>> well, greg abbott didn't have anything to do with the amendment. i didn't talk to greg abbott.s came up in 2015. the reason we're here is because in 2019 the t.e.a. decided they were going to take over h.i. state. h.i. state filed a lawsuit preventing that. as a result the lawsuit drug through the courts until it got to the texas supreme court here a couple of months ago. that's why it is turning up now. i realize that the environment now is taken up with vouchers and all kinds of crazy stuff, but back in 2015 when this was started, when this was dictated and in 2019 when t.e.a. was going to take over, it had nothing to do -- vouchers had nothing to do with it, wasn't even on the scene then. >> so what do you say to folks that are concerned that many teachers of color may not be retained after the state takeover? are you worried about students having teachers that look like them and speak their language? >> well, i realize that the fear of the unknown is always kind of exaggerated, but i don't think any of that is going to bear out. i think what i hope is going to happen is tha

jorge: forman parte de la llamada operaciÓn estrella solitaria con la que el gobernador greg abbott pretendegraciÓn irregular en su estado. ilia: un equipo de noticia univisiÓn presenciÓ la detenciÓn de varios migrantes despuÉs de que estos intentaron escapar de la autoridades. marlene: en el sur de texas la persecuciones para capturar a contrabandistas e inmigrantes estÁn a orden del dÍa. fuimos testigos del caos que se desatÓ cuando cinco migrantes salieron de una camioneta y corrieron despavoridos en pleno trÁfico, en los que los perseguÍan. los agentes corrieron detrÁs de ellos y lograran atraparlos, entre ellos al conductor de la venezolana que son todas de las cÁmaras que apenas tiene ocho meses de haber llegado a estados unidos, y pensÓ que lo que hacÍa era ilegal. marlene: sobre todos los decepcionantes migrantes sienten que las estrictas polÍticas migratorias los llevan a embarcarse en esta dura aventura sin que les quede otra opciÓn. llevaban tres dÍas caminando por un monte, tenÍan poco tiempo de haberse subido la camioneta. son parte de los esfuerzos del gobernador de texas por f

and voters want this but unfortunately, republicans like greg abbott, ted cruise, haggerty in tennessee they would rather represent the interests of the nra and big gun companies than to do what's right. the voters absolutely want change. not just democrats. the people back home want to make sure we're providing a safe place for our children to go to school. i want everybody to listen out there. imagine that three families sent their kids to school yesterday. and those little babies, they didn't come home. imagine what it feels like to not have your little baby girl or little baby boy come home. politicians need to start waking up on this issue. we need to do something and do something now. >> i think every parent in this country who's dropped their kids off at day care or school or sent them off to college or put them in the grocery store frankly, has now felt that same way at some point. they've had that same thought. thank you very much for joining us. >>> come up, it's not a story we want to do, but i think it's important. a trauma surgeon's going to explain to us what officials do

the big item in this, as the eight, it has the backing of greg abbott and lieutenant governor dan patrickn texas, make all student eligible for educational savings accounts or private school vouchers. essentially, this is a policy that will let parents whose kids are home schooled or attend private schools take the money that the state would've spent educating them in public schools, which greg abbott says are woke and indoctrinating your kids, you can take that money and put it towards your home schooling. or your private christian education. the bill doesn't stop there, it also includes a lot of language about parents oversight of public school curriculum. and there's a provision that's essentially the texas version of the so-called don't say gay bill, passed in florida, last year, that would prohibit public schools from providing instruction, guidance, programming, anything, related to sexual orientation or gender identity. in grades k through 12. so, it's a more sweeping version of that provision. this has lots of people up in arms, and would remake the school system in texas. >> you

in texas, governor greg abbott has launched a statewide street takeover task force. back in florida, the broward county sheriff's office giving this new warning. >> we're not going to have any moments of giving someone a break. we're going to take your vehicles and we're going to take you to jail. >> reporter: now parents like nicole are raising their voices to point out tragedy isn't likely, it's inevitable. >> you keep doing it, you keep doing it and chances are going to go higher and higher that your going to kill somebody. you're going to kill somebobody's loveded ones oror your parents are going to g get the calall. >> it't's russian n roulettete. >> it rereally is. >> repororter: sam brock,k, nbc news,s, flororida. >>>>> when we e come back,k, this woman's tears of joy at finally meeting the man who gave her a a secondnd chance atat life. >>> there's so much good news to tell you about tonight, moments of kindness that show it really doesn't take much to make meaningful connections with each other. this was the moment of joy and excitement when dan lawrence pro

and greg abbott, our governor, his public statement was not sadness or remorse, or wishing health for the few people that survived. it was these deaths are on biden. that is what we're continuing to see with chairman comer, trying to find any issue that he can point to president biden about, instead of turning the view towards the american people, and how it is that we can serve them. it's really a disgrace. >> talk to me about how democrats are planning or can push back against the agenda of the oversight committee under the republican leadership. >> we can fall into the trap of trying to be in this council for the administration, instead you have to be a defense council for truth. i think we have to get the majority of the american people to believe. the committee hearings are just a partisan game, but there are actual elected officials looking at for them. for example, when we had that committee hearing on immigration, and there were so many books on his side of the aisle, talking about those undocumented immigrants bringing fentanyl into the country, and other invasion conspiracy

newsome is that he is trying to separate himself, distinguish himself from people like governor -- greg abbott in texas and desantis in florida to show there is another way other than being punitive to people. looking at the san quentin plan to turn night a rehabilitation center of sorts is demonstrating zroint to hurt people to make the place better. can you work with them to make the place better. that is subtle but the differentiation that may well go far when it comes to separating himself from others. >> will he get push back here in california or will this be able to get what he wants in terms of money to make this happen? >> the only push back he is likely to see, raj, are any of the several prison that he wants to close down. and is in the process of closing down, by the way. half a dozen. and these cases, the people who work in these communities are going to be suffering. they're going to be out of a job. but statewide, this state is against capital punishment. we know that has been for years. they show that. the state is big on prison reform. they like this idea of rehabilitation. th

, every republican potential hopeful from donald trump, long on the record, to ron desantis, to greg abbott, and others have turned against the idea of a hot war with russia. ron desantis described what is happening in ukraine as a, quote, tear torial dispute that is not even in the top five critical national security concerns of the united states. hardly anybody imagined ron desantis thought that. but he does. he's on the record saying so. what does that mean? the republican presidential nominee, almost no matter who it is, will oppose an open ended commitment to fund the war in ukraine in order to fight russia forever. now, their position is, in fact, fully in line with the overwhelming majority of conservative voters, the ones who choose the republican nominee. but those voters have been disenfranchised for the past year as lindsey graham and the atlantic magazine and ghost of ronald reagan have been permitted to speak for them in bad faith. it' not just conservative voters who don't want war with russia. it's the majority of all voters. people running for the most powerful office that a

eric: does the texas governor greg abbott have? they sue texas or abbott for sending buses to new york city? some would say it is his fault. >> i would say is mayor adams had the ability to withstand to sue governor abbott, he probably would have but i can only empathize with the people of texas. if we deal with this problem at this dollar amount with 30,000 people currently in the system, i can only imagine what the crisis, the impact they are having on small cities around the border. texas and arizona and new mexico and elsewhere, that's really where i hope media attention is focused on because it has to be having a similar impact on budgets there. eric: that's what governor abbott and officials say, the reason for the buses is to show other cities not on the border and other states, the impact of the border crisis of the southern border now. the good news, crime in new york city, the good news is crime is down according to the nypd. let me review the stats that came out a couple of days ago. murder down 27% as you can see rate 2

texas governor greg abbott was not quite so bold or precise, he seemed to agree with most of the rest of the republican candidates. president biden diverted funding from needs, throwing money or objective is clearly failing. we had no idea the candidates felt this way until today. we're glad they do. tim scott of south carolina did not send a statement, a transcript he did on trey gowdy's weekend. did call for degrading the russian military, did not explain what the point of that might be. finally, chris christie is still around, still full of bombbast, he calls on the u.s. military to fight and win a war against both russia and china simultaneously otherwise he warns iran and north korea could take over the world. so, that is where the republican presidential candidates stand on ukraine. but do not take our word for it, we are posting their answers on twitter right now. we hope you will take a look, read them, they are interesting,s whether you agree or disagree. once again thank you to everyone who took the time to everyone who responded in such a thoughtful way. we're grateful for

medical board and the executive director in addition cnn has also reached out to the texas governor greg abbotthington. >>> new u.s. congress woman jeffrey mcclelland is making history, sworn in to become first black woman to represent the state of virginia. last month, she won the special election to replace the late donald mckitchen while campaigning, mcclellan told cnn the opportunity was a tremendous honor but a big responsibility. virginia was once the capitol of the confederacy and a former slave trading center. >>> today is international women's day, and annual event to celebrate the achievements of women while addressing inequalities all around the world, people are participating in acts of solidarity. >> tuesday dozens of people form a human chain ahead of a world women's forum for peace upseted by the united nations this year's theme is digital innovation and technology for gender equality. and in cuba this women's day is special for female boxers they were recently allowed to compete in tournaments after decades of restrictions many are making history by getting in the ring. reportin

greg abbott the texas governor said you killed people with even if in it you get charged with murder.> it sounds good but doesn't have a strong legal bite. the reason why is in order to present vague and ambiguous on a first degree felony you've got to prove that the seller of the fentanyl knew that he or she, the drug had fentanyl in i. we have been hearing about drugs like adderal the sellers are going to say i didn't nope fentanyl was in there. who is manufacturing and distributing these drugs? you just did a piece on the border. maybe biden needs to be doing more partnership and collaboration with president of mexico to try to work on finding members who are sending the fentanyl over and work on extradition policy to get them over here. let's prosecute them. >> i wonder do these laws have a deten effect against somebody who might want to distribute? >> it's always good to see a state like texas go after criminals balls we live in california where i don't think our prosecutors do so it is a good law and you're right maybe some who has got a drug thinking of selling it is will think

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floated child abuse provisions, where, like, for instance, in texas, last year, whenever governor greg abbott began investigating the parents of trans teens for child abuse. and so we have got a broad range the way that the community is targeted by this legislation. william: we should say, for the record, that this is care that is widely accepted by most major medical organizations, pediatric organizations, that study this. but what are the arguments that these legislators are making as to why they want to pass these bans? erin: the arguments that i tend to see within the actual legislative hearings tend to be around, the kids are too young to choose, and things like that. and i think that, also, they tend to float surgeries. and we often hear a lot about transgender surgeries done on minors. and there's often very little time spent by the proponents of this legislation on puberty blockers and hormone therapies. and i believe that that's intentional. surgeries are perhaps a little bit more ereme and, therefore, easi to sell than puberty blockers and hormone therapies. william: in fact, one of

. >> to your point, governor greg abbott says the app is only going to encourage more asylum seekers here, maybe you can get in and get in legally. over the past couple months and griff can attest to this, we've seen a slowdown in the larger groups of couple hundred or thousand plus people especially in the eagle pass area. so, i think the coming months are going to be interesting to see if the numbers continue to dip. if this is not just a seasonal decline, if there's something larger going on here, if the immigration numbers are slowing down or as the weather heats up and the holidays are behind us if the migrant numbers increase, jacqui. jacqui: interesting. matt finn for us. thank you so much. next hour, former acting secretary of homeland security jack wolf is joining us, stay tuned for that interview. griff: jacqui, alex murdaugh is now in a prison at the capitol of columbia after spending a second night as a convicted murderer. you're looking there at his newest mugshot. we've got a lot more after this. walgreens is all about making life easier. i can help set that up right no

, nikki haley, ron desantis, mike pompeo, mike pence, tim scott, glenn you youngkin, christina, greg abbotthon and john bolton. we sent these questions with respect. we sincerely want to know, we sincerely we believe the public has a right to know their position on the biggest issue in the world right now which is will there be a third world war? and we said we'll give you until monday to reply. that seemed fair and at that point, we'll let you know what they say. russell brand is a long-time stand-up comedian, a hollywood movie star and all of a sudden one of the most articulate and free-thinking thinkers in the world. remarkable person, we've been trying to talk to him for a long time. in just a moment, you'll hear part of our conversation. >> tu >> trace: welcome to fox news live, i'm trace gallagher in los angeles. president biden is out with a new plan to boost medicare finances by 2050. the plan would raise taxes on those making more than $400,000 or more a year and allow medicare to negotiate prices for more prescription drugs. the plan would drop prices on prescription drugs sooner.

task forces to deal specifically with this issue like here in dallas, for example and governor greg abbottcently announced that task force would go statewide bringing in dps and other resources. check out the latest video from march 4th around houston. 200 cars taking over a parking lot and surrounding streets doing donuts and stunts. several people were arrested including someone who had a 13-year-old child in the car at the time. d.a. says harris county has 850 pending cases for street racing and reckless driving alone with more than 200 vehicles already seized. >> this is a deadly activity. don't do it. law enforcement is ready. prosecutors are ready. you won't just go to court. we'll convict you and take your car if you live. >> this austin incident made big headlines in mid february where racer went nuts flowing fireworks at cop cars. at least one officer was hurt. fortunately no other injuries reported. many enthusiasts tell us the popularity has exploded during the pandemic and fuel more by social media but agree it has gotten out of hand. >> i don't think it's the way they should g

and then you have greg abbott, who spends -- it seems like he is spending all his time policing our uterusesbecause texas is so, so obstinately conservative and right-wing. but i am so glad that these women are putting up a fight. we need to put up a fight everywhere. the midterms that we just had demonstrate the power of women. and the anxious and the fury that they incited. and it shows that women are not just going to stand by and allow for government officials, priests and pastors and religious figures to tell us what we can't or cannot do with our bodies. this is our country. this is not anyone's church. >> and lindy li, in the midst of these abortion bans, why isn't there already a system in place to confirm that doctors can proceed with an abortion whenever a woman's life or that of her fetus is at risk? >> i think these exceptions for rape or incest which, by the way, texas does not have -- their kind of lip service. republicans tout these exceptions but they are not implemented because their doctors are terrified. and i am not here to blame doctors. i completely understand where the

in addition cnn has also reached out to the texas governor greg abbott and not yet heard back.se republican-led subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic holding its first hearing today. it is expected to focus largely on the intensifying debate over whether the virus was the reuest of a lab leak. it will feature testimony from three gop witnesses who all said that the virus may have accidentally escaped from a lab. here is what dr. fauci said to anderson cooper about the potential theories. >> they are talking about information that they have that we don't have privy to. so we don't really know. but i don't think that there is a really correct and verifiable answer to your question. it is just still unknown at this particular point. there are two theories as we're all familiar with now, one is a lab leak theory, the other is that it was a natural occurrence from an animal spillover. the one thing that we have to keep an open mind about this up there is definitive evidence. >> the lab leak theory recently gained a boost when the department of energy and the fbi director christop

in texas last year whenever governor greg abbott began investigating the parents of trans teens for childave a broad range for the way the community is targeted by legislation. >> we should say for the record this is care that is widely accepted by most major medica organizations. pediatric organizations that study this. what are the arguments these legislators are making as to why they want to pass these bans? >> the arguments i tend to see center around the kids are too young to choose and things like that. they tend to float surgery and we often hear a lot about transgender surgeries done on minors. there is often little time spent by proponents of the legislation on puberty blockers and hormone therapies. i believe that is intentional. surgeries are more extreme and easier to sell then puberty blockers and hormone therapies. >> one of my colleagues spoke with a legislator in tennessee, speaker of the house cameron sexton. he supports one of these laws and i want to play a clip on what he has to say. he equates gender reassignment surgery with child abuse and argues people who undergo

look at all these candidates, donald trump, nikki haley, mike pence, greg abbott, liz cheney, kristiten a book. the only one polling at 1% that i don't think has is glenn youngkin. so in this particular year at least the republicans who we think are potential nominees for 2024 and probably are going to run or already declared, they have, in fact, written a book so they at least think so, guys. >> because it gives you the visibility without having to actually get into the race and so it seems like a no-brainer. >> it seems like a no-brainer to me, you know, it's something you put out there and it's sorts of this signal flag, we are always looking, is this person going to run, are they not going to run? writing a book is an indication to me that they are going to run. the thing that got me interested in this as well is, okay, in the past have presidents actually written books? and what we see here is, take a look here, okay, presidents who wrote books before winning since 1976, look at all of these candidates. jimmy carter, ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, george w. bush, barack obama,

is, you talk about our murdaugh, shunts conservatives not really embracing -- it well, governor greg abbottt's how we're diction, right? there are these tests trips which, as the official said in the anderson cooper special, if you are going to take an illicit drug and you crushed up and use this test trip in a certain way, you can determine whether it has fentanyl in it. and that has actually been passed in other states. the governor of pennsylvania signed that bill a few months ago. >> it will save lives. >> it would save lives. and it's this question -- it's sort of like the debate -- not the kind of the bag i was thinking, the needle exchange to be during the hiv crisis. it is a real recognition that you have across the political spectrum, of conservatives and liberals looking at harm reduction because that's how serious this crisis is. >> that shift in mindset. this is a public health issue -- this is not an issue to shame people. this is not an issue where victims deserve their punishment. it is something that i wish that we had in the 19 80s when crack hit communities and we learned

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texas governor greg abbott is saying he is stepping in where president biden has been fai failing. operation loan start now going on two years that is a state effort to try to stop the continuing flow of migrants who are still crossing our borders. for the very latest on that and the situation on the ground let's go to alexis and mcadams was on the board and mission, texas. >> you do not have look for a party's the chaos here at the center horn and happens for a much every day governor of texas the bite administration once again saying they're not enforcing the basic laws here at the southern border. take a look at what we are sitting on the ground just in the past 24 hours or so. where patrol agents didn't process them as they work around the clock to try and secure the southern border which is quite the task out here. this weekend large group of migrants in south texas or fox juneteenth catching this group of 50 migrants crossing at eagle pass, texas there. just a few of them are the 33000 migrants apprehended at the southern border just this week. the cartels and smuggling of on

. >> we also have a greg abbott hat, there you go. i actually donated 600 of these have to marjorie's campaign. >> two people come asking for marjorie taylor greene? >> yes they. do >> i think about getting more here? a manufacturing more of those. >> also thinking of getting. >> boy is just a whole bunch of candidates, i made the can for lauren boebert. i made caps for several different candidates that didn't make it, like herschel walker. i made caps for, let's say -- way we're gonna be coming in visit you months ahead here, right, you give us good perspective. ron, thank you very much. >> alex? >> very good, pick one out my, friend i'll buy it for your for your birthday. >> we'll see interest with both. >> it can, see you, i mean time everybody, desperate and disasters the words used this week to describe one republican search for a deep state whistleblower, and close call. a realistic look at what almost happened, and what can be done to make it stop. the latest in a number of recent near misses. what causes a curve down there? is

in texas governor greg abbott has launched a statewide street takeover task force, and back in floridaard county sheriff's office giving this new warning. >> we're not going to have any moments of giving someone a break. we're going to take your vehicles, and we're going to take you to jail. >> reporter: now parents like nicole are raising their voices to point out tragedy isn't likely, it's inevitable. >> the chances are going to go higher and higher you're going to kill somebody, or your parents are going to get the call i got. >> it's russian roulette. >> it really is. >> sam brock, nbc news, sorrento, florida. >>> coming up, breaking news out of france, why protesters are taking to the streets of paris tonight. you're watching "nbc news daily." somemetimes, thehe lows of bipolarar depressioion fefeel darkestst before dada. wiwith caplytata, there's a a chance to o let the e light shinine through. and lighght tomorrowow, with the hope f from today.y. thisis is a chanance to l let in the e lyte. caplyta a is a once-e-daily pl ththat is provoven to delilir sisignificant t relief acros

attorney general ken paxton, the texas medical board executive director as well as texas governor greg abbottthis lawsuit. as of this interview and this moment we have not yet heard back. >>> such an important story. in california a separate battle over abortion rights is brewing, this after walgreens announced it would stop dispensing abortion medication in 21 republican-led states, california's governor gavin newsom now says his state will not do any business with the drugstore. >> the democratic governor tweeting california, as jim just said, won't be doing business with walgreens or any company that could you wers to the extremists and puts women's lives at risk. ending that tweet with we're done. walgreens has said that it plans to dispense in any jurisdiction where it is legally permissible to do so. in some of those 21 states it is still legal. republicans, though, have threatened some legal action. we will keep an eye on that story as well. >>> still ahead, what hosts on fox news said on air about 2020 election conspiracies was dramatically different from what they were texting and em

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heads to the state house, where it's expected to be approved and signed into law by texas governor greg abbott says the bill will help crack down on the amount of lethal drugs coming across the border. there's a new study out showing the 2021 with one is one of the worst years from maternal deaths in american history. they were almost 33 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births, but that's included women who were either pregnant or within six. suites of giving birth. compare that to japan, israel and spain, as well as australia all have three or fewer deaths per 100,000 live births, the cdc reviewed all of the u. s cases and found 84% of them were preventable. police are looking for whoever tried to steal a helicopter at a sacramento airport then crashed. it happened early yesterday morning, someone broke into several helicopters at the sacramento executive airport started one of them that then crashed on the tarmac. helicopter was found on its side with debris scattered everywhere . investigators say they think that was trying to fly the helicopter when it crashed. we do believe that the

greg abbott just put in a border guard, which means nothing.long the border than anyone. i worked on the border coming up and down for over 10 years. my daughter also worked for a company that goes up and down the border. we have one million people who are now in mexico who get their visa and once every six months comeback who are building homes in mexico. the people who came into matamoros, matamoros has been a problem for years. they have voice warned you about -- have always warned you about going into matamoros, mexico. for these people who talk about the border, you do not know anything about the border. the military along that border, you try going out across. they will kill you. you run up and down on the highway, speeding. the helicopter will track you down and the highway patrol will stop you. you are lying on the border. host: all right, anna. take a look at this article from npr.org. fox news stands in legal peril. it says defamation lawsuit would harm all media, outside legal observers say the fox news channel finds itself in real l

went to uvalde, senior officials sat there in the room and lied to me and lied to john cornyn and greg abbott about what happened. the story they described was utterly false, as would come out in the days to follow. onen this they said was, oh, an officer was there when the shooter arrived. that was not true. you want to know why having an officer there matters? watch the body cam footage. in nashville, those heroic officers who heard the sound of gunshots is and ran towards them risking their lives, there are children who are, thank god, alive because of the heroism of those officers. is it too much to ask how things would have been different if the officers could have been at the front door to begin with? they could have been. if not for senate democrats. now, the senator from connecticut said, gosh, he hasn't had time to read this bill that if he's voted on before, that he's objected to before. but, you know, it really did make his head hurt to have to read this legislative language. well, i tell you what, we're getting ready to go on a two-week recess. when we come back, we can do this ag

governor greg abbott is looking to have more chip manufacturers in the lone star state. he's been working with representative greg bonan and others to bring new comuc businesses to texas. the texas legislature introduced the texas chips act which would support all chip-related activity in the state from research and development to design and manufacturing. i appreciate their leadership on this front and i'm eager to see the positive impact on the chips incentives in all of our states and across the nation. these are a few of the investments that will support our jobs, economy and national security. the chips program is key to that success and i hope the administration will avowed attaching controversial and additional requirements that could impede its success. mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. booker: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. booker: i'd like to ask consent, i know we have an order to vote at 1:45, to be able to speak. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. booker: i have six requests for committees to meet during