protest, guys. steve: it s 2:00 in the afternoon, thank you very much. it is 2:00 in the afternoon there. it is 8:00 in the morning here. third hour fox and friends starts right now. lawrence: fox news alert right now secretary of state blinken is meeting with israeli president after arriving in tel aviv overnight. commend you people of israel, for your moral clarity and incredible speeches. as to fate of the hostages and tragedy that has fallen on our people and of course as to inherent right of the israelis to defend themselves. it is good to be back in israel. these are difficult days, but we re here in solidarity with israel. brian: earlier he met with prime minister netanyahu. blinken will hold his own press conference soon, it will be big, we will carry that live as it comes. he visits as biden administration pushing for a pa pause, they say to get humanitarian aid in and it is already in and hostages out, when has that worked? steve: all about political