surge at the border. our white house correspondent is live with the breaking news on the straight screaming 38-year-old mexican national francisco oropesa was taken into custody around 7 pm central time without incident. according to officials in texas.the culmination of a massive manhunt led to 250 federal state and local officers.now francisco oropesa who had been deported at least 4 times previously is accused of murdering a family of five. some complained about him firing a weapon near their home he responded by shooting them with an ar 15 among the victims, a nine-year-old boy. stream at the tip for the suspects location came through the fbi to client and we want to thank the person had the courage and bravery to call in the suspects location. bottom line is, we have this man in custody. he was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry. they can rest easy now. because he is behind bars and he will live out his life behind bars. he will. meanwhile, what a diff
letting their voices be heard. chief patrol agents in charge of the rio grande valley and tucson sectors in extensive detail why millions have been able to cross the southern border since president biden took office and putting the blame squarely on the policies coming from the white house. sandra: will their testimony put more pressure on president biden to secure the border. that is a huge question. brandon judd is here to weigh in. that s coming up. china is the most challenging national security threat america has faced in 30 years. the prc is a learning machine. xi jinping is watching and learning. hopes for a beneficial relationship is misplaced, culminating with the spy balloon over my community. john: sounding the alarm over the growing national security threat from the chinese communist party and whether the u.s. is truly prepared for conflict with our number one foreign adversary. hello, john roberts in washington on this state of the union day. sandra, we
oh, man he kicked it down now. he kicked it down. there s two of them. there was a shot at that. yeah. they got it. they got it. did you hear the noise? they got it. did you hear that noise? that was a missile. wow. the balloon was first seen last week saturday over alaska, by wednesday it was over montana, by friday over missouri, and yesterday, over the carolinas. defense department officials told nbc news that it clearly crossed over sensitive sites, including military locations. a massive recovery operation is ongoing down here from myrtle beach, involving the navy, coast guard, national guard, and the fbi. in just the last hour, a police spokesperson said they are working to secure the area to help the federal government recover hardware that plunged into the ocean with the balloon deflated. we re preparing for if this washes up anywhere on the coastline in the city. so that s the big reason that we want to, we re speaking on behalf of all of our pa
is it time to pop that balloon? i m michael smerconish. it sparked kshs about national security regarding beijing. is it more a about symbolism? secretary of state antony blinken was due to travel to china this weekend. he postponed his trip calling the infiltration a, quote, irresponsible act that created conditions that undermine the purpose of the trip. the public first learned of the balloon s existence thursday while it was over montana, which is home to ballistic missile silos and bomber bases. china is saying it s all innocent. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign min city sits is a civilian air shift used for meteorological purposes affected by the westerlies and limited self-steering capability, it deviated from its course. the chinese side regrets the entry of the ship. but it was a clear violation of our sovereignty as well as international law. the balloon does not pose a military or political threat and a senior defense official said military officials a advise
course, which is, again, why we are monitoring it. jesse: the comey spy balloon airspace and fingers around a joystick and flying it towards major cities but we are not shooting it down. you said this is violating our airspace so why not take it down? yeah, so, you know, clearly as we assess options and considering the size of the pay load on this, looking at the potential for debris and the impact on civilians on the ground or property damage, and so out of an abundance of caution, cognizant of the potential impact to civilians on the ground from a debris field right now we are going to continue to monitor and review options. biden was against the bin laden raid and now he is against the balloon pop. he missed his shot over montana. what s the worst it can happen it hits a guy s barn? cut them a check like you did with covid. now it s heading into illinois? do you think it s going to last over chicago past midnight couple strays and that thing is in lake michigan. ch