law-abiding citizens are tired of being told that the biggest threat that they face is the unmasked, on facts, and the omicron variant. it s a violent homicides in the streets. trace: the efforts that we are seeing in los angeles and in san francisco. do you see this going forward in other states around the country? there is such an extraordinary amount of money. as you know, guys like larry krasner, limitless funds. in these off your elections and recall elections, they re not as organized. maybe they can go forward. i hope they do. i m pulling for. trace: chris stigall, great to have you on. happy new year. dana: book targeting children s book erasing very prominent conservative names. the backlash on how the social media giant is reacting next. plus, president biden rolling out a new plan for the meat
something. dana: stay in touch with us. thank you so much. stay safe and we appreciate you showing so much community leadership by offering to help. thank you. trace: we will keep you updated on that situation. in the meantime, the crisis at the southern border spelling far beyond texas and other border communities including arizona s yuma sector were encounters up more than 2400% this fiscal year. the situation got so overwhelming that yuma s they are declared a state of emergency. douglas nicholls joins us. i started my career in the border has always been a problem. 2400% is a staggering number and you say it s not surprising. explain why. it s not surprising because in 2019, going back in history,
tomorrow itch an hour long conversation with ennis kanter it s fascinating on china lebron and the nba. might want to check it out. ainsley: i want to say so good to be back. aren t we grateful for our jobs and all of you watching. i hope everyone has a wonderful new year. let s make it the best year petty. brian: on behalf of will and ainsley, listen to the radio show for the next three hours. bye, dana: americas in the grips of oma chronic and the u.s. becoming the first country to report limiting cases in one day. doubled the previous record set a week ago. good morning, i m dana perino. bill is off. i m trace gallagher. this is america s newsroom. president biden will meet with his covert response team at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. the surgeon cases comes as the country faces a shortage of tests. the president pledged to mail it half a billion free ones, but we have yet to see progress.
positive. it is endemic. it has colonized. dana: any thoughts on vaccines for kids over 12 years old? their concerns. the risk for foley vaccinated child without a booster dying of covid is 0. you cannot lower the risk any further. many experts have been opposed to young people getting boosters. including the fda top officials who quit the agency over pressure on this very issue. boosters on young people. there will be unintended harm. one in 2,000 young men can develop. many of us were disappointed to learn that the fda did not get it. reports work and circumvented to get this approval.
highway 77. texas dps pulling over a car that had 54 pounds of meth being hidden in these brand-new water pumps you see on the truck. that is a street value of $4.7 million. this was an effort for the cartel to try to get those drugs further into the houston area where they would then be sent elsewhere around the country. take a look at this mug shot right here. this is out of tucson, arizona, sector where they arrested a mexican national sex offender. he was previously convicted of aggravated sexual abuse out of the state of illinois. he was arrested by illinois after crossing illegally. they arrested a child predator from ecuador. he has previous convictions for aggravated sao tome, child molestation, and rape out of