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migrants and they tell us this is a spring board. they cross the border and are trying to get to colorado, new york and florida. in and greg abbott sent another bus yesterday, not far from vice president kamala harris home. after title 42 ended last thursday, governor abbott will send migrants to dc and new york. fresh week has begun and border patrol tells fox news migrant encounters have drastically fallen. >> united states border patrol experienced a drop in the number of encounters, verses earlier in the week. it is still early, we are in day three. >> according to multiple cbp s...

Is a movement to move to america because president biden let the word out he is open to illegal immigrants unlike donald trump. lori lightfoot's term as chicago mayor is over. brandon johnson will be sworn in. people are pumped up for this. >> will: back down to naperville, illinois, outside chicago. gianno caldwell is live at rosie's restaurant. >> gianno: thank you for having us, lynn. purple heart recipients, a maen radio, and you started this restaurant at the age of 76. what made you start this diner? >> 11 and a half years ago, i and a buddy, dale, founded veteran business project and al...

Post-9/11, almost -- we wanted to match veterans looking to get into business with existing businesses ready to sell. it is never too late. i wish i would have done this when i was 38, i'm doing it when i'm 76. i told older veterans, never too late. veterans are all about real. i know none have said it, they would look at me and say, oh, yeah, what are you doing? i've always wanted to do this. i'm from down state illinois and wanted a diner. this is a wonderful thing. we are enjoying it and wanted a small-town diner with good food and service. wanted to honor people. you have rockwells around ...

>> telling two news organizations very different answers. >> whether it is questions, no questions, written, follow-ups. >> exactly. >> thank you. former president barack obama is headed back to the campaign trail and on a mission to focus his party's energies on the midterm elections. since leaving the white house, obama has taken steps to stay away from political quarrels, but later today he will hold a major address in down state illinois, less than 100 miles where he launched his bid for the white house more than a decade ago. aides say he intends to frame it as a inclusive or fearful am...

It's a race where, you know, you know illinois. there's a big part of down state illinois that's far south, but really the state is not. this is not a culturally conservative state. there's not been a competitive primary for a long time on the republican side. rick santorum has had a huge problem driving a message and he's got to do that too. i think both candidates have message challenges in illinois. and the one that drives the best message on the most important issue in the country right now is the candidate that's likely to win. >> and it's not a negative message. they've got to chill on t...