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
out with a bang as we prepare to ring in the new year in times square. the marketst posting big gains for 2023. the dow up 14%. the nasdaq surging more than 40% and the s&p 500 up more than 24%. but will it continue in 2024? our market experts will weigh-in. with stocks soaring despite high interest rates to bring down inflation, what impact will that have on the 2024 presidential race? we ll ask presidential candidate ron desantis. he s here. a busy your world starts right now. edward: welcome. i m edward lawrence in for neil cavuto. this is your world. first to madison alworth with a banner year for stocks. madison? the last trading day of 2023 has come to a close. the end of the year saw a strong rally. major indices were up business. s&p finishing up 24%. the dow joins up 13% and the nasdaq also seeing those big gains up over 43%. a huge success there. the nasdaq soaring thanks to artificial intelligence. that boom really had an impact on that sector. big tech sto
mike: that was president zelensky speaking to the israeli , urging israel for more help to fight the russian invasion as the battle in the port city of mariupol intensifies. welcome to fox new live . ima mike emanuel with fox team coverage near the border in poland and mark meredith at the white house but let s start off with mike tobin live on the ground in lviv, ukraine. reporter: the civilian death toll gets worse every day as russian forces pounded the city of mariupol which is on the precipice of falling under russian control. most of the housing in the city of mariupol is said to be destroyed, to buildings used as bomb shelters to direct hits with women, children and elderly inside. there is a so many civilians killed, leaders of the town are having trouble handling the burials as they are burying a loved ones next to their home. one resident described the escape and what the assault was like.
half year build so somewhere in the fall of 2024, is when we will have another celebration to welcome people inside the doors. mike: and of course, we are looking at spring weather in dc. when can we anticipate the monument on the national mall? that s a few years down the road. we are working with park service to get the exact plot of land identified and once that is a day or we can proceed with the design and the build sequence. a few years away, but we will ideally start construction in dc and we open the doors in texas. mike: captain chris cassidy, thank you for your service and your time today. thank you. mike: that s all for this hour of fox new live . trace gallagher interviews a member of the senate committee. i m mike emanuel. thanks for watching. i will be back in an hourp. with more coverage. oh,