Us an update on preparations for milton from the White House. The ongoing response to Hurricane Helene. Well take you live to the White House minutes away. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Bill i hate to see that radar, just see that thing churn out there. A big one. Im bill hemmer, good morning at home. The storm really, if you have checked out for a day or so, you missed a major headline. This thing really came out of nowhere Yesterday Morning i would argue between 8 00 a. M. And 11 00 a. M. Eastern time and got cranked up coming off the Yucatan Peninsula In Mexico and now going through the Gulf Of Mexico warm waters. Dana they are warning it could become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record and the state of florida is getting ready to brace for this direct hit as bill was saying. A massive exodus now underway. Millions of residents rushing to evacuate the coast and other lowlying areas with hours left before Miltons Arrival as crews scramble to
re-election bid. rich edson live at the white house with the latest for us. good morning. president biden begins second day in california in san francisco meeting with those artificial intelligence experts as the white house says to seize the opportunities and manage the risks of a.i. technology. yesterday was all about climate. president biden touring a march land in palo alto, california. announced $600 million in funding to help mitigate the effects of climate change. the president took the opportunity to rip republicans for trying to reverse climate initiatives like this as biden has started campaigning for re-election. we re investing in the people and places that have been hit the hardest. but who are also on the front lines of leading us forward. unfortunately, some of our maga republican friends in congress are continuing to try undo all the progress we have already made in the first two and a half years. they were holding the country hostage over the debt limit
ago. first of all, my son has done nothing wrong. i trust him. i have faith in him and impacts my presidency by making me feel proud of him. john: well, seems as though it was something quite different than that. fox team coverage, miranda devine on what this means for the biden family influence peddling. sandra: any comment from the president, rich? no comment specifically from the president, he arrived in california yesterday, he s been talking about artificial intelligence and climate change, and raising some money for his re-election campaign, but we do have a comment from the white house. from ian sands, he says the president and first lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. we will have no further comment. the justice department says in this deal hunter biden pleads guilty to two tax misdemeanors and agrees to probation on a felony firearm charge. his attorney says it s my u understanding the five-year investigation is resolved.
there are eight rose bowls full of illegal immigrants that came across the border just since october 1st, mr. secretary. bret, the numbers are historic. the numbers are extraordinarily large. this is something that is not specific to the united states southern border. bret: but you think it is a crisis now? bret, it is a challenge that we have been addressing vigorously with all the tools and resources we have been provided. bill: a challenge, not a crisis. his hands are tied, don t blame us. those were the answers from secretary mayorkas saying there is nothing more he can do on the border. illegal migrants totally unchecked one after the other. good morning, it s friday. you ve almost made it. 9:00 a.m. in new york. i m bill hemmer. dana: can i say one thing about that interview? peter and i watched it last night. peter is from europe. when mayorkas mayorkas said this is not a problem not unique to america. he is talking about the scope and scale. it is so differe
john: america s crime crisis hits a compton, california bakery. dozens of looters ransacking the building by driving a kia through the locked front doors. sandra: taking food, lottery ticket, not even the meat scale was left behind. rubin ramirez, what happened in his community and message to people at home. claims this cbp is allowing or encouraging mass release of migrants is just false. surprise you to hear the sources say currently they are releasing more than 70% of the migrants crossing every day? it would not surprise me at all. i know the data. we are at a time of the year where we are seeing more at the border and it s not unusual. the numbers are historic. the numbers are extraordinarily large. please, please, please let me in. i love you, joe biden. thank you for everything, joe biden. john: mixed messaging out of the administration over the border crisis and pressure growing from both sides of the aisle for president biden to do something to se