enormous, four times, 200,000 people. that s just since we got into the christmas month of december, folks. not even over yet this month. many of them taking advantage of places where the border wall is broken or damaged by the cartels. this is my current fascination with this story. because the smugglers and the cartels just go out there and they cut through the fence. there s so many holes in the fence right now that workers work to fix them and they ve done it so many times that the washington post says parts of the barrier look like something out of a sculpture garden or mad max movie. joining me now, former new york republican congressman, lee zeldin along with the five co host jessica tarlov. we ll take you to the border. bill melugin with his live coverage today in lukeville, arizona. hi, bill. hi, martha. good afternoon. you re right. the border wall here gets cut every day. doesn t matter how many times border patrol fixes it. this is what happens when there s
crisis at the border. they are on pace for more than 300,000 migrant encounters in just the month of december. about that, welcome back. i m john roberts. welcome back to you. jacqui: good to be with you for a second hour. sandra smith has the day off. i m jacqui heinrich. president biden spoke with his mexican counterpart as it threatens hundreds in millions facility, biden administration is choosing not to send migrants to ice detention centers that are sitting completely empty. what is the reason for that. jacqui: complete coverage now, texas lieutenant governor dan patrick responds, but first, william in the los angeles newsroom. why aren t the ice facilities being used? jacqui, the president has said he does not want to use them. otherwise, does it make sense to be releasing thousands of migrants a day with a slip of paper, while thousands of detention beds taxpayers paid for daily go empty. take the center in california. 2000 beds, fully staffed, and operational t
is not being made everywhere. we are seeing crime overall, retail theft overall up across the country and especially in new york city, los angeles, and even dallas. john: prosecuting shoplifting, what a novel concept. dan, thank you. israel is ready for another humanitarian pause and additional humanitarian aid. the problem was and has been and remains hamas. the question is whether they are willing to resume this effort. john: big news out of israel, suggesting they are open to a temporary ceasefire with hamas in order to free more than 100 people still held hostage. no word on whether the terrorist group will return to the negotiating table. sandra: and while fierce battles rage up and down the gaza strip, the u.s. is urging israel for a more targeted approach to spare civilian lives. netanyahu says the idf will keep on with its operation to eliminate the terrorist group. john: so begins hour two, john roberts in washington. good to be back with you again, sandr
america reports . mr. president, your reaction to the colorado ruling on trump on the ballot? i m not going to comment on it. is trump an insurrectionist, sir? it s self-evident. saw it, certainly supported the insurrection, no question about it, none, 0. sandra: president biden reacting to the colorado supreme court ruling to disqualify his predecessor, calling it dangerous and undemocratic, demanding the supreme court strike it down. could more states follow and seek to disqualify president trump from the race. jim jordan, jonathan turley, bret and jason chaffetz coming up. sandra: top of the new hour, a scene very familiar to our viewers, john, looking live at those continuous jaw-dropping images from the southern border, the biden administration continues to allow tens of thousands of migrants to pour across with no end in sight. hello, welcome everyone, i m sandra smith in new york. john, it s hard to believe every single day we are seeing these numbers.
losing to trump in the polls? you have the wrong poll. why do you think it is you are trailing trump in all the swing state polls. you don t read the polls, ten tolls, eight of them i m beating him in those states, eight of them. mr. president, what s your message to democrats who don t want you to run again? they want me to run. two-thirds say they don t. read the polls, read the polls, jack. you guys are all the same. polls indicate are not happy with the way you are doing your job now. i don t believe polls. sandra: read the polls, jack. the white house response then. see what the white house response is to the sinking poll numbers a few moments from now when reporters will likely press the biden administration at a white house press briefing on growing concerns in democrat s ranks over the president s ability to win again in 2024. all of this as brand-new fox polling suggests more americans feel they have been hurt rather than helped by his policies. h