated and it was wrong. there's nothing to it. lauren: president trump repeatedly said he has some knowledge of campaign

robert howard turned down the offer to fill the position and declining due to financial and family issues. he would have replaced retired general michael mrin that resigned earlier this week. >> this morning police in one maryland community are asking residents to be on alert after a string of robberies last month. >> and annie yu live with hyattsville and who police are looking for. >> steve and allison. hyattsville city police are putting out an important warnings to residents and those that work city of hyattsville. they say a man over the last three months is targeting people on streets between specifically hours of four and six a.m. and mostly on fridays. they say that there is a string of robberies that began in december. and since then there have been a total of eight reported incidents to date. so let's get to the map that shows you where and when these are happening. police say there's a clear pattern and they do believe the cases are all connected to the same man he's hitting people up between areas of queens and chapel road and hamilton street and edgar road and they're monitor

he's looking at -- as is number one candidate, vice admiral robert howard.e was a former deputy commander down there in tampa. it was really interested harward served under maddox. the two of them would likely have a very close relationship still, and they would be a very strong connection between the pentagon and the white house. here's where harward is potentially a better fit than david patraeus who was also one of the three top candidates for the position, of course you know, you saw david patraeus president-elect trump many times at trump tower. here's the reason why. patraeus is viewed with a degree of skepticism. you could probably put james mattis in that group. so if if you broaden patraeus,u definitely have some wobblies going on there. this president has kind of adopted abraham lincoln's team of rivals to some degree, but i'm not sure he wants that much of a rivalry between the pentagon and the nsc. if you put harward in there, it probably wouldn't say good with mattis. he's a former member of seal team three. he knows the national security counci

according to white house official, robert howard working for lockheed martin declined the offer for family and financial reasons. the court of appeals over president trump's travel ban, from seven muslim majority countries, the court has been weighing to keep the travel ban on hold, however the court suspended its proceedings after president trump announced he is planning to issue a new travel directive next week. now, back to "hannity" for all of your headlines, log onto fox news.com. >> we've begun preparing to repeal and replace obamacare. obamacare is a disaster for us, it's a disaster. you can say oh, obamacare, they fill up our rallies with people -- we wonder how they get there but they are not the republican people that are representatives or represent. so we have begun repairing to repeal and replace obamacare. >> sean: announcing the preparation to repeal and replace obamacare, i went to the nation's capital where i am now, to talk to the speaker of the house, paul ryan about the president's plan to repeal and replace obamacare and much more. take a look. >> welcome to the capita

robert howard has declined president trump's job offer.mer navy seal says he'd like to enjoy some personal time after years in the military. michael flynn resigned overt reports of his contacts with the russian ambassador. during a press conference yesterday, the president said he's not aware that anyone else on his staff had contact with russia. mr. trump also announced that he is nominating alexander acosta to beat labor secretary. hispanic groups are applauding the choice. that press conference will air in its entirety about 20 minutes from now. >> a larger panel of judges considering a ruling to keep mr. trump's travel ban on. he's planning to issue a new band next week. there's no count of how many people participated, but many cities took part in "a day without immigrants." many businesses were impac officials in northern california are keeping an eye on the oroville dam spillway, which was damaged by heavy rain. it triggering the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people sunday, new storms are coming. inspectors say right now it appears t

retired admiral robert howard turned down the position last week.luding the george w. bush administration's handling of the iraq war. of course, his book "dereliction of duty" about the vietnam war. >> general michael flynn, forced to resign last week, after misleading white house office, including vice president mike pence, about his conversations with u.s. russian ambassador. he said he supported the firing of flynn. >> i was disappointed to learn that the facts that had been conveyed to me by general flynn were inaccurate. >> the vice president went to europe to reassure u.s. allies that the trump administration will support nato and resist russian aggression. >>> the united kingdom is gripped by a fierce debate over whether president trump deserves recognition of a formal state visit. thousands took to the streets to protest a formal visitation. many argue that having the president greet bid the queen would be an embarrassment to the crown. prompting heated words. good morning, charlie. >> reporter: heated words as to whether president trump has

vice admiral robert howard, former navy seal. 40 year navy career. martin when he went into the private sector. lt. general keith kellogg, you mentioned. he is filling in. he advised trump through the advising for the cabinet. was considered for the post ahead of general flynn. general david petraeus. outlyer. retired four-star general but bottom bounced over his affair with his biographer and mistress but favorite of donald trump because he likes his demeanor and his ability. stuart: i would have to say this has created a political firestorm, may be a little strong. there is a political storm in washington over the resignation of general flynn. katie pavlich, do you read this as blow to the administration to ability to push through repeal of obamacare, tax cuts and less red tape? >> well i think that the administration can walk and chew gum at the same time and deal with the domestic issues on tax policy and repeal of obamacare while also having this problem. that being said, this is really messy and quite frankly a disaster for the administration.

john: donald trump got a permit to carry a gun, so did howard stern and robert de niro.rmit. john: connections, cronyism, bribes. bad rules hurt us? in so many ways. so i suggest one new rule, i call it the stossel rule. from now on every time a politician adds a rule, he must get rid of five old once. that would be a start. and that's our show. thanks for watching. good night from new york. [♪] kennedy: donald trump putting your money where his mouth is when it comes to foreign policy. iran officially on notice. what does that mean? ambassador john bolton is here to explain. riots at berkeley after a controversial right-wing speaker showed up for a speech on campus. what happened to free speech in do you remember the 80s? i don't either. but legendary new order basist peter hook is here to fill us in. grab your amp, time to plug in. it's february 2. remember the movie groundhog day? >> i wake up every

john: donald trump got a permit to carry a gun, so did howard stern and robert de niro.a senator, they will get you in front of a judge and within two to three days you will have a permit. john: connections, cronyism, bribes. bad rules hurt us? in so many ways. so i suggest one new rule, i call it the stossel rule. from now on every time a politician adds a rule, he must get rid of five old once. that would be a start. and that's our show. thanks for watching. charles: hopefully it will be fixed, here is lou. >> president pledges administration next week will unveil new security measures to keep america safe. mr. trump insists that safety of all americans is his top priority. >> we'll do something very rapidly, having to do with additional security for our country, you will see that sometime next week. lou: we take up the left's effort to block trump administration at every turn no matter the risk to our national security. fred barnes joins ni me. >> also, black lives matter democrat or physically

john: donald trump got a permit to carry a gun, so did howard stern and robert de niro. maybe you've done work for someone who knows a senator, they will get you in front of a judge and within two to three days you will have a permit. john: connections, cronyism, bribes. bad rules hurt us? in so many ways. so i suggest one new rule, i call it the stossel rule. from now on every time a politician adds a rule, he must get rid of five old once. that would be a start. and that's our show. thanks for watching. join us monday. have a good weekend. good night from new york. colonel sanders failed until he was 65 years old. john. john: charlie brown ever learn from his failures. but we can learn from failure. try and try again.

john: donald trump got a permit to carry a gun, so did howard stern and robert de niro.be you've done work for someone who knows a senator, they will get you in front of a judge and within two to three days you will have a permit. john: connections, cronyism, bribes. bad rules hurt us? in so many ways. so i suggest one new rule, i call it the stossel rule. from now on every time a politician adds a rule, he must get rid of five old once. that would be a start. and that's our show. thanks for watching. you can log on for after the show show. pete: stick around. >> fox on top of obstruction over the top. antitrump protesters briefly blocking secretary betsy devos from visiting a public middle school on friday after democrats unsuccessfully tried blocking her nomination for days. now they're blocking other nominees. forcing the senate to hold late nights and all nighters is all of this wasting time and money that could be spent helping middle class americans? hi, everybody i'm dagen mcdo you in for brenda. this is bulls and bears.

. >> so the is senior administration official tells our john roberts if howard is the pick, he could steve: thank you. straight ahead could students cleaning up after class help one district cut costs? the controversial plan using kid power coming up. brian: and forget immigration. national security has the hands full with a case about this frog. yep and this morning a major update. ♪ don't let the food you eat during the day haunt you at night. nexium 24hr... shuts down your stomach's active acid pumps... to stop the burn of frequent heartburn... all day and night. have we seen them before? banish the burn with nexium 24hr. why is there neverite, enough of it? a john deere 1 family tractor with quik-park lets you attach and go. imatch quick-hitch gives you more time for what you love. so it takes less work to do more work. autoconnect drive-over mower deck? done. they're not making any more land. but there's plenty of time if you know where to look. now you can own a 1e sub-compact tractor for just $99 a month. learn more at your john deere dealer. looking for clear answers for your

robert har ward. a navy seal commander under general james mattis. howard went to the a to the high school, the man who inspires others to keep going when they would otherwise perhaps not measure up. a senior administration official alls tells fox news the president has talked with him twice in the past few days. once last week and again yesterday. also on that list, retired general former cia director general david petraeus we're told and lieutenant general keith kellogg, who is now the acting national security adviser. the white house today insisted that general flynn did not violate any laws concerning his conversations with the russian ambassador. but it was instead an erosion of trust as the white house put it that prompted his resignation. according to the two administration officials, vice president pence did not find out he had been misled until february 9th. and president trump released a statement pointing to his underlying concerns about the resignation tweeting this: "the real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of washi

say the leading candidate is retired advise admiral robert haw ward, a navy seal who served as deputy commander of sitcom under james mat us. howard went to the iran school in iran. during seal training he was voted on honor man. the candidate that in expires others to keep going when they would otherwise give up. others david pennsylvania try and lieutenant keith kill log, the nfc chief of staff. a short time ago, a senior administration official told fox news that the president has already spoken twice with advise admiral hear ward last once wednesday and yesterday. that was long before flynn was fired. we just wanted to make sure we had our ducks in a row. at the white house, john roberts, fox news. > good news for tourists looking to get a glimpses of the white house in a few weeks of the it will reopen for tours. they were temporarily suspended. the tours will resume march 7. they are free of charge and issued on a first come first serve basi tickets must be requested through a member of congress. all right. let's talk a little bit about the forecast, valentine's day coming to a closing tomorrow. it's going to be a new day. n

howard wins, 70-67. and baseball is almost here, pitchers and catchers report tomorrow. that will be in west palm beach, florida, for the nationals, new location, but the same sun. it was michigan. robertid i say michigan state? fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house th 150 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 40 songs, and jan can upload 180 photos. get 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month for the first year. cable can't offer speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. alison: final look at the weather? steve: better day tomorrow, not as windy. valentine's day, 50 degrees the hive. looking good wednesday, but a cold front late in the day will make a cooler thursday. upper 40's friday, but the warming trend not just for the we lower 60's sunday. upper 50's, lower 60's the rest of next week. alison: you guys still have time for valentines you know. jonathan: jimmy kimmel is next. you feel every mountain we've ever conquered. in ou