i had served in the texas house and served in the texas senate. it had been an expectation since i was in the texas house that eventually i would probably run for congress, although i had decided, it had been such a sentiment that the governor signed me to be chair of redistricting which is the worst job i had in my life. [laughter] that was one of the central things. that ended up being the most difficult job that i've had in all of my politil life. but it was somewhat of a fork in conclusion that i would run -- foregone conclusion that i would run and i did. and it became a reality. i had first been encouraged to run after my first term in texas house, but i was just getting comfortable being in elected office so i did not want to hear that. ultimately, it came to my running 30 years ago for this seat. >> when you came to congress, u immediately came into -- onto the house science committee . was that also a foregone conclusion that you would serve on this how science committee that you now have been the chair of for the past couple of years? >>

the white house blames texas. says state leaders there caused the drowning deaths of three illegal immigrants. it is our own administration, though, with the timeline that blows up the white house narrative. plus the biden administration with a major reversal after attack, finally designating iran-backed houthis as terrorists. we've always known that. the white house didn't want to call them that, though, this white house. we'll see if it makes a difference. tech as congressman pat fallon in "focus" next. (♪) with wet amd, sometimes i worry my world is getting smaller because of my sight. but now, i can open up my world with vabysmo. (♪) vabysmo is the first fda-approved treatment for people with wet amd that improves vision and delivers a chance for up to 4 months between treatments. which means doing more of what i love. (♪) vabysmo is the only treatment designed to block 2 causes of wet amd. vabysmo is an eye injection. don't take it if you have an infection, active swelling, or are allergic to it. treatments l

texas governor greg abbott accusing white house having broke claiming president biden violated his oath. hello, this is "outnumbered," i'm emily compagno here with my co-host kayleigh mcenany and joining us today, co-host of bottom line on fox business, dagen mcdowell, former state department under obama marie harf and former white house secretary ari fleischer. the border standoff is escalating. governor abbott is bolstering the razor wire fence at the center of the dispute. governors of seven states are backing abbott in this showdown with biden. the president is facing growing calls from democrats to federalize the texas national guard. abbott says he is not backing down. >> what texas is asserting article one section 10 right of self-defense because the president of the united states is not fulfilling his duty to enforce laws passed by congress to deny illegal entry into the united states. the biden administration has abduindicated and texas is securing the border. we put up the razor wire and barricades that have denied illegal entry. as you point out, there are criminals coming ac

. >> reporter: sb-4 passed largely along party lines, sparking conflict on the texas house floor. >>'re my friend, man, i love you. but this [ bleep ] hurts. y'all don't understand the [ bleep ] you do hurts our community. and y'all don't understand that. y'all don't live in our [ bleep ] skin. >> reporter: representative armando wally was angered when his colleagues cut short the debate over the bill's amendments. for him, it's personal. >> i come from a mixed status family. my father was deported when i was in junior high, high school. i have personal lived experience with this. >> reporter: what aspect of sb-4 concerns you the most? >> one is, given this awesome authority to local lawful to determine somebody's citizenship status, but also that judge. you would get detained if the police officer cannot determine if you're in this country legally or not. so then i get detained, then i get jailed, my local jail, right? the taxpayers are footing the bill for somebody like me to be housed. >> reporter: representative wally's district is 82% dispanic. >> there's a lot of trepidation, t

texas. the white house says texas officials in eagle pass prevented border patrol agents from providing emergencynce to the migrants by blocking agents' access with a boat ramp. they had taken control of the park this week. >> i'd like to tell you what's going on here. as you can see, there is a gate here at shelby park. if you come down here they will be denying access. >> texas governor greg abbot justifying his state's takeover to police the border. >> texas has the legal authority to control egress and ingress into any geographic location in the state of texas and authorities being asserted with regard to the park in eagle pass, texas. >> the doj, responding with the legal filing to the supreme court stating without the boat ramp, border patrol has no practical options for responding to migrants who may be in distress. a white house spokesman telling nbc news, governor abbott's political stunts are cruel, inhumane and dangerous adding border patrol must have access to the borders to enforce our laws and this as washington and immigration continue. president biden saying we have to make major

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house. the biden administration accusing texas officials of preventing federal border agents from providing emergency assistance to the victims. guad venegas has more. >> reporter: the drowning of three migrants, a woman and two children, escalating tensions between the white house and the state of texas. the white house says texas officials in eagle pass prevented border patrol agents from providing emergency assistance to the migrants by blocking agents' access to a city park with a boat ramp. the state had recently taken control of the park. >> i'd like to tell you what's going on here. as you can see there's a gate here at shelby park. if you come down here then they will be denying access. >> reporter: texas governor greg abbott justifying his state's takeover to police the boarder. >> texas has the legal authority to control ingress and egress into any geographic location in the state of texas and that authority is being asserted with regard to that park in eagle pass, texas. >> reporter: the doj responding with a legal filing to the supreme court stating without the boat ramp border p

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she also served in the texas senate before winning a seat in the u.s. house in 1992, where she served for three decades before retiring in 2022. eddie bernice johnson was a pioneer in many fields, including the first registered nurse elected to congress, first african-american to represent dallas in congress, and the first woman and first african american to chair the house committee on science, space, and technology. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. coming up, the president of harvard claudine gay has resigned six months after becoming the first black woman to lead the university. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "sometimes i cry" by les mccann. the soul jazz pioneer passed away last week at the age of 88. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the first african american and second woman to lead harvard university resigned tuesday after allegations of plagiarism and backlash over her testimony at a congressional hearing on antisemitism last

joining me now texas congressman randy weber he is a member of the house freedom caucus.g to you and thank you for being here. quite a mess down with the southern border governor abbott has a point in the right to defend his state from an invasion. yet he is receiving so much pushback, we are in an election year, this is a huge issue for the president the borders are who is completely ignored what has going on down there. where do they go from here? >> you make a great point, we are in an election year, the hypocrisy is a palpable year of the vice president say republicans want to run on this issue. the president has not been in control of the border for the last three plus years and all of a sudden an election year they're blaming republicans. it's unbelievable, governor abbott, i want to even add this we need to remember the 13 colonies in the 13 states if you will created the federal government, the federal government did not create the states. they have the tenth amendment all rights go to the people in the states and the states of the people respectfully it's unbelie

house. the biden administration is pushing texas to open the border park to federal agencies. three drowned in the border river migrant. the white house blames texas authorities for these deaths because they blocked the opportunity to save the dead. in addition, texas authorities are arresting migrants who entered the park illegally. and it turns out to the state itself. according to our observations, dramatic changes have occurred in the park, because over the past 3 years migrants have not only been able to safely cross the river. texas has the legal authority to control the flow of people crossing the border anywhere in the state. the usa has become like a waste dump, and you know, who else comes to us, terrorists. the main question this week was why the president decided to gather congressional leaders in the white house about ukraine, since the main stumbling block in this issue is precisely the problem at the border. they asked me. did the president say something new, something important that could change the position of the republicans and encourage them to abandon certa

as we've heard she's the first el the texas house of representatives in 1972. and i have a picture that hangs in my office of my father at then members are allowed to take their picture there when they arrive here in congress. and my father is standing there podium and right next to him is e.b.j. so i am fortunate that i will have a memory of her every time i enter my office in new jersey.she really on the personal side looked out for us, gave usy quiet but when she told you something you understood that she was not playing around. that's for sure. and it was your benefit. you may not have appreciated it at the time, or felt it was terse. but in the long run it was always right. so i here just to pay honor and homage to a great woman. a great woman. a woman defied odds. that were was able to accomplish so much with everything stacked against her she still was able to accomplish incredible things. so i'm glad that my colleague that i'm not surprised the gentleman from georgia mr. johnson, keeping it real. understand what did happen to her. it was a crime and a t

texas is not backing down. the white houselegal action -- threatening legal action after texas seized control of shelby park at the border to crack down and tighten security at the state's border. matt fin is live in eagle pass, texas. matt. reporter: liz, the battle over this park intensified last week when texas put up some of this razor wire and kicked out federal border patrol agents. texas argues it can do a better job deterring migrants than the federal government. the battle game even more heated when democratic congressman henny cuellar that taction is to blame for -- texas is to blame for the drowning death of a mother and son on friday. dhs released a statement backing that claim. the texas military department strongly denies the allegation saying mexican authorities handled the drownings and white house weighed in on unfirmed allegation writing in part "on friday night a woman and two children drowned near eagle pass and texas blocked u.s. border patrol from attempting to provide emergency assistance". in the newest

hat tip to former texas house member and banking chairman jeb hensarling for his excellent op-ed piece on this subject last week in "the wall street journal" the best way to avert a crisis is to reform entitlements. the next best way is, growth. the trouble with these so-called bipartisan commissions is that they start raising taxes at the very first meeting even before the first cup of coffee has been poured. whether it was jfk in the '60s however, reagan in the '80s, clinton in his second term or donald trump, lower taxes have always been a successful policy to boost economic growth. and more growth with more people working, with higher wages, well that generates more tax revenues to reduce deficits. probably by a factor of at least two or three to one. that's the historical evidence. so, republicans now should not be lulled into falling for yet another phony fiscal commission. better to give president trump a strong republican senate and house so the fiscal committees can do their job rather than rely on left-wing democrats and finally any moves to strengthen social security should

. >> harris: texas governor greg abbott has just said no to the white house. texas will not comply. today is the deadline for texas to give federal agents access to a key stretch of the border. the feds want to remove razor wire meant to keep illegal immigrants out and the white house border policy is failing. texas is overrun with illegals. border protection is outnumbered by the fentanyl and text traffickers and texas and the rest of our united states are out of time. the border is a disaster. governor abbott says texas has the right to defend itself against an invasion and it will. i'm harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus." let's take a look at the area in question. it is shelby park. we'll take a live look. 47 acres along the rio grande in eagle pass. the u.s. supreme court ruled the government can choose to enter that park and remove that razor wire. they chose against texas. but abbott, as i said, is not caving to the administration's demand. in fact, he has been installing even more razor wire. texas lieutenant governor dan patrick is warning the white house. >>

texas and the white house are locked in a bitter stand-off on the border. administration demanding texas reopen a border park to federal agents after a drowning deaths of three migrants. the white house blames texas for those deaths saying the state blocked agents from rescuing the woman and her two children. but a new doj court filing has disproved that narrative revealing the migrants were already dead when the feds requested access. meanwhile texas is holding in refusing to let the feds back in. >> they don't tell us where people are coming across or criminal activity along the border or who they are letting in whether terrorists or people who have committed crimes. they don't tell us where people are from. we have the obligation to control public lands in texas, a sovereign state and defend our borders. >> dana: more on this with dan patrick. let's go to matt finn in eagle pass with the latest. hi, matt. >> good morning, dana. yesterday was the deadline the federal government gave to texas to reopen this park back to border patrol agents. as it stands th

we'll see where that goes as some democrats are saying they want this white house to seize control of the texas national guard. the white house seemed to punt on that yesterday. can the white house do that, shannon? >> shannon: exceptionally rare but think back to the late 1950s after brown v. board of education where there were students showing up, black students to try to integrate the schools as had been ordered. in arkansas the national guard was actually used by the governor there in 1957 to block these students from getting into class and dwight d. eisenhower, the president at the time, did take federal control of the national guard and tell them they could not be used to do that. >> sandra: important to get these in here, governor brian kemp of georgia and another standing in solidarity with abbott, two governors. listen. >> this is a no-brainer. every state now is a border state. the white house and joe biden obviously doesn't get it or they don't care. >> number one responsibility of the federal government is to secure the nation and they haven't done it. job one is to secure the borde

texas border towns face daily. we'll continue our transportation mission until biden reverses course on his open border policies. white house officials say they have a big problem with that. >> using migrants as a political stunt is not making communities and texas saver. it's shameful. we need to call that out. >> house republicans want the southern border to be the thing that everybody who follows policy and politics is talking about to start the new year. white house officials are not trying to counter program them. nothing on the president's public schedule today. >> bill: here we go into the new year we dive. thank you, talk to you later. >> dana: a heightened focus on the border chaos bringing dozens of house republicans to the epicenter of the crisis, eagle pass, texas where we find bill melugin this morning. hi, bill. >> good morning to you. this is believed to be the largest congressional delegation to ever visit the southern border today. the speaker's office telling me as of this morning they have nearly 60 members confirmed to be coming at a time when records are just being shattered here at the southern border.

this -- the white house is going to claim that federal laws take precedent when they do that threatened fight with texasbut this white house is accused of breaking federal laws here, that's what you're saying. because the constitution has what's called a take care clause. >> right. elizabeth: it stipulates the president shall take care, federal laws be faithfully executed. he's not doing it. >> no, he's certainly not. and that's, again, why as you said why texas is stepping up, doing what they're doing. because the problem is so, just so egregious, so wrong. so i think you're going to see more of that from texas, and god bless them for standing up and doing what needs to be done. we were here today, we just saw right behind me, we saw illegals come across as we're here, 60 some members of congress, and illegals are coming across the rio grande, walking up, pushing the razor wire aside, walking through and coming into the country. we saw it today as we're here. now, there's not the numbers that were here a few weeks ago, but we saw that take place while we were here seeing the border today. elizabeth: co

people crossed the border in december alone, in texas they say that federal authorities are deliberately trying to weaken the national guard. the white housemanding that the state transfer some of its impressive arsenal of weapons to ukraine. texas is resisting, fearing that in this way washington does not want to help kiev, but to disarm the national guard, which is 18,000 people. of course, no one is going to let them go, these are all fairy tales. if they want. texas gets better like this. ex-president trump, he did not take advantage of the opportunity to once again jab biden for his inability to solve the problem, and state leaders are becoming bolder in their statements every day. the lieutenant governor of texas said that if the biden administration goes into confrontation with local law enforcement, this will be the biggest mistake of the white house. this is elze. this was reported by cnn. the twenty-second ceremony of presenting the golden national film award took place in the legendary first pavilion of mosfilm. eagle. among the laureates are films created and released with the support of the russia-1 tv channel, such as the rig

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texas immediately cease and desist any actions that brooke bo b block federal access to the shelby park area, near where a woman and two children drowned late friday the rescue response highly disputed the white house stating texas officials blocked u.s. border patrol from attempting to save the migrants texas authorities calling that wholly inaccurate, sharing by the time border patrol requested access, mexican authorities were already recovering the bodies. >> it's devastating to imagine that state officials would know that people were drowning in the river, particularly children, and block border patrol from going and saving them. >> reporter: just hours before the drowning, the state's governor defending its border presence >>texas has the legal authorit to control ingress and egress into any geographical location in the state of texas. >> reporter: back in eagle pass, 700 white crosses marking the estimated migrant deaths the last year. texas is given a deadline of this wednesday to stop blocking border patrol or they'll refer the matter to the department of justice and pursue all options available to restore access. morgan chesky, nbc news, dallas. >>> just a few days after u.s. airstrikes on

texas versus the federal government on the border? guest: it's significant we saw leader johnson leader group of more than 60 house republicans to eagle texas at the beginning of the year which is seen as a way that house republicans were kicking off the year with a full court press at the southern border and holding a press conference there and doing -- and doing tours. republicans came back to capitol hill and spoke about their experiences and after that, we saw this acceleration in the process to impeach mayorkas during the impeachment hearings and the expectation there would be a markup and over the weekend, the unveiling of these articles. this week, we'll see come to fruition with that markup an initial boat on the homeland security commission. this situation happening in texas and the trip that house republicans took their has been a key focus of this congress. republicans have been doing this full court press on the border. immigration is now the key top issue among voters so we will see republicans capitalize on that. host: this is the on the line for democrats. caller: good morning. i just wanted to speak to your guest and s

and that authority is being asserted with regard to that park in eagle pass, texas. >> the white house dismissed the policies as, quote, cruel, inhumane and dangerous political stunts. >>> the ntsb and faa are investigating a hot air balloon crash that killed four people in arizona. a fifth person was also seriously injured when the balloon slammed into the ground yesterday morning in eloy, about 50 miles northwest of tucson. eight skydivers had jumped from the gondola before the accident. police say the cause of the crash is still unknown. >>> well, as dangerously low temperatures sweep across the country, we want to bring back in nbc meteorologist michelle grossman with a look at what's in store for the week ahead. hi again, michelle. >> hi again, we're looking at the cold weather staying in place all week long. it's dangerous, it's life-threatening in some areas. and we're also looking at two winter storms that will move cross-country. let's talk about the cold first, because we're looking at dangerous temperatures in the northern plains especially. it's going to feel like 40 below

house is doubling down on a new border hoax. two years after falsely accusing border agents of whipping migrants, the administration is now falsely claiming texasr greg abbott for the tragic drowning deaths of three migrants. last week a mother and her two children drowned in the rio grande while attempting to cross the border. the white house not waiting for the facts instead blasting out a statement that claims that texas officials, quote, blocked border agents from attempting a rescue by shutting down a part of a public park. and, of course, the liberal media ate up every word. >> in texas, the republican governor prevents federal officials from trying to rescue a woman and her two children who drowned trying to cross a river in texas. >> agents were physically barred by texas authorities from entering the area. >> he has been talking about how texas has done everything except shoot these migrants and it almost sounds as though he was lamenting so he let them drown. his troopers are preventing federal officials, law enforcement from saving a life or lives in this case. >> into is are families, these are mothers, children. i just, i am actual

texas. the publishing house's own correspondent, businesswoman ekaterina, joins our conversation. s riot, and is this not part of such an election campaign? oh, you are absolutely right, on the one hand, this is indeed part of the election campaign, and many observers have noticed that former president donald trump, the favorite in the presidential race, and most likely, joe biden's rival... in the presidential election, categorically rejects the deal, which is now, well, at the last stage of approval in congress, and if you believe the publication... even mitch mccon, who used to be such an opponent of donald trump, stood up for side, the republican party has rallied, they believe that it is now necessary to raise the border so, to their banner and go with this argument against joe biden in the elections, but on the other hand, really objectively, if you look at the situation, about half now all illegal migrants. who are on the territory of the united states were allowed into the country during the presidency of joe biden, joe biden, having all the legal tools that he now has, he

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more than 50 house republicans are in eagle pass, texas tonight meeting with border officials. getting a first-hand look at the migrant crisis that is forcing the biden administration to go on the offense. the white house placing blame on the house g.o.p. saying members are obstructing progress, even as president biden faces mounting criticism from democrats. correspondent bill melugin starts us off tonight in eagle pass, texas again. good evening, bill. >> bill: bret, good evening to you. today's congressional delegation was the largest one to ever visit the southern border. and these house republicans came here after december which saw the highest single month of illegal crossings ever recorded in our nation's history. the republicans say president biden is solely to blame. >> one thing is absolutely clear: america is at a breaking point with record levels of illegal immigration. >> bill: house speaker mike johnson and a delegation of around 60 house republicans in eagle pass, texas today. to highlight what they say is the biden administration's dereliction of duty at the sout

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more breaking news, they're going to get texas congressman pat fallon's response to this news late in the day. the white house just took its fight with texas to the supreme court as texas battles to protect u.s. citizens at the border. all this next on "the evening edit". ♪liz: we're happy to welcome to the show texas congressman pat fallon. we have news that broke last night about how texas is taking control of the city park, shelby park and processing illegal immigrants and now the biden white house today just filed, its escalating its fight with texas and just filed a motion with the supreme court saying texas is basically blocking federal officials from processing illegal immigrants at texas' border with putting new inland and the biden white house doesn't like it and they want to stop texas working on the texas border. >> they're protecting and securing the border and they're supposed to and they put buoys in the water and biden administration sued. when they seized the park, the biden administration sued. when they put the ba barbed wire up, the biden administration sued to clip it and violate the order

harris: president biden's policies just divided our nation in half. 25 states supporting texas against the white housester. two of those governors are with me in "focus." don't mess with texas. they'll tell you. and if you like to drive fast, who doesn't, the nanny state wants to make cars to make sure you have to drive slow. plus biden's bizarre blunders have reached a whole new level. governors bryan kemp and kellyanne conway, raymond arroyo, "the faulkner focus" top of the hour. >> dana: illinois is touting a third year of record breaking sales in the cannabis industry. now the state's governor is facing backlash for failing to address health concerns and other risks as well. garrett tenney is live with the latest. when i saw him bragging about this the other day it was a strange things. don't you want to bring other types of jobs into the state? >> the record breaking sales brought in $417 million in tax revenue for the state. no doubt recreational marijuana has been great for illinois's coffers since it was legalized. the governor said we're building the best cannabis industry in the nation. his

southern border where the standoff between texas and the white house is moving to court. the biden administration asked the u.s. supreme court to weigh in on the dispute that stemmed from texas blocking u.s. border patrol access to a portion of the border. texas responded to the court filing by saying it is working promptly to grant access to one section of the border. earlier president biden spoke to reporters about the situation as he headed to camp david. >> i've been pushing for fundamental change at the border for a long time. a long time. so hopeful, i'll let the negotiations play out. >> let's bring in priscilla alvarez at the white house. what is the latest on this fight over the border in congress? >> reporter: it is still at a standstill. what is on the line, $14 billion for border security as well as aid for ukraine and israel. and for weeks, senate negotiators has been working almost around the clock to reach a consensus on border policy changes to have that supplemental funding that the white house has requested pass through congress. this is an ask from repub

liz: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the show, submit armed and we mowing, we make of the fight between texas biden white houseing to go after taxes because texas has control of shall be part of this out the federal government for processing illegal border crossers. nobody else house will go after taxes what you come down this. >> will i think what i want to - on texas in texas right now has right to secure the borders stay because this administration is failing to do that and with 8.8 million illegals in the process of the more just says joe biden is been in office texas has to be somebody think medicament new york, boston, they are screaming at the top of the lungs because they received a few busload is come busloads of invest in their saying that they are little record have closed out parts and sporting centers that was used for you, new policies individuals and you texas and taken the blood on this and i think that this would it be a really likely especially if this went to the course saying that of the federal government has failed to do so, the states have the right to take care of themselves because the

texas not backing down in its border fight with the biden white house. s standing up with more border security. now looks like illegal border crossers could be shifting away from texas. fox news matte finn live from eagle pass. thanks for joining us. reporter: of course, liz. the show down between the biden administration and governor abbott is not letting up here in texas. meanwhile over in c at the southern border there, there's fresh video to show you and fox camera capturing illegal crossings in hambookah, california, in eastern san diego county. two suvs pull up to the wall and groups breeze around the southern border wall and china, turkey, brazil, and india illegals and u.s. custom and border protection source tells fox news there's more than 130 border patrol apprehensions in the san diego sector alone and include chinese nationals and turkish nationals, more than 850 of illegal crossings were single adults and also a fox drone capturing truckloads of fencing arriving into shelby park where we are nearly every day for the past couple of would he b

house statement says that texas officials blocked u.s. border patrol from attempting to provide emergency assistance. >> there were other -- there were other migrants in the water as well. >> why wasn't that included in the statement. >> there were other migrants. >> if that. >> our statement is very much consistent with doj filing. >> on immigration, another point of clarification on this claim from the 2024 biden-harris campaign. >> donald trump put immigrants in cages. he separated families. >> former president trump did separate children from their parents but that policy began under the obama administration. and it turns out the highest number ever of children in custody happened under president biden. 20,000 children in april 2021. obret, it is the end of the business day along the border and appears texas has not complied with the federal order to reopen this park. we will keep you updated, bret. >> bret: matt finn live in eagle pass, texas. matt, thanks. president biden hosting congressional leaders at the white house a short time

homeland security secretary meeting border enforcement officials in texas, as house republicans prepareeachment proceedings against him. we will have those stories and much more coming up on "cnn news central". >>> federal officials are combing through evidence as they are trying to figure out what went wrong when part of an alaska airlines plane ripped off in the middle of the flight. brand-new images show from the -- pardon me -- brand-new images from the data to show that investigators recovered the door plug from somebody's yard, bob's yard, in fact. in portland, oregon, this fell off the plane shortly after takeoff. the agency also says that to cell phones, amazingly, that fell from 16,000 feet, they were likely flung from the plane. >> it blows my mind that you can see the picture of this phone, seemingly just fine. >> it had the protective glass cover, you can see it. >> my phone falls out of the pocket and it cracks. >> well you just need a protective cover, that's clear. >>> in the days before friday's incident, the pressurization system went off three times pumping the airline

the white house pointed to a department of justice filing which actually seems to confirm that texas d not need to respond to the drowning because mexican authorities were. >> the white house statement says that texas officials blocked u.s. border patrol from attempting to provide emergency assistance. there were other migrants in the water. >> why wasn't that included in the statement? if that's -- >> our statement is very much consistent with doj filing. >> that controversy aside, a federal attorney has warned texas that today is the last day the state has to allow border patrol agents back into this park or the attorney writes the u.s. government will consider all options on the table. i spoke exclusively with a texas attorney general ken paxton. he says that texas is not backing down today. paxton says that they have the obligation to control public lands here in texas. believe it or not, the razor wire here in this park is at the center of the controversy. texas wants it kept in place because it deters migrants. texas is fighting to keep it here. they don't want the federal gover

the statement from the white house implies that texas was responsible, and a number of outlets were forced to issue corrections and editors' notes because of that white house statement. so will the white house amend that statement? >> so let's be sensitive here. three people died. three migrants died. why are you repeating this false claim that republicans voted to reduce the number of border patrol agents even though "the washington post" gave the administration three pinocchios for that? >> so we don't believe it's a false claim. our statements were very direct here last year. the house gop voted and not only did they vote for it, but they tout it. they touted their limit, save, grow act. >> [inaudible] that it would never affect -- elizabeth: she was saying it's not going to affect border patrol. tom you're welcome reaction to the white house statements here. >> it doesn't surprise me. they've been lying from day one. let me emphasize what brandon just said. over 1700 illegal aliens have said on u.s. soil since joe biden's been president. historic number. nothing even close. 1,700 peopl

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. >>> tonight the crisis at the southern border has turned into a turf war between texas and the white housen administration says three migrants drowned after texas national guard members physically blocked federal border agents from attempting to rescue them. cbs's weijia jiang reports this latest incident is adding more fuel to the fire in this tense border standoff. >> reporter: the texas national guard abruptly seized control of a 2 1/2-mile stretch of the southern border last week. dhs says on friday, federal border protection agents requested access to the area where a group of migrants was attempting to cross the rio grande, but texas officials refused. a woman and her two children drowned. in a cease and desist letter to the texas attorney general, the top lawyer for dhs said, texas' failure to provide access to the border persists even in instances of imminent danger to life and safety, calling the state's actions clearly unconstitutional. >> it's all politics. >> reporter: texas congressman henry cuellar says the state prevented federal agents from using specialized equipment to sa

the latest on the dispute between the white house and texas republican governor greg abbott who had theor wire installed to deter illegal migration. panama says half a million people crossed the dangerous darien gap jungle as they attempted to reach the u.s.-mexico border. that is more than double the previous year. the darien gap is the only link between south and central america. and the u.s., the biden administration says his country is facing an unprecedented migration crisis. the fbi is investigating a new year's day crash in rochester, new york that killed two people and injured at least nine more. an suv filled with gas canisters appear to intentionally crash into another vehicle just outside of a concert venue on monday. the suspect, a 30 five-year-old man, also died in the incident. . police in rochester say no link to terrorism has been found. before we go, a british army officer already holds two records for antarctic tracking. now she is set for a third. she believes she has become the world's fastest woman to complete also look south pole skeet expedition covering more than

. >>> and texas state officials are facing intense scrutiny after three migrants drown in the rio. what the white houseshould have done, coming up next. >>> the u.s. says its relations with taiwan are rock solid. itment comes after taiwan held presidential elections on saturday, which have drawn strong condemnation from the chinese government. >> an unofficial u.s. delegation is in taiwan showing unity after the island's ruling party secured an historic third term. >> we are live in beijing. let's start with will ripley in taipei for us. is there a concern about these arguments they were making by are reelecting this party putting taiwan on more of a course of conflict with china. >> there's a lot of things that taiwan believes china is trying to do to isolate taiwan and intimidate taiwan on a global stage. so this show of support in taipei, these former u.s. officials, the former deputy secretary of state meeting with not only the outgoing taiwan these president, but the president-elect and the vice president-elect. this is significant for taiwan and it comes a at a crucial time that yet another count