you are watching fox and friends first, thank you for joining us and begin with this fox news alert at a live look at capitol hill, demanding lawmakers on evacuations from afghanistan. american still stranded as tens of thousands of refugees arrive in the us. lawmakers are discussing it with the president. the us may be out of afghanistan but the conflict continues as lawmakers demand answers. of group of 2 dozen republican senators sent a letter to the white house in part saying our media priority is the safety and well-being of american citizens, permanent residents and allies left behind in afghanistan. they will not be abandoned to terrorists abroad. oil afghans served alongside of american troops. apparently also evacuated tens of thousands of afghans have clear direction to americans and no idea who they are. more from the department of homeland security how the vetting process will work. that will tell us much. they undergo the policy of what happens
thousands of refugees arrive in the us. lawmakers losing patience with the president. a group of 2 dozen republican senators pressing the biden administration for answers as to who was left behind in afghanistan, who was not able to make it out before us forces left and we are hearing from afghans loyal to the us cause who remain in the country. we feel abandoned because we are fighting a war against terror but we have no allies, the last are many us allies, not being supported, no one by our side to help us against transnational terrorism. todd: standing for freedom, standing against extremism, they know the taliban equals al qaeda and terrorism that happens in afghanistan doesn t stay in afghanistan. reporter: is more afghans arrive in the us we are learning more from the department of homeland security about the vetting process. is forgetting americans another afghans out without us forces on the ground the white house is focused on help from the taliban and. did
and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: dawn breaks across america as we welcome you in to this saturday morning of fox & friends. will cain, rachel campos-duffy back in with us this weekend. missed you last weekend. lawrence jones in for pete hegseth this morning. lawrence: thanks for having me. rachel: isn t it beautiful seeing the dismawn we have the most beautiful country in the world. lawrence: start off with the national anthem as we have troops getting ready to head to battle to defend freedom right now. will: in fact, let s go to a fox news alert. president biden is vacationing at camp david as afghanistan implodes. rachel: taliban is rapidly taking control of the country, closing in on its capital kabul as u.s. troops arrive in the city to afghanistan americans. lawrence: joini
[national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] pete: welcome to fox & friends. no better way to start off your weekend with us than with our nation s anthem. rachel: i agree. pete: welcome to the show will contain and roomp. rachel campos-duffy. will: glad to see you both on this saturday, july 24th, 2022, well, as you know at this point, there is a rising crime rate across this country. focused largely in the big urban areas. in washington, d.c., the police chief has had it, he is mad as hell in his own words about crime rising in washington, d.c. what s gotten everyone s attention is the shooting in washington, d.c. close to the washington nationals ballpark and close to some fancy restaurants. i m a little bit were to on this. i think we should always be talking about rising crime. seems to be of special attention when it happens in our fancier areas. in quite honestly white neighborhoods. while we in fox have been talking about rising
rio grande. in the last 24 hours sources tell me a now minutes going, 2241 # apprehensions in the very location in the last 24 hours and that s an increase of 372% from this time last year. beyond that fence you see that structure on the right side, it s a brown top, page building. that s lupe cabrera s bar, he s had it 30 years in that location and he says he s never seen anything like it the way it is right now in that opening you see just right to the gate entrance. the hole is where they did not finish completing president trump s border wall and as a result, migrants every day come over the fence and sometimes he comes in and sees them sleeping in the open air spot right there. now, this comes as officials discovered over 90 pandemic in a houston home in a possible smuggling operation. william la jeunesse is live from texas with the latest. hey, griff, there s no question there are basically agents in south texas are stretched thin. agents from florida in texas and nat