President Trump Heads to Flood Ravaged North Carolina
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He'll soon take a trip to disaster areas. I'm Dave Anthony, Fox News president. Trump will survey the wildfire damage in Los Angeles after his first stop this morning. Flood ravaged areas of North Carolina. It feels like we're finally being heard for the first time in four months. Matt Van Swal tells Fox he and other flood victims are frustrated with the slow federal response. Fox's Jackie Heinrich reports from Asheville. This community is still recovering from Hurricane Helene, which hit in late

September. The Japanese restaurant behind me is in ruins. There are still, there's rubble all over the parking lot. And also early this month, about 3,000 people were reportedly told that their hotel vouchers were expiring. They had only days notice.

nowhere to go. Congressman Chuck Edwards, he's a Republican who represents this district, had to lobby that agency to give people at least 21 days notice. And he says that they agreed, but he's also called for an agency overhaul. So is President Trump, who's also threatened to withhold federal aid for LA's wildfire disaster, citing California water mismanagement, which Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, calls misinformation. Now, Newsom plans to greet the president's arrival, though they haven't talked and set that

up. I hope he comes with the spirit of cooperation and collaboration. That's the spirit to which we welcome him. I've said this many times, open hand, not a closed fist. A new uncontained wildfire burning in the San Diego area. It's a thousand acres prompting evacuations there. A third Trump nominee might be considered tonight a more controversial one than Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. It's Pete Hegseth who's up for defense secretary.

It would take four Republicans to join Democrats to block Hegseth. So far, it appears there are only two. Maine Senator Susan Collins and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski. Collins cites lack of experience, while Murkowski is saying that it's both lack of experience and those past allegations that made her decide not to support Pete Hegseth. Fox's Aisha Hosni, the sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse allegations Hegseth denies. America's listening to Fox News.

Thousands of anti-abortion activists are gathering in Washington this morning for their annual demonstration. Vice President J.D. Vance is a part of a high-profile list of speakers scheduled to address the March for Life. That includes House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune. The Senate this week failed to break the filibuster on the Born Alive Act.

A bill supporters say would have offered protections for abortion survivors. As Fox's Ryan Schmelz, President Trump will address the rally in a pre-recorded video the day after he issued pardons for 23 anti-abortion activists convicted of blocking women's access to abortion clinics.

It's a nervous day in Israel for families of hostages as Hamas is supposed to release four more tomorrow. Their identities should be revealed today. The four are expected to be female, likely one civilian and three members of the Israeli armed forces. They'll be set free in exchange for the release of as many as 180 Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas is also due to give more details on the 30 other hostages they've agreed to return home in Phase 1 of the ceasefire plan. Those details should include which of them are still alive. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. On Wall Street, falling stock futures suggest selling the day after the S&P 500 hit a record high. At tennis's Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, a dramatic exit. Please, guys, don't boo a player when he goes out with injury.

Alexander Zverev speaking to the crowd at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne today after Zverev advanced to his first Australian Open final as a result of 10-time champion Novak Djokovic needing to end the match early. And then the crowd booed the 24-time Grand Slam singles champ. But today, a muscle tear in Djokovic's leg was too much to overcome.

Alexander Zverev will face the defending champion Yannick Sinner in the championship match early Sunday morning, 3 a.m. Eastern Time. Yannick Sinner eliminated American Ben Shelton. That's Jared Max. I'm Dave Anthony. Fox News.