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mexican cartels are responsible for the surge of deadly fentanyl. the opioid is killing americans by the tens of thousands and it is getting worse by the year. >> bill: as you can see on the map the gangs have a tight grip on the entire country and the mexican government is unable or unwilling to fight back. >> dana: a growing number of lawmakers wanting the cartels marked as terrorists opening to military strikes in mexico. here is one of them. senator joe manchin. >> this is a war. it has become a war. look at the people we lost. we haven't lost this many people in our wars. >> bil...

palestine, ohio. we're watching all that again today. >> dana: meantime president biden is heading to pennsylvania today going to roll out his election year budget plan pushing to connect with voters in what will be a must-win state for either of the candidates. welcome to a new hour of in us news, i'm dana perino. good morning. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. good morning. president biden expected to lay the ground work for a possible second term using his budget proposal as part of a political push to launch attacks against republicans. you have heard a lot of them already actually. mean...

took part in today's senate hearing on the derailment. ♪ ♪ >> john: we began "america reports" with president biden impaling his 2024 budget. his stop in pennsylvania but the biggest takeaway $2 trillion in tax hikes for some americans. john roberts in washington, let me be the first to say, sandra, happy early friday. >> sandra: sandra smith in new york and that live event coming up here the president said this plan is about to say will tax the wealthy to help the middle class and protect entire entitlement programs like medicare appeared republicans are calling him out slamming...

so many american citizens. >> john: new mexico golf cartel with a handwritten note with the crime and laying out what led up to the bloody attack of american friends. we will tell you what that note says and show you what else the cartel left for the police to find. >> sandra: our bill melugin live working through the breaking details at this hour. senator lindsey graham is also here with his plan to take out the cartels once and for all. welcome back as "america reports" rolls into the second hour. and sandra smith in new york. >> john: here we go for another hour, get to be with yo...

fema, the ckc and and health and human services are heading to east palestine as we speak today. but despite additional assurance, resident fears are mounting and mounting fast. they're still reporting illnesses, they're still suffering symptom from the air, and many are still worrying about the safety of the water that's right around them. we're going to the hear from members of the community today. we'll also hear on a separate issue from house foreign affairs committee chairman mike mccall, why he's not at all satisfied with the handling of this chinese spy craft and the three obj...