Conference from texas governor greg abbott, top of the hour. He is calling on the biden administration to declare a federal emergency at the border. He said this is a crisis of the president s own making. We have the latest from the dhs secretary testimony to the senate homeland security committee this morning. We ll go to the border in just a moment. John: we kick off hour one of america reports with former acting ice director tom holman. I wanted to play from yesterday, there s a little bit of sound from the dhs secretary and get you respond to it. Let s listen. Borders are not open and people should not make the dangerous journey. John: he says there, tom, that the borders are not open. What do you say to that based on what we have seen in del rio texas in the last couple of weeks? it s a lie. It s a lie. The borders are wide open. I have never seen a border so vulnerable in my entire career. Thousands of being released every day into the united states, many with covid. 350,000 got
While the administration works to deport thousands of haitians from del rio, more than 20,000 more haitians are waiting in columbia to make their way into the united states. Texas governor abbott was in del rio and unloaded on the president. The biden administration has been promoting and allowing open borders borders. What i saw depicted about those individuals were on horseback treating human beings the way they were were horrible. I fully support what is happening now, a thorough investigation. I was not aware that whips, people had that equipment to use on humans. There s systematic race at play here. It does smack of a bygone era of slavery. Aided by reports of people being beaten whether rioting crop or the reins. Border patrol is pushing back saying agents use horse reins, they re not whips. I want to point this out. Here s secretary mayorkas that yesterday defended the border patrol. Today he changed his tune. Watch him. Images have come out of border patrol agents whipping imm
Surge there. And this as we learn that another 20,000 haitians in colombia may be making their way to the united states. While in north port, florida, the manhunt for the fiancée of gabby petito is continuing this morning after the fbi searched his family home. Autopsy results of the remains believed to be petito could come as early as today. You know we are watching global markets after the s p 500 had its worst day since may. The big question this morning, what sparked the selloff and will it last? we have reporters around the country and the globe with all of the latest developments. I want to start this morning, though, in countdown mode, just one hour until president biden gives his first speech as commander in chief at the u. N. General assembly. The theme of his speech, america is back. For the headlines, they are telling a very different story today. It has been a rough few weeks for america and this president and biden will tell the u. N. That we are ready to lead, the rest o
All continue down there in florida. Live pictures you saw in north port, florida. Fbi agents at the home of the laundrie family after searching theinature preserve over the weekend. Brian parents say they have not seen him in nearly a week. Brian and gabby left new york in early july. They were visited the grand teton in wyoming in late august when gabby stopped communicating with her family. Brian returned home to florida without her. John: gabby s parents reported her missing september 11th triggering a search of the wyoming national park. That search turning up human remains yesterday believed to be gabby petito. Sandra: we will kick things off with our fox team coverage on this story. Laura in wyoming. John: charles watson outside of the laundrie family home in florida. What is the latest? there are more than a dozen fbi agents in the laundrie home executing a search warrant in relation to the death of 22yearold gabby petito. Things were quiet out here this morning. In an instant w
It comes at a critical moment where covid cases among the youngest and most vulnerable are soaring nationwide. Doctors treating kids sick with covid reflecting on this point in the pandemic. It s scary. It s sad. And it s exhausting. It s sad that some in society have not prioritized children. I thought that was a place where we could all come together. We start with this huge news from pfizer. What it could mean in the fight against the pandemic. Gabe gutierrez has been following the pfizer announcement for us. He s outside a hospital in spokane washington where hospitals are turning away patients from neighboring idaho. And cases continue to rise among children. And i also want to bring in dr. Derek cast. He s an emergency medical physician. Doctor, always good to have you. Gabe, let s start with you. Pfizer says the data shows the vaccine is safe and effective for children between 5 and 11. What more have we learned? hey there, craig. Yes, as you said, this is potentially pivotal ne