ordered the pentagon to shoot it down as soon as possible. they decided without doing any damage to anyone on the ground, they decided that the best time to do that was out over the water within our, within a 12-mile limit. they successfully took it down. maria: but at what cost? coming up, the new chairman of the house select committee on china, wisconsin congressman, former marine mike gallagher, also a member of the house armed services and intelligence committees on how much damage has been done in one week after the secretary of state anthony blinken initially suggests just canceling his trip was enough of a response from america. it s a violation of our sovereignty, it s a violation of international law. and it was very important that we, of course, take the actions we did to protect any sensitive information, to protect our people and to make clear to china that, again, this is an unacceptable as well as irresponsible action. maria: then the surveillance balloon s
around 500 migrants this is what the barge looks like. it is called that bb stockholm and it has 222 rooms. let s take a look inside. this is what it looks like. it s been refurbished since it was criticised as an oppressive environment when the dutch government used it for asylum seekers. it now has ian suite rooms, a tv and games remanded gym. the home office as it will be significantly cheaper than using motels. the prime minister has defended the use of the barge, insisting it would save taxpayers money. as part of stopping the boats, we have got to reduce the price on hotels and motels of the country. we are spending £6 million a day housing illegal asylum seekers and hotels. i can t be right. i ve committed to reducing that number, moving those figures out of hotels and we need to find alternative sites, including barges, like the one we brought forward today, that s going to save the taxpayer money, reduce pressure on hotels and part of our broader plan to stop th
this could happen in america. never thought it could happen. the only crime that i have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation against those who seek to destroy it. we are a nation in decline. and now these radical left luna particulars want to interfere with our elections by using law enforcement. we can t let that happen. the latest, good morning, brook. the indictment state states from trump orchestrated his catch and kill scheme through a eries of payments that we concealed through months of false business entries. the american media incorporated paid $30,000 to a former trump tower door man. those charges were related to hundreds of thousands of dollars in alleged hush money payments made in 2016 weeks before the presidential election. nouman hat tan da alvin bragg was pressed on the timing of those allegations. your predecessor decided not to charge it. federal prosecutors took a hard look at this case and decided not to charge it. what lead you to decide
second year. we have fox team coverage. peter doocy at the white house with what the president is doing right now about the emerging threat posed by the chinese. first up though, correspondent trey yingst in kyiv tonight on a solemn anniversary. trey, you have been there since the beginning. good evening. bret, good evening. as ukraine marks one year since the russian invasion, heavy fighting is expected in the coming months and officials in kyiv are calling for more support. president volodymyr zelenskyy presents a medal to ukrainian soldier at a ceremony in the capital of kyiv. the war time leader is commemorating the one year mark of the russian invasion. may this be proudly are proclaimed everywhere. ukraine is alive. this time last year ukraine s western allies called on zelenskyy to evacuate as russian troops closed in. he famously responded i need ammunition, not a ride. what was going through your mind the night the russians invaded? what was in my mind? i
and another loss for the trump movement sweeping across the state. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this wednesday morning a jammed back morning joe starts now. on a basis that every single pundit and legal analyst said there is no case. 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. he knew there was no case. it was a felony to falsify business records with intent to defraud. everybody said this is not really an indictment, there s nothing here. these are felony crimes in new york city state. my lawyers said there s nothing here. the defendant repeatedly made false statements. they re not not saying what you did. he always caused others to make false statements. charging a former president of the united states for the first time in history. everyone stands equal before the law. donald trump and manhattan district attorney, alvin bragg, held two very different news conferences following yester