Alejandro mayorkas, the secretary of Homeland Security and shouldnt be. John a Bipartisan Group of lawmakers from across the country escalating attacks against the dhs secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the border policies. Good afternoon to you. Jacqui good to be with you, john. Im Jacqui Heinrich in for sandra smith. A group of two dozen texas Lawmakers Led by Chip Roy Will Lock funding from Mayorkas Department unless biden addresses the worsening situation at the border. John across the aisle, focusing of reports of Texas Separating Migrant families and putting pressure to investigate State Agencies for the alleged incidents. Jacqui and mayorkas has taughted the lower number of Migrant Crossings, the tide appears to be turning. In august, stopped 6,000. John complete coverage. Jacqui Casey Stegall in el paso, texas. Renewed debate about the border wall. There is. Under president trump, 15 billion was allocated to build about 740 miles of wall and barriers down here along the southern border. And as you also know, when President Biden took office he almost immediately pulled the plug on that project. And about 290 miles of fence was never finished. So, work sites were virtually abandoned and much of the unused materials have sat since then untouched. Like on this New Mexico Cattle Ranch we visited west of el paso this week where a gap remains in the wall and piles of taxpayerfunded supplies remain, some two and a half years later. If i ran my business like the federal government has run this project i would be broke. Its a simple fact. The waste is an agregious and the fiscal responsibility is very disappointing. Now, a joint Homeland Security subcommittee held a hearing last month where we learned close to 21,000 unused wall panels stored in multiple locations. Whats still not clear, how much is being repurposed and how much is being thrown away or just scrapped. We are talking somewhere around 2 billion worth of materials that have been just sitting down there, that was either allocated or purchased. These are contracts we continue to be able to pay every month. Speaking of those monthly payments, the Army Corps Of Engineers says the government spends about 160,000 every single month just to store and secure these unused materials. Jacqui. Jacqui Casey Stegall for us in el paso. Thanks so much. John as Migrant Crossings trend up heading into the fall, fox news has dramatic footage from the Texas Department of Public Safety showing agents involved in a high speed chase of a group of Human Smugglers before detaining them on foot. Joining us now is texas dps spokesman lieutenant chris oliveras. The dps showed us the footage, it goes through a small rural neighborhood ends up with the two occupants of the vehicle, one whom appears to be a child in the orange tshirt running through the brush, jumps into a swamp. How much more of this are you seeing . It seems to happen almost every day. Whats the danger to the public posed by this . Good afternoon, john. Thanks for having me on. This is a daily occurrence every day on the border, not just us as also local and county, and with that, dangers are the fact you have the high speed chases where the smugglers have no record for the safety of the motoring public. They drive on the wrong side of the road, crash into other cars, Crash Into Ranch Fences then impacts the ranchers they have no regard for Public Safety at all. Its more dangerous. They are involved in a Smuggling Event and poses dangers to the people they are smuggling. Cases before some Illegal Immigrants die because of the smugglers because they crash or last year in san antonio, they died in the back of the tractortrailer because he were smuggled. And open borders you expose and allow criminal organizations to expand their enterprise throughout the united states, recruit drivers, even teenage drivers, its not stopped. We see it every day and it becomes more dangerous as we encounter these individuals, these smugglers. John we saw you folks chasing down the pickup truck, not only off the road but on the wrong side of the road. Obviously dangerous. Chris, charges from democrats, specifically the democratic hispanic caucus, the texas dps is separating migrant families when they come across the border, specifically separating males from women and children. Here is what they, part of what they wrote in a letter to Merrick Garland and Alejandro Mayorkas, after the fathers are incarcerated in state or local facilities, then transferred to immigration and Customs Enforcement custody with no reference to the families they have been separated from, and placed in expedited removal. Mothers and children are traumatized and left wondering what happened to their loved ones. Are you in fact engaging in these separations as democrats charge . Absolutely not, john. And of course we put a statement out on that, and explained, i wanted to explain in detail what we deal with and what we encounter when we see these groups of Illegal Immigrants coming across the river. Now, one thing to keep in mind also, we encounter the groups that present themselves as families, the reason why i say that is because there is no way to determine if there are actual Family Members, they dont have documentation or birth certificates, we have no way to determine if they are actual Family Members. We take their word for it and talk to the children as well, and if we see suspicious behavior or the child is in danger, we can further investigate and will not allow that child to move on with that group. But the encounter with the family groups is very short and brief. Once we encounter them we turn them over. The males that are with the groups, we arrest them, and arrest a driver with a child in a car and drunk driving, there is a separation. To say we are actively involved in separating families is completely false and if you want to look at family separation, look at over the 300,000 unaccompanied children across the border and 85,000 not accounted for that, is a severe form of family separation. What we are trying to do, stop the flow of Mass Migration between the ports of entry and some cases male adults that are with the groups, they will force children through the Concertina Wire so they can injure themselves and we have arrested the male adults endangering the child. Our best interest to look out for the children and make sure it goes with a Family Member if we can determine that. John texas dps has affected the rescues of more than 900 children who were suspected to be involved in child trafficking rings. There is one other issue, too, chris, thats cropping up, thats the border barrier thats down the middle of the rio grand in one section. The Biden Administration is taking you to court saying its illegal. Now the federal government says wait a minute, this is on the mexico side of the border that runs down the middle of the rio grande. What do you say . One thing we are looking at right now, john, the governors official, and if thats the case, it can be moved or extended. But the fact of the matter is, john, its there for a reason, stemming the flow of Mass Migration. There has not been a single illegal crossing in front of the barrier, not a single drowning as well. Drownings taking place and the fact we are seeing illegal crossings taking place further away from the barrier, so the barrier is doing its job. Its actually stopping the flow of Mass Migration between the ports of entry. John well check on whether its on the mexico side or the u. S. Side or right down the center and see what you do with that. Lieutenant, thanks for talking with us. Appreciate it. Jacqui Virginia Governor is firing back Fairfax County schools for defying on pronouns. The district says its complying with federal and state antidiscrimination laws and so Fairfax County schools will remain in opposition of virginias state guidelines. The superintendent writes any student who has a need or desire for increased privacy regardless of the underlying reason shall be provided with reasonable nonstigmatizing accommodations. That means Fairfax County school staff will not inform parents if the student asked to change name or identification. Also will address students by chosen pronouns and play on teams and use facilities that fit with their gender. One activist says the board is keeping parents in the dark. Fairfax county Public Schools is keeping information and secrets from parents regarding really important things like their childrens Gender Identity and i think i know its parents who have the best interest of their children at heart, period. Some parents say they support the district, like one pant addressed board and says she has two transgender children. Very grateful for the support that they received at their school from their faculty, staff, and peers, but im worried. We are worried their names, pronouns and in fact their very identity will no longer be honored at school. Spokeswoman for Governor Youngkin said the policies perpetuate a false notion that the fairfax Public Schools know whats better for the child than the childs parent. The school board is expected to follow the law. Its unclear if and when this might make its way to the court system. Back to you. Jacqui thanks so much. John North Carolina legislature overriding roy coppers vetoes of three bills relating to transgender issues. The bills prevent biological males from competing in girls sports. Bans medical transitions for minors and limits discussion of gender and sexuality in the classroom. The new law after the Veto Override will take effect immediately. Thats one of the first times i think we have seen that happen, where the governor vetoes it and the legislature comes back with the super majority, overrides. Jacqui i think you are right and i dont have any kids so i dont follow these quite as closely as those, but parents like yourself, i mean, im sure you follow all the developments with a closer eye. John this is something that has not gotten across our personal radar at all but certainly we have talked to plenty of people, riley gaines among them, and Caitlyn Jenner as well say its not fair for the biological male to be competing in womens sports. Advantage of the male who has gone through puberty is so great that no amount of Hormone Therapy will override that advantage. Jacqui when it comes to the kids, thats what gets parents involved no matter what position. John as you will find out one day. Jacqui maybe. 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Henry tenon did not act along, Mario Fernandez did not plan along, and acknowledges her central and key role in the cold calculated and Premeditated Murder of Jared Bridegan. We will provide copies of the indictment and other information provided during the discovery process. Thank you all for being here today, and providing the public of this development. John thats the State Attorney of duvall county, Melissa Nelson, some folks might have been obvious news, knowing what we know about this case and how it has unfolded that the exwife of Jared Bridegan, Shana Fernandez will be extradited to florida and firstdegree murder with the death. The county Attorney Says they will seek the Death Penalty for her as they have with her current husband, Mario Fernandez, already arrested for this, and then a third person, henry tenon, a tenant of Mario Fernandez has been arrested as well. So, jacqui, this really is an expected, though sort of i think still Bombshell Development in all of this. A lot of folks were wondering, you know, there was bad blood between Jared Bridegan and Shana Gardner, and the Child Custody Dispute and was it her who ordered a contract to have him killed. The state Attorney Says yes, it was. Jacqui and seeking the Death Penalty, too. Bryan will have more for us on this. Whats your take coming out of this News Conference that we just heard . These are big headlines. Yeah, it is a big headline. There was a lot of Public Scrutiny on gardner in the immediate aftermath of jareds murder, remember, she moved 2800 miles away to Washington State after the murder, did not attend his funeral, and the presser right now, guys. Spending time with your family. Your siblings miss you every day. There is a pain in our hearts that will never go away. Your parents miss you, your wife misses you. Your children miss you. To every single Law Enforcement officer, agency, the district and State Attorney, we could never express our gratitude adequately. We are grateful for your sacrifices and your support. To every reporter, podcast show, producer, thank you, thank you for writing about jareds story. Thank you for caring, thank you for helping us fight for justice. To every person who shared a story, liked, commented, posted fliers, about the truck, those who shared a prayer or sent words of positive encouragement, thank you from the bottom of the bridegan family heart. We love you all. Thank you. For 547 days we have hoped and prayed this day would come. Our hearts will always be full of deep gratitude for the men and women who have worked tirelessly to bring justice forward in jareds case. We are also deeply grateful for the prayers offered on our behalf. Shanas arrest ends one horrific chapter of our pursuit for justice for jared and now we open a new one. This next chapter will be excrutiating. But we are confident in the ability of the States Attorneys Office and Law Enforcement