john: to say the least. the supreme court deciding whether president biden could ignore congress or go on one of the biggest spending sprees in u.s. history, wiping out student loan debt for millions of americans. and over on capitol hill, lawmakers are holding hearings on both the china threat and the border crisis. sandra: that s where we start a border bust netting enough fentanyl to kill 50 million people. and one mother who knows the drug s devastation all too well. we have a weather balloon from china going across our country. nobody died, and everybody is freaking out about it. but 100,000 die every year and nothing is being done, not enough is being done. you talk about children being taken away from their parents. my children were taken away from me. john: just some of what we heard during today s house hearing on the border crisis. mother who lost two of her sons to fentanyl poisoning not only grieving but also getting downright angry. sandra: and just now
case over whether president biden had the right to forgive $400 billion in student loans that people hadn t paid back across the country. that put the burden on the backs of many people who had paid their own loans or who didn t go to college by choice. does the president have the power to move that money around from one group of people to another group of people? listen closely to this exchange. the first voice that you ll hear in the supreme court is white house attorney. then you ll hear her cut off from a question by justice gorsuch. listen. there s always the cost of the government of offering that benefit not just the cost of government. i m sorry to interrupt. i think they argue what it is missing is cost to other persons in terms of fairness. people that paid their loans, people that don t have plan their lives around not seeking loans and people who are not eligible for loans in the first place. a half a trillion dollars is being diverted to one group of pers
year, i nearly failed calculus. it was mr. maitland helped me out. martha: i could have helped you. i was a calculus tutor. sandra: i appreciate that but you weren t around. john: you really weren t around then. sandra: i love it. john, great withing with you. another jam packed afternoon. thanks for joining us. i m sandra smith. john: i m john roberts. the story starts right now. martha? martha: hello there, guys. hi, everybody. i m martha maccallum in new york. breaking right now on the story, we ll get a first look at bret baier s exclusive interview with fbi director christopher wray, a man under pressure as the country struggles with crime, the origins of covid. we ll talk to bret in a little while, get a preview of that interview, which will come up in full on special report tonight. first, the show down that has begun today at the supreme court. they re hearing a very important