great entertainer, great man, great patriot. we will have that for you later. but right now, two major developments in the battle over border security, the house voted not to impeach dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas and the senate border deal appears to be on life support. that measure was said to be dead on arrival in the house and now some gop senators are also skeptical about the package. the senior national correspondent rich edson has the information live for us in dc, good evening. reporter: good evening trace. republicans lose two major votes in the house, a chamber they control by a slim margin. house republicans failed to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas after charging he s failed to secure the southern border. a handful of republicans broke with their party and democrats and sank the impeachment vote. republicans say they ll vote again when steve scalise returns from cancer treatment. minutes after that vote, the house also failed to pass a $
ainsley: it is 8:00 a.m. right here on the east coast. it s wednesday, february 7th. this is fox & friends. we start with this. a news alert. brand-new border numbers more than 1 million migrants encountered since the fiscal year began just a few months ago in october. the earliest this milestone has ever been reached. steve: that is something. griff jenkins in moments. another fox news alert. hamas terrorists proposing a cease-fire deal. could the end of the war be in sight? still a lot of work to be done but we continue to believe that an agreement is possible. lawrence: illegal strip clubs. squatters taking over more than 1,000 homes in atlanta. brian: final hour of fox & friends starts now. you chose to be with friends, that s us. lawrence: fox news alert. brand-new border numbers just released. ainsley: we ve had more than 1 million migrant encounters since october 1st when the fiscal year began. it s the earliest this milestone has ever been reached.
greg: he s getting impeached for a border that s breached. the house gearing up for a vote on the impeachment of dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas and we could get that very soon. republicans accused mayorkas of failing to enforce the law and lying to congress. while republicans blame mayorkas, joe biden is now trying to place the blame for his border disaster on, you guessed it, trump. joe is pushing congress to pass the proposed senate deal for border security, that, as of right now, is deader than a hair follicle on jesse s scalp. all indications are this bill won t even move forward to the senate floor. why? a simple reason. donald trump. because donald trump thinks it s bad for him politically. he would rather weaponize this issue than actually solve it. frankly they owe it to the american people to show some spine. republicans have to decide who do they serve, donald trump or the american people. every day between now and november the american people are going to kno
first tonight, jennifer crumbley found guilty on all counts of involuntary manslaughter. the first parent in the u.s. ever to be charged. donald trump is not immune from criminal charges in the january 6th federal case. tonight, the d.c. court of appeals unanimously rejecting trump s claim of immunity. tonight, the bipartisan border bill, from republicans and democrats, working together in the senate. president biden today telling republicans, show the american people you work for them and not someone else. amid pressure from donald trump not to support the bipartisan solution. the breaking headline just in. house republicans tonight failing in their effort to impeach the homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. the deadly storm slamming the u.s. flash flood watches across several states tonight. the water rescues. the amazon truck dangling from a california hillside. the home beneath it at risk. and tonight, more rain now coming. rob marciano right there in th
prepaid those credit cards for food that are going to the migrants. we are not giving people american express cards. we found that the food delivery service that we set up during the emergency we could find a better way to do it. steve: why are the migrants getting a better deal than the homeless of new york? that s what people have scratching their heads about. meanwhile, southern california still in the grip of dangerous atmospheric river triggering 500 mud slides leaving at least nine people dead as they pick up the pieces in has enda li heights. lawrence: remember, mornings are better with friends. steve: developing story, the house republicans are they are pushed to impeach dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas blew up last night. they didn t have enough votes. ainsley: he isn t out of the woods yet. second vote today. it s already in the works. lawrence: jacqui heinrich at the white house. big defeat for house speaker mike johnson who had been building