of lethal aid arrived in ukraine. 80 tons of weapons reinforcing the country s defenses against the russian forces amassing on the border. also top brass presented the president with the option to bolster forces in the baltics and eastern europe. repositioning 5,000 u.s. troops. cnn is covering the story from every angle as only cnn can. nic robertson in russia, jasmine wright in washington, d.c., and melissa bell in paris. we begin with nic in moscow. good morning. how is the kremlin responding to all this? reporter: i think we re going to get an update on that in the next hour or so. the kremlin spokesman is due to speak. there is so much has happened. russia has been accused of backing a former, a former ukrainian member of parliament to become the new leader in kiev. that s something we can expect to hear more about. but i think the announcement from president the announcement over the weekend that president biden is considering sending up to 5,000 troops is somet
protecting kids in school. parents have a fundamental right to make decisions for their children sup bring, their education and their care. long-time democrat strategist james carville wants the democrats to stop whining so much. democrats whine too much. quit being a whiny party. mahomes is going deep down field wide open. going to take it all the way. touchdown. steve: you can see that snowplow in the middle of the street in albany new york. it s got to clear the streets because it s a snowy, icy, rainy day to start this monday, january 17th, 2022. throughout the northeast as you look at albany, and all across america. good morning, everybody, it is a federal holiday. it s great to have you right here on fox & friends. rachel: good morning, steve and brian. great to be here with you guys. you are right it is very cold outside. i m waiting to see, brian, if my kids are actually going to go to school this morning or not. brian: they are tough. your kids are
throwing out words like betray el, scrooge, he can t be trusted and some words from omar that we can t put on tv. she had to be bleeped. some democrats are nervous. the new york post cover calling out dem bullies. one moderate dem telling the outlet i m disgusted frankly with those who believe the path forward is to condemn him into submission. it is a path destined to fail and will only harden his heart and result in absolutely nothing. maybe that s why vice president kamala harris was pretty chill when asked about manchin s knock-out punch. do you feel that senator manchin is playing fair with you? he went on television and said no pretty definitively. i think the stakes are too high for this to be in any way about any specific individual. you don t feel betrayed. no, i don t have any personal feelings about this. this is about let s get the job done. harris: peter doocy live at the white house. it s been interesting to watch because officials here were talkin
. pete: we request and you deliver yet again, our nation s anthem on this sunday morning, december 19th, year of our lord, 2021. welcome to fox & friends. thanks for being here. we have four big hours for you. as always wonderful to be here with my dear friends will cain, rachel campos duffy. how are you doing? rachel: could the pictures get any better every single week? i will tear up, i saw the veteran for 98 flags for my birthday 98 birthday. by the grave stone of a vet rang. we love it. keep sending them. that is purple, viking cover, right, pete? pete: close, close. a lot of people. rachel: good morning, everybody, merry christmas. looking forward to the last weekend before the holiday. will, how are you doing this morning. will: several of the photos look like stock photos. they re not. they re user photos. you re wonderful photographers with wonderful moments. speaking of patriotic i can t wait to hear from pete in just moments from the speech you gave out there in