russian plant. john: 51 former intel officers signed on to the letter, saying it was the earmarks of russian disinformation. sandra: and 52, the man asked to sign but said no. dan hoffman knows a thing or two about russian tactics, joining us new at 2:00. john: welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. we have made it to friday, sandra. sandra: we have indeed, john. great to be with you. i m sandra smith in new york. welcome, everyone. plus, parents showing up and speaking out in california. they are letting boys that identify as girls change in the locker room. sandra: a school district s transgender policy reportedly leading to this schoolyard brawl. those details this hour. john: president biden promising to finish the job during his 2024 re-election bid, but as the polls show, americans wonder what finishing the job actually entails. sandra: leaning hard on president s first term accomplishments to get voters on their side so fox news d
he ll join us with his thoughts on the arrests and the nation s growing crime crisis coming up. so you are saying the option to authorize war powers is on the table? if communist china invaded taiwan, it would certainly be on the table and something that would be discussed by congress. john: house foreign affairs committee michael mccaul making it clear the united states will uphold the pledge to protect taiwan, saying it could empower the president to use military force if the island is invaded. this is america reports and anita vogel, welcome to friday. beijing strongly opposed taiwan s president visiting the u.s. and meeting with house speaker mccarthy. john: and lawmakers will meet with tsai ing-wen in her country, a move to certainly embolden the chinese government. and how the u.s. might respond if china invades taiwan. aishah hasnie is on the ground with more on this. hello, aishah. hi there, anita and john. chairman mccaul, in order to avoid conflict b
letting their voices be heard. chief patrol agents in charge of the rio grande valley and tucson sectors in extensive detail why millions have been able to cross the southern border since president biden took office and putting the blame squarely on the policies coming from the white house. sandra: will their testimony put more pressure on president biden to secure the border. that is a huge question. brandon judd is here to weigh in. that s coming up. china is the most challenging national security threat america has faced in 30 years. the prc is a learning machine. xi jinping is watching and learning. hopes for a beneficial relationship is misplaced, culminating with the spy balloon over my community. john: sounding the alarm over the growing national security threat from the chinese communist party and whether the u.s. is truly prepared for conflict with our number one foreign adversary. hello, john roberts in washington on this state of the union day. sandra, we
eggs. his restaurant chain doubled down on going sunny side up but with eye popping price hikes. he s learning the hard way what can happen putting all your eggs in one basket. oh, wait, the puns are still coming. he s making the best of the tough times, viva las eggas. picking up what i m laying down there? john: america reports rolls into a second hour. a busy show so far. sandra: jam packed, and continuing into a new hour. sandra smith in new york. it s not a political discussion. this is national security. crime rates in these towns have skyrocketed because the cartel has taken over. 100% dangerous, no way we are tracking all the people across the border and plenty want to do some damage, it s a ticking time bomb. john: border residents sounding the alarm as cartels spread devastation across america. sandra: troopers escorting 15 illegal immigrants out of a car trailer in uvalde county. john: and another six illegal immigrants in the back of a van on the
midterm elections. in a hail mary, biden administration appears to be banking on the youth vote, i m john roberts in washington. you are all warmed up. sandra: and a lot more to dig into there, great to be with you. sandra smith in new york. this is america reports. biden administration is now just moments away from announcing that it is cancelling $5.8 billion in loans for borrowers who attended a for profit college. now middle class americans are left picking up the tab as experts warn a recession is just around the corner. it s the largest student loan cancellation in u.s. history as 560,000 borrowers are now off the hook. john: but could that just be a sweetener? the move comes a day after biden admitted gas and food prices are not going to come down soon. gas prices a new record high, up more than $0.50 in the past month. and new disappointing private sector job data out shows businesses are struggling to hire workers. sandra: it is a big problem and worse. south