will respond after iran-backed militants killed three service members and injured others in a drone attack in jordan. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. today defense secretary lloyd austin returning to the pentagon for the first time in a month. planning to hold our allies accountable. this marks major escalation in midweek pick-me-up. number of service members hurt could change as more seek care. they had to be medically evacuated from jordan and in stable condition. president biden saying the u.s. will take action. president biden: (indiscernible) it happened in northeast jordan near the syrian border. 350 army and air force are deployed there. they are helping defeat isis iran proxy forces have targeted troops 150 times. houthi troops are attacking ships in red sea and gulf of aden. the u.s. have struck back in self-defense. several republicans argue biden administration s actions have failed to deter u.s. adversar
right now on the story, we re awaiting word from the supreme court as the push continues for the justices to tackle former president trump s disqualification from the colorado ballot. on the ballot for now, after an appeal by the state s republican party. this as the gop frontrunner faces a new challenge in the election interference case. special counsel jack smith asking the judge to limit what trump can say during his expected march trial. writing he shouldn t be allowed to propagate irrelevant disinformation or inject politics in to this proceeding. trump firing back that smith wants to take away my right of free speech. jonathan turley standing by with his analysis. first to fox news legal editor, carrie kupec. this filing from jack smith, you think it s necessary or overkill? where does it go from here? it reminded me a lot of the gag order that jack smith wanted in september. that was a gag order that the aclu characterized as election interference. it would limit h
on his great american comeback tour. ainsley: his initial rollout was not so smooth there were technical issues on twitter spaces delaying the big announcement hosted by elon musk. lawrence: peter doocy is live at the white house with all the details. peter? peter: even though the desantis campaign launch couldn t be seen or heard by anybody for more than 25 minutes because of technical difficulties, losing about half of its original audience in that time, the sunshine state governor is trying to spin it as a success. we had a huge audience. it did it was the biggest they had ever had. it did break the twitter space. so we re really excited with the enthusiasm. ultimately, it s about the future of our country. peter: the republican frontrunner donald trump s team says ron desantis botched campaign announcement is another example of why he is just not ready for the job. the stakes are too high and the fight to save america is too critical to gamble on a first time
at this hour. the u.s. navy is racing to recover the debris from the chinese spycraft miles off the coast of south carolina. on the screen right now, our first look at what those divers are now pulling out of the ocean and at the balloon itself, so take those new images in. john: it went down in relatively shallow water, about 50 feet deep. biggest challenges are currents and water temperature which is only this time of year about 53°. sandra: in a moment, we will be speaking to retired navy seal commander sears about what they are recovering and what the navy is doing about it. john: bryan llenas is off a boat close to the recovery effort. how is it looking from where you are, bryan? the weather has gotten better since the weekend, incredible conditions on the water, great for a salvage operation underway. you are looking live at our fox news drone showing you the military ships that are over the debris field said to be 15 by 15 football fields wide. right now this
bright stars through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: good morning and welcome to fox and friends on this saturday morning. last saturday in february. we are back in new york city together once again. after a weekend in daytona, florida, fuels like coming home to a house after a long vacation. rachel: the couch feels different. pete: i don t know if they improved it or what. i am glad to be here. rachel: great to be back. we had a great time. pete: president biden spending the weekend at home in delaware after he says he is not going to visit east palestine, ohio. the federal government is saying the federal government will send people door to door to check on the welfare of its