those migrants then being bussed to different cities in the u.s. we have fox team coverage with lucas tomlinson outside the white house and cb cotton in new york city. but let s start off the hour with bill melugin live along the border in brownsville, texas, good afternoon, bill. breaking news right now, multiple cbp arrested afghan national in the fbi terror watch list after he crossed illegally. he was arrested in ote mesa inland san diego county, with a group of migrants, once border patrol took them into custody, ran fingerprints and he was a match to the terror watch list. i m told the fbi was then notified. they confirmed the match and they are now leading the investigation. congressman darrell issa s office represent that is area and confirmed with their local cbp contact and they have given me a statement responding to this, says in part, biden s open borders aren t just a gateway to 5 million illegal, drug trafficking and deadliest drug crisis in history, biden s
down across multiple sectors. still overwhelmed agents are dealing with a record number of migrants who were housed in their facilities. dhs secretary mayorkas morning we are not yet out of the woods. united states border patrol has experienced a 50% drop in the number of encounters versus what we were experiencing earlier in the week. before title 42 ended at midnight on thursday. it is still early. we are in day three. we have been planning for this transition for months and months. we have been executing on our planet will continue to do so. arthel: must go to bill melugin live on the border in brownsville, texas. bill, you broke the news force of the afghan national what more can you tell us? good afternoon to you bro i m hearing from multiple sources is on wednesday border patrol agents in the san diego sector arrested afghan national cross illegally was later deemed to be a match on the fbi terror watch list. take a look at this map right here i was told that happen
hello, everyone. happy mother s day. a big day for governor desantis. officially 2024 candidate, but he is expected to announce very soon. he attended multiple events in the hawkeye state. met with voters, racked up and s agenda. we are live in sioux city right now. alexis, i understand you are able to talk to the governor. what did he say fema good afternoon from iowa. a chance to catch up with florida governor ron desantis to a slam in white house on pretty much every policy they stand behind focusing on what is happening in our southern border. watch. anything you want to say about the southern border? it is a disaster. it is a man-made disaster with bad policies. you will continue to have bad things happen because they will not change the policy. the border should just be shut down. that is what you do. if this was world war ii era they would ve shut that down in 48 hours. we are a country that does not get things done anymore and that s something we to change. de
historic, timely, brave. that s how ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy describes the surprise visit from president biden this morning. [ sirens ]. with air raid sirens blaring, on presidents day no less. a major morale boost days before the country marks a year since russia s invasion. president biden announcing another major military aid package, making it clear that despite domestic pressure to down size assistance, the u.s. support for ukraine is unwavering. freedom is priceless. it s worth fighting for for as long as it takes, and that s how long we re going to be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. as the president now embarks on another leg of the trip, we re learning crucial new details about how this historic moment came together. more on that ahead, and how the kremlin is responding with the trip coming just days after the u.s. formally accused russia of creigh committing crimes of against humanity. prayers for former president jimmy carter
good evening, trace. a real surprise to be sure. just four years ago, lori lightfoot win every word in the runoff and made history becoming the first black and openly gay female mayor and the city s history. he s on her way to becoming the first windy city mayor to his reelection in about 40 years. paul vallas, with more than 30 percentage points. he will advance the runoff. he was billed as a tough on crime candidate, and he also has the backing of the city police union. he s expected to face brandon johnson, the current county commissioner, former schoolteacher has the endorsement of the chicago teachers union, and as you see, just about 20% of the vote going his way. lori lightfoot, meanwhile, who famously tingled with the teachers union, came in third with just more than 16% of the vote. we will have a safe chicago. we will make chicago the safest city in america. [cheers and applause] no matter where you live, no matter what you look like, you deserve to have a bet