Haiti, Trapped Americans begging to get out as we await an update from the State Department. So begins a thursday afternoon. Sandra a developing situation at this hour. Im sandra smith in new york. This is america reports. We are following it for you. Violent gangs are attempting to seize control of haiti led by A Brutal War Lord known as barbecue. John barbecue, a former Police Officer, got the nickname from his penchant to eliminate his opponents by burning them to death. Believed to be responsible for a massacre in 2018 that killed at least 71 people and burned some 400 homes. He is now calling for a bloody revolution. Sandra haitis top political leaders are rejecting the latest regional plan for a transitional government. Gillian turner has an update live at the State Department for us. Gillian we do know there are americans stuck inside haiti who want to escape as the country is teetering on the brink of collapse. Officials here at the State Department do not appear to know how Many Americans we are talking about. Take a listen. How Many American citizens are you aware of who are in haiti who are wanting to leave. I dont have i dont have a number. Gillian as Gang Violence spirals further out of control, the administration is deploying a marine unit to evacuate americans who are working at the embassy. Officials acknowledge concerns that the crisis could soon also prompt a mass exodus of haitians with many seeking asylum here in the u. S. What often happens when you have an unstable security situation is an increase in people attempting to flee the country and leave to other places. Gillian haitis most notorious gang leader leading the charge, now in control of the capital city, portauprince. Shuttered government buildings and roads and airports. Border officials in florida are alerted to the possibility of mass migration, prompting Governor Desantis to deploy extra assets to the coast. Lawmakers on capitol hill this afternoon with this warning. Theres no way to be able to vet these people. So we shouldnt be doing this right now. Clearly haiti is in turmoil, but to exacerbate our issue at our southern border or the illegal Immigration Crisis we have, there are 9 Million People here, we have no idea who many of these people are right now. We just saw a young lady murdered in georgia, laken riley, because of a person paroled. They need to go through the proper vetting process, whatever it takes. Gillian Military Experts are warning us they are concerned about the afghanistan 2. 0 in Which Americans In Haiti for a variety of reasons are left behind. Theres going to be a briefing as soon as i get off air with you guys. Im headed into it and we are going to ask the state Department Spokesperson on camera about all of this. John and sandra. Sandra and we will certainly be listening for that. Thank you. John joining us by phone is florida senator rick scott. Appreciate it. Whats going on in haiti raises two very significant issues. First of all, there are a number of americans who are trapped there and begging to get out, dont know the exact number. What should the Biden Administration do on that front and expect as we have seen in the past before, boat loads of haitians trying to escape the country, and sometimes the small boats designed to hold maybe 80 people have 2 or 300 people on them. Making their way to the shores of florida. So, what should the Biden Administration do to prepare for that . Well, first off, its really heartbreaking. We have a lot of haitians that live in my state, and so you you know, im talking to them about whats happening there and they are scared to death for their families that are still there. So look, this is this is the political unrest thats been caused by a Biden Administration that doesnt know what its doing. To appease cuba, venezuela and nicaragua, and now unprepared for whats going on here. Ive been getting briefings, they appear to be completely unprepared for what to do now, and we cant just this is we are creating instability. So, one, we have to make sure we protect americans, we have to do everything we can to protect americans but we have an administration that does not think that way. We have hostages in gaza, more focused on giving the money to the gazans than taking care of the hostages held by hamas. We need to make sure the coast guard and the Department Of Defense has every resource necessary to make sure we dont have, you know, thousands and thousands and thousands of people trying to flee to our shores as a result of the unrest there. And biden cant do what hes doing. He let 8 Million People pour across the border totally unveted. We cannot let people into the country unveted from around the world. Think about afghanistan, brought in on planes, 90,000 people. You cant keep doing this and expect we are not going to have issues in our country. So, we have to we got to do better. Here is how you should sum thing up. Magnet for illegal immigration, appease evil regimes and force the American People to pay for all the unrest for humanitarian crisis, mass border crossings, for all this. This is this is all increasing every month under the Biden Administration. This is just chaos, its not good for the people of haiti, its not good for americans. Sandra you say you were just briefed, senator. Sandra here, and your understanding is we are wholly unprepared for what is coming. Im looking at a Press Release minutes ago, released from the royal caribbean, they are now suspending cruise visits to haiti for seven days, only. Based on whats happening, you would think seven months. What can you tell us as we await the State Department, they dont know how Many Americans are there, hopefully they know more, but what have you learned in the briefings to indicate we are not prepared for that. We have a great military. Coast guard great, Department Of Defense these are hardworking people, but, right, but this you know, we are not ready, we dont have you will a the resources there, think about, we have we are hearing from a lot of americans that are stuck there and they cant get out, i mean, this is you can see what was going on and why, you know, why we have americans stuck there and why we are just now getting people out. We did the same thing in afghanistan where, you know, we ended upbringing a whole bunch of unveted people because the airport and looked so bad and horrible for everybody. We are worried we are going to get the americans out and people with special visas, and as a result, we brought in people. I know the military wants to do the right thing but we have to get the administration they cant keep appeasing everybody, appease, appease, appease, Create A Magnet and think its going to get better for us. Its not going to get better for us. And more dangerous for americans to be anywhere around the world. If you are an american and taken hostage, you think this president will give a damn about you . He doesnt hes never talked about the hostages that hamas has but he wants to go and give a whole bunch of humanitarian money to gaza, and directly to hamas to build more tunnels. We have a president that is not focused on american citizens, number one thing, the safety of american citizens, he is not doing it. I cant imagine he will get better in haiti. John History In Haiti has a habit of repeating itself again and again and again, i was there in 1984 when a Military Dictator refused to step down. 82nd Airborne was on its way to haiti to remove him when jimmy carter and colin powell convinced him to go into exile when another returned. What you hope is that theres a peaceful transition to a new government that brings stability, thats what you would hope. But we are behind. If if you would not be behind if american citizens are saying hey, i cant get out, right. So, we are clearly behind. So, i would hope that, you know, this idea that we have a 7person council that can pick a new Prime Minister that people will accept and free and fair elections, stability here, but look right now, if Everything Everything has gotten worse under this president. Cuba is worse, nicaragua is worse, maduro is worse, colombia, everything is getting worse because this president doesnt care about these things. Appease, appease, appease. Sandra senator rick scott, appreciate you joining us on the breaking news. Well continue to brief our audience as we await the state Department Briefing moments from now. Thank you. John keep our eye on haiti. In the meantime, legal challenges facing former president donald trump, he is in a florida courtroom this hour where his team is trying to get a classified documents case against him dismissed. Meanwhile, in atlanta, another major ruling is expected any moment now that could derail a second trump case. Steve is live outside the florida courthouse with the latest from there. Steve. Steve john, this allday hearing is just about to get started from lunch, the control of trumps attorneys to get the documents case dismissed. Color from inside the federal courtroom, heather lacy says trump has been active inside the courtroom in his traditional blue suit and red tie, huddled up with his lawyers, exchanging conversations and notes back and forth. Jack smith Special Counsel inside the Special Counsel, not even if the two have looked at each other. Trumps attorneys are trying to make the case what donald trump in maralago was no different than predecessors and he is selectively prosecuted, thats the argument we have heard this morning. Prosecution saying in fact these were a number of highly classified documents, and the trump resisted a number of requests to return those documents in a timely manner. So, what they are going for, what trumps attorneys are going for is a complete dismissal, it could be a legal long shot. What they might get instead is a delay, a delay perhaps until august. Back to you. John steve with the latest from fort pierce. Thank you, steve. Sandra watching a lot right now. In georgia any moment now, a judge could rule on the fate of d. A. Fani willis. Jonathan serrie is live outside the Fulton County courthouse. When do we expect a decision . Jonathan judge scott mcafee set a friday deadline and said last week in a Radio Interview he does intend to meet that deadline. He did that interview with wsb radio after learning he would be facing a challenger for his seat on the court but assured listeners that would not factor into the decision on District Attorney fani willis. Rough draft and outline before i ever heard a rumor that someone wanted to run for this position. The result is not going to change because of politics. Jonathan several Defense Attorneys are calling on the judge to disqualify the d. A. From prosecuting the case, claiming that the romantic relationship with nathan wade provided conflicts of interest. Willis and wade said the relationship was not romantic until after wade was hired and no bearing on the case. Sandra jonathan, well see. Any moment now that could happen. We just dont know. Thank you. John. John sandra, President Biden getting ready to leave for michigan as he continues to crisscross the country to shore up support in key Battleground States. His first visit since more than 100,000 people cast uncommitted votes in the primary. Kellyanne conway and patrick murphy. I want to get to michigan in just a second, but first of all i want to ask you about something that Chuck Schumer said in the senate just a little while ago about netanyahu needing to go and that israel needs to hold elections now. Listen to what he said. I believe a new election is the only way to allow for a healthy and open decisionmaking process about the future of israel. Of course the United States cannot dictate the outcome of an election nor should we try. That is for the israeli public to decide. Kellyanne, i mean, its kind of interesting that schumer would be on the floor saying that at the same time the president is going to michigan. Thats right, its a 45minute speech that the highest ranking Jewish American in u. S. History, gentlemen, delivered, calling for israelis to overthrow its current leader. I think that schumer is really stuck between his own sympathies and the tremendous pressure hes encountering among the radical left wing of the party, the party that left the Patrick Murphys of the world, God Bless Hem for service, behind. You have sanders and others saying we are not going to give aid to israel until you meet our conditions. They dont dare say aid to the southern border, but aid for israel is another communist and socialist in the senate are pressuring schumer and look, i think republicans hit back on this very quickly, and rightfully so. John patrick, to you, a recent poll in israel found 62 of israelis support netanyahus plan for gaza. Now a poll by the Israel Democracy Institute showed only 15 of israelis want netanyahu to continue as Prime Minister after the Military Operation is over. And another poll showed beni gantz, the chief of the opposition but a member of the unity council, would garner more seats than netanyahu if an election were to be held soon. But should schumer be up there saying nows the time to do it, you got to do it announcement israelis are not saying that, why is he . I dont know, and i dont want to speak for the majority leader, john. John go ahead, patrick. No, no, no, this year, 60 elections across democratic countries including here in america and we dont want russia and china to interfere in our elections, careful, whats good for the goose is good for the gander, and kelly anne is right. We have to make sure israel has the support, the absolute right to defend itself, destroy hamas. But you have to couple that with the fact that theres been 30,000 civilians that have been killed, twothirds of which are women, and when you do that as kelly mentioned, 82nd Airborne division. When i was in iraq with them, every time you kill a civilian it generates another five people who are radicalized. So we have to be smart about this. Its a tough balance. And im praying and hoping that we come to a bilateral ceasefire and i think we are at the one yard line line to make that happen. John the situation you mentioned there about create one new terrorist for each one you kill, that is something we will kill with dan hoffman later in the program. Five more. John five more, yes. And in michigan, trump with a lead over biden and the results of the democratic primary, biden 625,000 votes, 140,000 votes for people who werent biden, either uncommitted or Marianne Williamson or dean phillips. The risk for biden here, kellyanne, would seem to be a lot of the arab and Muslim Americans may stay home on november 5th. Absolutely, or perhaps President Trump can reach out to a number of would be democratic voters disenchanted with joe biden. In 2016 when i was Trumps Campaign manager, made a big push in michigan. I put them at the top of the list. Maybe fortunately for joe biden 83 white, since hes bleeding support among African Americans and hispanic americans, as well as young people. According to of all places the New York Times poll. We know the democratic mayor of dearborn, michigan is against biden. He had a no confidence vote. Listen, gentlemen, this is not hillary versus bernie in the primaries in 2016 where bernie is beating her in contests. This is people saying i dont have confidence in the sitting president of my own party. That is a significant indictment against him and thats why i think trump is beating him. And the auto workers, and the rank and time and forgotten Men And Women Want Trump back. John and its pouring as they are heading to michigan. Wiping off the camera there. Final word to you. Hopefully the sixers beat the bucks tonight. In michigan, kellyanne, 13 were uncommitted. But 30 on the other side, republican side, voted for nikki haley. So, you know, joe biden won, beat donald trump four years ago by 154,000 votes. He is taking nothing for granted, hes been in four Battleground States the past week and two next week. So, in the army, in the pentagon, we say amateurs talk strategy, experts talk logistics, thats why joe biden needs the Battleground States for victory november 5th. Speaking of the army, the fact that west point got rid of duty, country and honor, i hope you stand up, sir, as a democrat and someone who served his country and push back against that, its a complete disgrace. Thanks for mentioning the army. John