chinese facility started the pan pandemic. the f.b.i. has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in wuhan. the f.b.i. has agents, professionals, analysts, etc. , who focus specifically on the dangers of biological threats. so here you are talking about a potential leak from a chinese government-controlled lab that killed millions of americans. that s precisely what that capability was designed for. bill: wow. the mounting evidence sparking a push for accountability. special house committee on china held its first hearing last night. lawmakers both sides republicans and democrats calling for action not only on covid but also on china s threats against taiwan and the role in the deadly fentanyl trade today. dana: glenn youngkin is on deck with us in studio. let s go to the white house where lucas tomlinson is standing by. the f.b.i. director providing the first public confirmation of the borough s class
little to anything against churches and pro life centers. they will get in a lot. senator ted cruz asking garland during his last appearance before the committee about promise he made to keep politics out of the d.o.j. it went like this. i asked you quote, will you commit to this committee that under your leadership the department of justice will not target the political opponents of this administration? your answer, quote, absolutely. it is totally inappropriate for the department to target any individual because of their politics or their position in a campaign. that was your promise just a few months ago. i m sorry to say you have broken that promise. dana: that was more than a year ago. the committee will have plenty of ground to cover today. jason chaffetz ahead with reaction. david spunt starting us off on capitol hill. attorney general taking a seat behind me ready to answer those questions. he said multiple times he wants to keep politics out of the d.o.j. he wi
gillian: very busy, if the first hour is anything to go by. thanks for sticking with us. gillian turner in for sandra. we ll take you live to the trial in the low country as soon as it resumes, but until then, a lot of news we want to get in for you. start with a fox news alert. oxycodone, morphine, testosterone, hgh, you name it, i got it, homey, 40% off on any medication. john: tell me what you need, i ll tell you what you want. supposed to be a sales pitch to americans in mexico but turns out it could be a death sentence instead. the drug peddler one of many hawking on behalf of mexican pharmacies to entice tourists just as spring breakers are about to flock south of the border. gillian: the cdc says do not fall for that. warn a high chance the pill that those guys are buying may kill you. talking about legal pharmacies, not shady street dealers like that guy. john: a study reveals nearly half the pills bought in pharmacies were laced with fentanyl and other dead
Security concerns for days. Most of the wreckage is believes to be sitting in 47 feet of water at this hour. Lets go now to oren at the pentagon. Do we think we might have get an update this evening as to whether or not they have been able to secure that wreckage and retrieve it . Theyll put a perimeter around it with navy and coast guard assets that were in the area. Whether they can retrieve it tonight or tomorrow, thats a different question. 47 feet of water according to a Senior Defense official, so not that deep, but still its a question of whats left, whats down there and what shape is it in and how do you bring it up without damaging it further. Salvage vessel is on the way. It might not be there in time to do it tonight, but it will get there as quickly as possible to begin. Why is that so important . Because the pentagon has said repeatedly this was a chinese Surveillance Balloon that had the ability to maneuver, loiter. And because of that, theres information they want to gle
from obesity world headquarters in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with the growing concern over china s posture on the war in ukraine. three u.s. officials telling nbc news new intelligence suggest china is considering sending artillery and ammunition to russia. this could be the latest in a series of insults. here is an exchange between my colleague, chuck todd, and white house national secretive of jake sullivan on meet the press today. we re sending more troops to taiwan. that shine is ignoring calls from our defense secretary. secretary blinken to cancel his trip. the president wants to have a call with xi, there s no evidence that anything it s been scheduled. this like a communication, how dangerous is the situation with china right now? we have said repeatedly that we need to have military communications channels to avoid escalation, to avoid surprise, to avoid mistake. it is unfortunate that the chinese defense ministry has d