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encounters just in the first three months of fiscal year 2023. but the biden administration continues to maintain that the border is secure. were looking live at eagle pass, texas. thats where griff jenkins joins us with the late from there. hey, griff. >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, eric. and if you werent just watching that drone, we can take you back up to it. the border patrol air boats just passing underneath the bridge here in eagle pass. it is ground zero here in the del rio ...

known as black beach where the most secluded beaches in san diego. the vessels during the migrants those are small open outboard engines. they usually say use for smuggling. because of the overnight thick fog in the year that has delayed the search for more victims. crews are hoping to use helicopters once those weather conditions improve. arthel: forming acting ice director tom will join us in a moment but first lets go to bill he is alive in mission, texas with the very latest on the...

independents think in the middle. if you read the article that came with this, it said democrats were almost split on whether they think that the state of the union and the state of the country is in really a good solid ground right now. when you see 60% of people agree that the country is not doing well, that is bad, dangerous. the people that did respond pointed to extremism on both ends, democrat and republican. that is where the independent number is so high and that will be tricky...

system forced the faa to ground flights. majority are on the east coast. the white house is monitoring the situation. >> bill: lets begin in atlanta, often the most -- the busiest every day. steve harrigan is there live. whats happening? >> a lot of confusion among travelers here at the worlds busiest airport. people trying to arrive and figure out whats going on. will their flights take off? updates in the past few minutes from the faa. they say normal air traffic operations are resum...

now they want to take the abortion fight to the states. >> pro-life supporters across the country descended on the nations capitol 50th annual march for life and since roe v. wade was overturned. the dobbs decision brought abortion back to the state level where many think the next fight begins. >> we got to get to the state levels now. right? thats the -- the emphasis. thats why we are going in front of the capital is to show at each state level this is not over. its only the beginning...

im john roberts. the risky business of human smuggling is reaching far beyond towns along the border. numerous interceptions of smugglers with migrants shoveled into vehicles to get into america. it doesnt always end in a bust or in the migrants getting through. dramatic scene in houston. f.b.i. agents rescue migrants kidnapped for ransom. >> two hostages were safely rescued by the f.b.i. and no agents were injured. >> dana: were live in mission, texas with more on that kidnapping horr...

and what weve now seen is those searches were not only incompetently done because the bureau found additional documents in the wilmington residence after the searches took place but green lighting having people without security clearances look for classified documents that they were not authorized to see, which is virtually what biden is under investigation for. >> dana: if i could make a point then. if you remember, it was president bidens legal team said in january that they had look...

>> bill: he is one of nearly 40 on the watch list arrested at the border so far this year. fiscal year 2023 which started in october, okay? your october, november, december, january, were already at that number. the problem is growing under president biden. republicans today will begin the process trying to hold him accountable. >> dana: one hour from now house republicans hold the first hearing on the border crisis. the focus will be on smuggling and the influx of deadly fentanyl. >> ...

look forward to working closely with spain going forward. >> james in the back. >> im sorry -- ok. >> i have a question, thank you. >> wait, wait, wait, you dont have a question, james? are you kidding me? are you kidding me? >> can we just have this for the record -- you didnt have a question. >> im going to frame that transcript. >> simply a tribute to your loclasity and el -- >> if russia strikes nato, poland or the baltics, nato, do you have enough troops in the region right now to...

>> from the biden family wish you and your family peace, joy, health and happiness. merry christmas, happy holidays and all the best in the new year. god bless you all and may god protect our troops. >> judge jeanine: and while we count down the days until santa arrives, there may be no better place to celebrate this season than new york city. the big apple does a lot wrong but christmas is one thing we really get right. of the lights, the decorations, the stores, the trees, and, of co...