but election experts would say it s a drop in the bucket compared to what s needed and i think election experts would agree that probably some sort of federal response could help on that. do i think it s likely? i think it s probably a long shot. we do have an appropriations bill coming down the pike that is probably the most likely place for something to land. mcconnell s made it pretty clear, it s not going to happen separate from that process. eric: there s at least three bills. there s the secure elections act, election security act and defending elections from foreign interference. mr. mcconnell says while it s due micdue mick here s what h. we had the midterm elections. all 50 states and more than 1400 local elections, jurie jurisdic, focused on election security.
administration is working with local officials, folks who actually run the elections, to try to make headway to make sure the systems are secure. eric: in fact, i met with some of those local officials just this week where in illinois, where an upcoming special story we ll report on the fox news channel and that has to do with the fact that $380 million was appropriated by congress to help the state and local jurisdictions deal with this and they need the help but the message that i got loud and clear was that they need more help. do you think that would be coming from congress or from the white house? i think that s exactly spot-on. some of this stuff is happening, the states are taking the lead. they re doing things like spending some federal money on improving security, some of them are hiring cyber security experts, for instance, about half the states do an audit after an election to make sure there s no funny business with the numbers. i think there are things happening. you men
decision and thanks the company for serving amazon customers over the years. and we begin with a tariff turnaround as the united states and mexico strike a deal to avoid looming tariffs on mexican imports that would have gone into effect in just two days. hello, everyone. i m arthel neville. this is a brand-new hour of america s news headquarters. eric: always good to be with you, arthel. arthel: likewise. eric: i m eric shawn. president trump has been touting the deal that is aimed at trying to reduce the flow of central american migrants making their way through mexico to the us. mexico agreed to deploy thousands of troops throughout the country, targeting especially the country s southern border with guatemala to try to stop the migrants from stopping there. washington says it will expedite the cases of asylum seekers who
there are no more lines in the sand that you can cross and we ll do nothing. there are consequences. we re willing to take action and what we say is what we mean. and so it s very encouraging, i think, because what he did is he proved that win-win can come out of putting things right center on the table. eric: it seems like he s not afraid to step on some toes. the funny part is, this may be an inflection point in u.s./mexican deblow m diplomacy. both presidents are claiming a victory. it will help both of their countries if they can shut down the flow. eric: it s astounding that mexico hasn t been able to deal with it effectively. they said they ll deploy 6,000 troops on the southern border, about 600 miles long. with guatemala, to stop the dloa flow there, as well as process asylum seekers instead of them coming here, process them, provide education, employment opportunities, health care for them, so they do not cross the
central america, that are reallye endangering their public health and safety even as they endanger ours. what our president did, he said we have a common cause here. it s having a bad effect on us up here because it s weighing down our social infrastructure. it s also having an effect on you there. let s work together on this and get it right. i think they will definitely make forward progress. we may have to revisit the issue but i think they re intent on it and it s in everybody s best interest. eric: we hear about the effect of the migrants and the flow here, what s happening in the southern border and the processing centers, the reports of diseases and other things as people flee the horrible violence for humanitarian reasons and seek asylum as is their right under the law in this country. explain what it does to mexico, because they do flow through there. some of them do stay there. and some of the mexicans they re not very happy about it. let s start from basics.