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mexican cartels are responsible for the surge of deadly fentanyl. the opioid is killing americans by the tens of thousands and it is getting worse by the year. >> bill: as you can see on the map the gangs have a tight grip on the entire country and the mexican government is unable or unwilling to fight back. >> dana: a growing number of lawmakers wanting the cartels marked as terrorists opening to military strikes in mexico. here is one of them. senator joe manchin. >> this is a war. i...

palestine, ohio. were watching all that again today. >> dana: meantime president biden is heading to pennsylvania today going to roll out his election year budget plan pushing to connect with voters in what will be a must-win state for either of the candidates. welcome to a new hour of in us news, im dana perino. good morning. >> bill: im bill hemmer. good morning. president biden expected to lay the ground work for a possible second term using his budget proposal as part of a politica...

took part in todays senate hearing on the derailment. ♪ ♪ >> john: we began "america reports" with president biden impaling his 2024 budget. his stop in pennsylvania but the biggest takeaway $2 trillion in tax hikes for some americans. john roberts in washington, let me be the first to say, sandra, happy early friday. >> sandra: sandra smith in new york and that live event coming up here the president said this plan is about to say will tax the wealthy to help the middle class and ...

so many american citizens. >> john: new mexico golf cartel with a handwritten note with the crime and laying out what led up to the bloody attack of american friends. we will tell you what that note says and show you what else the cartel left for the police to find. >> sandra: our bill melugin live working through the breaking details at this hour. senator lindsey graham is also here with his plan to take out the cartels once and for all. welcome back as "america reports" rolls into th...

fema, the ckc and and health and human services are heading to east palestine as we speak today. but despite additional assurance, resident fears are mounting and mounting fast. theyre still reporting illnesses, theyre still suffering symptom from the air, and many are still worrying about the safety of the water thats right around them. were going to the hear from members of the community today. well also hear on a separate issue from house foreign affairs committee chairman mike mcca...

>> answer the question. >> margaret: anger and anguish as parents adeneey sool oforing bullies. >> this place is toxic. ♪ ♪ >> i was headed to the back, and i turned around and looked. >> the sirens were going off, and they are lucky that no one was seriously hurt. >> margaret: and stories of survival, the miracles 11 days after that earthquake hit turkey and syria. first responders still digging and pulling victims out from beneat the rubble alive. ♪ ♪ >> margaret: good evenin...

well analyze his budget and then well get to work on our budget. but unfortunately with the president being so far delayed, delays others in the process. >> speaker kevin mccarthy doesnt have a budget proposal ready, and according to him its president bidens fault. this comes as the president is breaking with tradition and hitting the road to unveil his spending plan. also ahead, the ceo of norfolk southern will be on capitol hill today to testify before a senate panel. well have a p...

its 10:00 a.m. in new york, im lindsey rise e and we are following a whirlwind of breaking news this hour, including on capitol hill where norfolk southerns embattled ceo will be in the hot seat at a hearing that begins in moments facing tough questions from senators about the toxic train derailment in ohio. what he plans to say about the numerous derailments, cleanup efforts, and his promise to a community in fear from the toxic fallout. also breaking overnight, 81 senator mitch mcc...

ok. in theaters april 5th. rated pg. good day, im chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. yet another norfolk southern train derails this morning just as the ceo faces members of congress who have a lot of tough questions but dont always get clear answers. a full month after the train crash that got many residents sick, will the railroad keep its word to be in east palestine, ohio, into the future, and what are lawmakers willing to do to make sure he keeps his word...

what more do we know about his condition? >> reporter: well, at this point, jose, it appears the senate minority leader is still in the hospital, recovering from this fall. his office has not given us an update outside of what they told us shortly after the news broke of this situation that he was dealing with last night. of course, mcconnell is 81 years old, he had health scares in the past, heart surgery, he fell in 2019 and broke his shoulder. so he has dealt with health issues and ...