i m rich edson in for martha maccallum in new york at fox news head quarter. december shattering another record at the border. a caravan of thousands on the way, since december 1, migrant encounters at the southern border have topped 276,000. more than the population of reno, nevada. the highest monthly total ever. art del cueto is starting by. first to william la jeunesse with the breaking news about the northern border. ice revealed that it arrested an iranian national with ties to terrorism sneaking in to the u.s. near niagara falls two days after being turned away here at the rain bow bridge. he s a legal resident of canada, wanted on assault charges there. ice held him for two months before a release last week. arrests on the northern border increased by 90% last year. for that perspective, 276,000 apprehensions, that is nearly the population of pittsburgh. again, a single month. not a mention of those got-aways. the point is the mexican border is overrun. agents so bu
at the southern border as cbp sources tell fox news that december saw the highest monthly total of migrant encounters ever. this comes as another caravan of thousands of migrants is heading towards the united states just three days out from a new year. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m molly line. mike. mike: good morning. i m mike emanuel. bill and dana are off. new numbers from the southern border reveal agents stopped more than 276,000 migrants in december smashing the previous record of nearly 270,000 set back in september. that figure does not include the migrants who weren t caught known as gotaways. all of this as sanctuary cities say they are buckling under the surge of migrants arriving from the border. molly: we have fox team coverage on this. garrett tenney is live in chicago with the latest on the migrant crisis there. go to william la jeunesse on the record breaking numbers. to put that in perspective the population of pittsburgh is 300,000
one moment, she had her whole life in front of her, the next it s a gun at your neck. abducted by strangers. she said, don t move, don t scream. this u.s. citizen taking deep into the wilderness, chained to a tree, pulled there might be worst in-store, her family out of their mind and worry. i could not believe it. the american embassy leaping into action. this is going to be a long process, not to be salt overnight. but could she do something to save herself? with a suppressing to, she set in motion a daring plan you would unlock the lock while no one was guarding you. and then one night in the darkness i started seeing flashlights. was the nightmare over or about to start all over again? hello and welcome to dateline. this is an extraordinary story of survival. a young woman who was adopted, as family and investigators raced to save her, she was putting to save herself. she gave it everything she had with bravery and a belief in herself a
angeles. i m trace gallagher in for bret baier. the crisis at the southern border spreading beyond major cities. we will look at how businesses are contacted by the record surge, plus, whatever happened to the russian military contractor the wagner group? and bret baier explains what additional infrastructure the u.s. may need to meet the biden administration s electric vehicle goals. but, first breaking tonight, president joe biden prepares to win over voters after what many say was a tough year. the president is on a family vacation in the caribbean amid the expanding conflict in the middle east, the war in ukraine and as the prices at the border as well as to record numbers these challenge also remain flash points in 2024. as a new fox poll shows how voters think this year has gone. just 24% think 2023 was a good year. while that number has steadily risen since 2020, it is still 13 percentage points lower than it was in 2019. lucas tomlinson is traveling with the preside
and this is dateline. i just can t imagine to be held in captivity. dad, just send the money. that s all they want. they have an american kid. a 14-year-old kid in the middle of the jungle. they re thinking they have the jackpot. they were vacationers turned prisoners. a mother and son, kidnapped by terrorists. we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. 10 million, from me? are you losing your mind? a harrowing international hostage drama. this is a big operation, this is not just a drag tag group of people. anything can happen, there are no guarantees. can a father to negotiator to bring them home? prepare for the worst. i m getting worried. i m getting so worried. a lot of people were praying for them. a lot of people were. hello, and welcome to dateline, they were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage son, and a cousin were all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. but the wo