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Country today, activists calling for demonstrations in response to president trump's national emergency declaration. griff jenkins live for us in washington on what to expect, good morning, griff? >> good morning, heather, it's going to be busy. coalition of activist groups led by moveon.org. coast to coast, goal to fight the president's national emergency declaration and address campaign director says this false crisis is and i legal unconstitutional power grab to advance racist agent. this has democrats with brand-new resolution with declaration and adam schiff saying this is unprecedented. ...

>> bill: happy president's day to you from the white house this morning. move on.org has protests planned across the nation including one right across from the white house. the attorney general from california, the civil liberties union are lining up to file lawsuits against the president's emergency declaration when they return from their week off this week. it is a recess. members of congress on the democratic side planning to introduce legislation to block the emergency declaration as well. listen to adam schiff the chairman of the house intelligence committee said yesterday. >> this is the...

United states, and he is upholding his duty. >> melissa: but democrats aren't backing down. senator tammy duckworth criticizes the move this weeken weekend. >> frankly, i think there are enough people in the senate who are concerned that what he is doing is robbing from the military and the dod to go build this wall. it's really not even the best way to fight the crisis. that there is one at the border. >> melissa: lets go left a chief white house correspondent john roberts for more. >> melissa, good afternoon to you. it's presidents' day and there are a lot of people who are not at work today...

Security. >> what the president was saying is, like past presidents, he could choose to ignore this crisis, choose to ignore this emergency as others have. that's not what he's going to do. >> dana: john roberts is live on the north lawn as we wait for the president to come back, you've got the place to yourself. >> reporter: it's awfully quiet around here. almost feels like it might be a holiday. with the exception that it's been a very noisy day in washington, d.c. as part of a day of protest around the country against this emergency declaration. just a short time ago a big demonstration acr...

Thing. jillian: good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first", president's day, i'm jillian mele. rob: i'm rob schmitt, thanks for starting the day with us. liberal activists urging lawmakers to terminate president trump's national emergency declaration. >> now 5 states are teaming up to take the matter to court, griff jenkins live in washington with what to expect, good morning, griff? >> good morning, jillian and rob, taking it to court and taking to the streets in big way today more than 240 actions across the nation, organized by a coalition led on by moveon.org, to fight the preside...