happy friday, all. those thousands of migrants are packed under the bridge in del rio, texas, most coming from haiti and fox news is told another 10,000 migrants are making their way to the border as we speak. they could arrive in the coming days. the number of people crossing the southern border surged to record numbers not seen in the last 20 years, after president biden overturned some of former president trump s harsh immigration policies. officials said there were 200,000 last month alone, that is a whopping 317% increase from august of 2020. this comes as we learn the tina fey is restricting flight activity over the bridge, saying border patrol requested temporary flight restriction due to drones on the border, as woo any temporary flight restriction, media can call the faa to operate in the area, curious timing. texas senator ted cruz says the public needs to know what is happening. i just finished going with my cell phone, taking videos of what is happening there.
the only way to save our republic is to make sure democrats completely control elections by keeping them nice and wide open. the assault on free and fair elections is just such threat literally. i have said it before. we re facing the most significant test of our democracy since the civil war. that s not hyperbole. since the civil war. pete: literally, as the clip goes on he says it many times. how many times can one human being say literally without saying anything that is actually literal. but if you don t believe we are in a civil war, maybe you will believe that all republican voting bills are racist. the 21st century jim crow assault is real. it s unrelenting. pete: it was a doosie. it is unrelenting racism. using shear fear tactics and, of course, maximum hyperbole in their ultimate quest for power. that s nothing new for the left. but with issues like, i don t know, rising crime, door-to-door vaccines, by the way we have an update on that. thank you local news.
republicans would do. in fact, history can tell you what republicans would do. now, i take democrats at their word that they believe nothing less than the health of our democracy on the line in the wave of voter suppression laws. this really is horrific. this is pre-1965. this is undermining the most fundamental vision of citizens participating in their democracy, so it is shameful. to give our kids to grow up in a true democracy, not just one with the occasional election, but a representative, vibrant democracy where every voice is heard and every voice matters and every vote is counted. that s why this is so important. we are not asking for the bestole of a right. we are asking about the preservation of a right. that is the right of a citizenship. i think at some point this summer the question will be called, do we want a filibuster on are do we want democracy, because it s increasingly looking like you can t have both. so, to democrats this is existential. the de
like no other planet, with the eye attracted to the shimmering red light in the night sky. it is mighty cool. congratulations, nasa. very cool. it is the top of the hour and very good to be with you tonight. thousands of folks, as you know, are still without power in texas, after a record-breaking winter storm rocked the state this week. the power grid in texas is separate from the rest of the country. did that make this worse? we ll break down what happened there and what it means for the future of power where you live. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. today marks one month since joe biden took office as president. he s well on his way to making good on one of his campaign promises. at least 100 million covid vaccine doses in his first 100 days. 7 million a day. soon we ll be at 50 million and i m confident we ll exceed the number. but that s just the floor. we have to keep going. meanwhile, congress is working on
i mean, seven super bowl wins. but more than any other team. that is mind-blowing. todd: when bruce aryians was here promoting his book, about two years ago, do you think he could have ever envisioned his life over the course of the intervening two years. jillian: i don t know. is tom brady the best at least ever? todd: i know jordan i think it goes to jordan. in terms of football, you would be hard-pressed to find anybody else. he s done it in every single circumstance. except against our team. but he beat seven other teams so pretty darn good. jillian: good morning, you re watching fox & friends first on this monday morning. i m jillian mele. todd: we always want to talk football. i m todd piro. we begin with capitol hill, lawmakers considering tightening eligibility for the next round of stimulus checks. jillian: democrats are planning to unveil a $3,000 child benefit as part of the relief package. todd: is doug luzader the best at least of all time? he joins us from w