to reopen a key stretch of the southern border. we are watching both those live events happening right now. hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. gillian, great to have you here today. gillian: thank you, gillian turner out of washington in for john roberts. this is america reports . that feud between president biden, texas governor greg abbott is ratcheting up by the hour now. sandra: some legal experts warn it could trigger a constitutional crisis. the president demanding the federal government have access to the 50 acre shelby park, likely remove the boxes and the razor wire along the rio grande. gillian: the latest on the ground inside eagle pass. sandra: right to peter doocy, live at the white house as we await this briefing. key to hear what we hear directly from the white house on all of this. for now, how far is this administration willing to take their battle with texas? peter: it s a big tug-of-war, and they have to come up with something new
the investigation. whistleblower gary shapley is sitting down with fox newings, he claims investigators gave the president s son special treatment. the misdemeanor charges against hunter biden should have been stronger. he has no political motive and is coming forward to expose the corruption. david is live with details. david. david webb before the gary shapley interview, president biden was asks about what s app messages between hunter biden and chinese business associateses. watch this. how involved were you in your son s chinese shake-down text message? were you sitting there? were you involved? no, i wasn t. no. gary shapley, a special agent, still on the job, began overseeing the tax probe in 2020s he came forward after he saw problems with the probe. in an interview with bret baier he claimed prosecutors approved and backed out of searching properties connected to hunter biden. when other search warrant was on a storage unit in virginia. we got updated informatio
steve: good morning this is fox & friends for friday, january 12th, 2024. ainsley: we have breaking news. joint strikes by the u.s. and u.k. hitting dozen of houthi targets in yemen in an effort to stop their attacks on the ships in the red sea iran backed group says they are not backing down. jack keane joining us on the military action taking place as our defense secretary still remains in the hospital. lawrence: texas national guard seizing control of a park stop the surge of illegal migrants crossing the border i jurent returned and got a firsthand look at what is happening on the ground. plus, country music star jelly roll giving emotional testimony on capitol hill on the deadly fentanyl epidemic. i have attended more funerals than i care to share with you all. this committee i could sit here and cry for days about the caskets i have carried of people i loved. i was a part of the problem. i m here now standing as a man that wants to be part of the solution.
nicole saphier and ben ferguson, co-host of the verdict with ted cruz podcast. we begin with president biden s attempt to win over latino voters ahead of the 2024 election. instead of focusing on problems at the southern border, he has other plans in mind. governor abbott dropped off first migrants. abbott says small texas border towns are overwhelmed because president biden refuses to secure the border. josh hawley blasted security secretary alejandro mayorkas about report of migrant children being exploited for cheap labor. 250,000 migrant children, unaccompanied crossing the border and tens of thousands being sold into slavery. let s not mince words, they have been sold into slavery. kayleigh: he is right. instead of dealing with the southern border issue issue the white house is holding movie night to left up and celebrate latinos. president biden and first lady hosting special showing of eva longori s flaming hot . biden s approval has dropped among black americans
i get a good feeling. griff: good morning, looking live at a gray kind of looking pittsburgh. you are listen to florida. florida is back. good morning, griff jenkins, joey jones joining us christmas week. you are stuck with us another day. do you know what i like to do before the little bug shows what city it is. i look at the city and try to guess. guess how many times i have gotten it right. griff: zero? carley: goose egg. maybe this time will be the time i get it right. joey: go with the state. west coast i don t know if i could go city. griff: new york city wet and rainy. carley: cats and dogs. griff: handed me at the hotel i m staying at umbrella covered in cats. did not protect me. joey: only one umbrella for this show called the weatherman. carley: i needed one. i never have an umbrella on me. and i m always surprised. i never learn my lesson. every time i leave my apartment building always running. run. griff: katy our producer doesn t do umbrell