right now on early start, americans are lined up outside the supreme court to witness the biggest presidential election case since bush v. gore almost a quarter century ago. plus round two here. otherwise we re getting nothing on the border. two big republican priorities go down in flames in the same week. when can congress get its act together. and foul play, the new nikki haley campaign ad that called donald trump chicken. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is thursday, february 8, 5:00 a.m. on an historic day in washington. the supreme court will consider a question that has never before been asked. did donald trump engage in insurrection and if so does that allow him to be disqualified from the ballot before the justices answer has the potential to upend the 2024 race. trump is now for all intents and purposes the presumptive nominee and that is exactly how his party is acting. following his lead congressi
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lawrence? lawrence: the second hour of fox & friends starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with friends. steve: all right a fox news alert, t three hours, 10:00 easn time the supreme court will hear oral arguments on colorado s decision to kick former president donald trump off the state s primary ballot. brian: the high court in unchartered territory legal territory as justices wrestle with an historic election dispute. ainsley: lucas tomlinson joins us with the latest. good morning, steve, ainsley, and brian. the supreme court has never heard a case like this before in its history. oral arguments begin in less than three hours, as steve said, in protest of the former leading g.o.p. candidate. fencing has been erected outside the nation s top court near the u.s. capitol as you can see here. colorado kicked trump off the ballot citing the constitution insurrection clause section 3 of the 14th amendment to be specific, which has never been used in
landslides. more on a potentially historic storm impacting millions this morning. plus, breaking news out of the middle east. the u.s. military revealing new details about the scope of damage from those retaliatory strikes in iraq and syria, and not ruling out more strikes including potentially inside iran. also ahead, lawmakers finally unveiling that long-awaited bipartisan border bill, but it s already facing a partisan wall with the house speaker calling it dead on arrival. this as house republicans push forward today with their effort to impeach the secretary of homeland security. we ll have the latest from capitol hill. hello. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. a potentially historic storm impacting millions this morning. 38 million under flood alerts across california, warned of life-threatening conditions with evacuations under way. we re seeing torrential rain, high-speed wins leading to dangerous spinouts and landslides. it is still co
so mcveig they refused. the super bowl is three days away and hall of famer emmitt smith is here to preview the game. the third hour of fox and friends starts right now and mornings are better with friends. in 2 hours the supreme court will hear arguments on colorado s decision to remove former president donald trump from the states ballot. the high court in legal territory as justices russell with a historic election dispute. i can hear someone is screaming behind you. exactly. already started opinions on both sides but today s oral arguments are significant and donald trump s attorneys say it s simple. taking him off the ballot strips them of his right as a presidential candidate to enjoy being on the ballot we re going to hear arguments a section about the 14th amendment. bars us from holding federal office in the future who engage in insurrection. it was an active civil war. the question is if it applies to a president trump in his conduct voters in colora