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>> steve: thank you, todd and carley. live from new york its 6:00 here in new york city. this is tuesday, february 6th already and welcome to "fox & friends." breaking overnight. country music icon toby keith has died after a years long battle with stomach cancer. he performed right here on "fox & friends" back in 2011. ♪ made in america ♪ boring in the land ♪ raised of family ♪ king james and uncle sam. >> steve: we honor the life and legacy of toby keith this morning on "fox ...

And infrastructure. so its a ploy for them. some of their base cares about it, but in the end they dont. theyd rather have the tax cut and thats what they did, blowing $1.5 trillion hole in the budget, of course. >> you mentioned the dignity of work and sort of the marginal improvement with some of those rural voters, say in ohio. you had decitoyed with the idea running for president. there was an interesting piece for you in "the new york times" of where you are at and your wife connie schultz ...

Who knows. "wall street journal" jillian meltser is here and antoine. antoine, you have a crowded field. a very diverse cast of characters. what do you think? >> its great. the crowded field made barack obama a strong candidate in the 2008 general election. >> nothing crowded like this. >> i know. but competition is good for the marketplace. two things to tell you. >> this is radio city music hall. >> tell you two things about the 2020 election. anybody flirting with the idea running knows that ...

Its what you do. martha: new reports that congressman paul ryan is open to the idea running for house speaker. mitt romney weighing in on the chances of the man who was on his presidential ticket in 2012. >> there havent been a lot of people who have gone from speak tore white house. so i would hate to lose him as a potential contender for white house. but hes a man of such talent, integrity and character webs a resource for the country. martha: sources saying he will not haggle with the conserv...

Must admit take the kids there occasionally. >> of course, you do. everybody likes ihop. going behind the curtains with congressman paul ryan after that run for vice president in 2012. what are we looking at the next four years, maybe 2016 and even beyond that. >> we were surprised talking to his friends who he is consulting with since the election and how cool he is to the idea running in 2016. our assumption is he was interested in running. what theyre telling us is he really wants to do thi...