threatening the united states. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer, good morning to you at home. today s hearing comes amid growing threats as mexican cartels hold control along the southern border. friday s kidnapping of four americans in mexico the latest example of growing threats and deadly danger. two of the four americans were found dead, two survived and are now back in the u.s. being treated in a brownsville, texas hospital. the white house yesterday calling cartel violence a top priority. americans are being slaughtered, would president biden take the same approach if it was al qaeda or isis operating just across the border from an american city. the president takes this very seriously issue the fbi and other agents have been on top of this from day one. that is what he will continue to do. would president biden consider using the u.s. military to disrupt cartel operations? i will not get into the military a
from last night. i ve had the distinct pleasure of staying up till three a.m.. when i was doing my face tough, i looked at the tv and said i will turn this on. i totally feel you because it was a long night. to be honest with you, i thought it was done at around 11:45, when they said they would adjourn until monday, and then in typical d.c. fashion, i don t know what kind of system allows you to change or vote but, it s the hill, so you could do whatever you want. it s the red part of the hill. i m looking for to watching a show this evening. i know you have great guest. thank you so much, enjoy the rest of your evening off. good evening, to you, welcome to ayman. kevin mccarthy banks, borrows and steals and a 15-day battle to become how speaker, but it is just the start of republican chaos, as a group of extremist lawmakers that in their grasp over the republican party, two years after the january six insurrection. some promising steps forward in the fight across the
outbreak a global pandemic. our senior medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta joins us to explain why. what makes it a pandemic? there are criteria that are somewhat defined to call something a pandemic. let me preface by saying this terminology that we re going to start using now isn t so much to cause panic but rather to really cause a focus on preparedness. sanjay will join us in a moment. more than 525,000 americans have died since sanjay made those remarks. but this morning there are so many positive signs. 2.2 million people a day are getting vaccinated. the cdc has new guidelines for 30 million people who are fully vaccinated. if you are one of them, the cdc says it is safe to gather with other vaccinated people indoors without masks. and vaccinated grandparents can safely visit unvaccinated grandchildren. but the experts say we re not out of the wood yet. coronavirus variants could still trigger another deadly surge, especially as states relax their guidelines.
u.s. have now been fully vaccinated against covid-19 than those confirmed infected with the virus. it s a huge development. health experts warn americans to keep their guards up in the coming months. the cdc has released new guidelines for those who have been fully vaccinated. some things they don t some think they don t go far enough. what can you do? what can t you do? a lot of news to get to. let s begin with omar jimenez in minneapolis as jury selection in derek chauvin s trial get sets to begin. this is a long time coming, as you know, omar. you were there in the immediate aftermath of this. a lot of anticipation for this trial. that s right, jim and poppy. a long time coming, plus a day. because, of course, we were supposed to be beginning jury selection yesterday. we went through that delay. and now this morning, in about an hour, we re expecting jury selection to officially move forward. lawyers for derek chauvin and for the state are filing into court right now t
u.s. border. watch this. they are terrorists. there is another hostage issue the mexico government. the mexican government is being held hostage by parimilitary organizations that effectively control mexico. it is pretty close to a failed narco state. senator lindsey graham says he is not talking, acting with legislation to designate to make certain drug cartels foreign terrorist organizations and set the stage to use military force if necessary. will the president go that far? karine jean-pierre would not answer peter doocy s question, it is possible we ll see action from the white house. dana: thank you. bill: pressure grows for the white house to act, biden administration might be considering reinstating a trump era policy that detains migrant