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Security secretary kirsten nielsen prepares for questioning on capitol hill today. rob: griff jenkins joins us from washington as we learn 76,000 people tried to cross the border just last month. that is the amount they caught. could you do more? >> secretary nielsen will be urging lawmakers before the house homeland security committee to heed what customs and border protection says are alarming numbers out. >> based on the expensive men and women on the frontline this is border security and humanitarian crisis. it is added breaking point. >> a 300% increase compared to last year. in the first...

Ainsley: glad to have you. steve: busy story and lead story is right there. we have hit the breaking point, pete. pete: the crisis at our southern border reaching a breaking point as steve said. steve: brand new numbers from the border patrol show a record surge of illegal immigration in the united states with more than 76,000 people trying to cross into our country just last month. ainsley: griff jenkins joins us live from washington, d.c. to break it all down for us. good morning, griff. >> good morning. these numbers are just staggering. this is how commissioner put it yesterday. >> based o...