for the next 19 days, i talked to the new secretary of state marco group, you all did a review of organizations like the agency for international development usaid, you know, and that. so would suspend, for example, projects tied to assistance. can you prayed, not does possibly include minute treat funding. well, the white house is fresh. the appointed special ed boy for ukraine and russia has also been speaking on the conflict poll. keep telling cods, come out and subject cubes. casualties actually supports those of us and 2 of its most devastating was just to create a loan. they have lost more shoulders in 3 years and we lost in the entire vietnam war and create a more combined. so he not, he understands the carnage and the destruction and why, why should camera, when they were trump tower, was the only sky. he said it's time and each time it is time to end. and i think he can do it when he gets the dialogue going. as kids law says, continue to mount rushes, forces uh, uh, filtering ahead. most of the pool, it's that it's offensive in the done yet the public has full few presents troops to sp

marco rubio as secretary of state. ainsley: trey was saying earlier that the next group to be released probably three or four from the humanitarian, because they, you know, the women. brian: right. ainsley: they'll be released next weekend, if and he said this'll go on -- didn't he say six weeks? brian: 42 days. a. ainsley: how many hostages are still there? brian: 33 still alive, about 98 on the total roster. lawrence: i think the big concern is hamas is going to reconstitute. they've got more war fighters. they're going the plan something else. brian: here's the good news -- lawrence: there's an add a martian that's willing to push back -- administration, so that gives me hope -- ainsley: he said all hell will break loose. brian: where does the financing come from? lawrence: iran. brian: and who's gnat on their back right now with no missile defense -- lawrence: iran. brian: iran. and if we don't stop 'em. iran's on a fast pace to within a matter of weeks to having a nuclear a weapon. i'm pretty sure that is the red line for president trump more than any other world leader. you bring up nuclear weapons, that's when he takes act

vance who sent a letter co-signed by senator marco rubio that is the incoming secretary of state. he will be member of the next groupent a letter to janet yellen on december 19, 2023, one day after the announcement of the deal, asking to chime in quickly to do their job. the same three senators, vance, rubio, and hawley, they send another letter at this time to president biden basically telling president biden, president biden, five months have passed. use the number of -- i don't know the number from the top of my head. of the statute or another number of the statute to block this deal. use your powers. stop saying you have your back and things like that. he didn't do it. he took too long. that's why we are landing in this strange situation. we will resolve this. >> when u.s. steel was going to earn $4.64, you were willing to pay $35 for it. it's going to earn $1.35. it's not. let's stop kidding ourselves. maybe a $1. what is it worth if it makes a buck per share? >> i'm not going to go into this discussion right now. i think we have a much more important task to resolve on this thing. they have until february 2nd

that group included potential attorney general pam bondi and potential secretary of state marco rubioell as excuse me, as well as russell vought, trump's choice to run the office of management and budget. but bondi's hearing was perhaps the most closely watched today. the former florida attorney general is also a one time lobbyist and a staunch, staunch trump ally. well, today, she faced questions from democrats about just how far she would be willing to go for her boss and about possible pardons for january 6th defendants. check this out. >> so will it be your advice to the president? mr. president, i know you said you want to issue hundreds of pardons on day one. will it be your advice to the president? no, mr. president, i need to go over them on a case by case basis. >> do not issue blanket pardons. >> will that be your advice to the president? >> senator, i have not looked at any of those files. if confirmed, i will look at the files. >> and will you be able to do will you be able to review hundreds of cases on day one? >> i will look at every file i am. >> of course you won't. >

going with this national security group and we'll have a tough time with some but hopefully we can fight through all of them, bret. >> bret: you have secretary of state marcodirector john ratcliffe confirmed. asked about pete hegseth as defense secretary nominee president said this on his way to marine one this morning. >> president trump: whatever it is, it is. he is a good man. i don't know what happens. never know in those things. pete is a good man and i hope he makes it. i hope he makes it. i was really surprised at collins and murcowski to do that. of course, mitch is always a no vote, i guess. is mitch a no vote? >> bret: the question there, senator was is mitch a no vote. meaning mitch mcconnell former senate majority leader. do you know today? >> well, he voted on closure last night to vote for pete hegseth. we have another vote tonight 9:00 to 10:00. we'll probably lose collins and murcowski but i think if you look at the long game here, senator mcconnell understand we have to get somebody in there very quickly because of all the fires that we have all over the world. but again, we really don't need his vote. we still have 50 and jd vance can com

marco rubio, of course, is trump's selection to be secretary of state. and recall that rubio opposed this deal between u.s. steel and nippon. he was among the first group secretary yellen to do her work and cfius to block in this deal. and that may not if work well as they try to revise this deal even as nippon's executives say they remain committed and laser focused on trying to close this deal and buy u.s. steel. we're going to foil. stuart, back to you. stuart: thanks, lydia. check markets real fast, please. dow's up nearly 200 points, the nasdaq's up 32. still ahead, wisconsin senator ron johnson has more on republicans' sweeping border plan for trump's first day in office. bret baier reacts to trump vowing to undo biden's offshore drilling ban. senator adam schiff will not rule out investigating trump while he's in office. tennessee senator marsha blackburn are will be here on what may be the return of the democrats' lawfare. and and biden administration promising a jam-packed final go weeks. we're going get -- two two weeks. is what it could mean for blocking trump's agenda. will cain on that. the 10:00 hour is next. ♪ oh, yes, it's ladies' night

marco rubio has had a busy first day at the state department and sworn and this morning. he is planning on meeting this morning and number of foreign ministers from india, japan, australia. that is a group largely focused on countering china. rubio addressing department employees in the lobby and a short bit. here is what he had to say this morning after sworn in a secretary of state. >> it is a transformational moment. president trump made clear in his inaugural speech one of the primary goals of american foreign policies is the promotion of peace. of course, peace through strength and peace and always without abandoning our values. >> fox first reported last week what was then trump transition immediately move dozens of trump l.a. officials to key operational roles at the state department. to "the washington post" reported scores of senior diplomats resigned after receiving instructions to do so from the new administration. president trump has signed orders withdrawing from world health organization, the paris claimant accords and sponsors of terrorism list. trump's promised to end wars in ukraine's and other initiatives we will hear us and from the secretary of state. back to you. >>