hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in washington, d.c. with a gap between the reality of our post-january 6th politics and the republican party s alternate reality with its paranoid delusions about the deep state and the glorification of the capitol insurrection has never been wider. today s hearing on capitol hill by the so-called weaponization committee led by ohio republican jim jordan, involved, according to the republicans on that committee, fbi whistleblowers talking about supposed abuses at the bureau. that delusion was undercut by the reality before the hearing began. the washington post reported two fbi agents set to appear before a house subcommittee thursday had their security clearances revoked this morning over security concerns. that is according to a letter sent by the fbi to the house judiciary committee on wednesday and obtained by the washington post. those two witnesses are steven friend and marcus allen, and according to the new york times, quote, mr. all
welcome to your new day . i m whitney wild. i m boris johnson. why officials are telling people to stop coming to the site. the white house is slamming the bussing of migrants to the democratic-led states as a cruel, political stunt. how they re planning to fight back even as gop governors vowed to continue sending migrants elsewhere. plus updated covid booster shots are rolling out across the country even as the world health organization says the end of the pandemic is in sight. we will be joined by a doctor with all you need to know heading into autumn. sad news for theater fans. broadway s longest-running show announcing the final curtain. it is a brisk autumn morning. saturday, september 17th. we are grateful to have you starting your weekend with us. welcome, whitney. thank you for having me, boris. plenty to get to this morning and no shortage of news. we begin with the battle over immigration and the migrants caught in the middle. florida governor ro
thousands of unwilling undocumented immigrants redirected his state s latest d.c. busloads from union station to the naval observatory, which happens to be the residence of vice president harris. that the migrants were not forced to get on these buses and planes, they were apparently asked and consented and that they were fed did not stop critics from calling the stunt inh inhumane. you might say did they know where they were going? did they did where they were going when they first came into the country? as to the question of whether these relocations are fair, this year an estimated record 2 million undocumented migrants will cross the border seeking asylum. to date texas has sent 11,000 immigrants all of them will to new york, d.c. and chicago and arizona has sent 1800 plus to new york, new jersey and interestingly to florida. desantis point is that it s easy to declare yourself a sanctuary state or city when you re thousands of miles from the border. u a but if you talk
The best Trump s opponents can expect from the Iowa caucus is that the former president ends up with a clear main rival, according to a political scientist.