contracts down on ac activists. rachel: agent people were detained in hong kong, acured of disrupting order in a public space. his year, a carnival has been held where those vigils used to take place. and that s the new hong kong for you. in 2020, they were protesting the ccp and there were, i mean, gazillions of american flags as our protesters in the summer of 2020 were burning flags, american flags in hong kong they were flying american flags and calling for freedom of course, that didn t come to them. now you see these fake pro beijing protests instead of the tradition of honoring those brave people who tried to fight against communism in tiananmen square. every inch of space you give over becomes a place where freedom does not exist. president trump said the provocations are because we look weak from what happened in afghanistan to the minor incursion in ukraine. rachel: to the falling on the stage. to the falling on the stage of beijing, may be unnoterly looking at
brand-new numbers this morning show 276,000 migrants crossing illegally in december. the highest monthly total ever. border patrol sources report more than 760,000 migrant encounters since october 1st. that s another record. the highest first quarter of any fiscal year. more on this breaking story throughout the hour. but first. former president donald trump is off the 2024 ballot in the state of maine. potentially big factor in what is expected to be a close race for the white house. good morning, i m mike emanuel in for bill hemmer. good morning, molly. molly: i m molly line in for dana perino. maine s democratic secretary of state following colorado s lead disqualifying trump based on the insurrection clause of the 14th amendment. a crime for which he was never charged. mike: colorado s ban is on home after the state gop appealed it to the supreme court. the former president faces challenges in many states including wisconsin and november. bellows is the first election
incident has been launched. and we are working alongside marine accident are working alongside marine accident investigation branch and the maritime and coastguard agency in accordance with established protocols. following our initial inquiries, protocols. following our initial inquiries, a man aged in his 40s who was on inquiries, a man aged in his 40s who was on the inquiries, a man aged in his 40s who was on the water at the time has been was on the water at the time has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. as we have a person in custody, manslaughter. as we have a person in custody, vou manslaughter. as we have a person in custody, you will know there is only limited custody, you will know there is only limited information i can give about the investigation. however, to avoid further the investigation. however, to avoid further speculation, i am able to tell you further speculation, i am able to tell you that it is clear that yesterday, a number
intercepted. residential buildings in the cities were struck for the first time since putin invaded more than a year ago now. russia says kiev is behind the attack. listen. it is totally clear that we re talking about a response of the kiev regime to our very effective strikes on one of the decision-making centers. such a strike took place on sunday. gillian: ukraine is denying direct involvement. it came after another russian air assault on kiev overnight. one civilian killed after putin s forces bombarded the ukraine capital three times in the last 24 hours. mike waltz is here to weigh in in a moment. first we go to senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot in london. the war between russia and ukraine just got a lot more tense. never before in this 15-month conflict have civilian areas around moscow been targeted. at least eight drones were fired. most shot down. there were injuries and building damages and including where russian president putin has a home. h
not fighting fighting. i m dana perino, this is america s newsroom. you have to wonder if you can t win the first date can you win the second one and then biden didn t. so politics abounding today. this happens today in iowa. the road to the white house goes straight through that wonderful state and why florida governor ron desantis went there for his campaign kickoff. bill: he addressed voters in a church last night. the bureaucracy is so en cran muched i think we can bring george washington back and i don t think he could fix it in one single four-year term. we must restore sanity to our nation. we can t have every major institution in our country going on ideological joy rides. we have to be guided by reality, by facts, and by our enduring principles. we in the state of florida held the line when freedom hung in the balance. dana: the hawkeye state turning into a campaign hub for republicans in hope of catapulting to the top of an increasingly crowded field. rich e