the southern border is near a breaking point with thousands of migrants there waiting to be processed. federal authorities are reporting a seven-day average of more than 9600 migrant encounters at the border this month, which is among the highest ever recorded. republican tony gonzalez says the resources of border towns already are stretched thin and are being pushed past their ability to handle the unprecedented surge. when there s large numbers of people that come over, border patrol gets overwhelmed. they have to feed and clothe and house these people. where do they go? they go to the local grocery store. just the other day they bought 8,000 loaves of bread, cheese, food to feed these people. guess what happens when you go shopping at that local grocery store? you don t have groceries. joining me is rafael romo on the southern border in eagle pass, texas. just give us a sense of what you re seeing there today. reporter: let me tell you, in the last few minutes we saw
Kremlin. Now, russia did not provide any evidence of these claims, which were reported on russian state media. Ukraine claims they have nothing to do with the alleged overnight drone attack. Well have a live report with what we know and dont know at this hour. And more Breaking News this morning, the massive manhunt in texas is over. Social media video appearing to capture the moment an accused mass murderer was taken into custody just 20 miles from where the horror unfolded. Police say Francisco Oropesa was found hiding in a closet underneath laundry. Hes charged with five counts of murder and being held on a 5 million bond. And his arrest just one of several. There has been several arrests, but i cant go into the details on that. We will have the very latest from a Police Update this morning about how that days long search came to an end. Lets begin with those claims out of russia that Ukrainian Forces tried to strike russian president Vladimir Putins residence at the kremlin with tw
laura: i m laura ingraham, this is the the ingraham angle, thank you for being with us tonight. how to save democracy is the focus of tonight s angle. the most dangerous people in the united states tonight, they are not donald trump supporters. most dangerous people in the united states are those suggesting that somehow a court can vaporize the candidacy of the leading presidential contender and not do damage to the country and its institutions. it is encouraging to see the rule of law working. the colorado supreme court justices did a sensational job. if he s unfit to hold office, we should be encouraged by any action that makes it less likely he will return to the presidency. laura: these people are delusional. they think if the court bars a front-runner from the race, that the election will go on as normal and usual? they are kidding themselves. let s be clear, any decision that prevents voters from deciding donald trump s fate would discredit the next year s ele
it s good to be back with you on this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, breaking news overseas. more than 15 people killed, dozens injured after a shooting at a university in prague. video shows a scene all too familiar here in the u.s. but exceedingly rare in central europe. so what happened? plus, rudy giuliani trying to fend off a mountain of legal bills from lawsuits and legal fees by filing for bankruptcy. and wait until you hear just how deep his debts go. the growing humanitarian crisis at the southern border. for the third day in a row, more than 12,000 migrants have crossed into the u.s. we are live in texas. plus, governor greg abbott escalating his war against president biden s immigration policies. first, he was bussing migrants, now he s flying them out of state. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, and we start with that deadly shooting in prague. nbc s molly hunter is following that story for us. just mome
freed and why president biden made the tough call to release the venezuelan president s alleged moneyman from u.s. custody. donald trump back on the campaign trail after the bombshell court decision that could remove him from colorado s primary ballot. his g.o.p. rivals criticizing the move. this is a flagrant violation of the rule of law. margaret: renewed hope for another cease-fire between israel and hamas in exchange for the release of more hostages. the new warning about lithium-ion batteries. what you need to know for your holiday shopping. so pretty. margaret: and a hospital s holiday tradition is making spirits bright. i love it! [laughter] margaret: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m margaret brennan in for norah o donnell. we begin tonight with new details about a major prisoner swap between the u.s. and venezuela. ten americans, including several the u.s. considered wrongfully detained, were released from that south american country today,