president trump. i don t know how that will go. that s what s happening. bill: the story is about to get interesting. dana: the new york times reporting desantis made the come heents on a call with donors. here is what he said. quote, you have basically three people at this point that are credible in this whole thing. biden, trump and me. i think of those 3, 2 have a chance to get elected president. biden and me. based on all the data in the swing states, not great for the former president and probably insur mountable because people aren t going to change their view of him, end quote. that sets us off in a new direction. you start and tell us where you think we are. dana: next week you are also going to see tim scott officially get into the race and there could be others, chris christie is letting it be known he might as well. yesterday the governor of north dakota is thinking of getting in, chris sununu and glenn youngkin is suggesting he might get in. which tells
republican congressman george santos who admitted to lying about parts of his background arrested. he is in federal custody this morning. we have the 13 count indictment and we ll break down the very serious charges he s facing. moments from now, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas is set to give live remarks on operations at the southern border, one day before the health restrictions known as title 42 were set to be lifted. we re live on both sides of the border as the amount of people seeking asylum trying to seek asylum continues to build. and e. jean carroll speaking out one day after a federal jury found donald trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. we ll play for you what she had to say. in washington, a standoff between president biden and top republicans with just weeks to go before what could be a catastrophic default on the nation s debt. and we are following breaking news at this hour. right now, new york republican congressman george
heard the name george santos. oh, we do know him now, though. a wild scene today as the republican congressman caught in lie after lie is arrested and charged on 13 criminal counts. will george santos, aka anthony devulder stay in congress, go on his own or will he be pushed out? plus, taking the stage, donald trump now hours away from facing questions at a cnn town hall one day after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. and following the money. republicans flagging what they call shady deals as they lay out their case against president biden s family, including son hunter. is there evidence behind these allegations? welcome to the lead. we start with our politics lead, and a defiant congressman george santos saying he has no plans to resign despite facie ing 13 criminal charges. santos pleaded not guilty in a new york courtroom this afternoon before facing the news media where he insisted he is innocent. this is the beginning of the ability for
week getting worse. a trio of whistleblowers testifying on their experiences with bias in the bureau, they say all by design using scare tactics to silence opposing points of view. one whistleblower says he was forced to choose what he felt was right and feeding his family. i have since had to rely on charity, the fbi stopped paying me. you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. on one hand we want to try to get our jobs back because we are trying to do our patriotic duty. the other hand, we still have families to take care of. it s essentially a death sentence in the modern era. sandra: compelling testimony there. ben coming up this hour. welcome back as america reports rolls into hour two, i m sandra smith. john: i m john roberts. always great to have you here in d.c. sandra: fun to be here. john: kinda way to keep you here, siphon the gas out of your car. and adidas is selling a women s swimsuit by using a male model. critics say it s about so much more tha
the gunman in the deadly shooting at an outlet mall outside of dallas. eight people were killed. also developing this evening, at least seven people are dead after a car plowed into people outside a homeless shelter in brownsville, texas, this morning. that shelter has been housing migrants. first we want to play you the moments leading up to the incident. we should warn you, withat you e about to watch is very disturbing. we have frozen that video right before the moment graphic moment of that footage. the video comes from a congressman s office. i will speak with him later. let s go to rosa flores. what do we know about what happened? reporter: according to police, seven people are dead. at least six excuse me, ten individuals are in the hospital. police are still going to hospitals to see if there are any other individuals injured. from talking to the director of the shelter, he says that at about 8:30 this morning, there were 25 migrants sitting waiting for a bus. tha