chris jansing reports. at this hour, republicans take their battle against the justice department to the next level. will they vote to hold the attorney general in contempt for refusing to give them audio tapes of president biden s interview with the special counsel. we re tracking the action. also, terrifying moments in georgia after a man hijacks a bus full of passengers. how the high speed chase came to a deadly end. the ice sting across the u.s., eight men with suspected ties to isis arrested in three major cities after crossing the southern border. how did they escape detection for so long. plus, breaking news, the fed out with its latest decision on interest rates after u.s. consumers got some promising news on inflation. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, but we begin on capitol hill with nbc s julie tsirkin where speaker mike johnson is expressing confidence the contempt vote against attorney general merrick garland will pass.
i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. those arrests were part of a multi-city sting operation. immigration and customs enforcement, or ice, with the help from f.b.i. and local law enforcement caught terrorists in new york city, philadelphia, and l.a. this piece is from a former assistant secretary of defense and former deputy director of the c.i.a. a quote. the terrorism warning lights are blinking red again. f.b.i. director christopher wray in front of congress eight days ago. when i sat here last year, i walked through how we were already in a heightened threat environment. and since then, we ve seen the threat from foreign terrorists rise to a whole other level. harris: the number of terror watch listen counters at the southern border now is surging. all under president biden. look from 2017 to the moment he took office in 2021. look across the stream there. we had two in 17 under trump. you fast forward to the moment that biden flipped trump s polic
and tonight during the broadcast i will do an exclusive first-time interview with house speaker mike johnson and hakeem jeffries, minority leader. he used to play and a fan of the new york yankees. i ll be doing color commentary on fs1 and the washington capital handles play-by-play and congressional baseball shooting is now available on fox nation. guys, back to you. steve: we ll be watching. thanks, chad. ainsley: everyone have a wonderful day. see you tomorrow. lawrence: a fun show. brian in dallas, back on the couch tomorrow. steve: have a great day. america s newsroom starts now. bill: good morning. so two weeks and two trips to europe. president biden heading to italy for a g7 summit. yesterday around this time he met with his son, hunter, after his felony gun charge conviction. will a change of scenery satisfies. we ve seen the threat from foreign terrorists rise to another level. by no means a time to let up or dial back. now, on top of that, increasingl
that i don t want to be on the road with people who haven t taken a driver s test, people who don t know how to drive. greg: you don t want to be with me, then. juan: you took the driver s test. jesse: i got one thing wrong. juan: give him credit. dana: one of the biggest problems is they believe it enables criminal behavior and the localities are not sharing information of criminal backgrounds with them so they can take these people out of neighborhoods. greg: you want me to say set up an i.c.e. sting at the dmv and line them up and ship them back south. here s what i will say. if i m a liberal. if i m a liberal and i m thinking this is what s happening in new york city, i m thinking what do you need a car for in new york? ride the subway, take the bus, take the train. why are we polluting the environment more? why are we giving illegal
can exclude people from engaging with him based on their view. if the president does not unblock the users, he could face a lawsuit. rob: heated exchange in capitol hill, homeland security john kelly losing his cool after being grilled by california senator harris over sanctuary cities. within the law, the interpretation, we are willing to work with him. so are you aware that there are local law enforcement let me finish once before you interrupt me? local attorney general is an example, local lawyers. so let me finish. excuse me, i m asking the questions. rob: you might want to wait for answers, though. harris a fierce critic of the trump administration. her name has been floated as possible democratic contender in 2020. jackie: dozen of criminal illegal immigrants busted in ice sting. the crimes include drugs,