joining us now oklahoma senator james lankford and texas congressman tony gonzales, welcome to you bothn. senator, we served together, you're a man of conviction, character and compassion but you also don't suffer fraud. what is it about our asylum process that leads to what we have now? >> well, the basics of this process is we have a simple process to claim asylum and what you're doing is screened, when someone crosses the border i have fear in my country and are trained by the cartels and low threshold of i have fear in my country, they put them in line for the hearings for the days ahead to see if they qualify for asylum and depending on where they request in the country to have hearing it can be ten years in the future. in the meantime they get to work and travel in the country and connect and do whatever they want to while they await their hearing but incentizes more people to come. they cross border, i said the magic words, i'm in the united states, come join me and then start accelerating as all the family comes and then their neighbors come and other people because they know th

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republican senator james lankford.k klein breaks on our poll results, plus analysis from a powerhouse roundtable. >> the border is not open, it's not been open, and it will not be open. >> u.s. troops being deployed, cities brace from our migrants when title 42 ends next week. >> it's now sled is going to turn into a tsunami. >> the latest from mireya villareal come alive at the southern border. and -- >> god save the king! >> god save the king. >> report on the future of the british monarchy, as charles the third is con king. ♪ ♪ >> from "abc news," it's "this week." here now, george stephanopoulos. >> george: good morning and welcome to "this week." a lot to get to, beginning with breaking news overnight out of texas. yet another mass shooting in america. it happened at an outlet mall in the dallas area, nine dead, seven wounded. hundreds of shoppers were terrorized before the gunman was killed by a police officer. john quinones is on the scene in allen, texas. good morning, john. >> good morning, george. yet another

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. >> george: i want to bring in oklahoma senator james lankford now.to start with the debt limit. you heard the secretary. the president does not want to invoke the fourteenth amendment but did not seem to completely take it off the table. what is your response to that? >> it is certainly not a good option and it will be a constitutional crisis because the constitution is clear that spending all those details are on spending and money has to come to congress. so i just want to remind everybody it has been 96 days since the president set down with the speaker of the house to talk about anything on the debt limit. the debt limit conversation came out the week after the election in november to say this is coming in the coming days. everyone knew this was coming. and the president has refused to negotiate about it. that has been the most stunning part about this is everyone knew it was coming to. it is time to negotiate it and even last week with the treasury secretary said the -- may be tuned for us, the president's response was maybe next week we should

"common ground" segment joining us tonight kyrsten sinema and oklahoma republican senator james lankford be here. >> great to see you. >> bret: you are working together on trying to figure out the border situation. obviously you are very familiar with it in your home state, but it's really every state that's affected. title 42 coming to an end is there an answer here in the coming days? >> well, there should be an answer, you know, the administration has known for two years at the end of title 42 was coming never intended to be a long-term solution. and james and i together as the chair and top ranking member of the border subcommittee and the senate have been calling on the administration to prepare for the end of title 42. unfortunately, bret, they haven't done it. they have are not prepared for the end of title 42, which comes in just a week and a half. >> so what happens for all the folks we have been covering this obviously for a long, long time folks down on the border and showing it but what happens in this thing expires. >> 2 million a year coming illegally across the border. man

. >>> joining us now is adam lankford, a university of alabama professor who has done significant researchor of the forthcoming book "all-american massacre: the tragic role of american culture and society in mass shootings." you and i have talked before. you've been studying this issue for so long. let's start with that simple question we heard kate ask. i'm curious to get your thoughts. why so many mass shootings this year? >> it's certainly a brutal thing. i think it's clear that there are different types of mass shootings occurring. in some cases we see essentially crimes of passion, where people lose their temper, and the problem is we've had arguments for all of human history. usually they would end in fist fights. now people can grab a firearm close to them because of the unprecedented number of firearms in circulation, and that leads to a mass shooting. we also see these premeditated mass shootings where in many cases the perpetrators are not even firearm owners until they decide they want to commit mass murder. then it's at that point they go out, they purchase an ar-style firearm.

oklahoma senator james lankford called out the president for having plenty of time to work towards a solution. everyone knew this was coming and the president's refused to be able to negotiate about it. >> now, some lawmakers also say extending the deadline is not a good idea either and that congress should just focus on getting this passed. now reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john reyna. basil, thank you for the update. there. well, still to come on the kron, 4 morning news. >> tv industry now feeling the impacts of the writers strike. a look at the shows that are going dark until further notice. >> i'm trevor shirley in london. it's been a weekend of history and tradition, celebrations and pageantry. coming up, i've got a complete look back at the coronation of >> well, there are several tv shows that are being impacted by the writers strike netflix's stranger things. apple tv is lou marvel's blade are all among phe shows that have shut down. also, there are some late night talk shows have also gone dark riders. they've been picketing outside the studios across l a new yor

christian lankford democrats good morning. >> good morning, greatat topic. i just wanted to talk a little. as listen to a show yesterday about the immigration. these people trudge through jungles. it's not because i watch the news. but my husband is from another country. and i know what is going on in haiti. visit that country it was 45 minutes from florida why isn't there more help to help the people so they can stay in their country? i know we do not want to send the military. there has to be some kind of trade for something these people can make money to take care of their families. you are sending people t back there that haven't lived there. their resources i'm so upset. sue at those christian and rhode island. not the first caller to bring this up talk about immigration but helping other countries helping folks say in these countries don't try to make that dangerous journey here. space it has to be part of the solution as well. that can take several forms. part of it is helping ensure the drug cartel aren't the ones who are actually running the countri

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right now oklahoma senator member senate homeland security governmental affairs committee james lankford here good to see you this morning. thanks very much for being here. >> good to see you, good to see you again. >> so senate majority leader chuck schumer saying senate will take up legislation after it passes the house, what are your thoughts, the house already passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling put limitations in place, what happens when that bill gets to the senate or how far do you see this playing out once joe biden gets back from japan? >> so if it is a bill that actually the house passed comes to senate glad to vote for that makes real progress -- the negotiated process brings out, amazing thing 98 days president biden wouldn't even talk to speaker mccarthy said you are my way or highway you don't negotiate in washington absolutely absurd so finally at least sitting down having opportunities to be able to talk through that now on staff level trying to be able to work through details a good thing, but people have get to realize we have 31 1/2 trillion dollars in total debt m

oklahoma senator james lankford called out the president for having plenty of time to work towards a solution. everyone knew this was coming and the president's refused to be able to negotiate about it. >> now, some lawmakers also say extending the deadline is not a good idea. and congress should just focus on getting this passed. now reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john. all right, basil, thank you very much. >> it's 5.21. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, the tv industry is now feeling the impact of the writers strike. what does that mean for your what does that mean for your favorite show? after my car accident, what does that mean for your favorite show? i wondered what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. when that car hit my motorcycle, insurance wasn't fair. so i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. at the barnes firm, our injury attorneys work hard to get you the best result possible. call us now and find out what your case could be worth. you might be surprised. ♪ the barnes firm injury attorneys ♪ ♪ call one eight hundred

mexico border this year, touring a port of entry with oklahoma republican senator james lankford.ocrat turned independent says immigration is her number one concern right now even as migrant crossings plummet, sinema says communities along the border are still managing a crisis. nbc's julie tsirkin is at the border and just spoke with senator sinema in an nbc news exclusive. so we know, julie, that there hasn't been real congressional action on immigration in decades. does sinema think what's happened over the last couple of months is going to change anything? >> she certainly is hoping it will. in fact, she told me she hopes she can get meaningful comprehensive immigration reform done. this congress that is a large task for a divided congress, you barely have enough support for republicans to pass that bill they did a couple of weeks ago. just to set the scene, i'm in arizona, and this is one of the ports of entry here that sees the largest influx of migrants. behind me you actually see mexicans crossing over the border, just to do some shopping, getting day-to-day activities don

oklahoma senator james lankford called out the president for having plenty of time to work towards aution. everyone knew this was coming and the president's refused to be able to negotiate about it. >> that was basil, john, reporting for us. protesters in new york city block subway tracks and fought with police over the chokehold death of subway passenger. jordan neely after chanting for justice through the streets. saturday afternoon, folks took over the tracks at one of the city's subway stations for some the train to stop for nearly 30 minutes as protesters stood only a few yards away. millie's death has been ruled a homicide by the city's medical examiner. witnesses say he was complaining of hunger and thirst before he started to threaten passengers on the subway. that's when 24 year-old marine veteran daniel penny grabbed nearly from behind, placing him in a chokehold. the grand jury could begin to weigh charges against 24 year-old daniel penny. he says he acted in self-defense when he put neely and not choke hold. >> self-defense may very well not here because when you look at

. >> thank my colleague, senator lankford is next.xcuse me, senator warner is next and uh we're gonna go in order of appearance, senator warner is next. >> well, thank you mr chairman and i'm sure others have already mentioned this but happy birthday. um and uh, you know, i really do appreciate the fact that you and senator crapo are holding these hearings. i mean, this issue around mental health. uh i think we always knew it was a huge issue but in the post covid world, i don't know any family, including mine that didn't have some challenges around our mental health. i want to also uh acknowledge m g and doctor tres who are both uh service in virginia. um and we've got a lot of great talent there. uh i wanted to raise quickly. i'm gonna go to doctor out on a question, but i, i wanna brag for a moment about something. we started in virginia way back in the nineties. um i started something called the virginia health care foundation. and then subsequent to that, uh seeing how my dad was trying to take care of my mom and access services.

change that for a new president when you don't even kno' who the president is, something senator lankford is been interested in for a while. the assistant, the assistant to the assistant to the deputy, that maybe we should let a president whether it is more quickly get in their people. i'm not talking about changing debate on cabinet members or anything like that. and any other thing we could do which ise more small ball, we n block them and vote on them all at once. not all off them but ten defense nominees if a vote on them all at once after v four hours a debate or whatever it is, cabinet under own, you can move those faster. there are many things we should be doing in this world economy that were in to make us more productive, more efficient more leader and the way you do that is just these reforms the we were doing things economically but also how we are working in the senate. i have a book coming out this is a lot of this. you know, come on. next monday. >> 1880. >> it's called the joy of politics. really good timing and it was announced the same day as bernie's book. my book is the

tomorrow nighti look t, senatorn sinema of arizona and senator james lankford of oklahoma arer joining us from the border. they've got proposedjoin legislatioinn to address the crisis. tune in for that tomorrow.e prre and i hopess the you have a grea evening. thanveatk for joining us . sean hannity is next. al.l right. trey gowdy, big day for south carolina today with tim scott. great interview and great job. >> thanks for being with us. all right, everyone, welcome to "hannity" and tony. buckle up. is a bi what is a big week straight ahead? s more breaking news fromthe durh the durham report. and now evenam more , dnc chief liberal chuck todd, he is nowe d is calling on the fbi to be held accountable. >> kind of laughable in one sense. alsoble, kinof laughable, develg biden's poverty claims also breaking news from john solomon tonight about hunter

oklahoma senator james lankford called out the president for having plenty of time to work towards aolution. everyone knew this was coming and the president's refused to be able to negotiate about it. >> now some lawmakers say extending the deadline is also not a good option. and congress just needs to focus on taking care of this. now reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john. it's 6.23, thank you, basil. we'reagoing to be back in just a few minutes. we've got lots coming up. >> bmw has issued a warning for thousands of cars. air bag safety issue that you need to know about. i know what you're thinking. “retta in a grocery store?" "celebrities really are just like us!” we're not. i'm just here to make a point. as a papertarian, i crush it in a place like this. now you gotta pay attention to the packaging. if it comes in paper, it comes from a renewable resource. i'll recycle you later. first person to check out with only paper products wins a yacht! [ boat horn ] paper! so how come you became a papertarian? smart choice. stupid question. huh. water. -yeah. >> we're back at 6.26.

tomorrow nighti look t, senatorn sinema of arizona and senator james lankford of oklahoma arer joining us from the border. they've got proposedjoin legislatioinn to address the crisis. tune in for that tomorrow.e prre and i hopess the you have a grea evening. thanveatk for joining us . sean hannity is next. al.l right. trey gowdy, big day for south carolina today with tim scott. great interview and great job. >> thanks for being with us. all right, everyone, welcome to "hannity" and tony. buckle up. is a bi what is a big week straight ahead? s more breaking news fromthe durh the durham report. and now evenam more , dnc chief liberal chuck todd, he is nowe d is calling on the fbi to be held accountable. >> kind of laughable in one sense. alsoble, kinof laughable, develg biden's poverty claims also breaking news from john solomon tonight about hunter and thean irs. and with less than two yearsd tl to go until the twenty twenty four election, democrats are once again shockingle y playing the race card. this time, they're trying to vilify the entire sunshine. state of florida. but first to

something senator lankford has been interested in for a while, and the assistant, the assistant to theassistant to the deputy that made we should let a president whoever it is more quickly get in their people and i'm not talk about debate on cabinet members or anything like that. and many other thing we can do which is morehi small ball we cn block them and vote on them all at once. not all of them. let's say you can defense nominees. if you vote on them all at once at four hours of debate or whatever it is, cabinet on their own, you could move those faster. i think there are many things we should be doing in this world economy that we're in a jamaicas more productive, more efficient, more leaner and what you do that is just these reforms the way we're doing things economically but also how we are working in the senate. i've a book coming coming out the says a lot of this. next monday -- >> 1880. >> is called the joy of politics. really good timing. it was announced the same day as bernie's book my book is the joy of politics and his book is called it's okay to be angry at capitalism.

senator lankford? thinking mr. chairman happy birthday as well. thank you for holding the hearing. thank you for the testimony today it's exceptionally important to get out of there. we all have casework staff to try to chase through things so here is wilbur this is really important is out we find ways stick ways to be able to process this. i want to try to drill down a little bit from the physician side of this. so, insurance plan reaches out since were looking to build poor networks together for next year if you want to be in network or out of network they said this is what were going to pay a flat out' no we will not negotiate go throw the back-and-forth audit. finally resolving her by the end of the summer they put their open season plan with a list of the providers on it. people select their plant based on who the providers are near them who their own position is there. the pick up the phone and start calling people. is there a requirement for physicians at their plant to be in the plan for the next year? or can a physician they generally come b with deborah, marsha said socie

here is a bit from james lankford yesterday. to 2017, senator schumer said the debt limit was leveraged democrats to negotiate with president trump. at that time, senator biden was there under the bush administration. there were five different ceiling votes at that time. he voted for one, he voted no on two of them. on two of them, he did not show up to vote. on the 20 keep ash on the two he voted for, he stated we need to raise taxes at that point. speaker pelosi used that leverage with president trump to increase printing around the debt limit. it seems odd every time there is a republican involved in a debate, media talks about, oh, there is this great calamity. we have always paid our bills. democrats and republicans have both use this moment to say, let's talk about what is the direction, what is the future? the debt limit increases under the trump administration, none of those were clean. speaker pelosi demanded additional spending for every single one of them. these are not moments where there is this always clean unless

. >> senator lankford is next. >> you've jumped right into the front and there's a lot of things that need to be done and grateful you are engaging in this but we lack a lot of details as you mentioned. some detail is coming on this. one of the things, we are tracking one of the issues you raised where we won't do increased audits for the individuals and businesses $40,000 or less. janet yellen's statement from treasury, difficult to track what historic levels may mean. if i look at it, we've gone back to look at what are the historic levels of what audits were taught a $40,000 or less. some years it was very low and some particularly high. we don't know if that's a number or a percentage or if it is a percentage or a number which years that is. will it be a group of years? if you say this is the historic levelland you look 10 years ago versus 5 years ago versus 15 years ago, that's a very different number. help us understand what the word historic level is. >> just to clarify, the pledge is $400,000 that year. what i believe, the message i want to provide you and the american people

lankford: mr. president. can i do one quick addendum to my speech? i have a staff member named philip moran who worked to pull these details together and some other team members that really helped me a tremendous amount trying to help to do the research on this. it is not one person that does all of this. i have a fantastic team that does this. i want those in oklahoma know that there's someone working for them every day so i appreciate that. i yield to the floor. mr. tillis: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina. mr. tillis: i ask a member of my staff isabella murphy be granted floor privileges until may 19, tweent. the presiding officer: -- 2023. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. tillis: i'm here to recognize those in law enforcement. the law enforcement community, thousands of their families are here for police week. they are paying a tribute to the brave officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. i want to welcome all north carolinians here. our state is all-too familiar with law enforcement off