space force.f today. s it an interesting question. i'm happy to check with our space force point of contact. not sure who that is. i'll find out. >> and hours after, mike rogers called her to to mapologize. in response to the criticism psaki didn't apologize but the tone definitely did change. instead she tweeted support for space force wednesday inviting space force fguardians to come y anytime. a sapsaki says that space forces tasked with taking on serious national security threats frommefrom ed adversaries like china and russia. here to discuss, william shelton. he served from 2011 to 2014 as commander of the air force space command, the organization that became space force. general, thank you so much. why is this not a laughing matter? >> well, i think that there are a couple things that resulted in the creation of this space force. one was we are critically depend end on space for both mail taker oper military operations and the american way of life. most of us don't even know when we're usin

space force. 17 airmen at edwards air force base transferred into space force in southern california t's all part of a transfer that will eventually move about 3,600 personnel from air force command to space force command. today's ceremony starts about an hour from now at 8:00 a.m. >>> meteorologist kari hall, your forecast was right on target, i knew when the rain was coming and still left the rid of the trash can open but trying to be positive today to say the can is half full. >> i got my plants out there, they were able to soak up all of that rain and now we put them back out there for the sunshine. we are going to see some, a little bit of a mix of sun and clouds and more rain coming in tomorrow and if you're planning to travel to the sierra this weekend, make sure that you are going to bring the look at i-80 in kingvale. the travel is slow the layer you wait in the day. try to get out there early. make sure you practice with those tire chains before you go. they're starting to clear things up. how is it looking for travel elsewhere across the bay area? >> much less snow? the bay

. >> wow, space force, it's the plane of today! contact. i'm not sure who that is. >> dagen: she did say today that space force's has biden's goals. when asked why she didn't know what it was, frankly, that was her way of covering it up. >> dana: sorry, it cut out. were you talking to me? look, i always found sarcasm at the podium, it doesn't ever work as well when it comes out of your mouth as it sounds in your head. i don't think she was denigrating the people that have those jobs come and a lot of them, colorado, alabama, maybe texas, and i'm excited for space force because like the arctic circle policy that i am obsessed with, i think the space policy, that's going to be next. she probably doesn't know who the space force contact is yet but i bet she does now. greg? >> greg: yeah, i think we can say this now that she is awful. she is a complete light weight. when you mock the space force you pretty much mock the optimism and the idea to dream bigger and better things which is what america is. she would rather mock at then defend

space force. that statement comes the day after psaki gave an answer that several lawmakers saw as dismissive. one republican called it disgraceful. white house correspondent kristin fisher is following the story. >> reporter: just seven weeks ago the russians tested an anti-satellite weapon capable of potentially taking out u.s. spy and communication satellites. it's the very kind of threat that the u.s. space force was created for during the trump administration. but when asked about this newest branch of the u.s. military in the briefing room, white house press secretary jen psaki said -- >> wow. space force. it's the plane of today. >> reporter: a nod to an earlier question about the color of air force one. that response fed concerns within the force. according to two service members that the biden administration is not taking threats in space seriously enough. a top republican said psaki blatantly diminished an entire arm of our military and he asked her to apologize. given a chance to do so t

decision on keeping or keeping the scope of space force. >> wow, space force, it is an interesting question. i am happy to check with our space force point of contact, i'm not sure who that is, i will find out and see if we have any update. >> the top republican on the house armed services committee is calling that comment disgraceful and he's asking the white house press secretary jen psaki to apologize. >> she did literally opening mocking a branch there is arrogance, a little condescension as well. a hundred years from now the space force will be one-of-the important parts of our military. >> this is no joke. >> trevor: how dare you, jen psaki. space force is an illustrious branch of the military that was formed an entire year ago because donald trump had a weird sex dream about alf. if you are going to mock space force, maybe, maybe you should mock all the people who were cut in half when neptune stole saturn's rings and threw them at earth. oh wait, that never happened because space force saved us. space force is no joke, okay, this isn't funny, america is sending troops to space where

space force.tha: after taking a dig at a reporter's question about the trump administration's space force seeming about the color scheme on air force one. jen psaki did a little cleanup after being criticized for diminishing an entire force of our military. >> does the space force have the full support of the biden administration or is the president at some point perhaps going to try to get rid of it or in some way diminish it? >> absolutely have the full support of the biden administration. and we're not re-visiting the decisions to establish the space force. >> martha: so that question asked by kristin fisher, the daughter of two astronauts. let's bring there k.t. mcfarland from the trump administration and author. great to see you as always. so you know, a little mocking and a little cleanup about the space force concept. what do you say to that? >> well, look, besides the fact that it was tasteless and juvenile. three points to think about. just a couple weeks ago, three weeks ago, joe biden w

good moing.rn in a couple of hours, ten airmen will be sworn in as new space force guardians. ly the first of severa er is moa is ceremonies. yesterday in southern california at edwards air force base, 17 airmen transferred from air force into space force. it's part of a transfer that will eventually move about 3,6 hurn personnel from the air force command to space force command. 2 to 2,400 already moved. the department of defense put together slick videos promoting the force that will eventually have at least 16,000 guardians initially. >> now is the time for military branch with a clear and singular focus on its base, a military branch that protects the hopes and dreams of america and our way of life. >> reporter: space force became the sixth branch of the u.s. military when it gained overwhelming bipartisan approval in congress during the trump administration. like the marine corps, space force has its own representative on the joint chiefs of staff, general john j. raymond took his seat with joint chiefs in december and a couple of hours, ten more members will take their oa

s space force. let me what that means to be a part of the space force. o it's very exciting, you know, newest military branch, so it's all about protecting the satellite communications and, you know, protecting the space assets that america and its allies have crapped in show squad valley for the sight of his ceremony. we're at hike. i'm in the top of squad today closest i could get to space. he got a space force patches and is now waiting for his first assignment, which he says won't be space. as far as i know now and my opinion, it's all mission on the ground. maybe you know, 1500 years from now, that might change, but. for me that going to be a mission on the ground. he applied for the elite job after being in the air force and serving all over the world for 15 years, i have a 10 year old son and i talked to him about it, as in. you know, 75 years ago when the air force started, people moved from the army to the air force, and now he's gonna be able to tell his kids that you know their ground paller, their great great grandpa. was one of the first peop

and we are not revisiting the decision to establish the space force. ges in space have long been a bipartisan issue and independent commissions and studies conducted across multiple administrations. thousands of men and women served in the space force as you know it was established by congress. any other steps that would have to be taken by congress and not by the administration. >> reporter: this base budget, nasa, the trump era program to return astronauts to space. what is the president plan and what is he going to do with the program? will he keep it intact? >> secretary psaki: i am personally interested in space and a fascinating area of study but let me see if we can get you a more informed overview of that. >> reporter: one more question, the president's comments last night paying to the dash he said by and large the vast majority of these men and women are decent, honorable people. what did he mean by that the vast majority? >> secretary psaki: that is exactly what he meant. go ahead, kristin. >> president biden has been very clear that the amer

anyway what about the space force? would you treat the space force with such dismisses levity?it feels like we are circling back to obama 2.0 this whole of but it's in orbit back to space force. really something that she think thinks she feels just a knock it down because one of trump's legacies that he left behind and she keeps saying oh space force is such a little thing and i will talk to that point person. they are such a thing that point person may be steve carell. i don't think she knows anything about it. greg: it's kind of like those shows kat on vh1 when they'd ask somebody about the health and and they had like a sea level celebrity and they'd go like the hilton, what's up with that and there had be nothing after that? i don't have anything after that but what is up with the hilton's? how do you feel about the space for kat? >> i don't think about it very often but the thing that got me was this nigerian thing. that's huge. on the one hand it's got to be very inspiring for [bleep] everywhere. you can can't keep a job and you keep screwing up at work did you have to lo

. >> wow, space force.s the plane of today. it is an interesting question. i am happy to check with our space force point of contact. not sure who that is. i will find out and see if we have any update on that. >> harris: so much snark there, i thought it was perfume or part of her outfit. emily? >> i had a poster of neil armstrong on my wall growing up, absolutely. that represents america to all of us. charles, i'd like to start with you on this. congressman mike rodgers said, it's quite concerning that the white house press secretary would diminish as the punch line of a joke an entire branch of our military. he pointed out, i think china would indeed find it funny. >> the only thing worse than the snobbery was the ignorance. last night you had amazon and google present earnings. you start to think about how come these companies are so powerful? we give them all of our information. they call it the cloud. these satellites, as many as 1100 are launched every year. they cover the internet. they cover the ea

seemingly not mocking the space force after reporter asked about it. >> wow, space force, the plane of>> a tweet inviting members of the team to brief reporters. and and saying the issue, former president trump for splitting the space force in 2018, congress enacted in 2019 is the sixth branch of the military designated the eighteenth branch of the intelligence community. intelligence officials told fox news space has become a national security focus. more than 80 nations operate in space. todd: thank you very much. jillian: a robbery suspect on a wild chase climbing and swinging from power lines like tarzan, the stand on happening in downtown phoenix after a man called police about the suspect fueling his car at gunpoint and eventually slid down power lines where police shot him with rubber bullets and arrested him. he was not seriously hurt. that is quite a day. it is 25 after the hour. kim jong un for school closures having dramatic negative impact on students and their parents. they were fed up with the status quo, she joins us coming up. todd: sounding the alarm over a democrat ki

s space force, the department of defense's newest branch, 10, u. s airman assigned to travis air force base transition into the u. s space force during this morning's ceremony. during the next several months more than 2400 members in the space related career fields around the globe will separate from the air force. and transfer into the space force, becoming space force guardians. all those taking part in today's ceremony will join 2400 service members already in space force, officials say. while at travis air force base, the guardians will have the opportunity for many joint force base level operations. new in 6 30 san leandro police chief jeff tutor is moving up his retirement jeep tudor had announced last month that he planned to retire and step down in june. but now says he'll step down next week tutor began his career the department in 1995 and served his chief for four years, he said to be replaced by interim police chief luis torres, another date now on a bart rider, who is hospitalized in critical but stable condition after being briefly dra

the space force. question came up after the white house press secretary brig yesterday, space force was launched in 2019 operates as part of the air force today, press secretary jen psaki said that the biden administration is not revisiting the decision to establish the space force. thousands of men and women probably serve in the space force. as you know, it was established by congress and any other steps would actually have to be taken by congress, not by the administration. the space force's plan to expand its ranks from 2400 active duty members to 6400 by the end of the year, president biden is poison at a drastically increase the number of refugees allowed into the country. the white house plan increases the cap on refugees to 125. 1000 that is more than eight times the level during th in 2019. the president is expected to outline details of the plan in a speech tomorrow. president biden's nominee to lead the education department is being tested by lawmakers at his confirmation hearing today, mig

turns out, the space force serves an important purpose. which is, giving the coast guard someone to make fun of. [ laughter ] it's unclear what biden will do with the space force,, since it was mostly just trump pointing at the moon and telling mike pence to go fetch. but whatever his plan is, the space force is here to stay. i get it. the last thing you want is to be the guy who shuts down the space force and then the next day aliens show up. right? this is the kind of dumb stuff we have to look forward to in the next four years, these desperate conspiracy theorists. this one involves the decor in the oval office. "biden has already removed the bust of churchill from the oval office and replaced it with a bust of venezuelan socialist leader chavez. dark times lay ahead." "hugo chavez used dominion voting machines to steal venezuela elections. is his bust in the oval office biden's way of telling us, 'ha ha, yes i stole it?'" and that would be alarming, were it not for the fact that joe biden did not put a bust of hugo chavez in the oval o

part of that is space force. , if you want to have a space shield, a shield, a missile shield, that's where it's going to be implemented, ainsley. this is no joke. i'm shocked that she has to go out and clarify that i guess because it's donald trump. ainsley: we are americans. we want to be first at everything, right? so we need. this we need to stay up to date. instead of another country attacking our satellites or discovering something that we haven't been able to do because we get rid of space force. this is an important part of our military. brian: thought so. ainsley: we support the men and women that work there. steve: for now it's absolutely fine according to jen sack werey. still ahead on this thursday. president biden pushing plan for america including a major increase in the minimum wage. talk to a restaurant owner who says this would force him to cut people on payroll. in the morning, i wake up and the first thing i do is go to my art studio. a couple came up and handed me a brochure on prevagen. i've b

issue and formed by numerous administrations and thousands of men and women probably serves in the space forcet was established by congress and any other steps would actually have to be taken by congress. not by the administration. >> one other space question. nasa's artemis program, the program to return american astronauts to the moon by 2024. what is the president's plan? what is he going to do with that program? is he going to keep it intact? >> i am personally interested in space. a fascinating area of study but have not spoken with our team about this particular program. let me see if i can get you a more informed overview of that. >> one more question. sorry. about the president's comments last night as he was paying his respects to the fbi agents that lost their lives, or wer

and thousands of men and women proudly serve in the space force. steps would actually have to be taken by congress, not by the administration. >> one more space question. nasa's trump era program to return astronauts to the moon, what is the president's plan? will he keep that program in tact? >> i'm personally interested in space. i think it is fascinating, but i have not spoken with our team about this particular program so let me see if i can get you a more informed overview of that. >> one more question about the president's comments last night as he was paying his respects to the fbi

. >> white house press secretary jen psaki so the space force is not going anywhere after appearinghe biden administration's fool support and will not be limited. todd: a tweet that resurfaced that some are calling homophobic, referred to senator lindsey graham as lady g in a tweet that sally it was set to testify before the senate judiciary committee. jen psaki has not commented on the post which appears to be on her account. responding in a statement saying it is more about her than about senator graham. senator rand paul pressing president biden's pick to lead the board of education asking miguel cardona if he believes transgender athletes should play according to gender identity. president biden has come out in support of it signing an executive order calling for equal transgender participation in school sports. it is an issue that threatens women's sports. >> the top 20% of boys running and track meets, all the controls in the state, completely destroy girls athletics, the girls are being pushed out. >> cardona only said he believes in every student absurd to participate. cardo

i'm lead campanella take the news from behind biden has announced he will be continuing trump's space force the new department of our military designed to conquer and kill things in outer space that might not be word for word from their mission statement but i'm pretty sure it's close but they share their jackets say let's kill some space and yes this is exactly what humans need i've been saying this having spent. millions of years killing and conquering and torturing each other here on terra firma i think we're all feeling kind of claustrophobic and bored i think we all want to get out into the wide open infinite territory of the cosmos and kill our fellow humans there if anyone's wondering the answer to the question why haven't we seen aliens aka the fermi paradox it's because all intelligent civilizations eventually develop the technology to kill themselves at the push of a button and eventually someone pushes the button his name is usually arnie and think about it ever since the 1st rocket escapes the earth's atmosphere and exploited space explored space for the 1st time most of the dis

. >> wow, space force, the plane of today. it is an interesting question. apology coming up. >> bernie sanders criticized as white privilege, the online backlash when we come back. ♪♪ ♪♪ what a man >> not everyone is smitten with bernie sanders, the inauguration day outfit epitomizes, quote, privilege. todd: it could be two first. walking into what a man by salt and pepper. >> this beloved meme has become controversial. a san francisco high school teacher, the inauguration of tire, and it example of white privilege. senator sanders, manifested privilege, white privilege, male privilege and black privilege. i don't know many poor working-class female struggling to be taken seriously who would show up at the inauguration of the 40 sixth president dressed like bernie unless those same folks had privilege which they don't. this article has social media and led to questions from folks, many pointing out someone wearing mittens their constituent gave them into winter coat is not an example of white privilege, should be pointed out this viral meme raised $1.8 mill

the weather satellites. >> i'll be a a weather operate hor and overseeing communication for the space force. nicole reynolds is one of the new space guardians and says it's an historic day. >> it's super hum bring to be selected. recall excited their dad is one of the very first space force guard yaps. i think it's really keel. >> the guardens will leave draft air fielder's choice base hoping that in their quest the nation will face superiority. jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> up next we keep hearing about people leaving the bay area but home prices aren't going down. in fact, we'll show you how many values have gone up in the past year. as >>> okay. you near a cvs store? cvs stores are now giving vaccination shots. the drug store chain received 350,000 vaccines. to get one to you to call five. right now it's health care workers and people over the ainge of 65 and you do need an appointment. they won't be accepting walk-ins. appointments will all booked up. cvs very leasing more spots every day and it's based on avail ann. more than a dozen cvs locations across the bay area are giving

, space force.s the plane of today. ♪ will ♪ i'm grateful ♪ it's been a while. steve: live from washington, d.c. and new york city. it's "fox & friends" for wednesday, february 3rd, 2021. we're groundhog day plus one which means five more weeks and six days of winter according to that kind we weasel we saw yesterday in pennsylvania. ainsley: we love snow. steve: i have 30 inches of snow at my house. ainsley: you need that skip bedell thing that blows the snow out of your driveway. steve: my neighbor came and son came over and helped me too my sidewalk. ainsley: that's nice. brian: i have not had the opportunity to shovel my sidewalk since 1957 when we started the show. every time it starts to snow they say you can't go home. steve: you haven't been home in four days are brian brian i just got home last night and everything was done miracle lustily. ainsley: dawn? brian: are bryan was home and he has his own shovel. steve: fantastic. thank you for joining us. very busy wednesday. speaking of wednesda

s space force, the department of defense's newest branch, 10, u s airman assigned to travis air forcetion into the u. s space force during this morning's ceremony. during the next several months more than 2400 members in the space related career fields around the globe will separate from the air force. and transfer into the space force, becoming space force guardians, those taking part in today's ceremony will join 2400 service members already in the space force. coming up in sports cut day at pebble beach sports director market body has details on which golfers are saying on the beautiful monterey peninsula for the 18 t pebble beach pro am, but on the 11 o'clock news, we're continuing to follow that developing news out of san francisco police searching for the shooters mark. with the. vinu to good friday night. they were swinging it this afternoon at pebble beach. nothing like it. the 80 80. you could have no gallery. no celebrities roaming the grounds and it's still the most unique tournament on the pga tour. and there you go. that's a big reason why postcard magnificent and in the

space force. watch this. >> wow. space force. it's the plane of today.rying to fix her comment. we'll tell you what she is saying. plus we've been telling you about jeff bezos stepping down at amazon. my next guest is being called jeff bezos' shadow. because he worked alongside him for so long. he joins us next with some insight into his former boss. ♪ announcer >>> your smile. it's the first thing people notice about you. it's what people remember about you. if you want to have the confidence that your smile is the best it can be. you have to try smileactives this game changing teeth whitening breakthrough has helped over a million people get whiter teeth and a brighter, healthier smile. spencer >>> smileactives gave me something i've been looking for for a long, long time. a whiter, brighter smile that's noticeable by other people and by myself. janell >>> smileactives gave me an even, brighter smile. after thirty days i notice not just a whiter smile but a bigger smile. announcer >>> smileactives gets your teeth white and keeps them white. and the bes

>> wow, space force. it's the plane of today. it is an interesting question. i'm happy to check with our space force point of contact. i'm not sure who that is. i'll find out and see if we have any update on that. >> sean: of course, psaki continues to promise the press corps she'll get right back to them, or she calls it, i'll circle back with you. >> i'll circle back with our team on that specific report. i'll have to circle back. i'll have to circle back. circle back. >> circle back. we'll circle back. circle back. i'll circle back. >> i hate to disappoint you, but i'll have to circle back. circle back. i often note i'm going to circle back. i hate to disappoints conservative twitter but i'm going to circle back. >> i'm going to circle back on this show. i'll see you -- oh, laura is on. anyway, early stumbles for the biden team may be why they are desperate to censor conservatives and silence them. yes, cancel their viewpoints because look at this. a report in "the new york times" explaining how joe biden has apparently being urged by some so-called experts

s space force. branch, tenuous airman assigned to travis air force base transition into the space force during this morning's ceremony. during the next several months more than 2400 members in the space related career fields around the globe will separate from the air force. and transfer into the space force becoming space forest guardians. those taking part in today's ceremony will join 2400 service members already in the space force officials say well at travis air force base, the guardians will have the opportunity for many joint force base level operations. it is a year of the ox. it kicks off today scaled back celebration oh, you think this is just a community center? no. it's way more than that. cause when you hook our community up with the internet... boom! look at ariana, crushing virtual class. jamol, chasing that college dream. michael, doing something crazy. this is the place where we can show the world what we can do. comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create wifi-enabl

space force is growing bigger and its new members are right here in the bay area. >>> tonight at 6:00tack targeting an asian-american in the bay area, and we have the surveillance video. what police are doing to keep the community safe on this lunar new year. that story and more tonight at 6:00. >>> some airmen from travis air force base have taken a big leap, transferring from the air force to the space fort. >> ten men and women took an oath this morning to protect the nation's interest in space, officially becoming some of the very first space guardians. handpicked for the job, the team is specially trained in cyber operations and it will be tasked with fortifying our assets in space. they say it's an honor to be pioneers in a whole new frontier. >> i'll be a cyber operator, and i will be overseeing satellite communications for the space force. it's super exciting and humbling to be selected. >> new guardians still waiting to find out where they'll be based but they should be leaving travis air force base for their new mission very soon. of course we wish them the best of luck. we

welcome back in the biden administration is asked about the future of space force some are worried about the future of space itself being dominated by unaccountable private corporations for more we go to our correspondent from the future anders louie anderson anders lee here from a lunar colony in the year 2062 what's with the helmet yeah the mind this i had to take up a side job playing space rugby anyway i am pleading with you to please do everything in your power to stop space x. space x. a lot musk's company y. it all started at the tail end of the 1st trump administration. when wade when i mean the 1st frump of a. human being only 12 administration. we talk and donald marron of god anyway on april 28th one president donald trump sr issued an executive order giving americans the rights to engage in commercial exploration recovery and use of resources in outer space you could hear the cheers mostly from moon shot corporations that have claim or dissuade away the patchy on regularized cold war era space law in favor of new unregulated corporate plunder of the solar system one of those

believe me there is smell the commercialization of space has been a boondoggle for large corporations space force the international space station and nasa have all been given over to private companies like space x. ray theone amazon ikea ship bonnie so basically they've taken all of the power the corporations have now and multiply by infinity yes but as we're learning infinity isn't quite as infinite as we thought at 1st we were tossing all our trash satellites and mobile space homes up in the low orbit think it would be a ok but now we know that was a huge mistake outer space maybe infinite but near space is not this is earth's atmosphere we're talking about we can't treat it like wisconsin all the space junk has created tons of satellite collisions to the point where it's not possible to launch new ones so how are you going to get home to earth we don't but that's more than ok with his holiness ilan musk who's used the opportunity to build a space x. colony on the moon. isn't there a visible the work is grueling the pay is low the living quarters are cramped the food is well actually i i think

>> wow, space force. it's a plane of today. it is an interesting question. i'm happy to check with our space force point of contact. i'm not sure who that is. i will find out and see if we have any update on that. >> he was going to vote for the budget proposal but made clear his final vote needs to be an a proposal targeted. he's opposed to the $15 minimum wage. is the $15 minimum wage is a must have for this white house? >> i should also bring you up here to talk about how a bill becomes a law because i think you know. you know, phil, i think there are a lot of points of view as should not be as a surprise to anyone of different members of congress. we respect all of them. we're happy to hear them hence the president met with ten republican senators last night, but we're not going to negotiate from here or frankly in public about what is going to be in and out of the package. we want that to work through the legislative process that is ongoing now. >> and on the meeting with the republican senators you said the word reiterated in the statement last night.

>> space force. the plane of today. an interesting question. >> congressman mike rogers of alabama didn't appreciate your tone and called on jen psaki to apologize for appearing to diminish an entire branch of the military as the punchline of a joke. i'm sure china would find funny, speaking of china listen to this exchange from the white house briefing about the timing of a possible phone call between presidents biden and xi jinping which still hasn't happened. >> have they requested this? >> i don't have anything more for you. i don't appreciate putting words in my mouth. >> spirit conversation right there. all this is happening on a day that saw the president rollout more executive action, this time on immigration. those are largely to direct reviews of existing policies and won't have an immediate impact, remember we told you about a federal judge temporarily blocking biden's 100 day pause on deportation. is that case works its way through the court this is something we will see have an awful lot in the days and mon

space force. it's the plane of today. >> prompting sharp criticism with some saying she was diminishing a branch of the military, leading her to take to twitter again calling the team's work important and extending them to come to the briefing room. >> my goal is to correct myself. what i have going for myself in this role is that the president of the united states has been pretty clear that when you mess up, you fess up. >> she is no strange tore the pressure cooker that is washington. she's a former state department spokesperson and white house communications director in the obama white house, barack obama's traveling press secretary for his first presidential run, a veteran of capitol hill and a former cnn contributor. but this role is her highest profile possession yet, approaching a job with what she jokes with her obsessive ten dansys. >> i try to be conscious like a laid back cat, but i have a color coded with kiend of printd labels. >> to watching hours of white house briefings back to the

space force. of this group will be known as these cyber warriors. >> we will have to go through space training, so most of us, the cyber and intel fields, we are not top in the air force, so we are going to be space professionals first, and then we will, we will have our specialty is a second. >> they will be protecting and defending base power, things like satellites and space systems, after training they will be transferred to several other bases across the country. >>> thank you for watching. the news continues streaming on cbsn bay area. we will be back here at 11:00 with more news for you. have a announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] [cheering and applause] steve: welcome to "family feud," everybody. i'm your man steve harvey. [cheering and applause] got another good one for you, everybody. returning for their fourth day, with a total of 21,710 bucks, straight out of memphis, tennessee, it's the champs, it's the

>> wow, space force. it's the plane of today. >> it's an entire thing. >> it is an interesting question. i'm happy to check with our space force point of contact. i'm not sure who that is and find out and see if we have any update on that. go ahead. >> a couple on covid relief, the senator mentioned voting for the budget proposal but made clear his final vote is very targeted. he's opposed to the $15 minute m minimum wage. is the $15 minimum wage a must have in the covid package? >> phil, i should have brought you up here to talk about how bill becomes a law. >> is that the 17-part reconciliation question. >> great. i'll tune in for it. phil, i think there are a lot of points of view as should not be a surprise to anyone of different members of congress. we respect all of them. we're happy to hear them, hence the president met with ten republican senators last night, but we're not going to negotiate from here or, frankly, in public about what is going to be in and out of the package. we want that to work

space force. it is an interesting question. i am happy to check with our space force point of contact. i'm not sure who that is. i will find out and see if we have any update on that. go ahead. >> -- said he was going to vote for the budget proposal but made clear that his final vote is very targeted. he is opposed to the $15 minimum wage. is the $15 minimum wage a must have for this white house in the final package? >> well, phil, i should've also brought you up here to just talk about how a bill becomes a law because i think you know. >> i have a 17-part reconciliation instructions question. >> we'll all tune in for it. phil, i think there are a lot of points of view as to not be a surprise to anyone of different members of congress. we respect all of them. we're happy to hear them. hence, the president met with ten republican senators last night. but we're not going to negotiate from here or, frankly, in public about what is going to be in and out of the package. we want that to work through the legislative practice -- proce

stumbles did not stop there at the white house press secretary gent socky chuckle when asked about the space force. >> the president made a decision on keeping the scope of space pores. >> wow. >> space force. >> it is the plevin of today. it is an interesting question. >> mike roerjs of bottom bam did in the appreciate her tone and called on her to apol joiz for appearing to diminish a branch of our military the punch line of a joke. i'm sure chienald find fun etch 39 this exchange from the white house briefing about the timing of a possible call with bide sxen ping which still has not happened. >> have they requested a call y. i don't have anything for you i don't appreciate the putting word in my mouth. >> spirited conversation there this is happening on i day that saw the president role out more executive actions this time on immigration. the orders signed are learning low to direct reviews of existing policies and will not have an immediate impact you may remember we were told about a federal judge block deportation as it works through the court this is a play we will see happen alegality in

the sense watching that that she didn't know what the space force was. military legally expanded and has a new service. >> dana: i bet she does now. >> that's correct. >> bill: it is true a lot of people took great offense to that. because it is here and they are trying to build it up. ari, thank you, nice to see you. talk again ari. we got it all here. what else do we need, right? perino and fleischer. thank you, ari. >> they put their lives on the line and it's a hell of a price to pay. and every single day they get up and they by and large the vast, vast majority of these men and women are decent, honorable people who put themselves on the line. >> the point he is making that despite reports of individuals in different areas who may have done things that are problematic that the vast majority of men and women serving in our law enforcement roles, serving in civil service roles, serving in roles across government do vital and essential work for the american people. >> bill: comments there, vast majority and by and large. facing heat after president bid

guardians in the new space force.ert after weeks of braze an tacks, some of which in broad daylight against them and now community leaders like will lex is leading a patrol effort handing out whistles in oakland and san francisco. san francisco police said they're also stepping up patrol in chinatown and some of the hot spots. community members at this point really hoping the violence stops. >>> it is the beginning of a lovely friday morning. kari has a look at our forecast for today. >> yes, i love this shot that we have looking over walnut creek right now, with the clouds still hovering over mt. diablo right now as the sun rises. we'll see the sky clearing out today, and some nice weather for this afternoon, heading up to close to 60 degrees, but then tomorrow, some quick-moving early morning showers will greet us as we wake up and head out on our saturday morning but the rest of the day is looking dry, and sunday is also dry, even though we'll just see some peeks of sunshine. by monday, we'll have some more scatter

president trump created the space force, but there has been concern about space-based weapons.ave watched a lot of james bond movies think this is science fiction. this is more than just a notion. weapons like this are actually in the offing and the development. how much do you think the u.s. is prepared for or needs to pivot to dealing with these kinds of next-gen 21st century military threats, especially since we haven't fully unraveled ourselves from afghanistan yet? >> well, joshua, i think the best way to sum this up for your viewers right now is that the future is now. right? these are not some future science fiction weapons. the things that currently exist to or about to exist in the very near future are pretty dangerous systems. so we have to make sure that we are keeping ahead of our dangerous adversaries, developing the technology. that's one of the reasons we set up the space force, to give it the importance, to elevate it with the other branches that it deserves as the new domain of potential warfare. we have to make sure we are getting this right because, if we don

decision to establish a space force. the desire for the department of defense to focus greater attention and resources has long been a bipartisan issue. and thousands of men and women proudly serve in the space force. it was established by congress and any other steps would actually have to be taken by congress, not by the administration. >> one more space question. nasa's trump era program to return astronauts to the moon, what is the president's plan? will he keep that program in tact? >> i'm personally interested in space. i think it is fascinating, but i have not spoken with our team about this particular program so let me see if i can get you a more informed overview of that. >> one more question about the president's comments last night as he was paying his respects to the fbi agents that lost their lives or were injured. he said by and large the vast majority of the men and women are decent honorable people. what did he mean by that? >> that is exactly what he meant. >> how can he take steps to unify the country w

space force. here is look at the ceremony. the airman will now be changing jackets getting new name patches, joining a team of about 24,000 personnel from different parts of the world. >> i'm very used to moving. this is my 60th assignments. it is very exciting. we are in a branch of service that is all about innovation, and we are using new technologies all the time, integrating those to make sure that the space domain is protected and defended. >> it is an opportunity to create a legacy for my son to follow and just like i felt in my father's but that's. >> they will first go through space training and after that they will focus on their specialties. >>> a show of love at the white house, before the first lady helped decorate the north lawn with the display of hearts. each has a kind word on it, messages like kindness, unity, compassion, and healing. she and president biden and their two dogs went for a stroll earlier to check them out. >>> the doctors not doing much strolling. >> he looked a little chilly. >> he was laying