as we wait this today. good morning, everybody. 9:00 in new york. i m bill hemmer. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. it is good to be with you again. secretary mayokas will go before the house homeland security committee at the top of the hour and appeared before the senate yesterday. it reignited republican calls to remove him from office. he said the expiration of title 42 that begins in may will fuel a surge of illegal crossings. one estimate putting the number at 11,000 a day. mayokas did not dispute that number. dana: lawmakers pressed him on reports that migrant children are being forced to work at factories and slaughterhouses. watch here. have you seen this report from the new york times migrant children work brutal jobs across the united states? have you seen this? i have. let me share with you what we are doing. have you seen these numbers? reports of trafficking and abuse of migrant children. you can see a massive surge that begi
sandra: all new at 2:00, calling all officers. los angeles mayor karen bass is making good on her campaign promise. looking to recruit hundreds are month police officers in an effort to rebuild the city s reputation in the face of rising crime. john: she says it s long overdue, after the lapd lost nearly 1,000 officers, many pinning it on defund the police and soft on crime policies. sandra: welcome back, john, halfway there. john: halfway there, halfway to friday. the long slow slide into the weekend from here. john roberts in washington. the democratic mayor already warning some in her party may see her proposal as a betrayal, specifically those who have supported defunding the police. but others say safety should be everyone s priority. i remember, and i m old enough to remember where it did not matter if you were a democrat or republican, your safety was one that every party cared about. sandra: right to matt, covering the story closely. matt, there s a millio
cop unprovoked striking her over the head with a bottle. suspect has a long record. david lee miller with more on the story. disturbing indeed. good morning. the nypd officer was taken to a local hospital and reported in stable condition after a man hit her on the head with a bottle. the injured officer was investigating illegal smoke shops when 45-year-old jose garcia walked up from behind and struck her with a bottle. he appears to also attack the injured officer s partner. garcia is restrained. the new york post reports he told cops god told him to do this and that there were people in his house and no one did anything. garcia faces seven charges including assault. resisting arrest and criminal possession of a weapon. cops say he has five previous arrests including robbery and grand larceny. the most recent was back in
development now we rank number 9 in the world. how in the hell does that happen? china was number 8 decades ago. today they are number 2. and we are number 9. and a lot of countries are closing in fast. i don t want to wish any other country well, but we have the best scientists researchers and people in the world. how in god s name do we let this happen. think about it. with your help i signed a law when i suggested it people thought what are you doing? it s called the chips and science act. and guess what [applause] i asked the ceos of this company and i ve met with them all, the fortune 500 companies, etc., i asked them, when the united states government invests in a considerable amount resources of new industry does it encourage orag everyone says it
police chief offered the thin blue line flags to be removed from public spaces at los angeles police departments. sandra. sandra: matt, thank you. sure. john: sandra, updating a story first on america reports this time yesterday, jaw dropping video that captured the brutal assault against a female nypd officer. david lee miller live in new york city with new details. how is the officer? the officer who has not been named, reported to be in stable condition, as you point out after a man hit her on the head with a bottle. surveillance camera recorded the attack on a busy street in the bronx. the injured officer was investigating illegal smoke shops, when 45-year-old jose garcia walk up from behind and struck her with the bottle, and garcia is restrained. garcia told cops god told him to