♪ pete: it is the 7 a.m. hour of "fox & friends" weekend. starting with this, more bad news for biden. new polls show nearly half of dems don't want him to be their nominee. as saturday night live takes on age concerns and if his inner circle. >> behind closed doors, joe is incredible. >> behind closed doors, he's a whirlwind. >> behind closed doors, he's a dynamo. >> i was with joe biden for the past weekend and, whew, he wiped me out. [laughter] will: just trying to figure out who was funny. plus, a school highs showdown is on the ballot in texas. will parents make their voices heard this tuesday? if a. rachel: i hope so. and what time do you drink your coffee? >> this is a coffee morning. >> every morning for you is a coffee morning. >> this is a jumbo coffee morning. rachel: that's right. experts are sharing conflicting guidance on the best time for a cup of joe. the second hour of "fox & friends" weekend starts right now. if. ♪ hey, you, get off of my cloud ♪ if. rachel: good morning, everybody. it's 7:00 a.m. here on the east coast. you're looking at neptune beach, new jersey, or you were. will: the thing is, saturday night live wasn't funny just now. they teed it up with good potential content, right? joe biden is a font of material for comedy, and i was just -- i mean -- pete: i think you need to watch the whole thing. will: do you think it was funnier? if. pete: i don't know, i haven't seen it -- will: i saw shane willis last week, a lot of skits, really funny. pete: we're going to play the whole clip -- wii. will: we are? pete: it's right here. turn if the page. rachel: shane bill lis has a piece who has down's sun dream, and that stuff was really good. will: part of the thing that shane gillis gets a lot of credit for is not being hemmed in by political correctness, and he'll say words that are clearly stricken off, you can't say these words. not only will he say the word, he'll go deep into the topic. and that's to one of the topics -- rachel: he does. he uses the r-word, but what he says is liberals are so afraid, you know, he's obviously referring to the eugenics that's used against them. he said, the funny thing is they turn out to just be the best person in the family, which is totally true. [laughter] you guys have met valentina -- will: happiest person in the family. they don't worry about the election, they're not stressed, they just are in the moment and enjoying it. i actually really loved it because i think, ultimately, it was a very pro-life message and a really great message about what we're doing to people with down's syndrome through ace abortion and eugenics. so i think on the whole, net positive. pete: in a moment we're going to get a chance to assess whether or not are saturday night live was actually funny if because, you're right, there is. so much material in real life that if they wanted to exploit it, they could. and that a real life material, by the way, leetsz us to our -- leads us to our first topic which is the way the american people perceive joe biden. consider the source on this one. we talked about other portions of this poll at the top of the show. this is a new york times poll, new york times-sienna if college poll. it showed donald trump beating joe biden in the political sense. the underlying factors are pretty damning for the president. should joe biden be the democrat nominee, is the question. and this is to democrat voters. will: right, that's the key. pete: this is to democrat voters. it's basically a split, 46-45 should and should not be the nominee. that alone citing his approval rating and everything else you see in there has him underwater with his own voters which is not a strong place to be. , and again, this is "the new york times." they don't want to be reporting this number, yet they have to, and it's the reality -- rachel: and it's an important number because that poll will talk, reflects on the enthusiasm of the voter for that candidate. and you're going. to need a lot of enthusiasm in november if to get people to go to the polls, and you have a lot of divisions in the democrat party. we talked earlier about the hispanic vote. but just like the hispanic vote which i said is the working class vote, you're having problems in michigan and a lot of people focusing on the muslim problem in michigan and not really on the working class are automobile issue in michigan where there's a lot of problem going on with that. will: did you see batya ungar-sargon said that on bill maher? rachel: yes. she's absolutely right about that. will: she focused on the muslim thing in michigan, you're not focused on what you've gone -- done to the -- rachel: she was spectacular, by the way. will: what comes closer to how you would feel if joe biden were a democratic nominee for president. again, among democratic primary voters. 23% enthusiastic, 43% satisfied, 20% dissatisfied, 6% angry. again, i know we've said it, among democratic primary voters, the reason i highlight that is because those numbers begin to reflect things you see among general-wide polls and approval ratings. when you see numbers in the 40s, you think you're talking about, you know, the country. we're not. we're talking about democrats. that's bad news. for joe biden. rachel: ray yeah. pete: well, they see what the rest of us see and, finally, saturday night live apparently has seen it as well. so last night they took their best swipe -- will: here we go. pete: we'll see. saddle up, will. rachel: they're late to the party though, make no mistake. pete: they're always late, of course. will: is it funny. pete: here they are on biden. is it funny. watch. >> behind closed doors, joe is incredible. >> behind closed doors, he's a whirl wind. >> behind closed doors he's a dynamo. >> i was with joe biden for the past weekend and, whew, he wiped me out. [laughter] pete: not the right clip. [laughter] that was the preview clip that we just showed. do we have the full clip? not yet. but they will get it for us. [inaudible conversations] [laughter] pete: i thought i did. what's on the paper is not what's in the computer tv machine. and once they get it dialed into the computer tv machine, boom, it's going to be on -- rachel: this is what happens when you use a.i. instead of human -- pete: are we using a.i.? rachel: oh. the a.i. machine came up with it. pete: now we have it. here we go. >> "the new york times" poll today has him down 5 points, and many voters still have concerns about his age. here with me is governor of california and biden advocate gavin newsom. can he make that case with the speed and sharpness that some of my if -- [inaudible] can't? >> joe can do it better. i was just with him. behind closed doors, joe is incredible. >> let's go live washington with white house press secretary karine jean-pierre. >> hello, dana. pleasure to be with you to talk about the most vigorous man i've ever known, joe biden. [laughter] >> really? >> absolutely. i was just with him. and behind closed doors, he's a whirlwind. >> we are now joined live by secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas. >> thanks for having me, dana. man, i am exhausted. i us was with -- i was with joe biden, and behind closed doors he's a dynamo. this weekend we both went down to the border town of brownsville is, texas, and joe went into beast mode. he said we're going to the tighten this border. look how easy i can cross it. then he power cored up to the border wall, he front flipped into the rio grande and came back up with a fish in his mouth. [laughter] you didn't report that because it doesn't fit your little narrative. >> well, with all due respect, it doesn't fit reality. will: so -- the end was a little funny. pete: there was another part with karine jean-pierre talking about the soul cycle class and all this other stuff that we had to cut out, it was too long. rachel: i'm old enough to remember snl from -- exactly, exactly. i'm old enough to remember snl pre-trump. and it was the funny. especially, by the way, in the '90s. it's just kind of gone -- pete: well it's true. here's "the new york times," the headline based on this poll, for democrats pining for alternative, the biden team that has a message. get over it. this is kind of answering our question about what do you do next. the biden team views the very question of should he run as absurd is. the president, in their view, has an impressive record of accomplishment to run on. there's no obvious alternative. michael tyler, the biden campaign communications director said on saturday, our campaign is ignoring the noise and running a strong campaign to win just like we did in 2020. so they're saying you question his age? we don't care. we're running. will: i mean, you pointed out the nikki haley thing. that's the thing, like, blame the voters. understand, you don't like what you see? get over it, you know? if i'm not sure why they think any campaign thinks that's a winning idea. the problem is you. you don't like me because you're the problem. why does anyone think that's going to work? rachel: it's not. and so the question is, what are they going to do about it? [laughter] pete: right now it's stay the course. right now it's stay the course -- rachel: jill said stay the course. [laughter] and obama's going request, we've got to fix this. pete: we'll see. will: "the washington post" has a fascinating article up about -- have you guys seen, by the way, a lot of people on the left are saying the crime story is fake, meaning -- pete: and the migrant crime story is fake. will: yeah. saying that's all, you know, fox news media creation. pete: look at the stats, they commit crimes at much lore percentages than everybody else ignoring the fact that they shouldn't be with here in the first place -- will: yeah. and ignoring human beings telling you, for example, like you had yesterday, i've got a store in washington, d.c. that i've had to close, we had that story yesterday. and and ignoring the fact that you and i can walk down here to cvs, and everything is behind lock and key. deodorant -- pete: it's a tall point. will: the zombie cvs, mara wrote america is a sticky-fingered nation if built on stolen land. more on that in a minute. and its current moral panic is about shoplifting. all over the country if from sea to shining cvs, there are concerns about petty theft which some retailers claim is worse than ever before. videos of brazen threats have gone viral is. it has become a political talking point and liability, but the data is murky. theft has gotten worse in some cities but better in others. it's either underreported or overhajj rated. that's, so -- rachel: it's an amazing quote, isn't it? she says retailers say, those pesky retailers that are misreeding everyone -- misleading everyone about shoplifting in their stores. will: is she saying that, like, it's as american as a 57ing -- apple pie? she said, america's a sticky-fingered nation -- pete: that sounds like a -- rachel: don't complain about stealing toothpaste. pete: that seems like a line that she typed out -- will: just liked -- pete: yeah. will: just for the record, let's say con kerred, not stolen. pete: if i agree with you. will: they're very different concept ises. pete: they don't like conquered, will. will: they may not like gravity the, but it still exists. [laughter] the thing about acknowledging the reality of history is that you can have an honor for your historical opponent. you know what i mean? like, that -- pete: that's often how it -- will: stolen sets the world into an idea of like, you know, i don't know, like, cofiving and menacing. -- conniving and menacing. there was a war for america, multiple, and one side won a war. and then the you can say noble fight, you lost. but that's the story. stolen? stolen based upon what kind of idea of ownership? if. pete: where does that end and where does that a start? will: right. pete: you know what i mean? like, who's the o.g. of whatever particular land? rachel: right now there's a war at cvs is. i can't go there and buy anything for less than 20 minutes because if i want to buy deodorant and i have to go get go people to unlock something, and that's how they live here in new york city. pete: yeah. i don't know where maura juddkis lives, but maybe she goes e to cvs -- rachel: she just said that's the new normal, pete. it's okay. you know, you stole land, deal with cvs. will: she's super young, maybe that's all she's ever nobody. rachel: that's true. the new normal. pete: your exactly right. of there's a lot of self-loathing there. well, we deserve this, this is what we get. will: yeah. turning now to your headlines, the biden administrations confirms israel has agreed to the framework of a proposed gaza ceasefire-hostage release deal and it's up to hamas to agree to it. a spokesman for the israeli government joining us earlier this morning on the agreement. >> well, there's not going to be a ceasefire that leaves the hostages in gaza or hamas in power. but what we do want to see is a temporary pause in the fighting to get those pure hostages out. -- poor hostages out. we're talking about 134 people who have been trapped in the hamas terror dungeons for 149 days now. will: officials have been working for weeks to broker a deal before the muslim holiday of ramadan which is set to begin one week from today. a scary scene at major league baseball's spring training yesterday. washington nationals' outfielderday loan lyle had to be taken off the field on a. >> stretcher after flipping -- [inaudible] yesterday's game against the boston red sox. washington's manager confirming after the game the 21-year-old was taken to a local hospital for a cat scan. we won't know more on his status until later today. i had to stop and watch the video there. check out another wild video, a pair of horses dodging traffic on the interstate in cleveland. this is yesterday. officials had to go on a wild horse or chase to wrangle the pair who belong to cleveland police. officials say horses broke out of their stables. no drivers were hurt. pete: that's why they're so cal- >> those are real big horses. rachel: yeah, they are big. pete: but a regular horse who's been in a pasture wouldn't with that calm around all those vehicles, but a police horse, makes sense. right? they've been trained. will: well, yeah. pete: that's a big old horse. will: i don't know how a passture horse would react versus them. i don't know. pete: loud noises and is cars and beeps -- [laughter] rachel: they're looking for their cop. pete: amateur horse trainer, you know? [laughter] rachel: all right. well, here is a big debate going on in america right now, like, how, when should you take your coffee in the morning? if. pete: is this a big debate? will: i think it might be. rachel: and my producer said so. [laughter] will: when you wake up, this is the an argument against having coffee if -- pete: all right. will: -- right away. rachel: first thing in the morning. will: your cortisol levels, which enhances alertness and focus, are at -- so at the peak, cortisol. pete: when you wake up. will: yep. so elevated levels may impact your immune system, and if they're already at your peak when you wake up, drinking coffee if as soon as your eyes open may do more harm than good and make you immune to caffeine over a long period of time. rachel: so what they're saying is wait. a lot of people have said this for a whale. when you get up in the morning, have, like, a warm glass of water with lemon -- pete: i like this. rachel: have a warm glass of water with lemon. will: i don't know which of these doctors are right, but i can -- consider myself a human lab experiment, if i'm on the water thing. and i like it better. rachel: yeah. you just feel better. will: just fill up a glass of water and chug it -- rachel: i can have warm water with lemm mornings i do it sometimes. but our hair stylist always, she always, i want to have coffee right away. no, no, no, have water first. maybe it's -- pete: do you carry around one of those big stanley jugs too? if yeah, he does. rachel: totally does. pete: gotta have my 32 ounces, my 64 ounces of water today. uh-huh. it's going to make me healthy. will: look how you mock -- [laughter] rachel: here's dr. wendy fox the el, she told fox digital, our fox news digital, she said for some people waking up and having a glass of water rely dates and then having coffee works well. but for others, the morning ritual of having a cup of coffee first as soon as you wake up is too good, so i think it'sly a matter of -- will: okay -- rachel: we're going to have dr. nicole calf sire on -- nicole saphier. will: my energy is not where i want it. you're dehydrated. as much as we travel, just frying? -- flying? yes. rachel: 100%. will: if you go straight to the coffee, you're not a water drinker. you've been wondering about this headache you've had for two months? [laughter] pete: well, or this is decaf. will: no, you need water. rachel: i put electrothe lites in my water. will: i love ice water. okay? if i keep a cup by the sink, and i just -- rachel: your stanley cup? will: just a cup. and i fill it up with room temperature water out of the face set, drink the whole thing. i'm not doing it for enjoy isment. you can do it. pete: this is at your house? will: try the whole thing. do that a couple times a day -- pete: i'll drink a glass of water after this segment -- will: i don't believe it. i haven't seen you drink a glass of water. pete: most people aren't is -- rachel: i've seen him drink clear liquids before. will: what's the best time for your first cup of coffee, e-mail if us at friends@foxnews.com. pete: you're right though, it is automatic. when i wake up, i've got to turn on the coffee if bake e -- coffee maker, bam. rachel: the doctor's in the house, dr. saphier if breaks down the latest health and wellnd trend the including a skin care warning for tweens. we'll ask her about coffee as well. president plus, a new report spells major trouble for social security and medicare. economist stephen moore if breaks down what american seniors need to know. ♪ ♪ but what i really want to know is -- ♪ are you gonna go my way? ♪ of a domino effect. new parodontax active gum repair breath freshener. clinically proven to help reverse the four signs of early gum disease. a new toothpaste from parodontax, the gum experts. feeling sluggish or weighed down? could be a sign that your digestive system isn't at its best. but a little metamucil everyday can help. metamucil's psyllium fiber gels to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down... so you can lighten every day the metamucil way. 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[laughter] >> yeah, yeah. so it's a great question rachel. we ought to, starting tomorrow, allow every young person in america who's -- [no audio] rachel: oh, come on. just when he was going to give us the -- pete: we ought to allow every young person who's working to d- rachel: what? pete: we don't know. rachel: we're going to have him back, because i want to know the answer to that. pete: i've long wanted to opt out of social security. rachel: me too. pete: you know it's a voluntary program? rachel: really -- pete: oh, he's back! go ahead, steve. >> i want to be clear about this, you'd still have to put 10-12% of your money into a savings account. in other words, it'd be a mandatory savings account, but for every young person, or they'd get much more money out of it. medicare, by the way, we haven't talked about that, pete and rachel. that has even bigger problems. and it's such a joke because remember what they called obamacare,, quote, affordable care act? do you think health care is affordable? if medicare has gone bankrupt because the government has so screwed up the health care system, i don't even know where to start with that. but i guarantee you, obamacare made the system much worse. and biden also, he stole a couple hundred billion from medicare to pay for all these other programs in the affordable care act. so then using medicare and social security as a piggybank to pay for all these other programs, rachel, that you were just talking about. rachel: yeah. you know what i think? i think we could solve medicare by getting americans healthy. >> yes. rachel: one of the things that i think members of congress should work on is talking about our food supply, gmos, getting rid of -- stop setting, subsidizing ultra-processed foods. we can get healthy and solve that problem to some degree. but big pharma and big food want us sick, and pit ends up costing us a lot of money. so that's my thought there. >> i'm okay with that, rachel, as long as you don't take ice cream away from me. rachel: no, natural a ice cream, i just had some last night, i made some at home. pete: i like sin net thetic ice cream, really good. stephen, good to see you. rachel: bye, stephen. so much to talk about with him. ice cream and the debt. pete: oh, yeah. rachel: all right. can fasting maybe you age backwards? a new study says, yes. wow. pete: dr. nicole saphier's here with the latest health and wellnesses trends. stick around. ♪ ♪ why you want me to give me the run around again? ♪ ( ♪ ♪ ) start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. this year, i got serious about my taxes. i met with a turbotax expert because i had two full time jobs... lawyering and... liaming. all on my own. count on me, mia. i'll file your taxes for you with 100% accuracy, guaranteed. i'm too tired to smile. make your moves count. intuit turbotax. let a full-service expert do your taxes for you, as soon as today. 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it's a 5-day diet done in a monthly cycle that is high in unsaturated fats and low in calories, protein and carbs in order to tim the late the effects of a -- stimulate the effects of a water-only fast. wow. here to break that down and the benefits, medical news reporter and contributor or dr. nicole saphier. doctor, what do you think? >> good morning being. first of all, we're all looking for the fountain of youth. it's not in a pill or a cream, but it may just be in what you eat. the reality is what and when you eat certainly has an effect on your body. up until now most of the studies on fasting have been in animals, and they have widely shown when you do fasting, some sort of fasting, intermittent or other, it can decrease your risk of chronic illness. when that's from fasting alone or just lowering your weight, we still kind of don't know -- rachel: you're giving your organs a rest. >> absolutely. and that's part of the defox process. usc did a small study in about 100 people, 50% in control, 50% people in this where hay did a 5-day fasting. it wasn't like you can't eat anything. they're having the healthy fats, good fats, fish, avocado, peanut butter, other things, and they were also taking vitamins so they were still getting sustenance, but they were putting their body in a state of fasting. what they say was -- can saw was all the again fits of rescuing weightings body -- reducing your weight, decreased risk of medical conditions like heart disease, dementia, those are some of the things we proposed, not necessarily in the study. one thing they also noticed was a reversal of what they call the biological clock. we have the chronological age, but biological age meaning that your immune cells were actually doing better. so that was the thing. and it wasn't everybody who had a reduction in that, but the reality is eating healthier and maybe having these periods of fasting could be good for you not just, you know, your chronic medical disease, but also making sure that your immune system is healthier. i have done the fasting, i am a huge proponent of it. but the problem is these strict diets are really hard to adhere by. so everything in moderation -- moderation under the care of a physician. rachel: ray well, it is lent, it's a good time to fast. >> do it in a healthy way. don't just starve yourself. rachel: tweens are starting to get rashes from some kind of skin care products that have been popularized on social media. it's a big trend, all these really young kids who shouldn't be in sephora are there. >> that's right. this is where i'm so thankful that i'm a boy mom. there are a lot of girl mamas, yourself included, these trends that are targeting that gen-alpha, ages 7-15. rachel: it's crazy. >> young girls are using products that have retinal and high driving while intoxicated city as sented in it -- high driving while intoxicated -- hydroxy acids in it. we need to increase our collagen, give us that youthful appearance. what's happening in these teenagers, they're getting rashes, irritation, infections that can lead to scar ising. they're going to dermatologists' offices, they don't need this. the best thing that teenagers really could use with, make sure you keep your skin clean, use a sunscreen. studies show 80% of all wrinkles in our age is from sun exposure in the younger age. so we really need to get away from this. yes, retinal products can be used for acne, but that's under the care of a physician, and it's different than what these teenagers are doing. rachel: also i never thought about my skin other than acne when i was a teen, i never thought about wrinkles and plumping my skin up. this is some mental health things that we're concern. >> we're contributing more to the mental health crisis. rachel: 100%. okay, we've got to get your thoughts on our big coffee debate. should you have water before you have your coffee or does it make no difference? >> i admit it, i have a big cup of lukewarm water every single morning with a little scweaz of lemon. that helps with detoxification -- rachel: is that a thing? >> -- and boosting your metabolism. but then i have a solid 4-6 cups of coffee finish. rachel: 4-6 cups? >> i have two jugs of coffee. but i've already had my water, so i'm ready. rachel: yeah. i know a lot of women, and i do it occasionally, where i have the warm water with the lemon. i think is very dehydrated. >> he is dehydrated. rachel: doctor, let's have this segment again. >> i love it, let's do it. rachel: all right. texas hoedown. 16 is lone star state republicans who voted against school choice are on the ballot this week. our next guest on the major implications for texas students, next. ♪ ♪ if. ♪ ♪ >> woman: why did we choose safelite? we're always working on a project. while loading up our suv, one extra push and... crack! so, we scheduled at safelite.com. we were able to track our technician and knew exactly when he'd arrive. we can keep working! ♪ synth music ♪ >> woman: safelite came to us. >> tech: hi, i'm kendrick. >> woman: replaced our windshield, and installed new wipers to protect our new glass. that's service on our time. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ jorge has always put the ones he loves first. but when it comes to caring for his teeth he's let his own maintenance take a back seat. well maybe it's time to shift gears on that. because aspen dental has the latest technology and equipment. with a staff that goes out of their way to provide exceptional care. plus free exams and x-rays for new patients without insurance and 20% off treatment plans. making it easier to get started with quality care. it's one more way aspen dental is in your corner. here's why you should switch fo to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. ♪ will: it's a school choice showdown. this super tuesday 16 texas state republicans who voted against governor greg abbott's school choice initiative are facing re-election. will voters remove them over their stance? joining us to discuss is senior fellow for the american federation of children corey deangelis who's been a great fighter for school choice across this country. corey, this is my home state. i am from a rural area in texas. i think it would be qualified as a rural area, grayson county, sherman, texas. and most of the republicans who voted with democrats to fight against school choice in texas were rural republicans. what was their motivation? why would this be with something they'd vote against? >> i mean, the vast majority of these guys were previously endorsed by the state affiliate of the nea, the largest teachers' union in the country, so this excuse about being in a a rural area is just that, it's them trying to have their cake and eat it too. other states that have much more rural areas like west virginia already have universal school choice, so this is just an excuse. will: really quick though, corey, i'm just trying to fully understand -- look, those rural legislators in texas are going to be very republican, very conservative on most issues. is it that they -- by the way, there's not private school options in most of those districts. so you give them a $10,500 voucher, it's no real threat to the local school system. there's no place to go. is it, well, the school district in that system is a big employer, and that's why the nea endorsement and support matters so much? >> yeah. it's because the rural areas is one of the biggest employers, but they'll try to say on the one hand they can't use this, but on the other hand, it's going to destroy their fantastic rural public schools. if they're so fantastic, you should have is nothing to worry about. but if you have no exit options, you should be the last person arguing this is going to defund your schools. will: let's take a look at the states that have emigres braced universe al school choice, oklahoma, arkansas next door to texas and scattered throughout the south, the midwest and the southwest. of so this, this proposal by abbott would open un, as i mentioned, 10,500 vouchers to students in texas to apply wherever they want, private, whatever their options, freedom. if. >> yeah. you can take your kid's education dollars to the public, private, charter or home school option of your choosing. and if you look back at that map, those are all red states. this should be a no-brainer for a tate like texas. school choice is on the republican party platform, and it was supported on the ballot in 2022 by 88% of texas republican primary voters. so this is a conservative gop litmus test issue, and this is partially why these 16 rinos have challengers who all support school choice. the challenge ors are backed by greg abbott, ted cruz, donald trump, even attorney general ken paxton. we're all a rowing the same direction here, the wind is at our backs, and i think a lot of these guys are going to lose their seats either in the election on tuesday or in a runoff later on because this is a huge priority of republican primary voters. will: i want to follow up really quickly. you're right, by the way, they're all -- the challengers have been endorsed by those you just mentioned. one of the things i noticed personally, corey, is while i grew up in a place where you didn't have a private school option, school choice is even more important in urban environments where you have failing schools and options. for example, the lines for charter schools in new york city are out the door. one of the things you often find in rural areas is apathy towards the issue among the votest. well, it doesn't really impact us, but you're saying 88% of republicans, they support it, but are they passionate about the idea of cool choice in those environments? >> if you look at the polling on it from the university of houston, university of texas-austin, if you -- whether you look at rural, urban or suburban, republican voters in particular particular particular are extremely supportive. so this is across the geographic call spectrum supported by republican primary voters. so i think, look, and a lot of these incumbents were, they were not endorsed by randi weingarten's union, the aft, but they are privately being supported by them with phone banking, funding indirectly through the defend rural texas pac which was actually set up in austin, quite a rural area -- will: right. >> -- not. but this goes to show you, the teach orer union endorsement has become the kiss of death for republicans in conservative areas. will: tuesday we'll get exactly the view of the voters in texas. school choice, ideologically the right thing for individual rights, to be quite honest. corey deangelis thank you so much. >> thank you, will. will: by the way, the will cain show streams lye, 12:00 -- live, 12:00 eastern. the host of the ruthless podcast on monday, sean tough my, michele tafoya, brachman on a.i. issues. or download it on spotify, youtube or subscribe on youtube to the will cain show. let's turn to rick reichmuth if for our fox weather forecast. rick: big lineup, or will. will: we've got to get you on for some of these geography if quizzes. rick: yeah. actual real geography quiz. let's talk weather. we were talking about these fires in texas. we also have a blizzard across parts of california. starting here with the fire. humidity today is going if to be really low. that means the threat for fire is elevated, in fact, it's a critical risk for fire today. and we're going to be seeing pretty breezy conditions. at some point we might see winds 40 to 50 miles an hour, and that'll cause some big problems. here's how big this fire is. this is the panhandle of texas. want to show you a couple of other places to show you that exact size, give it some perspective. if you were to put this fire and overlay it from philadelphia to new york, you would have that fire that entire stretch. same goes down towards florida. if you are in florida thinking, or hey, how big is this, from tampa to orlando, that is the size of this fire that has burned in the state of texas. we have a rough day today. conditions do improve tomorrow, which'll be great news. we're going to show you how much precipitation it looks like we're going to get this next week. look at the panhandle of texas, the one spot that is not going to get any precipitation this week, and really what they need is a lot of moisture. it's not going to happen. a lot of show continues across the west. and get ready this week, more rain returns across parts of the south. all right, back to you inside. will: thanks, rick. it's national anthem day, and award-winning sing every mary melvin joins us with a special rendition of the star-spangled banner. ♪ the stars and stripes and the eagles fly ♪ up to 4 times ♪ ♪ ur a1c goal. discomfort can help you act. i'm not trying to scare you. i'm empowering you... to get real with your health care provider. talk to them about lowering your risk of stroke, heart attack or death. i'm sholeh, and i lost 75 pounds with golo. i went from a size 20 to a size 6. before golo, nothing seemed to work. i was exercising for over an hour every day. it was really discouraging. but golo's so easy, the weight just falls off. rachel: good morning. today is national anthem day. our next guest has had the honor to perform if the star-spangled banner for four consecutive u.s. presidents. [laughter] will: joining us now is award-winning sungar mary melvin. -- singer. hello, mary. >> hello are. rachel: we're not a downgrade? [laughter] >> oh, no. when you're singing for presidents it's it's all the secret service -- will: which one made you the most nervous? >> you know, all of them were beautiful opportunities. i'd probably say president trump because with he's, he knows entertainment. he does it very well. rachel: judgy. >> that's right. he's been a big support of my career, and it's always a joy to sing for any president, i tell you. to sing for the white house, the oval office, it's a great honor. pete: well, mary, i've had the chance to hear you sing the anthem multiple times. wow in -- you're in for a treat. it is national national anthem day across the country and here on fox and friends. what is it like for you when you belt it out that way? >> i tell you, as you all know, i love america. america's the greatest country in the world with. we are blessed to live in this great up country. and to have the opportunity to have a career almost 15 years singing the national anthem, our patriotic song, it's such a blessing, you know? if as you all know, or these songs are important to us, especially during this time of year. election years sometimes magnify our differences, but the national anthem, or our patriotic signs remind us that a we're all americans. rachel: that is such a great point. this anthem is a unifying song -- >> yes. rachel: -- and we should treat it that way, and and we should have respect for it. i love it. >> yes. we are -- and i, i have loved traveling the country, now traveling the world singing america's national anthem and reminding us, unifying our heart es and our spirits. like our pledge of allegiance says, we're one nation, under god. and i just, i believe it. that's a so important to reinforce today. on national anthem day, we get to raise the national anthem, we also get to raise the greatness of our country. rachel: that's why we love the arts. will: i'm curious, when you sing the national anthem, is there a portion or a part of it that gets enhanced focus for you either because it's more challenging vocally or because it means more emotionally in. >> you know, i tell you, it's the ending when you sing those, the phrase o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave, you think about freedom, you think about the greatness of america, you know? people come from all parts of the world to come and experience america because we are the bow con of freedom -- beacon of freedom, bee econ of hope to the world. so when i sing those words in the song and i think about the blessing of this country, the freedoms that we have, we should thank god every day for freedom. we should thank god every day for the great country that we live in. pete: absolutely. we've only got a few seconds left, but when did you know you could sing like this? [laughter] >> all gifts are from god, so i thank the lord for that. i'm a preacher's kid. my mom was a singer, my father was a singer, i grew up around singers. little did i know this was going to be my career, or but it's been a blessing. pete: wow. rachel: well, we're blessed to have you. will: she's an oklahoman, she's a sooner -- >> that's right. watch it, will. [laughter] pete: don't move anywhere because mary's going to kick off our 8 a.m. hour with the national anthem right after this. we've got to pay some bills for four minutes, you come right back. 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