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devastating storms systems without power. 5,000 flights already delayed today with 800 canceled. we have a live report ahead. >> todd: peppers to another fox news alert, former president trump to arrive in new york city this morning with his arraignment at manhattan courthouse tuesday. you are watching "fox & friends first" on monday morning, im todd piro. ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. more on what happens next. that is right former donald trump preparing for his arraignment ...

To accuse him of espionage is absurd. >> ashley: michael do you believe whatever he was working on is behind his arrest? >> i cant say i know what evan was working on at the moment he was detained. but i think whatever that was is beside the point. russia has a history of detaining people, detaining americans for use in its own geopolitical policies and bargaining trips with the west and the united states. so whatever he was detained for was the work he was doing. >> todd: any sense what he coul...

Following major breaking news this morning. wnba star brittney griner is on her way home. she was released in a prisoner exchange with russia for convicted arms dealer viktor bout. >> its my job as president of the united states to make the hard calls and protect american citizens everywhere in the world, anywhere in the world. im proud that today we made one more family whole again. so welcome home, brittney. >> joining us now to discuss, william taylor, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. ambas...

Iran is currently holding at least five americans, among them, we reported on princeton phd, and others, one of whom worked for the u.n. navy veteran michael white, who went to iran to see his online girlfriend. as well as an american art dealer. they are all being held in the notorious prison, where political dissidents are held, and they are believed to be held as bargaining trips by the iranian government. robert levinson, who went missing in 2007. there are thousands of americans held by for...

Using, in such harsh ways about fellow democrats. im a democrat and have been one my whole light but it doesnt mean we see things the exact same way. i want to fight for these kids. they are human beings and should not be used as what joe biden said, as bargaining trips. he could step up just lick mitch mcconnell -- just like mitch mcconnell that they will get a chance to vote. i want to keep the government functional -- >> so you dont want to -- you wouldnt shut down the government for this. >>...