of lahaina, meeting with first responders. he named a federal response co ordinator and said the island s critical infrastructure will be made more resilient. the president faced criticism for his handling of the federal response to the wildfires after not speaking publicly about the crisis for days, though he spoke with state and local officials in the immediate aftermath of the crisis. music plays. the president attended a community reception during his visit where he addressed a crowd under a banner reading lahaina strong. speaking in front of the island s famous banyan tree, mr biden reaffirmed the government s commitment to its recovery. we are focused on what s next as we are rebuilding for long term and doing it together to help get us back on our feet to help get us back on our feet to rebuild the way we want to rebuild. they also want all of you to know the country greves with you, stands with you, and will do everything possible to help you recover, rebuild, and r
world. i m kim brunhuber. more flooding could impact millions of people in california this weekend. officials warning they re not out of the woods yet. we ve got the forecast just ahead. plus, we ll look at the difficulties the white house has with business as usual as president biden is facing a special counsel investigation. and russia claims it has recaptured a town in eastern ukraine as we hear of a new assault on kyiv. a live report from the capital city just ahead. we re looking at the large-scale destruction after severe storms and tornadoes swept through the southeastern united states on thursday. at least nine people were killed, seven in alabama and two here in georgia including a 5-year-old boy. the massive cleanup effort is already underway. at least 37 possible tornadoes shredded trees and homes, knocked down power lines, and sent debris flying. the governor surveyed some of the damage in the city of selma saying it s the worst she had anticipated. my gli
necessary. the idea of armed auditors coming for americans is chilling. no surprise the reaction swift and brutal. former acting dni rick grenell says democrats are ready to audit yu using a gun if necessary. the democrats are anti-guns unless it s guns for their new i.r.s. agents authorized to use deadly force. they are coming after entrepreneurs and small business owners and coming after our middle class hard working americans. there is no question about that. then you layer on top of that what you just mentioned. their criminal division with the power of enforcement of a gun essentially. harris: another source of outrage house democrats prioritizing i.r.s. expansion rather than police. speaker nancy pelosi announcing several public safety bills are now on the back burner. the house plans to vote on that spending bill as soon as tomorrow. republican senator john kennedy from the great state of louisiana, member of the judiciary committee and now in focus. great to see
enough fentanyl coming in to kill everybody in the country. isis smugglers, and all the numbers you just heard. can the c.r. be a way to get leverage to get i ll leave that up to others. well, and let me say this and we should wrap up. but some of y all may know brandon judd, the head of the national border patrol union, brandon is a good friend. i ve spent a lot of time talking with brandon judd about what the border patrol sees and one of the interesting things brandon says, he says they don t particularly need more money. they don t particularly need legislation from congress. what they need is a policy change. what caused this crisis was a decision by joe biden and kamala harris and every senate democrat to embrace catch and release. what caused this crisis is when they apprehend people, they are given a court date years in the future, they are let go and the vast majority are never seen again. joe biden could solve this today because the problem is he is brazenly