before christmas is vast, extensive and heartbreaking. the suspected tornado destroyed a nursing home in arkansas, killed one person there, then trapped 20 others at that facility as you can see just collapsed around them. meanwhile, up north illinois was also hit hard. search and rescue crews combing through rubble at an amazon warehouse in edwardsville which was partially collapsed by the tornado, almost completely, as you can see there. that roof just i destroyed, no walls. devastation everywhere, at least two people killed. but kentucky may have gotten the worst of it. the city of mayfield in the southwestern part of the state basically flattinged, destroyed. emergency teams addressing and assessing the damage there as the rescue and recovery operation. this may be the deadliest tornado outbreak in the state s history. complete coverage, let s begin with charles watson who s in atlanta. charles? reporter: hi, eric. dozens are areed■ç dead and more than 330,000 custom
about illegal crossings. agents intercepted more than 220,000 last month. bill: that number is expected to increase by the day if the president wins and throws out title 42. title 42 allowed the u.s. to turn away nearly 2 million migrants during the pandemic. many democrats sound skeptical. i want him to tell me the plan. i want to know how we won t have a ton of folks who have got security risks coming over the border. i hope to hear him speak to the plan that they are putting in place. i hope he will acknowledge the incredible importance that is having a robust plan before making a major shift in policy. bill: bryan llenas picks up the reporting from eagle pass, texas where we begin today. good morning. good morning. the numbers continue to be staggering. historical average number of migrants apprehended by border agents is 1600 a day. that number has jumped to 7800 and that is expected to jump even further to 18,000 a day especially if title 42 goes by the wayside.
not alone. gop governors from oklahoma, south dakota, florida, virginia, georgia, utah and more telling the federal government don t mess with texas in their battle to combat the border crisis. now a deal on border security could be unraveling as former president donald trump is apparently meddling. why utah republican senator mitt romney says that is appalling. we ll ask texas republican congressman chip roy where all of this could be going. welcome, everyone. glad to have you. i m neil cavuto. let s get to matt finn in eagle pass with the very latest on this building soap opera. matt? hi, neil. as you can see behind me, texas razor wire remains untouched. not far in the distance, texas national guard is installing more razor wire. right now the state attorney general ken paxon does not have a plan to go with the federal government. the supreme court went with the biden administration that prohibited biden s border agents from touching razor wire in shelby park. the adm
jenkins. hi, griff. that surge coming in nine days. guess what? it s already here. that s why border officials are applauding the fact another 1,500 troops will come down here and assist and transport in an administrative role. when you have these surges, logistics are a big part of getting it under control. let s take you to the sky drone, this is brownsville, ground zero for the surge right now. what you re looking at is cam n monument. the blue and white tent. along the road here, the buses pull down and they get the migrants which are coming in droves. more than 2,100 migrants were in this camp right where i m standing. usually they have 200 or 300. we ve been on the river. let s show you migrants, 90% are venezuelan with the split screen. you can see the texas dps officers, the next national guard, border patrol trying to deal with. the other said, there s women and children getting on his crafts crossing dangerous currents. they re coming in unprecedented numbers here
mike: president biden approving mississippi disaster declaration earlier today after tornadoes tour through the state friday killing more than two dozen people carving path of destruction more than 100 miles long. play for these teams so a tough pill to swallow. we heard from the superintendent from schools who says that the schools will be closed for at least a few days now because there s some damage to some of the schools down here and there s a lack of water and power but, mike, i can tell you that we have seen utility crews out here all morning long, in fact, some here behind us working on utility pole and they are beginning the process. we spoke to one of the city workers this morning who tells us that half of the town is at least with power now, so plenty of progress going on here, mike. mike: charles, have they given you context of how bad this is compared to previous storms? charles: yeah, i ve spoken to a lot of people who live in this particular town and a lot o