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
bill: we ll get reaction from kinney county sheriff in texas. casey stiegel reports in eagle pass today. but let s start with peter doocy at the white house with reaction to an interview that might be a preview of more to come maybe midweek next week. peter, good morning there. hello. big time. the line of the week at the white house continues to be they can fix the border, they just need more money. the president has submitted a supplemental funding request to congress for more border patrol agents, for more technology, for more immigration judges, for more detention capacity. we are seeking to enforce the laws that congress has passed. until they fix those broken laws that haven t been reformed in more than 30 years. but within the last hour speaker johnson s office tells us the president s supplemental request is little more than