marsha blackburn, thank you for being with us again. always appreciate it. going to check the stock market because we have some green. not a lot of green but the nasdaq up 60 and the dow up 67. show me bitcoin, 31,600. i call that a ninth bounce back. 29-8. >> there are buyers in the market at a certain level, the fact that you crossed back above 30,000, that might be a higher signal as well. stuart: if it crosses back -- >> demarcation is 30,000. stuart: it has to stay above 30,000 and hold if that level of it wants to get to 35, 40 or 50. >> look where the stock markets are, in positive territory, we come back on bitcoin and show the cash goes to risk assets if there is a good bargain and 3 point.

steve: that was a response to comment from our next guest marsha blackburn who joined us with pete hegseth, senator what breathtaking arrogance from dr. fauci in the attack on me as an attack on science what did you think when you heard that. >> i had to chuckle i think we have to realize dr. fauci is not a victim and to question him is not to be antiscience this is to ask questions that many of us have sought the answer to for over a year and you remember when some of us senator cotton senator rubio and i were questioning the lab theory and we were called anti-asian and racist and all these things and we were trying to get answers here are the questions that dr. fauci out answer why did he not investigate the wuhan lab theory why did he withhold information that he had, they didn't tell congress and the american people did he not tell the administration in the covid task force, why did he agree or use the same language that to chinese communist party used in talking about the wuhan institute of virology and why did he sit there when those of us that were called unpleasant things because w

elizabeth: joining us now, tennessee senatr marsha blackburn. the wuhan lab. he says it looks like covid-19 was circulating in wuhan before before -- what do you say to those bombshells? >> what we're doing is trying to get further information about this, and a couple of my colleagues and i are working on a letter right now that we're going to find out who they were collaborating with. get information from the scientists. this is the type situation that has to be investigated to see exactly what happened with this covid cover-up that now is coming into full view. and you see the information that the scientists were aware that the virus -- match up with what they were seeing from covid patients. elizabeth: right. >> the rats that were there, the mice that were in the lab when they said there were no animals that were inside the lab. and, of course, now with this with the genetic sequence being deleted, with that information being taken out of an nih registry. and, you know, this is why we ought not to have been working with the wuhan institute of

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elizabeth: senator marsha blackburn, it's good to see you again, come back soon.zabeth: let's get reaction your congressman lee zeldin is with us. your reaction, the president says yes investigating potential lab leak dr. fauci in the media downplayed, washington post reporter and columnist josh rogan saint dr. fauci and the nih are stonewalling probes into what the nih and niaid were doing, what is your take on this. >> for one the american people want answers, this is a theory that has been discussed since the beginning of the outbreak and always made sense to many whether they were in congress or amongst the american public, it was also clear there was a big motivation not to have eyes on the origins of the covid-19 because it would distract from the ability to place all of the blame on president trump and the reality one of the best ways to prevent a pandemic is early detection and that was sacrificed it was clear the world health organization was the cpp talking points and the american public to this day we want answers and one of learned lessons to make sure

. >> harris: senator marsha blackburn is among lawmakers who are now leading the charge for dr. fauci to quit or be fired. you see her there live and she will be with me in a moment. our correspondent lucas tomlinson on the growing fallout for fauci. >> the acting head of the white house budget office declined to tell lawmakers on capitol hill whether president biden's budget would include funding for research carried out by the wuhan institute of virology in china. >> can you commit that american dollars will never be used to fund such research going forward from this budget? >> i started my career at n.i.h. i would never make that commitment as someone who believes we need to be led by science. and we certainly need to wait for this review before we jump to conclusions. >> many republicans are increasingly voicing displeasure with dr. fauci. rubio saying if president biden is committed to science and finding the truth about covid he needs to fire fauci. he has lost the confidence of the american people. repeated -- dr. fauci said he is open to both the lab leak theory and natu

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let's bring back our great friend tennessee senator marsha blackburn. i want to get to the kamala harris business at the border, and by the way thank you for coming back and helping us assess this as you promised, but first, you know, here is biden, double crossing republicans and just about everybody else, and it's up to no good. what's your quick thinking and maybe you've been on the phone with some of your colleagues today. what do you hear, ma'am? >> most people are surprised that he did this quick of a double cross, and then, they are looking at this , i think all of us are looking at this , as bad faith negotiation. you mentioned senator portman and his vote, for no taxes, no hikes, focusing on real infrastructure, adding broadband infrastructure to that, and this was the agreement and principle they had, repurposing some of that cares act money that's already in the pipeline, but not being used, but you know , it seems that biden had another set of ideas, and he decided that regardless of what he said to the 10 senators, that he had predetermined

senator marsha blackburn thanks for coming on. >> good to see you.zabeth: congressman lee zeldin with us, your reaction, the president says investigate a potential lab leak. dr. fauci and the media downplayed that. "washington post" columnist, josh rogan saying dr. fauci and the nih are stonewalling probes into what the nih and niaid were doing. what is your take on all of this? >> for one the american people have answers. so this is a theory that has been discussed since the beginning of the outbreak and it always made sense to many, whether they were in congress or amongst the american public. it was also clear that there was a big motivation not to have eyes on the origins of the covid-19 because it would distract from the ability to place all of the blame on president trump and the reality is that one of the best ways to prevent a pandemic is early detection. that was sacrificed here. it was clear the world health organization was parroting ccp talking points and the american public to this day, we want answers. we want to learn lessons to make s

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marsha blackburn, thank you for being with us again. always appreciate it. there are buyers in the market at a certain level, the fact that you crossed back above 30,000, that might be a higher signal as well. stuart: if it crosses back -- >> demarcation is 30,000. stuart: it has to stay above 30,000 and hold if that level of it wants to get to 35, 40 or 50. >> look where the stock markets are, in positive territory, we come back on bitcoin and show the cash goes to risk assets if there is a good bargain and 3 point. >> lots of money on the sidelines coming in. how about mcdonald's? put it on screen, stock is up 3 quarters of one%. we know they are offering free vaccinations at mcdonald's. don't know where but some of them are. this is a bigger deal. what is it? >> a loyalty program for the first time ever. it only took 80 years for mcdonald's to institute it but it is a smart play the will start july 8th and it is a great retainer of customers during the pandemic. also a great way to scrape customer data. you know what they are ordering and what their order

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senator marsha blackburn, republican of tennessee. the supreme court expected to issue a series of ruling this week ahead of its summer break. it's set to weigh in on state's voting rights and whether quhairts have to expose the names of major donors. >> this coming week likely the busiest and most anticipated of the court's term before the summer recess. there are five cases yet to be decided. one involves voting rates out of arizona. a lawsuit between the arizona attorney general mark brnovich and the arizona democratic party. this case also deals with ballot harvesting. that's when a third party collects a ballot and delivers the balance lots in one group. the second challenge is when a vote is cast out of precinct. there is a move to make sure that ballot is destroyed rather than transferred to the proper precinct. challenges from two conservative groups, they have an issue with the law that requires charities to disclose the names and addresses of their major donors. the groups fighting argue that publishing names and addresses w

speaking with senator marsha blackburn from the state of tennessee. i appreciate your time this afternoon. >> thank you. >> sandra: you go back to senator capito's words this morning. she says i am not sure how many republicans will go with it. we will have to see how they work it out. i think all ideas are welcome. that is what her stance has been all along. i know she was surprised to walk away and not see the other side come closer to making a deal happen. >> john: senator blackburn just said there that climate change is not a part of infrastructure. the white house democrats are insisting it has to be. you are caught between a rock and a hard place. we had senator cassidy at louisiana and senator rick scott coming up. we will talk more about all of this, including the border. sandra, the two suspects and a horrid fine road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy has finally been charged. the district attorney will talk to us about the case that he is building. >> sandra: john, the school district that has become ground zero in a fight over crit

. > republicans like louisiana senator john kennedy and tennessee, senator marsha blackburn argue police departments can't fight crime if they're also under attack, they point to efforts in some cities to cut police budgets in favor of mental health services housing assistance and other programs. it has demoralized police forces and it has emboldened. >> criminal activity and this is something that has to stop. but john pierre says that's an empty argume t. the president has been very clear he does not believe in defunding the police. >> now, while this new plan does not require any congressional action that the president is urging lawmakers to pass his gun reform priorities. >> that includes universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons live in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> thank you, jesse. if vice president kamala harris is going to travel to the border with mexico. this friday with some critics suggesting it's about time kron four's. catherine heenan is here with a look at details of this trip which has been. >> talked about for a while now or well, the vice president h

plan has available to help reduce crime address the root but republicans like tennessee senator marsha blackburn say some police departments around the country face budget cuts which makes it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs. it has demoralized police forces and it has emboldened. >> criminal activity. >> and this is something that has to stop. the president expects more gun violence to happen as we enter the summer and the country opens back up reporting in washington. i'm basil john. oakland is one of those cities that could certainly uhe the federal support police have already reported 61 homicides. just this year. >> and the department is also struggling to contain a rise and what they're saying or those kinds. but this new funding announcement comes as the movement for defunding police departments continues. oakland police chief leronne armstrong says they're going to be addressing the best use for the funding in order to curb the city's gun violence issue. >> it is not the time less resources. i appreciate the authorizes funding that will potentially increase resources because t

former secretary of state mike pompeo along with tennessee senator marsha blackburn.about the border crisis as it worsens here at home. don't miss a moment, you're watching "mornings with maria" live on fox business, and we'll be right back. ♪ (vo) nobody dreams in conventional thinking. it didn't get us to the moon. it doesn't ring the bell on wall street. or disrupt the status quo. t-mobile for business uses unconventional thinking to help you realize new possibilities. like our new work from anywhere solutions, so your teams can collaborate almost anywhere. plus customer experience that finds solutions in the moment. ...and first-class benefits, like 5g with every plan. network, support and value without any tradeoffs. that's t-mobile for business. some days, you just don't have it. not my uncle, though. he's taking trulicity for his type 2 diabetes and now, he's really on his game. once-weekly trulicity lowers your a1c by helping your body release the insulin it's already making. most people reached an a1c under 7%. plus, trulicity can lower your risk of cardiovas

tennessee senator marsha blackburn will join us. we'll begin with bill melugin live at the border in la joya, texas, with more. >> trace, good afternoon. both republican governors made big announcements yesterday with governor abbott here in texas saying look, federal government is not going to do its job, not going to uphold its responsibilities than those of us here in texas are going to do it for him and we are going to build a border wall. he said the surge is not slowing down anytime soon and as reflected on the ground in la jolla. take a look at this video from yesterday afternoon as a thunderstorm was rolling to the area. this happens like clockwork. migrants come the ornate, hot or cold, doesn't matter. we are in the middle of a massive surge and that's why greg abbott says his frustration has reached a boiling point. he said that the fed is not building the border wall so it's time for texas to step up at the heart of that burden is going to fall in texas taxpayers and they are going to start building the wall. take a liste

caller: i agree with the last caller, marsha blackburn should do something about abortion in tennessee, but mitt romney is a rhino. where is sarah palin when you need her? newt gingrich -- she needs to go eat ice cream because it is dark because of her not anyone else. host: this is from "politico," reporting on how the deal got done. watermarks and a farmers knowledge and a farmers legend how the infrastructure deal got done. nearly every day over the last week, jon tester insisted the bipartisan alliance had the seal of infrastructure deal for the next morning. case managers paid off. -- his magic is paid off. -- his nudges paid off. he urged >> to publicly and privately wrap things up. you have to push positives -- "you have to push positive bobs if you get a positive result." you have to talk about success if you're going to achieve success. they push forward the largest of the structure proposal in u.s. history, after helping quench $900 billion coronavirus package late last -- clinch $900 billion coronavirus package late last year. they try to make ambitious aisle crossing laws.

the committee tennessee senator marsha blackburn serves on one of the committees and argues the proposedcommittee is a political ploy by pelosi to hold on to the house majority. they know they're in trouble. she's trying to grasp something that gives her some kind of chance in washington. i'm jessi turnure. >> california is restricting state business trips to 5 more states for their anti lgbtq legislation. speaking in san francisco today. attorney general rob bonta announced the new states are arkansas, florida, montana north dakota and west virginia by law. california has to ban state funded travel to states with laws that limit the rights of members of the lgbtq plus community. >> how we spend our dollars in california. how we choose to spend our dollars consistent with our values. we. we want to spend on state travel. when. our employees and our people are going to states we value similar to ours and they are. for some possible we simply choose not to spend our money for travel to the states. those states will do what they were, they we want to spend money or state money to send say e

. >> republicans like louisiana senator john kennedy and tennessee, senator marsha blackburn argue police if they're also under attack, they point to efforts in some cities to cut police budgets in favor of mental health services housing assistance and other programs. it has demoralized police forces and it has emboldened. >> criminal activity and this is something that has to stop. >> but john pierre says that's an empty argument. the president has been very clear he does not believe in defunding the police. now this new plan does not require any congressional action, but president biden is urging lawmakers to move forward with his gun reform priorities that include universal background checks. >> and bans on assault weapons live in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> thank you, jesse. vice president kamala harris will make her first visit on friday to the u.s. mexico border since taking office. today's announcement follows months of criticism from both parties for failing to go earlier kron four's. catherine heenan is here and has details on the here and has details on the upcoming visit.

doj prosecutor jim trustey on the constitutional questions being raised plus we have senators marsha blackburn and cynthia lumis joining us about among other things what president trump just said about the putin-biden summit. that's all coming up, but first, initial jobless claims tick up to the highest levels in a month , as businesses coast to coast are battling a worker shortage. fox business' lydia hu is standing by with the very latest reporter: hi, there, david it was an unexpected jump people filing for initial unemployment benefits rose to 412,000 last week, that was an increase by 37,000 after falling for six straight weeks, still, claims for ongoing benefits fell by 500,000 to 14.8 million, that's well-above the pre-pandemic levels but about half of what it was just a year ago. now the recent increase comes as more than half of states will pullback on part or all of the $300 federally-backed benefits in the coming weeks. louisiana is now the first democratic-led state to announce it will also end those federal benefit payments by the end of july. gold prices started falling yesterday

i know early on the section 230 debate that was going on with marsha blackburn, before she was elected to the senate, she sat to the left on my committee. no that she's left, but she sat on my left side. but i remember she had a tweet that was taken down for no reason at all. and should not have been taken down. so we're seeing -- we don't hear from the democrats or the liberals, hearing from them saying they have a problem with things taken down. it's always on the conservative side of the speech. so, again, we want to make sure that these companies aren't the ones out there that are determining what the american people are going to hear. again, it was a very interesting paper that professor hurley had -- turley, excuse me, had written for the committee hearing. and i recommend it for people who -- because, again, it's very, very important that we have, as he said, more speech, not limited speech. >> congressman, i participated in a c-span program, "the communicators." i know you were on the program a week before i was. and it was on the cancel culture, and we had a good discussion ab

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senators marsha blackburn, marco rubio and tom can't say if you won't step down they want president biden him. louisiana senator john kennedy and this response to doctor fauci. >> i know doctor fauci, i like doctor fauci, i respect doctor fauci but doctor fauci needs to cut the crap. this isn't about doctor fauci. it is not about his feelings and i'm sorry as his feelings were hurt. maybe he should buy up emotional support pony. doctor fauci gave a lot of taxpayer money to the wuhan lab for chinese scientists to research that viruses. neither doctor fauci nor any of his people can guarantee us the chinese scientists didn't use that money to do gain of function research and turn the normal virus into a supercharged virus. >> senator kennedy made the point that if the virus really did occur naturally china would jump at the opportunity to prevent that evidence. >> country music's biggest starting the stage of the cmt awards in nashville. ♪♪ jillian: carrie underwood and john legend winning video of the year for hallelujah. she extends her record is the most decorated artists in history of t

senators marsha blackburn, marco rubio and tom cotton say they want president biden to fire him.rning to the crisis at the border newly released numbers show cvp encountered 180,000 migrants in may as the prices continues to spiral out of control. todd: lauren blanchard, pressure mounted on the biden administration to act. >> big numbers out of customs and border protection. since october agents had 1 million encounters at the border. they report in may alone 180,000 migrants up from april and these are numbers not seen in decades. a startling comparison, look at this may compared to last may, 675% increase compared to 2019, 25%. republicans in guatemala's president say the administration had a back-and-forth message to migrants of welcome and don't come. they say that is the spike in crossings. >> the crisis that president biden created, take the media down there and highlight the problems they have. they are not securing the border. [speaking spanish] >> the do not come message anchored many in her own party and from her home state, the legislative caucus writing, quote, we sho

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>> senator marsha blackburn says fauci should step down or the biden administration should fire him.cotton calling on the president to fire fauci. other republicans have weighed in as well. >> i'm concerned about his back pedaling on a lot of the issues and reversing course. i think it's time for dr. fauci to retire or be fired from this job. >> dr. fauci defended himself saying he is open to the lab leak theory and called the attacks against him baseless. >> this issue with masks is people want to fire me or put me in jail for what i've done. namely follow the science. i can go the next half hour going through each and every point that they make. it is preposterous. >> since you mentioned dr. fauci again can you imagine any circumstance where president biden would ever fire him? >> no. >> read more about the senators had to say about dr. fauci on foxnews.com. >> bill: thank you, lucas. nice to see you. >> dana: suspect accused of killing a 6-year-old boy in a case of road rage is facing a depraved heart murder charge in california. what does it mean and how hard is it the prove? i w

that i wanted to do, as he says, with elder care, care for children, childhood and money. >> marsha blackburnank you for taking time and we'll see where it goes. >> let's bring in north carolina congressman david price, homeland security, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> i want to talk a lot about infrastructure, but before we get into all of that. i want to have you react to senator blackburn's comments about the border and the vice-president's trip. do you think the vice-president should have gone to the rio grande valley and should the president go? >> of course. and they will go. this was a trip to el paso, it was a well-conceived trip, i think. you know, the most interesting thing that the senator just said, it was inappropriate for the congresswoman from el paso to be involved. i wonder who she thinks would be more appropriate. congresswoman escobar was there, she should have been, but the trip was focused on the progress that's been made on the border where we had something like over 5,000 children in detention being held and now it's under 500. we've had a lot of progress

now for more reaction, america first legal founder stephen miller along with tennessee senator marsha blackburn i will go to use senator blackburn. i mean, what is your take on what they are saying about america as a result of the biden administration, alleged mixed messages, which i really don't think are mixed. i think they are really clear. come on in and make yourself at home. >> you are exactly right. that is the mixed message. and for her to go and say well, the border is closed, they don't believe that. because they are seeing people leave. and as you are hearing from the guatemala president, they don't want the cartels and the communist chinese in their country. they want us to show some respect for them and to work with them on trade. it lets people know that our border is closed, because it actually is closed. and for vice president harris to go to guatemala and say what she said without having first gone to the border and talk to the border patrol and having talked to people, talk to those that are working with people coming in, talking to the local sheriffs, talking to the locals, t

. >> now republican senator marsha blackburn tweets new rule police protection should not be toferred any lawmaker that wants to defund the police. they should be forced to practice what they preach. >> we need to secure our borders, secure our streets. the democrats defund the police rhetoric and policies are making that more difficult. >> today the president didn't talk about crime, but he t. he did talk about ice cream. >> you are not getting rocky road infrastructure? [laughter] >> oh. >> rocky road. we're going to get it done. >> officials here like to point out president biden's position is that he does not personally support defunding the police. but that doesn't change the fact that some of the biggest names in his party support defunding the police and he is, after all, the leader of the party. bret? >> bret: peter doocy live on the north lawn. peter, thanks. stocks were up today. the dow gained 9. meanwhile the s&p 500 finished ahead 1 and the nasdaq rose 28. both of those record closes. former president donald trump returns to the southern border tomorrow. he will make the

now we have senators marsha blackburn, senator rubio, senator tom cotton says he should be fired or resign there a bureaucracy within the government? >> i think there could be. i don't have a definitive answer. in 2012 he authored a journal article of gain of function research article. he was authoring a paper in support of it in 2012. you fast forward in 2014 between that date and 2019, he is giving $600,000 to the wuhan institute ever virology. the facts are there that he supported this in 2017 another good example when president obama said let's put a halt to gain of function research, dr. fauci quietly restarted it in 2017 and never informed the trump right white house. there are real questions that should be asked here. dr. fauci should be testifying in front of congress. elizabeth: he had that "washington post" article should create dangerous labs in laboratories, dangerous virus in laboratories in order to get vaccines. that is dangerous stuff. senator john contend city had aa lot to say about this. watch this. >> dr. fauci needs to cut the crap. this is not about dr. fauci, not abo

agree to a deal on, say, infrastructure, especially when their members, like tennessee senator marsha blackburnox news and saying stuff like this >> if they want great infrastructu the southern border. >> seth: a wall paint a tunnel on it, and even then, it's only applicable to road runnersthe wall he kept insisting the wall was being built. so, which is it? did he build it, or did he flake on a core campaign promise or are you guys calling for more walls? "we need a second wall to protect the first wall, because it is flimsy and shoddily made and the best part is, we don't have to pay for it we can just use -- >> doggy coin. >> seth: the meaningless pursuit of bipartisanship that will never happen is wasting valuable time and energy that could go to far more productive things in fact, mcconnell has already declared that his number one goal is blocking the biden agenda, and earlier this week, without even a hint of self-awareness, he said this >> as you look to what the majority leader has in mind for june, it's pretty clear the era of bipartisanship is over. >> seth: aw, man, i wonder whose fa

has available to help reduce crime and address the root but republicans like tennessee senator marsha blackburn say some police departments around the country face budget cuts which makes it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs. it has demoralized police forces and it has emboldened. >> criminal activity. >> and this is something that has to stop. the president expects more gun violence to happen as we enter the summer and the country opens back up reporting in washington. i'm basil john. >> and oakland is one of the cities that could certainly use some federal support. yes, police have already reported 61 homicides. just this year alone and the department is also struggling to contain the rise in ghost guns going. so that aren't registered that this new funding announcement comes as the movement for defunding the police continues. oakland's police chief leronne armstrong says that they're going to be addressing the best use for the money in order to curb violence. >> it is not the time less resources. i appreciate the authorizes funding that will potentially increase resources because t

republican marsha blackburn describing the event as an evening of relationship-building. >> it was an though she knows when she was in the senate i was the most conservative member of the senate and she was rated the most liberal. >> our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in "the situation room" from geneva, switzerland. >> we're coming to you live from geneva, switzerland. happening now, breaking news. president biden is on his way back to the united states after his face-off with russia's vladimir putin here in geneva. the president says he did what he came to do, but how much was actually accomplished? putin told reporters the talks were efficient and substantive, but the russian leader chafed when asked some tough questions on critical issues, repeatedly denying, deflecting and spreading disinformation. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room.

plan has available to help reduce crime address the root but republicans like tennessee senator marsha blackburn say some police departments around the country face budget cuts which makes it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs. it has demoralized police forces and it has emboldened. >> criminal activity. >> and this is something that has to stop. >> the president expects more gun violence it to take place as we enter into the summer and the country opens back up reporting live in washington. i'm basil john, thank you, basil. >> time now 7. '07. well, oakland is one of those cities that could potentially benefit from the federal support from police there have already reported 61 homicides this year alone and the department is also struggling right now to contain a rise in ghost guns. >> yeah. new funding announcement comes as the movement for defunding police continues in oakland's police chief shock says they're going to be addressing the best use for the money in order to curb gun violence. >> it is not the time less resources. i appreciate the authorizes funding that will potentially

plan has available to help reduce crime address the root but republicans like tennessee senator marsha blackburn say some police departments around the country face budget cuts which makes it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs. it has demoralized police forces and it has emboldened. >> criminal activity. >> and this is something that has to stop. >> the president expects us to see more gun violence as we enter into the summer and as the country opens back up reporting live in washington. i'm basil job. all right. thank you very much, basil. >> 6. '08, and oakland is one of those cities that could certainly use some federal support. yeah, police have already reported 61 homicides just this year alone. and the department is also struggling to contain a rise in what are called ghost guns, guns that have no registration. but this new funding announcement comes as the movement for defunding police continues. oakland police chief leronne armstrong says that they're going to be addressing the best use for the funding, in order to curb the gun violence. >> it is not the time less resources. i a

marsha blackburn, i think we have a sound of this. let's play that one. >> here are some facts that i want you to know. first of all, yes, dr. fauci was emailing with mark zuckerberg from facebook trying to create that narrative cherry picking information so that you would only know what they wanted you to know and there would be a narrative that would fit with this cherry picked information. >> i don't even know where to begin but it's a sitting united states senator. the most extreme version of what i've heard. you have kevin mccarthy doing his own version of this. marco rubio. you're aware of the critiques. you've been debunking this. how do you debunk something like that? she's got it in her own head. again, a united states senator that represents the state of tennessee. what do you say to that? >> you know, chuck, i don't have a clue what she just said. i don't have a clue of what she's talking about. >> neither did we. >> so welcome to the club. i have no idea what she's talking about. and i'm sorry, i don't want to be projurort

plan has available to help reduce crime address the root but republicans like tennessee senator marsha blackburn say some police departments around the country face budget cuts which makes it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs. it has demoralized police forces and it has emboldened. >> criminal activity. >> and this is something that has to stop. >> the president expects more gun violence to happen as we enter into the summer and the country opens back up reporting live in washington. i'm basil john. >> all right. thank you very much, basil. >> time now is 5. '06, and oakland is one of those cities that could get federal support. police have already reported 61 homicides just this year and the department is struggling to keep up. they are. yeah, especially with ghost guns. but this new funding announcement comes as the movement for defunding police departments continue. so they're sort of event. >> and they're at odds police chief leronne armstrong says that they'll be addressing the best use for the funding in order to curb the city's gun violence issue. >> it is not the time less reso

. >> republicans like louisiana senator john kennedy and t%nnessee, senator marsha blackburn argue policeartments can't fight crime if they're also under attack, they point to efforts in some cities to cut police budgets in favor of mental health services housing assistance and other programs. it has demoralized police forces and it has emboldened. >> criminal activity and this is something that has to stop. >> but john here says that's an empty argument. the president has been very clear he does not believe in defunding the police. and while this new plan does not require congressional action. president biden is calling on lawmakers to pass his gun reform priorities including universal background checks. >> and a ban on assault weapons live in washington. i'm jessi tenure you so much, jessie. vice president kamala harris will travel to the border with mexico on friday, with some critics saying. >> yeah, it's about time kron four's. catherine heenan joins us now live with details on this trip. good afternoon, catherine hi, justine. as you know, the vice president has been under a lot of p

but republicans like tennessee senator marsha blackburn say some police departments around the country face budget cuts which makes it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs. it has demoralized police forces and it has emboldened. >> criminal activity. >> and this is something that has to stop. the president expects more gun violence to happen as we enter the summer and the country opens back up reporting in washington. i'm basil john. >> 9. '05, plan is one of the cities that could use federal support. the police say they've been 61 homicides this year so far and they are struggling because there's been a problem of ghost gun. yes, these are unregistered guns that can't be traced back to their owners often used in crimes. >> so with the funding announcement well, it really does come as there's this movement to defund the police department. and so we've got 2 competing ideas here. oakland police chief leronne armstrong says that he's going to be addressing the best use of this funding in order to curb the city's gun violence issue. take a listen. >> it is not the time less resourc

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caller: i agree with the last caller, marsha blackburn should do something about abortion in tennessee, but mitt romney is a rhino. where is sarah palin when you need her? newt gingrich -- she needs to go eat ice cream because it is dark because of her not anyone else. host: this is from "politico," reporting on how the deal got done. watermarks and a farmers nudge, how the infrastructure deal got done. nearly every day over the last week, jon tester insisted the bipartisan alliance had the seal of infrastructure deal for the next morning. host: here's part of the president's announcement yesterday in the driveway of the white house. pres. biden: we had a really good meeting, and answer your question, we have a deal. i think it is really important. we have all agreed that none of us got all that we wanted. i clearly did not get what 18 -- i clearly do not get all that i wanted. they gave more i think than they were inclined to give in the first place. this reminds me of the days that we used to get a lot done up in the united states congress. we had a bipartisan deal. bipartisan deals

senators marsha blackburn, marco rubio and tom cotton are now calling on fauci to resign.esident should fire him. i'll be joined by senator marco rubio in about 90 minutes' time and we will talk more about what he would like to see. first, time for the word on wall street, top investors watching your money. joining me now is chief market strategist, ryan dietrich, allie mccartney and mark tepper. ryan, kicking it off with you. markets are mixed this morning, dow industrials up 70 points. we are waiting on economic data, the macons her price index out in less than 90 minutes, it's expected to show a gain of almost 5% compared to a year ago. that would be the fastest annual growth in over a decade. what are you expecting? how are you investing around the threat of inflation? >> yeah, maria, you're right. there's no doubt we're going to see one of the largest inflation numbers we've ever seen. the s&p 500 for 10 days in a row has traded within 1% of an all-time high but not made an all-time high. that's one of the longest streaks ever. we're hanging out and all-time highs but

the institute of health, this is there are growing calls from members of congress including marsha blackburn and marco rubio and others saying he has lost the confidence of the american people. do you believe dr. anthony fauci is going anywhere? >> the biden administration circled the wagons around him. you saw the other day on the weekend where dr. jill went with him to harlem, and that got a terrible reception. the fire fauci people were out in force. the honeymoon is completely over at his halo has fallen to the ground but you won't see the biden administration throw him under the bus. >> sandra: will keep watching it, miranda devine, great to have you. >> john: the academic role-play strict guidelines and phil keating is live for us with the latest on that. >> as expected the florida department of education developed a new curriculum and academic standard for the next school year, widely viewed as a state official rejection now of critical race theory. vertical race theory deals with america's history specifically the errors of slavery and jim crow and how those adversely impacted minori

they've not been forth coming and senator marsha blackburn and congressman chuck fleischman and i havehe administration to be more forth coming and visible what's happening. our local schools don't know what to expect. they're already overcrowded. what's going to happen? our hospital system doesn't know whether they'll be overwhelmed by a flow of people coming into the system and law enforcement needs to know what's happening. the department of homeland security and hhs have been mum. we've written them and written secretary becerra and mayorkas and put legislation for them to come clean what's happening with migrants in america, they have he a turned the border into a turnstile. they're set on processing them and putting them into america. fentanyl deaths, fentanyl coming over the border, this is a true crisis. neil: so, senator, when an el paso congresswoman was saying in her area, el paso area is the new ellis island. what did you think of that? >> i was shocked to hear that. it really does reveal their whole strategy here. it is converting our border from a secure location, protect