border at this hour, presenting a new challenge for president-elect biden just days ahead of his inauguration. welcome, everyone, to the first ever "america reports" here on the fox news channel. happy to be here. hello, everyone. i'm sandra smith. >> john: sandra, did a tear. i'm john roberts. high atop a building overlooking lafayette square and the white house. what a perch we have appeared. they see the washington monument, the jefferson memorial behind it. and the potomac stretching down to reagan airport and we are going to be here for the next 103 days. every day we will bring you news from across the country and around the world, plus interviews with the newsmakers who are driving the day's headlines. we are excited that you're here with us today as we begin this new adventure. sandra, it's been six months since i had a chance to work with you, but excited to be working with you for the days ahead. >> sandra: really looking forward to this, and you bring your expertise from washington

to our viewers in the afternoon, john. it's going to be fantastic, really excited about it. at the beautiful shot there, a beautiful perch for you for the next few days. >> john: just to give you a bit of an orientation, you can see the main mansion of the white house, the west wing, that little stretch in between is where i lived for four years, front row in the white house briefing room going out back to the south lawn to hear the president and his daily chopper talk. we plan on, in the days and months ahead here on "america reports," to bring you all the news here from washington, new york, the nation, and around the world. in the way that you use to it coming to you here on fox news. great days ahead, sandra. >> sandra: really looking forward to it, john. >> john: back to today's news, violence erupting at the guatemalan border as police push back on central american migrants heading to the united states. the biden administration has promised to roll back president trump's immigration policies. a transition official is telling

the migrants that now is not the time to make the journey. this, as the acting head of customs and border patrol says the incoming administration's rhetoric is driving the caravans. >> now is not the time. this is dangerous. they're risking their own lives, the lives of the workforce throughout the western hemisphere, as they are doing this. they are finally on board, but what i would say is it's a little too a little, little too late. the rhetoric that's been out there, the open border strategies, that's what's driving this. the reason why this is happening right now is because of the perception that our borders are going to be open under the biden administration. unfortunately in this case they are correct. >> sandra: quite a warning there. fox team coverage for you, martha maccallum is standing by. peter doocy has more on the biden administration plans, believe begin with william la jeunesse. he is live from los angeles this afternoon with the latest on the movement of that caravan. william, how is what we are seeing now different from what

we saw a few years ago? >> for context, sandra, recalled four years ago that illegal immigration plummeted to near all-time lows because of president trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric. today you have just the opposite. migrants are reacting to biden's promises, providing asylum, free health care, an end to deportation, and a plan to legalize migrants. as one reason you are seeing this, some 8,000 migrants mostly from honduras breaking through a border checkpoint friday entering guatemala, headed to mexico, and ultimately the u.s. security forces stop some but not others he made it through. >> [speaking spanish] >> interpreter: thank god we got to the first part of guatemala, and if god allows it, we will go further. the first thing we will do when we arrive in the united states is find a job. >> migrants claimed they are fleeing poverty, homelessness, and hunger, made worse by a pair of hurricanes last year. on sunday, a biden official said

help is on the way but urged the group to wait. that's not how this works. here is what migrants heard from the incoming president. plans to legalize 11 million migrants, that means get in now. you can sign your documents to back it up later. biden also promised the "weighted mexico" program will end. that means to get to tijuana and get your name on the list for asylum. biden promised a 100-day moratorium on deportations. that means no detention for women, children, families, and those without a criminal record. under trump, only those who could prove actual persecution were considered for asylum. by contrast, the new administration has promised to consider claims of poverty, unrest, and family reunification. >> the sole reason this has begun and we are seeing this right now is because of the biden administration policies. the believe is they are going to be allowed in. they are not hearing this now, "wait, it's not going to happen on day one." they are already coming.

>> sandra, two questions. can mexico stop the caravan? history told us they will likely break it up. secondly, hello president biden handle them up against the fence given his promise of empathy? if nothing else, this could just be the beginning of a surge. back to you. >> sandra: big questions that need answers. william la jeunesse on that for us, thank you. john? >> john: sandra, president-elect joe biden's inauguration rehearsal rescheduled for today because of security concerns. 25,000 national guard troops are arriving in washington for the big event on wednesday, as much of the city is on lockdown. fox news confirms the fbi does plan to that all of the national guard service members who are here over concerns of an insider attack. currently there are troops from all 50 states supporting law enforcement in washington, d.c. >> president-elect joe biden just two days away from taking office. he is planning for at least 20 executive orders in his first

ten days. president trump, by comparison, issued seven in the same period. our new white house correspondent, peter doocy, is live in washington. peter, first of all, welcome to the beat. secondly, it looks like the president-elect is going to be very busy in his first 100 days. >> thank you very much, john. he left some big shoes to fill. as for the next administration, we did very briefly see joe biden from afar today. he and his wife, the future first lady, jill biden, went to a food bank in philadelphia where they volunteered for about an hour. tomorrow night he's going to come to washington to spend the night at blair house before taking the oath and outlining executive orders in the inaugural address. >> it's the message of unity, the message of getting things done. that's what he'll be talking about january 20th. as you noted at the outset of this, he's going to come back to the white house after giving that speech at the capitol and take some immediate action to move this country forward.

>> here's what biden can do on day one. we joined the paris climate agreement with president trump pulled out of because he thoughe terms are unfair to u.s. businesses, reverse the travel ban for visitors from majority muslim countries, mandate massacring , and extend a pause on payments on student loans. within the first ten days, there's going be executive orders and reuniting migrant families separated at the border and expanding access to health care. it's going to take longer to implement the $1.9 trillion stimulus package he wants, because congress has to get involved. not only did that package feature $1400 relief checks, it also requires all employers in the country to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. >> the $15 minimum wage is a concrete and direct way to help support those workers who are out there on the front lines right now, providing services to all of us, and give a boost

right now. >> this is something joe biden has been waiting for a long time. this is his last full day and night in delaware before coming to d.c. to take the oath. john? >> john: here be staying at blair house, just across the street from the white house. peter, i think you've got a size 12-foot, so there's no problem filling in issues. [laughter] good to see you, we'll see more of you in the days and weeks ahead. sandra? >> sandra: things we are learning about john roberts and peter doocy, with democrats in control of congress, critics say biden's executive orders are necessary. how far to the left will joe biden's administration push this country? joining us now, martha maccallum, anchor of "the story." great to have you. >> congratulations! >> sandra: good to have you here. i want to put this headline up on the screen, "make america california again?" the headline asks. it also answers it. that is biden's plan.

here is a direct quote from that piece, my thigh. there is no place the incoming administration is leaning on more heavily for inspiration in setting a progressive policy agenda." it goes on to say, martha, california's influence will be felt and how much power their homes and cars and how they save for retirement." just how far left will joe biden be pushed? >> it's very interesting, sandra. this is the first time you have a democrat from california in the white house, as the vice president. he also had janet yellen, a californian, the fed paid you have how the becerra also in the next, from california. he is at hhs. when you look at this very california-minded administration coming in, you look at california, think about also you have to be honest about the reasons people have left california. that is increasing taxes, increasing regulations. while we hear a lot about climate change and racial equality and those issues, being in the forefront of the biden administration, you also have to

go to the purse strings first and look at the fact that taxes, given everything they've set already on the campaign trail, will go up, regulations will go up, and that's why you see a lot of people from california who have hightailed it for places like texas and tennessee. we will see how it goes over with americans if they want america to be california again. i'm not sure they do. >> sandra: the piece goes to point out that you're still looking at a surging covid infection rate, safety net freed by the pandemic, housing costs, the wildfires feeling that exodus. if you're using that is the plan to push the envelope or tear it open, as one of the california -- >> just interject for a moment, look how they handled covid. the allstate was lockdown paid the school systems were locked down 100% across-the-board with the exception of some private schools in a few small communities. no sports are played in california during the course of this entire thing, and how they find themselves deep in a second wave. he got to ask yourself if what they did on plan a work.

>> sandra: for that reason, lindsey graham made a prediction over the weekend. watch. >> if they do with her talking about doing, republicans will come roaring back in 2022, will take back the house, the senate, and just in a few months, president trump will be looked at far differently than he is today. >> sandra: and you are starting to hear more of that come from republicans, if biden does implement a lot of these policies he says he meant. >> that could be. i think the first hurdle for republicans is going to be figuring out who they are. are they trump republicans or are they post-trump republicans? is going to be a lot of infighting. i think the biggest thing to watch going forward here are these 2022 races. even 2021 races for governor across the country. you're going to see, i think, in many cases, an effort for president trump and his supporters to primary some of these people, to knock out some of these governors or members of

the house or senate who did not side with the president in the recent turmoil. >> sandra: martha, i'm going to have the pleasure and honor of handing the baton off to you at 3:00. >> it's like we are living in a different time zone. 5:00 my 12:00, how to make sure we are where we are supposed to be? >> sandra: exactly. your show moves to 3:00 p.m., we look forward to watching that. >> great to be with you. thank you. >> sandra: john? >> john: fox news alert, joe biden headed to the white house, democrats taking control of the senate. what will happen to the federal investigation into hunter biden? senator rick scott joins us on that. plus, thousands of migrants move toward our nation's border. as the biden administration prepared for their arrival? tom homan, the former acting director of immigration and customs enforcement, weighs in. coming up next, on "america reports." stay with us. >> if they do what they say

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>> sandra: hello, world, is this thing on? that's what the ceo of parler posted over the weekend. the company's website back online after finding a new hosting service, but the social media platforms app remains unavailable. in a fox news exclusive interview, the ceo says he expects the app will be up and running again by the end of the month. amazon gave parler the buddha we could go over concerns users made threats of violence before and after the capital riot. parler ceiling amazon over that decision. >> john: fox news alert now,

does the central american migrants headed to the u.s. border just days before joe biden takes office. how does the incoming it administration prepare for the caravans arrival? let's bring in tom homan. he is former acting director of immigrations and customs enforcement, also fox news contributor. welcome to the debut addition of "america reports" on this beautiful afternoon. gray tabby with us. >> thanks for having me. >> john: so, incoming biden administration is winning this caravan, it is currently in guatemala, "don't come because you won't get in." there's all the criticisms from democrats at the top administration policies regarding caravans, not allowing them to come to the united states, the incoming administration is saying almost exactly the same thing. >> i wrote an op-ed for fox news in july 2020, 6 months ago, saying this will happen if joe biden becomes president. his words matter. that we will take care of you and the new future that, but

don't come now. too little, too late. the promises he has made are going to entice people to come to this country no matter what he says now. it's already starting. the criminal gangs have figured out the transportation routes, they caravans have already loaded up, and more to come. you will see a surge at the border we have never seen before because of the words of joe biden. >> john: on the 22nd of december, he gave a speech indicating that he's not going to roll back on president trump's administration policies at one time because that would create huge problems. let's listen to what he said back then. speak of the last we need is to say they're going to stop immediately, the access to asylum noise being run now. and end up with 2 million people on our border. >> john: there does seem to be a recognition by the incoming president that if he were to

roll back in the trump administration policies it would create a huge problem on the border between the united states and mexico. >> maybe he's watching fox news and our interviews, because we've been talking about this for months. his words matter. too little, too late, he's not going to stop it. the most disgusting thing about this is he knew his words. he knew his promises would cause a surge. back in fy 15, he was vice president. i was at the neck down mike white has numerous times, briefing the white house staff on why the surges happened and why we needed to respond, which is more detention beds. now he is saying no detention, no removals. he knew his words would cause this surge. it's more important for him to win the votes from the left and be elected president than to protect his country. he put himself in front of the country and that to me is disgusting. >> john: november of 2020, president-elect biden, even though the election was still being contested at that point and we didn't know what the eventual vote counts would be in

the individual states, he said, "this is what i'm going to do on immigration when i become president." listen here. >> i will send an immigration bill to united states senate with a pathway to citizenship for over 11 million undocumented people in america. >> john: what message does that send it to people outside of this country? >> first of all, he is misleading the american people. we have been talking 11 or 12 million for over a decade. it's closer to 18 million. again, that is an enticement. that'll bring more people to the border. the sad thing is rewarded behavior. ignore the courts, ignore the removal order, go hide out long enough and we are going to give you something.

as long as we reward behavior, we will never fix the board. before we talk about honesty, let's plug the hole rather than bailing out the water in the boat. let's plug the hole and stop the illegal behavior first. congress can fix the three loopholes we've asked them to close for three years, to stop the surge from coming. that needs to happen first. >> john: one of the big problems, tom, that the trump administration had was a lot of children, thousands of children got separated from their parents in a way that they don't know if they can be reunited. the incoming president-elect said he is going to work on that. that's one of the first things he is going to work on. is not a problem that really needs fixing? >> a lot of that is a misleading narrative, a false narrative. a lot of these parents, it's documented in i.c.e. reports and border patrol reports. a lot of parents have refused to

be reunited with their children because their end game is to get their children here to united states to live with the other spouse living illegally so they can get american education, with the american life, and never go back to their homeland. a lot of parents refuse the reunification paid what they don't talk about, at the same time this 2500 separations, there's 14,000 children, and they were smuggled into the country because their parents hired a criminal organization to smuggle them. >> john: a lot to talk about in the weeks and months ahead. tom homan, good to see you today, thanks for joining us. appreciate it. center? >> sandra: thank you, john. a former key player from the iran nuclear deal for a high-ranking spot in the state department. could this country be headed back to obama-era policies and a return to appeasement politics? florida senator rick scott is standing by to react. ♪ ♪

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possible resistance to antibodies. but she says the vaccines are still effective. >> sandra: kamala harris stepping down from the senate today head of inauguration. on wednesday she will make history as she becomes the first woman and first south asian vice president. >> john: arizona woman who police they went missing last week under abnormal circumstances was found alive on critical condition. detectives say they found jessica goodwin on an indian reservation south of phoenix. they are continuing to investigate. for more on these and other stories, download the fox news app, scan the qr code on your screen, or go to foxnews.com.com/apps. ♪ ♪ >> sandra: more of seem to be president joe biden's team taking shape. he has named one of the key negotiators of the iran nuclear deal, wendy sherman, as his state department number two. joining us now is republican

senator rick scott of florida. he sat at the senatorial committee and a member of the homeland security committee. he joins us now. senator, good afternoon to you and welcome to "america reports." so, tell us what this means for the future of our foreign policy, having this person been tapped for the biden administration. >> first, good luck with your new show. >> sandra: thank you. >> first off, i'm not going to support anybody who supports wanting to get back into the iran deal. i'm not going to support people who want to appease communist china or cuba. these democrats feel like they can say, "oh, pretty please? don't hurt us," and somehow these dictators and bullies are going to change. they not going to change. the iran deal was a disaster, it's bad for americans. they still target american citizens. it was not good for israel, it's not good for anybody in the middle east. what we have to do is stand up for americans against these dictators around the world, including the ayatollah. he's the only one who wins out

of this. his government does. so why doesn't the biden administration focus on, "gosh, we have got a soft economy, let's focus on that. they'd make sure our schools get better, let's make sure we're safe in this country." no, the democrats will go off on this radical left-wing agenda and get nothing done for american citizens. but it'll be good for the ayatollah. >> sandra: we'll see where that leads us. meanwhile, former director of the u.s. domestic policy counsel, joe grogan, is weighing in on what we are seeing as far as relationships between mike pence and donald trump. there's a lot of questions over the what the future of your policyholders for his leadership, senator. i will ask you to weigh in on them writing about the remarkable rift between donald trump and mike pence. joe grogan saying we are very lucky that he is a decent guy and rational and levelheaded. as we begin a brand-new week, what is the future of your party? what is the next couple of the year is looking >> we are going to have a great -- [laughs]

and fortune lake, a great time defending what we believe in. to stop on the biden things, as the chair of the national republican central committee, i'm going to make sure we are focused on the issues. 2022 is going to be like 2010. we'll see all the problems with the third term of the obama administration. that's all biden is doing. it's his third term. raise taxes, biden wants to raise your taxes, more regulation, he's going to push a liberal agenda that america doesn't want. my job as the chair of the national republican senatorial committee is to define -- we care about your family, we want you to have -- a kid like me going up in public housing, you have a chance to live the dream in this country, and it's not going to be because the government tells you how, what job you can have, how much money you can make, what health care you can buy. they give you freedom and opportunity. i think the biden administration is going to give us a big opportunity. unfortunately we are going to be on defense quite a bit, but

we'll do everything we can for the american family. >> sandra: it really stuck out to us when we heard karl rove talking about what he sees as the future of the g.o.p. he said this, i'll get your reaction. >> it's going to be an ugly several years before the republican party can put itself back together. it needs to rebuild, it needs to find a way to take the traditional republican coalition and bring in and keep as much of the trumpet voters. the republican party, let's not kid ourselves, it's in the midst of a civil war. >> sandra: "in the midst of a civil war." do you agree with that? >> absolutely not. here's what i see. if we talk about what is important to your family, everything the act talk to you, what do they care about? they care about jobs, having the choice of where their child should go to school. they care about living in a safe community. they like freedom. they want a strong military. all the supreme court packed,

they don't want the new deal whh will kill fossil fuel and jobs. didn't want governments to say you can only have government insurance. if we talk about issues, we are going to win. he could be right if we aren't talking about issues, but i want to make sure and i know other republicans are going to make sure we will talk issues. our agenda is good for americans, and for all americans. and why what the democrats want to do is going to hurt your job, make sure you don't have any choice of what school your child goes to, and, by the way, you're not going to have to live in a safe community because the democrats want to defund the police. that's not where this country is. we are going to make sure we have a positive agenda about the opportunity for your family. >> sandra: two days before a new president is sworn in. interesting to get your thoughts, senator. thank you for your time. >> all right. good luck, bye-bye. >> sandra: 's thank. ♪ ♪

>> john: the nation today honoring the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. but this year's commemorative services and many other traditional in-person events are being held online because of the pandemic. jonathan serrie is live in atlanta with more. jonathan, hi. >> yeah, it's evidently a different era, john. covid-19 is just one of many crises that have occurred over the past year, a year that also included a disputed election and sometimes violent protests from both the left and the right. the civil rights leader's daughter, bernice king, says this is why this year's commemoration includes an urgent call to bring people together to realize her father's dream of the beloved community. >> the most pressing issue of our time demands that humanity envisions, strategizes, and organizes toward a more just,

humane, equitable, and peaceful society, with nonviolence as the pathway to that world. >> two outside pastors are presiding over the service, and the bishop is delivering the keynote address. however, there was a greeting from ebenezer church's senior pastor, raphael warnock, who is about to be sworn in as the first black u.s. senator from the state of georgia. john, back to you. stick a little bit later on in today's program, jonathan, we'll be talking to an official from the national civil rights museum about some terrific online commemorations we got today. good to see you today. sandra? >> sandra: think he paid the senate judiciary committee meanwhile releasing new documents related to the origins of the russia probe. lindsey graham cannot just ahead. plus concerns over president-elect joe biden's plans to vaccinate 100 million americans in his first 100 days in office. why some critics are predicting

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done. >> john: that's alex azar defending the trump administrations vaccine rollout after president-elect joe biden called it a "dismal failure." the buy demonstration plants a vaccinate 100 million people in its first 100 days. let's bring in joe grogan now, former white house domestic policy counsel director. we should point out that a great deal of your background is in health care. this is something that you know about. joe biden has said that one of his first orders of business is going to be to roll out a new coronavirus vaccine program with heavy federal involvement and oversight. you see that may do more harm than good. why? >> thanks for having me on. first of all, i hope that president biden is successful in getting 100 million americans vaccinated in 100 days. every american. i am concerned that some of the mistakes the trump administration made here, having too much federal control may

space not be replicated by the biden administration, albeit with more money. certainly with more money it will help states get people vaccinated with the tasks that were assigned to them. but the fundamental mistake that has been made so far is not relying enough on the commercial channel where the lady distribute vaccines in this country. we vaccinate tens of millions of americans every year for all sorts of things, including measles, mumps, rubella, the flu, and we should be calling those cos up, the pharmacies that administer those vaccines, and the distributors. how much vaccine can you take off the federal government's hands and how many people can you get vaccinated?" the last thing is that i think you would have more success, i suspect you'd have more success in many areas of the country where people are suspicious of vaccines and suspicious of authorities, with pharmacists

administering as opposed to some dude in camouflage at the national guard who shows up with a needle and says, "i'm here to help." >> john: let me go back to january 6 and the capitol hill riots. he said of mike pence, "we are very lucky he is a decent guy and rational and levelheaded." expand on that. if mike pence wasn't there, he wasn't rational or levelheaded, what could have potentially happened that day? >> at some of his critics talk about the fact that he was just doing his job, but i happen to believe that the world would be a better place if our elected officials did focus on just doing their job. he adhered to his oath, he stood up for the constitution, and he said, "i cannot overturn this election," at a time when the capitol was under assault. had he gone up there and said, "this whole thing is a fraud, i am usurping this power right

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>> sandra: the senate judiciary committee last week released declassified documents into its investigation into the origins of the russia probe. but what happens next with all of this? let's bring in andy mccarthy, former assistant u.s. attorney and fox news contributor. andy, welcome to "america reports." qaddafi this afternoon. >> great to be here, thank you. good luck to you and john. >> sandra: think so much, we look forward to having unregulated. you look at these classified documents, there was so much into sufficient for this. before we get to what happens next or where it goes next, what is to be made of what we saw once the documents were declassified and available? >> i think what it is doing is filling in the canvas of what a lot of us have speculated for a long time, and after the inspector general report there

was massive abuse of the fbi's investigative process, politicization of it in particular in connection with surveillance, and i've always thought the most dangerous thing about this is that we need to have robust surveillance authorities in order to protect ourselves from people who really mean harm to the united states, meaning adversary powers and jihadist networks overseas. we have to worry about is that in the drive to fix that, what congress does is over correct and leave us more vulnerable to attacks from the people against whom these powers are really necessary. >> sandra: where does all this go next, andy? >> there going to be significant proposals to reign in fisa and correct it. hopefully what they would do is tweak it so it can't get abused again rather than carpet so we don't have it where we need it.

and then you have the ute investigation right before barr left the department around christmas time. he designated durham as a special counsel to try and give him some protection from any interference of the justice department. we love to see how that works out. >> sandra: it's interesting, the chair of the committee was wondering when we'd released these documents, and he made a prediction about the future of these investigations. >> i'm proud of what we did. it was my committee that got everybody to come before the country and say, "if i knew then what i knew now, i wouldn't have signed the carter page warrant." it is up to durham to prosecute people and we will see what he does. >> sandra: what is his next move, ute? >> i think he proceeds with his investigation. he will not be under the supervision of the biden justice department. actually think that merrick garland will do a fine

job, actually knew him in the 1990s when i was doing terrorism cases paid he's a straight arrow, so i think you won't see politicizing of that investigation. at least i hope not. i think what barr has laid the groundwork for is for durham ultimately to write a report like mueller's report, which gives some history and accountability to this. the first decision he left a mate, sandra, is if people violated the law for prosecutors the first question is always, do you charge them? >> sandra: a lot of questions still unanswered and a lot of americans want those answers. thanks for joining us this afternoon. great to see you. >> thanks, sandra. >> sandra: and, john, a lot of questions that will continue for quite some time. the timing of this, a lot of folks pointing out, had this happen before the election, that is still out there as well. as we look at a beautiful scenery there in washington, d.c., behind you, john. >> john: you know, last week i got a bit of the briefing on all of this from a couple of staff

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>> many businesses in this country have either shut down for good or are still struggling to survive because of coronavirus restrictions but a new study finds mandatory lockdowns may not be any more effective at controlling the spread of the virus than less restrictive voluntary measures. randy trimble from pop fox business is live in chicago with the latest. what voluntary measures that the study find to be effective? >> they say simple things like wearing a mask and social distancing could be just as effective without the economic damage. of course there are other studies that say the lockdowns are the most effective approach, but this latest one in the european journal of clinical investigation says this. more targeted public health insurrections that more effectively reduce transmissions may be important for a future epidemic control without the harm of highly restrictive

measures. and those stake outs where we would essentially brought the inside and outside. >> we want to do it safe and we want to do it smart, but we need it for our business to survive. >> this is not enough. you have eight tables are so out here, you can see hundreds inside. you also want to get the vaccine back out. >> absolutely because then there is confidence when people come back to indoor dining. >> one of the things that we would point out john is this is an expensive set up at a time when restaurants are making as much as they ordinarily would. they are investing huge on these outdoor dining set ups. a $15,000 for this, that's a lot to spend at a time when they are really not making what they normally would. john? >> as we saw in california a lot of restaurants spent all that money only to have the state shut them down. grady trimble, thanks so much.

starting a new hour now with security forces in guatemala facing off with thousands of migrants trying to make their way north to the united states. good afternoon from washington, i'm john roberts. >> and good afternoon to you john, i'm sandra smith. we are now halfway through this first-ever addition of "america reports." it's great to be together on a sunny day in d.c. and i'm here in new york city and we will have this split show for a while. great to be together. >> john: and you know, we got a beautiful day here in washington, d.c. if only there was something happening, you know? >> sandra: nothing to see there, a couple days from inauguration day and security is in full force there. washington, d.c., john roberts, it will be quite the week and it's great to kick things off with you for "america reports." the biden transition officials not telling those migrants to turn back after promising to

dump president trump's asylum rules. here is former immigration and customs enforcement act or tom homan who joined us on this program. >> of the promises he has made, and and that's a search of the board that was never seen before because the words of joe biden. >> john: more on that just ahead. first president-elect joe biden set to take the reins of the white house just two days from now. and he is planning some executive actions on the job, and we begin with jacqui heinrich on more on what we can expect right out of the

game. we can't wait for bipartisanship to begin rolling back from president trump's policy is, and rejoining a paris claimant a corridor, and rejoining muslim countries, it would also enact a mass mandate on federal properties in interstate transit systems. orders for days two through ten established standards for school re-openings and criminal justice reform initiatives. and that the legal behind them is well-founded and represents a restoration of an appropriate constitutional role for the president. biden also told congress to expect a sweeping immigration bill his first day in office.

he could give a pass to to the substance of million undocumented people living in the u.s. vice president-elect, harris said they would automatically get green cards. now advocates for that bill said they are happy to see biden make a clean break from trump era policies, and trumps a impeachment trial may delay consideration. that may not pass in his first 100 days. and for more now on what joe biden plans to do for the u.s. economy and the nearly $2 trillion cover to release pin, and what is that defined

print of the executive orders figuring out what impact it will have on the bottom line. >> we need to act quickly, and that's what the experts are telling us. and that's across-the-board for businesses which might help boost consumer confidence and more testing will make it easier for businesses to operate safely and get their workers tested and give customers peace of mind. that could benefit with the boost for federal contract for the goods. but they are also eyeing his executive actions on climate change. stricter regulations will have an impact on them. the cdc reports that biden on day one will cancel the controversial keystone pipeline permit putting plans to pump 800,000 barrels of oil per day from nebraska to canada on hold. that would be a gut punch to the

u.s. energy industry and also the estimated 20,000 jobs along with it. still executive action can only go so far. one of biden's chief economic advisors is saying that's about it. "there are often resources embedded in these ceos and administrative tweaks but not the kind of firepower you need for a robust package that meets the speed, composition, size and criteria. biden is looking to congress for that fire power to approve the $1.9 trillion rescue package with more money for businesses and workers. some think it could do more harm than good by sneaking in one of those campaign promises to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. the international frost comic franchise association says that could double the cost for some businesses payroll by doing this, but biden does need ten senate republicans to pass that stimulus package through regular order. some republicans are bulking at the cost. senator pat toomey said the ink isn't dry on the package they

passed in december and called this one a colossal waste. sandra? >> sandra: hillary vaughn reporting live for us from capitol hill. leland david novella it is the chairman of gopac, and welcome to "america reports." and that's a depolarization their america. that country was already deeply polarized. and those all of this seems to be playing to his base. where is the unifying note and where is the talk to the middle?

>> i think the unifying part here is that joe biden is making clear he is drawing in the line to make sure the actions he's taking will actually protect americans from the real threats they face. covid pandemic is a real threat to everyone's life, and yet we have yet to mount an offense on it. climate change, the bare minimum is rejoining the paris claimant talks. the bare minimum is putting on a mask. and and some of those actions that have been in place for four years ob unifying and that it will identify the true threats to our lives, our economy, our environment and health and will well-being. b wanted david do you see this

as unifying move on the part of joe biden? >> no. but first let's congratulate you and sandra on the show. fewer jobs, a less secure border, and rejoining a climate agreement where the worst offenders have not played by the rules since it was signed. it was also the drastic and direct course change action. and cutting regulations and lowering taxes. that is clearly going to be the government doing more by government doing more. >> john: yes. at the same time joe biden joe biden is unwinding a lot of what president trump did in the past four years and we are also looking ahead to a potential -- taking this to trial yesterday.

>> pursuing impeachment after he leaves the office will further divide the country. it will ruin the start of your presidency, joe biden. you need to stand up at the radical left and tell sumer to dismiss what i think is an unconstitutional attempt to impeach president trump out of office. stand down. >> john: marianna, there was a big debate here about whether it's constitutional to have a trial for a president and try to kick him out of office or prevent him from holding office in the future, once he's left office. there is historical precedent but in this case, is it prudent to do so if all you are trying to do is prevent them from running again in 2024? >> it's about accountability. i wish we were playing the clip of lindsey graham back in the 90s, and lindsey graham is a hypocrite and that's pretty obvious. that's about accountability. donald trump has yet to be held

accountable, and and if we don't hold donald trump accountable and some other president will come along who is a little more slick and a little more smooth than donald trump and do far worse. we are making sure that everybody in this country, especially what happened at the capitol on the 6th of january. >> john: it's a pretty interesting statistic, a new quinnipiac poll said trump should not be allowed to hold office in the future. yes president trump should be able to seek office again in 2024.

the difference is the voters get to decide. and that's what democrats talk about for the next two years because it ensures up republican house majority. and that's at the top of the list making sure donald trump couldn't win again. we want action to continue on covid as a federal government gave the vaccines to states and allow them to disturb them. we want to see the economy get open back up, and if the democrats want to talk about whether we should allow donald trump to run again in four years then republican should walk that because then we can communicate our ideas for things actually care about. >> the difference is the democrats are going to do both. >> john: we will see because in a couple of days we get the reins of power in all three fronts. mary and marsha and david,

thank you. >> sandra: thousands of migrants on the move heading to the u.s. southern border and setting up the first immigration challenge for the incoming president biden. they will talk alive with the acting head of homeland security next. and they have the feds now digging into the background and all of those troops, all 25,000 of them. >> that is what's driving us. ♪ ♪

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>> john: our nation's capital on high alert just a couple of days before the inauguration. the fbi is betting all 25,000

national guard troops who are stationed here over fears of an insider attack. rich edson is live in washington for us with the latest. >> good afternoon john. defense officials say there are already 21,000 national guard members here in washington, d.c., with thousands more on the way with over the next couple of days. officials also say they are working with the secret service as well to look into the national guard members to ensure against the potential for any insider threat. >> and an abundance of caution we are definitely -- we want to make sure that we have the right people in the security bubble. and we have the time and the ability to do it. >> there is already a massive security presence all around washington, d.c., in particular, at the capitol building. a couple of blocks away at the east front of the capital over the weekend, and through friday.

they rested a handful of people including a 22-year-old carrying a pistol without a license. they intercepted a driver on friday evening who had a handgun and ammunition and "the washington post" interview that driver and said he was working security in d.c. he was rushing to work and forgot he had his firearm in his truck. and homeland security officials say they were looking at threat streams not only in the nation capital but capital cities and capitals throughout the country. even if people are on the list or concerned about them and making sure they are not coming into the capitol building for that. you have a presence throughout the country and a sensitive security situation they blasted a capitol hill shutdown.

warning people to stay away from windows and doors, and turns out it was just a small fire near the capitol complex. and it's an abundance of caution they are putting it, locking down the capitol. all that i would say except of course for the thousands of national guard members and police who have security parameters are the capital john. >> john: if this will be my sixth inauguration and i've never seen security to the extent that we got in d.c. today. rich, thanks so much. a good see you. >> sandra: let's bring in peter gaynor. thank you for being here this afternoon. so my questions for you and i'm sure a lot of people were shocked to hear that that was major general william walker there, talking about out of an abundance of caution that they would be making sure that the right people are in that security bubble. why was it decided to then look into the backgrounds of absolutely every troop member that is in d.c. brain, all 20,000 plus of them?

>> well first of all i think everyone is rightfully sensitive and wants to make sure that we leave stone unturned and the time and given the situation given the 6th of january and the fbi and others, they decided this would be a prudent to move. i served in the military for 26 years and had the highest confidence in the men and women that wear a uniform. i was up there on capitol hill yesterday with the secretary of defense, truly impressive about the dedication and enthusiasm of the young national guard men and women up there defending their nation. >> sandra: we are happy to hear that of course and we agreed that they are the best in the world, our troops. is there any plans of some sort of insider attack? >> i have not heard any of that. there is some chatter about those that seek to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power on the 20th and the fbi and

secret service and all our partners, to make sure that again no stone is unturned when it comes to somebody thinking about threatening the peaceful transfer of power. >> sandra: was any of this show or do you believe 25,000 national guard troops were needed to secure the capital on inauguration day? >> again, after the 6th of january everyone is on heightened alert. what happened on the sixth is absolutely uncalled for. it's horrible in our history and to make sure that again we have a peaceful transfer of power on the sixth, we want to make sure that we don't wish we didn't go far enough. again, an impressive array of men and women out there ready to make sure that transfer happens. >> sandra: absolutely. and we hope for a very safe and successful inauguration day. mark morgan was on fox news

earlier today talking about this migrant caravan that's headed for our southern border right now. watch. >> you have a combination of open border advocates who are organizing these caravans and actually encouraging and driving immigrants to participate, they are risking their lives. in addition to that we have cartels and human smugglers that are doing the same thing, fueling the perception that our borders be open. >> sandra: so we are waiting to see what the biden administration plans are to handle this but in the meantime they are sending a message that now is not the time. the situation in the border will not be transformed overnight. what are you hearing that the biden administration plans to do with that migrant caravan heading for our southern border? >> i can't say they have talked to the biden transition team on any of these particular pop topics but, the customs and

border patrol, true professionals, they've seen this before and handled it before. we have contingency plans that deal with it and we are ready in washington, d.c., and ready across the nation to defend the safety and security of the nation. >> sandra: what do you think when you see those pictures? >> again, we have seen this before and we will deal with it in time. what my focus is on the next couple of days is focused on washington, d.c., to make sure that again, all the 200 partners, the 27,000 national guard and 14,000 law enforcement officials, 5,000 dod providing technical assistance are all synchronized to make sure again on the 20th that it is peaceful and uneventful. >> sandra: final question to you, president trump warned last week that the biden administration will end his policies and some of the incentives that they will put out there will lead to a "title

wave of illegal immigration. do you believe that to be the case as well? >> again. i've been on this job for seven days now and i don't have a deep background in immigration. i came from emergency management. my focus is on the 20th. i will leave that to the two experts to unravel what may or may not happen. >> sandra: we appreciate you joining us this afternoon. thank you. >> john: sandra, thanks. up behind me in the white house we are told president trump and his team are working on a long list of possible pardons and commutations before he leaves office. some of the familiar names that might make the cut. we will tell you. ♪ ♪

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>> i'm not going to support people want to appease communist china or cuba. democrats feel like they can say, pretty please, don't hurt us. and somehow these dictators on these bullies are going to change. they are not going to change. we have to stand up for americans against these dictators around the world including the ayatollah. >> john: a republican senator rick scott last hour thing the iran nuclear deal was a disaster. and, i'm sure that's what the where the news is causing some consternation. >> john, good afternoon. right now the middle east remains on edge as iran continues to develop its nuclear program while also conducting military drills that threaten u.s. interest. this could change though as reports to indicate president-elect biden may

quickly rejoin the iran nuclear deal upon taking office later this week. channel 12 and israel is reporting that the incoming biden administration has already held under the table talks with the iranians and also looping in the israelis on those talks. this news couldn't come soon enough for international observers that fear that any misstep in the region could lead to a military conflict. we've seen this military tension erupt over the past year. this weekend in germany, france and britain all said that iran has no credible civilian use to develop and produce iranian metal. the pushback from the key allies back in 2015 does send a message to iran and of the officials in tehran that this week are asking the united nations nuclear watchdog to avoid publishing details about their nuclear program. the country tested a series of ballistic missiles that landed within a hundred miles of the

uss nimitz aircraft carrier and in a show of force on sunday american b-52 bombers made their fifth patrol mission to the middle east since november. iran's foreign minister mohammed is the refit responded to that event saying "while we have not started a war in over 200 years we don't shy from crushing aggressors. that tweet right there is a great example of the rhetoric between what we seen in washington and tehran. if president-elect biden does indeed rejoin the iranian nuclear deal this could use some of the tension in the region and could allow iran to continue economic pressure off the off the islamic republic. >> john: at trey yingst in tel aviv for us. thanks so much. twitter claims that band president trump because he could incite violence but outspoken left-wing activist john sullivan's recording of himself cheering on the rioters in in a january 6th capital riot remain online. twitter and youtube suspended his accounts after fox news

first reported on sullivan facing charges now, and that capital attack. let's bring in james freedman, he is the assistant editor for "the wall street journal" editorial page and also fox news contributor. this suggested there were two sets of rules here when it comes to left and right and social media. >> that's exactly right. kudos to fox for finding this latest inconsistency. there have been a number of silicon valley giants that are kind of seizing this moment to silence voices they don't want to hear from. they talk about the terms of service and claimed that violations of these terms are the reasons for these various efforts to turn off certain voices, but of course we don't believe them. if you look at the a consistent pattern where even left-wing dictators in other countries along with people in our own political system, when they come from a certain point of view,

their views are tolerated to a much greater extent than conservatives. hydroxychloroquine yesterday he there was a former insider from facebook was on one of our rival networks who suggested that the might be just the beginning in terms of the squelching of conservative voices. let's listen to what alex tina said. we are reaching those huge audiences, but there are people on youtube that have a larger audience than daytime cnn. >> banning extremists is one thing but banning legitimate conservative voices is quite another. but obviously this is way beyond that mob on capitol hill committing crimes. but this is a much bigger

effort. i think these are private companies and they should be free to do what they want. but i think for consumers, this is not what we were promised. you saw jack dorsey and the twitter ceo acknowledging that over the last week saying, the open internet allowing the world to communicate providing all of these tools so that free speech could flourish here and around the world, they are now turning away from that they are turning to silicon valley to see what we can see. >> john: what do you think the reaction would be if the shoe was on the other foot in these large and monopolistic platforms were banning liberal voices? >> you really couldn't imagine it and i think there is a need to hear. i'm hoping there is a market solution, it was extremely discouraging to see amazon cut

off parler. i noticed they are still not back up and running. it kind of the alternative to twitter. but there is a market opportunity here. google and amazon would be in the censorship club. microsoft is the other player in that market and maybe they want to stand for free speech and if not i think there is an opportunity and a new competitor and cloud computing just as there is for some of the social media platforms. >> john: we will keep watching and see how it goes. james freeman, always good to see you. thanks for joining us today. >> sandra: millions of americans have of course made huge sacrifices to stop the spread, but a new study suggests that the shutdowns and the strict rules might not have made us all safer after all. also, breaking this afternoon, a missing woman in arizona turning up our lives but in terrible shape. now officials are trying to figure out what went wrong.

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>> sandra: a new study showing that overly restrictive lockdown measures to fight covid may not have been any better than less restrictive measures and may not have been worth the damage that they caused. let's bring in dr. mark sehgal. that could be horrible for some of these business owners that have gone through so much, lost their businesses in many cases, and to hear that, that perhaps the very long time after what are you hearing about the study? >> i'm not surprised about this. this is out of stanford university and it looks at sweden and south korea which did not lock down and they found the rate of spread similar to what they found in europe and the united states. that didn't surprise me because if you lockdown an area where there is already a lot of virus in the community, people stay at home but they spread it within

households and that's what we are finding. and that's what we found in new york as well. if on the other hand you were to lock down well in advance of a problem and like we had a new zealand and like we have in australia outcome of those areas we dodged a bullet because they prevent the spread. if you do huge travel plans and you lockdown in advance of the virus spreading, you can get somewhere. in this case when it's already through community as it's way too late to lockdown. as you said you had a tremendous economic and physical and emotional cost. >> sandra: i can't help but wonder why we didn't get this right. we had dr. fauci at the home of the decisions, but we couldn't have taken the right cautions and not over did it as the stanford study suggests. >> i think we should have come we should have focused with far

more on distancing, masking traveled washing her hands come up travel being the key from an area where there is a lot of coded into one where there is not. thus we needed to do. we as an antiquated model, and in st. louis in advance of the virus getting there. >> sandra: well that will take the vaccine for improvement. and jerome adams is talking about the disparity about having the vaccine reach the african-american community. here is mr. adams. >> what would be a real tragedy is that we finally have the tools to end the pandemic, it actually worsened disparity and didn't end the pandemic because people who are most likely to get infected or end up in the hospital continued to be the ones of least likely to get the vaccines. >> sandra: so what are we doing about the hesitancy still in some communities to get the vaccine? >> dr. adams talk to me about how you do it on a community

outreach basis 1-1 and you don't take no for an enabler. we have to overcome generations and generations of mistreatment of the black community by the medical establishment. then we talked to a religious leader at donald tusk again where they weren't even given antibiotics as well as the emphasis down there that says the church has to play major role. church communities can convince people to take a vaccine based on truth instead of the lies they were told before. >> sandra: we hope the vaccine gets out to those who need it as fast as possible. good to catch up with you. >> absolutely, thank you sandra. >> john: i had to come and update out of arizona where a missing woman was found alive after disappearing for almost a week and investigators say thers about how they found her suv. plus the white house set to release a report from the 1776 commission aimed at promoting

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overseeing the biting competition, and also sara carter will talk to us about the national guard and keeping the country safe from other americans. all of that is coming up at the top of the hour on it "the story" at 3:00 p.m. in new york city. i will see you then. we are following a developing story out of arizona at this hour where cops say a woman who vanished last week under abnormal circumstances has been found alive. alecia cooney reporting live from our denver newsroom on that. >> the county sheriff's department says this is the outcome that they were hoping and praying for but investigators still have a lot of work to do to determine exactly what happened to jessica goodwin. the 28-year-old woman left her home on january 11th under, as you mentioned, what they call abnormal circumstances. when she didn't show up for work, her family and friends

became concerned especially because she left her dog at home which she is not likely to do for days on end. investigators talked her phone to a location on the gila river indian reservation which is west of where she lives. earlier law enforcement found her vehicle at a car wash and it did have some damage but there was no sign of her. then just yesterday rescue teams found goodwin. she was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. in a tweet this morning, a tweet stated it, she was found in a state of severe dehydration in her condition continues to improve medical care. we will share more details when they become available. family members told a local tv station that she is okay and responding adding "she's a fighter, we can tell she's a fighter and she survived this long so she can get through anything. we reached out to the sheriff's office and investigators to see

if they had any suspects, persons of interest or if they could even talk to this woman just yet. and we still don't know. >> sandra: we will continue to follow. alecia cooney in denver for us. thank you. >> john: at the trump administrations 1776 commission aimed at promoting patriotic information set to release its report today. >> president trump created this commission, the 1776 commission, one day before election day with the goal of promoting what he described as patriotic education in u.s. schools. in the executive order that established this commission really goes into a bit more detail and explains exactly what he means by that. it reads despite the virtues and accomplishments of this nation, many students are now taught in school to hate their own country and to believe that the men and women who built it were not heroes but rather villains. failing to identify challenges

and correct this distorted perspective could fray and ultimately erase the bonds that met our country and our culture together. this is all part of the president's fight against the critical race theory it essentially teaches that racism is pervasive throughout the u.s. government and other american institutions. you may remember back in september, the white house directed all federal agencies to stop race related training sessions that it described as un-american propaganda. here is president trump talking about this back in december. speak to the critical race theory, the 1619 project and crusade against american history is toxic propaganda. ideological poison, that if not removed, will dissolve specific bonds that tie us together. it will destroy our country. >> so now we wait for the

commission to release its report and we are also waiting for this huge list of pardons and commutations which is expected to come down before president trump leaves office. we are hearing now between 50 and 100 of them so watch for that tomorrow. >> john: i could basically see you over my left shoulder so just shout when you are here. kristin fisher, thanks so much. sandra? >> sandra: the nation pausing today to remember a man who fought for justice and change. his impact just as important today as when martin luther king jr. junior first shared his dream of equality for all. ♪ ♪ when a hailstorm hit, he needed his insurance to get it done right, right away. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa ♪ ♪ the chevy silverado trail boss. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for.

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of covid. faith morris joins me now. she's from the national civil rights museum. good to see you today. your museum like so many others is closed. what are you doing virtually to mark martin luther king day this year? >> well, yes, we're closed but dr. king is very important to the national civil rights museum. there's no way we wouldn't celebrate his birthday. so we're virtual as are so many others. but we decided with this virtual to really take a look at who dr. king was in maybe some aspects that people don't think about and to remind us what he stood for and how we really do need to call on his legacy and his ideals at this moment in our history. >> john: yeah. you know, seems to me, faith, the legacy of dr. king is more important considering where the country is right now.

because dr. king was famous for saying "nonviolence have a powerful and just weapon that cuts with wounding and enables the man that wields it." what would dr. king say about what we've seen gripping the country on both sides over the past year? >> i think dr. king would agree that right now we have two nations. maybe the mending will happen soon. he fostered nonviolence. you notice that there's many nonviolent protests, demonstrations because of what has been happening with black and brown people in this country. not what we saw on january 6 though. it was intentionally violent for some reason but also not met with the same kind of violence toward the protesters that we're used to.

>> john: you know, faith, in fairness, we saw a lot of intentional violence over last summer as well. >> what we saw is the intent to bring publicly the wrongs of, you know, excessive policing, black and brown people being arrested but never making it to jail. that is not what we have been seeing with regards to the anger around what is a fight for a balance on both sides, fighting for the ballot as well. >> john: faith, we're going to have a big discussion about this in the months ahead. so we thank you so much and thank you for helping us celebrate dr. king's birthday today. i appreciate it. sandra, that will wrap it up for this day but day. >> sandra: great to be with you, john. see you back here every week day. thanks for joining us on day one

of "america reports." i'm sandra smith. >> john: i'm john roberts. we'll be here atop this perch overlooking the white house for the next 102 days. martha maccallum debuting "the story" at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. starts right now. martha? >> martha: looking forward to more as the week progresses. thanks. good afternoon. i'm martha maccallum. this is "the story." it's good to be with you in the sunlight over sixth avenue in new york city. so tomorrow, "the story" heads to washington d.c. where we will cover the inaugural of joseph r. biden as the 46th president of the united states. the city is under threat from american citizens in a way rarely seen in our history. biden faces the most complex and threatening period we've seen in some time. historians say the new president will walk into a white house dealing simultaneously with economic crisis not seen since fdr and civil unrest and division not felt in this country