where are you from? what country? china? china? china? ecuador? ecuador? ecuador? ecuador? this thing with military bases getting penetrated by foreign nationals is happening more and more. we have seen probably two or three times a week we are stopping these folks at the gate. i mean i m incredibly proud of the men and women of the united states border patrol that risked their lives to keep americans safe. are we safe? number two, our screening and vetting capabilities are stronger than they ever have been. john: as the border becomes a major national security threat president biden finally taking executive action that would effectively shut down asylum request at the border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2500. hello i am john roberts in washington, sandra the number is about half of where we are on a daily basis right now. sandra: we are watching closely for this announcement and the signing of that it executive order by the president coming
executive order what i can say is in no way should it be described as shutting down the border and i will explain why. there are several exceptions to this executive order he will be announcing. number one, this is not going to stop or slow the up to 1500 migrants per day who are being released into the country by showing up at a cvp port of entry with an appointment on a cell phone app called cvp one. its 1000-1500 everyday and they are released in the country. this executive order does not touch that. that s exempted. it also exempts the controversial program where up to 30,000 migrants per month are flying directly into the united states from foreign countries via a massive pleural program the biden administration has put in place for migrants from cuba, haiti, nicaragua, and venezuela. he has brought in over 450,000 people into the country that way so far. this executive order also does not touch that. so we are talking thousands of people coming into the country every
The latest news from around the world with hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. The latest news from around the world with hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. Muellers team to the test here. Do you think he testifies . Thats a tough call. I would have to handicap it as being negative. I would not put him on. Shimon, lets remind people of the judge. His name is judge ellis and he said point blank to muellers team you dont really care about mr. Maufrts bank fraud, you care about what he could give you that would reflect on mr. Trump and lead to prosecution or impeachment. He hasnt always swung their way in the pretrial hearings and motions. In fact, President Trump used those words in a speech at a rally sort of thinking perhaps the judge would cite his words. So that was something the defense team was hoping they would get a dismissal on some accounts or perhaps some of the decisions would go their way. This judge is known to speak his mind. Hes very well known in the district and he mov
The Trump Administration, the stock markets in turmoil, the generals are out, the government is about to shut down and be in a bit of a crisis mode. This is a presidency in crisis right now. Were going to stay on top of all of the Breaking News. Thanks so much for watching. Erin Burnett Outfront starts erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com good evening, im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, the Breaking News, Defense Secretary jim mattis quits. In a stunning letter to the president of the United States, the four Star General Calling Out President Trump for not backing American Allies, for supporting authoritarian regimes. I want to read the entire letter, because this is a Turning Point for this administration, for President Trump, and for this country. Here is the letter from Defense Secretary mattis to the president of the United States, which he handed him today, in which he quit. Dear mr. President , i have been privileged to serve as our
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30,000 per month. how in any way is this a shutdown at the border? final thoughts to you. it is a failed attempt on the border. we already know that smugglers in the past when we first started the cbp one app were including that as part of the package deal as they were actually scheduling some of these hearings or appointments. i think the whole thing is really going to be a disaster. to the point of the congress woman, once again conflating motor security and immigration do you see what she is talking about? she is making it all one thing. we need to talk about securing this border and not just conflating immigration. we have an immigration issue but we also have a border security issue because we are seeing things play out everywhere in the country. we need to get tough on the border and we can address immigration. sandra: to finish that thought bill melugin will join us in a bit. and the shutdown of the border