second meeting after yesterday. this is xi s first visit to russia since putin launched his unprovoked war on ukraine. today they will get to the main topics with ukraine a key item. kristie lu stout is joining me from hong kong. so what is on the agenda today in moscow? reporter: this is the main day of the talks. the agenda, you have an official meeting ceremony with negotiations, there will be signing of documents, a media statement and then a formal lunch. and so far the leaders of china and russia have been presenting this united front in moscow just days after the icc that arrest warrant for vladimir putin. they greeted each other, calling each other dear friends, they held informal talks that lasted nearly 4 1/2 hours. and xi jinping said that russia and china have similar goals. listen to this. translator: it is true we share the same or similar goals. we have exerted efforts for prosperity of our respective countries. we can cooperate and work together to achieve
house put an unofficial gag order on border agents. what appears to be a dangerous mountain bike accident turns into an epic proposal. the shocking plan from this wedding crasher. fox and friends first starts right now. let s get it started hot let s get it started here let s get it started. we are live from new york city and london and with that good morning, you are watching fox and friends first on thursday morning. benjamin: straight to extreme weather. millions of americans on high alert bracing for potential tornadoes across the southeast, 21 reported touchdowns slammed the deep south, the storm leaving a trail of destruction in alabama and mississippi. jillian: severe storms causing flash flooding, fierce lightning streaking across the mississippi tennessee sky and listen to this from the university of alabama. senior meteorologist janice dean tracking the dangerous line of storms. this is what you were afraid of. janice: we have another day of sever
accountable? i don t know if i can say this happy st. patrick s day is that okay? st. patrick s did we dig up something on him? what did he do? good morning everybody, it is 6 a.m. here in the east we start with extreme weather. heavy winds and rain still bat ergs portions of the southeast with millions on high alert. bracing for potential tornadoes at least 21 twisters touched down in portions of the south ainsley. ainsley: leaving destruction in alabama, mississippi, a thousand now without power. bad in alabama too an electric company sharing this picture of a boat wrapped around top of a tree. that s a boat. janice dean is tracking the dangerous storms she told us about it yesterday. man, it came janice. another day ahead so more people are going to be targeted by these storms know what to do if there s a watch or warning in your area and we have tornado watches in effect. there are reports of tornadoes yesterday, the watch extending in towards florida as well
foil sheets, and go for days without showers. meanwhile, house minority leader kevin mccarthy has visited one of those migrant detention facilities in texas and went after president biden. he said, he should visit the border himself to see what his policies have created. it s more than a crisis. this is a human heartbreak. the sad part about all of this, it didn t have to happen. this crisis is created by the presidential policies of this new administration. there is no other way to claimant than a biden border crisis. harris: but dhs secretary al hunter myrick has echoed the white house in blaming former president trumps policies for the surge, while also dismissing security concerns. the border is secure. the united states border patrol secures the border on behalf of the american people. that s what we do, and we are doing it. in order to keep the american public safe, give us the time to rebuild the system that was entirely dismantled in the prior administration.
senate. president biden plans to sign it into law tomorrow. joining us now, cnn chief political correspondent, dana bash. the co-anchor of state of the union. and dana, this will be an east room address, we understand. and we are told new details this morning. the president will honor the 500,000 lost to covid, the millions of people being affected. he ll discuss what s being done to accelerate vaccination efforts and lay out the next steps in getting the pandemic under control. that s the what. what about the why? why are we seeing this tonight? why is because the people in the biden white house, starting with the president himself, remember 2009. remember what happened the last time a democratic president started his administration with a giant piece of legislation that was passed by democrats. and it was completely attacked in such a big way that it helped to create the tea party and helped to create the 20102010 republican takeover of the house of representatives. a