fredricka whitfield. we ve got a lot to get to, including as the political season ramps up, the biden white house is continuing with focus on the president s opponents on the crisis at the southern border. former president donald trump s harsh rhetoric and the new contentious law and migrant arrests have reignited the interest of immigrants in the potential election, and elevating the fight over immigration policy to new heights. and now house speaker mike johnson is calling for biden to take executive action to secure the border. so joining me to discuss is kevin liptak at the white house. thanks for being back with us. what is the administration doing to help the situation at the southern border? reporter: they are urgently looking for solutions here. and the phrase that you hear from officials is breaking point, as they re describing what s happening on the southern border, and the numbers really do reflect that. in recent days more than 10,000 migrants unlawfully crosse
and drawing comparisons to how the justice department handled a similar situation with former president donald trump. more coming up. [gunfire] john: begin america reports with chaos setting the scene in mexico as the arrest of a drug lord touches off violence in that country with president biden visiting for a high stakes summit. hello, john roberts in washington. sandra: sandra smith in new york. president biden is set to hold a tri lateral working lunch with mexican president obrador and canadian prime minister trudeau in mexico city where they are meeting right now. we are told the three leaders will discuss ways to deepen and expand economic partnerships and border security cooperation between them. john: those talks come amid a crisis spiralling out of control at the southern border, illegal immigration and drug smuggling continue at unprecedented levels. president biden bringing up both topics with his mexican counterpart and asking for help to stem the flow of
very good monday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. overnight president joe biden arriving in mexico this ahead of his one-on-one meeting with mexican president obrador this afternoon. the president also making a brief visit, it is his first since taking office to the u.s. southern border on sunday where he spoke with border enforcement in el paso, talking about the rising surge of migrants and the growing fentanyl crisis. plus in brazil a spectacle all too, sadly, familiar here in the u.s. after false stolen election claims, supporters of brazil s former president bolsonaro laid siege to the capital. they smashed windows, clashed with police, they broke into congress, the presidential palace and the supreme court. officials say at least 400 people have been arrested. sadly familiar images there. in washington kevin mccarthy now face has critical test after finally being elected speaker of the house, a major vote expected today on the rules package tha
. [playing of the star-spangled banner. ] will: good morning. welcome to fox & friends on this sunday morning. there is your national anthem with your pictures from across america. in those pictures were two i submitted from some friends in missoula, montana. mark truck and fire chief, captain mark extrum at retirement ceremony for one of his coworkers. good buddy of mine. what a beautiful flag they had flying outside of a truck in snowy missoula, montana yesterday morning. pete: that is awesome. i continue to be impressed by all of you out there and the photos you send in. we love it. keep them coming. some day there will be a picture book. some day eventually. i don t know whose job that will be. not mine. it will be great. rachel: good morning. good morning to both of you. will: good morning. pete: i like your blue eyelash eyelashes. rachel: shadow and mascara, my hair and make up team went all out today. you owe me 250-dollars. will: not on air. rachel: something
hello and welcome to bbc news. an icy blast is affecting nearly 250 million people in the us and canada, as one of the most severe winter storms in living memory takes hold with snow blizzards, strong winds and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died. hundreds of thousands of american households and businesses are without electricity and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. nomia iqbal reports. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into sub zero temperatures. from coast to coast it has brought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt. temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to stay indoors, but some are trying to tackle the snow. you need to clear your sidewalks within 2a hours after the storm, so i m out