youngkin: thank you. first of all, welcome to virginia, and we're just so honored to have you here, mr. vice president, thank you for keeping your word. vp vance: yes. gov. youngkin: when you were here in october right after this devastating hurricane, you said you'd be back, and we are so honored that this is your first official visit. and so thank you. the words that the vice president shared are so accurate. this community withstood a devastating storm. where we are standing was literally deep, deep, deep with water, with mud. businesses were washed away. houses were washed away, and the community has responded, and we find ourselves now looking back in awe of the heroes that's had over 100 swift water rescues that saved lives, of the communities that came together and said we're going to rebuild together. but what we also see is the federal government has really ground to a halt in getting the resources to us. there was a very large cr past with a lot of disaster funding in it, and that money needs to

the free press had a column on glenn youngkin on backing donald trump's plan and elon musk's plan tout federal government. glenn youngkin thinks that 300,000 virginians whose job seem to be on the line with donald trump's promise to dismantle the federal government can get a job somewhere else. i think that efficiencies oftentimes do result in that, said youngkin, a former hedge fund guy with a net worth north of $400 million. loudoun county is home to a number of individuals that disproportionately have ties to work for the federal government. virginia particularly has one of the largest military employees in the commonwealth. talk about the stakes as it relates to what could potentially be coming down the pipeline in virginia. >> you said it best, i was born and raised in northern virginia and both of my parents spent their entire careers working for the department of veteran affairs. it is integral to the entire commonwealth and it is not just federal governmental employees, it is members of our military who served on our bases. so the disruptions that they are trying to put into

glenn youngkin is term limited, so they have a chance of winning in november. winning these special elections and keeping control of the state legislature. joining us now are two democrats running on january 7th, kannan srinivasian and j.j. singh. thank you both for joining me today. can we just start with the stakes of this race? because it is my understanding that losses in either two of these seats would result in potentially republican control or a power sharing agreement having to happen in one or both of the chambers. so can i start with you. just the stakes here in this election and how it's been campaigning in that november election? >> thanks for having me. yes, the stakes are very high. as you rightly said, it is a thin majority that we have in the general assembly. it is 21-19. there are many things on the line, a woman's right to choose, number one, is on the line. the constitutional amendment is on the line. my opponent has clearly said she will vote against it and she will ban abortion, so that's clearly on the line. common sense gun safety is on

and i got a different message than glenn youngkin got.ls shut down for head start for kids. there were moms calling who had teenagers had their kids in teenagers in cancer studies, cancer trials that are federally funded through the national institutes of health. you have got firefighters subject of our discussion today. and i appreciate our bipartisan work on this, who are the recipients of equipment grants and benefits. that's all happening. and federal judge had to step in to shut this down. and i think that's not the right way to do it. i don't like chaos. i'm happy to talk about government efficiency. but i think this is wrong for the american people. >> bret: all right. last thing. i do want to talk about your bill. senator cramer, that is a concern like how it was rolled out. there with s. a concern about funding and what is going out the door and they want to get a sense of it all. there was a lot of worry today. >> welcome to donald trump's presidency. i mean, like i said, every day that he has been the president, he has been ful

but you and the governor in virginia, governor youngkin, figured this out long ago. >> well, i'd like to tell you, kaylee, that actually, the news media has always known that the border was porous. we they saw it with their own eyes, and they knew we saw it, too. and they kept telling us, don't believe what you're seeing. and so when you can't keep continuing with the same fake news, then, well, the people understood that we needed change. we were being lied to. we were not safe. people were coming across our borders here in virginia. we had to deal with the same very thing we have had just recently, an illegal immigrant who had abducted someone with the intent to rape and had a long rap sheet. we had another illegal immigrant who committed murder. and so people decided, we've got to change things. this is not working. if we're seeing this with our own eyes and they're telling us, no, don't believe your eyes, then what else are they not telling us that's happening? really? behind the walls. >> great question. you know, lieutenant governor, all eyes are going to be on you next year. th

i spoke with governor youngkin.his is, again, all hands on deck from the parks service to the coast guard. to local both state and local responders, the airport recovery services. and i have also spoken with the military. to answer your question, lawrence, this was a routine training flight. as you know a black hawk typically has two pilots in this case. can i tell you it was an officer and a warrant officer. they tend to have a lot of experience. and then you have an enlisted crew chief in the back. so, we'll let the investigation unfold as to what happened, but, you know, our hearts go out to the families, american airlines and their ceo has also been in touch for all of those notifications, and then, you know, finally, god bless those coast guardsmen and those rescuers, those park police that are down in those frigid waters, you know, making sure that we don't have -- they are doing everything they can to make sure we don't have a fuel spillage and they have recovered now over 30 bodies. >> steve: michael, what a

believed to be living in your state according to pew research and i know your current governor, youngkinpledged to fully support efforts through state law enforcement or the national guard. how do you think this is going to work? >> well, i don't exactly know how the administration is going to do it, but let me tell you i'm hearing significant concerns from many sectors in the virginia economy, agriculture, hospitality, health care, construction, that massive deportation raids would be an absolute gut punch to the virginia and american economy, and if you add to that the trump threat of massive tariffs, i think you're going to see a lot of pain for consumers and a lot of pain for employers if they carry through on mass deportation. now, look, you've got a president who says a lot of things and then chooses not to do them, so i don't know exactly what this is going to look like. >> yeah. >> but i would say that the economy of virginia and the economy of this country is going to suffer through deportation -- mass deportations and tariffs if they go forward with what the president has said

as well, and with kansas delegation and the mayor and others in leadership, as well as governor youngkinm virginia and governor kelly from kansas. >> madeleine: there are 300 first responders on the scene, homeland security secretary kristi noem pledges resources and u.s. coast guard assisting by land and air. defense department and pete hegseth are launching an investigation, that is what he says and we hope to learn more information from a news conference taking place 7:30 a.m. eastern time. ashley and todd. >> ashley: thank you. we'll bring in former u.s. defense intel officer rebekah kof koffler. when you think about this and how many times you have flown in and out of this airport, particularly this airport today, what were your thoughts? what was going through your head when you heard this news? this could have been anyone's flight. >> rebekah: absolutely, ashley, this is heartbreaking and god bless all the victims and their families. this airport is very unique just because it is located in the heart of the national capital area. washington, d.c. and virginia. and all the key gove

pete hegseth and with kansas delegation and mayor and others in leadership, as well as governor youngkin from virginia and governor kelly from kansas. >> madeleine: kristi noem is pledging resources and says we are deploying every coast guard resource for search and rescue efforts at d.c. a. we are actively monitoring the situation and stand ready to support local responders. praying for the victims and first responders. there is widespread shock from kansas state and city officials, as well. >> hard when you lose probably over 60 kansans and pilots and flight attendants and military personnel, all the lives are valuable, it is such a tragedy. >> madeleine: this morning we did learn several members of the u.s. figure skating community were on the flight, including athletes, coaches, and family members. passengers were heading home, it is unclear what final destinations were. we are expecting another briefing from officials and first responders in a few hours, 7:30 a.m. eastern time. >> todd: you saw senator roger mar marshall. jerry moran was talking about how he lobbied american airline

vance, he came and he was not the vice president, he was with youngkin and they did a tour about fivecane and promised to come back and they fulfilled their promise and i do believe they will fulfill their promise of helping this area. >> carley: regarding hurricane helene, north carolina has gotten a large majority of news coverage. tell us what happened to your community, damascus is small town in the appalachian region and has a trail as largest tourist attraction, which i believe is no longer there. what does your upon community look like and how long will it take to rebuild? >> the community has done a great job of building back, especially through private donations, friends and family. there are still gaps, including the creeper trail, our economy is built around tourism. we only have 700 residents in the town. creeper trail brings in a quarter of million people, that is appalachian trail is our bread and butter. funding on the creeper trail has gone through, that money goes to the forestry service. money after that will trickle down into our community, but it has not come here

glenn youngkin. >> thank you.e america, and the dawn of the world that sees peace because we have a strong america. our new president donald j. trump has never ever lost faith in america. they tried to take him down legally. they tried to put him in jail. they tried to even assassinate him. and he never gave up on america, and america we will never give up on him. and as we stand here on this dawn of the next golden age in america, we all have a responsibility. it is our responsibility to stand every day in support of this administration, to do everything that we possibly can do for america's success. president trump deeply believes of this and both he and j. d. vance of already gone to work. he is signing executive orders. he is closing the border. he is bringing down inflation. he stepped into the breach. ladies and gentlemen, it is time for america to be prosperous again. it is time for america to be safe again. it is time for america to be strong again. and it is time for america to be great again. i hail from

s what the injustice i happened to alan gibson, one of the quiet heroes and i talkor youngkin and aboutput on the badge and protect our society and went to work in 1998. his wife and young daughter and stumbled across a drug deal as you noted. there was a struggle. they shot officer gibson ands, orff and his daughter as a result. richardson pled guilty toe manslaughter and claiborne as ae accomplice and reviewed multiple times as part of the frustration the legacy media is not talking about. there is a federal appeals court in 2002 that found absolutely at finding these individuallss had taken officer gibson's life and orff orphaned his child appear to they have filled clement see president obama and president obama reviewed the case and said not eligible forde clemency or a pardon. the same thing with this justice. >> laura : are you kidding me? >> they requested this of president obama and turn it down so joe biden criminal first victim mind-set has a left wing position more than president obama. it goes time and time again ignoring law enforcement not just in waverley too but i remin

. >> we will try for 2 trillion i think that's the best case outcome but i think youngkin of overageood shot of getting one. maria: what about that we heard about all the money going to be saved, you get to be cutting things as a result of trying to. the 2 trillion-dollar number that was thrown out talked about a lot was the best case scenario. >> ascending out an audacious goal, the idea that you go for something big and also open to what is hearing from dialogues or members of the house and the senate and here are the things that you have to cut in order to have something that aggressive. when you talk about medicare medicaid, social security no will and congress the house or senate to make cuts to the programs it's a big part of driving the spending. and you have interest on the debt and work in the service that we have defense the four biggest buckets of spending and when you look at the other things like the department of education or eliminating various functions and lots of duplication. you can save a lot of money and waste fraud and abuse in improper payments alone saves you

one of those quiet heros that governor youngkin and i talk about.tect our society. left behind, went to work that day in 1998, his wife and young daughter and he is stumbled upon drug dealer as you noted. there was a struggle. they shot an officer gibson and organned his daughter as a result. yes, richardson pled guilty to manslaughter. claiborne as an accomplice. this has been reviewed multiple times. part of the frustration that the legacy media isn't talking about federal appeals court absolute finding this individuals had taken officer gibson's life and orphaned this child as a result of their dastardly conduct. even more than, this they appealed the clemency to president obama. president obama reviewed this case and said they are not eligible for a pardon or clemency. same thing with this justice department. >> laura: oh my god. are you kidding me? >> criminal first, victim last mine set has more of a left wing position on this. than president obama. he goes time and time again where they are ignoring law enforcement. not just in the waverly 2.

glenn youngkin said about an hour ago that all the bodies on board that plane had been recovered so as we wait more news on that we'll give you an update from over here. >> dana: let's go to chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. good morning, jennifer. >> good morning, dana. we expect to hear from defense secretary hegseth in the briefing room sometime within the next hour. we just received a recorded statement from him, defense secretary hegseth said that this was a required annual proficiency training flight. the army pilots are required to do an annual night evaluation. the video was obtained by lucas tomlinson of fox news. family notifications have gun, we're told. we began speaking with army officials shortly after the crash at 9:00 p.m. last night when we learned that an army blackhawk helicopter was involved in the crash and three soldiers were on board. they were on a training mission. officials say there was no sign of terrorism or criminality. officials say one of the soldiers on board the military helicopter has been recovered. these we

and joining me right now is the governor of virginia, glenn youngkin. governor, thank you very much. this is this dca is in virginia, fort belvoir, where the blackhawk took office, is in virginia. what is the very latest that you are learning this is. >> yeah, what a. >> horrific. tragic night. >> and i first just want to. >> express the deep sorrow and. >> the moment for. >> all of us to lift up the families that. have woken up this morning to the shocking reality. that they have lost a loved one. and i can't begin to even express the heartfelt sympathy from across the commonwealth. and you're seeing it across the country. the first responders last night were incredible and they came from everywhere. the coast guard was on the scene immediately with first responders from virginia and dc and maryland state resources. federal resources, and into the frigid waters of the potomac. they went in order to try to rescue people. and when we learned this morning that, of course, the strong belief is there will be no survivors, and we move to the recovery effort.

governor youngkin saying, if your post-travel plans have you leaving sunday, i encourage you to adjust plans. gio? >> gio: make those travel changes early. all right, alex. thank you so much. >>> we're going to turn now to the six-day funeral for former president jimmy carter. the funeral motorcade already made its way through his hometown of plains, georgia before heading to the carter center in atlanta, and that's a live like right now inside the center where the public is honoring him. so many honoring him. abc's steve osunsami is right there in atlanta. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, gio. this national good-bye began with people lining up on road sides and highway overpasses as the procession passed them by. here at the carter center, people are dropping off flowers and jars of peanuts at the sign behind me. he was, of course, one he was, was core of course, one of the world's most famous former peanut farmers, and inside people have come through the night to pay their respection. ♪ for the family of jimmy carter, this was a cold and difficult day, but the s

governors, republican governors like kim reynolds of iowa, like ron desantis of florida, like glenn youngkin of virginia. >> that also includes members of the house freedom caucus who are wining and dining with the president elect just last night. and he's also met with republican senators while up on capitol hill in the last couple of days. i want you to hear from the president elect himself about how these meetings are going as he looks to unify the republican party in the days leading up to his inauguration. >> so we had a great meeting with almost every senator, republican senator. >> and i would say that, first of all, it was a love fest. we want to get along with the democrats. i'm trying to be nice. we're going into a new term. it's going to be a great time for him. i'm going to call it the golden age. i believe we have a chance at the golden age of america. but i have to tell you, you look at the crime, it's all on the shoulders of democrats and the way they run their states. >> and you might be wondering, why is the president elect having so many meetings just days before his inaugu

about this, and also governors across the united states, including the virginia governor, glenn youngkin, who said he spoke to senior officials in the budget office today about what exactly this means. but when you look at the memo that they followed up with to capitol hill, anderson, it says social security is off the table, medicare is off the table. they do say medicaid will not be affected. but that was long after we had already heard states reporting in that the portals themselves were not working, largely due to confusion over what exactly was being touched here. it just speaks to really the clarity that even republicans were seeking on what this means, how long it's going to go on for, and really just every program that is going to potentially touch here. >> we saw stephen miller's reaction to to jake tapper talking about chaos. what is the administration saying about the criticism that this has provoked? i mean, mostly from democrats, but some republicans too. >> yeah, but some republicans are defending it, which is, of course, surprising. they are lawmakers who are the ones on c

would like to note that while, you know, some of the business leaders were in the rotunda, governor youngkin was in the overflow room. okay? he was watching her on the screen. >> let me be clear. those ceos, some of whom didn't support donald trump in the campaign, were seated closer than his incoming secretary of state, marco rubio. take note. right. some a ceo once said to me, you know, a president's priorities based on whose calls they take, donald trump does not need to get elected again. what he would like to get is richer, and it's happening. >> and as you said earlier today, very specific business leaders and ceos. right. this isn't the ceo of walmart wasn't there. i didn't see the ceo of gap sitting behind the president. okay. the people that control how we perceive and how we review information, those are the folks who are behind the president. but what stuck out to me is what he said when he went into the overflow crowd. and he it was what he really wanted to say. he was not on a teleprompter. he was unscripted, unfettered, and he was mean. he was vindictive. he was clear about wha

a number of republican governors have addressed this by saying, for instance, i think glenn youngkin in virginia and greg abbott in texas, they are raising the flags today in honor of inauguration day, in honor of donald trump. then tomorrow, the flags will come back to half- staff for the memorial period. i cull pleatly understand why donald trump wants it up for his inaugural. >> of all the things, i think it's fine. i think it's fine. i mean, donald trump is a man who has a lot of peculiarities about optics and this is one of them. there's going to be a lot happening today that is incredibly consequential. we should remain vigilant about that. >> i think the celebration of america is beyond donald trump. it makes perfect sense to me the compromise that the republican governors are making. kaitlan collins has some news now. we are all awaiting specifics. they always say that you can't paint in poetry, and i think maybe it was david axelrod who said you can't paint in poetry and govern in prose. maybe it proceeds him. in any case, we're waiting for the prose, the details about what

and then with the kansas delegation and the mayor and others in leadership, as well as governor youngkin from virginia and governor kelly from kansas, from the department of transportation and faa perspective, we are going to offer full support to those on the ground to the mayor, but also to the ntsb, who is going to be conducting the investigation in this matter. we are going to provide all the support that's necessary. mayor. >> thank you. >> so with that, i want to ask chief john josh hawley from dc fire and ems to provide an update. >> good evening everyone. i'm john donnelly, chief of dc fire and ems. this evening at 8:48 a.m., an alert was sounded, initiating a region, a large regional response to a report of an aircraft crash on approach to the airport. this response includes, first, the metropolitan washington airports authority's fire department, the district of columbia fire department, the metropolitan police department, and the u.s. park police to respond into the area and to sort that out. at 858, the first units arrived on the scene and found an aircraft in the water and b

. >> in leadership, as well as governor youngkin. >> from virginia. >> and governor. >> kelly from. >> kansas, from the department of transportation and faa perspective, we are. going to offer full support to those on the ground, to the. >> mayor. >> but also to the ntsb, who is going to be conducting the investigation in this matter. we are going to provide all the support that's necessary. mayor. thank you. >> so with that, i want to ask chief john donnelly from d.c. fire and ems to provide an update. >> good evening everyone. i'm john donnelly, chief of dc fire and ems. this evening at 848, an alert was sounded, initiating a region, a large regional response to a report of an aircraft crash on approach to the airport. this response includes, first, the metropolitan washington airports authority fire department, the district of columbia fire department, the metropolitan police department, and the u.s. park police to respond into the area and to sort that out. at 858, the first units arrived on the scene and found an aircraft in the water and began rescue operations. this incident ha

moore, that the maryland state police have deployed divers in the water, virginia governor glenn youngkin has told cnn that several search and rescue assets from the state of virginia have joined in the search and rescue effort. uh, a little bit more information. what we can tell you is that according to d.c. police and fire, the calls started coming in about this accident at 8:53 p.m. and again, to recap, this was american airlines flight 5342, operated by psa airlines, coming from wichita, kansas, to this area, about to land at reagan national airport. american airlines saying 60 passengers were on board, four crew members. there were three crew members aboard the army blackhawk helicopter, which was operating out of fort belvoir, virginia, which is near george washington's home, mount vernon. we have no word on casualties yet at this hour, but again, assets being deployed all over the place. you see david's training his camera there on these helicopters. that was the first glimpse we had actually got. we had seen helicopters in the air a short time ago, but this was the first glimpse w

. >> most popular governors in the country are republican including governor glenn youngkin penn whocan who won a very purple state on allowing people to open up their schools are in co- vapor on the economy, joe biden does not have a lot to go on like talking about his administration's interviews the exit interview his final statement from the oval office was about grievance and complaints and being upset people did not get enough credit but you're only saying the things you have a lot of successes to go into the future with your legacy it's very clear he's got a lot of bitterness. not just because of the campaign job people really noticed their statements about inflation being a transtransitory all the thingy tried to sell that not work. >> you mentioned legacy, katy. ben, we have a great grasp of history in impressive when i would note you often talk on fox. is there any chance that years down the road historians frame biden's a presidency handling the presidency differently than with clear writing on the wall? >> i would never put anything past the left academics do not try to re

parents rising up at four words and glenn youngkin.ose actions in today's world government schools. and it pulled up. and the program. in the union's and the accreditation. and i'm going to end of thing is going to be okay. the problem is the pipeline. and it is dollars for dollars. his a progressives. >> ... >> by today's standards and elite education would be princeton right with as an undergraduate or harvard where i went for a master's program but i don't know if you saw on "fox and friends" recently i did those open my diploma to harvard and rode returned to sender and sent back to them live on tv. because our most elite institutions are poisoning the minds not just for kids but our country. if we hold them up a standardbearers of excellence and gatekeepers of credibility then we continue to cycle of perpetuation. it's not just my so-called elite background. it's probably your alma mater, too. take your pick. unless you went to hillsdale or liberty or college of the ozarks, i saw one back there, your university is probably duty fo

when you have such great covers like glenn youngkin and you talk to people and dislike the local governmentnt is working, the local committees and nonprofits and the churches are working at breakneck speed and yet you the federal government out the, the vicissitudes with the most money is not doing its job. it just right so how much better we can do. one of the takeaways of this might nonetheless week seen after being the people's vice president is they should have higher expectations of the folk of it. i talked to so may people say in effect it's the federal government. the bureaucracy, the red tape. no, no, no. the bureaucracy and red tape is not an excuse for the job government not to do its job. government is as tall as people run it but we can do have a lot better than we have over the last few years and that is something president trump and i are committed to doing. let me leave you with one final thought. i know a lot of people watching in the local news, look, this is a part of our country, appalachia and virginia has been ignored and left behind for decades come for generations in

that was the argument glenn youngkin, the governor of virginia, made defending the president.rolled when he ran. carlisle. this is the united states government. and what's really important about the billions and billions of dollars that president trump is looking to freeze. this money was already approved and allocated by mike johnson's congress. you know, weeks and weeks ago. right. so what's interesting is donald trump, it's not a surprise that he said, we're going to change things. and lots of people in this country feel like the government spends too much money. we've got to clean things up. absolutely. but he's had plenty of time and planning to actually do this in some sort of orderly fashion. and instead we're getting pure chaos. >> but the way it's done. >> though. >> and you were so right, i think most people would like business leaders to go in. if there are problems, it's freeze everything for a second. everybody just stop, slow down and let's look at our priorities. but in this case, you have a constitution that gives the power of the purse to congress, to the arti

youngkin: we are still working on it. vp vance: you are kidding me. wow. vp vance: this was how many days after? >> that day. water. vp vance: ok. >> three or four days after, maybe a little bit longer. yeah, ok, all right, thank you. so ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states of america, jd vance. [applause] >> after touring the damage done by hurricane helene in damascus, virginia, vice president jd vance talked about federal support for the community during a brief talk.

and then with the kansas delegation and the mayor and others in leadership, as well as governor youngkin from virginia and governor kelly from virginia and governor kelly from kansas. from the department of transportation and faa's perspective, we are going to offer full support to those on the ground, to the mayor, but also to the ntsb, who is going to be conducting the investigation in this matter. we are going to provide all the support that's necessary. mayor. thank you. >> so with that, i want to ask chief john donnelly from dc fire and ems to provide an update. >> good evening everyone. i'm john donnelly, chief of dc fire and ems. this evening at 848, an alert was sounded , initiating alert was sounded, initiating a region, a large regional response to a report of an aircraft crash on approach to the airport. this response includes, first, the metropolitan washington airports authority fire department, the district of columbia fire department, the metropolitan police department, and the us. park police. to respond into the area and to sort that out. at 858, the first units arrived