sending u.s. troop s is on the table if china invades taiwan. reporter: so, speaker mccarthy and yourself have said that multiple times now, that we need to arm taiwan now before there s any sort of invasion. what about u.s. troops? i think, you know, then you re talking about an authorized use of military force that would comauthe out of myat committee or a w declaration of war which we haven t utilized since world war ii. reporter: would you supportda that? i think if communist china invades taiwan, i think that ise certainly if the american people support this, the congress will follow. sean: this visit came days after house speaker kevin mccarthyn and other lawmakers meant with taiwan s leader at the ronald reagan presidential library in california.s mccarthy says the country siw support foanr taiwan is resolute and unwavering. house china committee chairman mike gallagher said moments after th ge meeting that washington shouldn t be scared b to have these kind of
pardon happen. abbott blaming radical prosecutor jose garza funded by george soros in election 2 years ago. governor stating, texas has the strongest stand your ground law of self-defense that cannot be nullified by jury of progressive district attorney. sergeant perry claims he acted in self-defense when a mob of protestors surrounded car and one of them pointed gun at him. the texas lieutenant governor also weighing. he should never have been charged with murder. detective says there s evidence that would not have had him indicted and the detective argued over the da over this. when you have the justice system write down at da and court level something has well, that s the deal. cheryl: joey, the lead directive, he sign ad sworn affidavit and signed garza s office and the police in the area said not guilty. i don t know all the evidence but i can take a step back about stand your ground law in texas. i can tell that governor abbott is not using conjecture when he
please. absolutely not, absolutely not. john: ah, absolutely not but the numbers tell a different story. have a look here. the president has held 23 news conferences since he took office and this time in his presidency, president trump had held 41, and obama had held 53. so, what gives with 23? sandra: welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour on this monday afternoon. i m sandra smith in new york. and great to have you back. john: maybe channelling michael jordan with 23. joe concha has a theory. why hold a news conference when tiktok influencers can do the work for you. we ll talk to him how in the world the white house is spinning the press access as a good thing and the army of influencers pushing the president s lies. but first sandra: chaos on chicago streets after hundreds of rowdy teens flooded the downtown area over the weekend. police responding to reports of gunshots and scenes of juveniles smashing cars, blocking traffic and fighting i
line. saying if china invades taiwan, u.s. troops could be deployed to defend the island. we have fox team coverage of the rising tensions as well as the biden s administration s response. and aishah hasnie and lucas tomlinson. taiwan launched fighters jets and simulated, and perhaps the most ever. earlier mark esper says that chinese ambitions go well beyond taiwan. they re global. they have made clear that by 2035 they want to have a modern military and their goal is to move beyond the indo-pacific and project power around the world. we should be concerned about that. here at the white house, john kirby tried to calm down tensions. communication with china remain open, we have communicated to china privately, we ve certainly done it publicly here with you all, there s no reason for them to overreact to this transit. it s not uncommon for these transits. they re private, unofficial, we ll urge them not to overact. it was the hasty withdrawal from afghanistan, afte
locations dumped alongside a road the third was stuffed inside a trunk of a car. the police they all three teenagers were likely shot at the same time and in the same spot. and they say the alleged shooters may be part of a gag for the sheriff in marion county is calling for those juvenile suspects to be charged as ad adults. likes the fact the victims are three juveniles and our suspects and murderers are three juveniles, there is nothing good in this scenario. and it breaks my heart it is a 12-year-old involved as well. his life is over. one decision, one decision, his life is done. as he knows it. arthel: s live what more can you tell us? arthel good afternoon. investigators are hoping a cash reward will get people talking they can track down the third of juvenile suspect in this case a 16-year-old. you mention the sheriff says all three suspects were involved in low level gang activity. but he says the killings do not appear to be related to any kind of gang rivalry. i