morning in mexico, bringing heavy rains and leaving at least three people dead. the governor of texas announced a disaster declaration there as gusting winds and rain from alberto lashed the coast, triggering a dangerous storm surge that has flooded neighborhoods with several feet of water. meantime, today marks the first day of summer, and a dangerous heat wave is gripping much of the country. right now, 65 million people from the midwest to maine are under heat alerts, with temperatures soaring as high as 20 degrees above average in some areas, and more record highs expected. out west, the sweltering heat is fueling 29 wildfires as firefighters work around the clock to battle the blazes. in mm new mexico, the fires killed two people and destroyed more than 1400 structures. joining us now sam brock in surfside beach. how are conditions there today? >> reporter: good morning. right now the offshore winds continue to blow in from the gulf. as you can tell by how i look now, and what it is doing is keeping a lot of this water locked in. we had high tide earlier this morning. so it is just now starting to recede. as you glance around, look at all the homes, you'll notice many of them are on pilons and that's because the communities as you mentioned, jose, are accustomed to flooding. low elevation here, the homes are built high and yet still it is a pretty big inconvenience this morning, this is the west side of surfside beach, as far back as i go here, you'll see pools of water, probably a foot or two of it the deeper you go. this goes on not just down this main street, but three or four rows out to the gulf. the gust on one side, bays nearby, just so much water collectively, nowhere for it to go. but there are 51 down t countiee state of texas under a disaster declaration from governor abbott. i was talking about whether or not they're going to be accessing that. he said it is unlikely. he'll be assessing potential damage today. a lot of folks out here, these are not rentals, they live here. he said at the moment, the mayor said most folks are accessible. he's not aware of any situations where they can't get in and out of their home here. the blue water highway has clusters of subdivisions that are lagoons. you have homes where people are trudging their way in and out. i spoke with a couple of firefighters here in surfside about whether any emergency situations arose yesterday. they said no. but they it see a ton of water coming in, in the early morning. here's how they characterized it for me. >> had a little water, about like it is right now, and within 15 minutes it pushed in, the winds shifted and we had three inches of water in the station. running like a river through here. >> reporter: so, right now they're just sitting back, soaking up the sun. a lot of folks are feeling a little bit better about the fact that this event appears to be over. you mentioned alberto already made landfall in mexico. most of the effects are to our south. yet people here are still having to deal with the after effects of just all this water and trying to get groceries to friends and family, get their items in and out of their homes. it is more a nuisance than anything else. happy to report we're not aware of any serious injuries here or anywhere along the texas coastline for the time being. back to you. >> sam brock in surfside beach, texas, thank you very much. antonia, how hot is it going to get there? >> reporter: temperatures are about to start climbing into the 90s here in the new york area. the real feel could potentially feel like it is almost 100 degrees. so, new yorkers are still trying to enjoy the city and their summer. they're spending a lot of time in the shade. people out here are wearing hats, carrying sun block and every family that i've spent time with, they tell me they're carrying lots of extra water on them. that's because this kind of heat, you know, in this region, it is going to be about 10 to 20 degrees higher than what they're used to at times here. and, you know, it can be a silent killer for the very young, for young kids, for the elderly and also people with certain medical conditions. as well as your pets who don't have the ability to tell you that they're feeling too hot. take a listen to a conversation i had with one woman about how she and her dog are planning to beat the heat. >> the afternoon walk, which is usually an hour around 3:00, we'll skip that or we may just go out to the curb and go back. you have to be really careful with these little guys. and also with the temperatures on the sidewalk and the asphalt with their paws. >> reporter: and in response, leaders at every level here in the new york area are taking action. governor hochul days ago made sure to activate the national guard so they could step in, in the case of heat emergencies. and then schools in the new york area are in some cases going to let out early, so that kids could go home, and spend time in ac. that's really important here. the advice is that even if you are swimming or doing activities where you think you're getting a nice breeze on you, you need to cool off. so if you can't do that at home, go to places like museums and cafes and libraries, you can cool off, and you can often do it for free, jose. >> antonia hylton in new york city, thank you very much. bill, what is the forecast looking like? >> we're wrapping up our coverage of alberto. that's good. in texas, we have the water that still has to recede, but the system worked. the houses are up high for a reason. and we didn't have a significant amount of flooding and we were actually in a drought in south texas. a lot of it was beneficial rain. in mexico, where the storm is located now, as a tropical depression, because it has been downgraded, we still have problems with flash flooding and a lot of heavy rain in the mountainous areas. heading further into the hurricane season, we're going to start tracking more and more storms. a busy season. we have two areas to watch. one is east of the bahamas, this has a 40% chance of developing and heading up near jacksonville as we go through friday. and then about four, five days from now, another area of low pressure, maybe another tropical storm could develop and head into the same exact areas that alberto is heading right now. that -- we have concerns in mexico for flash flooding. as far as the heat goes, excessive heat warnings. it is hotter right now, the feels-like, in portland, maine, than it is in miami. that doesn't happen very often. 98 degrees in maine. that's where you get dangerous. everyone in miami has ac. everyone in maine does not. i lived there for a bunch of years. >> that's the key right there. that's the key. and, bill what antonia was talking about in new york city, 90 degrees in new york sounds like a lot, 90 degrees here sounds like thursday in winter. but there is the issue of people not just being overheated. >> right. correct. this is -- yesterday felt like 103 in bangor, maine. now we're getting day after day of this, you worry about people, the elderly, especially, they can be stubborn, sitting in their homes, don't want to turn the ac on, they don't have ac, they don't want to call for help. that's where we get concerned. today is the last day of heat for northern new england. this is for today, you notice new york, it is warm, it is nothing exceptional, boston, though, when it heads up near 100, that's a big deal too. tomorrow, everything shifts to the south. so we're going to talk about st. louis, indianapolis, nashville near 100 three days in a row. richmond will hit 100 on sunday. our real excessive heat, jose, will be shifting from northern new england where it is today down to the mid-atlantic. and, jose, looking at the next two weeks, there is no relief, really from colorado to the east coast. it is just going to stay hot. >> and then very concerned with what you're showing us right there at the gulf of mexico area. because the water -- not the gulf of mexico, but the whole side of the east coast, florida, the waters there are hot. >> yeah, the water temperatures easily they're about two months ahead of schedule. so usually hit our peak temperatures in the oceans, sometimes usually in august. we have august-like temperatures now. that's why when you hear everyone talking about, it is going to be a crazy hurricane season, we know if we get a storm now in june, which typically doesn't get that strong, if conditions are right, it could be a big hurricane or something like that. thankfully we don't expect that this weekend or next week, but as you know, we have to watch all the stuff very carefully this time of year, stuff spins up in a flash. >> bill karins, always a pleasure to speak with you. thank you much, my friend. up next, the supreme court decisions were released just this morning. we'll break down the major cases we're still watching for. plus, we're just one week away from the first presidential debate. how both trump and president biden are preparing. and overseas, new tensions between israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the israeli military over the war against hamas. we're back in 90 seconds. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. s you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ chewy, a citi client, uses citi's financial expertise to help drive its growth and keep its supply chain moving, so more pet parents can get everything they need... right when they need it. keeping more pets, and families, happy. ♪♪ for the love of moving our clients forward. for the love of progress. protect against rsv with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. arexvy does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients. those with weakened immune systems may have a lower response to the vaccine. the most common side effects are injection site pain, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and joint pain. arexvy is number one in rsv vaccine shots. rsv? 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>> yes, well, of course, the trump immunity case is the biggie, right? the question of whether presidents are immune from prosecution based on their official acts. and that could affect the election prosecution by jack smith of donald trump in d.c. there is another case that could affect donald trump, the law about obstructing an official proceeding, which has been used to prosecute many january 6th defendants is under constitutional challenge. so that's one we're watching for. it may or may not affect the trump case, he's charged under that law. there is a big gun case, about whether a person convicted of domestic violence should be allowed to own a gun. and then there is a big abortion case, the question of whether idaho's abortion prohibition law conflicts with a federal law that requires hospitals to provide basic emergency care to everyone in some cases emergency care can require an abortion and there is a conflict there. lots of biggies, jose. we'll be back tomorrow watching for them and really it is getting late in the term and kind of a puzzle as to when these big cases are coming. they may all come on the same day, in which we're going to have a challenge to cover them all. >> so we have tomorrow and then possibly next week, right? >> that's right. they haven't said, but they -- yes, they could announce decision days next month. they have done that in the past. generally the big cases are announced by the end of june. so we're running out of time here. >> ken dilanian, thank you very much, my friend. appreciate it. >> you bet. good to see you. new this morning, robert f. kennedy jr. will not take the stage at next week's debate. we'll explain why. plus, what louisiana's governor just did that is sparking a new battle over the separation of church and state. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. you're watching "je os diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found relief. the only migraine medication that helps treat and prevent, all in one. to those with migraine, i see you. for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura and the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults. don't take if allergic to nurtec odt. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. it's time we all shine. talk to a healthcare provider about nurtec odt from pfizer. liberty mutual customized my car insurance and i saved hundreds. with all the money i saved i thought i'd buy stilts. hi honey. ahhh...ooh. look, no line at the hot dog stand. yes! only pay for what you need. ♪liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty.♪ have you ever considered getting a walk-in tub? 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>> these two candidates have very different ways of preparing for a presidential debate. president biden is going to prepare at camp david for several days. he'll be having conversations with advisers, and eventually doing mock 90 minute debates. somebody, we don't know who yet, will be playing former president donald trump and they'll be going at it as if it were a real debate. they'll focus on the policy aspect of all of this. are you better off four years ago than you are right now. what do you want to see happen in the next four years? specifically on the topics of reproductive rights and of the economy. then there is also going to be the attack side of things here. how is president biden going to handle the very much expected attacks from former president trump? sometimes these attacks are known to get a little bit personal, especially as we have seen hunter biden on trial recently. we expect hunter biden to be a topic of conversation. how president biden responds to that is going to be key in this debate. and he's also going to have a little bit of help from his friends in this preparation. we have -- there is a number of senior white house advisers that will be there, long time friends including anita dunn, ron klain, jeff zients, people not name brands nationally, but folks that joe biden has known for many, many years. so we have one week to go until the debate. jose? >> yeah, and, vaughn, we learned that trump is not attending a hearing tomorrow in his mar-a-lago documents case so he can focus on his campaign. what do we know about his prep? >> it is different than what gary just outlined for the current president. at least according to what advisers are telling us at nbc news. there is, unlike for president biden, no clear mock rehearsals that are taking place. donald trump did do that exact thing four years ago at his first debate with joe biden in 2020, but he had chris christie at the time, who was an ally still of his, who played joe biden for that rehearsal. this go around, though, the campaign is contending that him just being on the campaign trail, tonight going to a fund-raiser with jd vance in cleveland, and then talking to the american public, that's his form of debate prep. brian hughes, senior adviser for the campaign, tells nbc in part, quote, biden needs rehearsals with handlers to find some way to explain this mess he made of our nation. president trump is always prepared to present to americans his record of success and biden's weaknesses and failures. ali vitali is reporting that they got their hands on an invitation to a post debate watch party there in atlanta that has a lineup of key trump allies, who are going to be in attendance and flying down to atlanta with the former president, including ben carson, doug burgum, the governor who is under consideration to be donald trump's vp, and also marco rubio and jd vance, under consideration as well, elise stefanik, byron donalds and wesley hunt. there is a cadre of allies making that trek for this first presidential debate to back up the former president as he goes toe to toe next thursday with the current president. >> gary and vaughn, thank you, both, so very much. alesha, just kind of wondering, how do you go up, if you're the president of the united states, against a candidate like trump who is so unpredictable? >> you're absolutely correct. i think that at this point, joe biden and anybody watching how donald trump reacts and responds, not only in debates, but in any public appearance, knows that he's a wiley character. he's someone who likes to not follow rules, he's someone who likes to bend rules and also someone who is unpredictable, yet predictable in his unpredictability. i think at this point, biden has to understand that trump is going to go hard on things that have absolutely nothing to do with policy. he's going to attack hunter biden, the bottom here is held for donald trump, he's going to hit hard, he's going to hit low, and he's going to -- he's going to lie. and lie again and lie again and try to fact check him in the middle of those lies has proven difficult not only for his debate opponent, but also for moderators themselves. i think that for joe biden he has to play to his strengths, he has to speak to the policies that have changed the american consciousness, be it whether it is building american economy back out of the pandemic, the reduction in the cost of prescription drugs like insulin, hbcu investments, making sure he's putting a keen eye on what matters, but also elevating why our democracy is at stake, what is so important in this election cycle, and really getting the debate energized and charged up, specifically black voters and younger voters. >> charlie what do you think about that? what do you think of president biden's challenges going into a debate like this? >> well, i mean, look, this is going to be one of the dumbest, ugliest presidential debates we have ever had. it is not going to be enlightening, it is not going to be ennobling, it is going to be a blizzard of insults and -- how do you prepare for all of this? if you imagine you will have a serious debate about policy, i think he's going to be disappointed. and this is unfortunately, you know, encapsulates what it is like to run against donald trump. donald trump will just throw things against the wall. he will lie, he will make facts up, and he will try -- i think the main strategy is just going to be to rattle joe biden. so, part of the problem is that we have a campaign for the presidency, with the stakes so high. there is so much -- there is so much on the table and yet what we're going to have is we're going to have a show. and we're going to have a show that features a reality tv star who is going to put on a thoroughly deplorable performance. it is hard to prepare for something this side out of -- this far outside the norm. any of us that pretend this is a normal debate, i think missed the entire point of about what we are about to -- what is about to be inflicted upon the country. so i have a contrarian take to this. i'm not looking forward to this debate. i don't think america is going to come out smarter. i don't think that we're going to come out more informed out of this debate. and the day afterwards we're just going to be evaluating the performance of these two men and how thoroughly awful donald trump's behavior was. >> and let's talk about specifics as well. this week president biden unveiled new executive actions on immigration. these actions aim to shield around 500,000 undocumented spouses of u.s. citizens from deportation, allows daca recipients to get work visas quicker. politico reports the biden campaign to use this as a way to show a contrast between biden and trump's extreme immigration agenda at the debate. how big of an issue do you think this is going to be in the debate and going forward through november? >> donald trump is going to use this and we have seen the republican party use it as fire to basically instigate that the democrats are essentially mining new voters, that they are doing this so that they can get undocumented individuals to actually vote in this election cycle. we know that's untrue. but it is an attack that we have seen time and time again. for joe biden, this is huge. this is huge because we think about daca families, those who have been here for quite some time at this point, many of which have already graduated from college, know very little or absolutely nothing about the lifestyle of which -- the country they originally came from, i think this is a very, very smart policy, i think that it is something that is long overdue. we all knew that daca was basically hanging on the fringe, ensuring those individuals have a pathway that they can actually maintain employment is extremely important. we're looking at individuals who by no fault of their own are in this country but have proven themselves to be very strong mentally in terms of academics and in terms of their work ethic and they want a chance at a life in america and quite frankly they know no life anyplace else. this is extremely important and in contrast with some of the insane and antihumane policies that we have seen come out of the republican side of the aisle that ironically are for somebody who claims to be on the christian right that are not neither christian nor are they supportive of humanity in general. they do not care about undocumented migrants. they do not care about those who have been in this country and have done absolutely nothing wrong. what we're seeing is not only humanitarianism on front stage, but we're also seeing a president who is moving towards immigration reform, who needs congress to come along with him, but who is not abandoned these individuals. that's very important. >> and, charlie, this is going to be a two-person debate now that rfk jr. is not qualified. how damaging is this for rfk's campaign and how positive is it for the other two candidates that he's not going to be there? >> well, obviously, it is not good for rfk, and i think that the fact that he was not able to meet the benchmark is an indication that rfk jr. is going to be on the trajectory very similar to other third party candidates. we have a long tradition of third party candidates pulling very, very well and fading toward the end. that's not always the case. it wasn't the case with ross perot in 1992. rfk still poses a threat, i think, to both the candidates, particularly because there are so many voters who are the so-called double haters, who are disillusioned with the choice and are looking for some sort of an off ramp. and they may vote for rfk jr. i think one of the things that has to happen between now and november is people need to be informed who and what rfk jr. is, that he's not just your run of the mill candidate, that here is somebody who has spent much of his life engaging in bizarre conspiracy theories, just really outside the far, far outside the mainstream. so, he's going to be a factor in this campaign and i think we can't ignore that. >> thank you, both, so very much. really appreciate it. up next, just a major issue in the presidential campaign, but what impact does immigration have on the nation's economy? 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>> reporter: yeah, we're talking about a couple different public splits. we're talking about the public split between benjamin netanyahu and washington and the biden administration which as you just heard it now looks as though both sides are trying to get around that, maybe trying to have a meeting, trying to show that there isn't any bad blood between these two, even though we saw what kind of looked like the most sort of immature kind of spat we have seen so far, benjamin netanyahu firing out publicly in a video at the u.s. administration. we heard the spokeswoman for the white house responding saying we don't know what he's talking about. so this is a situation where we're seeing for the very first time the most acerbic, most angry talking between the two sides. we have to remember, benjamin netanyahu domestically has been pushed into a corner. you were speaking about rear admiral hagari who came out and said essentially it is not possible to beat hamas. in the hours that followed, he walked back that comment, saying that this was about hamas' ideology, that's what is impossible to defeat. hamas itself, he's saying, still pursuing the goals as stated by benjamin netanyahu and the military to destroy hamas. but the people that i've been speaking to here, analysts, others who know this government, they say that this really wouldn't have been said by hagari or others if there wasn't some sort of approval from the higher ranks of the military. this is not the first time that we have seen the military ranks falling out with benjamin netanyahu, just like it is not the first time we had sightings of the biden administration publicly falling out with benjamin netanyahu either. benjamin netanyahu right now has to deal with his right flank. remember, benny gantz, considered a moderate, he backed out of the war cabinet, which benjamin netanyahu a week later then dissolved. he only has to answer to these right wing ministers in the most right wing government that israel ever had. he's under a lot of pressure from all sides, from his own military, from his own ministers, from the united states, from hamas, and now from hezbollah in lebanon, which is another iranian-backed group which increased the tempo and the strength of their fighting in northern israel. so he really is up against it and that's why we're starting to see him lashing out in these ways, releasing this video, firing at the u.s. and, you know, real long time allies. this is a situation where we're really going to see the end of this, only when benjamin netanyahu goes to washington, addresses congress, and we see what type of speech he gives. this is going to be a month from now. that's when we're going to see where benjamin netanyahu wants the relationship with the united states and his own domestic policies to go. this is a highly controversial speech he's giving. already left wing democrats said they won't be attending. and it is with that speech that benjamin netanyahu is going to be setting the tone and the tenor of jerusalem's relationship with washington going forward as this war just proceeds with no end in sight. jose? >> yeah, and matt, we do, as you point out, we do have the date of that benjamin netanyahu address to congress on the 24th of july. we're just right now finding out that it is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. eastern on the 24th of july. matt bradley, thank you very much. turning to saudi arabia where at least 550 people are reported to have died on the muslim pilgrimage to mecca during a dangerous heat wave. saudi state tv reports temperatures reached as high as 125 degrees fahrenheit in the shade at the grand mosque. officials said more than 1.8 million pilgrims participated in this year's hajj. officials have almost fully have restored power after an outage left 18 million people in the dark yesterday. the outage affected hospitals and capital subway systems, causing dangerous driving conditions, traffic lights were immediately stopped. officials initially said the outage was caused by a power line failure. then later attributed it to an underfunded power grid. ecuador facing an ongoing energy crisis, prompting ecuadorian spread to declare a state of emergency in april. up next, backlash over louisiana's new law requiring the ten commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. plus, why the congressional budget office says immigration will be key to the nation's economic growth. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on nbmsc. my frequent heartburn had me taking antacid after antacid all day long but with prilosec otc just one pill a day blocks heartburn for a full 24 hours. for one and done heartburn relief, prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. slowing my cancer from growing and living longer are two things i want from my metastatic breast cancer treatment. and with kisqali, i can have both. kisqali is a pill that when taken with an aromatase inhibitor helps delay cancer from growing and has been proven to help people live significantly longer across three separate clinical trials. so, i have the confidence to live my life. kisqali can cause lung problems or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. it can cause serious skin reactions, liver problems, and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infections. avoid grapefruit during treatment. tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including breathing problems, cough, chest pain, a change in your heartbeat, dizziness, yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, tiredness, loss of appetite, abdomen pain, bleeding, bruising, fever, chills, or other symptoms of an infection, a severe or worsening rash, are or plan to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. long live life and long live you. ask your doctor about kisqali today. from pep in their step to shine in their coats, when people switch their dog's food to the farmer's dog, the effects can seem like magic. but there's no magic involved. 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you have groups like the aclu vowing to sue and i want to point to a national education association, the president put out a statement, in part saying that this is religious coercion, they're afraid this will make students feel like they're being coerced into one specific type of religion. you mentioned, again, this will -- is supposed to be displayed in all publicly funded classrooms, from kindergarten all the way through university schools. so, in terms of timeline, in terms of what happens next, of course, those lawsuits are expected to be filed sometime next week. but according to the legislation that was just signed by the governor, the deadline for this to be displayed in those classrooms is 2025. >> and so, maria, this challenge in louisiana argues that the ten commandments are not just religious, but they're also -- they have a historical aspect to it. how do you see these lawsuits playing out? what were these lawsuits, do you think, be based on? >> the lawsuits are definitely going to be based on the separation of church and state. the establishment clause. but i see that one of the reasons why the governor is so willing to enter into this fight is because he's counting on the supreme court, which has, you know, historically the recent supreme court been a lot more supportive of lowering the bar between the separation of church and state. they made a lot of rulings, a lot of rulings, i read something that says 85% of religious cases have come before the current supreme court have ended up on the side of the challenger. so, that's a pretty significant, you know, increase from what it had been in the past, in the 30s. i think the 40 percentile was the highest you had ever seen these types of decisions go on the side of the people who wanted to kind of blur the line between church and state. >> so, talk to me about that 1980 u.s. supreme court ruling, that kentucky law. >> well, you know, there have been a couple of rulings. it hasn't just been one. going back all the way to what they call the lemon law from 1947, and a series of other decisions afterwards, that have kind of lessened, allowed -- they allowed, you know, in god we trust is all over the place in our money and our oaths and all kinds of things. there has been a separation, but it has been blurred over time. i think what we're going to end up seeing is challenges based on whether this is really truly a historical movement, they're trying to expose children to something that has existed historically or this is a push on religion. if we go historical, what about the code of camaraderie, that predates the ten command s, includ but it also encompasses some of the basics that are contained within the ten commandments. i don't have a problem with the idea that thou shall not kill. that's in our laws. we can teach that. there is no prohibition. it is when you put the context of moses said it, and, you know, you shall have no god before me and those things that we get into that area where it really starts to blur the line between church and state. >> and, this is something other states are clearly looking at. >> absolutely. and, of course, we talked about the precedent that was set in 1980 with the supreme court and that is something that the aclu and other groups are saying that this new legislation just signed by the governor violates the precedent that was set, but the supreme court had a completely different makeup then and so we know right now this is a conservative leaning supreme court. so i think there is a lot of states that have pending legislation, different parts of, you know, whether they have been signed or not, a lot of states looking to see what will happen with the state of louisiana. >> marissa parra, maria snyder, thank you. up next, political payback, why one of tuesday's biggest primaries remains uncalled. you are watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. 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>> jose, the report does carry a good amount of weight in our nation's capital because of the non-partisan nation of the cbo. the projection of a $9 trillion boost to the economic output over the next decade is being factored by a driving force behind that, due to things like perhaps tax revenue that the workers will help generate. also, how much money they will spend. more money they will spend in the u.s. economy in that span. of course, an influx of immigrants would raise costs associated with new members of the workforce. but on balance, the cbo forecasts there could be an increase of around $1.2 trillion worth of higher revenues with an associated $300 billion increase in costs for higher costs on the federal debt, which gets you to anarrowing of the deficit. at the end of the day, these are projections that can change in the future based upon certain assumptions. for that reason, the cbo says the estimates hold a large degree of uncertainty. here is what it comes down to with regard to immigration, legal or illegal, it adds to the workforce. opponents say that takes jobs away from americans. proponents say it will help. >> thank you very much. this morning, we are keeping a close eye on a key primary race in virginia. right now, the race for virginia's district 5 house seat is narrowing with bob good less than 300 votes behind challenger john mcguire, who was backed by donald trump and former house speaker kevin mccarthy. joining us now is capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. good morning. how sinificant is this race? when could we see final results. >> reporter: it was always one that had our attention because of the dynamics at play. you have the head of the house freedom caucus, congressman bob good playing defense against a challenger. he is a powerful committee chairperson up here. the freedom caucus is the one we talk about that gives the republican leadership the most trouble because they are not afraid of bucking the establishment. that's also probably what helped land good with a challenger and one had a was so well backed, not just by former speaker kevin mccarthy, who good helped to oust last year, but also by former president donald trump. there were 10 million plus dollars put into this tiny house race. now we are seeing it effectively sit at a stalemate. you haven't watched that vote total move. it's been a difference of 313 votes for around the last 24 hours. i can't stress to you enough how much of a shock it is this race is still going on and uncalled at this point, what they are waiting for is to continue counting the ballots that came in by mail, anything from overseas, typically that's how the elections go, even though there's usually a projected winner. the good campaign saying they are trying to keep in touch with the election officials. they are waiting for the votes to be voted. the mcguire campaign declared victory on election night. nothing is official until it's official. it seems like we are far off from that at this point. >> ali, so 313 votes separate the two. in 24 hours, there hasn't been an increase in the count there? >> reporter: we have seen a slight increase in the count. really, i'm talking dozens of votes. since yesterday afternoon, the difference has remained 313. vote counting is slow. in this instant gratification society we live in, which is great, typically people assume you automatically just know and all the votes are counted. that's not always the case. sometimes it takes longer for mail-in ballots to get counted, ballots that could come in from overseas to be counted. certainly, you want to make sure every last vote is counted in the races. this is why. it will take counting every single vote to know the final tally. it's not easy to just project it out when the margins are this tight. donald trump's endorsement was one that in theory should have turned the race in favor of mcguire, who say state senator in this area. instead, what we are watching is that it made a close race a tie. we are waiting to see what the actual result is. that's not the result that trump likes to say his endorsement has. he likes to say that endorsement packs a huge punch, it sways voters. when i was in the district, that's what mcguire told me. he said he met people who said, if trump is for you, i'm for you, just maybe not the numbers they thought. >> ali vitali on capitol hill. thank you very much. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. you can reach me on social media. watch clips from the show on youtube. thank you for the