human smuggling into the country, one day after lawmakers held first site hearing at the actual border. fox news exclusively capturing this video of the group touring rio grand valley last night. you re watching fox and friends first, i m todd piro. ashley: i m ashley strohmier, in for carley shimkus. hoping to force administration to pay attention to what is upon haing. it is important we convene in texas to share light on brutal and unsustainable conditions this president s administration has caused at the border. my hope is for an honest conversation in america at the border tonight with each of you. the u.s.-mexico border is close to 2000 miles long, how many pounds of fentanyl are coming through the ports of entry? we need to secure the border. ashley: todd, who else better to lead this site tour than brandon judd. you can turn on fox news channel nearly any time of day and see brandon on there. he is fired up because what we re seeing at the border is a comp
their congressional delegation to come in and reassure these people a little bit that help is on the way and that they are not being abandoned. todd: this isn t a political thing. this is a human thing. that s born out by. this even ted cruz and ilhan omar agree there needs to be congressional inquiry and direct action from pete buttigieg to address this tragedy. here is what you get from mayor pete. congress needs to take immediate steps rail safety and reduce constraints on the u.s. dot in this area. no, what the people there in east palestine need right now is money and aassurance that the government is going to be there 10 to 15 years down the road when potential health implications of this really kick in. was that a sense that you got from basically ever single person you spoke to there last night that that s what they want? absolutely, todd. the issue with it is that you ve