were traveling in. bill: they pulled the u.s. citizens from the wreckage of the vehicle and toss them to a truck bed and haven t been seen since. dana: they were driving a white minivan with north carolina plates. you can see it is riddled with bullet holes. the group is said to be in mexico. one could have cosmetic surgery. they believe cartel members have mistaken them for drug smugglers. dana: the white house is working with mexico to bring them home. according to bill barr, it s the cartels that call the shots. mexican government is being held hostage by tens of thousands of parra military members of terrorist organizations that control mexico. it is close to a failed narco state at this stage. they are sitting next door producing mountains of poisonous drugs and killing over 100,000 americans a year. we are sustaining the same damage as we would in a major war from these groups operating right beyond our reach. bill: william la jeunesse from los angeles has t
sieve. you didn t see a lot of drama or palace intrigue. what you saw was surgical execution day after day after day. ron desantis taking a not so subtle jab at former president donald trump. the florida governor s book tour is bringing more attention to the 2024 gop presidential race even though he s not yet officially a candidate. also ahead, the latest on the kidnapping of four americans in mexico and why officials think the group was ambushed right after crossing the border. plus, we ll have expert analysis on the major fight happening right now in ukraine as both sides battle over the city of bakhmut. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 7th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin here as election deniers are claiming victory this morning after three more republican led states announced that they re pulling out of a national bipartisan program that helps protect against voter fraud. election official
politicsnation. tonight s lead, president biden s big speech. on tuesday evening, president biden will appear before a joint session of congress to deliver his state of the union address. many americans will be tuning in, looking for answers. those of us still mourning the death of tyre nichols at the hands of memphis police we want to hear the presidents prayer for reforming law enforcement in this country. americans also want to know how the administration will respond to a suspected chinese spy balloon the drifted across our nation s skies before being downed off the coast of the carolinas. in the president will meet to begin making the case to voters why he deserves to maintain control of the white house in 2024. a sales pitch there will no doubt include last week s strong jobs markets, a sign that the economy remains resilient, even as inflation continues to eat away at many americans paychecks. joining us to talk about all these issues and more is south carolina congres
proposal coming up. bill: we begin with the d.c. senate council reversing course on its controversial crime overhaul. after president biden signaled that he would join republicans in blocking the measure. i m john roberts in washington, good monday to you. gillian: good monday to you, john, is it monday, tuesday, i don t know anymore. there are so many days. and they just keep going. john: it feels like one day leads into the next. gillian: we are almost at that point around here. can you believe it. all right, i m gillian turner and first sandra smith today, this is america reports, that crime bill has become a source of some conflict, democrats in washington over the last few days quite a few house dams are upset with the white house were not given them a heads up that the president plans to veto the bill. john: senior correspondent chad pergram is on capitol hill and he has the latest on this about-face. chad. john, good afternoon, the d.c. city council is tr
more jimenez. good morning. good morning to get in trouble, but you look fantastic. you see, he said that to me when i was walking in and you know every every once in a while. i m tired . mom needs to hear that. what did you say when i said i don t know how you walk in those shoes when he said i don t either? i don t know. guys change my shoes. by the end of the show those i m always fascinated because there are shoes that don t leave the office, right? don t leave. you don t walk in the weight, okay? yes, i know. i wish i was 30 again heels. for you know, thank you. boobs were always looked after just going to church for easter or brunch like a southern live down south and the have a fancy brunch after the show. we ll have a man to look dumb. okay alright. we re so glad you re with us today. caitlin is off. let s get started with the five things to know for this friday, april 21st 2023 president joe biden said. to run again, sources tell cnn it will be official as soon as ne