Thing we were talking about. That was my i am trying face. Im trying and failing. Todd after Cookie Monster we can do whatever we want. You are watching Fox And Friends First on thursday morning. Todd President Biden expected to take on healthcare after declaring Climate Change a National Security priority. Jillian Griff Jenkins as republicans call the order and assault on American Energy workers. Reporter these orders send a clear message, Climate Change will be a cornerstone of this administration, deep cuts to oil and gas and coal emissions while doubling Wind Energy Production declaring climate issues matters of National Security. When i think of Climate Change, answers to it, i think of jobs. A key plank of our billback Recovery Plan is building a modern, resilient climate infrastructure. Climate change will be at the center of our National Security and foreign policy. It reporter this after President Biden halted the Keystone Pipeline and a band drilling on federal lands which republicans out swinging, 30 gop members of House Energy Action team say in a statement, quote, in less then a week the Biden Administration has placed these jobs and accomplishments at risk by waging an assault on American Energy and good jobs and lowenergy costs that go with it but biden as president ial envoy for climate john kerry said it is not true. Unfortunately workers have been fed a false narrative, they have been fed the notion that somehow dealing with climate is coming at their expense, no it is not. I think workers are going to see with the efforts of the Biden Administration they are going to have much better set of choices and it will create more jobs. Reporter the climate czar is facing criticism in his newly created role, foxnews. Com breaking the story faa records and asked tate he still owns a private jet. The white house is not commented. This as the head of louisianas oil and Gas Association lashes out, tyler craig joined us earlier this morning, watch. Reporter the fact they talk about they want to replace clean jobs, we have a long history of working through improvements and allowing the market to dictate what that looks like as opposed to regulation. The Executive Action Blitz after eight is continues, you see it here so far, biden should 20 borders and 38 actions. We expect more this morning and healthcare and tomorrow on immigration. Todd thanks for keeping us updated. Jillian President Biden taking heat for his deportation pause. Federal judge ordered a temporary halt to the Deportation Freeze after Texas Attorney general ken paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration. Displayed when paxton says the battle isnt over yet. We asked for a permanent injunction, 14 days to give us time to prepare for a permanent injunction. We need time and dont want injury occurring to our state that we can repair later during a time we are waiting to have our case heard. Reporter paxton i use the state will suffer, quote, imminent and irreparable harm if the Biden Order Go through after the suspension. Senator Lindsey Graham says President Bidens orders and immigration, climate and beyond show what gave rise to donald trump at how crucial the former president will be in 2022. Even more noticeable after he left. Look at what is going on at the border, they are unraveling Border Security donald trump put in place, caravans, declaring war on Fossil Fuel Industry in america at the expense of thousands of jobs, making us liturgy independence. National security is best achieved when you dont have to buy oil and gas from people who hate your guts and are crazy. That is being rolled back, we will come back strong in 2022, to my republican colleagues, no way we will retake the house and Senate Without Donald Trumps help. New poll finds donald trump support Holding Steady with 51 of gop voters saying he should play a major role in the Republican Party. The fight reopen schools raging across the country as cities and states begin rolling back coronavirus restrictions. Frustrated parents make their point loud and clear to school leaders. Frustrations spilling over as some parents are demanding to know why their kids feel locked out of the classroom after nearly a year now. The centers for Disease Control and prevention recently announced new data suggesting little evidence of Coronavirus Transmission in schools if proper safety precautions are followed, things like facemasks, physical distancing, increase room ventilation and limiting Indoor Sports and indoor dining. City leaders in many states begin to lift restrictions on restaurants, retail, nail salons, weary parents are no longer able to hide their outrage on why schools remain closed. Figure it out or get off the podium. People like me and a lot of other people out there who will gladly take your seat and figure it out. The tenth debate is raging between district and Teachers Unions. In chicago the nations Third Largest School District is on the verge of a teacher strike. The Teachers Union their arguing the district hasnt done enough to put in place proper safety plans. Despite spending big bucks to install thousands of air filters along with Deep Cleaning and offering covid19 testing the union is pushing for every teacher to be vaccinated before stepping back into the classroom. Chicago pediatrician, parent of a third grader in Chicago Public School System is advocating for kids to go back now. The realities we know it is the only academics entering this pandemic, we have seen security and housing stability and among children the rates of Depression Anxiety and even suicide have increased due to the socialized system. The Biden Administration says it wants younger kids back in school asap but the president setting a goal to send out 10 million doses of vaccines each week with a pledge to reopen the majority of schools in his first 100 days but that only applies to students in lower grades. No timeline yet fry School Students to be back on campus anytime soon. Miranda devine says we are hurting our kids by keeping them out of school and says President Biden is in a unique situation to fix this. We are betraying their futures, throwing them away and joe biden has this unique ability to connect with the Teachers Unions because he used to teach, a union guy, hes the union guy and he has the Political Capital at the moment because he is not donald trump, he just won and election, he could go to those unions, they will listen to him because he does have that moral authority from his Union Background and tell them they should stop scaremongering. He goes on to say President Biden should listen to the science he keeps preaching is so important. New records reveal hunter biden still holds a 10 stake in a Chinese Private equity firm. He was reportedly supposed his portion prior to the inauguration but the daily caller says that is not happen. Hunter biden is currently under federal investigation over his business dealings. A portland boyer pepper sprayed by mayor ted wheeler sunday night that he is remorseful that he decided to confront the mayor. You are not 6 feet away. You are the interaction, tough to hear but in a statement hero im sorry he felt the need to use pepper spray. I cherish portland and the local community recognize near wheeler has a very difficult job. He confronted him for not wearing a mess, says he wanted to find out how much you drink that night but he refused to share any info or video of the incident. Is 10 minutes after they are. I went Security Issue in a domestic terrorism alert in the wake of Political Violence on the right and left, live report next. A new push to give the ability to sue Sanctuary Cities. There must be a price to pay for defying federal law. He joins us next. If these beautiful idaho potato recipes are just side dishes, then im not a real idaho potato farmer. Genuine idaho potatoes not just a side dish anymore. Always look for the Grown In Idaho seal. The Us International terrorism advisory as Homeland Security warns of more violence in the wake of the capital rights. Jillian the Department Takes extra precautions. Was the latest . Reporter the department of Homeland Security says the United States is under Item Threat Environment and make of the capital right earlier this month and violence in portland and seattle in recent days. The department has issued a National Terrorism advisory after consulting with the Intelligence Community and federal Law Enforcement partners. Dhs saying it does not have information indicating a specific or credible plot but former acting Dhs Kateri Chad Will said the advisory is just for awareness. There is no credible information or credible threat. If there was dhs would issue an elevated ornament alert. The timing is a little interesting as well is the wording of the bulletin itself. This comes after President Biden requested a comprehensive threat assessment on Domestic Violence extremism from the office of the director of national intelligence, the fbi and dhs, The White House National Security council is also expected to have a new capability to focus on Domestic Violence extremism. On violence happening the country will be reviewed as part of the past few minutes by the National Security team. Reporter the National Security team will address the evolving threats related to Domestic Violence extremism and review the role of social media, operational responses and more. Todd thank you very much. Jillian democrat congressman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez doesnt seem as many for unity as others. Listen to this. Understand the nature of the caucus of the Republican Party you serve with. This term there are legitimate White Supremacists that sit at the heart and the core of the Republican Caucus in the house of representatives. Todd ted bud, one of her republican colleagues, joins us with that response, how the response that rhetoric . Joe biden wants unity, his party doesnt seem to agree with him. Aoc endorsed him, outrageous rhetoric, aoc just said it exposes the hypocrisy of the radical Democrat Party. Remember it was the republicans who built the best and the most inclusive economy ever including the highest unemployment, the highest employment and lowest unemployment for africanamericans, women and minorities, aocs democrats are about dividing us and we are about Economic Growth and unity. She seems like rhetoric on both sides is getting a little bit out of hand sometimes these days. We will keep an eye on that. Lets talk about this for a second. On wednesday President Biden signed an Executive Order to suspend new permits for natural gas and oil on federal land leaving a lot of people wondering what about the workers down there, if youre worker your wonder what about me . Gina mccarthy, the National Climate advisor says this. Is old abandoned oil and gas wells, minds that havent been properly closed, an opportunity for those individual workers to have work in their own communities. Is that good enough for them . Biden claims he is for bluecollar workers were turns around and kills 10,000 Jobs On The Sun and nominated Energy Secretary who says some jobs need to be sacrificed to push a radical climate agenda. For democrats this is more about pursuing more power and control and putting it in the hands of the elite rather than helping every day workers. Todd the statement we just heard, asking someone to tie their own news but i digress. Switch gears, you reintroduced a bill to hold Sanctuary Cities accountable. Here is what it would do, major revisions to define a sanctuary jurisdiction, establish civil action for Family Members of crimes committed by Illegal Immigrants benefiting things worry policies, withholding Grant Funding for jurisdictions that refuse to comply with lawful arrests. If this fails what does it mean for the safety of our country . If you enforce the law you prevent tragedy. What is happening at the border will lead to other problems all across the us. Lawlessness needs to tragedy and that is not acceptable. My bill allows individuals who have been harmed by nonenforcement of loss to sue jurisdiction refused, it is unifying to keep people safe. Local officials wants to allow dangerous people in their streets they should be legally on the hook for it. Thank you for joining us, we appreciate it, have a good day. Todd still had San Francisco scrubbing historic names off schools. Will woke culture terminate revealed that is reviewed leaders and Hidden Figures . John kerry pushes sweeping Climate Change policies, faa records show his family still owns a private jet. Joe consciousa has a thing or 2 to say about that next. So you want to make the best burger ever . Then make it that means selling everything. And eating nothing but cheese till you find the perfect slice. Even if everyone asks you. Another burger truck . Dont listen to them that means cooking day and night until you get. [ ding ] you got paid that means adding people to the payroll. Hi mom. That means. Best burger ever. Intuit quickbooks helps Small Businesses be more successful with payments, payroll, banking and live bookkeeping. Mistake on Climate Change couldnt be higher than they are right now. It is 6 substantial. Paris alone is not enough, not when almost 90 of all the planets global emissions come from outside us borders. We could go to 0 tomorrow and the problem is not solved. Todd john kerry stressing the need for america to ask now to reduce Carbon Emissions but a pesky situation, what about his familys private jet . Fox news contributor and Media Opinion Columnist for the hill joe consciousa, he says we could go to 0 tomorrow, what about grounding that jet . One would have hoped so but lets look into this for a moment. The jet could run on Renewable Energy or solar, could be the first solar jet so otherwise it may look hypocritical as you said, the administration and john kerry Declare War On Oil And Gas and the jobs that go with that. It is telling the White House Communications team which is supposed to be the most forthcoming in history has no comment on this because they are hot flatfooted. You would think john kerry would have addressed this before. He has been considered by this position for a long time. Todd The White House did not respond to fox newss request for comment. Needed to the vehicle by which the jet is employed to the sky. Keep in mind 40 times more carbon used by private planes than commercial. With that this situation in San Francisco is something else. Folks, the San Francisco board of Education Plan to strip names from school of historical figures, 44 of them in fact. My question is how much will things improve based on this move by the San Francisco school board . I am going out on a limb. Sometimes you take chances. I think lincoln was a good president. To change the name is quite remarkable considering what he did for basic Human Rights And Freedoms for people regardless of color i dont think we want to be changing that name and paul revere is going down as far as the school is concerned and even Diane Feinstein is going down. It is amazing we are concentrating on changing school names instead of opening to your Point Schools in San Francisco. I have a 5, and 7yearold, when they are not in school they are zoomed out, you have to have kids back in school, the only way they are going to learn. Nancy pelosi, San Francisco her district, she could put out a statement for leadership. Todd this is so well, the liberal mayor of the most liberal city in our country agrees with you on this, you heard her before, what i cannot understand is why the school board is advancing a plan to have all the schools renamed by april when the recent plan to have our kids back in the classroom by then. How worried should we be that no matter where we live in the country somebody had this thought and it was approved by a bunch of other people and put into play . We are governed by children at this point and this is a classic example of overreach and the boomerang effect. If we highlight these things and shine a light on these decisions made by adults when schools are closed and children are suffering ultimately people will say enough. Cancel cancel culture. This is getting utterly ridiculous. We have gone to pledge. Todd this is beyond democrat versus republican. This is insanity versus whatever the opposite of insanity is with you are the opposite of insanity, appreciate your time. Pour concha got a booboo. Jillian the energy industrys worst fears becoming reality. In my view we have waited too long to deal with the climate crisis, review and reset the oil and gas program. Jillian our next guest says the suspension of Energy Exploration takes us backwards, we drill down on that next. On a formula only found in preservision. If it were my vision, id ask my doctor about preservision. Its the most studied eye vitamin brand. If it were my vision, id look into preservision. Only Preservision Areds2 contains the exact nutrient formula recommended by the nei to help reduce the risk of moderate to advanced amd progression. I have amd. It is my vision so my plan includes preservision. Hey, i just got a text from my sister. 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The ceo of the american exploration and Production Counsel joins us live with the future of the energy industry. Thanks for being here. We will get into jobs in a moment. We were talking about jobs with regard to the energy industry. I want to focus on the macro view. To the American People appreciate the impact on how much it will cost to drive their car . How much more it will cost to heat their home based on what biden is proposing to do . That is a great question and good morning, thanks for having me this morning. The American Energy industry is the industry that brought this country not just Energy Security but Economic Security and because of this Industry Cost to American Families or their Energy Consumption has stayed historically low, and cost for every other household is increased over the last decade exponentially. Anytime you restrict production, doing nothing to demands, it is a formula for increasing cost and doing so in the middle of a pandemic is hugely concerning not just to us but should be to every american family. Jillian a Texas Democrat representative led a group of republican lawmakers requesting joe biden the President Biden, rescind this Executive Order Banning Energy leasing on federal lands, there were a series of tweets, we are deeply concerned about the implications of this Executive Order in a shortterm given the impact of covid19 on local economies including lost jobs, Increase Budget Shortfalls and weakening of the us National Security that pertains to energy independence. He goes on to say texas particularly in the Fifteenth District has been ravaged by the coronavirus and this recent Executive Order will hurt an already suffering community. What does it say to you that you have people on both sides of the aisle, not as Many Democrats as republicans but still have democrats from texas saying this is not going to work for our workers, for the people of texas. Exactly right. Energy is a partisan issue. American oil and gas fuels every part of our everyday lives and this should not be a partisan issue and it is unfortunate the Biden Administration seems to view Climate Progress and Energy Production is mutually exclusive and the fact is we can have both. Republicans and democrats from texas and oil and Gas Producing states know that better than anyone. The United States is oral leader in reducing emissions so putting forth policies that move our production overseas, make us more reliant on Foreign Forces and less regulated sources makes absolutely no sense, now more than ever. Todd everybody wants clean water, everybody wants clean air. My family was hit by hurricane. I get it. Im not saying it is not an issue but based on your research will any of these moves help the environment in a tangible way pacific we we dont get the International Community like china, india, to do their part . Exactly right. Climate is a global problem. Emissions are global issue. Energy is a global commodity and focusing and analyzing the us Oil And Gas Industry will actually have the exact Opposite Effect that the Biden Administration claimed it will have. It will move production overseas to where it is less highly regulated at the point of production. India, china, still overwhelmingly reliance on coal for their Energy Sources and that is growing, not diminishing. The United States because of the abundant natural gas here has led the world in emission reduction. They should be building on that progress. Not tying our hands. Jillian great insight, thanks for joining us, have a great day. Todd nasa will remember the lives lost in the 1986 challenger explosion, today marking 35 years, can you believe it . Since the Space Shuttle blue up just 73 seconds after liftoff from Kennedy Space center in florida. I remember looking at this in my classroom when i was a little boy and it changed so much. All 7 crewmembers on board died. Investigation revealed a fuel leak caused that exposure. Nasa will honor the astronauts killed on apollo 1 and Space Shuttle columbia in a day of remembrance. We will be right back. Also destroyed the lives of thousands of jewish survivors still suffering today. God calls on people who believe in him to act on his word. Comfort ye, comfort my people. When i come here and i sit with lilia i realize what she needs right now is food. These elderly jews are weak and theyre sick. Theyre living on 2 a day which is impossible. This now, is how gods children are living. Take this time to send a Survival Food Box to these forgotten jews. The International Fellowship of christians and jews urgently need your gift of 25 now to help provide one Survival Food Box with all of the essentials they critically need for their diet for one month. No vitamins and no protein so my legs and hands are very weak. Oh, oh, oh lets make sure that we bring them just a little bit of hope. By bringing them a little bit of food. Become a part of the fellowship today by reaching out to bless these precious people of god. For just 25, you can help supply the essential foods they desperately need for one month. Thats less than a dollar a day. I just want to encourage all of you to join with Yael Eckstein and the wonderful work of the International Fellowship of christians and jews. God tells us to take care of them, to feed the hungry. And i pray Holocaust Survivors will be given the basic needs that they so desperately pray for to survive. That they so desperately pray for to survive. Todd embargo lifted, President Biden releasing details on Healthcare Executive orders he plans to sign today. Jillian Cheryl Casone joins us with what the orders entail. Jillian new Executive Orders on healthcare, called present american access to quality affordable healthcare, the First Executive action to strengthen the Affordable Care act. The second will protect Womens Health and abroad which reverses restrictions on International Nonprofits for referrals, those agencies were able to receive us funding. Neil this week, we are just getting a crash course in stock shorting. Little guys versus the hedge fund. The attention of The White House, jen psaki said the president s Economic Team including secretary janet yellen are monitoring the situation. Investors should not be treating for the secret 1600 for the first of the year. Little guys, that takes that one higher. Jillian you have an exclusive. 2020 a real stinker of the year, the new super bowl lab, foxbusiness was given an exclusive sneak peek. Probably when 2020 has it is always lemons. It was a limit of the year. This whole commercial with the nod to 2020 . Todd it is pretty the full commercial will run on game day. Google is releasing the top superfoods based on google searches. The search repelled dip, oklahoma told brisket, idaho, oregon, missouri. The wheezy annas taco soup, dont know what that is. My states top search, her is that . What is that . Chili. Todd i never had chili with my super bowl, never had cake with my super bowl. If you go by where you were born. It is so weird, better than paley a salmon. The big thing that is interesting, i was born in florida and that was cake as well. Lets talk about this. A green new steel, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez taking credit for the new environmental policy. The cake fiasco, this is more important, President Biden did not endorse the Green New Deal when he was running for president but his Energy Policies sound strikingly similar and aoc is a victory lap posting a tweet saying it is almost as if we helped shape the platform and she is right. If you remember aoc, john kerry, were on joe bidens Climate Task Force so they literally helped shape the platform, signed a bunch of Executive Orders that led to no drilling on federal land, calling for clean energy revolution, the power sector by 20205000 of war in the oil and gas Coal Industry and with everything there will be big winners and losers, the losers are the folks that stand to lose their jobs because of Executive Orders. Now more on the worlds most famous another story about bernie sanders, this is a very good one. This meme, 2 million for charity which everybody can appreciate and the campaign sold merchandise with this meme, sweatshirts have this stuff sold out in a matter of minutes. They raised 2 million because of it. The one thing that doesnt get enough attention about this is the fact that the mask was offcenter. Time to check in with steve doocy for what is coming up on fox and friends. Steve cant wait to hear about your new dog. A group of republican attorneys general, warning President Biden against overstepping his authority. West Virginia Attorney general Patrick Morrissey spearheading that message and he will join us live and big news last week, Sarah Sanders launched her bid for arkansas governor. We will talk to her about following in her poppas footsteps in the future of the Republican Party. Industry that has been, what is the meaning behind Florida Georgia Lines hit song, Get Your Shine On. Brian kelly, will join us to join the debate, with that shiny thing is all about. A facing we take a quick timeout. Todd, julian and carly as well, thanks for watching Fox And Friends First on the shiny fox news channel. Or ten. 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Mayors from 100 cities dont agree. Joining us to discuss in california. Thank you for being here, appreciate your time. Sandy is not far from portland, oregon. We have seen a lot of video the riots, the looting that happened in portland, oregon for the last 10 months or so. Tell me how sandy has seen Different Things happening, what has happened and beyond. All of this watching more as the violence and distraction has taken over the city of portland. This is what the defend the Police Movement looks like. We have mayor ted wheeler who is punched in the face by a citizen and earlier in a segment on this very show, close to having pepper spray others. This is what the culture of criminality looks like and lack of consequences just inside for violence. You have seen similar where you are obviously. This summer. We had our own problem but recently, 3 miles from us had significant problems, a couple buildings burned down, lots of violence, lots of broken glass and burning and it bodes well for taking a serious look at the defend the Police Movement and understanding going west to east is the wrong direction to take. My city the sheriff last weeks budget was, you can see the poll on your screen, 2 of people say too become a 10 they too become 80 , one more as well to pull this up, this supports reallocating Police Department resources, the majority of people polled say no. 23 same may be. When you look at both polls what does that say to you . What it says is communities like mine stand by local, small, local Police Departments. When you look at portland, what defend the police as the necessary by the oregonian where a third of those businesses are looking to leave portland within the next two years. The same story, 62 of businesses unsafe in downtown portland. That is what defund the police does, it leaves the Business Storefronts being closed, people out of work and people afraid to leave their homes. Finally where would you be in your town how the police . The number one thing people need is more police, 50 of cost dont have to do with police anymore but have to do with social work issues or homelessness issues or trying to settle disputes at mcdonalds. Police are an integral part of the community in every aspect, not just police work. Jillian appreciate your insight on this and we will continue to follow it. Have a good day. Coming up next congressman jim banks joins us next. Are just si, then im not a real idaho potato farmer. Genuine idaho potatoes not just a side dish anymore. Always look for the Grown In Idaho seal. Research shows people remember commercials with nostalgia. So to help you remember that Liberty Mutual customizes your Home Insurance, heres one thatll really take you back. Its customized Home Insurance from Liberty Mutual only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Lactaid is 100 real milk, just without the lactose. So you can enjoy it even if youre sensitive. Yet some say it isnt real milk. I guess those cows must actually be big dogs. Sit i said sit todd Senate Democrats sphwriewsing a bill to make washington, d. C. The 5 st state in our nation. Republican lawmakers including our next guest criticizing the lefts attempt to expand their liberal majority. Jillian here to splain is jim banks. Good to see you. Good to be with you. Jillian lets pull up the Senate Democrats the d. C. Bill quote this isnt a republican or democratic issue. Its an american issue, because the lack of fair representation for d. C. Residents is clearly inconsistent with the values on which this country was founded. Your response . Article 1 section 8 of the constitution says this is clearly unconstitutional. The constitution says we will set aside a district that will be the seat of our government. The democrats for this. But this is all a part of their grand play. This is just like hr 1 which was introduced in the house already and as senator carper introduced this d. C. Statehood bill in the senate yesterday. They know its unconstitutional but its part of their grand plan. They want to pass hr 1 to change the election rules to make it hard for republicans to ever win again by federalizing elections and moving toward all mailin ballots nationwide. They want to give the United States senate two more democrat senators and by the time the Supreme Court rules that this is unconstitutional, thats when they will pack the court. This is all part of their plan. We cant allow it to happen. But, in this dangerous environment where the radical left has taken over the Democrat Party today, we should expect more hair brained ideas like this. Todd quickly, is there any chance this gets out of the senate . I hope not. But, if the senate succeeds, if democrats in the senate succeed in changing the rules in the senate, and doing away with the bird rules and filibuster rules we should pray that d. C. Statehood is something that never makes it across the finish line. I fear that the stranglehold that the radical left has taken over the Democrat Party today and these are the types of issues that they will try to push forward. Todd meantime, congressman, you have written a letter with the support of 200 House Republicans to protect the Hyde Amendment which those of how dont know prevents the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortion. Now, take a look at the public polling on this. This is fascinating. 58 of americans oppose or strongly oppose the use of tax dollars to support abortions. The majority of americans support you on this. Keep in mind today is healthcare day and the biden Executive Order white house. Why do opponents of the Hyde Amendment keep fighting it . This is an incredible example of how far to the left the Democrat Party has gone. I was at the Inauguration Last Wednesday where President Biden gave a speech about unity and moving our country, bringing our country together and moving our country forward. There is nothing unifying about doing away with something thats been bipartisan for 45 years. Every democrat president since jimmy carter, even joe biden himself as recently as 2019 supported the Hyde Amendment which blocks your taxpayer dollars to go toward funding abortion. What is incredible about this letter that i led that 199 of my colleagues joined me in signing almost every single republican in the house signed this letter i invited democrats to sign it, too. And not a single democrat would put their name on a bill that would draw a line in the sand and say that we will not support any Spending Measure that does away with the Hyde Amendment, which has been bipartisan for decades. And today this is the difference of where we are today versus just a few years ago. Today, not a single democrat would sign their name to a prolife letter to this one. Jillian wow, definitely something we are going to keep following. We know you will as well. Congressman jim banks. Thanks for joining us and keep us updated. Thank you. Jillian make sure you download the fox news app. Open your camera and a scan the qr code thats down there under todd. Todd set your dvr every weekday morning so you never miss a moment of fox friends first. New puppy mom. Jillian his name is levi. I havent had sleep in days forgive me if im stumbling over may words right now. Fox friends starts right now. Byebye. Steve its just what we do. They turf on the camera and they say go and we Start Talking for three hours and we start right now. Welcome aboard, folks, its Thursday January 2 8th, 2021. Welcome to fox friends. It is cold here in new york city. 30 degrees right now. Ainsley it is. Its thursday. Steve so close. Ainsley thats right. One of the guys from Florida Georgia Line on our show because brian texted him to find out what Get Your Shine On means. Brian we need to know. America needs to