to the scene of the crisis. in mcallen, texas, the testimony from border chief as republicans search for answers and solutions. the white house accusing them of playing partisan games with the hearing. that is rich, considering democrats are playing their own. they were going. even spent our tax money on travel to get there and suddenly a political flip, they all cancelled on the border hearing. a republican spokesperson tells us the members booked travel and called a witness before backing out. here is what they missed. chief ortiz, does dhs have operational control of our entire border? no, sir. harris: what is it exactly the dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas has been saying? not that truth. here he is last year. will you testify underoath, do we have operational control, yes or no? yes, we do. we have operational control at the border? we do. harris: it was bad back then, it is historically raw and dangerous now, you know it is not under control. art delqua.
welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer, losing battle against drug cartel and human smugglers and surge of fentanyl killing americans by tens of thousands. dana: house republicans held a hearing yesterday. they asked if the border is secure. about 10 years ago we used operational control as a measuring stick of our effectiveness along the southwest border. the secretary said we have operational control. based upon the definition you have, no, no sir. bill: reaction from a moment and geraldo rivera is on deck. start doing mission, texas, bill melugin is standing by to begin a new hour. bill, hello. bill: bill, we are learning of a horrible tragedy, an innocent texas grandma and her young daughter were killed after their car was crashed into by a human smuggler. this is 71-year-old maria tambunga and her granddaughter. they are from ozona, in texas. they are both deceased after they were crashed into by a human smuggl
Labradore retriever. geg gutfeld s new puppy is gus, he s a french bulldog. greg is popular. bill: so short-haired yellow lab s reign is over? dana: french bulldog exclamation point in honor of greg. harris faulkner is up next, here she is. harris: fox news alert, stunning admission about what is happening at the wide open southern border with mexico. testimony contradicts what president biden s homeland security secretary has been saying and even testified to on capitol hill. that could be a problem. i m harris faulkner, you re in the faulkner focus. republican lawmakers fulfilled their promise to take their work
Labradore retriever. geg gutfeld s new puppy is gus, he s a french bulldog. greg is popular. bill: so short-haired yellow lab s reign is over? dana: french bulldog exclamation point in honor of greg. harris faulkner is up next, here she is. harris: fox news alert, stunning admission about what is happening at the wide open southern border with mexico. testimony contradicts what president biden s homeland security secretary has been saying and even testified to on capitol hill. that could be a problem. i m harris faulkner, you re in the faulkner focus. republican lawmakers fulfilled