wu: yes, it would have. mr. khanna: so i guess i'm trying to understand, you know, if we set this precedent that we want cities to be enforcing every federal mandate, then what happens when there's a new democratic president that comes and says, we want a mask mandate that the republicans may not want? and when there are conservatives like governor desantis and abbott saying we don't want our cities to enforce that? do you see any difference between a federal government asking you to enforce laws that i.c.e. is doing versus a federal government asking you to enforce a mask mandate or, frankly, to enforce gun laws that may not be what your local city decide is focused on? ms. wu: it does seem that local authority is part of our democracy and part of our system of government. mr. khanna: isn't the real issue here not one of immigration but of federalism? isn't the question, i mean, everyone agrees that there needs to be -- if there's someone who is convicted of a crime, that i.c.e. has the right to enforce those l

wu: that is inaccurate. that is false. mr. mcguire: my time. ms. wu: that is false. i'd like to see the facts on that. again, put him under oath and ask the questions here. mr. mcguire: how could you do that to your citizens? it sounds more like you care about the politics than the safety of your citizens. imagine the parents of those children abused by someone you all released into society. ms. wu: congressman, our safety statistics are the lowest in the country. lower than your district. mr. mcguire: a little girl aged 14 was raped by an illegal alien. he was released from jail four times because it seems, you guys on the left, you believe that criminals are good, police are bad and no one cares about the victims. this horrific crime was avoidable but it was sanctuary policies like yours that allowed the offender to travel to the u.s. and end up in my district. with that i yield. mr. comer: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes mr. min from california. mr. min: thank you, mr. chair. i want to take a moment just to note that once again this committee is failing

mayor wu yes or no? none.inaudible] >> have my next question what went on an illegal alien rapes a woman do you believe you on the right side of history? mayor adams yes or no? >> cook so the question again? okay mayor johnston. when an illegal alien rapes a woman do you believe you're on the right side of history yes or no? some charge and prosecute them for. >> yes or no you say to go to jail didn't you? if i'm harboring illegal aliens mayor johnson? questioner could conjure up your question please. >> what illegal alien rapes a woman do you believe you're on the right side of history? could you clarify that question quite all right mayor wu yesterday "no rape is obvious he and horrible. >> why are you letting gravis back on the strait of boston? upset is not true this now is happening in boston. >> when illegal alien lesson, a lesson under age could you pat yourself on the back for being compassionate? mayor adams? >> it is despicable for. >> mayor johnson question comes and prosecute folks who commit crime

record numbers participating. >> thank you mayor wu. mayor johnson can you tell us a little bit about measures your office has implemented to address the root causes of violence in chicago? >> thank you for the question. so first of all it's great to report of violence is down in the city of chicago. it has gone down since i've been in office as a result of a couple of measures. the one we reopen three mental health clinics because we do know mental health issues we are in a very severe mental health crises we have increased in number of youth employment with hired almost 28000 young people for last summer. this year we have an opportunity to hire up to 29000 young people we also built more homes. just last year we appropriated $11,000,000,000.37000 construction jobs in the works for almost 10,000 more affordable units. we have promoted and hired 200 detectives to increase trust between community and law enforcement to solve the crimes that do occur in our city. >> thank you so much. mayors, i want to thank you for the hard work you are

wu is unphased saying it is not her first rodeo. mayor wu has been shielded to accountable. arrests in boston prove the sanctuary policies endanger public safety. every time the mayor prioritizes her pride in politics over common sense more criminal illegal immigrants are drawn to boston putting massachusetts residents at risk and forcing federal authorities to step in. mayor wu will join the delegation in washington holding a press conference and it will be very interesting to see what happens tomorrow. >> bill: preview that. jason chaffetz, fox news contributor, good morning to you. so you are one of these mayors. >> that would suck. >> what do you say? >> how do you defend criminals? the mayors will try to conflate immigrants. they will say immigrants. the committee has to continually say no, no, no, we're okay with immigrants. we're not okay with illegal immigrants. particularly the ones committing crimes. what you have them in your possession and rather than cooperating with federal authorities to get these people out of town after they've served a sentence, you are rel

today, after reading to children, wu tried to turn the page, noting both the local da and boston's topcritics. >> it's unfortunate to politicize being at the scene of a tragic incident. we had an off duty officer who saw something happening, his training kicked in, and took action and surely saved even more lives. >> suspect killed was identified today as lamar, 32, a u.s. citizen from boston. but this hearing slated for wednesday is expected to focus on sanctuary city policies. mayor wu says she acknowledges that this is being painted as a bit of a showdown this is not her first rodeo and she expects to go down there and defend this diverse city. bret? >> bret: molly line, live in boston. mollie, thanks. moments ago, the u.s. senate confirmed linda mcmahon as education secretary, 51 to 45. mcmahon is slated to take that oath of office and getting a position where she is going to be instructed to try to dismantle the education department. but she gets the vote 51-45. up next, the panel on the latest fallout from friday's white house encounter between president trump and ukraine's leade

mayor wu expressed condolences to the attacker.ten to her. >> my condolences and all of our thoughts are with the family of the individual whose life has been lost and i am also thinking of all the people who were impacted here today. one of the busier parts of the city with the tragedy. >> lawrence: behind her you see all these cops. and this person tried to take on cops. and she offers condolences to the person that was -- i don't care about the person that tried to stab the cop. if he died as a result is he gooffer him christ and is he gog to have his judgment day. it's not common sense to do it. >> steve: here is what makes no sense. you are looking at back bay, the really nice neighborhood in downtown boston. this couple was being chased down the street by a man with a knife. >> lawrence: maniac. >> steve: threatened to kill him. they ran into the chick-fil-a to seek shelter. there was off duty cop in there the off duty cop tells the guy to put the knife down and he didn't do it. he shot the person who was trying to kill the p

>> we -- >> mayor wu?> we investigate, arrest and prosecute. >> you guys don't sound very confident today. would your city honor an i.c.e. detainer on an illegal alien who rapes kids if one was issued today, mayor adams? yes or no? >> in accordance with law, we will honor detainers. >> mayor johnson? >> -- [inaudible] >> we always a cooperate with federal agents with a criminal warrant. >> mayor wu. >> a criminal warrant, we will enforcement. >> a criminal warrant. i'm talking about an i.c.e. detainer on an individual who's here illegally who rapes kids. do you all hate donald trump more than you love your country? mayor adams? >> i respect my president. i respect -- >> yes or no. you're having the hardest time today. >> mayor johnston? >> i love my country. >> yes or no? >> i love my country. >> okay. mayor johnson? >> as the son of a pastor, i love everyone. and this country. >> mayor wu? >> i love my country and my city. >> do you all -- are you all willing to go to jail for violating federal law? mayor

bostonnens mayor michelle wu is saying this. >> to every one of my neighbors back in boston, know thisu belong here. let's talk about tom homan. shame on him for lying about my city. ♪ the next powerball drawing is now available on jackpocket. jackpocket lets you order official state lottery tickets right on your phone. just pick your numbers and place your ticket order, see a scan of your ticket right in the app and get your winnings instantly. go to jackpocket.com to get the app and get your first ticket free. jackpocket. america's number one lottery app. dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. ♪ >> lawrence: so democrats facing the heat on capitol hill yesterda

okay, mayor wu?ou have 6% approval rating because you suck against answering questions. >> john: she has a way of getting under their skin but they do have a difficult time explaining why they are doing what they are doing and how they could potentially be doing it differently. >> just do the common sense thing. you've got a bad guy. i.c.e. says we know he is here illegally, apprehended him two years ago, biden administration released him into the country, a bad guy done bad things, held him in custody for three -- a multiyear, and then when you're going to release him just give notice and plenty of time so i.c.e. can come there and actually apprehend and arrest him inside the jail. no one gets hurt. in fact, think about the immigrant. think about the migrant. they are jeopardizing the safety of your community, the safety of the agents who come to arrest him, and the safety of the migrant. here is the problem with the democratic party today. sarah huckabee sanders said it best. the normal versus craz

mayor wu says she will defend her city as she joins the panel of sanctuary city mayors.ublicans in congress say the mayors will be held publicly accountable. >> well, we have already seen some materials put out in advance that seems designed to try to heighten interest and frame it as some kind of showdown or dramatic moment. >> the chair of the house oversite committee james comer of kentucky claims the mayors of boston, chicago, denver and new york city shield criminal aliens that indanger public safety. tom homan said he would bring hell to boston. he traveled to other sanctuary cities he has yet to arrive in the bay state. it hasn't stopped ice and federal partners like atf and f.b.i. from stepping up efforts here to apprehend criminal migrants with or without cooperation from local and city authorities. massachusetts republican party chair says the mayor wu has been shielded from accountability for too long. the committee will force her to answer tough questions writing when speaking to her progressive supporters or friendly media outlets she proudly defends her san

i appreciate it. >> ainsley: you are welcome. >> boston mayor michelle wu is ready to testify beforetatus saying, quote: it's not my first rodeo. the mayor is also responding to criticism after offering condolences to the family of a stabbing suspect shot and killed by an off-duty police officer. >> you know, it's unfortunate to politicize being at the scene of a tragic incident and i expressed condolences along with our police commissioner and district attorney because every loss of life is a horrible tragedy. >> wu also expressed her appreciation for boston's police officers. here is earth cam's live look at new orleans where severe storm threats are impacting fat tuesday celebrations taking place today. high winds and twister warnings have forced adjustments to some mardi gras events. two of the biggest parades were moved up routes cut down while other parades scheduled for today have already been canceled. kroger is offering, listen to this. free our back boxes daylight savings time going into effect this weekend. each box is stocked with kroger brand breakfast essentials coffee

wu: respectfully, i'm the mayor of boston. i don't get to decide who comes into our country and where they go after that. our job is to keep people fed and healthy and safe when they arrive in our city. and we do that in order to make sure that everyone across our community is safe. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. announcer: you can watch the rest of this on the c-span app. we take you now to capitol hill. e clerk will read the resolution.e the clerk: house resolution 191, resolved, that the house has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the honorable sylvester turner, a representative from the state of texas. resolved that the clerk communicate these resolutions to the senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the decease. resolved, that when the house adjourn today it adjour

i am here in boston, michelle wu was among those headed to washington to testify with other sanctuarynd her city and acknowledges there has been some hype ahead of the house committee hearing. >> we have already seen some materials put out in advance that seems designed to heighten interest and frame it as a showdown or dramatic moment. >> reporter: we shall see but that could be a reference to the video released by the house oversight can be last week, a promise to hold the mayors publicly accountable on march 5th, chair of the house oversight committee, republican representative james comber of kentucky claims chicago, denver and new york city have, quote, implanted reckless and illegal policies that shield, lately and some federal immigration enforcement, to bring held to boston taking aim at the city's commissioner, ice detainers ignored across the state. it is not her first rodeo. >> one of the most diverse cities, 28% of residents were born in another country and we are the safest major city in the country. >> reporter: massachusetts republican party chair says mayor wu has been

what is michelle wu saying ahead of her testimony tomorrow? >> good afternoon, john. she tends to defend the city of boston. joining these other mayors from fellow sanctuary cities. she acknowledges that there have been some hype ahead of the hearing. >> well, we have already seen some materials put out in advance that seems designed to try to heighten interest and frame it as some kind of showdown or dramatic moment. >> could be a reference to the video released by the house oversight committee touting a promise to hold them there is publicly accountable tomorrow. the chair, representative claims that they have "implemented reckless and illegal policies that shield criminal aliens from federal immigration enforcement and endanger public safety." taking aim at the city's police commissioner and pointing to a nice detainers across the stage. she is unfazed, saying it is not her first rodeo. >> we are one of the most diverse cities, 20% of our residents were born in another country. and we are the safest major city in the country. >> massachusetts republican party chair

>> mayor wu, continues to embarrass with her performance, she paid lawyers to coach her up yesterday to put on that pathetic performance. as migrant shelter director, every woman and child is at risk because of policies of mayor and the governor. >> carley: she was asked in city of boston, how much do you spend on illegal immigration and she responded, we don't ask about immigration status in ifr doll dollaring services. she did not know the answer to that question, is that acceptable? >> totally not acceptable. we are three years into the migrant crisis. continue to pass funding to fund the heeley hotels with no accountability and no exit strategy to find permanent housing for migrants. massachusetts spent 4 million on this crisis and no plan for housing for migrants and ultimately the commonwealth is failing migrants. it is unacceptable and other budgets are stressed in commonwealth, school, health and this lunacy need to stop. >> carley: remarkable line of questioning between jim jordan and mayor of denver. there was illegal immigrant gang member arrestd and released from county j

mayor wu should be standing side by side.oes not want to bring hell to illegal alien that raped a child, not one, many of them. i stopped counting at 9. as far as mayor of chicago about we're not making this community safer. i went up there and did a one day operation. we took seven tda members off the street. we took two illegal aliens convicted of murderer that they released took them off the street. we arrested six child predators took them off the street of chicago. ice is making every one of those cities safer releasing public safety threats back into the public. that on itself is just stupid policy and we're going to keep going. look, they can hate me all they want. we are coming. i said i'm going to bring hell. i meant it. i'm going to stand by it. and i'm going to do it. we're going to take child predators off the streets of these cities where they don't want to do it. >> laura: you guys are going as fast as you can with deportation. obviously you need a lot more, a lot faster. we have tens of thousands a week ideally

we found out earlier that michelle wu, the mayor of boston, spent $650,000 in taxpayer money preparinghis all day long. what have you seen so far? is. >> reporter: well, we've seen some contentious exchanges. michelle work u, she's been spatting with trump's border czar, tom homan, that has continued. you mentioned her preparations. mayor brandon johnson of chicago, he's been in washington, d.c. since sunday preparing for this. there's a lot of tension in the room on capitol hill today. and the house oversight committee chairman, james comer, started the hearing by saying this -- >> these policies only create sanctuary for criminals. sanctuary cities make us all less safe and are a public safety nightmare. >> reporter: so sanctuary policies limit local cooperation with federal immigration authorities. some in those cities argue that it actually helps decrease crime, but there are several high profile examples to support the opposite. i.c.e. a agents in boston arrested this illegal migrant from guatemala last month, he was on the streets after a being charged with the aggravated rape of

mayor wu the other day you stunningly expressed sympathy for the man responsible for the knife attack. not the brave officer who stopped it. wears a sympathy for the men and women in law enforcement trying to keep us safe in a congressman -- >> it is my time connect check your facts. watch a video. >> this is my time. >> and any individual. [inaudible] >> it is appalling to me that we even have to ask for sympathy for victims instead of violent criminals, but here we are. and to all the mayors before us, hindsight being 2020, is a blessing and a curse. you cannot go back in time but it should give you clarity for the future. lakin's murderer had demonstrated he was a danger to society. he should have been detained by i.c.e. i want to ask each of you, yes or no, you agree that someone who demonstrates a willingness to harm society should be detained by immigration officials. mayor adams yes or no. >> within the restrictions of the law, yes, i do. >> someone has committed a crime yes, they should be detained and we would help them. >> every violent criminal should be held accountable an

example. >> kayleigh: bastion of safety and michelle wu and the sound bite you played from jim jordansaying this to the denver mayor. this is a trend and i don't know if they compared notes and let's go in and give lip service to safety. mayor brandon johnston in his opener, mayor of chicago nothing is more important than safety and well-being. really? nate foy just spoke about illegal immigrant who was suspected of abusing children doing some nefarious with children who now is accused of murder! so that happen in your jurisdiction. you care about safety? right! >> harris: i don't know how they get past it art del cueto vice president of border patrol council said last hour, it is page 2 of i.c.e. detainer. keep them held until we get there. less than 48 hours to get there there make. and denver, they give an hour's notice and let them go in the parking lot. we will move on coming up vice president j.d. vance, secretary pete hegseth on the border today. director of national intelligence, tulsi gabbard, all there heading to the southern border and the numbers have hit historic lows. yo

mayor wu said she doesn't ask and the other mayor johnson said 1% of the city budget.city, he says that he's in favor of some of the sanctuary city policies but not all of them. what he's saying is i'm going to prosecute and i'm going to give i.c.e. violent offenders but at the same time i'm going to allow the low-level offenders to continue to stay without any access to them by i.c.e. or by border patrol. you cannot claim to be tough on crime while at the same time allowing low-level crimes to exist, whether it's drug offenses, trespassing, shoplifting. they create an environment of lawlessness. that's what's happening in new york city. so we learned from the broken windows theory that these fools who want to continue to protect the illegals who are criminals in spite of the fact that americans are victimized, american citizens, and law enforcement is put in more danger, as if they are doing something that's audible. -- laudable. they are hurting america. >> greg: how do you think the mayors did, were you able to catch this? be honest. i did not watch any. >> jessica:

wu's high powered law firm bills $950 an hour.t's small compared to alex bregman's new contract with the white sox. mayor being funded by taxpayer dollars. washington laurel used to rep the centers. here is the boston mayor earlier. >> i will never back down from an opportunity to defender boston, to defend our residents. [applause] and definite all that we have accomplished together. >> following the four sanctuary city mayors the capitol hill stories of have several violent onchdz arrested by ice after local cops let them go. many despite ice issuing deterrence for them. two weeks after being arrested for murder. in boston a migrant was released after being charged assault and battery. now, things might be changing in a new op-ed in the "new york post." mayor adamages said, quote: we continue to ensure that those who commit violent crimes, no matter long time residents or new arrivals are held accountable and that the public is kept safe. border czar tom homan says many crimes would have been prevented if these detainers were ho

i'm sorry, mayor wu needs a short break to attend to her young child. mayor -- >> i got the note the baby is okay for now so i will continue but thank you. i will -- i believe for my husband, the is okay. and the arrangement if okay is that everybody would take a break so i wouldn't have to go into a back room to nurse when it is time. >> that chair is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chair. mr. carico try find the republican position quite ironic because the republicans and the party always touting local government, state government, local control and not having federal overreach. i want to explore actually one of your favorite topics on the other side of the aisle, the infamous mask mandates. i know how much you loved them. and cdc came out with a mask mandate order january 29, 2021, they said we needed to have signs of $1500. >> okay, we seem to be going sideways off topic but we will get back to it, ro khanna democrat in the oversight committee. to the national border patrol council vice president and also steve hilton, fox news contributor. look, inte

michel wu is one of the mayors there seated.week. >> reporter: why do you need. [inaudible] >> even though i believe there are many more important things that come to attend to, and i would much rather continue to make progress on. when you are called before congress under oath to testify and represent the policies of residence, it is a serious undertaking. >> bill: to be clear on this, ice has wanted some criminals who were in jail. they committed really heinous crimes. some of them were allowed to go free, and not turned over to ice. >> that's right. in boston this is becoming a fight in the state legislature. wu doesn't have the power to necessarily change how ice is cooperating with law enforcement in boston. she keeps saying that. she keeps saying we can't do that. the boston commissioner doesn't have the power to honor it. but she's not saying why. she's not saying the state legislature can pass a law that very narrowly allows law enforcement to work with ice when it comes to convicted criminals who continue to be released

law and protect the american people. >> mayor wu, yes or no?no. rape is obviously horrible. >> why are you letting rapists back out on the streets of boston? >> that is not true. that is not what's happening in boston. >> based on your responses, i'm all going to be criminally referring you to the department of justice for investigation. >> the roles were reversed for one mayor, new york's eric adams, facing tough questions from democrats over the federal charges that the trump administration is now looking to dismiss. >> i'm going to ask you one more time. have you ever talked about this case with anyone in the trump administration? >> this case in front of judge hall and at a deference to judge ho, judge ho is going to decide the outcome of this case. >> i think mayor adams is not answering the question because he probably has. >> joining me now to talk about this, the congressman that you just saw there, sue subramanyam, democrat from virginia. congressman, thank you for being here. thank you. we can get to eric adams in a moment. but i saw

take a listen to one exchange with boston mayor michelle wu. >> how can. >> you get. >> a comprehensive. >> immigration policy. >> when you're defining it. >> from the very get go? >> you're building. >> it on. >> false premises. >> and false. >> tenets. >> respectfully, congressman. >> you could pass. >> bipartisan legislation. >> and that would. >> be. comprehensive immigration law. >> the false. narrative is that immigrants in general are criminals or immigrants in general, cause all sorts of danger and harm. that is, that is actually what is undermining safety in our communities. if you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms, stop cutting medicaid, stop cutting cancer research, stop cutting funds for veterans. that is what will make our city safe. >> and the latter stuff she was. mentioning is things that could be affected or cut as part of the next budget, or as some of the doge cuts we've seen as well. but the hearing is ongoing, and obviously it's an issue that is not going anywhere and hasn't over these past few years. brianna. >> all right. boris or pardon me, omar, you're he

boston's mayor michelle wu hitting back calling home comments insulting, adding the city would continue to welcome immigrants. denver's mayor taking a similar stance at one time suggesting he would mobilize the city's police force to stop mass deportations. the house oversight committee has also asked the 4 mayors to hand over documents and communications related to their city's immigration policies. but the trump administration is sending a clear message, follow the law or suffer the consequences, even threatening to pull federal funding from cities shielding undocumented migrants from deportation. republicans have been sounding the alarm over and a legend migrant crime wave. all those studies show immigrants are 60% less likely to be incarcerated than all u.s. mormon. still violent crime in which immigrants are suspects like the woman who was burned to death on a new york city subway have fueled that rhetoric. now republicans are calling for accountability. new york city's mayor adams may face less criticism, though, after he agreed to cooperate with federal authorities to help appreh

but when it was time for the boston mayor, michelle wu, to speak, she expressed sympathy for the knife wielding suspect, but not the two individuals who were nearly stabbed. take a look. >> my condolences and all of our thoughts are with the family of the individual whose life has been lost. and i'm also thinking of all the people who were impacted here today. and one of the busier parts of the city with this tragedy. >> then, when asked about the backlash following her statement, mayor wu actually doubled down on stupid. take a look. >> you know, it's unfortunate to politicize being at the scene of a tragic incident. our officers are in extremely difficult and dangerous situations every single day, keeping our residents safe. and i expressed condolences, along with our police commissioner and district attorney, because every loss of life is a horrible tragedy. >> now, despite this incident, president trump is making major headway on crime all across the country. according to a report from the new york times. trump's tariff threats on mexico is now forcing the mexican government to cra

ken wu is an environmental activist. he has dedicated his life to the preservation of old growth forests, especially western red cedars, old growth western red cedar, and it looks good, it smells good, and it has rod resistant properties, antifungal, and anti bacterial properties. that means that it doesn't rot. if you clad your hoses with it for outdoor uses, it's very resistance. it doesn't get affected by mold and end up decomposing so quickly compared to other woods. so either there's a big demand for west or red cedar in a lot of europe. and in the united states and in japan, like you mean wells far meets, or you know, a slaughtering herds of elephants for their ivory to buy it ancient red cedar is you're basically buying the blood of endangered species on your would there the fact that these all go for us, which are very special systems are being destroyed for no good reason. there's no reason why we need to make houses or make toilet paper out of old growth forest of 11 meters and 98 centimeters. so this trees hug

officer and a would-be assailants was trying to stab two people, this was boston mayor's michelle wu'sondolences and thought with the family of the individual whose life has been lost. i'm also thinking of all the people who were impacted here today. >> laura: oh, my god is she a disaster. the police officer offered a senior sentiment. what is wrong with boston. i love boston, what are you doing. joining us ned warren, you noticed that she mentioned the assailant first. that was the first thing on her mind. no prayers, just thoughts. >> right. well, i mean, the woke mind virus, it's insane what it does, it eats away the brain and causes you to truly view the world in a twisted warped which. you see that with the boston mayor's comments and how they approach - the wokesters, how they approach life when things like this happenen. it's a delusional woke mind virus leading them to say these things. >> laura: the mayor was given a chance to clear it up, watch. >> it's unfortunate to pollitt size being at the scene of a tragic incident. i expressed condolences along with our police commissio

boston mayor michelle wu had a shocking reaction about this. >> we have the individual that my was losting of all the people impacted for them here today and busy for the city and this tragedy going for that and more on this one. it's the first thought on taking the microphone. joey: it's the officer going to pull a weapon and shoot someone to save their own life and life of people around. you don't understand theed idea of post-traumatic stress disorder greater rate and suicide on the job exists at greater rate for first responders to have to do what they hope to never do to do their job and asked to do it and carrying the gun on behalf of the municipality going for them. mentioning the officers and telling you what, it's absolutely insane and people getting to find better than that and going to float in the harbor with the tea. mary katherine: not a thought to the law enforcement officer in that portion of the discussion. lisa: democrats con syringessed themselves going after -- convinced themselves going after criminals is racist and soft on crime and left cities to be slaughtered in

jon: that's boston mayor michelle wu ahead of her testimony on capitol hill next week. so-called sang chew a ware cities testifying before congress about those policies that prevent local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. finish let's bring in elizabeth ricci, adjunct immigration law professor at florida state university. thanks very much, elizabeth, for being with us in this afternoon. this debate over immigration policy is heating up, obviously, and it seems like people like michelle wu think that having a sanctuary city a good -- is a good idea and within the bounds of the law in in this country. how do you see it? >> well, it is a good idea in her context. she'll tell you that crime is lower in boston compared to non-sanctuary cities of about the same size, and it is legal. the supreme court has held that. the 1997 case of prince basisically -- basically said that states and local officials cannot be forced to enforce federal policy, that that interferes with the principles of anti-common deering that are -- commandeering that ar

but the esss emare designed to ask them questions that bring out what makes themrmis nonconforming, wuhey are risk takers. >> brian: michael shellenberger, freean speechd at the university of austin moved to the city to be h part of something he believes will be truly special go to a place champions free speech in academia. >> the university is supposed to betr a sanctuary for truth seekg and trutnch telling and it is incredible the universities in g ththe united states so many he become the exact opposite of that. they have been about censorshiph cancel culture, self-censorship. professors are terrified to say what they believe or pursue the truth. so creating a university to go back to its original roots as a place of free thought is a thre. >> dei is going out of the white house trying to get it out of government and private business. no longer the course trto take more welcomed in the academic institutions. is there still a need for the university of austin? >> sadly yes and happily yes, they are shows a huge demand for this type of constitution. i am shocked because i have notd be

we brought to you wu, the bostn mayor, who offered condolences. >> ainsley: people are tuning in to hear the president not to see if a congressman is there chair or not, i don't think anyone cares. >> brian: i like the rest of the world to see us show up and work together. >> steve: president will address tariffs and good possibility given what howard lutnick said about how mexico and canada have cracked down on number of migrants come in. rather than 25% tariff going it could be a smaller number, t, which would be great. it would fly in face of message democrats are importing into our brain, that trump tariffs will cost your family $1200. if tariff is 5% or 3%, smaller than 25%, the president will be able to say tomorrow, look, i got them to do this and we're not going to punish them as much. >> brian: possibly. the president's joint address is tomorrow. >> steve: looks like you are the president. >> brian: it looks like i'm the story. >> lawrence: he begged for it. >> ainsley: brian is going there after the show tomorrow, hear the speech and report on wednesday morning. he said, y'all

she sits on the house oversight committee, that's the committee that michelle wu is slated to testifyd to defend the status of boston as a sanctuary city and she touts it as the safest major city in the country. >> bill: molly line in boston on that. >> dana: carley shimkus and jimmy failla join us here. she will be on the hill. the gift that keeps on giving talking about talking points. the poor city of boston. >> it will be a firing committee later this week. this is a classic progressive ideology. the criminal is the victim and the actual victim is an after thought. you can make a connection between that line of thinking and why donald trump is in office. for a mayor no matter what you think, this is a very easy situation to respond to. you say my thoughts are with the victims who went through a terrifying ordeal. any loss of life is a tragedy but so grateful to the police for defending the innocent victims here. you could say maybe was it a stumble on her behalf or her ideology. given past positions she's taken i'm sure you can say it is the latter. >> the confidence is broken in

i thought that mayor wu was being questioned by a congressman and he was like why don't you care abouton't you make a reform, that's the way to keep people safe. but what was most interesting for me was adams, the quid pro quo with the trump administration and getting the charges dumped in the indictment in that mayoral primary we will have in the summer will be wildly interesting. >> greg: it will be wildly interesting. let's move on, shall we, to another segment that will be scintillating as well. president trump, doubling down on the most beautiful word. ♪ ♪ >> dana: ♪ ♪ >>> tariffs are about making america rich again and making america great again and it's happening and it will happen rather quickly. there will be a little disturbance, but we are okay with that. it won't be much, no, you are not, oh. >> judge jeanine: president trump talking about his tariff tango with mexico, canada and china during his big speech last night. 47 is giving a one-month exemption on some automobiles from canada and mexico and commerce secretary howard lutnick is reminding these countries it's a drug

boston mayor michelle wu, new york city mayor eric add adams a, denver mayor mike johnson and chicagoon johnson. here is governor maura a healey of new york, she says as a former law enforcement official if you care about a law enforcement, the best way to secure the safety and well-being of our state, our nation is for local are, state and federal law enforcement to work together. so it seems to me you shouldn't be threatening to bring, what was it, hell? if you should come here with support and resources to help us address any public safety issues we're experiencing. and i can tell you that massachusetts if law enforcement, tate and local continue to work with federal law enforcement when it comes to the investigation and the prosecution and apprehension of criminals. so, of course -- charlie: is, of course, all of this is in response to their defense of sanctuary cities. i think this is so interesting. this is the hill the democrat politicians want the die on even after the election, even after polls after polls after polls are shown how deeply unpopular these sanctuary city polici

boston mayor michelle wu spent $650,000 preparing for today's hearing.nd denver mayor mike johnston spent over million bucks. see if that money swell spent. authorities confirming there were no significant gaps or carbon monoxide leaks at the home of gene hackman. that assessment coming after expanded search of the house. hackman and his wife were found dead inside that home last week. officials believe the two had died several days before being found. still a mystery there. pope francis resting well overnight after sleeping with ventilation mask. the pope had no further respiratory episodes overnight. doctors say he is stable. the vatican says his outlook is complex and prognosis remains guarded as a pope spends a third week in the hospital after he was admitted for double pneumonia. today italian cardinal preside over the ash wednesday service as the pope recovers. today marks the first day of lent. and ginn stefani and chris pratt are the latest celebrities to invite christians to join them in the -- in prayer on the hallow app. hallow partner and inv

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boston mayor michelle wu is expected to fork over 650,000 to prep for today's hearing, denver mayor,e lawyers cost more than brian's speaking. here is boston mayor. >> i will never back down from opportunity to defend boston and our residents and all that we have accomplished together. >> lucas: stories of several violent offenders arrested after local cops let them go. many released after ice arrested them for murder. in boston, migrant released after being charged with robbery and battery. ice detainers have been ignored. new york mayor eric adams writing we must continue to ensure those who commit violent crime, are held accountable and public is kept safe, being a sanctuary city does not give new york city opportunity to violent laws. many crimes would have been p prevented in sanctuary cities, lawrence. >> lawrence: pay for illegal crimes, victims and now pay for mayors to defend themselves in front of congress. a lot of money out there. thanks. carley, you have headlines. >> carley: health news, nine states report measleses cases and texas reporting a dozen new cases bringing t

the mayor with of boston michelle wu, spent $650,000 of taxpayer money just to prepare for this hearing. $650,000. it's going to be a big show. it is wednesday, march 5th. it is the first day of lent. "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ say the word i'm thinking of ♪ stuart: say the word i'm thinking of, what could that be? mr. trump saying yes to zelenskyy? come on over and sign this deal. nice try, people. nice try. all right. sixth avenue, new york, still looking rather dull can. president trump giving an historic address on the house floor last night. it was the longest speech to a joint session of congress ever. it lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. watch. >> to my fellow citizens, america is back. [cheers and applause] we have accomplished more in 43 days than most administrations accomplished in 4 years or 8 years. and we are just getting started. the golden age of america has only just begun. it will be like nothing that has ever been seen before. stuart: it was a rousing speech. less than 10 minutes into it, texas congressman al green was kicked out for his interruptions. watch

. >> as mayor michelle wu testified becaus because bostons rallied for and against the city's sanctuaryicy. >> why we we want criminals on our streets. >> bostonians actually sticking up for their communities. [knocking] >> republicans argued by not cooperating with ice, sanctuary cities allow illegal immigrants to commit crimes without fear of deportation. critics say newly released video out of denver shows the problem with federal law enforcement struggling to revirginias a venezuelan gang member just moments after he is released from a local jail. >> let's be clear, these policies only create sanctuary for criminals. >> mayor mike johnston urged lawmakers to consider his position as migrants reached denver daily. >> do you love illegal aliens more than you love your fellow countrymen? >> i love all the residents of the city and county. >> the trump administration is suing chicago over its sanctuary policy and conservatives claim more accountability is needed. >> we've had enough. america is fed up with this betrayal of oath and you'll be held accountable. >> new york mayor eric adam

boston's mayor, michelle wu, who is herself a daughter of immigrants, was nursing her infant baby daughter during recess. in the hearing, she said this when she was asked about trump's so-called border czar threatening to bring what he called hell to boston. >> shame on him for. >> lying about my city, for having. >> the nerve to insult. >> our police commissioner. >> who. >> has overseen. >> the safest. >> boston's been in. anyone's lifetime. >> bring him. >> here under oath, and let's. >> ask him some questions. >> i am. >> here to make sure that the city of. boston is safe. >> others may. >> want to bring hell. >> we are here. >> to. >> bring peace to cities everywhere, because our gun. >> laws are the. >> strongest in the nation, because our officers. >> have built. >> relationships over. >> decades, and because. >> all of. >> our residents. >> can trust. >> that when they call 911 in the event of an emergency or to report a crime. >> help will come. this federal. >> administration's approach is undermining that trust. this federal administration. >> is making hard. >> working. >> tax

hello supervisors david wu with summer pilipinas. yeah and thank you chair melgar for the hearing and want to also appreciate supervisor chen's amendments and we urge the board to prioritize the needs of working class residents in low income communities by telling s.f. mta that public lands must be used for the public good and not for private development. we understand the fiscal challenges facing s.f. mta and the importance of maintaining and expanding public transportation in san francisco something that communities in the south a market community rely heavily on. >> we must look to long term sustainable solutions that redistribute the enormous wealth that exists in the city. we must not give away our public lands to the highest bidder. public land should serve the public good. in the south market there is very little developable land and the intensive land speculation makes it very difficult to secure land for community focused development. as a family owns several parcels in soma such such as the mosconi center garage on third an

uc berkeley student xiang wu says he values cal's commitment to free speech and is proud of the activism the university is known for. i think it's very important. i think it's like like i said, i think it's like a constitutional right for students to be able to protest about things that they dislike, things that they find unfair. but tonight, many students worry their right to protest is at risk. in a post on truth social this morning, the president wrote all federal funding will stop for any college, school or university that allows illegal protest. he says agitators will be imprisoned or deported, and american students will be permanently expelled or arrested. the first amendment protects free speech. berkeley is the home of the free speech movement, and one of the things that's so troubling, what president trump has done, is it threatens to cut off money for speech that's peaceful protest and is protected by the first amendment. the dean of uc beeley school of law says the president doesn't have the legal power to put conditions on federal grants. only congress does. he says students

mayor wu, yes or no? >> no.e is obviously horrible. >> why are you. >> letting rapists back out on the streets of boston? >> that is not true. that is not what's. >> happening in. >> boston. >> that moment leading to a shouting match between congresswoman ayanna pressley and chairman james comer after he tried to stop her from reading the titles of articles that disputed nancy mace's line of questioning. >> mr. green. >> reclaiming my time. >> that's what. >> you want. no. >> no. >> mr. pressley, i've been very. i have. >> been very. >> accommodating to. >> you, mr. take particular umbrage. >> as a. survivor of sexual. >> violence, go. >> i will. >> insert into the record. >> this is my rights. thank you. >> no. >> no. >> up front now, the democratic mayor of denver, mike johnston, you saw him there testifying in the hearing today in that exchange with congresswoman mace. so, mayor johnson, just, you know, you were there all day. did anything productive come out of the hearing? >> i mean. >> i think we got. >> t

and it's not not everything is about boston, but it's because it's because mayor wu is testifying tomorrowe house oversight committee. so what effect something like that would have on these big city mayors. >> okay, eliot. >> you picking up on ukraine? um, what are the other parts of the hammer that that come out? elon musk, spacex controls starlink, which is the internet satellites. do they suspend internet coverage over, uh, over ukraine in a way that hampers its military? >> yeah. >> today and beyond, i'm really interested to see how federal workers harness their political power in this moment. they can prove to be really effective messengers for democrats, especially because some of them are conservative, voted for president trump, and now they have the ability and the platform to tell their stories. >> all right. i want to thank you all the group, for joining me today. i want to thank you for waking up with us. i'm aue