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>> john: we are awaiting the first white house briefing of 2024 as president biden begins the new year blaming congress for the chaos happening at our southern border. and while the white house takes to the podium, house republicans are in texas in what is expected to be the largest congressional delegation to visit the border. welcome back, hope you had a great holiday. >> sandra: good to be back with you. house speaker mike johnson and more than 50 republicans will be in eagle pass, where they have been sidelined by failed policies. instead of the president pivoting on those polici...

establishment. and it's getting pretty nasty, too. it's becoming apparent that we've been barely skimmed the surface of the left weaponizing that particular word "extremist" against republicans. congressman hakeem jeffries, a key leader among democrats in the house, is using that word, nonstop these days, support gun rights? you're an extremist. pro-life, you're an extremist. don't want the schools and government brainwashing your kids? you're an extremist too. >> it's so-called republican moderates who talk a good game, but at the end of the day always, always, always vote with the ...

trump's legal team went to the justice department to meet with the one and only jack smith. remember, just two weeks ago, trump's lawyers sent an official letter to attorney general merrick garland asking for a chance to make their case. the attorney general was not at today's meeting, we don't know everything that was discussed. but the washington post reports this, people familiar with the matter say trump's lawyers asked the department of justice not to charge the former president. earlier, former federal prosecutor andrew weissmann said this meeting is a sign of what's to come. >...

about the facts of his case. then, tough talk on the debt limit deal. fighting got an important win by signing the legislation. but the real question, what at what cost to the american people? a culture of losing, that is how one of the front runners for the gop presidential nomination described his party 's electoral performance. but there's no sign republicans want to change their strategy. i'm ayman mohyeldin, let's get started. all right, this hour, we begin with a sad and at this point, quite honestly, an obvious reality. republicans will do almost anything to hurt president bid...

>> mike: hundreds of pro-palestinian protestors causing chaos at an airport on one of the busiest times of the year. good morning, i'm mike he manual in for bill hemmer. >> molly: i'm molly line in for dew point. protestors threw objects at officers, assaulted two of them. protestors carried banners with messages like di vest from genocide and let gaza live. a similar scene playing out at lax. bumper to bumper traffic stretched across all three lanes. >> police making dozens of arrests on most airports. the protests come as new york city goes on high alert. the nypd is taking precaut...