[national anthem] if. [national anthem] [national anthem] rachel we begin this morning with a Fox News Alert and and a sad one at that. Three people are now dead and one person is hurt after a National Guard helicopter crashed in texas. Near our southern border yesterday. Pete two National Guard soldiers and one Border Patrol agent were killed. Thats according to military officials. A third sold isier onboard the helicopter is in critical condition. Officials have not yet released the names. Will fox news are now learning Cartel Members were watching with their drone, hen they zoomed in to the crash site and laughed about it. Officials are investigating what caused the crash. Lets bring in chris cabrera, Vice President of the national Border Patrol council and Border Patrol agent in the rio grande valley. Chris, we appreciate you being with us this morning. Our thoughts and our prayers are with you and your with, your members there at the Border Patrol. I know one of those was involved in this crash. What can you tell us this morning about this incident . Well, they were on routine patrol, i think they were tracking some people, some is illegal aliens that had crossed into the country, so they were in the process of looking at them. They had some type of mechanical difficulty, went down in a hard landing and, ultimately, or you know, three died. Rachel yeah. You know, chris,ing i know how difficult this must be for everyone at Border Patrol and the National Guard, everyone protecting our border who puts their life on the line and then to find out that a drone flown by the cartel and posted, the video posted on to social media a mocking and laughing about our heroes, im sure thats just got to administer if pain to what add more pain to what just happened. You know, quite honestly, you know, as agents we dont really put too much thought into what these folks say. I mean, to us, theyre garbage a. Rachel yeah, i agree. Yeah. Were not going to give them their 15 minutes of fame. Instead, well concentrate and honor those that lost their lives and pray for the one thats still fighting for their life. Pete youre right, that is the correct focus. The report or is it was a la coe that helicopter, pretty standard aircraft down there used, like you said, for the mission. What talk to me about how the Border Patrol works with the National Guard because there were soldiers with the Border Patrol. Whats that combination . Why together and what types of things, are they just surveilling to let someone know . Would they stop and interdict or try to prevent someone from crossing . Whats their mission. You know, the National Guard troops that come down and work with us are topnotch, and their pilots are second to none. We love working with them. They come down but, obviously, they dont know the area, the ins and outs, the Traffic Parents that we deal with. So with every helicopter that goes up, theres a trained Border Patrol if agent to act as a spotter. And so when people are coming through, the pilots doing, obviously, the fly fromming. But the agent is in there the flying, but the agent is guiding the troops on the ground to where they need to go. Pete makes sense. Will chris, we appreciate you being with us. Our thoughts are with your agency, your friends, your coworkers. We know you have one in the hospital still, we wish the best for him as well. Thanks for being with us this morning. Thank you. Rachel thank you, chris. I loved his response, by the way with, theyre garbage, and they dont spend a lot of time thinking about it. But the truth is the cartels are laughing every single day at us because we have basically handed over control of our border which these guys are the ones who should be controlling it. But actually its the the control of the border thats been handed over to the cartels. No one crosses into the United States, and millions are crossing, no one crosses without paying the cartel either with cash or with their body or some sort of indentured servitude. Pete no doubt. I hadnt thought about the drone aspect. Im sure thats a very familiar aspect down there. The idea that of course they fly drones to get a sense of where the Border Patrol are so they can send in in the path of least resistance will it is simultaneous obvious and eyeopening. Of course they do. Rachel yeah. And their social media talk. These guys are able to operate with impunity. Will democracy 2024 now, President Biden is already looking ahead to President Trump, or looking he hopes, im sure, past President Trump saying that in a president ial runoff against, between the two, you know, he hasnt decided yet what he would do when it comes to a debate. Watch. Reporter will you commit to the a debate with former President Trump . It depends on his behavior. [laughter] rachel i dont know. I was going to ask you with, what does that mean . Pete if you behave rachel if you behave during the debate with, before the debate . Pete clearly, that was an answer provided for him. They anticipated that question. Of course under their characterization they will never believe that the hes behaving, and so as a ultimate, theyll say, well, we cant debate because we cant give a platform to hate and normalize the kind of threat to democracy that is donald trump and the misinformation he would spread if we give him a platform at a debate and, therefore, its in the best interests of the country that the really old guy who cant talk doesnt take the stage in the debate. That, i think, will be the premise by which they deny this. Rachel you saw a preview when Rachel Maddow was angry that they took on Msnbc A Little Bit of one of his victory speeches during the primary. Shes already laying that out. Do you think that it will happen . I mean, do you think therell be enough pressure, will, that that hes going to have to debate, or is this going to be the last election will well, i dont think hell be the nominee for president. I dont think hell be on the democratic ticket. Rachel Fox News Alert. Pete that would be a bit of an outlier coming out of the State Of The Union, because the consensus was at least for now, it solidified him on top of the democratic side. Will the point of whether he is a nominee is not what he does at the state of the Union Address, its how he polls compared to President Trump. And if the polls stay the way they are today, then you cant run out a man who is unlikely to serve four years and more likely to lose an election. Hes only ever mattered in his ability to stop Donald Trumpment he has never mattered in any other way. Hes not a politician with any big base, hes not got a big supporting cast, hes not got fans out there. Pete correct. Will in a lot of ways hes very much like nikki haley. Its not as though nikki haleys Endorsement Matters to donald trump. Thats not an insult to nikki haley. The point is she didnt have some big a bit. She was simply an other vote to donald trump pete i think hes even less than the nikki haley. Will he is. Hes just an other vote to donald trump, and if he isnt inspirational, they need to find another. Thats what bill maher has talked about, and i agree. What youre about to hear, this is going to be from bill maher, is going to suggest any if other democrat would beat donald trump. I dont know that that is true, but i do know almost my other democrat would have a better chance of beating donald trump. Heres bill maher. I want to talk about 2024. You think biden should drop out of the race in. Of course. I said it long ago. I i called him ruth bader biden. You worry that could help trump if he drops out, theyll win. Biden should drop out, thats the point. Hes being selfish. You know, James Carville was here and said, this was months ago, and he said any 50ish democrat wont even be close. Wouldnt even be close. So, no, of course hes got the voice of god, but who nose. That is my basic belief also. Its theirs for the taking. Rachel well, to your point, i guess if joe biden doesnt win, the most likely if he drops out or at least one of the top contenders will be kamala. I think she would do worse than joe biden. Pete i think youre right. I dont think joe is going anywhere. I think he is selfish. I think he had the performance they think he need to have at the State Of The Union. I think they think they have an Election Machine especially in swing states that can defend him and they will count on the press and everyone else to ramp it up to russiagate level yet again on his behalf. I dont think hes going anywhere. Rachel and theyll do the same thing, beware of the republican mirage thats going to happen in the beginning of when the votes come in and all the kind of stuff they do. And, listen, mailin voting is a recipe for cheating. It just is. And if you really cared about elections, we would have writein ballots, paper ballots, but we dont. This is what they like. I think they seem very confident in joe bidenen winning, and its not because joe bidens great. Will the State Of The Union doesnt matter. Pete if only mattered internally. Will the machine that you with referenced does matter. And i think that is a legitimate rebuttal to my anticipation it wont be joe biden. You could put anybody in front of the machine, and and the machine will push them across the finish line. Joe bidens adversary is not donald trump. As much as donald trump has defined politics for eight years, the truth is what joe biden is fighting now is apathy. So he needs if passion for people, and i think there is fatigue, by the way. I think the resistance has lost some steam. They have to keep believing that Donald Trumps an existential threat to america, and after eight and nine years of that, there is fatigue on the idea that were going to die if donald trump becomes president. Theyll try to ramp it up, youre exactly right. Oh, fascism, authoritarianism, all these things. Theyre going to racism, abortion. Theyre going to, like, smoke every log on the fire to divide you. Im not talking about you or me or even swing voters. Theyre talking about their bas pete the word ive heard for that, amnesia with. Theyre wheeling out, youve forgotten how horrible it was. Will yeah. Pete i kind of feel like it was the good. Rachel remember, i went on vacation will trump stays at 2020 levels but joe biden loses the apathy, t over. Pete oh, for sure. Will so his enemy isnt trump,ing its apathy rachel which is why he gave the speech that he did which was a completely partisan, not unifying speech. He really is but this goes back to the point where youre in danger when you have to give a State Of The Union thats a Campaign Speech because youre afraid that your base has, as you said, you know, theyve lost their passion for you. Pete which is very different, by the way, than the tate of the Union Donald Trump gave in 2020. If you go back and watch it, very different. Another topic here, will, the next gulf ceo will its a Feeder System for the lpga. Pete so the nxxt is a feeder golf will tour. Pete a tour that feeds up to the lpga, the ladies professional golf rachel guess who doesnt play golf. [laughter] no, i dont either. Pete id have to be all over it, and i should have done my research before the show, but its 6 13 a. M. , okay . I figured will would know. So im relying on him, and he delivered. Will i dont play much golf pete he plays a lot of golf. Will i do think fox friends is the place you should be tuned in because breaking, this is a big story, its an advancement of something everyone talks about and that is nxxt has banned transgender golfers from their tour. Now, this is on the heels of a transgender golfer, youre looking at Haley Davidson, man on the womens tour, i believe won several events. Yes, i think won several i think second on their tour. Rachel is that him in the middle . If. Will yeah. Rachel hes not even trying. [laughter] pete whats interesting is, yes, they ban it, but look at his response. His response is to blame the women for it. Heres what Haley Davidson said on instagram after being banned because people shouldnt compete with women in golf. This is what he said. You know what really bugs me . If people think i win by just showing up. This is a slap in the face to all female athletes being told any man can transition and beat them regardless of the hard work those women put in. You think you attacking me, but youre attacking all female athletes. Will i have no idea what that means. Any dude can beat these girls, so i have to pax practice a little bit. And the fact that i have to practice just shows you how hard these girls have to work. [laughter] rachel i thought what he was saying is youre assuming i can beat these girls which youre insulting these girls by assuming i can beat pete thats basically it. Apply the same thing to a sport like the wnba. Youre putting down the amount of time that these women have put in the gym. These women have worked on their dribbling, their passing, their shooting, theyre professional as. How dare you assume that lebron james could walk in and beat them. Thats basically the thought. Will stuart mckinnon, the ceo, says as we get through the evolving landscape of sports, its crucial to hold the competitive integrity. Our revised policy is a reflection of our unwavering commitment to celebrating and protecting achievements and opportunities of female athletes, protecting categories are a fundamental aspect of sports at all levels, and its essential to our tour to uphold all these categories for biological women, females, insuring a level playing field. And i believe, by the way rachel good for them, by the way. Bravo, bravo for standing up will wasnt yesterday International Pete womens day, uhhuh. [laughter] did you celebrate . If big day at the rachel i dont like this idea pete it was started by communists. Will was it . If. Rachel my instincts are so good at sniffing out the commies. [laughter] pete well check in the break, but i believe what i saw yesterday with, yeah, it goes back to a communist holiday will very few know that. But i would its no coincidence this policy was passed on International Womens day. Rachel probably. Listen, one of the people, i think, who is really responsible for bringing this to attention and took a thousand air roar air a rows and so much abuse because of it is riley gaines. I think she is a hero to all a women. She is responsible for all these changes and people rethinking this, and shes going to be on our show later today at 9 20 a. M. I hope she feels very celeb rahty or celebratory, because she should is. Will well see her at 9 20. Until now, a new Jersey Police officer ifs recovering after being shot while responding to a Domestic Violence call last night. Authorities say a suspect opened fire op on officers as they arrived outside a home in Hamilton Township right near the jersey Pennsylvania State line. Another person was also shot, but with officials have not revealed their condition or the status of the suspect who shot the officer. Passengers were forced to evacuate after a United Airlines flight went off the runway in houston yesterday. The plane if rolled onto the grass whenexiting a taxiway. Fortunately, no one was hurt. This is the third incident involving a United Our Elines Flight the week. A tire fell off a japanbound flight just after takeoff in San Francisco damaging several cars in the parking lot on thursday. And a fort myersbound flight had to make an Emergency Landing in houston when flames erupted from an engine. So everybody enjoy their spring break travel. I know the airports are full. You saw that, pete, this week . Dfw and the Iowa Hawkeyes advancing in the Big Ten Tournament with a 99 562 win 9562 win. Caitlin clark passed steph curry to become the ncaa single season 3point leader. The glue of the team, the mother hen, as theyve called her. Caitlin clark hits the 3pointer [cheers and applause] and clark makes history once again. Will iowa is taking on michigan in the big ten semifinals this afternoon, and those are your headlines. Rachel well, Climate Activists are coming for americas farmers. We keep talking about that, how a new Methane Satellite and a Government Program for livestock the tracking could pell even more trouble for already spell even more trouble for already struggling cattlemen. Will and well separate fact from fiction from the state of the Union Address. Certainly met the moment. It was like a punch in the face to every republican in the room. Everybody knows this w