The hour. BidenHarris Administration refusing to disclose information about Terror Threats at the southern border. Fox news asked customs and Border Protection for the nationalities of Terror Watch List suspects. Freedom of information act request was denied for the second time in the past three months. The cbp cited privacy concerns. All right. This is the faulkner focus, im sandra smith in for harris, cbp told Fox Yesterday Release of this information would reveal cbp investigative techniques used in apprehending and processing terrorists. We originally filed the foia request last october. Agency rejected it in may saying the privacy interests of the individuals and the records you have requested outweigh any minimal Public Interest in disclosure of the information. Cbps own southern border numbers show the encounters have skyrocketed under biden and harris. Even the f. B. I. Director admitted on multiple occasions how serious the Terror Threat is right now. All the lights are blinki
significantly decreases illegal immigration, and we sabotage that, that is inconsistent with what we told our voters we would do. what s with all the maneuvering, are you trying to torpedo any deal? that makes me question your intentions. maybe it s like the issue of fund-raising. that s republican congressman dan crenshaw of texas with more criticism for members of his own party who are trying to tank a bipartisan border deal before it has even been released. we ll have the latest from capitol hill on where that legislation stands. plus, a legal development in donald trump s favor. his federal election interference case is no longer on the court calender here in washington. we ll explain what s behind that delay. and also ahead president biden hits the campaign trail with a stop in a key swing state seeking another high profile endorsement. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, february 2nd, ground-hog day. one of the greatest movies of all-time,
honor three u.s. service members killed in jordan as they arrive back in the u.s. for a final time. president biden among those attending the dignified transfer of their bodies home to their loved ones. we ll bring you that moment later in the show. plus, can the most ambitious immigration deal in recent memory survive the scorched earth politics of an election year? that test now just days away as senate negotiators prepare to release the details of that agreement with the first vote expected early next week. closing arguments could be all that s left of the landmark trial of jennifer crumbley charged in connection with her son s shooting rampage in 2021. attorneys grilling the mom who they insist never sought help, despite her son telling her, quote, the thoughts won t stop. we ll have the latest coming up. but we begin in delaware where the bodies of three service members, sergeant william rivers, sergeant kennedy sanders, and sergeant breonna moffett are being broug
morning joe starts right now. all of a sudden, i aced the cognitive test doesn t knee what s going on. do you plan to use pac money to pay some of the penalties in the new york defamation and fraud cases? i don t understand. what? are you thinking of potentially trying to use campaign money to pay some of those penalties that you might incur what penalties? in the new york fraud case, the defamation case. i didn t do anything wrong. i mean, that s been proven as far as i m concerned. yeah, but as far as the court is concerned, you did do something wrong and it ll cost you around $83 million. i see what he s doing, though. i know exactly what he is up to. he s like the mob boss who pretended to be crazy by wandering around the town in a bathrobe. he is vinny the chin, is who he is. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is i m sorry. are we not coming in? q s is the best music guy anywhere, right? by far. i know where you re going. what s toda
killed and others were injured in a drone strike near the border of syria. we ll go through the details of the attack and show you how the president is responding. plus, donald trump is now on the hook for a massive payout to e. jean carroll after a jury awarded the writer $83 million in defamation damages. we ll get expert legal analysis on that as well as the looming case that can further impact trump s bank account. and a stunning second half comeback sends the san francisco 49ers to the super bowl, setting up a rematch of the 2020 big game with the kansas city chiefs. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 29th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ve got a lot to get to. we ll begin this morning with developing news out of the middle east and the deaths of three u.s. servicemembers in nort jordan. it happened yesterday at a logistics support base near jordan s border with syria. a drone packed with e