encounters just in the first three months of fiscal year 2023. but the biden administration continues to maintain that the border is secure. we re looking live at eagle pass, texas. that s where griff jenkins joins us with the late from there. hey, griff. reporter: hey, good afternoon, eric. and if you weren t just watching that drone, we can take you back up to it. the border patrol air boats just passing underneath the bridge here in eagle pass. it is ground zero here in the del rio sector for this crisis is. these agents in texas dps troopers and national guard here are absolutely exhausted from what has been happening, and that is why these december numbers were so startling. take a look at these numbers. let s go into them. 251,000 migrant encounters in december of which 49,405 were title 42. that means that 200,000, eric, were released into the u.s. that is quite a stunning number there in and of itself. but the the second number is what i wanted to show you. the 717,
Both mccain and james khomeini, though he was given the green light to share it on tv. I have talked to the highest level of intelligence officials, and they have assured me that the New York Times story about constant contacts is grossly overstated and inaccurate. The president went off on the fbi for yet another leak, tweeting, the fbi is totally unable to stop the National Security leakers that have permeated our government for a long time. They cant even find the leakers within the fbi itself. Classified information is being given to media that could have a devastating effect on u. S. Find now. In between fighting political fires, the president got some business done, signing another Executive Order on regulatory reform. This one directs agencies to establish task forces to identify and rescind regulations the president claims are stifling economic growth. Donald trump. We are not afraid of the opposition because we are going to unify, come together, and kick some ass, we are going
I wont sugar coat this, this is a disappointing day for us. Democrats are declaring victory. Today is a great day for our country. Its a victory. Tonight, senator Bernie Sanders on how it fell apart after seven years of promising repeal. Real change begins with immediately repealing and replacing the disaster known as obamacare. [ cheers and applause ] and where we go from here with Michael Moore. I think we have to let obamacare go its way for a while. And another escalation in the devin nunes debacle when all in starts right now. Nobody knew health care could be so complicated. Good evening from los angeles, im chris hayes. Obamacare is alive and trumpcare is dead. And the Republican Party with control of the white house and majorities in both the senate and House Of Representatives is reeling tonight after failing to
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Opposition to the threat of budget cuts to agencies that fund scientific work. The president tweeting a couple hours ago i am committed but always remember it enhances environmental protection. Jobs matter. Miguel marquez is in washington where demonstrators marched from the mall to capitol hill. Miguel . Reporter ana, This Is The End point for the march for science. Thousands and thousands of scientists and their supporters clog the streets of washington. It was cold, it was windy. Where they ended here at the capitol, what they were concerned about was the general tone from the Trump Administration on science and matters of science on funding. Very enormous ly engaging in
science in washington, d. C. , said they didnt want their work to be sifted through. It certainly had a very political edge to it. Ana . Thank you, miguel. Now to new york where the rain didnt keep away the crowds. Here is rachel crane. Reporter im in a crowded and rainy times square. Lots of umbrellas and lots of h
That red flag is a warning to the beachgoers here, going into the water today is not a good idea. There are rip currents. Theres building surf. So in that sense there is a growing indication of what is, indeed, coming. Hurricane nate will be a category 1 possibly a category 2. That can cause people a false sense of security. Not only here in alabama, but in new orleans, as we look in new orleans in and around the area, can you see folks have been getting sands bagging operationsnd way. Thats because the city lies low. Also there is an additional problem. The pumps of the 120 pumps there, more than a begin pumps if recent weeks have failed. When they fail the water can then cause flooding in certain areas. Thats why in new orleans, there are now some mandatory evacuations in certain parts of the city t. Power Company Spending the day yesterday as well as today making sure that the power lines are attended to. Ideally, those power lines will stay in place, especially for the pumps. The p