years ago. the report back then, the findings, potential solutions. was any of it followed? some families tonight now boiling snow to use as their main water source, empty grocery stores and this evening, the storm that s not over. the northeast still bracing for what s on the way and rob marciano timing it out. also tonight here, the backlash after texas senator ted cruz left his state in the middle of this emergency when millions were without power to go on vacation in cancun. the images going viral, showing him with his family boarding a flight to mexico, asking houston police in the middle of the emergency to help escort him at the airport. senator cruz returning home tonight. what he said at the airport and now our team has learned when he originally planned to return. news on the coronavirus tonight. 42 states canceling or postponing vaccinations because of the storms. pfizer now testing its vaccine on thousands of pregnant women. what we ve learned. and life expect
andrew cuomo plane to the top political atmosphere for the controversy engulfing his administration and handling of the covid-19 crisis in the states nursing homes that has led to the death of nearly 15,000 people. he did not apologize, but he did say that he did admit his administration s lack of transparency field transparency. and downplayed the impact that mandated state nursing homes to accept covid-19 positive patients from hospitals over a two-month period met, which critics say spread the virus among most vulnerable. the boyd we created by not providing information was filled with skepticism and cynicism and conspiracy theories, which furthered the confusion. covid did not get into the nursing homes by people coming from hospitals. covid got into the nursing homes by staff walking into the nursing home. cuomo addressed bombshell report from last week, a leak of transcripts between state democrats in which derosa admitted the administration holding that about nur
come in greater numbers. according to some reports nearly 100,000 people were detained at the border in february. we have fox team coverage mark meredith at the white house but first you christina coleman life in our west coast bureau. christina jon a administration s lifting covid capacity shelters that hold migrant children to handle the unrelenting surge of illegal immigration at our southern borders. there were more than 5700 unaccompanied children apprehended on the southwest border in january alone. that s a 113% increase compared to january of last year. a report says according to leaked documents dhs projects 117,000 unaccompanied minors will arrive at the border this year and border patrol referred to hhs custody an average of 321 per day. some relief groups are calling on the biden administration for additional help. we just need that additional investment from the federal government to make sure we do this in the most safe and dignified and humane way possible.
is the painting on the wall behind them. take a closer look. as philadelphia inquirer columnist pointed out earlier today, kemp signed that law to try to quash non-white voting, particularly targeting black voters like those in fulton county under a painting of a notorious plantation. namely calloway in wilkes county, georgia. they promote it as an elegant antebellum brick mansion. beside from a brief note that a slave cabin is a structure available for touring, if you want. that s the backdrop under which bryan kemp signed a law putting georgia on an basic press train back to the jim crower e era while this was happening outside the doors. you said you d give her one more time like you re going to do something. are you serious? you are not. she s not under arrest. for what? under arrest for what? african-american state representative park cannon was arrested and charged with a felony after knocking on the governor s door during the signing. it s just almost poeti
ainsley: he passed away after a battle with lung cancer but his impact on conservatives, america and the world lives on. he was fantastic man, fantastic pilot. people whether they loved him or not respected him. he loved his country. loved the country, but his wife and his family and loved his fans from his audience which was maybe the biggest ever. irreplaceable. jillian: you are watching fox and friends first on thursday morning. todd: tributes pouring in for rush limbaugh. jillian: carley shimkus joins us with the latest. steve: the nation at leading lawmakers paying tribute to rush limbaugh. he died wednesday morning little more than a year after announcing stage iv lung cancer diagnosis. his wife broke the news of his passing on his radio show. there will be a tremendous void in our lives and on radio. i would like to thank each and every one of you who rallied around rush and lifted him up when he needed you the most. steve: carley: donald trump awarding him the