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Foreign Bill O'Reilly, here. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the News with Mike Slater.
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Thank you, Bill. It is Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. Board of Peace, sewage spill. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. And Olympics Update. It's all coming up. And Bill's gonna be here with your message today. But first, President Trump's newly formed Board of Peace will convene in Washington this week to announce its member states have committed $5 billion towards rebuilding Gaza. It'll be the first official gathering of the group since its founding in January. The president said just last month, two dozen distinguished founding members joined me in Davos, Switzerland, to celebrate its official formation and present a bold vision for the civilians in Gaza and then ultimately far beyond Gaza, world peace. The nations on this Board of Peace include many Middle Eastern countries like Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, but also Argentina and El Salvador. No European countries are on it because they're worried that it will rival the United nations, which obviously is worthless. There's been a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River. It's not the federal government's responsibility, but the president said he's directing federal authorities to immediately provide all necessary management, direction and coordination to protect the river. The president said there's a massive ecological disaster unfolding in the river as a result of the gross mismanagement of local Democratic leaders, particularly Governor West Moore of Maryland, who can't even build a bridge. A sewer line breach caused millions of gallons of raw sewage to be dumped in the river, a result of incompetent local and state management of essential waste management systems. The president said that although state and local authorities had not requested emergency help, he's unable to allow incompetent local leadership to turn the river in the heart of Washington into a disaster zone. The spill started January 19th. 243 million gallons of wastewater have been sent into the river. Robert Duvall, the Academy Award winning actor, the Godfather, Apocalypse Now, To Kill a Mockingbird, True Grit, MASH Network died at the age of 95. His wife wrote yesterday, we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort. His wife said the family encourages those who wish to honor his memory to do so in a way that reflects the life he lived by watching a great film, telling a good story around a table with friends or taking a drive in the countryside to appreciate the world's beauty. Olympic Update. A gold and bronze in the women's monobob. That's bobsled, but with one person. And another great win from the women's hockey team. Another shutout, 50 against Sweden, who we have not forgotten, gave us a major upset in the 2006 Olympics. The gold medal game for women's hockey is against our rivals Canada, Thursday at 1:10 Eastern. I'm Mike Slater. I have a podcast called Politics by Faith. The great Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day next.