elizabeth: joining us now national border patrol council president, he is brandon judd. h us. good to see you, brandon. brandon, what is the story that border agents from california and texas got gunshots fired at them from mexico across the border last week? what's going on? >> liz, you have documented very well over the past few months the unprecedented level of violence occurring in the united states and that violence includes the border. right now what we're seeing is we're seeing criminals are emboldened. they're emboldened by this administration because this administration fails to take actions that are necessary to protect the citizens of the united states. and when that happens, criminal cartels operating in mexico feel like they can do anything they want and they will continue with this violence as long as this administration continues with policies. what is very interesting, is under the trump administration we had a great working relationship with the mexican government. now that working relationship is completely gone. we don't get the support that is necessar

lieutenant colonel james carafano and congressman michael wall, also border patrol union chief he is brandon juddnd congressman byron donnell and jim trusty and missouri attorney general eric smith also this national security experts warn about the rise of terrorism, the taliban freeing al-qaeda inactive prisoners the uk defense warns afghanistan it is spiraling into a failed state potential civil war and moments ago opec breaking news opec in russia delivered another embarrassment for the biden of administration saying they will not drill more oil last week the white house asked them to do that could lower rise in gas prices we also have the former border chief he told the border agents in a video that there are more tereus then realize crossing the border we have that story in another development border agents from california and texas getting shots fired at them from mexico from across the border plusro a big defeat for e biden of administration we will explain it and we have the updates on multiple states across the countryes seeing vots doing a big push back against covid mandates hundred in

here to react is brandon judd. thanks for being here. i know you've seen that video.t say to you? >> disturbing to know what is going on but if you saw what was going on behind closed doors you would be more disturbed because that is a very small fraction of what we are holding, we have 10,000 people in custody in the rio grande valley sector. it is great the american public gets to see what we are dealing with but in reality it is much worse, it is good that we have those shots but we have to understand it is much worse and the administration doesn't want you to know what is going on. jillian: why aren't we seeing more of what is going on? >> they are not allowing the press into processing centers to see the overcrowded facilities. they are not allowing you to see how many agents we are pulling off of the line to hold these people in custody. we have very few agents patrolling the border right now because we are overwhelmed with the number of people in custody of the number of people to continues across on a daily basis. jillian: they working hard and working long sh

brandon judd, the border patrol union president. don, if their job is not difficult enough, they risk getting covid these days whether you're vaccinated or not. what do you think of the new development? >> i like to take a step back and address what secretary mayorkas said. he said this is a complicated i. you. in reality, it's not complicated, this is an issue that can be fixed quickly. it's been fixed time and time again. this administration refuses to implement the policies and programs necessary to address this problem. as long as we continue to release people in the united states, reward people for violating laws, we'll continue to see the numbers go up. in my wildest dreams i never thought that an administration would have allowed the border to get to the point that we're at now. it doesn't seem like there's a cap. even if we go to 300,000 apprehensions, doesn't seem like this administration will address the issue. so we can expect to continue to see covid enter the united states by illegal means. it's scary for the american pu

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arthel: right now we're going to bring in brandon judd for more on this, president of the national bordernd, brandon, as you well know, the federal government sets immigration policy and enforces immigration laws. now, the pentagon press secretary john kirby says about 3,000 national guard troops will be deployed to the southern border until september of next year. so is i ask you, in addition, can congress arrange a partnership, if you will, between the federal and state and local policing agencies to give the local ares more law enforcement -- locals more law enforcement capabilities even if it's temporary or to allocate more funding so the local agencies can hire more personnel? >> they absolutely can. you can bring people in, and you can create task forces. in fact, we have task force on the border where we work in conjunction with local law enforcement. the problem is we can apprehending as many people as we want, we can with take them into custody, but if we continue to release them, if we continue to reward them for violating our laws, they're going to continue to come. the only th

national border patrol council president brandon judd.e have more on that scathing attorney general report out of new york. it also questions why did cnn anchor chris cuomo, what was his role advising his governor brother to fight back? why did he get confidential information about state workers and state operations in we've got this story. a new york gop congressman delegation demanding to know why the justice department stopped investigating new york's nursing home deaths tied to cuomo's executive order putting patients back in. also this, new covid debate, should the unvaccinated pay more for health care and insurance? should the vaccinated be left footing their bill? did you know this? democrats via the new infrastructure bill, they want to track you and tax you, based on the number of miles you drive in order to pay for massive spending. economists warn that could slam middle class and trucking industry. it violates the president's vow to not tax people below 400,000. we'll take you more on the border crisis. the biden administration

alicia: we will continue to watch the national border patrol council brandon judd, the queue so muchr time. >> thank you. alicia: here's a look at the top stories were following the sour tiktok start anthony barajas died after being shot inside of a movie theater monday night and what police call and unprovoked attack, he had been on life support before dying last night his companion who was also shot in the head died at the scene in that theater, police say the suspect is in custody and charged with murder and had no prior context of the victims. illinois gop congressman said he would support the house select junior six committee issuing subpoenas to fellow republicans jim jordan and kevin mccarthy kings in your and liz cheney are the only republicans on the committee chosen by speaker nancy pelosi. and thousands of germans protesting in berlin today against coronavirus restrictions that require proof of vaccination or a recent negative test some activities believe 500 arrests. eric: it's been another weekend of street shootings as we have been reporting new york city police departm

brandon judd, it's great to catch up with you. thanks for giving us the latest on this.te it. >> thank you, have a good day. >> anita: responding right now, 100 wild fires burning across 14 western states hit by sweltering drought conditions. the dixie fire in northern california destroying nearly the entire town of greenville. now the largest in the nation. senior correspondent claudia cowan is live in auburn, california, not far from sacramento where another wild fire is raging across two counties scorching thousands of acres. claudia. >> well, anita, this is the staging area for the river of fire burning outside of sacramento that started on wednesday and quickly consumed about 2400 acres taking out 88 thrush zones as well. containment on the fire doubled overnight to 30% and cruise tell me that they think they have turned a corner here on the river fire. however, a much different story about 70 miles north at the dixie fire which just exploded in size this week and has now burned more than 400,000 acres making at the third-largest fire in california history. losses i

let's get to border patrol union president brandon judd. brandon, it's not getting better from where you stand. sounds like according to this, in some parts of our border, your folks can't do their primary job anymore. >> no, we can't. the other night i was patrolling. we didn't have enough people out there to properly effectuate the arrest that we needed to make. let me go back and fact check jen psaki first off. she says that we can't deport -- send people back under title 42. that's not true. that is a choice that this administration is making. has nothing to do with they can't do something. what she doesn't do is she's telling you -- only giving you part truths. she's not telling you the number of people that are being released into the communities under the catch and release program. that is an astronomical number. nearly 40%. when you look at this month, the month of july, we'll exceed 200,000 apprehensions in the month of july. 40% of those people were released into the united states to spread throughout our communities, a lot of whom

neil: all right, thank you for that brandon judd, follow the numbers here. to brandon's point 46% apprehensions month over month, quarter over quarter, roughly in that lick of the woods. question go right and left and look at the numbers that they are, you can argue where we were about inflation but it's a temporary problem but has passed temporary stage. the numbers are what they are. you can defend it if you're a supporter of the president and you can call it out if you're not a supporter of the president but the numbers are at the basis of all of this and the only thing we do. another thing we are keeping track of it's outrage over mask requirements. forget about whether they work, are they a good idea? - [narrator] this is dr. harold katz. he used to worry about how to fix the world's oral health problems. - i think i've got it. - [narrator] then he invented therabreath formulas. - you want fresh breath? i'll give you a fresh breath. - [narrator] for fresh breath, healthy gums, dry mouth, and healthy smiles. - whoa, that's fresh. - [narrator] now, the wor

we talk to brandon judd about that. >> disturbing to know what is going on but if you saw what was goinglosed doors you would be even more disturbed because that is a very small fraction. we have 10,000 people in custody in the rio grande valley sector. it's great we have that but it is much worse than they are able to see. >> not just a humanitarian crisis. fox news obtaining numbers showing a 900% increase in migrant covid cases in the rio grande valley sector alone after the past 14 months. jillian: let's go to the olympics where simone biles will take a shot at golden stepping away from mental health. she will compete in the balance beam finals later this morning after withdrawing from several other events. todd: the us basketball team competing 95-81, australia or argentina in the semifinals thursday. jillian: cornerback held a watch party with his teammates as his sister ran the 400 meter hurdles. >> she said you've got me crying in the village. she was in the final. >> she must've inspired her brother because he went on to have 3 interceptions but the team award for games him and

so you know, there is that issue and brandon judd, former top border official says 40% of migrants cominghe head of the border patrol union so his numbers are pretty accurate. i have to say i read "the washington post" editorial, when you "the washington post" is criticizing the administration you know something going wrong. they talk about the biden administration having a humane policy. that is not correct. there is nothing encouraging for illegal migrants take a dangerous journey to the border and majority of them will not qualify for asylum and eventually have to leave the country. at the same time you have people of congress talking about amnesty. it is wrong to talk about amnesty for upwards of 20 million people here in the country illegally. it is the wrong approach. you will see a surge on that border like you have never seen before if they end up passing any type of amnesty provisions. elizabeth: here is the issue. thousands of people die, get killed on the way trying to do it illegally. that is dangerous. watch this texas border town doctor pleading with the president, get on th

according to brandon judd of the national border patrol council, there's no telling how many migrantse virus are entering the u.s. listen here. >> about 40% of the total number that we're taking because we're releasing without testing, so we don't know what is being spread into the united states. >> looking down this path towards the rio grande river. you can see border patrol agents down there. they believe there's more family members, more groups of migrants in among the brush down there. they sent another bus down to pick them up. they too will be brought out, processed and taken likely to one of the various holding centers. there's one in donna, texas. we saw pictures of that over the weekend. it's badly overcrowded. we're hearing they're being bussed further east in texas to holding facilities in eagle park, for instance. whatever way you look at it, charles, the biden administration's predictions that this was seasonal, that this would slow down during the summer months, that simply is not the case. you look at the numbers and look at the pictures we've been showing you. emphati

humane but at the same time the pandemic is exploding at the border so there is that issue and brandon juddfor covid, is untrue 40%. >> branded would have a good sense of it, the border patrol union, his numbers are pretty accurate. i read that washington post editorial that if the washington post is criticizing the administration you know going wrong, they talk about the bideng administration avenue humane policy that is not correct there's nothing humane about having these illegal migrants to take a very dangerous journey to the border to come to the u.s. knowing the vast majority do nou qualify for asylum and will have to leaveev the country, at the same time you have members of congress talking about amnesty so it's just the wrong approach in the middle of this crisis and they're talking about amnesty from 20 million people in theil country illegally, the wrong approach will see a surge on the border like you've never seen before if they end up passing any type of amnesty provision. elizabeth: thousands of people die, get killed on the way trying to do illegally, that is dangerous. watc

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let's bring in brandon judd. he is the president of the national border patrol council.we don't have a firm handle how many migrants have the virus as they come in, do we? >> we have no idea how many people are bringing in the virus into the united states because the only time like you just said the only time we test individuals if they're showing signs. if we're going to release them. if we're going to hold them in custody, transfer them to i.c.e. or hhs, we will test those individuals but the ones being released into the public that are spreading throughout the united states, those individuals are not tested by the government. they're supposed to be tested by the non-governmental organizations that we release them to but we don't know. there is no way to verify that in fact they are testing them and they don't have to get tested because once they're released from our custody they're free to do what they want, go wherever they want. so there is just no way to tell. stuart: border officials found an extensive, i guess this is a drug trafficking tunnel running from mexico

brandon judd the national border patrol council president talked about what's happening amidst this covid take into custody, we have to assume might have covid. and we have agents that are coming down. agents that have already died due to covid exposure, and, yes, we have over 80 of our agents. now that's another 80 people that we have to take out of the field that can't be patrol the border simply because we're being overwhelmed and the cartels are being allowed to make billions of dollars in transporting these illegal aliens that have covid and other diseases that are coming into the united states. pete: they have had federal agencies, border patrol agents who have died from covid after exposure. ainsley: it's horrible. if you look at the numbers, they are just staggering. 176,000 apprehended at the border in july, they're estimating. and look at the child migrant encounters. 19,000. that exceeds the previous high of 18,877 back in march. pete: has not stopped. by the way go back to first number. that doesn't include got-aways. which could be even more than that number. considering. put