the white house approving a major disaster declaration for the state of texas today and new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez is actually in texas after raising millions of people to aid people affected by the brutal storms. this is not just an issue for it texans. this is an issue for our entire country. disasters don t strike everyone equally, when you have already have so many families in the state and across the country that are on the brink, that can t even afford an emergency to begin with. if you are documented, undocumented, no matter your income, no matter your housing status, you can get help here. cnn s omar jiminez is in austin. half the people in texas, more than 14 million people were told still need water or under a boil water advisory right now. how are folks getting by? reporter: that s right, erica. water is really the focus over the course of this weekend as maybe electricity was the focus early on. we re at a brewery in austin and what you
become the youngest american ever to go to space. we will introduce you to her. fox and friends first starts right now. todd: we can t wait to talk to her. that story touched so many people if for no other reason. the money going to saint jude. we are not talking thousands, we are talking hundreds of millions. shannon: something to look forward to for sure. you are watching fox and friends first this tuesday morning. carley: president joe biden double down defending his $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief plan as it clears house committee. todd: the us marks a grim milestone. good morning. reporter: last night drying up on his personal experience, president biden assumed the role of consoler in chief as the nation processes the lives lost in the pandemic and the battlefields of oral one and 2 in vietnam. today we mark a truly grim, heartbreaking milestone. we must end the politics and misinformation that has divided families, community and the country. that has cost to
meeting with iranians during the trump presidency. they lost an election. they shouldn t have just got off the stage. tom brady talking about the famous throw for the first time, posting a stylistic fick with the caption, risky evident pass i threw all season. . brian: there is city where a lot of confirmation hearings going on after week, two week pause for this thing called impeachment part two. they re trying to get everyone through. for the first time we re about to see maybe a biden official just get nixed. there was a problem when you have 1000 tweets you delete before a hearing. that is not good news. neera tanden, a angry tweeter. steve: it embarrassed her now. so she deleted them. welcome, everybody, very busy tuesday, february 23rd, of 2021. welcome to hour one of this tuesday of fox & friends, ainsley. ainsley: good morning to you, thank you so much for choosing us. every single morning we appreciate that. let s talk about the covid relief bill. $1.9 trillio
undocumented migrants to commit crimes after arriving in the united states. new poll out from the associated press newark center shows 40% of respondents of illegal immigrants committing a crime is a major risk. immigration authorities say they are working to prevent that have happening. fox news embedded exclusively with a team of ice deportation officers out in massachusetts and track down violent criminals out on the streets thanks to sanctuary policies. correspondent bill melugin has that story out of boston tonight, hi, bill. bill: jillian, good evening to you. we have got some breaking news tonight. fox news down 4 alleged child rapists and a ms-13 gang member all in a single morning. any questions, you can talk to your team leaders. it s the predawn hours in boston. kid has a real violent history. ice quickly takes downs first target. an illegal alien from guatemala charged with aggravated child rape. minutes later ice arrest ice e ms-13 member from el salvado
and this is our kind of clubbing! why stumble home at two in the morning when you can be snuggled up in bed by 7pm? forget night fever, this is day fever the club night that s held in the afternoon. good morning. it s monday the 26th of february. our main story. the prime minister wil give more details today of how money from the abandoned leg of hs2 will be spent in the midlands and north of england. he ll hold a cabinet meeting in east yorkshire today, and will confirm that £4] billion will be spent on local transport projects but it won t be available to councils until april next year. labour has described the announcement as a back of a fag packet plan . our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. better transport connections for millions of people living in smaller cities, towns and rural areas. that s the promise from rishi sunak as he makes the case for cancelling the massive hs2 rail upgrade. the north of england will receive £2.5 billion over a seven year