preventing the surge in the first place. >> the border patrol officers told me that the biden administration policies, they are enriching, they are empowering the drug cartels in mexico who make money off the people that they assist in smuggling them into the state of texas. the cartels make money off of these migrants that you and your viewers see on tv. they also tell me about the escalating number of people coming across the border. eric: for more on how president biden plans to try and stop this, david spunt is in wilmington, delaware, where the president is spending the weekend at his house. >> reporter: president biden and his team not calling this a crisis at least publicly, they are calling it a challenge. this is quite a big undertaking though for the department of homeland security and fema, to be part of this. it shows that the administration on the border especially when it comes to an influx of unaccompanied children. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas made this announcement through a release last night that the department of homeland security and fema are working together to find facilities for these children. right now the facilities are totally overwhelmed. fema's primary responsibility, though, responding to natural disasters. so this will certainly test the agency to do both. >> they're sending fema as reinforcements not for today, not for tomorrow, but for three weeks from now. and what is clear, there can be no equivocation when sending a message to people who are thinking of joining a caravan. it has to be our border is closed. >> reporter: now, when president biden took office, gone was that policy of turning away unaccompanied children put in place by the trump administration especially during the covid emergency. but in many cases, these children come with no possessions and in many cases they are not being turned away. just take a look at these numbers. these numbers tell that narrative. about 100,000 encountered with customs and border protection, and of the 100,000, about 10%, a little less than 10% are up accompanied minors. >> there's no question that we have to put more resources at the border, and part of that is fema's ability to bring some resolution to this issue. it's going to be difficult. it's going to require more time and investment. >> the president is heading back to the white house later this afternoon after spending the weekend here at his longtime home in wilmington, then he'll tour georgia and pennsylvania to tout that $3.9 trillion -- 1.9 trillion covid relief bill. while that's happening, in the house, house majority leader steny hoyer will be introducing immigration reform-related proposals, ooh another forefront of the biden agenda. eric, arthel? eric: how many times have we heard politicians say we need to put more resources at the border? it goes on and on. david, thank you. arthel? arthel: well, griff jenkins has been reporting from the border city of mission, texas, on the day-to-day situation there. let's have a look. >> reporter: there in the distance beyond the levee the rio grande river where all a day long migrants illegally crossing that river and needing to make it across this valley. now here we see a pile of ladders outside of this residence. the migrants having used those ladders to try and scale the levee wall here so that they can get into the outer community and go wherever they want to go. but you can see here broken ladders where migrants have attempted to come across and a backpack that wasn't here yesterday when we were here. we spoke to one of the residents who lives just beyond the ladders. here is what he had to say. >> they have to do something about it because it's like they opened up the floodgates. i mean if, i don't want to talk bad about the guy. it's really ridiculous. i mean, this is not holding them back. >> reporter: it's not just about the people. the other part of the equation, the drugs. the dea making a massive drug bust last thursday, seizing 308 pounds of marijuana, 13 pounds of methamphetamine and 88 pounds of cocaine. the special agent in charge, richard sanchez, giving us a tour of the seized drugs and having this to say. >> cartels aren't going to stop. but we're not going to stop either. what they need to know is that we're here, and we're not going away, and we'll continue to do our job. >> reporter: and the cbp tweeting about this specifically saying in the span of the past four days they've seized more than 1800 pounds of narcotics. bottom line, both officials and residents say they want the politicians in washington to come together to find solutions to stop the flow of both people and drugs. in mission, texas, griff jenkins, fox news. ♪ eric: in new york besieged governor andrew cuomo says he is not resigning this as the list of women coming forward with sexual harassment accusations has grown. pressure has been mounting on the democrat to step down with many from top members of his own party. alex hogan from new york city with the very latest as there are new calls for impeachment. hi, alex. >> reporter: that list is growing longer of lawmakers calling for governor andrew cuomo to step down after a seventh woman accuses him of either sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior. two top democratic leaders are now speaking out today on this sunday. nancy pelosi calling for an investigation for the women and for the governor himself. senator chuck schumer is taking a slightly different approach. >> there are multiple, serious, credible allegations of abuse so that governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners and of so many new yorkers. of so for the good of the state, he should resign. >> reporter: more than 100 new york lawmakers say they want cuomo out of office. this week the new york state assembly speaker, carl hasty, approved the start of an impeachment investigation through its judiciary committee. according to a washington post report, the head of new york's vaccine rollout, larry schwartz, made calls to other officials to ask about their relationship and support of the governor in the wake of these sexual assault claims. harassment claims, i should say. schwartz telling the post he did so as a friend and didn't talk about vaccine. a spokesperson for the governor's office responding today to fox saying any suggestion that he acted in a way unethically or in any way other than the best interests of new new yorkers that he selflessly serves is patently false. the governor faces a separate investigation, of course, into the nursing home policies passed in the beginning of the pandemic, and we have heard him time and time again tell new yorkers to wait for the facts to come out of these investigations before they make their own opinion on all of this. eric? eric: and he's not even ruled out running for a fourth term next year. alex hogan, thank you. arthel? arthel: a big storm dumping snow over the rockies and plains. a live look for you at denver. boy, almost a whiteout there. the snow keeps falling. the mountains already seeing more than 2 feet of snow in some parts. we have fox news team coverage on this. meteorologist adam klotz is tracking the storm, and we're going to start with alicia acuna lye in denver in the -- live in denver in the thick of the weather. >> reporter: hi, arthel. the national weather service issued a blizzard warning for the interstate 25 corridor. i-a 25 cut north9 and south through the state of colorado. there's an avalanche warning in the mountains and a winter storm warning just south of here, and officials just pleading with folks to stay home, stay off the roads. xl energy is working to restore power to more than 32,000 customers right now. and denver public schools, the largest district in the state, added itself to the long list of chose yours. each for kids who are remote learning, no zoom or google meet classes. i-25 is closed south of denver near colorado springs. the heavy, wet snow and large accumulation are making driving almost impossible for some. and denver international airport reports around 2,000 flights in and out of the city were canceled. this family on a spring break trip with their daughter who is a first-time flyer is staying positive about things. >> decided we were just not going to let the cold weather stop our covid spring break efforts. so this is a little history for us, and we're super excited about it. >> reporter: in utah the treacherous road conditions caused a crash near salt lake city. in texas it's a totally different problem. tornadoes, a number of them touched down near happy, texas. there was a fair amount of damage that was reported there by folks but fortunately, arthel, no one was hurt. however, back here in colorado with the bad road conditions and folks being told to stay home, vaccinations for covid-19 have become an issue. thousands of them have had to be rescheduled including kaiser permanente that had 10,000 on the books for this weekend. those are all being rescheduled right now. arthel? arthel: well, hopefully they can get those back on the books, and the good news is it's so cold, shouldn't have problems with the temperatures for the vaccines. i mean, you know? good point, right? live in denver. alicia, good to see you. eric: eric well, man, that's a lot of snow. meteorologist adam klotz in the fox extreme weather center. they are really getting socked, adam. adam: yeah, eric, they really are. the heaviest snow fell last night, through the first half of today, but it's still a big one we have to watch. and there's so much wind, driving conditions are going to stay really rough across portions of colorado, wyoming, western nebraska all the way into tomorrow morning. you are seeing the bottom side of this, this whole system is lifting off to the north and east, but the heaviest snow is falling in the mountains. as many moves east, you're going to see less snow. denver area, wyoming, into portions of western nebraska, visibility at times because of that blowing snow down to a quarter of a mile, drifting snow piles up to 3 feet really makes driving conditions very difficult, and that's going to linger all the way until tomorrow. this is our future forecast, lingering all the way until very early tomorrow morning before this whole system starts to drift its way off of towards the east. as it moves, it does bring snow but not nearly as much as in some of those regions over the last 24 hours or so. so this is additional snowfall, still widespread. a good 6-12 inches of snow particularly up into the northern plains, towards the great lakes. but everything beneath this, this is a system that's going to sweep the entire country but no longer a snowmaker, it becomes more of a rainmaker. you could see some flooding along the mississippi. these temperatures, as folks know here in the eastern half of the country, they've just been too warm. it's going to be a rainmaker but, yeah, still a little while to go for folks in the denver area. back out to you, eric. eric: thanks so much, adam. arthel: back to our top story and, adam, thank you. the biden administration calling in the fema to help with the surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the border. we're going to discuss that strategy coming up next. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ new projects means new project managers. ♪♪ you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a short list of quality candidates from our resume database. claim your seventy five dollar credit, when you post your first job at indeed.com/home. university of phoenix is awarding up to one million dollars in new scholarships through this month, because hope fuels opportunity. see what scholarship you qualify for at phoenix.edu apps are used everywhere... except work. why is that? 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white house reporter for real clear politics joins us. you know, phil, the white house is not calling it a crisis. they call it, as we know, a challenge, but the numbers are now astounding. 100,000 plus just last february, increasing three times more than last year at this same time. do you think the biden administration can get a handle on this? >> well, this headline is particularly interesting because here you have a white house who won't call it a crisis, and yet the administration has sent the federal emergency management agency down to the southern border to deal with whatever we're calling this particular surge at the moment. and i think that that shows that white house messaging on this front is untenable. you have republicans led by minority leader kevin mccarthy saying this is the border, biden border crisis. and, meanwhile, we just heard from house speaker nancy pelosi whose response thus far has been to blame the previous administration for not leaving the appropriate tools to deal with this surge. i think that this is slowly tumbling out of control. eric: you know, it's not only republicans who were. criticizing the president. the president obrador of mexico calls him the, quote, migrant president. here's the accusation: he stopped the trump border wall, he has rolled back other trump policies, and critics are saying all these are messaging to the migrants and others in central america that, yeah, start packing now and start coming north. is that what is happening? >> well, we've seen the white house press secretary repeatedly say that the majority of these my grants are going to be turned away, that the border is not open, that now is not the time to come. but like you mentioned a second ago, you have the president of mexico saying what is the facts on the ground which is that a lot of these people who are contemplating making this very dangerous trip are not getting the message from the white house right now. they think of president biden as the migrant president. and despite all of the messaging from, you know, the dhs secretary or the white house press secretary, we still haven't heard a direct message from the president himself saying now is not the time to come. eric: do you think he should have that type of message perhaps both in english and spanish to get that message out? >> yeah, one would think. just yesterday you had texas democrat henry kauai car say that the -- way ya saying that president biden should come to the southern border. during his prime time address can, he didn't mention the 100,000 migrants who are coming across the border, he didn't mention the unaccompanied children who are also making that journey. and so, obviously, the administration, they want to continue to focus on covid relief, on the economy, but we can turn back to the last migrant crisis to 2014 when president briden was then-vice president and see what he said then, and he had some pretty stark, harsh words to say about some of the folks who were making this trip. in fact, he talked to the parents who were sending their children unaccompanied, and he said that that was a reckless and dangerous thing to do. thus far though as president he's been mostly silent. eric: maybe that'll change this week. meanwhile, up on the hill the house is going to be considering immigration bills this week. the american dream and promise act that could lead to legalization, of course, the president's pathway to citizenship, an 8-year process. the negotiations are beginning now. what do you predict can happen, and what type of bill on immigration will we likely seesome. >> i think that we can see a repeat of the sort of debate that we've had perennially up to this point. you're going to have republicans arguing that it is not time to make major institutional changes that are going to affect generations to come until you actually deal with the current problem. meanwhile, democrats are going to say that the current problem is the result of the fact that the immigration system is broken. it was already enough of a tough lift for congress to do what congress is best at doing, which is spending money, it was already very difficult for them to get the american rescue plan across the finish line. i think that something as heated as immigration reform is likely going to be that much more of an uphill battle. eric: you know, finally, phil, i mean, look, we have heard this over and over and over again from the politicians saying we have to put more resources at the border, we have to do this policy, we have to do that policy. we heard president trump, very tough on that. we've heard critics about that. this goes on and on in washington. when will they finally, can they ever finally get a handle on this for the american people and for this country as well as helping those who deservedly want to come here? >> yeah, i think this is one of these debates where you have a lot of americans who look at the problem and then look at the rhetoric that they've heard not just in the last year, but going back throughout the last decade. they want some sort of solution to this problem that continues again and again and againment but i -- again. but i think that we're faced with a challenge which is that you have self-interested politicians who are more interested in maintaining their seats or avoiding a tough political debate than actually solving the problem. i mean, at some point this has to stop. i know that a lot of people in washington, d.c. would like to, you know, ignore it, to look the other way, but you have people on both sides of the border demanding that something actually be done. i know that you're showing the graphic right now, and i think that's a perfect encapsulation which is people on the southern border wearing t-shirts saying, biden, please let us in. there has to be some sort of clarity instead of this back and forth between administrations. eric: what's interesting about that, i mean, someone is sending these kids. 7-year-olds aren't packing up themselves. and someone is making those t-shirts. there would seem to be a whole industry behind this in some manner to try to influence the politicians in washington. >> well, in 2014 then-vice president joe biden, you know, he said, look, we have to be clear-eyed about how dangerous this journey is for the unaccompanied children. yes, there are a record number of children in border patrol custody right now. we haven't seen a surge quite like what we saw in 2014, but he knows the challenge. he was sent down to central and south america to address this, and one of the things biden said, he was very straightforward, he said that a lot of these children who are making that journey are going to be subject to abuse, and he said that was something we could not turn away from. i would hope eventually you would have leaders on both sides of the aisle say, look, we can't ignore this. we have a responsibility. eric: it is dangerous. the smugglers are making money, the drugs are continuing, and maybe we'll hear more from the president now that he's president this week. phil wegmann of real clear politics, always good to see you. >> thank you, sir. eric: of course. arthel? 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[inaudible conversations] >> when we say no peace if, prosecute the police, that's exactly what we mean. >> reporter: and, eric, inrd regard to those three lapd officers who were injured responding to the chaos in l.a. last night, we're told by the police chief that those officers' injuries are not considered to be serious, and they will be just fine. back to you, eric. eric: that's good. charles, thank you. arthel? arthel: charles, well, the accusations of sexual harassment against new york governor andrew cuomo are not only putting his political future in question as more accusers come forward, he could find himself in legal trouble as well. we're going to bring in our panel right now. alex little is a former assistant u.s. attorney and michael j. moore is a partner. three days ago the albany police department got involved in the investigation of the alleged mistreatment. what does this tell you about the legal direction this investigation is going and potential penalties attached. >> that particular instance involves a touching, there was a news article that suggested there was a touching under a blouse. you know, the woman had not spoken to the albany police department yet, but they've now tried to be in touch. if that were to be pursued, he could be prosecuted for something called forcible touching in new york law which is a misdemeanor but still serious and something that the governor certainly doesn't want to face. arthel: and, michael, meanwhile, the new york attorney general, leticia james, has brought in an independent law firm to investigate those sexual harassment allegations as well. the firm, though, has subpoena power and compel governor cuomo to testify under oath. so as the governor has been saying wait for the fact, wait for the facts, how could his testimony change the course for him? >> well, you've seen him try to come out and make some explanations and sort of talk his way around the allegations that are against him. and let me say this is, this is really like a nonpartisan issue. we all ought to want a full investigation. it doesn't matter if we're talking about trump allegations, cuomo, doesn't matter. when you have these kind of allegations out there, you want them to be investigated. so you hope there's a transparent investigation, that he will give a forthright statement which, frankly, had he gotten add vice to do this on the front end of this thing, we might not see quite the fervor we have now. i'm sure he's going to want to make a statement. we'll hear from the group, attorneys will hear from the victims in the case, those making the allegations and then see how the stories match up, you know? the longer it goes on, the worse it is for the governor. and as you can see by the mounting pressure on him to resign. whether or not he does that, i don't know at this point. i know that he may be waiting to see if the stories match up, because the reality is one victim says something that's not quite right or can be disproven, and that tends to shed down on other stories. by the same token, if all the stories given to be corroborated, that obviously increases the problems and the pressure and the potential legal exposure for cuomo. arthel: i see. so, alex, as you know, the fbi and u.s. attorney general's office, they're investigating allegations that the governor's office underreported covid-related deaths in new york nursing homes. happening at the start of the pandemic when new york was the epicenter. what kind of legal jeopardy does this put the governor in? >> well, he's facing investigations from all sides on multiple matters. i think they are actual at crisis mode level, you know, 100. he could face federal investigation, federal indictment, state criminal investigation, state attorney general investigation, everything right now is stacking up against the governor. and i think it demonstrates that when there is, you know, an apparent pattern of conduct, once the dam breaks, it's really bad news for the person under investigation, and i think you're going to see these investigations continue, a trickle of more accusations will come out and eventually, you know, fors going to get -- it's going to get to be too much. arthel: so, michael, the governor has a little less than three years left in his term. you mentioned that you would want, regardless of your political stripes, this to be -- the investigation to be carried out to the fullest. >> right. arthel: three years, and you know how long investigation can linger. i mean, how does that affect the governor's ability to do his job if he's dealing with this while he's trying to do the work of the people there in new york? >> there's no reason this investigation a ought to take more than a few months. really this is just a matter of looking at people's e-mail, talking to those, the accusers, looking at text messages, making -- doing some interviews and then making reports to the attorney general who will then make the report public. so this should not drag out. but the bigger problem he may have will be with the federal investigation that's looking into the statements he made about the nursing home deaths. let's say that he used the reporting to get federal aid or additional federal resources or monies, that's a problem because that becomes a false statement and can be prosecutable. so that may be a longer investigation. but the sexual harassment allegations ought to be fairly straightforward, and we ought to be able to get really to the bottom of it. you've got journalists that are writing about it over the period of a few weeks. surely with a high-powered law firm and the staff like the new york attorney general has, they ought to be able to get tonight bottom of this -- to the bottom of this fairly quickly are. arthel: alex, i'll give you the last 20 seconds. >> the accusations are something you don't want the governor to have done. if this is credible and if it becomes a fluid investigation, the facts are what they are reported to be, i think it will be time for the governor to step down. and you'll see even more pressure from his democratic colleagues to do so. arthel: we will continue to watch both of the cases. alex little, michael j. moore, thank you for, both of you, for joining us. take care, guys. >> thank you. arthel: eric. eric: thanks, arthel. well, there's a big push to try and reach a peace deal with the taliban. that before the u.s. pulls it troops from afghanistan. why some say, though, that idea could backfire. we'll take a look straight ahead. ♪ ♪ cell phone repair. did you know liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? 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arthel: trey yingst in jerusalem, thanks. eric. eric: well, back here at home popular spring break spots are expecting big crowds this year as more and more people are getting their covid shots. but is it too soon to matter? next, how vaccination rates are affecting spring break and how spring break could affect the spread of coronavirus. ♪ ♪ with type 2 diabetes are waking up to what's possible with rybelsus®. ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ ♪ my only sunshine... ♪ rybelsus® works differently than any other diabetes pill to lower blood sugar in all 3 of these ways... increases insulin... decreases sugar... and slows food. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7. people taking rybelsus® lost up to 8 pounds. rybelsus® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. tell your provider about vision problems or changes. taking rybelsus® with a sulfonylurea or insulin increases low blood sugar risk. side effects like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may lead to dehydration which may worsen kidney problems. wake up to what's possible with rybelsus®. ♪ please don't take my sunshine away ♪ you may pay as little as $10 per prescription. ask your healthcare provider about rybelsus® today. ♪ >> we're going in the right direction. vaccines, as you mentioned, every day we get more and more people vaccinated which gets us closer and closer to a better protection. to pull back now prematurely would be ill-advised. arthel: dr. anthony fauci on "fox news sunday" urging people to stay safe and be smart about covid-19. but that may not stop thousands of vacationers heading to florida for spring break. robert sherman has that story. >> reporter: building sand castles and soaking up sun on clearwater beach in florida, shoveling midwestern -- sure beats shoveling mid western snow. that's why the falls family and their friends decided to head south from twin lakes, wisconsin. >> get away, fresh air and warm. >> reporter: they aren't the only ones bolting for the heat as spring break havens across the sun belt gear up to house thousands among the pandemic. >> we want to have this going forward, so we ask you to follow some of the policies that we have here for the protection of all. >> reporter: steve hayes with visit st. pete/clearwater says social distancing is the name of the game, and they're excited for the foot traffic and business. but not everyone is so welcoming. los angeles county health officials are asking long distance visitors to postpone travel in an effort to keep down the spread of covid-19. one fort lauderdale bar said they will not be serving out of state college-aged adults to help control crowds. even as more americans get the vaccine and coronavirus case numbers decline, the threat is still there. >> there are folks around them who they tonight know, and the bubble, the protection of immunity may not be present where they're at. while they're coming here and while they're staying in their hotels and as they're leaving, they need to be careful. >> reporter: which is exactly what the a falls family intends to do. >> wear a mask, do what you can. but we will have fun. [laughter] >> reporter: local leaders are expecting to welcome their biggest crowds since the pandemic began, and their hope is to see a busy beach but a socially distanced beach. robert sherman, fox news. eric: so for more on spring break, let's bring in the dean of boston university's school of public health in providence. doctor, would you go on spring break right now? look at miami beach and fort lauderdale. man, they are packed in, and a lot of people are not wearing masks. >> yeah. so, first of all, thanks for having me on. i would hold off because a lot of high risk people have not yet been vaccinated, and we're still at pretty high infection numbers. and i think, by the way, all of that is going to be much better in about six weeks, but i would not be doing spring break right now. eric: would you go flying? i mean, on friday almost 1.5 million americans were clocked in by the tsa. still nonessential flying even if you've been vaccinated. >> yeah, so i have been vaccinated, and i think it is reasonably safe to fly right now. i probably wouldn't do a whole lot of extra trips, but i think for vaccinated people it's reasonable. you've got to wear the max, still do some of the basic social distancing because there are a lot of people around you who have not been vaccinated yet. but i do think it's reasonable to make trips for vaccinated people, again, keeping it to a moderate amount, but you would do it. eric: and one of the concerns, of course, after the holidays you've got spring break, weave seen spike -- we've seen spikes in the past, memorial day, july 4th, thanksgiving, christmas, and down in florida, about 32,000 people killed in florida, died from covid-19. and just on friday there were 5,000 new cases and 80 people died. so it's still out there, especially the variants. if you're talking about spring break in florida, for example, that state has more of the more dangerous variant than any other state in the nation. so what would you say to the folks out in florida, especially the college-aged kids who, you know, we're young, we're okay, we'll get through this no problem. >> yeah. look, i totally get it. and people, first of all, have been stuck for a year, so i think everybody's kind of itching to get going and get out. i would say two things. to the young folks, remember, you may not get super sick, but you're going to interact with not just the grocery store worker, but your mom and aunts and uncles and grandparents, and that's how older people have gotten infected. it always starts with young people and spreads to middle-aged and older people. it's not just your life, it's the other people around you. and the other part, as i said, we've probably vaccinated almost half of all high risk people in america. in about six weeks, we'll get the other half done. at that point all this stuff becomes so much safer, so just holding off a little bit longer is the name of the game right now. eric: and i can understand you want to get out, you want to go do things. but at the same time, we're so close, it seems, that just waiting a few months, you say, can really mean the difference between turning the tide on this finally or stretching it longer, sadly. >> exactly. exactly. eric: and finally, while we're making this progress, over in europe they're facing some new lockdowns. italy's going to go back into a new lockdown, they're talking about one in paris. there's a third wave there. can we avoid what they're going through now, and why is europe after all of this now reaching the levels that they were last february? >> yeah. i think we're going to avoid that next wave, i really do, and the reason, the big difference between us and them is vaccinations. you know, we have been very proactive on vaccinations. we have a lot of vaccines. we obtained a good amount through operation warp speed, and the biden administration has continued in terms of ramping up vaccine production and we're doing way better than europe. and that is what is going to make the difference here. we are not, i don't think, going to get hit by a third wave despite these variants, i'm pretty confident at this moment that we're going to escape the worst of it just because we've been doing a fab -- fabulous job on vaccinations, and most of europe, outside of the u.k., has not. eric: that's really encourage. doctor, thank you for your work at brown and thank you for joining us here on the fox news channel. >> thank you. eric: of course. take care. arthel: well, world-renowned cellist yo-yo ma celebrating his second covid advantage seen shot by put -- vaccine shot by putting on a mini concert. ♪♪ arthel: he arrived at the massachusetts clinic where he got the injection yesterday carrying his cello, of course. he used the 15-minute observation period to play for those in the waiting area. during the first -- past year the music legend started an online series called songs of comfort, and i think he was playing mona lisa, i'm not sure. that does it for us right now. eric? the big show is up next. eric: just wonderful. i wonder when paul mccartney's getting his shot or billy gloal. arthel: sing for us. 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