diaz-balart. the latest of a string of powerful and deadly rainstorms reeking havoc on california forcing thousands of evacuations and leading to rescues. the storms killing as many as 15 people. a 5-year-old is still missing a the this hour. months after the fbi searched donald trump s mar-a-lago home for classified documents, lawyers for president biden say also found classified materials in biden s private office. we ll break down what we know about that. and next how the president will stand alongside justin trudeau along with their joint summit. where the crisis will take center stage. and any minute now on capitol hill, house republicans will hold a press conference ahead of what could be an exlowsive battle within the party over committee assignments over the new congress takes shape. we ll talk to the congressman about that. we begin this morning with the intense rain pounding california leaving more than 34 million people under a flood watch. a series of powerful
circumstances. i believe we need to repeal title 42. we shouldn t have a blanket bar on people coming here to seek asylum. that s a legal right. and i also believe that congress needs to act. that s the problem. we re not funding people who can process the asylum, who can process the border claims. so in light of congressional inaction, in light of a court that is not allowing title 42 to be repealed, the president, i think, is doing the best he can with the cards he s been dealt. congressman, it s always a pleasure to see you. thank you so much for being with us this morning. thank you, jose. take care. up next, why a virginia teacher is being called a hero after police say she was shot by a 6-year-old student. you re watching jose diaz-balart reports. ching jos diaz-balart reports.
collusion is behavior. not a crime. i know you know this. you re a very sophisticated member of congress. that s another reason i want you here. but we don t have to go backwards. let s go forwards. i have no problem with having more of a probe. i ll give you your chance to make your case. the cbc s argument against you has to be that they are about fighting for things they think are good for black americans. and highest on their list right now is securing voting rights and you are against the for the people act and the george floyd justice in policing act and that has to be a predicate for them saying, he s not about what we re about. it s not just about color, it s about the content of policies that you want. they have offered admission to other republicans who are people of color before. it s not like some blanket bar of anyone who s not a democrat. what do you say about the fact that you reject those two policies, last word to you? first of all, when it comes to the for the peopl
justice in policing act and that has to be a predicate for them saying, he s not about what we re about. it s not just about color, it s about the content of policies that you want. they have offered admission to other republicans who are people of color before. it s not like some blanket bar of anyone who s not a democrat. what do you say about the fact that you reject those two policies, last word to you? first of all, when it comes to the for the people act, it would destroy election awe laws in all states across the country. in florida, we have the best elections in the united states. so why would i, as a member of congress, from the state of florida, allow washington, d.c., to completely eviscerate the best voting laws in the country. number two, when it comes to the george floyd act, when it comes to police reform, there s a lot of police reforms that i support. the one thing i don t support is getting rid of qualified immune fi. it will mean less officers on