drop in the bucket. you need 150,000. >> dana: they are not able to help the border patrol aside from doing the paperwork. this is a real mess and doesn't seem like they're ready for it. see what mayokas says. >> bill: the drone on the left is over brownsville, texas. the line grows by the day. we'll see where we are tomorrow. >> dana: mayokas will be speaking. >> harris: any moment now a live update from homeland security secretary mayokas. the white house knew our nation would face this. where is the plan that actually works to secure the border now? title 42, which helped stem the tide put in place by former president trump during covid expires tomorrow at midnight. immigration helped make this country great, we know that, when people do it the legal and correct way. what we're now experiencing is

something different and dangerous. staggering new border numbers obtained by fox news. yesterday marking the most single-day illegal immigrant crossings ever recorded in this country. i'm harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus." it is expected to look like a sea of humanity from more than 160 countries. already they're flowing in by the millions since president biden took office. title 42 is a major legal tool to expel people who must leave america. just before it expires, this video from yuma, arizona this morning. in brownsville, texas today our fox flight team capturing this exclusive look at people lined up to surrender to border patrol desperate to enter our land of opportunity. experience tells us many will not qualify for asylum and will be allowed to remain here illegally anyway.

not counting all of the thousands from just this week alone, more than 1.2 million in the first half of the current fiscal year. where is president biden? >> the president and his administration have failed. >> there are no deterrents whatsoever. it will get so much worse. if they didn't expect this. >> the blood is on the hands of this administration for letting this go. >> harris: in "focus" the national border patrol vice president. on the ground bill melugin at the border in brownsville, texas. bill. >> we are talking daily numbers the united states has never seen before. cbp sources tell me the last two days in a row border patrol saw more than 10,000 apprehensions each day. these are the highest single day totals ever recorded and it is expected to get worse from here. our drone team shot this video

yesterday in brownsville. once again another enormous group of migrants who crossed illegally and gathered in a single file line to turn themselves in. this camera will pan for a lengthy amount of time. you might wonder when the line finally ends. it doesn't. it almost went on as far as the eye can see. in the rio grande valley sector i'm told by sources they have 7600 migrants in custody and running 165% of their capacity. they are getting overrun. the second piece of video we shot from brownsville. taking a look into mexico. look at all the trash, rubbish, clothes on the banks of the river with the migrant camps and now the u.s. side of the river. more trash, rubbish and clothing. a constant line of hundreds of migrants crossing illegally into brownsville. it has been non-stop all day every day the last several days.

human smuggling remaining rampant as well. they are chasing a human smuggler, illegal immigrants bail out and black bags on their backs. they were filled with meth. texas dps caught and arrested driver and recovered the bags full of meth. the driver a u.s. citizen from houston. another human smuggling bust to show you. texas dps arresting a female ukrainian national who they caught smuggling multiple illegal immigrants with her boyfriend. they had several of them in the vehicle and then if we can pull up a text message she sent. look at this. this is what she told her boyfriend. i'm currently picking up illegal mexicans and taking them back to san antonio. i get paid $1500 per person? want to come help? back out here live i'm told cbp has 28,500 migrants in federal

custody. an all-time record. we expect secretary mayokas to speak about what their plan is when title 42 finally drops tomorrow. >> harris: you and i know that goes south. that person picking up those people had better really be careful. we were there the night just last september when it can go very wrong. bill, thank you. el paso. u.s. border patrol agents are furious there with their own leadership. we have been reporting that the feds gave away their secret plans to send local law enforcement in to kick out a huge number of illegals descending on el paso. the bosses at the federal agency, customs and border protection took the unreal move to publicize that mission. national border patrol council president brandon judd in "focus." >> please forgive me. i'm extremely upset right now. this is when activism takes over

law enforcement. that should never happen. we should always be able to protect the american people and be able to protect ourselves in law enforcement operation. you don't give up to criminals where an operation will take place before it happens. the criminals just have to flee. >> harris: the national border patrol council vice president. welcome to "focus", art. team me your reaction and the fall out to not be able to complete the mission to kick out the illegals. >> it is extremely frustrating. then you have this where they come up with a plan and then they share the plan with the individuals you are trying to -- it is crazy to me. you have individuals in leadership positions doing law enforcement leadership. they don't have no clue what they are doing and it is frustrating. we'll wait and see what the secretary has to say today. one, detain these people and those that come and ask for

asylum have to remain in mexico before they come here but there is a third thing they need to focus on. all these individuals that they've already let in that are already here, where are they? they need to figure out where they're at. what their intentions are and start renewing their process and send some of those individuals back. i've seen this before. this is where the problem is. people have short memories. back when the obama administration when we had all the juveniles they released them to the country. all those juveniles are adults and you ask these people in the administration where are they and they don't know. will they know what all these other people they released to the country are? are they waiting for some other tragedy to happen in america? it is very frustrating. >> harris: and dangerous. a border special we did 3 or 4 years back that stemming the tide was part of what let us catch up and maybe find some of those people particularly the

most dangerous and criminal among the gotaways. you don't have that kind of time now. >> it is very frustrating. i'm telling you. extremely frustrating. out in tucson i can tell you now it leads the country in gotaways. every single sector has a different problem that they have to deal with. you are seeing the video of yuma and texas. part of the problem here in arizona is it's almost miles of reservation. it is hard to get footage of that area. that's where the most gotaways are coming through. who is winning? the drug cartels. the drug cartels know that the more people that they send, the more they focus in certain areas can send to large groups they can continue to bring drugs into the country. people need to understand this is not just a border problem. it is not a border problem

anymore. it is an american problem that will affect us for many, many years to come. >> harris: i want our team to pop that graphic back up of the countdown until title 42 ends. just how little time we have now until what we see on our screens with all of the fox flight images telling us in detail what this is going to be like. one day, 12 hours, 50 minutes. that is pretty unbelievable, 36 hours from now what could happen. i want to ask you about this, art. texas governor abbott has bused thousands of people from his state to self-proclaimed sanctuary cities like chicago, new york, philadelphia, washington, d.c., which is a district, not a city. he promises there will be many more on way. i can understand from what you are telling me now why that would be. where would you put all these people? i would imagine they don't want to stay in a state where they could possibly be caught more readily because it is obvious

they're there. they fan out all over and now the governor says i need help and i'm going to bus some of them out. outgoing chicago mayor lori lightfoot has officially declared an emergency in her city saying it is at a breaking point. people from the border sheltering in place inside a police station because that place is the only place for them to go. emotions are fierce in new york city. mayor adams what's abbott to stop busing people to new york. adams should look in the mirror. >> he is now doing the very thing he decried by dictating to these municipalities that they are going to drop off hundreds if not thousands of migrants into their communities without any coordination or cooperation. it is totally unacceptable the way the mayor has handled this. >> harris: is it fair to bus them all over america? >> well, you know, they are

political propaganda, sanctuary cities is now becoming a reality. it is one thing to send out tweets and say we'll welcome anyone. when you have it at your front doorstep that's where it makes the difference. i don't care what side of the aisle people are on, reality is they want to feel secure in their homes. they lock their doors at night. that's the reality of what's happening. be careful what you are preaching. it will become a reality at some point. look, they are going to those cities to begin with. you ask why are you asking for asylum? because there is violence in mexico. they tell you i'm going to cities like chicago, los angeles, well, there is violence there. i've heard the argument violent people in america already. you know what? there is. we need to clean that up. at the same time we don't need to be importing more criminals into the country. >> harris: talk to me right now about how your men and women are

preparing for 36 hours from now plus minutes. >> very limited direction from the administration and leadership, i can tell you that other than they have to process faster. that's what it comes down to and what they're saying. even some of the special operation group guys, the men and women seeing and working that apprehended the killer out in -- even those individuals are now being put in positions so they can transport or process. it is sickening what's happening to our borders and sickening what's happening to our country? >> harris: if you would please stand by. the live talk right now from the man in charge, dhs secretary mayokas about the end of title 42. let's watch. >> without the resources we need, personnel, facilities, transportation, and others that we have requested of congress and that we were not given. we have seen the effectiveness

of our approach. more than 100,000 people from cuba, haiti, nicaragua and venezuela have arrived lawfully through the pathway we have made available to them. and we reduced border encounters from these groups by 90% between december of last year and march of this year. our president has led the largest expansion of lawful pathways ever. at the same time, we are clear eyed about the challenges we're likely to face in the days and weeks ahead which have the potential to be very difficult. after two years of preparation we expect to see large numbers of encounters at our southern border in the days and weeks after may 11th. we are already seeing high numbers of encounters in certain sectors. this places an incredible strain on our personnel, our facilities, and our communities with whom we partner closely.

our plan will deliver results but it will take time for those results to be fully realized and it is essential that we all take this into account. i cannot overemphasize our curbent situation the outcome of congress leaving a broken, outdated immigration system in place for over two decades despite unanimous agreement we desperately need legislative reform. it is also the result of congress's decision not to provide us with the resources we need and that we requested. our efforts within the constraints of our broken immigration system are focused on insuring the process is safe, orderly and humane, all while protecting our dedicated workforce and our communities. let me be clear, the lifting of the title 42 public health order does not mean our border is

open. in fact, it is the contrary. our use of our immigration enforcement authorities under title eight of the united states code means tougher consequences for people who cross the border illegally. unlike under title 42, an individual who is removed under title eight is subject to at least a five-year bar on reentry into the united states and can face criminal prosecution if they attempt to cross again. smugglers have long been hard at work spreading false information that the border will be open after may 11th. it will not be. they are lying. to people who are thinking of making the journey to our southern border, know this. the smugglers care only about profit, not people. they do not care about you or your well-being.

do not believe their lies. do not risk your life and your life savings only to be removed from the united states if -- if and when you arrive here. today we are beginning a new digital advertising campaign in central and south america to counter the lies of the smugglers with accurate information about u.s. immigration laws. this campaign adds to our extensive ongoing communication efforts in the region. as you can see, by the images before us of removal flights and encounters with our border patrol agents, we are making it very clear that our border is not open, that crossing irregularly is against a law and those who are not eligible for relief will be quickly returned. do not listen to the lies of the smugglers. this is what will happen to you.

you will be returned. today alongside the department of justice we are finalizing a new rule to encourage individuals to use available, lawful, safe, and orderly pathways to enter the united states. the rule presumes that those who do not use lawful pathways to enter the united states are ineligible for asylum. it allows the united states, it allows us to remove individuals who do not establish a reasonable fear of persecution in the country of removal. non-citizens can rebut this presumption only in very limited circumstances. for example, if they used our lawful pathways or sought asylum where they traveled and were denied. the rule goes into effect once

the title 42 public health order terminates tomorrow. on thursday at 11:59 p.m. eastern time. what i have just described are only a few elements of an effort began in 2021 to prepare for this transition from the title 42 public health authority to our tougher immigration enforcement authorities. in addition to obtaining the first increase in border patrol agent hiring in over a decade, the first in over a decade, we are in the process of surging personnel to the border, including more than 1,400 dhs personnel. 1,000 processing coordinators and an additional 1,500 department of defense personnel. all of these individuals will allow our law enforcement officers to stay in the field and focus on their critical

mission. we are delivering on tougher consequences for unlawful entry including the return, removal, an expulsion of more than 665,000 people during the first half of this fiscal year. we are conducting dozens of removal flights per week and we continue to increase our removal flight capability. we are increasing our efficiency and reducing processing times at the border. we launched the cbp1 app which in its first four months helped 83,000 individuals schedule an appointment at a port of entry and we're taking steps to expand available appointments. we bolstered the capacity of local governments and ngos. just last week we announced the distribution of an additional $332 million to support communities along the southern border and in the interior of our country. we are leading an unprecedented

law enforcement disreplax campaign that has led to the arrest of nearly 10,000 smugglers who profit from vulnerable immigrants. knowing that this is a regional challenge that requires a regional solution, we continue to work with countries throughout the americas to deter irregular migration. this includes a coordinated campaign with columbia and panama to prevent individuals from following ruthless smugglers into the very dangerous area. and we are working with our partners in mexico regularly on a range of issues. we are a nation of immigrants. we are also a nation of laws. our immigration laws today are outdated. the solution we are implementing are the best available within our current legal authority. but they are short-term

solutions to a decades-old problem. the kind of migration we continue to see today requires more resources. resources we have requested and have not received. clearer authority and modernized processes that only congress can deliver. we urge it to do so. now i think we'll take some questions. >> thank you, mr. secretary. we have seen images from texas showing national guard and dps physically blocking migrants from climbing up the river banks and accessing u.s. soil. does the department believe that's a legal enforcement posture by the state of texas? >> nick, i will leave it to our department of justice to speak to the lawfulness or lack there of, of those actions.

i will tell you this. that our border patrol agents and our officers work very closely with the department of public safety in texas on the ground when it is a coordinated and collaborative effort. it is essential that law enforcement work as one team to address the challenge of the southern border. >> thank you, mr. secretary. how many credible fear screening interviews do you expect to conduct on a daily basis and confident we'll keep up with the number of apprehensions you are seeing and expect to see? >> we are, the department of homeland security, with one of our agencies, u.s. citizenship and immigration services, is indeed surging asylum officers to border patrol facilities as well as to immigration and customs enforcement detention facilities to conduct an

unprecedented number of credible fear screenings under the asylum rule that is going to be implemented beginning upon the end of title 42. we are surging approximately 1,000 or more asylum officers for that purpose. it is very important to note that the asylum rule will take effect if individuals do not access their lawful pathways. the pathways that we have made available to them. they will face a rebutable presumption, a presumption of ineligibility for asylum. they will have to meet a higher bar. this president, our president, has led the expansion of lawful pathways more than anyone else in our history. >> secretary, we have read that the administration has been seen releasing migrants and being

carefully vetted and we had teams in el paso yesterday that observed vetted for an hour and being released with a permit to stay in the country for a year. i wonder how that process is being done and how secure you are of those vetting? >> u.s. customs and border protection screens and vets individuals whom we encounter. individuals, the vast majority of individuals will be returned. those who do not qualify, from border patrol stations or immigration and customs enforcement detention facilities. we often, as has every administration, released individuals into immigration enforcement proceedings and those individuals if they do not qualify for relief will be removed. we screen and vet individuals whom we encounter.

>> thank you, mr. secretary. just to follow up on the credible fear question, can you give us an idea of what percentage of migrants you think will be receiving the screenings? all, most, half, some? and can you also speak to the agreement with mexico? i know you guys have specifically said they are planning to take back people from the four nation altos. cubans, venezuela, nicaraguans and haitians. would they take back any other nationalities as well? >> michelle, let me break it down a little bit. we are giving the option to individuals who are in our custody the option of voluntarily returning to the country from which they came because of the consequence of a removal. people have to understand that

under title eight of the united states code, when one is removed, one faces at least a five-year bar to reentry. so we will give people an opportunity to avoid that tougher consequence by voluntarily returning. if they do not take that option and they do not claim fear, they will be removed immediately. if they do claim fear, they will encounter a higher threshold under our asylum rule unless they have accessed our lawful pathways or sought relief in another country and been denied. we are surging, as i mentioned michelle, asylum officers to insure that screening process, the credible fear screening process, is done fairly with access to counsel but expeditiously. >> how do americans -- nobody asks this questions.

do americans gain from all the immigrants you are bringing into the country. they drive down wages and push up prices. >> sir, we are a nation of immigrants and we are a nation of laws. individuals who qualify for relief under our laws have a basis to remain in the united states. the contributions of immigrants to this country is quite clear. >> thank you, next. >> can you guys anticipate requesting supplemental funding for the border from congress. what type of threshold would trigger that kind of request from you guys? >> in december of this past year we sought more than $4 billion in funding to address our resource needs because we are operating within an entirely broken immigration system and that is something about which there is unanimity.

we did not receive the funding that we requested. we received approximately half of what we requested and half of what we needed, which is why we are encountering some of the challenges. we have sought a reprogramming and we have communicated to congress that reprogramming is a fraction of what we ultimately need. >> do you have time for one more? >> gary from nbc news. you mentioned some of the immigration proceedings. are you prepared to start releasing migrants into the u.s. without court dates and without a way to track them to reduce overcrowding? >> when -- like other administrations, when we release individuals, we release them on conditions. and their compliance with those conditions is absolutely necessary and if they fail to comply, we will seek to apprehend them and remove them.

they are ultimately in immigration enforcement proceedings. but what we are speaking of, what you are inquiring of is a minor -- a fraction of the people that we encounter. in fact, the vast majority will be addressed in our border patrol facilities and our ice detention fast its. >> the border is open to migrants? >> absolutely not. you can ask the approximately 1.4 million people that were expelled, returned or removed from the united states this past year. >> do you still consider this not a crisis? >> did you want to add anything else on regional processing centers? if not we'll close remarks. >> i will answer marsha's question with respect to regional processing centers. they are a powerful example of what i expressed earlier, which

is that our president has led the expansion of lawful pathways more than anyone preceding him. the regional processing centers are an extraordinary example of that leadership. these are places where we feel a humanitarian as well as security imperative to meet people where they are, the cut the smugglers out, and to provide them with a safe and orderly way to arrive in the united states if they qualify for relief. we are surging our personnel in close partnership with the department of state, in close partnership with countries in the region. we require a regional response to what is a regional challenge. we will in these regional processing centers screen individuals to determine whether they are eligible for refugee status in the united states. whether they qualify for what we

are expanding in our family reunification programs or whether on an individualized basis on a case-by-case basis as the law requires whether they're eligible for other humanitarian relief. that is what we're doing. the phenomenon of migration is different than it was 10, 12 years ago. we are seeing an unprecedented level of migration throughout the hemisphere. there are approximately 20 million displaced people in our hemisphere. in addition, the smugglers control the migratory paths. we will cut the smugglers out. we will reach qualifying individuals where they are and provide them with a safe and orderly pathway. if they arrive at our southern border, they will meet consequences. we urge migrants once again not

to believe the smugglers who are lying to them solely to make a profit. we are building lawful pathways for you to come to the united states. do not place your life and your life savings in the hands of ruthless organizations. thank you very much. >> is this a challenge or crisis? >> harris: there you have it. dhs secretary mayokas basically reaching out to the illegal immigrants in this whole process talking to people south of the border who would want to come here legally or otherwise and he is saying don't come. his exact words you just heard again, don't risk your life. he is telling them don't believe the lies of the smugglers. art del cueto national border patrol vice president rejoining me now since that breaking news. is that going to do it?

he says they just started a new digital campaign in central and south america to talk to people about why they shouldn't trust the smugglers and try to come here. will that stem the tide? >> honestly, i'm at a loss for words for once. i don't know what to say after hearing that. none of that will work. all they have to do is continue to come in large numbers, they are going to ask for an appeal on this title eight. they'll say i need an appeal and need to talk to a judge. since it will be overcrowded they will end up releasing them, which is what they're doing now. end up releasing them waiting for the court date. now he is going to give them the option -- the option is what he said, to voluntarily return. you are talking about people from sudan, from russia, from the ukraine, from china, from the middle east. they are going to take their chances because they weren't planning on showing up to the court date to begin with.

they will come across, they will challenge it. they won't voluntary. the places will continue to be overcrowded and they will be released. they gave money to the ngos at the same time they put agents in processing centers with not enough computers to process these individuals. these people's priorities are way off. >> harris: in your state we saw an independent in kyrsten sinema and mark kelly. they were part and parcel why the ngos are getting more money now because of a bipartisan bill they worked on. from what you are telling me it is not the ngos job to round up the individuals. they get food and what they need and then they run. they are the last ones to see some of these people as they flow through our country. a question, though. when mayokas was talking about the vetting and screening that they do, he also had given a detail of 83,000 people have

scheduled appointments at ports of entry. how in the world are they able to do quality vetting if they don't even have enough computers like you just said and if the numbers are true that he is giving us, 83,000 scheduling appointments? >> there are stories of people that scheduled the appointments that cross between the ports not waiting for the appointments and they end up getting released. that's actually what is laughing. the drug cartels are laughing right now. other countries are laughing. nothing was really said other than don't come. okay, we've been saying that message for a long time. there are signs on the border that says don't cross, not worth it. that doesn't stop these individuals. you need to detain them, you need to send people back immediately and then when you start hearing that they will send more resources out to those areas to help process, where are the resources going to be

brought from? other sectors so you'll weaken other areas of the border. i can tell you, you mentioned the tucson sector, already number one in the country forgotaways. you have more rugged terrain. you have the florida where they'll cross with children and can't be detained more than 21 days. in tucson you have the jane dough lawsuit. you can't detain them more than 14 days. they know what areas they will get released quicker. saying don't come doesn't cut it. >> harris: the vice president, when they gave her the job of the border czar, those were the first words out of her mouth, don't come. then the administration made her take it back. look, they're right back where they started but i don't know if a campaign digitally will put it when you put out an asylum app that even the illegals upset about. they're willing to come here

illegally because the app doesn't work. one last question for you. i thought it was pretty unbelievable. he said that the effectiveness of what they are doing right now has yielded reduced numbers of illegals coming in from haiti, nicaragua, and venezuela. i would like some numbers. i would like to see what it was like before among those groups versus what it was like among other groups. it is not stemming the tide for anybody else. >> over 8,000 a day the last week. over 8,000 a day. if the numbers are stopping there. i don't know what's working. you look at the app. they are putting this digital campaign. some of these individuals are living in villages where they don't have the digital capability. so again, it's individuals put in positions that don't have a clue how it works and if you have too many activists in people's ears of open borders,

maybe they should submit their addresses and these people should be going to their houses. this is ridiculous. it is unsustainable. agents are out there. i will say this. i have to say this. god bless every single border patrol agent out there doing their jobs as frustrated as they are. they are still going out there, remembering their oath and doing what the job entails. they put their lives on the line when not very much backup, not very much transport because they know it's the right thing to do even though this administration and a lot of leadership here has given them every single reason not to care. but they still wake up and they care. i want to thank them. and the american public needs to thank those people. they are out there doing the job. >> harris: i feel your emotion and god bless them. they are patriots and so are you. art, thank you. all right. we'll come in with this breaking news. top republican of the house oversight committee is calling

it judgment day for the biden family. chairman james comer and his colleagues dropping explosive details on their investigation into the biden family's business deals. they say the bidens raked in more than $10 million from foreign nationals and their companies. comer says he has never seen a presidential family like this. >> the committee is concerned by the complicated, suspicious network of over 20 companies. we have identified the bidens and their associates used to enrich themselves. most of these companies were limited liability companies formed during joe biden's vice presidentsy. the bank records show bidens, and their companies received over 10 million from foreign nationals and their companies. >> harris: the word we heard over and over corruption. david spunt has more from the justice department.

david. >> quite a news conference. a news conference that lasted almost an hour long with multiple members of the republican party talking about concerns that they have with not only hunter biden but other members of the biden family, including president joe biden. they say that these companies were set up, as you just heard chairman comer, when joe biden was vice president of the united states. they are going back several years here. as they say house republicans have evidence that the biden family & associates set up about 20 companies and over $10 million they collected from companies with foreign ties. harris, there is a recurring theme. allegations that money went through multiple accounts before landing in biden family bank accounts. hunter biden also a recurring theme, the memo includes financial transaction information as a result of four different bank subpoenas. listen the this. >> if it looks complicated and

sounds complicated it was intentionally made that way so you couldn't follow the mon. the white house tweeted comer asked for a single joe biden policy they believe has been unduly influenced. he could not name a single one. incredible. comer says this investigation will continue. it has been ongoing. he says right now they've subpoenaed four banks, more are coming down the pipe. >> harris: let's bring in doug collins. you have been saying all along when we see the evidence and that apparently is definitely coming. what do you make of that news conference today? >> it is really devastating when you start looking at the setup and how comer and the rest of the committee laid this out. here is the interesting information from the white house, the statement from the white house is really interesting. they say show us a policy influenced while biden was vice president. you know, look, i want to

associate this as a retainer. there are influences there but personally enriching themselves on a retainer. you don't get a million dollars and they don't expect something in the future or as a precaution. this is what it is. a retainer. the issue here is really why would you go to such lengths, llcs, money, this is what the mob does and what you do when you are wanting to cover up something. representative mace made a great point there. if it was straight forward it would be more suspicious. it was not straight forward but ended up in the same place. >> harris: we heard a couple new things today. 170 suspicious activity reports. it was between 10150 and now pops 170. possibly more than nine members of the biden family. we heard that from representative mace. from representative byron donalds of florida, the word concealment and the details

about that being not something you do when you do regular business. >> one of the other things you pointed out was concealment issue. i have a question on the suspicious activity reports. what was done about them? with that many why was there never from the department of justice, department of treasury coming up, why was there never more done in this? interesting to see what their reaction is to this stuff that is now coming up being put together by the committee as well. if these things had been building up and building up. if is one it's one thing. but 170, are you kidding me? another thing that's interesting today. isn't it amazing jamie comer announces this press conference the other day and last night they leaked the indictment and this morning they arrest george santos after three months? i don't think it's quite an interesting coincidence, if you would. >> harris: last one for you, the d.o.j. will they touch this? look, the house can have their way with subpoenas but is

biden's d.o.j. going to go after biden? >> they haven't so far. merrick garland protected this whole thing. the hunter biden investigation went on with an eternity and evidence. the gun and drug issue democrats even acknowledged. they won't touch this now and why you saw the santos stuff and the deflection. it is sad. the american people deserve better. >> harris: we'll see with hunter biden. this was whether or not to charge by the d.o.j. this week. thank you so much for being in "focus" and reacting to all of the breaking news on that. appreciate your time. brand-new numbers today showing inflation as stubborn as ever. many people are asking when are we going to get some relief from those painfully high prices, particularly at the grocery store? those feelings likely fueling new terrible polling for president biden when it comes specifically to the economy.

plus house speaker kevin mccarthy unloading on the president after their debt limit meeting. >> i didn't see any new movement. he treated the debt limit like he treated the border. ignored it. >> harris: look at the border now. what exactly this deadlock means for american families. that's what i want to know. steve moore in "focus" next. this is going to be great. taking the shawl off. ok i did it. is he looking at my hairline? is plaque psoriasis making you rethink your everyday choices? otezla is a pill, not a cream or injection that can help people with plaque psoriasis achieve clearer skin. and no routine blood tests required. don't use otezla if you're allergic to it. serious allergic reactions can happen. otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. some people taking otezla had depression, suicidal thoughts, or weight loss. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur.

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>> harris: breaking news now. four suspects have been charged in the killing of the beautiful woman you see on the right side of your screen, a chicago police officer preston. police say the four men were part of a crew which attacked her while she was off duty on saturday. i have more notes about this as the police chief is leading people in the live news conference right now. this is important. the department has said that it will rule preston's killing as a line of duty death, a move that will bring additional benefits to the fallen officer's family. this is chicago. this hasn't gotten a tremendous amount of coverage. think about all the killings and shootings in chicago and they took out a young cop. and that adds to the total of police officers all across this

country. we pray for them and their families, particularly those who we've lost. president biden is set to speak on the debt limit battle after his high stakes meeting with congressional leaders came up short yesterday. no deal and the deadlock could wind up costing the american people very big. it will be a very real way. the president and house speaker kevin mccarthy agreed to meet again on friday. here are their takes on the sit-down. watch. >> president biden: just finished i thought a productive meeting with the congressional leadership about the path forward to make sure america does not default. there is a lot of politics, posturing and gamesmanship and will continue for a while. i am squarely focused on what matters. >> not the same biden who believed we should negligent. never once has he brought the four leaders together. he waited until two weeks before and the real question would be

would he even bring us together had we not passed the bill? that's not a way to govern. >> harris: mccarthy says he confronted biden saying the president is lying about what republicans are targeting when it comes to spending cuts. steve moore, former economic advisor to president trump and freedom works chief economist is in "focus." steve, this is a really dire moment not only the debt ceiling talks but this president is not who he says he was. he is not a unifyer. >> you know, i think a lot of americans are very confused by this kind of incoherent message from the president. on the one hand he keeps telling the american people it will be financial armageddon if we don't pass the debt ceiling bill and for the last several months, including yesterday, harris, he says he won't negotiate a debt ceiling bargain. it doesn't make any sense. i want to make sure the viewers understand something.

kevin mccarthy quite masterfully passed a debt ceiling bill. it has gone through the house. the problem is the democrats in the senate can't get their act together. the president saying he won't negotiate and after all, let's face it. the debt has gone up by $6 trillion since joe biden came into office, $6 trillion. no president in modern times more financially reckless than joe biden and now he is demanding the republicans raise the debt for the spending they didn't even vote for with no negotiation. one other quick point if i may. do you know who it was who negotiated the last debt ceiling bill in 2011? it was joe biden when he was vice president. so this idea you don't negotiate these things is crazy. >> harris: you heard mccarthy say it is not the same joe biden from back then. if the president and lawmakers can't reach a deal soon, i think this is important for people to understand what the real consequences will be. possibly delayed social security payments.

they have to start gearing up pretty soon, the government does, just to be ready. some 7 million jobs lost. the stock market drops by 1/3 contributing to $12 trillion in household wealth. military and federal employee paychecks paused. we can't take that. a republican deal on the table and they are ready to negotiate with a democrat president and watch democrats hopefully come to the table in the senate so they can get it to the president's desk. and we sit, steve. >> look, i would say there is a much, much bigger crisis, though, coming than the possibility we don't pass the debt ceiling on time. the bigger crisis to me, harris, as an economist who studied budget policy for 30 years, the bigger crisis would be to give joe biden an unlimited credit card, which is basically what he is saying. this debt crisis is very real. we are at $31 1/2 trillion today, headed to $51 trillion.

the republican plan is pretty reasonable. it has a cap on spending of 1% and those kinds of things. a reasonable package that most americans would get behind. >> harris: 840 days with president biden. if he could work one more day and do that deal with the republicans. steve moore, thank you for your experience and expertise. "outnumbered" after the break. ♪ the all-new chevy colorado is made for more. bring more. ♪ do more. ♪ see more. ♪ and be more. ♪

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♪♪ >> hello, everyone. this is outnumbered. i'm emily compagno here with my co-host kayleigh mcenany and harris faulkner. also joining us today, host of kennedy on foxbusiness, kennedy and fox news contributor raymond arroyo. we begin with stunning new information in the investigations into pr