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partly because his memory is hazy, fuzzy, faulty and poor. there s an environment that we re in that generates a ton of pressure because you have congressional republicans, other republicans attacking prosecutors that they don t like. and it creates, you know, a need if you re going to determine that charges weren t filed, people are human. they re thinking through what do we need to do. you know, it leaves one to wonder exactly why he included a lot of the criticisms that were in there. president biden slamming the report and snapping back at reporters. i know what the hell i m doing. i m president. i put this country back on its feet. my memory is fine. while many americans are watching, they have expressed concerns about your age that is your judgment. that is your judgment. that is not the judgment of the press. he said his memory is fine but went up to mix up world leaders for the third time this week. as you know, initially the. of mexico, c.c., di ....
meeting with a group of mayors today. it may be bumpy. they are angry over his border crisis. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the meeting is actually an annual event but this year, as i said, it will be different. so-called sanctuary city leaders want federal help to deal with all the illegal immigrants crossing their cities, sanctuary cities, millions of dollars. because you have to feed and shelter and provide medical care and that s what they promised. but it is not free. they say it s only a tiny fraction, of course, of what has overwhelmed border communities in border states. and they manage to do it all and they need help, too. but these are sanctuary cities. it s an election year and they blue and expect the president to capitulate. denver s mayor, mike johnston, will attend. the main public hospital in his city is getting crushed by illegal who need care. $10 million of unpaid services. americans have to wait in line to get the same care ....
counterterrorism task force knew the 19-year-old suspect had been radicalized into islamic extremism and had been watching them for weeks leading up to the machete attack on three officers in times square on new year s eve. molly: furious city officials saying the world-famous ball drop would never have become a target if the fbi hadn t dropped a ball on its own. the failure is that this is the umpteenth time we have heard the fbi say this person is on our radar. if someone is under suspicion of terrorism, that s a good reason for them to follow someone. the wind as the radar screen turned into scrambling the fighter jets? molly: and moments ago police announcing the suspect is being charged with attempted murder. just as correspondent david spunt has these breaking details. david? molly, members of law enforcement always plan for every possible scenario, especially for an event and the like new year s eve. but there are questions about the readiness, especially ....
Looking for who was behind the attack. national border patrol counsel vice president art del cueto shares his thoughts in a moment, but first matt finn has the latest from the border. he spent a good chunk of the holiday season down there. what is your experience like? when you are there in person, rich, you can clearly see the mental and physical trauma these migrants are suffering after making a life-threatening track to the united states. over and over again we see families with their young children who are clearly in need of food and water and medical care, and on their journeys here, migrants carry their young children and put those children s lives in all types of danger and extreme conditions. ultimately, carrying those young children across the waters of the rio grande river. some migrants have told us graphic stories of being robbed and molested on their journeys here. others have told us about the horrors of walking through thick jungles with no shelter, facing the threat o ....