steve: thank you very much, todd. 6:00 a.m. on the east coast. last day of dry january, januar. it s been a long month, folks. welcome to fox & friends. fox news alert. overnight, impeachment tar heels against dhs secretary mayorkas have moved ahead in the house. carley: as cities reel from the border crisis, lawrence is in denver and spoke exclusively with the democrat mayor there. every hotel room we have in the city of denver is full. we are at 5,000 people in shelter and we have more coming every day. i think our city is very close to its breaking point now. brian: an 11-year-old is safe this morning after terrifying footage shows her escaping an attempted kidnapper. look at this. fox & friends starts right now. and, remember, your mornings are better because you have chosen to be with friends, meaning us. watch. all right a fox news alert on this wednesday morning. the house homeland security committee yesterday advanced articles of impeachment against
today, the house homeland security is holding its first hearing to consider impeaching dhs secretary mayorkas, republicans have been targeting mayorkas over his leadership as migrant crossings have reached record highs in the border crisis becomes the defining campaign issue. in a statement, the committee spokesperson said it will ensure that the public is aware of the scope of secretary mayorkas s misconduct and refusal to enforce the law but also that this process is completed properly. democrats are calling this impeachment push meritless. joining us is a member of the homeland security committee anthony esposito. thank you for being with us. why impeach mayorkas? thanks for having me, and the homeland security
to look at it from the point of view of what s called moral hazard and that is the risk that has incurred when you undertake something and do not feel yout are the one on the hook for making it work.goin if it goes bad you re not goingh atto be responsible. that s a problem and it s on,eto that this administration, indeed this party seem unwilling to recognize. tha t will leave it there, thanks for taking time with us t.nigh there is no thanksgiving break for border patrol agents this holiday season working along the southern border massive groups of undocumented migrants continue to stream it to the united states, one of the by the administration officials republicans are now blaming for the crisis remains under firech tonight periods tina coleman has n the from l.a. house minority leader kevin mccarthy says g.o.p. lawmakers will consider impeaching dhs secretary al hunter mayor cuss next year if he does not resign over his handling of the borderh crisis. he hasw. no plans on step