short one-minute sound bites to get similar information. people in congress seem to be concerned that involves a barrage of woke far left politics and indoctrination opportunities from the authoritarian left but if we don't engage there with content that is based in truth and based in goodness, how can we win the culture? >> dana: that would be my last question. in true speech team spirit you answered it for me. isabell brown, i hope i see you again. thank you. heart breaking images as u.s. border agents discover a 1-year-old boy abandoned along the colorado river. smugglers took him across the border in arizona and left him to fend for himself along the water's edge. a quick response by customs and border patrol, tragedy was averted. i'm dana perino and bill is off today. good morning to you, john. >> john: good morning. they do amazing work down there the border patrol.

i'm john roberts. the risky business of human smuggling is reaching far beyond towns along the border. numerous interceptions of smugglers with migrants shoveled into vehicles to get into america. it doesn't always end in a bust or in the migrants getting through. dramatic scene in houston. f.b.i. agents rescue migrants kidnapped for ransom. >> two hostages were safely rescued by the f.b.i. and no agents were injured. >> dana: we're live in mission, texas with more on that kidnapping horror. hi. >> hi. that was a tense situation there in houston. you could see that those migrants were kidnapped after they crossed into the united states illegally according to authorities and held inside that motel in houston, beaten badly and held for ransom and told if they didn't pay they wouldn't get out.

the f.b.i. went in in houston, texas, a tense stand-off situation that went on for a few hours. they rescued them coming three days after investigators say the migrants were kidnapped while driving near houston, texas. officials say the migrants were being held hostage and beaten and sent videos to their families demanding they pay up. two migrants made it out okay. gunfire broke out during the rescue. >> agents with the f.b.i.'s hostage rescue team from virginia were conducting a hostage rescue when a shooting occurred. one suspect was shot and killed and a second suspect was taken into custody by the harris county sheriff's department. >> this all comes as smuggling across the country continues day-by-day here. the video shared by texas dps shows five migrants hidden in the back of a truck in oklahoma. you can see people run out and smuggler is taken into custody.

the smugglers do this because they get so much money from the cartel. another trend to keep an eye on here is the large surge in the number of chinese nationals crossing from mexico just in the last 24 hours, our cameras captured this group. you can see them. the chinese nationals processed in south texas. agents tell us there have been nearly 2,000 chinese nationals and counting just so far this fiscal year. that puts a strain on border patrol resources already running thin. back out here live in mission, texas we are reaching out for more updates with the f.b.i. case in houston. no sign of things slowing down here smuggling-wise at the southern border. >> dana: great to have you down there. thank you. >> you need to seek our permission to have a different identity. these straight white men are taking freedom away from us. >> dana: iowa has two new laws restricting bathrooms and

changing rooms minors can use in school and banning gender transition medical procedures for anyone under 18 including more money blockers and surgery. kim reynolds say it is in the best interest of the kids. glad to have you here. nice to meet you. you tell us, what did you want to try the accomplish with this legislation? >> first of all, these are irreversible therapies and surgeries and science isn't conclusive on the results let alone the side effects. the fda has not approved hormone blockers for gender dysphoria. we need to pump the brakes. there is no long-term data on it. some of our -- sweden has the most data and they are going in the opposite direction. even president obama when they were asked to have medicare cover the surgeries he said in 2016 the science is inconclusive. so these -- the kids don't get a

redo. i think it's really important that we take a look at these emerging therapies and look at scientific long-term data before we rush into making these decisions. i'm proud to say i don't govern by polls. the iowa poll surveyed iowa parents and agreed with protecting children and minors from this inconclusive science. >> dana: i imagine that you answer to your constituents. the aclu had this to say. this is not the first time the government has abused its power at the expense of a small group of people but in this case the target is children. that is shameful and cruel. how do you respond to them? >> the first thing i reminded everybody these are the same individuals screaming at me two years ago during covid when i tried to get the kids back in the classroom and actually did get our kids back in the classroom. we were one of the first states in the country to get kids in school and telling me the science supported keeping the kids out of school and science

supported masking our children. two years later we're discovering that was not accurate. it was inconclusive science. so the same people that are throwing the same science argument at me right now, it is not there. there isn't any long-term data and no data that supports the efficacy of it. these are about our kids. let's just pause and make sure we are doing the right thing on behalf of our children. >> dana: the "washington post" writer who said that iowa is now the florida of the north. she does not mean it as a compliment. republicans in the iowa legislature empowered by the state's recent red wave embarked on a new agenda that is a school choice bill and legislation targeting the lgbtq community. iowa is becoming the florida of the north without the beaches. how do you respond to that? >> i'm proud of what we're doing. i won re-election by 20 points.

we flipped two statewide offices. >> dana: isn't your economy growing? >> things are happening. cutting taxes, reducing the size of government. giving parents a choice in their child's education. two years we tried to get it through the legislature. i got it through the senate only to have it stopped in the house and i made that a central issue running during this campaign and we won significantly. we have a super majority in the senate and house and we were able to get school choice across the finish line within the first two weeks of the legislative session. parents do support the opportunity to decide what the best environment is for their child. it shouldn't just be for families with the resources to do that. >> dana: let's look at a map of all the states with school choice laws and you led the pack. a lot of these other states followed in your footsteps and now starting to do it on taxes as well. i've been watching your career with great interest. the iowa polling on school

choice approval. more than six in ten people oppose the law. i don't know if that's. >> they've been told for years that school choice was going to kill the public school system and it is not. it is not. there is no data to support that. there is no data in arizona or florida. and we're about to dispel that same hysteria. that's all they have left. it is not true. >> dana: are you seeing results for students? some of the school districts across the country, rural and urban, the kids cannot read or write at grade level. have you had had better results. >> we have had a little better results. we kept our kids in the classroom. kids that kept their kids out of the classroom for 2 1/2 years saw numbers drop and ours went up. it is still not where it needs to be. not a 0 sum gain. this will elevate all of education. i went and my daughters went to public schools.

i and my daughter are teachers. when we cut taxes they said we would destroy education. when i got the kids back in school they said it was a horrible thing to do. we dispelled that and we'll be able to dispel this as well. >> dana: my executive producer is from iowa and i'm going to give you a chance here. they say iowa is becoming the florida of the north. why is iowa better than florida? >> we like to say florida is becoming the iowa of the south. that's what we say. competition is a great thing. americans win in that process. >> dana: governor kim reynolds. thank you for being here today. john. >> the likes of rosa parks. this is too woke by the republican party. song of solomon is unacceptable to republican politics. i can say what my progressive value is and that's freedom over

fascism. >> bill: sparks flying on capitol hill as the house gears up for the parents bill of rights requiring schools to be more transparent about lesson plans and the kind of materials that students have access to. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill. which direction is this going today, chad? >> a debate in the congress. the vote comes later today. republicans say public education veered to the left. >> no one is arguing that parents should dictate what is being taught. but parents should be able to see their school's curriculum publicly know what books are in the library and get timely notice about any plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs. >> the bill guarantees parents the right to be heard at school board meetings. democrats say they embrace parental involvement in education but not the way

republicans structured this legislation. >> radical extreme provisions in the bill that will destroy students' privacy and let other parents know about your child. >> one of the biggest flash points is over what books are available to kids in school libraries. republicans went after books with gay and sexual themes. democrats accuse the gop of wanting to ban books about race or minorities. >> but today we know they definitively have tried to ban a book about baseball, about roberto clemente, the first latino baseball player to make it into the hall of fame. why do they want to ban a book about roberto clemente? what are they trying to hide from you? >> the bill also bans teachers from using certain pronouns for students. at least one gop member, matt

gaetz will vote no saying republicans aren't being consistent by trying to infuse the federal government into education. >> john: we'll watch it later on today. >> dana: the white house says no american personnel were hurt in the latest attack on a u.s. base in northeast syria. john kirby is calling the incident an initial reaction to retaliatory strikes by the u.s. military against groups in the area that are aligned with iran. watch here. >> it is not than common when we take a strike like this to answer back with ineffective rocket fire. no u.s. casualties. no one was hurt. >> dana: it comes after a drone strike killed a u.s. contractor and injured other americans. a dire warning on the country's growing shortage of lifesaving

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>> dana: a new report by the senate homeland committee sparking concerns. investigators found a shortage of critical medicine is getting worse surging by 30%. the report says it could result in devastating consequences for patients. mark meredith live in washington with the details on this. hi, mark. >> a story that will keep you up at night. hospitals are increasingly having trouble finding medicine,

cold and flu drugs or lifesaving cancer medications. the shortages also leave our national security at risk. the report prepared for the senate homeland security committee find the drug shortages trampled 30% in 2022 compared to the year prior. congress finding nearly 80% of facilities that produce active pharmaceutical ingredients are based overseas. the vast majority from india or china. lawmakers say they are just as concerned. >> our continued over reliance on foreign suppliers for the key materials needed to make critical drugs, primarily those in china. remain an unacceptable national security risk. >> they could invest in domestic manufacturing facility and more regular reviews of the drug supply chain. some saw more government intervention could slow progress in the private sector. hospitals dealing with the problem in realtime.

experts say while some medications are unavailable, usually there are alternatives. >> pharmacists can help you to find alternatives. it is a frustrating process. have patience and work with the clinicians, pharmacist, prescriber and they can find the best therapy for you. >> there is one area that has been more difficult for healthcare providers to adjust. the shortages in cancer drugs. some experts warn the shortages could lead to unnecessary deaths. it is scary. >> dana: we'll stay on top of it. john the u.s. military carrying out air strikes in syria overnight after a drone attack on a coalition base killed an american contractor and injured six others. the pentagon blamed iranian-backed militias following a disturbing pattern as troops have come under attack nearly 80 times since 2021.

andy barr serves in the house foreign affairs committee and joins us now. apparently in the last little while iranian proxies fired some seven rockets back at the u.s. base. given everything going on, does the biden administration need to be more forceful against the proxies and iran itself? >> yes, john. it goes to show weakness invites aggression. when you are engaged in an effort to provide sanctions relief to the tehran, it invites aggression. the sanctions relief that the biden administration is proposing to deliver to tehran would actually embolden these proxy activity groups and help iran finance the very terrorists who attacked our assets and our american soldiers just last

night. >> john: iran is the junior partner in an axis that includes russia and china. the president has been teasing that he will talk to president xi about all of this at some point but karine jean-pierre's briefing yesterday didn't seem to indicate a firm timeline. >> do you have any updates on a possible biden/xi call? >> that's something we are looking forward to doing and working on. i don't have anything to confirm or lay out or preview at this time. >> does it seem logical that all the recent developments regarding china would seem to increase the need for contact between president biden and xi? >> well, it does. this week's summit between president putin and chinese leader xi in moscow underscores and reinforces the no limits relationship between those two powers, adversaries of the west and the united states. in fact, general secretary xi

referred to the meeting as a new chapter in the relationship between those two regimes and it was portrayed in china as an effort to create a new world order. that's the last thing we need is a new world order that binds china and russia. we know from trade and customs data that china is assisting russia in its illegal and unprovoked aggression in ukraine. not only is the chinese communist party financing russia by buying more of their oil and natural gas from russia, but also they are providing lethal assistance, something that the biden administration is saying they are watching. we actually have the customs and trade data to prove it. >> john: you had the secretary of state before your committee and you seem to suggest to him the biden administration was not being tough enough on china using as a point of inflection

the recent balloon overflight. >> the fact we didn't shoot it down before it entered our airspace over the pacific, not over the atlantic, was an invitation for further incursions. talk is cheap. deterrents requires force. >> john: do you see anything from this administration that begins to even resemble deterrents? >> unfortunately no. when secretary blinken finally met with his counterpart the top diplomat from china, mr. wong, he didn't do anything. he didn't say -- he just said don't do this again. that is not sufficient. in fact, the reaction from the chinese side was well, these talks allow us to move on past the balloon and we can talk and negotiate about other things. that is not sufficient. this requires a response, a response in the form of sanctions and also we can't

allow a spy balloon to traverse the united states and just take it down when it passes over all of our military assets, headquarters for our b2 bombers, fort campbell kentucky and where our nuclear triad is. strat com command. it was a violation of international law. we can't talk about how we were dissatisfied with that. we have to deter. >> john: congressman barr, we'll keep watching this. it becomes an increasing problem for this administration and the nation. hope you have a good weekend. >> thank you, john. >> that was the worst pain i ever experienced in the shortest amount of time in my addiction. a good friend of mine is a peer recovery specialist. he said to me go to reentry again. they have that program.

so here i am. >> dana: there she is. life changing program helping women to get back on their feet and rebuild their lives after spending some time in prison. we'll take you behind the scenes. a school district in utah considers banning students from reading the bible. a parent complained it contains passages inappropriate for children. shannon bream will join us next. >> it has nothing to do with religious merit. this has to do with explicit sexual content. this isn't just about i like these ideas or don't like these ideas. the bible was written very specifically so there wouldn't be frivolous challenges.

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anchor of "fox news sunday" and author of a new book love stories of the bible speak. this is sensitive books in schools law. the daveis school district a parent wants the bible removed saying it is a sex-ridden book containing pornographic and inappropriate material. what do you say? >> if you read the old and new testament there is a lot of violence and battles and clashes. there are sexual things in the bible. there are disasters, there are sexual relationships. all those things are in the bible. i'm not surprised that we are coming to this point. this fight over banning books is heated. i thought it was a matter of time that somebody would say the christians and that bible. that has a lot of inappropriate stuff in it. the guy who authored the legislation in utah feels he doesn't think school districts will actually ban the

bible's language. if you want to get technical there is a lot of heavy, adult stuff in the bible. >> john: did the person really want to ban the bible or just making a point to say if you ban all these other books you ban this one, too? >> it feels more like that. you had to know it was coming. we'll see how they proceed with this. the guy who sponsored the bill thinks he is on strong footing. if you spend time in the bible there is very adult conversation to be had. >> john: there is amongst the adult conversations a tremendous amount of love, etc. i want to show this contradiction. the petition to remove the bible says quote you will no doubt find that the bible has no serious values for minors because it is pornographic by our new definition. what about the five core principles of faith, hope, love, forgiveness, reconciliation. are those good things for children to learn about? >> think how many of our societies and religions built on

the idea of the ten commandments. you don't commit murder or adultery. so many of our legal and judicial systems are based oh than that as well. people will argue there are good things. we're called to love and respect each other and servants to each other. we should want our kids to learn about that stuff. >> john: proverbs 5:18 zsh 19. let your fountain be blessed and rejoice in the wife of your youth. let her breasts satisfy you at all times. and vie lents deuteronomy 25 clsh 11-12. if the husband fights and puts out her hands and seize as him by the genitals you shall cut off her hand. there is smiteing and smoteing. >> the bible is pro-marriage. you should go visit song of solomon. that's a descriptive racy one.

i have it in the new book. it is explaining this relationship of passion between people who want to do things right within marriage. we have got house foreign affairs committee chair mike mccaul with us. a lot this morning. foreign policy front from syria, russia and china and extended legal panel with jonathan turley and brett hume and trey gowdy to look into the trump investigation. >> dana: the u.s. is holding startling records for highest rearrest rates in the world 57bd troubling for women and mothers trapped in the destructive cycle. a new jersey nonprofit is working to stop this crisis in its tracks. watch here. >> across the u.s. women are incarcerated for crimes spanning from drug possession to murder. and sadly, recovery doesn't happen by flipping a switch. it is easier to splip back into

bad lab its. the latest data shows nearly 30% of females convicted will be rearrested within the first year of their release. sometimes the desperation too much to bear. >> i relapseed a little over two years ago and the relapse was so bad there was two black eyes, i couldn't talk for a few days because the left side of my face nerves were damaged because i was beaten so badly. stitches in my chin. i hadn't slept in nine days and my brother-in-law found me and brought me back to new bridge. i went to detox. >> she has been in and out of the system for the better part of 20 years. now she is involved in the new jersey reentry program. she has been clean for more than two years and working towards becoming a peer counselor, an opportunity she may not have had without a second chance. >> i've been through it all. all i want to do is save women.

>> that's what they do at the new jersey reentry corporation, a nonprofit organization helping recently released prisoners get on their feet. women with different backgrounds who made significant mistakes. >> at the age of 17, my friend's father and i were stealing merchandise out of home depot to provide for ourselves. >> dana: what was your involvement. >> drinking and driving. >> dana: you lose your license. hard to get to work and a downward spiral. both have taken advantage of the njrc. it offers courses ranging from construction to peer counseling, even flabotomy. >> what are you going to do? >> they both enrolled in this course. >> i plan to own a home soon and

just take care of me. >> i love kids. working with children. >> dana: this program has become like a lifeline for you. >> it is. i like to keep my memory clean so i don't go backwards. i look at my son and what will happen to him if i go down. >> dana: dreams reborn, futures bright. three of the many who against all odds fought hard and won their lives and dignity back because of this program. >> you believe in redemption. >> absolutely. i think every bad decision is a learning experience. >> dana: do you like yourself? >> i love myself. i'm not perfect. i make mistakes and fall short but every day i try to do better than i was yesterday and what i love most about myself today is that i am a survivor. i am not a victim. >> dana: i loved meeting them and if you want to learn more go

to nj reentry.org. what is also interesting any woman going into the program has access to the a wellness center. they put it together where you can get medical, behavioral, dental screenings. listen to this doctor on that. >> what we're trying to do is give them the parachute to reenter their community with everything they need so that it is a soft landing. we really look at the entire person so that we aren't just saying we're only going to take care of one problem and that is, you know, your physical exam but rather we are going to take care of you the entire person. >> dana: really incredible program. those two working together. >> john: there are great programs that rehabilitate people out there. i did something at a prison a

few years ago. they had success rates. what happened is people are arrested and turned back on the street without any kind of program to teach them a different way of life. until we patch up that gap i think crime in america that we're seeing now will continue. >> dana: they learn a new skill but get counseling and physical health back in order. kudos to them. i appreciate them letting me come to visit. >> john: careers in skilled trades continue to decline despite an abundance of job openings and strong pay. why is supply not meeting demand? growing outrage among parents as the ceo of tiktok brushes off concerns about children being exposed to dangerous content on the app. >> parents will have to make that decision ultimately. i would not allow my kids to have access to tiktok without any question. arking spaces so people think they're open. surprise. [ laughs ] [ horn honks, muffled talking ]

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>> john: parents who say tiktok drove their son to suicide confronting the company's ceo yesterday on capitol hill. the cover of today's "new york post" says it all. tiktok's toll. aishah hosni is on capitol hill with more on this aspect. aishah. >> good morning, john. this was a very emotional day for so many parents who were in the room watching and also at home watching. the parents of chase tell fox that they were not happy with chew's testimony. they say that they found that he was dodging questions left and right. as you see there, they were incredibly emotional during that hearing. their 16-year-old son committed suicide after spending hours watching psychological disturbing videos on tiktok. they reportedly began crying when his story was brought up during this hearing.

here is their reaction after it was over to chew's testimony. listen to them. >> he is not concerned with anything of dealing with this. his concern is with china. this doesn't scare him. china scares him. he won't modify his behavior. there isn't really a threat here. >> chew tried to defend the algorithms in the app. here is one of those moments. >> are teenagers shown more distressing content? >> we put in more restrike shh once. >> they are suing tiktok and not the only family blaming the app for their child's death. andy mcgrath, a mother who lost her son because of a choking challenge that went viral on tiktok saying she can find dozens of videos of kids choking themselves. she reports them all the time. they don't get taken down.

of course, yesterday we all witnessed live on fox here when it wasn't until a lawmaker, representative cammack, who alerted chew about a violent video on tiktok that was threatening to the committee, to the chairwoman that tiktok finally took that video down. >> john: it was an extraordinary moment. maybe to get rid of this stuff on tiktok we need to haul chew up on capitol hill every day. he did not have a good day yesterday. >> dana: no, he did not. america facing a growing shortage of skilled labor like construction workers, plumbers, electricians. the construction industry is facing a gap of a half million workers and it is expected to get worse. axios writes this. people are retiring and not enough young people taking their jobs. joining me now mike rowe ceo of

the mike rowe works foundation. you have something exciting going on right now. this is not news to you. you have been seeing this problem coming for a long time. but are there some tides starting to shift? >> it is hard not to say i told you so sometimes. >> dana: i love saying that. just ask my husband. >> it is hard. 15 years ago the early data seemed pretty conclusive. for every five tradespeople leaving the trade, two were replacing them. i'm not a mathematicians, five leave, two come in it will catch up with you. when the headlines catch up with the mission of your foundation, yes, there is a certain amount of gratification. it is not great news, you know. the shortages are real and they are the product in my estimation of a lot of things that are going on. there is no cookie cutter explanation for it. a big part are the stigmas -i'm

happy to see the mainstream media talk about it in a meaningful way. it is not just a question of employers will have these problems and people are missing out on these opportunities, it involves all of us. it involves anybody who shares my addiction to smooth roads and indoor plumbing and affordable electricity. this is a big deal. the chickens are coming home to roost. >> dana: i want to show enrollment stats between colleges versus apprenticeship. 50 million students are employed and companies employ 800,000 apprentices. more students are turning away from college and toward apprentice ships. it is reality. >> look, there are a lot of people out there who have taken

a somewhat dim view of the cost of college. i'm among them. a lot of people have written great books but you can't really argue with the simple facts. 1.7 trillion in outstanding student loans. 11 million open positions most of which don't require a four-year degree and we have a steady drumbeat of get the four-year degree or you are screwed. >> dana: talk about your foundation, the scholarship. this is exciting. i will reach out to a couple of the women that were in your program because i want to talk to them about the things they've accomplished. >> that's great news. this is our 10th year of the work ethic scholarship program. we give away millions of dollars a year for kids who want to learn a skill and master a trade. plumbing, steam fitting, pipe fitting, welding, hvac and so forth. a lot of women in our program.

not quite half but a lot. and that piece in the journal is worth a look, too. two things can be true at the same time. the shortages are real but the tide is starting to turn. now it is time to lean into it so at mike rowe works.org apply for a scholarship and we have a million bucks and we'll give it away this month. >> dana: have a great weekend. >> john: a growing number of nhl hockey players opting out of wearing special gay pride jerseys. the controversy and what it means for the league coming up. ♪ i like to move it, move it ♪ ♪ you like to... move it ♪ we're reinventing our network. ♪

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