january 10th. white house officials say on those discussions january 10th there will not be direct involvement between presidents putin and biden. back to you, mike. mike: rich edson lives up the road in wilmington, delaware. thanks so much. gillian, big phone call between the world leaders. we will see what we get out of it. gillian: it s not just diplomacy on the line here and threats of new sanctions. the national security counsel had a background call with reporters yesterday. they said, actually, the u.s. is prepared to respond militarily if russia can continues to troop buildup or actually invade. we ll see. laying it on the line there. mike: we got general jack keane and marc thiessen coming up. plenty more on this straight ahead. gillian: the white house making a last ditch effort to avoid enforcing president trump s border wall policies. critics are warning that if the administration is successful
barnes & noble, wherever books are sold. walmart. thank you for even being the new york times at their own gain. appreciate it. kennedy: well done, kayleigh paid to matt s point earlier, it s a great book to take to the hillside near you and celebrate the new year. thanks so much everyone today. anita, cheryl, matt, and of course kayleigh. now here is america reports. gillian: fox news alert, kicking off a special edition of america reports. case count in the u.s. to a new high not seen before during this pandemic. the seven-day average now is nearing 300,000 cases each day. while hospitalizations and deaths aren t spiking as fiercely, they are also on the rise. good afternoon to washington. i am gillian turner in for sandra smith today. hey, mike. mike: i m mike emanuel in for john roberts. this on the contrary it is wreaking havoc on daily life. the travel nightmare at airports
industry-wide staffing shortages for several airlines, and experts say omicron could continue to disrupt to travel well into the new year. winter weather also adding to the chaos, grounding many flights out west. boy, heart ache for people trying to get from maybe visiting family to home or wherever they re trying to get. what a bummer. gillian: sounds like another great day to stay here in washington, d.c., and not fly anywhere, mike. that s my take on that. mike: well done. gillian: the biden administration is taking its fight to end the trump era remain in mexico policy elevated supreme court. the move comes amid a record-breaking migrant surge at the southern border. national border patrol counsel president brandon jed joins us in just a moment. first, we go to william la jeunesse who is tracking all the record numbers. hi, william. the timing, as you mention, is a little odd. right now agents will tell you the border is out of control, and this overturn effectively
gillian: mike? mike: president biden and russian president vladimir putin are set to speak on the phone this afternoon. this comes as the pentagon remains deeply concerned about an imminent russian invasion of ukraine. rich edson is traveling with the president and his live in wilmington, delaware, with the latest. hello, rich. good afternoon, mike. russian president vladimir putin requested this call today, according to white house officials. this will take place on the u.s. and from here in wilmington, delaware. that is where president biden spending the rest of the week and the rest of the year. the russians appear, again, prepared to seize control of its neighbor s territory as it did in georgia in 2008, ukraine in 2014. this time officials say the russian military has about 100,000 troops along the border with ukraine. russia claims it wants security assurances. senior bided administration officials say the west plans on raising its own concerns and is also threatening sanct
right to know what this administration is doing. because it s embarrassing, they don t let the public now and they try to hide it under the cover of night. mike: thanks so much for your time. any time. thank you. gillian: the president s multitrillion dollar spending bill remains on life support now but democratic lawmakers are insisting it could still make a big comeback. senator schumer is promising a vote on build back better early or next month. progressives have a different idea in mind. congresswoman nicole malliotakis reacts to the bold plea, coming up next. mike: plus, president biden offering vladimir putin a diplomatic path ahead of their call today. mark t s and on whether president biden will get tough on russia if talks don t go as planned.