Sexy manatee and music back. Really big deal. Thanks, dana. Good evening, welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, President Biden is three hours away from what critics and supporters are calling one of the most important speeches of his political career. The incumbent president trying to fend off his predecessor and potential successor must prove to the American People he is not too old, too infirm or too out of touch on policies important to americans to justify a second term. He must also lay out a vision for a second term that his Campaign Hopes can prompt a reversal of his recent dismal poll numbers. The state of the Union Address can be seen right here live at 9 00 p. M. Eastern time. Were just now getting a sneak peek at a few elements of the president s speech. White house correspondent peter doocy starts us off with that live from the north lawn. Good evening, peter. Peter bret, this is going to be President Bidens balancing act tonight. Pitch a unity agenda tha
reports said at least four people are dead after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked japan. the country secretary one buildings were demolished and the disaster. emergency crews are still working to rescue those trapped under the rubble and president biden is pledging to provide whatever help is needed. good afternoon, in new york, happy new year, and he did. happy new year to you, rich, i am in los angeles and we began the special edition of fox news live with matt finn and japan quade spirit of matt, what more can you tell us? right now most of the western coast of the country of japan is under a tsunami advisory right now. that is what they are warning. there could be a number of after shakes or quakes in the coming hours or days. so people have been urged to seek higher ground and be of high alert. we ve had some horrifying video come in the past couple of hours in the first video appears to show the inside of a home. there is a tv on the wall and a baby
trace, the numbers are staggering, almost unimaginable and agents are struggling to maintain even a semblance of border security. this is a 24-hour port of entry here. and right now, migrants have the right to something they have not seen for years. legal or not, they have the right to an asylum hearing, a credible interview and even if they fail they have a right to see an immigration judge. the biden administration has been sending conflicting signals, insisting the border is closed, while approving mass releases of those who enter illegally. i think it s going to be full, and many people are going to try to cross, and jam the wall. i think our facilities will be overrun and you re going to get worn out ice officers. i think you re going to have issues with people being arrested and detained and rushing the boarder. i think you re going to have overworked facilities and you ll have a slew of people being released. the problem for the u.s. is time, space, and critics
we asked republican governor ron desantis and val demings to come on as well they declined. first up tonight be though, president biden is taking part in a rally for new mexico governor, michelle lujan grist ham and other democrats in albuquerque. the president is trying to frame the election as crucial to the democracy. peter doocy has the story tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. president biden is suggesting the american experiment could fail if certain republican candidates are elected. and despite that heavy warning, he is also campaigning in new mexico trying to remind young people that he is the one trying to cancel some student loan debt. remember, this is not a referendum. this is a choice. pete: biden is backing incumbent new mexico governor believed to be v.p. short-lister. michelle grisham. he is not here to discuss the issues that new mexicans care about that is skyrocketing crisis, a border where we have mor
observatory here in washington. and at martha s vineyard. democrats call the moves cruel and inhuman political stunts. the administration is said to be exploring legal options. republicans say they are giving democrats a taste of their own medicine. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off tonight from 1600 pennsylvania. hi, yack question. good evening to you, john. for a second day the white house hammered republican governors for moving migrants away from overwhelmed border towns. just as there are reports that some within the administration are saying it s time to do just that. thank you. reporters pushed out the oval office door. the president taking no questions after the press secretary compared the republican governors of florida and texas to human traffickers. these vulnerable migrants were reportedly mislead about where they were headed. told they would be headed to boston. these are the kinds of tactics we see from smugglers in places like mex