6 on the week. The lows on all of this, if you want to go back in time a little bit, the waste work and month 2. The worst of since 2001. That is the worst march. And we have run up far too fast, using it as an excuse to sell. Pouncing on these developments, the fact that the president had to take to achieve the announcement to say i am signing this, 1. 3 trillion spending measure, but with caveats here. That was one of the things that prompted the president to say i am doing so with my hand over my nose. Obviously, wall street felt the same by days end. We have a Charles Payne on what happened. We begin with john roberts. Very concerned, i would imagine, about how that escalated. The president was asked about that as he was leaving the diplomatic reception, with the signing ceremony, and the president was asked if he was concerned about the impact on the stock market he said he is not concerned at all. The stock market is way up compared to where it was before he took office. And he s
He went to pyongyang in 2011. It would be the first between the United States president and socalled dear leader of the hermit nation. Met last week in finland to discuss the parameters of this possible would be historic summit. This as we watch the markets roller coaster on a looming trade war with china and rally in recent sessions on the possibility that china might be coming to the table to potentially renegotiate some of their deals. Today, the president was on the phone with Prime Minister Angela Merkel of germany and president macron of france. He was urging these two allies to join forces in pressing china for better terms and to halt the theft of intellectual property. All of this as russia continues to react, somewhat mutedly to the largest expulsion of intelligence operatives in the u. S. And around the globe in history. All of that with a back drop the president s approval numbers have been inching upward to their highest approval numbers in months. The latest fox news poll
Acceptable to this president. Rick john roberts is at the white house. John, do we have a time line for when these troops will hit the southern border . Rick, in some states like arizona, mexico happen. California and governor jerry brown may be another question. The white house could run into stiff resistance for the plan there. The president wants to send the National Guard to the border in the face of a sharp uptick of apprehensions on the border between the United States and mexico. Lets put up some figures here so you can take a look. In the month of march there were 37393 apprehensions along the southern border. That suspect 11,000, almost 11,000 from february of this year. When you include in the 13,000 other people who were detained in ports of entry. That means that in march, nearly 50,000 people were detained by customs and border patrol. That is a 200 percent increase over march of 2017. Border apprehensions are still at a 46year low. But the Homeland Security secretary, you
Defy our commanderinchief. President trump sending up to 4,000 troops to the border. Some democrat governors say they will refuse to allow their troops to take part. In the wake of President Trumps decision to dispatch National Guard troops, the pentagon is creating a cell of their own. The mission . Backing up Border Patrol agents. Wee are looking at how we can best provide the support to the department of Homeland Security. It will be consistent with law. No problem. But dont let that Mission Statement fool you. The new cell has a role to play. It will serve as a liaison making sure they are there 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Watching monitors and cameras. The backroom activities. We used them previously to repair roads and vehicles, intelligence and analysis for intelligence and aviation is a big part of what we hope they bring. The cell will conduct reconnaissance on the ground and in the air. But with the now new order signed for 4,000 National Guardsmen at the border, thing
President trump sending up to 4,000 National Guard troops to the border. Thats about a brigade size. Some democratic governors say they will refuse to allow troops from their states to partake in the plan. Fox news correspondent gillian turn everywhere is here with more. Hey, pete. In the wake of President Trumps decision to dispatch National Guard troops to secure the southern border, the pentagon has now announced they are creating a special Border Security cell of their own. The cells official mission . Backing up Border Patrol agents. Aaccording to the secretary of defense. We are looking at how we can best provide support to the department of Homeland Security. Well figure it out. It will be consistent with law and the spirit of congress. No problem. But dont let that Mission Statement fool you. Serve as liaison between the pentagon and the department of Homeland Security, making sure 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Watching monitors, border cameras and sensor feeds. Those kinds of