>> parts of the northeast on alert for after shocks this shower following a rare 4.8

earthquake yesterday as reports of damage and unsafe buildings in new jersey are coming in. we're monitoring for any new after shocks and will obviously bring you the latest. welcome to fox news live, i'm griff jenkins. hello, molly. >> hello, griff, i'm molly line. this comes as the president's call for a cease-fire after talking with benjamin netanyahu this week. lucas, there's quite a bit to cover. to you. >> that's right. american and israeli forces are on heightened alert in the middle east following the killing of the senior command ers earlier this week. there's no issue from the state department, but as you mentioned president biden speaking to his israeli counterpart, benjamin netanyahu calling for an immediate cease-fire. the president did sound op m

optimistic on the way to baltimore yesterday. >> did you threaten to stop military aid to israel. >> i asked them to do what they're doing. >> are you abandoning israel? are you abandoning israel? >> again, molly, it's motorable -- it's notable, they discussed during a phone call a few years ago. the botched israeli drone strike that killed seven americans including an american on monday night. israel took responsibility and sacked some and punished others. anded handling is different

after a u.s. drone killed several during the withdrawal inform afghanistan. and john kirby downplayed the comparison. >> these happened years apart, two different countries, two different sets of circumstances, there's no need of personal accountable, but did find that the u.s. military need today make some systemic changes. >> now, in gaza, critics say that israel is held to an impossible standard, destroy hamas and feed everybody in gaza. >> remember, there are still hostages in gaza. lucas tomlinson. thank you. griff: on the lookout for aftershocks after new jersey experienced its strongest quick in nearly 140 years. now, there are questions over democratic governor murphy's whereabouts this weekend. cb cotton is live in new york city with more. hey, cb. >> hi, griff. tremors were felt from maine to here in new york city and down through the mid atlantic, but,

griff, the earthquake's epicenter was in northwestern new jersey where the state's government phil murphy was out of town at the democratic governor's association, according to his public schedule. he did some phone interviews, made some posts to social media, but there was no direct address to the people of that state. we have reached out to governor murphy's people about details or contexts how that decision was made, but have not yet heard back. meanwhile, more than two dozen people in governor murphy's state had to be evacuated when three multi-family homes in newark shifted. >> i had to help get my sister out of there, you know? she's, you know, she's in a wheelchair and she can't move as fast as we can. so i had to worry about getting her out. >> now, the united states geological survey reported the 4.8 magnitude quake at 10:23 friday morning and the agency

says there have been more than a dozen aftershocks in the region since. there was no widespread damage in other parts of the northeast region. several elected leaders including governor hochul and new york city mayor eric at dams addressed the public to say teams were assessing buildings and roads and extra crews will be on standby today to respond to reports of building damage, but in a concrete jungle, the public's help is needed, too. >> there are 1.1 million buildings in the city, which means we need cooperation from construction professionals. we've messaged that to them, but let me take this opportunity again to remind all of our construction professionals, you need to go out and check on your buildings. >> now, some people in places finding the humor in yesterday's earthquake, a post from the empire state building behind me shortly after the quake happened, a post they said to x said, quote, i am

fine. griff, back to you. griff: there is some humor in it, but i tell you if you've ever felt some of those tremors, it's quite disheartening. cb cotton live in new york city. molly. >> for more on how prepared new york city is for natural disasters, we're joined by former new york homeland security advisor, michael bal, thank you for hopping on with us. cb showed us great video that came in and a historic occasion and a lot of people felt their hearts and their homes, perhaps, a little rattled. is new york city ready for something bigger than what we just experienced? >> well, apparently not. we don't really have any experience with this and what's ironic, it took 25 minutes for the officials to notify the public for an event that took 25 seconds. and you know, which is real interesting, this was a 4.8 richter scale event and if you

travel around the world and i just came back from mexico city. you talk to them about a quake like this, and they said if it's not 7, we have these all the time and the same with california. what's interesting, sometimes the advice that was given by some of the officials was a little outside what you normally here. for example, governor kathy hochul trying to be helpful saying lie down on the ground, and cover your neck and control under something steady. that's not what you hear from folks in california who say go outside or if you're in a building, find the door frame and stand in the door frame. >> do you feel like this in a sense gave us a reminder we need, perhaps as general home owners not someone in the big city, but outlying areas to be ready yourself, to have your emergency keith, to have your meetup spot with your family and that sort of thing? >> without a doubt. it's one of the things that i do, around the world, oh, try to help organizations prepare

for different things and we develop scenarios and sometimes we'll do with hurricanes and unfortunately some active shooter stuff. when you talk about earthquakes particularly in the northeast or most of america, that's not going to happen. what this event demonstrated to all of us in new york, it really could happen so perhaps you ought to think through the unthinkable. >> and headlines for squatters in homes is mind blowing. a group of several arrests of people from venezuela, they had prior records in some cases, they had taken over this home when they were originally arrested and then, some of them released out on bail for a period of time. so there's two issues at stake, what's happening with the squatters and the rules and the laws that enable this in new york city and also, a bail reform issue to be dealt with. i want to get your thoughts on what that scenario has created for new yorkers. >> so, i'm a former state legislature, served in the assembly in the senate and let

me say out there, it's a crime. it's a crime. the most fundamental right of americans, not just new yorkers, but all americans is property. this is what our nation was built on. and so, whether it's trespassing or it's larceny, these are crimes and people, in fact, should be prosecuted for them. period. and so you say, well, what about the illegal immigration and what about the fact that there isn't enough housing? hang on a second. if you don't enforce these laws, you know what you set up? you set up a potential violent confrontation with a home owner who comes home and finds people squatting in their house. you don't want to do that. that then becomes an issue of public safety. these are things where you can't just sit there and say as a society. we're going to be okay with you coming and taking people's property. the best case is imagine your grandmother who comes home and now is completely ill equipped to be able to deal with folks perhaps that are aggressive and

we've seen that. and this of course, is compounded by the fact, that are the rights of the illegal immigrants? you know, there's a judge in illinois that just came out with a ruling that basically says that immigrants have the right to bear arms. what? i mean, just, these types of laws are just completely antithetical to the way our country has been designed. >> when you're talking about someone potentially getting hurt because of the squatting situations and you're talking about predictable outcomes. and there are a lot of people coming here and don't have a way to work and we're supporting them and in chicago, 300 million on temporary food and shelter, 1.47 billion in new york city. denver, up over 60 million. it goes on and on when you look at some of the cities, the price tag is enormous and when you get back to the issue of bail reform and people being released we just saw headlines out of ohio a man, a migrant

who had been deported multiple times had a criminal record, now stands accused of murder. it's very expensive in addition to the possibility for someone else getting hurt. your thoughts on the price tag and really the potential you're talking about. >> so, what's is evolving the last two years basically been that texas is sharing its pain. it is sending migrant workers north and now this is a huge issue for northern cities. and it's not just the folks coming from texas and that's the other thing, people have a mistaken idea about. these folks are coming from all over the world. they're getting here through the southern border and they're taking planes, they're not taking buses, and they're coming in with a lot of resources, but they're causing a tremendous shift in costs to city budgets that frankly are unprepared for this. the federal government, you know, at certain point in time they've got to pay one way or the other. either they're going to support

the border security or they're going to have to reach into the federal coffers and help cities deal with this humanity crisis. >> and some of the leaders in the democratic cities are turning to the federal government and begging for more help on this issue. michael balboni, thank you for joining us on this saturday afternoon and thank you for kicking us off. appreciate it. griff: now to the southern border where migrants in new mexico say portions of the area now belong to the cartels. matt finn is live in sunland, new mexico with more of that exclusive video. matt, excellent reporting. what else can you tell us? >> griff, right now we're standing on mount crystal ray, it's a pilgrimage mountain and crosses all over it, and a border patrol agent told me and my photographer that bore --

border patrol no longer has control over the mountains that it belongs to the coyotes. we're watching the got-aways, run away from border patrol agents and we have several moments we can clearly see cartel scouts monitoring us and running from us. we were told in advance that this is a hot spot for illegal immigration and only spent a few minutes here before a group of about 15 illegal migrants breezed past us. now, here in sunland park, new mexico, our crews have spotted many holes in our border wall. in fact, we spotted two men trying to climb into one of the holes from the mexican side. they saw us and took off running back into mexico. they screamed at us, let us cross. why are you so racist. >> we're outside of sunland mark, new mexico in the el paso sector, walking along what's referred to as the obama wall and border patrol points out the holes in the wall and cartels cut them to smuggle humans through, referred to as

doggy doors and border patrol says they're so overwhelmed right now they can't keep up with patching them. >> a short distance from that location in new mexico, we saw a bus of migrants after crossing the border wall into new mexico. border patrol agents drag tires on the back of trucks to smooth the hot spots so they can notice any fresh footprints. we're in the el paso sector right now and frequently this week, this was the busiest sector in the united states with more than 1,000 illegal migrant apprehensions and we're watching illegal migrants across into the united states in real time here in new mexico right now, griff. griff: well, all right. matt finn, great reporting in sunland, new mexico, get more video of that and we'll share it, thank you, sir. for more on the migrant crisis we're joined now by a republican congressman from texas. tony gonzalez. obviously you heard matt and he's watching there in sunland and el paso is a busy sector,

but you don't have-- and i've been to mount cristo, and covered that area, you don't have much of the efforts that texas and dps has tried to harden that area because of the topography is very difficult, but in other parts down in el paso, they're putting up the concertina wire and replicate efforts like they've done in eagle pass which is an area you represent. your thoughts? >> griff, thank you for having me on and every part of the border is different. what i am seeing, i represent two-thirds of the texas, mexico border, i've seen the crisis spread we started talking about it in texas, arizona and now in new mexico. there's no end to it. americans are less safe than we were four years ago, it starts at the top. with biden, harris and

mayorkas. we were safe under president trump. the people in my district want to be safe again. i don't think it's a unique situation. i think across the country people want to be safe. i with as just in del rio two days ago, i was visiting the port of entry with the director there. there were 20 or so that came over and one of the person said i was told to come here for a better life. oh, i get that, but that does not mean you qualify for asylum. that person or anybody else in that situation should immediately be deported. that's not what is occurring, that's what president biden needs to do to get this under control. otherwise, it's just going to continue to spread. griff: and that's why we see governor abbott and in your state of texas continuing to fight, now in the 5th circuit court of appeals in new orleans for the enactment and the constitutionality of sb-4 the texas law that would make it a crime to illegally cross and essentially enforce what the

border patrol cost and arrest people for crossing and ultimately remove them. i want to show you something, tony. secretary mayorkas on friday at a round table with reporters, he basically said what texas is doing isn't having an effect. here is a quote he said we do not consider concertina wire to be effective, it impairs customs and border patrol's ability to do its job and we're seeing the migrants easily cutting the concertina wire. and we know they're cutting the obama wall as matt finn showed us. what you do make of that statement? >> it tells me that he's given up on the situation. you should never have a secretary give up on americans' safety. governor abbott is doing everything he can to keep texans and americans safe. we're grateful for it. we're throwing everything we can at the kitchen table, the kitchen sink-- other than the kitchen sink in order to make sure we're safe.

this ends, it's simple, griff, and you know this, this ends with the federal government, our government agents deport the people that are breaking the law. that's exactly what's happening. i get it, you're fleeing desperate situations, but the bottom line, we do not know who you are. we don't know if you're a venezuelan gang member, an impoverished woman travelling from guatemala and it's unsafe to americans, my hat goes off to the governor for everything he's doing. we need to do more though. the people in my district, the people along the border, we want solutions today. we want our lives back. griff: i want to shift gears before we run out of time here because you are a member of congress, and we are seeing what seems to be at best am bigty whether or not this administration is getting soft in their support of israel. just today, we're reading in axios, the headline, former

speaker nancy pelosi joining a call to halt weapons transfer to israel and signed onto a democratic progressive letter. is there a shift going on in the democrat party in terms of firm support of israel in the wake of the world central kitchen incident? >> there is and it worries me. because now is not the time on support for israel when they're in the middle of the conflict. i've been a strong proponent of this war ends when hamas is eradicated and people in israel will never forget october 7th, but seems as if the democratic party is forgetting october 7th. so october 7th has to be in everybody's mind and we have to make sure that israelis can wake up in their own beds and be safe because they're our allies, because guess what, that terrorism that starts abroad doesn't end there if we don't stop it where it roots out. so i think now is a very

important time in history for members of congress to stand up. they always talk about being strong with israel. well, now is the time to stand firm with our allies and make sure they have every tool and every resource they can to fight and win this war on their soil and ideally not on ours. griff: all right. congressman tony gonzales. thank you for joining us. thank you. >> and there's a single event in florida tonight. t more energy in just two weeks. -ugh. -here, i'll take that. woo hoo! ensure max protein, 30 grams protein, 1 gram sugar, 25 vitamins and minerals. and a new fiber blend with a prebiotic. (♪)

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>> former president trump is expected to raise $43 million as he kicks off his spring fund raising push in the sunshine state with several republican mega donors tonight. madison scarpino is live from beautiful and windy florida. >> so trump's fundraiser is at a private home tonight. this is a big deal because when it comes to money, the trump campaign is behind its competition. biden's new york city fundraiser last week with former presidents clinton and obama raise add record $26

million. now, some big names are expected to be here today. hedge fund billionaire john paulson, casino mogul steve wynn will be at the event. trump is working to close the fund raising gap with biden who raised $187 million so far this year. the president also has more cash on hand with $192 million compared to trump's 93 million dollars, but experts say both candidates face money challenges as the election gets closer. >> trump has the problem of having to spend money on lawyers. biden has got a slightly more complicated problem, it's not just trump he's running against, he's running against rfk, jr., jill stein and maybe others and that's a kind of complex set of messages that he's going to have to deliver to voters in swing states and require resources to do it. >> the biden campaign calls trump's fundraiser an operation to pay off his legal fees,

saying in part, while trump cozies up to billionaires tonight at mar-a-lago to raise money, team biden-harris call was driven by the strength of our grass roots support. and donations will go to the rnc, state parties and political action committee that does help pay legal bills. and that pac pays bills aside from legal fees and trump has more fundraisers this coming week in georgia, florida and pennsylvania. molly. molly: great point. it's a complicated money game we'll be talking about more in the 1:00 hour. madison, thank you so much. griff. griff: and president biden visited the site of the bridge collapse and talked about aid, which could complicate the rebuild. >> hey, griff, so president biden tells baltimore, we have your back and he got a firsthand look at the damage from the air and he's praising

the coordinated response among federal, state and local agencies. because of their collaboration, two channels are now open for ships hoping to clear the wreckage. the u.s. army corps of engineers is hoping to open a channel for commercial traffic by end of the month and then normal capacity to baltimore by may 31st. until then, they're looking at mitigating supply disruptions. >> there will be at sparrow's point to take on more ships. >> ultimately they want the federal government to cover the entire cost of replacing the francis scott key bridge. that could run into the billions of dollars and some hardlines are proposing aid. and some in the caucus are open

for some funds, but only if they're fully offset. and the maryland trucking association talks about the need to be moving quickly. >> we had need to be talking about getting that bridge rebuilt as fast as possible for the country's and maryland's economy. >> the president offering condolences for the families of the people killed. dive teams recovered another body yesterday. three people are still missing as you know, griff. griff: and you know, madeleine, you've been on the boat and you were there, and i was covering the president yesterday. you can't capture how difficult and complicated this rebuild is going to be, and the magnitude of the damage. >> you have to see it for your own eyes, griff. when you look at the damage and the mangled pieces of metal and the 24/7 work, you have to give a lot of credit to the teams that are out there and they're doing dangerous and complicated work as has been said so often. >> you know, i talked to

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>> well, get your glasses out because an eclipse is coming and max gordon of fox weather is in cleveland, ohio in that path of totality. max, i put the glasses on and thought i could read the prompter. i can't see anything, i'm blind. >> well, i didn't want to be outdone so i brought my glasses as well, griff. now, you're going to need these up until totality. here in cleveland, that's going to be between 3:13 and 3:17. that's when the moon is going to be completely blocking out

the sun, but here is the curve ball and the big question, will mother nature cooperate? because right now, it's looking like we could have some significant cloud cover on eclipse day, on monday. and that's going to bum out a whole lot of folks who came to cleveland specifically to see this total solar eclipse though we did talk to one guy from north carolina who says he's happy to be here no matter what. take a listen. >> even if it's like super cloudy like i think we'll see something in the path of totality, that we'll see it turn dark, i think, i think it will be cool regardless. when the moon completely blocks out the sun, it essentially looks like it turns night for a bit and i'm excited to see that. >> multiple events will be happening downtown in cleveland this weekend and of course, on monday, to commemorate the eclipse. according to the city between 140 and 200,000 people are expected to crowd parks situated along lake erie and

here in downtown. to put things in perspective, the crowds will be as if three browns games were going on simultaneously. here in cleveland, all of the city's sworn police officers will be working on monday to manage crowds and calls for service and numerous road closures and parking bans downtown. and people who live here are urged to work from home on eclipse day to ease with the congestion. limited cell service is also going to be an issue with so many people gathered downtown and get this, there's also going to be the guardians home opener occurring on eclipse day. that's occurring at 5:10 eastern time. that's when the first pitch will be, so, it's going to be a big day for downtown cleveland. griff: wow, it's going to be exciting. three browns games, that would be something. max gordon, thank you very much. >> yeah. griff: and remember, fox weather is your destination for the latest weather news and forecast. and stream it on your favorite connected device. always on, always free, molly.

molly: for some of the possible cloud cover that could hinder viewing in some spots. adam klotz is live from the fox weather center, adam. >> hey there, molly, let you know cloud cover forecasts are generally fairly difficult, however, we do see a couple of big systems we're paying attention to that gives us some idea what to expect. really an area that might be typically one of the best places to go a little further south, texas, unfortunately, there's going to be a system spurring up along the gulf and we're expecting that would be overcast and at least sometimes many clouds. a couple of breaks there, a patch between the clouds and see the full solar eclipse, however, particularly there in texas, everything in that red box, actually risk of severe weather there on monday afternoon. certainly something it pay attention to as right in the path of totality. and i know a lot of folks are moving into that area, unfortunately storms could be a concern. i'll move through quickly because i want to show you places where we think a better chance of seeing the solar eclipse are, that's farther

north. you get up towards indianapolis and things are looking pretty good, again, cloudy in cleveland and upstate new york and some of the areas in interior new england also looking clear. molly. molly: all right, adam klotz, thank you so much. amazing. a lot of people are excited hoping for clear skies and for more on the impact of eclipse tourism, let's bring in niagara falls, canada. mayor, thank you for giving us insight into what you're experiencing there. over the border, niagara falls is gorgeous, staggeringly beautiful no matter what time of day or ever so brief night that you see it. are you ready? millions of people could be headed your way. >> thanks for having us, molly. i'm so excited about this, it's going to be the biggest one-day event in niagara falls history. like super bowl, woodstock and christmas eve altogether at one time and what's really cool during the total solar eclipse. the last one was 99 years and the next one 120 years. last one for our lifetime.

the rainbow that arches over the beautiful falls will turn pink when that happens. it will be the first time people have ever seen that and we're excited and nasa is going to be here, the canadian space agency, the guinness book of world records and a million of our closest friends will be enjoying it together. molly: that's for sure. national geographic says it's one of the best places to go to see this the niagara region declared a state of emergency. do you have any concerns about just the logistics of all of this and the security involved? >> yeah, of course, we're use today hosting big events, we get 14 million people a year anyway from all over the world. it's out of abundance of caution, help them being prepared. make sure your car is gassed up. if you need medication, bring it. and come with comfortable shoes, you may be walking. make sure you've got everything you need for the day. don't leave it into the last minute. the schools will be closed on that monday and as well in

toronto home opener of the blue jays and things competing back and forth. if you can take the commuter go train in, that would be great. if you're going to drive, make sure to leave time. molly: back and forth, americans may want to get to canada and canadians to america, how is the border being handled. >> all hands on board there and stay in regular check with the mayor in buffalo and we've got a great relationship and what happens on one side is good for the other. we're one big city divided by a border. so we're telling people expect delays, come prepared and again, don't leave it until the last minute because you will be disappointed. you've got to be prepared before you come. molly: niagara falls, new york, during eclipse week, hotel prices are up from the week prior so there's a lot of money to be made in this as well. so, some-- you shall thoughts on what this means for the economy? >> well, it's going to be great for the economy. yeah, it's dynamic pricing, like going to disney during spring break, like any other

time, it's a high demand and of course, it's a boon. because in niagara falls, we were hurt by covid. we're one of the top tourist destinations and the taps were turned off. this takes us from the back burner to the front burner and we've got unique marketing. entrepreneurs selling the stickers. [laughter] >> i got mooned in the falls and i think they'll be peddling everything and a huge impact. and not to be outdone here and i know that griff had his on, we're saying don't forget your glasses i mean, yes, we're going to have lots, but don't count on us, come prepared so we can help you to have a great time. molly: i've got a 12 pack of the puppies, i hope they're all real. mayor jim diodati, thank you so much. i hope it's a wonderful experience and thanks for joining us, you're a lot of fun. >> that's my pressure and can't wait to see you.

some see us. griff: i want to go to niagara. i've got my glasses and need a plane ticket. and meanwhile, let's bring in two missouri residents, long time friends of more than 50 years travelling together this weekend to view the total eclipse. patricia and joni, ladies, first of all, are you prepared? you've got your glasses. >> yes. >> where do you plan to go? >> yes. griff: patricia start with you. >> yes, we've been preparing for this. we got a hotel room down in the area back in october and so, yes, we are raring to go. griff: all right. joni, why are you guys doing this? >> well, because it's an opportunity to see something that i never thought i'd even see once much less twice. griff: so you saw it when, back in 2017?

>> 2017, yeah. griff: okay. we brought photos. i have show and tell. i remember here in washington, i was with my then about 12, 13-year-old daughter and we were staring up into the sky and i don't believe we had a full eclipse. are you going to be able to go where you're going to see the path of totality, will you see-- there i am with my daughter, mckenzie. really quite a lot of fun, i don't know why, but it just sort of is something that you know, you feel like you might get but one chance in life. are you going to be in the path of totality and do you plan to see the whole thing? >> yes. >> we are going to be in the path of totality and we're going to see the whole thing from beginning to end. griff: patricia, you mentioned you guys both back in october the hotel room now you looked it. i saw a new york times article that showed rooms at the super

8, not to knock super 8, but usually on the lower budget, they have rooms in grayville, illinois starting at $949. >> yes, that's-- >> how much are you paying and did you see a lot of competition to get a place to stay? >> yes, it took quite a while to actually find a room na was reasonable. and this is back in october. we are paying $200 a night and so we have a good deal. griff: and you guys have been friends, i believe it's 54 years. >> yes. griff: joni, what does this mean to you to have this, you know, purpose, to go see the eclipse and obviously, we're all having fun with our glasses and it will be a fun day, hopefully the weather will be good. hopefully you won't have clouds, but what's this trip mean to you? >> it's just a fun thing to do

with an old friend. griff: all right. patricia, i'll put the same question to you. >> oh, yes, i definitely agree. it's an amazing sight to see. >> yes. >> it's one of the most beautiful sights in nature and if anyone is even close to the path of totality, they should try to go and see it. it is absolutely amazing. corona can only be seen during totality. griff: and joni, i'll ask you the last question. what-- when did you decide to do this? did one of you call the other and like what, well, you thought, hey, back in october-- . we decided to do this. no, we decided to do this after the 2017 total eclipse. >> yeah. griff: got it so you've been-- you're an experienced eclipser.

>> we've been waiting. >> yes, and we also saw the annular eclipse in 1994. griff: you're a seasoned-- i apologize, i fully apologize, i didn't know i had experienced eclipsers. >> no apology necessary. griff: ladies, please have such a great time. >> thank you. griff: joni and patricia, i'm not as experienced as you, but i look forward to trying to see it in d.c. only about 88% here. >> still worth it. griff: safe journeys and have a great time. we've got to leave it there. >> thank you. molly: love the shirt, love the necklace and they're selling it, total eclipse, on fox, that's special coverage join us wherever you are. griff: all right, meanwhile, the women's college basketball national championship game is set. we'll talk about that next. progressive makes it easy to save with a quick commercial auto quote online.

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>> the popular west coast based discount change 99 cents only has announced it's closing all 371 of its stores due to both high inflation and rampant retail theft. christina coleman is live in santa monica, california with more on that. christina. >> hi, molly, yeah, we're live outside of a 99 cents only store here in santa monica and i can tell you the parking lot is packed. the shoppers have been here all morning long to get their hands on discounted items before the store closes. the company is shutting down all of its 99 cents only stores, they are located in four states, texas, arizona, nevada, california and liquidation sales started yesterday and many shoppers sorry to hear the news. >> it's a great place upsetting. >> disappointing. >> what do you buy here? >> dog toys, it's a one stop shop for me.

>> the company's interim ceo cited multiple reasons for the company's decision to shut down the 99 cent only stores. in a statement he said, quote, unfortunately the last several years have presented significant and lasting challenges in the retail environment, including the unprecedented impact of the covid 19 pandemic and shrinking inflationary pressures and other macroeconomic headwinds, all of which have hindered the company's ability to operate. now, 99 cents only was founded in los angeles back in 1982, and again, it is packed here today. a lot of people getting their hands on whatever they can before the store closes. molly: it's tough to buy anything for 99 cents now days and tough to sell it as well. that's sad news to hear as the customers say. christina coleman, thank you very much. great report, interesting. griff: molly, you wonder whether some of that may be because of inflation. we are going to talk about much, much more in the next hour.

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