♪ ♪ arthel: a delegation of republican senators visiting the southern border and releasing new photos of conditions at a facility for migrants. the unfolding border crisis overwhelming resources as the surge of migrants try to cross into the u.s. touching off a political firestorm in washington on how to fix the dire situation. hello, everyone, and welcome to

"fox news live," i'm arthel trump. we have live fox news team coverage starting with mark meredith. but let's begin with steve harrigan, what are the senators most mad at? if. >> reporter: eric, i think you could really sense the anger after they visited the donna facility which they weren't allowed to bring media cameras along with them, but some senators did post pictures on social media, on twitter. i think they were angry about the conditions. they noted the overcrowding, and in a press conference later that afternoon you could really sense their fury. here's senator cruz. >> the donna facility is a giant

tent city built with the capacity of 250. it has nearly 4,000 people in it. we saw cages after cages after cages of little girls, of little boys lying side by side, touching each other, covered with reflective emergency blankets. >> reporter: a number of senators called for a return to the trump era policy of having migrants who i apply for asylum do that only from mexico. eric? eric: yeah. meanwhile, steve, what are those numbers in terms of those the unaccompanied young people, the minors who continue to cross the border? >> reporter: these unaccompanied minors are the real problem as far as housing goes because under the biden administration they can't be deported. the numbers for february show a real rise, more than 9,000 crossing the border illegally in february. that's an increase of about 61% over the previous month. if you go back a year, it's

almost triple many numbers. a busy night, border officials tell you as many as 700 unaccompanied minors will cross. if you keep in mind the facility the democrats visited houses about 750 minors, at this point you'd almost need to construct a new facility every day just to keep up with the current numbers of minors crossing over the border, eric. eric: all right. a lot more about this situation later on in our hour. thank you. arthel? arthel: meantime, the biden administration continuing to put its own stamp on immigration. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas has fired most of every member of the existing dhs advisory council. secretary mayorkas saying he plans to reconstitute the council once a new model has been developed. mark meredith is live in all mington, delaware, with more -- kill mington, delaware. what can you tell us about the plan? >> reporter: good afternoon. the biden administration says it's had to make a number of

changes especially at homeland security. the latest changes coming with the decision to dismiss members of this independent advisory committee, many of these members having ties to the trump era. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas is keeping some of the members of this committee, but those with some of the trump ties are being dismissed. on friday dhs sources say these types of changes are common, but the secretary still faces tough questions about how his department is handling the surge of migrants trying to reach the u.s. the department of homeland security says the u.s. is on pace to see more migrants on the southwest border now than over the last 20 years. the white house says it has a strategy and that the border is not open. still, the government is scrambling the find facilities to house migrants and especially undocumented children. >> this is not a partisan issue. this is an issue where we're talking about people's lives, children's lives, and we're

focused on working with anyone who wants to be part of the solution to address the challenges we're facing. >> reporter: this week the administration announced that vice president kamala harris will be in charge of the administration's response to what's going on at the border. reporters asked her spokesperson yesterday if the vice president plans to go to the border anytime soon. it certainly didn't seem like a trip was in the works, neither for president biden. we're still waiting to see if he'll go in the weeks ahead. there are reports that former president trump may go down to the border at some point, but nothing has been announced at this point. arthel. arthel: mark meredith, thank you very much. and we're going to have more with new york republican congressman john katko. he will join us straight ahead. eric. herb -- eric: and speaking of new york state, political pressure mounting on governor cuomo as he is engulfed in several scandals. he says he is not going anywhere. "the wall street journal" reporting that new york state

attorney general leticia james has subpoenaed dozens of officials in cuomo's administration including his most prominent top aide, all part of the investigation into the sexual harassment accusations against him. alex hogan live in new york city with the latest on that. hi, alex. >> reporter: hi, eric. a group of protesters today gathering outside of governor cuomo's new york city office, many to them speaking, holding signs. the event was called cuomo must go. take a listen. >> new york state constitution and law outlines two rights, an independent investigation and impeachment, and both are necessary. it's not a suggestion, it is a mandate. >> reporter: one protester speaking on behalf of one of the accusers, lindsey boylan saying the governor must follow his own laws and be held accountable for the sexual harassment claims. meanwhile, members of his administration like aide melissa de rosa are receiving subpoenas over the case.

the attorney general's office speaking to some of the accusers. governor cuomo faces several scandals right now like the nursing home, the death number, sexual misconduct accusations, a loyalty pledge phone call to other lawmakers during criticism and covid testing special access for family. cuomo is accused of getting tests for his family members as well as others like the president of pharmaceutical company regeneron, the president being -- regeneron said it did receive tests from the state after someone in the president's family became infected. this was to insure they did not transmit the virus. quote, we are disturbed by the negative and false insinuation which undermines the relentless effort from the regeneron people during an incredibly challenging time. still, lawmakers as well as the attorney general's office have spoken out saying that all of

these accusations and claims are are disturbing. eric? eric: yeah. and the allegations about his family getting tested too. alex hogan live in new york, thank you the. arthel? arthel: alex and eric, thank you. two people killed and eight wounded in multiple shootings in virginia beach. police say the shooting began last night along the city's oceanfront, and a second shooting ended nearby with an officer shooting and killing an alleged suspect. let's go to lauren blanchard live with more on this story. >> reporter: investigators say an argument that turned violent, a murder, an officer-involved shooting and a car accident all last night left their department scrambling. >> what you can see is we have a very chaotic incident, a very chaotic night in the beach, many different crime scenes. >> reporter: according to a preliminary investigation released today, virginia police say an argument, then physical

fight friday night turned into a gun battle. eight victims had serious gunshot wounds. police say they heard more gunfire a few blocks away and found a woman who was shot who then died on scene. police say an officer shot and killed an armed suspect found near the woman's body. they do not believe this incident is related to the first fight and shooting. all while this was going on, a virginia beach police officer was struck by a vehicle and taken to the hospital with minor injuries. thankfully, they were treated and released. >> pretty sure the shooter was right around us. i seen people running away screaming and stuff, cars speeding off into the distance. everyone was panicking and stuff. >> reporter: the officer involved in the suspect shooting has been with the department for five years. they have been put on administrative assignment while they look into it which is standard procedure. police are looking for any tips, and the investigation is

ongoing. arthel? arthel: lauren blanchard, thank you. eric. eric: arthel, those deadly tornadoes ripped through the south, at least five people were killed in what's being called a supercell of thunderstorms. you know, folks in several states, well, now they're trying to cope with that devastation left behind. charles watson in alabama, one of the areas that the has been hit. charles? >> reporter: hey, eric. and this is the aftermath here in pelham, alabama, these large piles of debris. it's all over the place. you see all these personal items out here, wood, windows, sheds, grills and a lot of homes in these communities are ruined. this home here you can see the roof completely ripped off, windows blasted out, sections of the home just exposed. and, you know, there are a lot of volunteers in this community today, eric, some of them hard at work over here. you know, they've been working for hours trying to get, offer

disaster relief to those who really need it. they have a lot on their hands, as you can see, but the folks out here say a they'll continue these disaster relief efforts for as long as they need to. take a listen. >> you never want a disaster to happen. this is not something that you would want to happen to anyone. but we've always done our best to make sure our church doesn't exist inside the four walls of the church, that we would go out and help people when they're in need. not just after a disaster, but throughout the year. >> reporter: you know, and alabama may have taken the hardest hit, but there are communities across the south from mississippi to georgia that are also trying to recover after that tornado outbreak that killed at least seven people. you can see the pure devastation, the force of the tornadoes that touched down there just shredded through homes and businesses, throwing

debris all over the place. and, of course, eric, again, these folks say they'll be out here for as long as they need to to make sure the folks who were affected by these tornadoes get everything cleaned up and also get the support they need in the weeks coming. eric? eric: the pastor and the volunteers showing the best of the american spirit when bad things happen. we come together. charles, thank you. arthel? arthel: yeah, eric, and we continue in the south as republican lawmakers hit the u.s. border with mexico getting a firsthand look at the situation there. as the biden administration reportedly makes major changes to the homeland security department. reaction from congressman john katko, that's next. ♪♪ ♪ so you only pay for what you need. thank you! hey, hey, no, no limu, no limu! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

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crow voter suppression. governor kemp defended the bill on fox news in the last hour. >> i can, truthfully, look in the camera and ask my african-american friends and other african-americans in georgia to simply find out what's in the bill versus just the blank statement of this is jim crow or, you know, this is voter suppression or this is racist, because it is not. it expands early voting in georgia, it also further secures the ballot with a photo the id requirement. eric: well, the law also reduces the time frame in which run elections are held. president biden calls the bill, quote, an atrocity, says it is un-american, and the speculation the administration will challenge it in court. arthel: eric, thank you. texas senators ted cruz and john cornyn leading a group of republican senators to the southern border, getting a firsthand look at the unfolding humanitarian crisis. our next guest was part of a group of more than 60 house republicans that also toured the

border recent9ly. let's bring in now new york congressman john katko. he is the ranking member of the house homeland security committee and a former federal prosecutor for the justice department on the u.s./mexico border in el paso, texas. congressman, thank you for joining us. i want to end -- start on the last accolade that i mentioned, and that's your experience there on the border as part of the doj. based on that experience, how would you suggest the biden administration handle these illegal crossings? or what are they not doing to process them that could be improved? >> well, what they're not doing is sending a signal to mexico and to the central american countries that were not going to to tolerate this. they did the exact opposite. on january 20th he signed some executive orders that basically signaled to the mexican people and the south american and central american people, people all over the word, matter of

fact, that the border, it'll be pretty different coming across the border illegally. that's all the drug traffickers need to know. you can't cross the mexican border without paying the drug traffickers. and they're making close to -- they're probably up to about a million dollars since president biden took office that they're making -- billion dollars. they're making $14 million a day. and they are exploiting the weakness of the biden administration policies, there's no question about that. arthel: and i'm sure you've heard the president himself say, yeah, you may consider me a nice guy, but no, you shouldn't come over here. again, i ask you, apparently message is coming too little, too late. so i ask you right now, congressman, what is the immediate fix to stop the flow? >> the immediate fix is to go back to the policies that we had and to have the, reinstitute the remain in mexico policy so if people want to have, claim

asylum, they can claim it from the mexican side of the border. for people coming across the border, you have you have to work with the mexican authoritieses, you have to work with the northern triangle countries and tell them that they have to work together to get this done. and you can not come across this border. there's not the law enforcement imperative that there was. coming across the border, by that time it's too late. people are trying to blame everything except the biden administration, but let -- [audio difficulty] expectations were created of president biden -- [inaudible] and this has caused central american migrants wanting to cross the border thinking that it's easier to do so. that was mexican president obrador who by all accounts wants to get along with the biden administration, but he's laying this crisis squarely at the feet of president biden's

policies. that's really all that's going to stop this. we have record numbers of people coming across the border every single day. arthel: okay. let's look at some numbers, at southwest border encounters according to this year, february 2021. there were a little more than 100,000 encounters compared to february 2020 when there were a little more than 36,000 encounters. february 2019, some 76,000. february 2017, a little more than 23,000. meanwhile, there are around 18,000 unaccompanied children in border patrol custody, so, congressman, president biden says that he will give reporters access to facilities in the near future, not really specify thing when. he's been on -- specifying when. he's been on the job for two months, two weeks. should he be allowed time to organize and get things in order, or does transparency not get a timeout? >> well, he's clearly got a transparency timeout. i'm a united states congressman,

and we're doing fact finding. we're not even allowed to. the media's not allowed to because they don't want you to see what's in there. there's a massive amount of people in these facilities. and they're not just from central america. we have a large -- [inaudible] i was told by the border patrol officer as at the border that some people that were on the terror watch list were at the border, you have people from yemen -- [inaudible] arthel: you know, and kind of to your point, congressman, that's the thing, we can't see for ourselves -- >> right. arthel: -- to know exactly who it is. so then the various countries start to pop up, and we're not sure what's happening. so you're right, there needs to be transparency, and it needs to happen very quickly to quell all concerns and to try to fix the problem. i know that you and a coalition of lawmakers are trying to get government accountability to deem president biden's refusal to continue to build the trump

border wall as a federal violation. so let's just say -- try thissen on. let's say that next week the gao rules in your favor, and let's say construction could resume immediately. it brings me to a handful of questions for you. how quickly could the wall be completed, where would the money come from, should additional funds be used for more personnel instead, and would the wall reduce illegal crossings to negligible numbers? >> it'd certainly make them much more difficult. i was standing in a section of mexico, new mexico and texas, and there was about a 100-yard section that wasn't completed, and they have a much lower, easier wall to scale in between the two sections. there's about 15 more miles that need to be more completed. this money's already been obligated, and that's the problem. the fact that they stopped construction, we're still having to pay for that contractually. we've lost tens of millions of dollars already the government

has shelled out for that. add that to the $84 million that they just allocated today border to pay for hotel rooms for illegal immigrants coming into our country. it has a cascading effect. it would not take that much to simply reinstate the policies of the already appropriated money to finish the border construction -- arthel: how long -- >> [inaudible] arthel: how long would it take to complete the 15 miles you said needs to be -- >> my understanding, they could probably have it done this year, but i don't know the exact date. arthel: all right. congressman, i'm out of time. i will probably have you on again. congressman john katko, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. arthel: eric. eric: arthel, are you ready to be taxed depending on how far you drive? the biden administration focusing on its infrastructure plan. that is one idea, so-called mileage tax for drivers to help pay for the biden plan, taxing you on how far you go down the

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♪♪ arthel: a giant container ship remains stuck in the suez canal blocking a crucial waterway for global shipping. the u.s. navy is now sending a team to help dig out the vessel.

kitty logan is live in london with the latest on all of this. hi, kitty. >> reporter: hi, arthel. and, yes, the weather is not helping this either. there are reports of strong winds and tides along the suez canal today, so it's making it even harder to move that ship. around 14 tugboats are out there trying to refloat it, this container ship called the ever given. there are salvage experts from a dutch company working to try to remove the sand from around the bow to free it up. and egyptian authorities say there was a slight movement today but certainly not enough to shift this massive vessel. but there are thousands of tons of -- that's been taken out, and there's some hope that the stern of the ship is not firmly lodged quite as much as had been feared. this container ship is over 400 yards long, it has straddled the entire width of the canal, so this is certainly going to be no

easy task. the ship is weighed down with containers too. one option being considered is to lift those off to lighten the load, and the u.s. government is offering any assistance needed, equipment, expertise to help authorities reopen this vital canal. of course, time is of the essence now. there are over 300 ships waiting to pass through the suez canal. it's a vital waterway between asia and europe, one of the world's busiest with 10% of the world's trade passing through there. alternative routes around the cape of good hope in africa are open but adds a lot of time to shipments, and costs are mounting. it's up to billions of or dollars of goods are now waiting to pass through. the pressure is really growing to try and resolve this, and, of course, there will also be a huge battle -- backlog now, arthel? arthel: boy, kitty logan, live in london, thanks.

>> if we believe in that so-called user pays principle, the idea of of how we pay for roads is you pay based on how you drive. a so-called vehicle miles traveled tax or mileage tax, whatever you want to call it, could be a way to do it. eric: well, that's transportation secretary pete buttigieg as the biden administration is now considering a tax on drivers depending on how many miles they drive. this is a new way to raise funds besides the gas tax to fund our nation's highways and bridges. this comes as president biden is scheduled to go to pittsburgh this next week to build up support for his $3 trillion infrastructure plan. but, you know, taxing you to drive is going to get a lot of of attention. associate editor at "the wall street journal," john bussey, joins us now. and he is also a fox news contributor. john, look, in some places there is a crumbling infrastructure in this country. they say 130,000 or so bridges are structurally deficient, they

need to be replaced. one way to do that is to tax you, what, by the mile? >> that's a possibility. that's getting floated along with a lot of other ways of funding the infrastructure program. and you're right, eric, a lot of work needs to be done. if anybody's been out on the roads, particular around any metropolitan area, you can see how much infrastructure repair or replacement or actually expansion needs to take placement and when they're talking about infrastructure, you're talking about roads, dams, bridges, rural broadband, that's popular in congress. and how you pay for that is going to be sort of the negotiating, bargaining and debate point. one way is you don't tax people by the miles that they drive. the gas tax hasn't been, which is used to fund the highway fund, hasn't been raised since 1993. so you can see why there's so many potholes. and, you know, the debate's

going to be, well, does that hurt people disproportionately? a lot of people within the city have to drive along their job. eric: look, if you're in texas, nebraska, oklahoma out there, you drive long instances, they say it would hurt them. as well as the fact that if you're poorer, not as wealthy, in the west part of your local city that you'll get hit in the wallet because you've got to drive far away because you can't afford the swanky places where they live. >> yeah, that's right, who gets hammered. look, this is going to be a little bit clearer next week when the biden unveils what's in this $3 trillion program. it's not just infrastructure. they're talking about climate change mitigation and spending, they're talking about education spending, universal pre-k, making college at community colleges tuition-free. that's all part of this program.

how much of that's going to to be infrastructure, i mean, mitch mcconnell's saying he doesn't want to pass a $3 trillion package that, for him, is what he calls a trojan horse. on the other hand, biden got elected based on a $2 trillion pledge to improve infrastructure. and certainly, do you pay for it with that highway usage tax? do you pay for it with increased taxes on high wealth individuals, do you pay for it by increasing the corporate tax from 21% to 28%? all of those things are under consideration. eric: politicians probably don't want to say they're raising your taxes, but we've already got a tax that taxes you, in effect, by how far you drive. that is the gas tax even though it hasn't been raised since 1993. the more you drive, the more you've got to fill up. the more you fill up, the more taxes you pay each gallon. they say the average american

drives 32 miles a i day back and forth from work. that's round trip. at 3.7 cents per -- 1.7 cents per mile is what's needed, they say, so you're talking about just over 54 cents a day, $2.72 a week. but folks who are watching, tweet me @eric shawn tv because i want to know how far you drive. people right now are doing it in their head, you know, how much am i going to, you know, pay. you know, where do you think we'll end up? what do you think they'll finally do on this? everyone's going to be kicking and screaming saying it's so unfair, why should you tax me based on how far i drive? >> yes. i think this is going to be part of the debate but not the dominant part, eric. it'll just be a piece of a big $3 trillion spending proposal by the biden administration. may not come in exactly at that, we'll see next week exactly what their budget proposal is. and the debate is going to be over whose pork gets gored, to mix metaphors.

there's a lot in the infrastructure initiative that republicans like. there's a lot in it that centrist democrats are concerned about, that they may not vote for because they're worried about spending too much. and they're worried about their constituents in some more conservative democratic zones not liking the idea. so we're just warming up on this debate. this is going to be for the next many weeks and perhaps months what do you spend on in a country that needs a infrastructure we rebuild that i think everybody agrees, both parties agree on that. how much do you spend and on what and who pays for it. those are going to be the issues in the mileage usage piece of this. it's just going to be part of the discussion. you know, the question is whether or not you've got to go deeper than just high wealth individuals, increasing their taxes to actually fund this. eric: well, here's an idea, john. instead of taxing you on your distance, how about taxing you on how long it takes you to commute? because you know the long

commute in the united states? at 43 minutes, washington d.c. that means the politicians. see how they'll like that if someone comes up with that idea. >> it's brutal. it's brutal for a lot of people. [laughter] eric: john, good to see you, thank you. >> pleasure. arthel: i'm not going to pay attention to your twitter account right now. here's some news that we have coming from the south. the curfew and spring break state of emergency rules are back in effect in miami beach for the second weekend. jonathan serrie is live in miami beach, florida, with more. how's it looking around you? >> reporter: so far so good. right now i'm on ocean drive in the entertainment district, and you can see some people walking around in the background. ordinarily the crowds convene as we go into the evening, but this weekend the crowds have been less raucous and less plentiful than what we've seen here during previous weeks. the city of miami beach has a curfew that runs from 8 p.m. to

6 a.m. on weekends, and the entertain -- in the entertainment district. and this weekend they're placing more officers in residential areas to prevent the crowds from moving there after the curfew as some people did last weekend. take a listen. >> it was thousands of people pushed into a are residential neighborhood that wasn't easily controlled. like the entertainment district is easy to control because it's designed for that. they jumped on cars, they climbed on buildings, a lot of property was with destroyed, and everybody was scared. >> reporter: so that's why police are in those areas, to prevent that from happening again. also after 10 p.m. police are limiting car traffic to the island, just allowing residents, hotel guests and delivery drivers and people traveling for work to cross over onto the island after 0 p.m.

many island -- 10 p.m. many island residents and workers say the restrictions are necessary to discourage fights and property damage they've seen over the past weekends, but many tourists say that an 8 p.m. curfew is way too early. >> do you know how much we pay for our hotel room just tonight? $481 for a night. a night. and now it's not even that we've got to go home. we've got to go inside the freaking hotel at 8:00. this is not right. >> reporter: and even if after the 8:00 curfew here you think that you can go over to the mainland and party all night, that won't happen either because miami-dade county still has a midnight curfew in place. arthel? arthel: yeah. jonathaner is arely, well, you got a good assignment there. weather looks great. [laughter] all right, jonathan, take care. eric? eric: arthel the, you know, more states are are expanding covid vaccine eligibility, increasing

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♪ arthel: well, president biden is doubling his goal to 200 million coronavirus shots administered within his first 100 days in office after his earlier goal of 100 million shots was met on friday, the 59th day of his administration. the cdc says more than 14% of americans are now fully vaccinated against covid-19 while more than 26% have received at least one dose of a vaccine. meanwhile, more states are expanding vaccine eligibility for younger people and those without underlying health conditions. kansas, minnesota, south

carolina all said on friday they would be opening vaccinations to residents age 16 and older next week. california's planning to follow suit beginning on april 15th. florida said eligibility would drop to 18 years old on april 5th. now, this comes as cdc director dr. rochelle walensky says the country's 7-day average of newly-reported cases rose to about 57,000 every day which is a 7% jump over the previous week. >> i remain deeply concerned about this trajectory. we have seen cases and hospitalizations move from historic declines to stagnation and increases, and we know how prior surges that if we don't control things now, there is a real potential for the curve to soar again. arthel: let's bring in fox news medical contributor and family emergency medicine doctor,

janette nesheiwat. is human behavior driving the increase in case numbers, and are you concerned about another surge? >> hey, arthel. yes, absolutely. it's our behavior and the way we go out to the community, whether we wear a mask, whether we social distance or not that's going to make a difference in the community. and, yes, i am concerned because yesterday we had 80,000 cases which is up compared to two weeks ago. and i'm actually diagnosing more covid-positive cases in this past two weeks as well. i think it's all attributable to the fact that we only have 14% of americans vaccinated. you know, it's recommended 70-85% to reach herd immunity, and then we see the new variants that are out there, the u.k., the brazilian, the new york variants coupled with travel and noncompliance, not wearing your mask and social distancing, that's when we see an increase in the number of cases. but fortunately, arthel, we're not seeing an increase in the number of deaths, and that's a

good thing. and that's probably because the transmission is going on between the younger population right now. arthel: interesting. and, again, you know, as of now 26% of people in the u.s. have had one dose, about 14, 15% of residents are fully vaccinated. this is certainly more good news but, again, we're not there yet. so how should medical experts and politicians allow everyone to enjoy the positive news and yet remind them of the negative impact that still lurks? i mean, the weather's getting good, and for some people they might forget that the killer virus is still swirling. >> yeah. just think that -- just realize that we're going to be opening up soon full capacity. we'll be able to go to restaurants full capacity one day, to sporting events, to concerts, to our favorite, you know, baseball game. and it's a matter of time. we really, really, i do believe, are at the home stretch, and it's just a matter of getting more americans vaccinated. and i love the fact that many states are expanding eligibility

especially because we've already vaccinated the majority of those who are 65 and older, the majority of those who accounted for most of the deaths. and so if we can expand eligibility to the younger population, the ones who are now accountable and responsible for the majority of this transmission, then hopefully we can reverse the number of cases, reverse the number of hospitalizations and then, you know, have something to look forward to, have a normal holiday, normal thanksgiving and christmas that we all want to look forward to. arthel: i'm looking forward to that too. meanwhile, in terms of numbers, hard numbers, nearly 3.5 million americans have gotten one or two shots in their arms. should they be worried that their shots won't hold up against existing or new variants that can crop up? >> that's a really good question. as it is right now, the data that we have shows that all of the advantage seens that we currently have -- pfizer, moderna, johnson & johnson, we're going to see astrazeneca

and novavax as well -- they show they protect you against severe illness, hospitalization and death. now, still, if you catch the virus because there's no vaccine that's 100%, if you catch the virus, it can be uncomfortable for some people, it can put you out of work for two weeks, some people even longer. some people could have long-term symptoms, you know, brain fog, shortness of breath, fatigue and confusion. those are some things that we definitely want to keep in mind moving forward. arthel: yeah. you've got to keep wearing your mask not only to protect yourself, but to protect others. >> yes. arthel: that's still a thing. it's a big thing, everybody. all right, dr. janette nesheiwat, it's always a pleasure. thank you for your great advice, as usual. we'll take to you again soon, and we'll be right back. >> thank you, arthel. that's great, carl. but we need something better. that's easily adjustable has no penalties or advisory fee. and we can monitor to see that we're on track.

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sueded once again after he won a partial victory at the supreme court back in 018. he refused to make a wedding cake then for a same-sex couple. christina coleman with more on this new story. what is it he refused to do now? >> reporter: yeah. the colorado baker is back in court defending his refusal to bake a cake that he says goes against his christian faith. his attorneys say he is being

targeted for his religious beliefs. >> activists are weaponizing our system of justice to make it an arm of cancel culture x they're trying to punish and ruin those with whom they disagree. jack has been in the crosshairs for almost a decade, and there are others as well. >> reporter: this latest legal case started monday in colorado state court. a transgender woman is suing the baker for refusing to make a cake in 2017 in honor of her gender transition. attorneys say he was not discriminating against gardena and that he refused to make the original cake because he didn't want to send the message that he agrees a gender transition is something to be celebrated. this is just one of the latest cases in the u.s. where lgbtq people are going to court over the religious objections of business owners, and it's an issue that's unsettled by the supreme court. it was just three years ago when the high court issued a narrow ruling in favor of this same

baker, jack phillips, after he declined to make a cake for a same-sex marriage. he said that would have violated his religious beliefs. eric? eric: we'll see if this case gets to the supreme court. christina, thank you. and we're back in one hour, right, arthel? arthel: we are, eric. [laughter] i promise we'll both be here, and we appreciate your joining us now, we hope you can join us again in one hour which will be 4 p.m. eastern time. right now, though, stick around here at fox news because "the journal editorial report" is up after this short break. ♪ ♪ we made usaa insurance for busy veterans like kate. so when her car got hit, she didn't waste any time. she filed a claim on her usaa app and said, “that was easy.” usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa. alright, i brought in ensure max protein...

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welcome to the journal editorial report. i am paul gigot. the biden administration facing growing scrutiny over his handling of the crisis on the southern border and blaming the previous administration for the search of migrants trying to enter the u.s. in his first press conference taking office, president biden denied he moved too quickly to roll back, president trump's immigration policies. >> all the policies are underway not helping at all. slow up immigration. there are many people coming and