21,000 dollars and 15 weeks more off work in case you had hardship with covid. if you are working out there in america and not working for the federal government that doesn't sound fair. >> bill: my argument would be americans haven't stopped to think about a $2 trillion bill. we have to run, bye. >> harris: open for business. texas and mississippi have lifted covid-19 restrictions as the fierce national debate over lockdowns is now raging. i'm harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus". texas governor greg abbott he is ending a statewide mask mandate and will allow businesses to fully open with no restrictions starting next week. texas has become the largest state to lift a mask mandate. governor abbott says texans should still be able to act responsibly rather than being forced to do so.

>> personal vigilance to follow the safe standards is still needed to contain covid. it's just that now state mandates are no longer needed. >> harris: mississippi has also rolled back a mask mandate joining four states lifting mandates and 11 others that never had them including florida. governor ron desantis of florida spoke on that at his state of the state address. >> while so many other states kept locking people down over these many months, florida lifted people up. florida succeeded where so many other states failed in providing opportunities for our students, economic lockdowns are a luxe lury of the largely affluent zoom class. many floridians can't do their jobs over a computer. they need to show up. >> harris: texas already is facing strong backlash. i'll talk with the state's

attorney general ken paxton moments from now live. we're actually being with jonathan serrie live with the latest to start with what's going on right now. jonathan. >> hi. you talk about the critics. houston mayor turner is among those critics. look at what he tweeted. texas keeps making national news for the wrong reasons. an electric grid that failed throughout the state and rolling back the mask order when 88% of texans are not vaccinated. we're better than this. leadership matters. public health officials warn vaccination rates have yet to reach the threshold for herd immunity. mississippi governor said people should continue to follow the advice of medical experts because it's safe, not because of some government mandate. >> we're putting all of our focus towards the rapid distribution of the vaccine and the governor's office is getting out of the business of telling people what they can

and can't do. >> those states are still free to impose their own mask requirements and individuals are strongly encouraged to continue wearing masks, but now the emphasis is personal responsibility rather than the threat of some type of government punishment. harris. >> harris: and that has been the back and forth all along during the pandemic. jonathan serrie, thank you very much. a lot of backlash for texas governor abbott's decision. california's governor democrat gavin newsom called it reckless. newsom has ordered some of the nation's strictest lockdowns. one health official in texas is warning people not to change their behavior just yet. despite the impending removal of the state mask mandate we must continue with our vigilance with masking, distancing and hand washing. ken paxton texas attorney

general joins me now. talk with me about meeting that backlash with the facts that you in texas are working with. >> whenever you do something related to covid you'll get backlash one way or the other. no one has done it perfectly and no one knew how to do it perfectly. whatever you do you always get criticism. governor abbott has moved in the absolute right direction with putting the decision in the hands of people who need to make the decisions about themselves about their own lives. letting business owners decide what they want to do. if they want restrictions they can and consumers can decide if they want to show up. it was a very good decision and the direction we need to go. >> harris: i want to throw this into the mix because it is about the facts. according to the cdc deaths per 100,000 people in your state, texas and florida is about 140 similar to the states with some of the strictest lockdowns in the nation, california 132 deaths per 100,000.

new york 163. what do you make of that? >> those are just statistics and facts about what is actually happening. so i think what that says is this is a pandemic that was going the spread one way or the other and there are things we can do to protect ourselves but we can't protect everyone all the time and it is going to spread to some degree. so as the numbers show it really hasn't made that much difference which way you've gone. that's another good reason to let people go back to work. ron desantis said it well. not everybody can work by zoom and there are plenty of people who have suffered economically and mentally because they haven't been able to work. >> harris: that's so interesting. for those governors and municipalities that continue to have stricter lockdowns the facts bear out and you are saying they show it's about the same if you don't have those really strict lockdowns. i wonder when they start to follow the science. just a question.

>> hopefully soon. i don't want people in other states to suffer, either. >> harris: exactly. it affects us all. fox is confirming biden's new border policy has allowed more than 100 migrants released into the united states after testing positive for covid-19. and the tests are done in brownsville, texas and an official there says the city doesn't have the authority to stop those migrants from traveling anywhere within the u.s. some migrants have told border agents they're headed to new jersey, north carolina, maryland. dhs is warning the biden administration about an unprecedented surge of unaccompanied migrant children showing up on our southern border with mexico. however, president biden denies that there is even a crisis. >> about the border today? >> president biden: yes, i did. >> what did you learn? >> harris: a lot. >> is there a crisis?

>> harris: first of all attorney general paxton, i want to just get your pushback on the crisis point of this. again just looking at what is actually happening. >> yeah, from day one when the president came out and said he wasn't going to enforce immigration law and we sued him, my biggest concern, one of my biggest concerns what about the health status of the people coming across? we won't know it. if we do we aren't going to stop them. this was an important issue and now suddenly it is not. we'll let people come into the country that may have covid and spread it back into my state and new jersey and north carolina like you discussed. it is a big issue. >> harris: you know, i want to lean into that a little bit, though. because the timing of this could not be more precarious for your state. you are trying to do something for americans in the state of texas letting the businesses regenerate themselves, those that are possibly coming back. we pray they are.

all of the things and letting that personal freedom. there will be some talk about mask wearing but all of that at a time when we're letting all these people in and we can barely check them. >> i think it's irresponsible on the part of the president to let this happen. we all know that covid is an issue and tried to do our best to respond to it. we put all kinds of restrictions. we talked about this issue we're loosening up restrictions trying to get businesses back on their feet and then we'll let more covid come into our country? i don't know how you explain that other than to say absolutely irresponsible on the part of the president for letting this happen. >> harris: quickly before we move on. it is a choice, though. these are american citizens who are already here, the decisions made in texas, these are people coming from foreign countries and were making decisions that don't correlate with them being american citizens because they're not. >> you've nailed it on the head. absolutely true. first of all they shouldn't be

here anyway and allowed to come across the border. they aren't supposed to be. the injunction the president has to deport those people. whether that is happening we'll see as we go along. just the narrative that the president is putting out that is seemingly inviting people to come and the numbers are starting to show it, it creates not just the covid risk but also human trafficking and drugs and all kinds of crime issues that my state now has to deal with. >> harris: the ones we've been talking about all along. dhs projects a record breaking 117,000 unaccompanied minors will try to cross into the united states this year illegally. last year that number was just more than 33,000. that is an enormous jump. what is driving it? >> i think it's the president, his administration basically saying you can come here and you will be fine. we aren't going to deport you. we tried to stop that. there is still the message out there. you'll have people because they believe that president biden wants them here.

they are going to come. it is such an inconvenient such a bad time for him to have done that because of the very issues we've just talked about. >> harris: quickly, if you start to see the numbers of covid go up from people crossing into your state or whatever the situation, does that change the idea about mask mandate and the rest? >> you know what i'm hoping? i hope we move beyond that. that individual business owners can decide. they can have masks. individuals can make decisions for themselves about what they want to do, their health status, their age, whether they have risk factors. especially as the vaccine becomes more prevalent i think it's time for individual responsibility as opposed to government oversight. >> harris: attorney general ken paxton from texas with us today. great to see you. thank you. >> thank you. >> harris: cancel culture is coming for you, dr. seuss. the biden white house is

sending some mixed messaging why the legendary books and author were left out of a reading promotion event on his birthday. and this. >> they have always diminished the charges of women, always, consistently. and they're doing it again. >> harris: an old video of governor cuomo during the kavanaugh hearings is sparking accusations of when hypocrisy. we'll dig into the latest developments with joe concha next. with mortgage rates at their lowest in history, it's time to refi. but if you're a veteran homeowner and need cash, here's big news. introducing refiplus from newday usa. it lets you refi at all-time low rates plus you could take out $50,000 or more. money for security today, money for retirement tomorrow. refiplus. it's only for veterans

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>> harris: democrats there new york's assembly and senate are striking the deal to strip governor andrew cuomo of his

emergency powers that were granted to him at the start of the pandemic. they're calling to continue to grow -- the calls continue to grow for the governor to resign amid his dueling sexual harassment and nursing home death scandals. jen psaki was pressed by the scandals. cuomo has avoided public appearances for nearly a week. that's rare. >> that's how they feel. they both view this as a situation where all the women coming forward should be treated with dignity and respect and have their voices heard and the representation of their points of view. >> harris: let's get into it with bryan llenas in brooklyn, new york today. >> look, under pressure to enact some sort of retribution against new york governor andrew cuomo state democrats announced yesterday they will rescind or repeal, scale back

his temporary pandemic emergency powers that have given him extraordinary authorities over the covid-19 response. his existing 100 executive orders in masks, vaccinations and indoor dining will stay in place but now he won't be able to modify or extend these mandates without first notifying democratic leadership who will now be able to comment and ask questions. republicans are blasting this as a quote, bogus back room deal. under the proposed legislation cuomo maintains his powers now forces the governor to make a courtesy call. at least 16 democratic state lawmakers are calling for cuomo to resign. at least six socialist state lawmakers are calling for cuomo to be impeached. both seem very unlikely. the democratic committee chairman is defending cuomo. it is pre-mature and unfair for anyone to opine on the outcome until that investigation is completed and the results

reported. yesterday democratic senate majority leader chuck schumer, well, he was taking more of a wait and see approach as well. >> these women have to be listened to. there is an investigation in the hands of a very, very capable person, the attorney general of new york state. i supported it and called for it. >> harris, today critics are charging democrats with hypocrisy noting that they didn't show this kind of restraint and led the charge against people like judge brett kavanaugh and democratic senator al franken. harris. >> harris: thank you very much. meanwhile video from 2018 has surfaced showing governor cuomo ripping what he called the trump administration's culture of harassment. watch. >> there was a disrespect for women that this administration

chronically exemplified, to cheapen or ridicule the pain a woman suffers from a sexual attack is disgusting. >> harris: wow. also more video of governor cuomo's questionable behavior has emerged. >> there is a concept in life called foreplay. it starts with hello. [laughter] how are you today? oh, by the way, there is something else i wanted to mention. you make that gown look good. >> harris: joe concha, fox news contributor. i don't want to act like i've never seen those video. they hit me the same way every

time. is he thinking before he says this stuff? >> well, i think those sound bites that you just played, harris, i don't think there is a lot of thought going on before the eyes are bigger than the stomach type of thing. those sound bites are where governor cuomo is m.i.a. he would have to answer. i hope a good reporter would read it back to him and how do you defend this? this story every day is something bad for governor cuomo. you wouldn't find a pundit on the planet to say he will have to resign for another governor. he wegt erd it and came out on the other side and still governor now. perhaps what this governor is hoping for. the sexual harassment investigation comes back inconclusive or murky he survives. sexual harassment is

unacceptable when you are involving leaders as well. i think the nursing home story may be the bigger story we're taking our eye off the ball on, right? his own senior aide melissa derosa said this, quote, we were in a position where we weren't sure if what we were going to give to the department of justice or give you guys, the press would be used against us while we weren't sure whether there would be an investigation. that's an admission of a cover-up. thousands of lives. 15,000 deaths in nursing homes in new york is more than 37 u.s. states. so i think while the sexual harassment story is a story and should be investigated he should be given due process which he didn't give to kavanaugh. the bigger story is the nursing home story. >> harris: you hit the nail on the head. it's the bigger story in part because the victims of the nursing home scandal are no longer with us. they are deceased, actual victims and both important stories.

i've said this. one just has actual victims who were harmed who are dead. the other thing i would say about this is you know who this benefits if we concentrate only on one thing? four other governors who made the same decision that governor cuomo made about nursing home placements. governor murphy in new jersey. you have to start to broaden out the conversation if you stay on that part of the scandal. i want to get to this. democrats don't want to do that. they don't want to focus on that. they'll have to go after more of their own. by the way, jersey .7 miles away. it's not that far. michael goodwin of the "new york post" arguing governor cuomo has no intention of resigning. don't wait for that. he added this. impeachment and removal is the only recourse. we're a long way from that with only a relative handful of legislators supporting it so far. no doubt many members will say the emergency powers vote is enough for now.

joe. >> yeah, what is it 16 democrats, right, are calling on him to resign, six socialists are saying he should be impeach. those numbers aren't quite there. you ask the question will andrew cuomo resign in if you are an unpoll get i can narcissist, no, he will not. he will go out kicking and screaming before he gives up his power. i think the bigger question or better one will be will he run for a fourth term in 2022 considering how toxic he has become. that's a fair question. either way think about the alternative. now we hear talk of a governor deblasio perhaps in new york. that's pretty scary. overall andrew cuomo was at 66% approval just last july, harris when the media coverage was so fawning. now a majority in a most recent poll don't want him running for reelection. things have turned in a hurry for him. >> harris: if he will go out kicking or screaming he will

have to leave his house. we haven't seen him. thank you very much. lawmakers in one state get their way there will be restrictions on how people can fly the american flag. the battle over that and a live report later this hour. and a u.s. air base has been targeted in a rocket strike for the second time this year. apparent retaliation by iran for a u.s. astrike last week. the fallout and our relationship with iran. joey jones is here.

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mike rounds blaming iran for yesterday's attack on an air base in iraq. 10 rockets hit that air base housing american troops. the pentagon confirms one american contractor died of a heart attack after sheltering. no other injuries or deaths reported. it is the second time this year the iraqi air base was attacked. 11 u.s. troops were injured in the january attack by iran and the most recent bombing comes just days after president biden ordered strikes on iranian-backed militia along the syrian border. joining me now fox news contributor and marine veteran joey jones. good to see you always. first of all your top line thoughts on the back and forth now. are we looking at an escalation? what's happening. >> this is an air base. i was stationed there. it is probably the largest most fortified base in iraq and why we consolidated troops there. it is a huge base.

these rockets were launched from a truck. it is effective. it is the soy that's the one thing we should be able to participate and defend against if anything there. the question begs will joe biden continue these proxy wars that we've seen through several presidents with a small disruption from president trump or will he take retaliation through sanctions against iran our actual enemy directly. what we are doing in iraq is ambiguous at best. why are we there and what are we accomplishing? the answers change. right now probably the conventional answer is we're trying to help them rebuild or have security and in doing so establishing a point of intelligence against our other enemies. president trump would have a posture of retaliating against iran either through military action or sanctions. it will be important to see how president biden responds to something like this. >> harris: i caught nuance in

what you said. the most fortified place for us to put our troops, why can the enemy still hit it? they should anticipate some of this. i caught that from you. better still that we got out of the deal with iran now that we see how they are acting? >> well, you know, one is politics, the other is a proxy war. how much of those two things are intertwined? are they rocketing us because we got out of the deal or to let us know and let the new administration know they aren't going anywhere. i don't know. when i was there a long time ago, these were the headlines. the same place, same types of weapons, same amount of casualties, in the same ambiguous, uncertain answer of why are we there and what are we accomplishing? i would like to see an administration take on some of these issues honestly and let us know why it's important to have troops in iraq and an

answer beyond the same headline boilerplate you get from every press secretary that has been in the building. i want to know the truth and why my brothers and sisters are still in harm's way. >> harris: wow. well, i want to know how many people will rush to th. i'm on the list. season two, you got picked up of your special fox nation outdoors where you take an excursion. this time you spent time with south dakota governor kristi noem and baseball legend well ms and military veteran. we want to show an open letter to colin kaepernick. >> they end of the day myself and everybody took the oath to

defend the constitution which included the first amendment. something you are exercising. i look forward to the day you are once again inspired to stand and i'll stand next to you, you know. >> harris: joey, tell us about it. what was it like having that conversation and coming back for season two? >> fox nation outdoors is such a unique show. the only place where politics and hunting and the outdoor community mix and you bring the policies that affect our ability to hunt with the actual hunting itself. we had amazing guests and country music singer chase rice on there. the whole point is each of these episodes we have three guests, a celebrity guest hunting with us, the place we go hunt and then we have the animal we're hunting. you learn and spend time and get to know all three of them. we have a tremendous amount of respect for the wildlife in this country and we're showing how people in america that live their lives every day outside of the beltway and outside of manhattan and the places that get all the noise, how they live their lives and when they

do with their time and how the lifestyle is important and passionate for that. governor kristi noem is a great example. nate boyer is a great friend. the whole thing i encourage you to check it out. so much more than hunting but hunting is enough. >> harris: all right. you mentioned her right there on screen. let's watch a little bit. >> for us hunting is a way of life. we hunt a lot of big game in our family but also bird hunt. to be here with my kids and to enjoy it is something that i think my dad, my grandpa, my grandma and my great grandfather would all appreciate. some things change really fast in the world today but some things never change. >> harris: the best fashion on the planet for hunting right there i would say. love it. we'll be tuned in. joey, congratulations on season two. fox nation outdoor season two available now on fox nation. get it.

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♪♪♪ >> harris: it is national anthem day and there is a new fight over freedom and the american flag in fairfax, county, virginia, officials want to regulate the size of flags for all individuals and businesses. a lot of people are really

unhappy about that. mike emanuel is there. mike, where do things stand on the flag? >> good morning to you. the fairfax county planning commission in virginia's largest county set to meet tonight to consider this playing proposal. it would reduce the size of flags to 24 square feet that you could fly. you could not fly a 50 square foot fallen hero flag. lower the height of flagpoles to 25 feet. number the flags you can fly at your home. i spoke to a retired army lieutenant colonel who ran as a republican last year. he says it's not a partisan issue but a free speech issue. >> it's deeply personal and it seems like the fact that they are banning the flag that's the size that flies over our coffins when we're buried seems like a personal affront to

virginia's 900,000 veterans, america's 18 million veterans. it should be seen as a personal affront. i have no idea why they're doing it. they need to knock it off. >> some residents suggest an exception should be made for the american flag. local zoning administrator says that's not the case. >> you can't regulate content. we can't regulate the display. so somebody could display and has displayed a con federal flag, qanon flag, black lives matter flag, united states flag. that's one of the reasons why we're trying to put some parameters on the size, the height, and the number. >> if the planning commission approves this proposal tonight it would go on to the board of supervisors next tuesday for potentially final approval. harris. >> harris: gosh, it is bizarre

to hear somebody equate all of those other things to the american flag. i just got one from my dad who passed away recently. the size of that flag is beautiful. i don't understand it. mike emanuel, thank you. white house press secretary jen psaki refused to give an answer on why dr. seuss was left out of president biden's read across america proclamation. the question arose after we learned several books by the author will no longer be published due to racist and insensitive content. >> a proclamation was written by the department of education. you could speak to them about more specifics about the drafting of it. read across america day which you are right has not existed forever and only been around for a short period of time elevates and celebrates a love of reading among our nation's youngest leaders. >> harris: now the universal theme park says it's re-evaluating a dr. seuss themed kids play area named if

i ran the zoo, one of the canceled books by the publisher. the park pulled that book from its shelves. a 2017 tweet from vice president kamala harris praised dr. seuss and now it has resurfaced because tweets never go away. it reads happy birthday, dr. seuss, the more you read the more things you will know. the more that you learn, the more places you will go. power panel now, former utah congressman jason chaffetz. leslie marshall both fox news contributors and both with beautiful families, kids. no doubt you have read a few books by dr. seuss, leslie? >> yes, i have kamala harris's tweet is not wrong. i love dr. seuss. it was his own company -- by the way people actually worked with the author of those books. he wasn't comfortable with some of the content as well prior to his passing. it wasn't a decision by the left, by the biden

administration, by democrats. this was a decision by dr. seuss, by the publishers and their company to remove some books that were offensive to some segments of the population specifically african-americans, asian-americans because after consulting with teachers, administrators and specialists they found offensiveness toward children could be hurtful and so many other wonderful books they wanted to spotlight rather than those and decided not to republish them. >> harris: if the goal is to erase all the things that make us uncomfortable can we take networks off the air who have people that don't look like me during the daytime. jason? >> good point. i have to tell you, i think america is absolutely fed up with feeling like and being lectured to that they are doing something wrong by playing with a mr. potato head or reading a dr. seuss book or having clarence thomas ignored and

pushed out of the public dialogue. there are so many things it just seems every time we turn around the left and the democrats try to take this cancel culture -- it is a very small minority. i don't think it's representative of all democrats. this cancel culture they go out and scare these companies, they hold them essentially ran some and try to plow through and push forward their agenda and it is fundamentally and totally wrong. >> harris: and if they keep canceling and canceling, where does that leave room for free speech and for those of us with kids of color, we need a jumping off point sometimes with the things they love to talk about? this is where we have gotten to and these are how things are changing. why not have something that triggers that kind of a positive conversation? leslie, you get last word. >> look, jason, love you, you know that. but it is not the left doing this, not just left. this is not new. >> it sure is. >> i'm old enough to remember a

band called the dixie chicks. they had their -- >> i hated them. >> they had their labeled canceled because they exercised their free speech and spoke against a conservative republican president. it isn't just happening in 2021 and not just happening by the left toward the right. >> harris: we'll move on. great to see you both. thank you. kayleigh mcenany's first interview since leaving the white house. we covered a lot of topics and got very personal. coming up a never before seen clip where she discusses the difficult decision to undergo a double mastectomy after testing positive for the breast cancer gene. >> what makes you a woman is being a mom and a wife. your breasts don't make you who you are. it was the best decision i ever made. i had enough! it's not getting in my way. joint pain, swelling, tenderness...much better.

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>> harris: for more of my exclusive interview with former white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany. you saw a large portion of it yesterday. but today we dig into a very personal decision. she opens up about her choice to undergo a double mastectomy. here it is. >> harris: you and sean gill

martin. it has been an interesting marriage. earlier in your marriage you had tough decisions to make with your health. talk to us about that if you can. >> it was a very tough decision. i had the gene that put me at an 84% chance of breast cancer and 23% chance of ovarian cancer. my mom got a double mastectomy. it was a hard path and one i knew i wanted to go down to keep myself from ever getting cancer. it took me a lot of years to make that decision. i wanted a supportive husband to make it a little easier. he supported me every step of the way and getting to talk at the rnc was actually i called the president and said can i talk about my story removing my breast tissue? he said i want you to know how proud i am of you to share the story. a husband supported me. women came up to me saying i saw you share your story and

i'll get a mastectomy. that's the best conversation i can have i saved my own life. i will never get breast cancer and women out there who know it's okay. this isn't what makes you a woman. what makes you a woman is being a mom and a wife and your breasts don't make you who you are. it was the best decision i ever made. >> harris: last question for you. you and i were in iowa, leading up to 2016. we were in a barn. we were very well dressed in the barn. so was joni ernst, the senator, and the audience was gorgeous. we had a tractor out there and we were talking and people looked at you like you had all of the answers in politics. do you think you will ever run? >> you never say never but i love politics. i love the american people. my platform i've always wanted to be a voice for the 75 million people who i have grown to know and love and be a voice among many for them and what i'll continue to be and i'll continue to show fidelity to

these great people who i think make up the backbone of our country. >> harris: that's such a powerful word, fidelity, when it comes to sticking with what you say you are about. >> absolutely. i that's what i'll do. i love them and the honor of my life to travel the country over the last four years and get to meet them face-to-face. >> harris: kayleigh mcenany has now become part of our fox family and welcome. president biden's nominee for director of the office of management and budget is out of here. what it means as the party tries to move forward with the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief virus bill straight ahead. don't forget "outnumbered" top of the hour. don't miss it. riders, the lone wolves of the great highway. all they need is a bike and a full tank of gas. their only friend? the open road. i have friends. [ chuckles ]

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spica >> the white house is pulled -- nomination for the director -- the budget. that means president biden's cabinet is still only half full. during her hearing in february, she apologized posting several mean tweets about senators over the years. >> i recognize that it's important for me to demonstrate that i can work with others. i look forward to taking that burden, and i apologize to people on the left or right were hurt by what i've said. >> kristin fisher life at live at the white house. how significant a blow is this for the white house? >> it's a big setback for president biden, especially when you take into account state the white house fought hard to get them confirmed. the chief of staff at one point saying "we are fighting our guts out was quotes to get her confirmed

it was confirmed in the letter sent to prison by them last night, withdrawing her nomination. she said "i appreciate how hard you and your team the white house worked to win my confirmation. now seems clear there is no path forward to gain confirmation, and i don't want continued consideration of my nomination to be a distraction from your other priorities. the lighthouse said it is still going to find a home for her somewhere. president biden said last night "i look forward to her serving a role in my administration." many oppose her nomination to lead the office of management and budget. a lot of that stems from her highly combative tweets towards sitting members of congress. this senator said that "a hyper partisan bomb with her who doesn't have the this person, who is up for

secretary of the department of health and human services, he is going to be the next big fight for this white house. >> thank you very much. thank you, everybody, for watching. "outnumbered" starts right now. ♪ ♪ we begin with this fox news alert. new warnings about an unprecedented surge at our southern border. axios has reported a number of unaccounted grinch children and teenagers crossing into america this year. it's now on pace to shatter an all-time record, projected to rise to 117,000 migrants from 33,000 of them last year. the report cites unreleased dhs data, and warns there are not enough resources at this point to handle all this. fox news learned more than 100 illegal immigrants were released by border control in texas have tested positive for covid-19. the white house says it is re