welcome back. thanks for joining fox and friends first. i am heather nauert. i am heather childers. it is half past the hour. the top five stories making news for you at this hour. if the white house and congress can t reach a deal by march 1st it is looking at big exchanges and the effects already being felt. yesterday plans to send the u. ss harry crewman aircraft carrier to the persian gulf come were scrapped. lower pay raises and delays in new equipment total. they face 46 billion in cuts this year. it s the best symbol of our country but the flags behind the president weren t made in the united states they were made in belgium. the wall kins flag company provide 2,000 flags to the united states each year.