i m rich edson in for martha maccallum in new york at fox news head quarter. december shattering another record at the border. a caravan of thousands on the way, since december 1, migrant encounters at the southern border have topped 276,000. more than the population of reno, nevada. the highest monthly total ever. art del cueto is starting by. first to william la jeunesse with the breaking news about the northern border. ice revealed that it arrested an iranian national with ties to terrorism sneaking in to the u.s. near niagara falls two days after being turned away here at the rain bow bridge. he s a legal resident of canada, wanted on assault charges there. ice held him for two months before a release last week. arrests on the northern border increased by 90% last year. for that perspective, 276,000 apprehensions, that is nearly the population of pittsburgh. again, a single month. not a mention of those got-aways. the point is the mexican border is overrun. agents so bu
expires. so we ll take you down to the southern border this morning. also, it looks like turkey s presidential election is head for a runoff. we have christiane amanpour here to hear why this race has global implications. and aaa is predicting one of the busiest travel day weekends in decades. an expert with tips on how to beat the rush. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. but here s where we begin this morning. new overnight, a bus of migrants dropped off at the official home of the vice president, kamala harris, in d.c. texas governor greg abbott sent the bus to the naval observatory after title 42, that covid-era immigration policy expired last thursday. many were expecting a surge of migrants over the weekend, but according to the biden administration, that s not what happened. here s president biden sunday after a bike ride. how do you think things are going at the border, sir? much better than much better than y all expected. of course, the con
of our country. they re trying to block the system. this looks like a celebration, there is no celebration yet. the flow of migrants into the u.s. is slower than expected. a 50% drop in the number of encounters versus earlier in the week. this week has seen more crossings than any week in our history. we re still on high alert. governor ron desantis was back in iowa trying to get his 2024 groove back. we must reject the culture of losing the time for excuses is over. for many republicans, they view the next election as important. can ron desantis bring it? white house officials say talks have continued. we need an outline in hand by the end of the week. i really think the desire on their part as well as ours is disagreement. it s time to bring spending levels back to pre-covid and then talk about raising the debt ceiling. tatum knocks done another! incredible! the tornado continues. 51 for jayson tatum in game seven. i had to put on a special p
this so-called woke indoctrination agenda. i really take offense to the continued use of wokism referring to the democratic party. john: not just coming from the classroom but also disney. a cartoon under fire for what it s telling kids about race, such as pushing for reparations, not just for slavery in the nation s past, but also what s happening right now and wait until you hear why the show is telling kids that abraham lincoln was no hero. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. hi again, sandra. sandra: a lot of tense moments in that education hearing as democrats suggested parents concerned about woke lessons were worked up about nothing. we ll show you how republicans are responding. john: and the controversial disney cartoon may help prove their point. it s all ahead after a fox news alert. sandra: a bust at the southern border putting new perspective on a jaw-dropping statistic as we learn from border that enough fentanyl has been seized
dead, a male adult. three others have been rushed to area hospitals. they have suffered serious injuries, non-life-threatening. the gunman has not been identified and is on the run. police are asking for any help in identifying the suspect. not even clear yet if that suspect was driving or if that suspect was on foot. the police did just reveal in that press conference they believe the individuals shot were targeted but they don t know why. what led them to believe that is the funeral was happening, and it was just being let out at 12:17 p.m. locally, and these individuals appeared to the police to have been targeted. that presser is happening right now, they are taking questions. let s dip in and listen here. people who do these types of crimes. they need to be ultimately held accountable for their actions and we need to work hard in order to get us there. it s unfortunate someone so brazen to do such an act, let alone at a funeral. i mean, how low can you be of a human be