a top ice official testifying that the white house has removed but a fraction of the migrants compared with past administrations. we re all over it with a lexis mcadams. republicans say they have a plan to keep the borders secure. and texas democrat congressman gonzalez on safe zones that he says will stop the problem. welcome. i m neil cavuto. another busy news day. let s go to alexis in el paso, texas where we re finding out that border surge is very, very real. that s right. it s been another busy day here at the southern border. behind me you can see the rio grande river. as they keep talking about in most of these sanctuary cities in the united states, that there s bus loads of migrants. it s really here in eagle pass where they re seeing the most people come in. they re coming in on foot and also being smuggled in by the cartel. why? they re making big money off of getting these people from all over including mexico, venezuela. you name it over here to the river as th
next? chief among them, when will congress have a new speaker of the house? plus damar hamlin remains in critical condition in the hospital. we ll talk to his high school football coach. a monster storm is hammering california right now. san francisco s mayor joins us live, as they prepare and are handling what they re going to do about the latest deluge. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being with us. i m kate bolduan. 24 hours later, we have no speaker of the house and no clearer view when that would be decided. very soon the house is supposed to attempt to convene. kevin mccarthy incests he will not be dropping out of the race, and insists he can get to 218, despite failing to secure support in three votes. it is the first time in a century that the house did not elect a speaker on the first round of voting. at the heart of this mess is a small group of conservatives, about 10% of the republican conference, all of whom want more power, all of
good to be with you. i m katy tur. it s the economy, and/or is it the economy or, in other words what if everyone is deciding on multiple issues or one issue? with five days to go, who is still out there deciding? with that in mind, there are a lot of conversations happening both in private and in public about just what the democratic party is pitching to those still deciding. voters in the final days before the election, the midterms, and from the sound of it, the internal worries are that that pitch is wrong. for example, president joe biden spoke about the threats to democracy last night, some big name dems were openly wondering who he was talking about, former obama aide david axle rod says two former bernie sanders campaign managers, saying that if you really want to persuade the really persuadable, rewrite the speech and focus on the cost of living. after the guts of the address in which the president made an impassioned warning about what political lies are doing to
tonight on the reidout mr. trump has repeatedly and consistently misrepresented and inflated the value of his assets. and before he takes the stand, i am certain that he will engage in name calling and taunts and race-baiting. and call this a witch hunt. but at the end of the day, the only thing that matters are the facts and the numbers. and numbers, my friends, don t lie. and attorney general tish james was right about trump, on the wednesday stand today in his civil fraud trial, trump was belligerent, showing his usual lack of respect for the rule of law and the people who administer it. also, tonight, how trump will be using this trial and his future trials as a campaign platform. plus, new reporting on what trump might do on day one if he returns to the white house, including possibly invoking the insurrection act. and the panic amongst some democrats about president biden s sagging poll numbers now that we re just one years away from election day. i m jaso
give himself more time. i think it would depend on how long they want to adjourn for. we are hearing democrats will try to whip against adjourning until tomorrow, so it s a sense of the pressure cooker. meanwhile, the president of the united states making a clear statement about what he thinking of this mess over on the other side of pennsylvania avenue. for the first time in 100 years, i really mean it. this is not a good look, not a good thing. it s the united states of america, and i hope they get their act together. reporter: we re hearing from allies of kevin mccarthy, they also agree, this is really not a good look. kate? good to see you, lauren. stick close to the camera, friend. appreciate it. joining us to discuss this,