put checks in to pockets. martha: that s why you have enormous demand. that s why we heard from pete buttigieg that what your seeing is all the respect of the booming biden economy. that is the argument that they make at the white house this afternoon and as we heard in the days before. they said it s a short term problem. this is a cargo ship making the trek from china to long beach, california has now spent more time looking at the coast of california than the pacific ocean on the entire trip of china. it s one of 100 ships that are stranded. we ve never seen a backup like this in history. some of them are waiting weeks to get unloaded as americans wait for the things that are on in those cargo containers. in a moment, josh hawley has a big picture idea for how to solve this problem over the long-term so we don t find ourselves in this situation again. first william la jeunesse at the
port in los angeles. hi, william. your tread mill might be here but the things on the water have not improved. we have this crushing traffic coming in from asia. you can see it now. they can t get the containers offloaded because of trucking and warehouses. the result is what you see. right now off of the ports of l.a. and long beach, you have 167 ships in port or at anchor. right? another 36 expected the next three days. so we have that illustration that we wanted to show you about that. these container is ships are stacking up here. so take a look at the yam ming reef. this china left september 5. arrived september 20th. it remained offshore until october 10. took five days longer being out here waiting than i d did it the actual trip from china.
secure our border. that s their number one responsibility. sandra: we have fox team coverage for you. john roberts is at the white house. first william la jeunesse in mexico for us near the southern border of mexico, right? right. we are in the town in the south. the migrant slept here and taken over the downtown area sleeping in the park, underoverhangs and businesses and doorways. a government official came by a minute ago offering shelter, food and water for those who want to apply for asylum. why? the women and children. there are toddlers and infants. many with no shoes. a 1400 mile walk to the united states. public opinion here in mexico mixed. mexico could not stop this caravan. they were overwhelmed by the numbers. president trump, of course, has said that these individuals will not be allowed in the united states. even denying asylum. that hasn t deterred anyone. action speaks louder than words
better future. they don t want to go back because they would face [inaudible] it s really hot. a lot of humidity. they have nothing so they feel like they have nothing to lose and most will continue north. probably to tijuana. back to you. sandra: william la jeunesse on the southern border of mexico. we ll continue to watch this as it continues reportedly to grow in size. thank you. bill: the white house president trump blaming democrats for the migrant caravan accusing the left of wanting open borders. john roberts starts his day live from the north lawn now. good monday to you. two weeks ago until mid-term elections and brand-new immigration debate to deal with. william la jeunesse showed you a worker from the united nations high commission for refugees after years of requests from the united states that last week mexico asked them to deal with this caravan
with insight. first william la jeunesse live back in tijuana with the latest from there. good morning. there have been two big developments in the last 24 hours. number one the u.s. attorney agreeing to prosecute those 11 members of the caravan who sfwerd the u.s. illegally about four miles from here in goat canyon. the bigger story is the u.s. has begun to accept asylum claims. what it means for people here. they ve been sleeping her since sunday. they ll get a chance to tell their story and have their interview. the first step, if you will, to live and work in the u.s. legally at least until they see an immigration judge. the first group three mothers and four children, one 18-year-old male entered the u.s. last night around 7:00 p.m. that was uplifting news to the members of this caravan who spent a month on the road, camped here since sunday. they hope, too, to be admitted soon. we are happy, celebrating. these are eight families who