[national anthem] finish if. [national anthem] [background sounds] if oh, they re actually arriving right now. rachel: good morning, everybody. we are live from the cay tone that 500 daytona 500. it has been can i just comment a little bit on the star spangled banner that we just listened to? there was a lot of cuteness in that pete: yeah, there was. little kid in a big chair, that s my favorite one. rachel: for sure. what an exciting event we have been at this entire weekend. i m just going to say this, guys, i m going to say good morning and also what happens in daytona stays in day own that. that s all i m going to the i say about last night. [laughter] pete: what else are you saying? will: we re going to tell them, because they re part of our family. we had a good time, went to dinner, the three of us togethe- rachel: joey with us. pete: we went to dinner, tied a few on. had some good steak. that bill was really high will: thank you
rachel: good morning, everybody from daytona international speedway and that is the apopca high school blue darter band performing live here at the speedway ahead of daytona 500 here on fox. good morning, will. good morning, pete. pete: good morning, rachel. i m pumped. it s finally warming up here at the track. if you re a high school band, what a better backdrop than the daytona 500 and the international speedway, the big race is tomorrow at 2:30 and we get a chance to cover it all morning long and talk news. rachel: absolutely. pete: always fun to be here. rachel: let s get to some of that news and we re going to talk about east palestine and sounding the alarm and the effects of toxic chemicals in the town. i ve had a headache and odd tinkling sensation like in the gums and on my lips. my brother-in-law went to the hospital and got checked out. he was having some severe symptoms, some breathing issues. they let this sink in and burn for days before they evacuated an
biden s border crisis new migrating north of the u.s. border as agents in new york, vermont, and new hampshire are all seeing illegal crossings now. i m sandra smith, and it s great to be with you for another week here, john. john: john roberts in washington. you are warmed up, revved up ready to go. this as america reports freezing weather not stopping migrants from making the journey across the canadian border into the united states. border patrol agents have seen 743% increase at encounters in just the last three months. more than in the previous two years combined. sandra: meanwhile, south of the border, cbp sources say nearly 300,000 known got-aways since october. that averages out to 2,450 got aways a say. john: streaming through south texas. texas dps in a high speed chase before a group of migrants fled on foot into the brush. sandra: eric shawn on the northern migrant surge but first, bill melugin is live in the rio grande valley. they do whatever they can
also, ahead tomorrow major marches around the country for abortion rights marking the 50th anniversary of roe v. wade. i will talk to one of the organizers about the midwest city that will be ground zero for action. plaster latest on the breaking news we have been following, a doj investigation of a company at the center of a national baby formula shortage. out a shocking scene at an nba, game as football hall of famer shannon sharpe rather takes on players from one team and their family members. we will tell you about what happened, next. but we start with some of the most extreme players in the republican party winning powerful seats on house committees. here s what congressman quickly hill said earlier today. looking ask miss greene s appointment where i said, you know this will afford her the opportunity to really investigate those space lasers causing fires in california. joining me now washington post national reporter a pay bar. as you just heard congressman crai