together, we will build a texas for the next generation, the texas of tomorrow. the first lady, cecilia abbott, joins me in saying thank you to our fellow texans. we pray to god for you and your families, and we pray that god will forever bless the great state of texas. thank you all. god bless you all. [applause] >> there almost 80 new members and the new congress, the diverse group includes first-generation americans and a record number of women and minorities. c-span interviewed more than half of them about their upbringing, and political philosophy. on monday at 8:00 p.m. here from this representative -- these representatives. watch new members of the 118th congress at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span or online at c-span.org. >> since 1979 in partnership with the cable industry, c-span has provided complete coverage of the halls of congress from the house and senate floors to congressional and party briefings and committee meetings. c-span gives you a front row seat to how issues are debated and decided with no commentary, no interruption and completely unfiltered

texas in texas, texans get it. freedom isn't free. so i want to end by saying, may all the united states join us in proclaiming what the song says so eloquently got blessed texas. i want to say amen and amen, congratulations texas. congratulations, texas. and mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 9, 2023, the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. kiley, for 30 minutes. mr. kiley: secretary of labor marty walsh has announced his intention to leave the biden administration and deputy secretary julie su is the leading candidate. as chair of the house committee on work force protections, i am urging president biden not to appoint her to this important cabinet post. prior to joining the labor department, she was the secretary of labor under governor newsome. to say she failed would be an extreme understatement. i'm serving in the state assembly. failures on the stale that no state in this country ever experienced. i sent a letter from members of the california cong

henry wade was the district attorney in dallas, texas. it was argued by a classmate of my predecessor eddie bernice , johnson. and on the house floor, a young woman who was still in her 20's, only one month into her service on the texas legislature gets a call from the supreme court so texas is why equip had -- women have reproductive rights in the first place. texas is the reason why some of -- has been rescued from the jim crow relic, that were put into place. texas has led the way in what i consider to be a candidacy throughout this country when it -- came to rowing back productive rights for women's health, and getting to the ballot box. i think it's time for texans to rise up and for people to see who the real texas is. >> did your predecessor give you any advice? >> oh, my gosh, tons. the one thing that she said because she did call me and ask me to run for this seat, was that she wanted someone with experience. and there's over a 40-year gap difference in our age and people kept saying, she's a little different from you. and i'm th

texas is the reason why some of the jim row rights were put into placity texas has led the way in what i consider to be a candidacy throughout this country when it came to rowing back productive rights for women's health, and getting to the ballot box. i think it's time for texans to rise up and show who the real tex is. >> did your predecessor give you any advice? >> oh, my gosh, tons. the one thing that she said because she did call me and ask me to run for this seat, was that she wanted someone with experience. and there's over a 40-year gap difference in our age and people kept saying she's a little different from you. and i'm thinking there's a few generations' difference but the one thing that she said was always keep the people first. focus on the people and that's just who i am. she wanted someone who had experience but also should be had a heart for the people. so those are really the two things that mange up who i am as a lawmaker. those are the things i'll continue to carry with me and if for some reason this job becomes something different from that and starts to turn my he

six flags over texas. yes nice . the by the way the nations that have flown flags over texas. france spain, mexico, the republic of texas, the confederacy, the united states of america. yep. so much, all right, next up, according to a 1987 george strait song, who lives in texas my exes new you would know that one. i promise. i did not cheat. all my exes live in texas. um it's a great song. okay i think this is the last one walker, texas ranger filmed on location in dallas fort worth from 93 to 2001, starring which oklahoma born martial artist chuck norris. norris go. okay i was shocked to learn that it was not a native texan. he's born in oklahoma. it's close. very similar, right ? yeah, well claim members, depending on where you live in texas could be five minutes away. that's a that's a very good point right over the red river. happy texas day. thank you texans out there when that car hit my motorcycle, insurance wasn't fair. so i called the barnes firm, it was the best call i could've made. call the barnes firm now, and find out what your case could be worth. ♪ call one e

good evening to the members of the texas legislature, members of the texas supreme court, state officials, and to my fellow texans. as we gather tonight in san marco's, texas -- san marcos, texas, the state of our state has never been more exceptional. [applause] texans have inherited a legendary pedigree. a state first settled by brave pioneers, willing to risk everything for the promise of freedom and opportunity. texas is fulfilling that promise. i'm speaking to you from the manufacturing floor of noveon. noveon is a cutting-edge business in the critical field of rare earth elements. they provide essential materials for things used every day, like refrigerators, trucks, mri machines, and oil rigs. they even materials for ballistic missiles for the united states of america to defend itself. most rare earth materials now come from china. but if that supply is ever disrupted, many of the things we do every day would come to a halt. the future of texas and the united states should not depend on china. [applause] we must embrace innovation, like noveon, to make texas more self-reliant, to c

and how his parents ended up raising him on the campus of a bible college in texas. moved from arizona to east texas to help start a bible college there in southern smith county, i was just shy of being two years old, but me and my three brothers packed up in a car with my parents and moved across half the country to help start a bible college in east texas. >> it was your family and others, what was the idea? rep. moran: the idea was to follow that great commandment of matthew 22, to get out and love others. that is about serving god and serving others. my parents were involved in ministry for many years, and this was just their opportunity to help start something new in the center of the united states, in east texas, and help build that ministry for families going forward. >> how did the mission shape the man? rep. moran: i really modeled after that commandment, but going up on a bible college campus was fantastic. because you get the energy of young college student, you got to be around so much activity, but you get to see others giving to their communities, learn

stephanie: buscaban donde esconderse tras un tiroteo en el paso, texas. la alerta llegÓ poco despuÉs de las 17:00, minutos despuÉs del arresto de uno de los sospechosos fue captado en cÁmara. marilÚ cÁrdenas trabaja en una tienda del centro comercial, dice que estaba cerca de irse a casa cuando escuchÓ un ruido muy fuerte. >> se oyeron las detonaciones y podemos meter a cinco personas que estaban por la parte de afuera. stephanie: la policÍa confirmÓ la muerte de una persona y varios heridos. >> tenemos tres personas que fueron heridas y trasladadas a hospitales locales. el tiroteo habrÍa iniciarÁn el Área de comedor del centro comercial tras una pelea entre jÓvenes. >> el incidente no fue algo planeado, fue algo entre dos grupos y dos personas del otro grupo que recibieron heridas de balas. su condiciÓn es estable. stephanie: este hecho violento reviviÓ heridas entre la comunidad fronteriza, el centro comercial cielo vista esta a lado de la tienda walmart, lugar donde un pistolero asesinÓ a 23 personas por motivos raciales en agosto del 2

muchas gracias por acompañarnos, un caos es lo que le dejó la tormenta invernal en el sur del país, en texas el sistema tiene a 35 mil usuarios sin electricidad, la mezcla de temperaturas congelantes, provocó muchos accidentes en austin, el gobernador de texas urge a residentes no salir de casa si no es necesario . >> la tormenta provocó retrasos de vuelos en el aeropuerto de dallas, se tuvo que rociar a los aviones con anticongelantes, estas situaciones también provocaron estas situaciones en memphis . >> y en más de 35 millones de personas impactadas con la tormenta invernal, para ver qué va a pasar iremos con carlos robles que nos acompaña con el tiempo . >> son 3 localidades que nos preocupan el área metropolitana de texas, arkansas, y memphis, en tennessee, estas zonas en color morado con aviso de tormenta invernal y cobertura de hielo el día de mañana con 36 millones de personas, en west virginia, están bajo los efectos de tormenta invernal, la situación en texas, mayormente en calma, vemos como se deteriora hasta mañana en texas todo cubirto de lluvia enforma liquida que s

i know my colleague from texas are. but if you care to talk a little bit about that program, the dhs program that you would like to see have continued support for. >> it's one of the only programs, congressman, where stone garden brings premiership tween cbp enters and local law enforcement, to acquit our state law enforcement. it's a program that sheriffs nationally and beyond have supported. it is our overtime, you are is working side by side with porn patrol. it's a great program. >> here's why bring that up. the stone garden program has been existence for quite some time. back during the administration of president obama, it was at about $50 million, given the fiscal year. right, now we are finding it at $90 million for the fiscal year 2023 budget that the president has admitted. that's the exact same number that president trump, former president trump, submitted during the course of his presidency. that's why i offer that is because, to me, these aren't partisan or proposals that, at the end of the day, are focused

and, texas. where state attorney general ken paxton is at the center of a federal investigation that could yield criminal charges. and that is just the start of it. poor thing. i am jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. we >> we start this morning in ukraine where the brutal invasion by russia hit the one year mark yesterday. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy marked the anniversary with an emotional speech yesterday gave. he declared that ukraine is alive, and awarded here of ukraine medals to families of fallen soldiers. president biden also marked that date with new sanctions against russia, and another two billion dollar support package for ukraine that includes ammunition, and high tech military equipment. but not the f-16's zelenskyy has repeatedly requested. nbc's erin mclaughlin joins us from kyiv. erin? how is the country preparing for the second year of war? >> hey, jonathan. well, first let's talk about the those f-16s. the president of the united states in an interview wi

en texas el frÍo helado es insoportable. reportero:de acuerdo con el servicio de meteorologÍa, lo peor todavÍa estÁ por venir para la parte central y sur de texas. un frente frÍo que estÁ afectando la vida de millones de personas en todo el paÍs, pero en este instante a cientos de miles de personas en texas. en horas del madrugada vendrÍa lo peor, con la acumulaciÓn de un cuarto a tres cuartos de pulgada de hielo. vimos el cierre total de la mayorÍa de los distritos escolares en todo la parte central y sur de texas. se cancelaron totalmente las clases. hemos visto al retraso o cancelaciÓn de cientos y cientos de vuelos por los estragos de las mÁs temperaturas en el Área de dallas. hemos ido siguiendo informaciÓn de decenas de accidentes, uno de ellos mortal en austin. hubo una carambola de automÓviles en una poblaciÓn ubicada sobre la carretera interestatal 10. esta lluvia congelante se espera empezarÍa a entrar aproximadamente a las 2:00 de la maÑana y lo peor lo estaremos viendo a las 5:00 o 6:00 de la ma�

graham of texas. mr. graham of texas. guilty. mr. graham's minnesota. mr. graham's of minnesota guilty. mr. grassley. mr. grassley guilting. mr. gregg. mr. gregg guilty. mr. hagel. mr. hagel. guilty. mr. harkin. mr. harkin. not guilty. mr. hatch. mr. hatch. guilty mr. helms. mr. helms. guilty. mr. hollings. mr. hollings. not guilty. mr. hutchinson of arkansas. mr. hutchinson. arkansas. guilty mrs. hutchison of texas. mrs. hutchison of, texas. guilty. mr. inhofe. mr. inhofe. guilty. mr.. no way. mr.. no way. not guilty. mr. jeffords. mr. jeffords. not guilty. mr.. johnson. mr.. johnson. not guilty. mr. kennedy. not guilty. mr. kennedy. not guilty to carry nebraska with mr. kerry of nebraska not guilty. mr. kerry of massachusetts. mr. kerry of massachusetts. not guilty. mr. cole. mr. cole. not guilty. mr. kyle. mr. kyle guilty. ms.. landrieu. miss landrieu not guilty. mr. lautenberg. mr. lautenberg not guilty. mr. leahy oh, mr. leahy not. mr. leaven. mr. leaven not guilty. mr. lieberman. mr. lieberman not. ms.. look, mrs. lincoln. mrs. lincoln. not guilty. mr

efectivamente tormentas de hielo, en especial desde texas hasta west virginia. esto hasta las prÓximas horas, las predicciones es que va haber hielo acumulado adicional de una, seis pulgadas en las prÓximas 36 horas. incluye arkansas, oeste de tennessee, centro oeste de texas. este aviso por tormenta de hielo. pero ademÁs tenemos aviso de tormenta invernalen una parte centronorte de texas, oklahoma, incluye advertencia de condiciones invernales en mississippi, tennessee, kentucky y west virginia. no tener chorro que tenemos de humedad en toda esa Área. en superficie se nota la divisiÓn de las temperaturas, 23 al norte, una masa muy frÍa. al sur una masa muy cÁlida de 74°. esa fueron las mÁximas. tal es la divisiÓn a la masa frÍa de la masa cÁlida hacia el sur. hacia el sur de esas temperaturaslluvia que puede acumularse en algunos sectores tres o cuatro pulgadas como promedio, una o dos pulgadas para toda esa zona. maÑana niebla densa en la interestatal 10, todo el sur, costas del golfo asÍ que el hielo se seguirÁ formando a lo largo de la madruga

the texas delegation in congress has the most republican members because people are flocking to texas for economic prosperity, improved quality of life, and greater opportunity. that description is the american dream, but that dream should not be limited by geography. everything that is right about america can be found in texas. frommed feed lots in the panhandle where i grew up, to ports along the gulf coast. from farms in the rio grande valley, to the piney woods of east texas. from the oil patch, to military bases scattered across the state. texas has agriculture, manufacturing, finance, defense, tourism, big cities, and small towns, texas has it all. unfortunately we also feel the pain of what is wrong with america. a flood of illegal immigrants crossing our border along with drugs like fentanyl and victims of human trafficking. texas families are hurting just like other families across this great land. crime is rising, inflation is still out of control, and children are being exploited right before our eyes. the day after the november election, pundits called the g.o.p. weak. two

state government former attorney texas supreme court. member of the judiciary committee special relevance but we are so honored to have this today is his leadership on the senate select committee on intelligence. so much oversight over nation secrets and the disposition and classification of the secrets. one other observation i want to make us from afar those of us here in austin and other americans look at washington d.c. it's broken and dysfunctional. look at capitol hill congress seems pretty broken and dysfunctional. i'm happy to say senator john cornyn supports this. manages to be both a principled conservative and a genuine dealmaker in the best sense of the term. company give you a few examples. he part of senator patrick leahy liberal democrat from vermont which is something women earlier today. he partnered with majority leader chuck schumer and senator mark warner tonic chips act. major new initiative with china and secure semiconductor supply chain. he part with chris coons really innovative to support you created and its free

texas bearing the brunt. thunder sleet and freezing rain reported across the lone star state, making roads look more like ice rinks. >> it was so slushy, i thought i was driving through an icee. >> reporter: officials blaming the wicked weather for hundreds of crashes. at least two people are dead. >> because of icing, many roads in texas will remain very dangerous for the next 24 to 48 hours. anybody who needs to be out driving needs to be very cautious of the conditions. >> reporter: txdot is using more than 2,000 trucks and other equipment to clear the roads but is still warning residents to stay home. nearly half the flights going into and out of dallas are canceled or delayed for hours. and tens of thousands of customers are without power. the governor assuring residents that the grid is keeping up with demand. >> there is not anticipated to be any challenge to the power grid in the state of texas. >> reporter: but some are relying on old-fashioned horsepower to keep moving during the storm. across the r

alix: it costs more for texas and florida tomorrow then california. this comes from the latest opinion piece from bloomberg news and met with her says "if social and mean state control of reduction, distribution and exchange of goods and services, than florida and texas fit the description." that is an interesting piece. what is the overall esa's -- nieces? -- what is your overall thesis? >> texas and florida are aaa rated. california does not have that rating. not bad but nowhere near that. in california today, consistently borrowing at interest rates that are well below florida and texas. that, if you like divergence, widened dramatically when both texas and florida, the states publicly said, we don't want any banks that are in any way favoring esg to be underwriting our bonds. and if specifically in the case of texas, they didn't like the banks that had a view of a firearms, automatic weapons that have unfortunately made a mess of our schools. these banks have been excluded. since that point in 2022, the cost to the taxpayers of florida and texas g

texas dps pulls over a ford f-150 on texas state highway 85. when the truck comes to a stop is, four illegal immigrants bail out and start running. texas dps was able to arrest the driver and charge him with human smuggling and evade singing rest. four illegal immigrants were apprehended. also new today, illegal chinese immigrants surrendering to the u.s. our crews were embedded with texas dps today outside of mcallen when chinese migrants turned themselves in to the u.s., and it goes to show it's not just mexicans or south americans who are illegally crossing into the united states here at the southern border. jon? jon: one million my grant encounters -- migrant encounters since october? five months? that's 200,000 a month, matt. >> reporter: yes. and that doesn't include the hundreds of thousands of gotaways, jon. the gotaways are a concern because they're potentially saiding authorities, jon. jon: a number of people on the terrorist watch list have been apprehended, but it's hard to know how many were not in. matt finn at the southern border

the gentleman from texas. mr. crud: i would once again point out that we spend approximately $600 billion a year in interest payments. yet we do not count the costs of what the debt servicing will cost in anything we do. now that's -- in short order expected to eclipse our military spending which is our number one constitutional priority for our federal spending. so whatever we want to do up here if we do not begin to count the real cos of what we're doing, we will be off. and right now we are having to deal with a debt ceiling issue because the previous congress decided to spend without considering the cost of what it was going to take and to push this toward the limit. so we are cognizant of the fact that we are spending, we're going to monitor our spending in a way that we leave a better country for our kids and grandkids and this is part of making sure that we are actually counting the real costs of what we're doing as we take each step. and i would like to yield an amendment -- yield a minute to the distingui

in texas in febary. now, that's bad news because b theime you get to memorial day, the peak of the summe driving season, gasoline is always a dollar more than it is in february. so look, the president was able to bring the price ofas down artificially by depleting our emergency reserve. and who does that? who does that? who snd all of their emergency funds and said, good on me. i brought the pris down. when y didt do anything to inease the supply. now, he's the good news. the reason were surroundeby members is because they are in committees, in the committees o committees, in the committees of jurisdiction doing the actual work. i left a markup from the energy and commerce committee, the subcommittee on energy looking at ways to increase our supply of energy to do, what, to bring down the cost of energy for consumers. and that seems like a logical thing to do. we see what the administration's response was. it was to sign an executive order saying we'll cut off a pipeline so you can't bring any more produ

crews embedded with texas dps say near la joya, texas outside of mcallen when these chinese migrants turned themselves in it just goes to show it's not just mexicans and illegal migrants coming from south america but really people from all over the world who try to slip to the southern border, erica. >> video of them running is just unbelievable. shows you what they go through every day, matt thank you, arthel. arthel: met and eric meanwhile a bipartisan group of lawmakers shining a spotlight on china's influence on american soil but they were at a rally today outside of a building in downtown, manhattan has recently rated by the fbi. federal agents say it was being used as a police station for the chinese communist party. secretly gather intel and keep tabs on chinese dissidents. brian is alive in new york's chinatown with moore, brian what can you tell us? >> arthel good afternoon. china is accused of setting up over 100 on authorized secret police stations worldwide. their intent is to stop, surveilled, harass, blackmail, control chinese nationals and dissidents who have anything

so he could be born in texas. six generations. it was a great road trip, about 26 hours. let it ride. my twin brother was not about to let us have our firstborn child not in the state of texas. i need a letter from the governor, he was like absolutely not. >> why is it so important? >> it is a texas thing. i wish i could explain it. it is an emotional thing for us texans. >> >> >> described her upbringing. -- describe your upbringing. >> hard work, dedication, could not complain. my parents instilled that if you want to survive -- when we got home from school, same thing. chores, homework, sleep, -- food then bed, and repeat. that set us on a path early on of responsibility. >> did your parents talk about politics? >> absolutely not. this is the first time i've been in any political space whatsoever, politics is a big talking point around the thanksgiving table. >> you went into the military, tell us about that decision. >> most every male in our family served in the military throughout our lineage. something my f

so now texas has them in their custody and they are going to prosecute them for violating texas law. they are all charged with human smuggling. lastly, these images, we see an influx of chinese nationals showing up here in the rio grande valley. this video from just the past several days, we have seen 5 or 6 chinese nationals showing up here. contacts with eagle pastels me they have had five chinese nationals as well, and three from yemen and four more from africa, they come here from all around the world. back out here live, del rio sector, they arrested two convicted sex offenders in five hours of each other after they crossed the border illegally. it never stops down here, back to you. >> gillian: quite some video you tracked down there. bill, thank you. >> john: president biden says his economic policies are working, but an abc news poll shows many americans are not feeling that sentiment. 41% say their financial situation is worse since biden took office, the highest number in the poll's 37-year history. art laffer, former economic adviser to president reagan. put the poll on th

>> as you can imagine, conservative texas republicans latching on to this -- texas governor greg abbott to put out a letter to state agencies last week reminding everyone, using dei in hiring is illegal. texas tech officials insist there is nothing illegal about the hiring process down at the biology department. and state lawmakers requesting the texas chancellor, saying they were confused and concerned about all this. that is what dei supporters are worried about, that this will be this distorted in much the same way that critical race theory was as well. >> all right, ed lavandera, thank you very much. and next, one of the many questions families are asking tonight, are my kids safe? that is what they are asking. the state of ohio, nearly two weeks after the toxic train disaster. ♪ hey, heading on a family trip? nah, sorry son prices are crazy, we're gonna have to skip it this year. (son deflating fully to the ground.) awh, well use priceline they have package deals no one else has. five pools? (son reinflating slowly.) water slide? (son reinflates fully.) we can do it! (fully infla

texas, bearing the brunt. thunder, sleet, and freezing rain reported across the lone star state, making roads look more like ice rinks. >> it was so slushy, i thought i was driving through an icy. >> reporter: officials blaming the wicked weather for hundreds of crashes. at least two people are dead. >> because of icing, many roads in texas will remain very dangerous for the next 24 to 48 hours. anybody who needs to be out driving needs to be very cautious of the conditions. >> reporter: txdot is using more than 2,000 trucks and other equipment to clear the roads, but is still warning residents to stay home. nearly half the flights going into and out of dallas are canceled, or delayed for hours. and, tens of thousands of customers are without power-- the governor assuring residents that the grid is keeping up with demand. >> there is not anticipated to be any challenge to the power grid in the state of texas. >> reporter: but some are relying on old-fashioned horsepower to keep moving during the storm. across

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leÓn: el fentanilo provocÓ una tragedia en texas. autoridades arrestaron a dos adultos que vendÍan drogas luego de que en pocos meses murieron tres jÓvenes y otros seis fueron a dar al hospital por sobredosis de fentanilo. reportera: este era josÉ hace tan solo unos aÑos, el josÉ que asegura su mamÁ fue poco a poco haciÉndose esquivo. >> se aislÓ. agarraba comida y se encerraba en su cuarto. ya no querÍa estar con nosotros. hablÉ con Él y le hice todas las preguntas sobre drogas. reportera: lo siguiente fue encontrarlo sin vida unos dÍas despuÉs. lo fuimos a despertar y me dice que estaba muerto. lo quise mover de mi hijo ya no tenÍa vida. reportera: muriÓ el 26 de enero junto a otros dos estudiantes mÁs. 10 en total tuvieron sobredosis. ocho estudiantes del dÍa en el fentanilo y estos eran los distribuidores. >> que hablen mucho con sus hijos sobre esto, porque habrÁ muchas madres que no tienen idea. reportera: 50 veces mÁs poderosa que la heroÍna y mÁs barata. en la universidad de houston se trabaja en una vacu

our crews were embedded with texas dps today near la joya, texas outside of mcallen when these chinese migrants turned themselves in to the united states. it goes to show is not just mexicans or people from south america trying to illegally or do illegally cross into the united states. arthel. arthel: live in mission, texas, thank you, matt. eric: east palestine right now for the news conference is ongoing at the moment. federal and local officials holding the conference in the recovery efforts from the toxic train derailment. officials say in the water and air are fine. >> thursday march 26:00 p.m. at the high school. i want to address reports you may have been seeing regarding disposal of contaminated waste. yesterday instructed norfolk's southern to pause, shouldn't waste off-site. until february 24, until yesterday norfolk's southern had been solely responsible for the disposal of waste generated by east palestine train derailment. the company supplied ohio epa with their list of selected and utilized disposal facilities february 23. moving forward, waste disposal plans including d

and later, charges of discrimination in texas, no shocker there. governor greg abbott, vowing to sign a bill that would ban chinese citizens from buying any property, even a house. i want to know, why this is not a bigger story? all of that and more is coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ we start today's show in ohio, where there are new health concerns this morning three weeks after a train carrying hazardous cancer causing chemicals derailed. residents in east palestine have been, understandably, worried about what is in their water, ground, and air for weeks. and now, according to the washington post, researchers at texas a&m say, those concerns just might be valid. researchers found nine air pollutants at levels that could pose long term respiratory risks, but the epa says, the pollutants will likely dissipate. meanwhile, residents are rallying together and demanding accountability. joined by the familiar face of environmental activists, erin brockovich, who held a town hall last night. nbc news correspondent, jesse kirk, is in east palestine, ohio, with mo

or should we try to get texas back? you have one country invade another country, just take -- already took a portion of it, now they took 25% of it and started a coup in moldova, that's a fact, they have a plan on the table to take belarus by 2030, you have these other baltic nations who say their elections have already been meddled with and they have the threat of physical violence and physical invasion, that they can have those countries back so you think it is up to us to go up to the modern-day hitler and stalin combined and say i have a great idea, let's talk peace? that will really work. i am wishing the world that andy biggs and others that that would work but the other side is the aggressor. they are the one invading and chopping up a free country, trying to reconstitute the soviet union. does anyone read a history book, you understanding short-term history, let's see how that goes. or member they took crimea you know what barack obama did? don't worry about it. we need some weapons to fight, we are not giving y

in rio bravo, texas, u.s. border patrol agents were involved in failure to yield pursuit that resulted in car crashing into utility pole reportedly cutting the car in half ejecting six people and killing two according to newspaper. we are working to confirm more on both of these incidents yesterday. it was a violent and dangerous saturday for border patrol agents and migrant themselves here along the southern border, mike. mike: matt finn in mission, texas, thanks very much. as russia's war on ukraine passes the one-year mark ukraine's president zelenskyy vowing that his country will be victorious, we will hear from a top adviser to zelenskyy and get a live report from kyiv right after this break. ♪ only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪ ♪ versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein. now available in cinnabon® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv i'm not a doctor. i'm not even in a doctor's office. i'm standing on the street, talking to

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that's texas d prick s, not border patrol. texas dps is pulling resources out of what they are supposed to be doing to be doing our job. cochise county is pulling resources to do our job. we should be doing that job, not other law enforcement agencies. that also destabilizes and makes less safe all of the people in the counties, cochise county and the state of texas. it is crazy what is going on. to listen to adam schiff it becomes even crazier. >> harris: tom, a quick word from you about what needs to happen next. the hearing is excellent because now we get to see republicans holding people accountable as best they can. but really where are we in this fight? >> then you have oversight hearings and need to call secretary mayokas and political appointees. the bottom line. under the biden administration because they opened up the border the most vulnerable people in the world put themselves in the hands of cartels. hundreds of thousands americans die from fentanyl. we have a record in sex trafficking with women and children acro

for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. williams: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on the question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern. mr. mcgovern: please join me. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. williams: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. williams: mr. speaker, i stand today to honor texas christian university's 150th anniversary. in 1873 the randolph and ateson clark brothers had a bold vision to cre

. >>> good evening it is winter at its most challenging an ice storm gripping areas from central texas all the way to west virginia tonight. it has brought air and ground travel to a virtual stop in many parts of the region, leaving at least two dead freezing rain and sleet creating dreadful conditions on streets and highways, causing hundreds of pileups and accidents, snarling traffic winter alerts posted right now for 31 million people. and behind it all, heavy rain on the way likely creating a flood risk as it spreads across the southeast. and on top of it all, the brutal cold that may soon grip cities like new york and boston al roker has the forecast in just a moment, but first the storm's impact. >> reporter: good evening. we knew this storm was going to be dangerous, but in the last 24 hours, unfortunately, it's proven to be deadly the accidents on these icy roads now number in the hundreds, and tonight, we learned two of them are fatal. tonight, an icy mess gripping the southern plains, freezing nearly everything in its path. >> that's solid ice up my walkway there >> reporter:

. >> we begin this hour and texas. a judge will hand down a ruling that could affect the future of abortion access across the country. it could affect laws that protect reproductive freedom. it comes down to one man, a judge with a long history of antiabortion beliefs. judge matthew because merrick has, quote, the opportunity to impose the most far-reaching limit on abortion access since the supreme court overturned roe. he will soon rule on a lawsuit seeking to revoke u.s. government approval of mifepristone, a key abortion medication. medication abortion now accounts for 50% of all abortions in the u.s.. think about this for a moment. a ruling that one judge could potentially halt more than half of abortions across the united states. how did we get to this point? last june, the supreme court reversed five decades of precedent guaranteeing the right to abortion access. long before last summer, the writing was on the wall. during the 2016 presidential election, hillary clinton sounded the alarm stones from vowed to nom

texas bearing the brunt. thunder sleet and freezing rain reported across the lone from state making roads look more like ice rinks. >> it was so slushy, i thought -- i was driving through an ice scene. >> reporter: officials blaming the wicked weather for hundreds of crashes. at least two people are dead. >> because of icing, many roads in texas will remain very dangerous for the next 24 to 48 hours. anybody who needs to be out driving need to be cautious of the conditions. >> reporter: txdot is using more than 2,000 trucks and other equipment to clear the roads but is still warning residents to stay home. nearly half the flights going into and out of dallas are canceled or delayed for hours. and tens of thousands of customers are without power. the governor assuring residents that the grid is keeping up with demand. >> there is not anticipated to be any challenge to the power grid in the state of texas. >> reporter: but some are relying on old-fashioned horsepower to keep moving during the storm. across the

this guy was arrested by texas law enforcement. the border patrol union is telling us, if not for the work of governor abbott and texas dps, he would be at large on our streets looking to do harm to the us and fellow citizens. he entered the country illegally and evaded apprehension by border patrol. biden continues to play politics with safety and security of children friends and neighbors. back here live, difficult to get information from the federal government on this, dhs referring me to multiple requests for comment and the fbi saying they declined to comment on this so it is unfair where this man is or who has him in custody. >> the you again later. folks in texas are grading vice president kamala harris on her performance as border czar. i doubt she's getting good grades from the folks in texas. ashley: you are right. many people the digital spoke to, resoundingly flunked the vice president but opinions were mixed. >> the grading system goes a through f. i give her a c. i don't want to be mean but i'm giving her an f. >> i w

that question haunted a small texas town for more than 12 years. until a team of tenatious strangers put a name to a face. here's keith morrison with the woman with no name. >> here is where they put her. her permanent home. >> no one really knew anything about her. >> this little cemetery in east texas. one simple marker on her grave. and the name that was not a name. jane doe. >> it makes it personal. because it makes you think, what if this is your family? what if this could be your friend? >> she? who was she? this impossible enigma. >> how is it that a young woman can disappear and die. and no one can figure out who she is? >> the question that kept him glued to their computer. >> participating in something like this can be almost consuming. it can really drain us. >> the obsession. >> i was hooked! i was absolutely hooked! >> this is where it began. october 29th, 2006. kilgore texas. two men out target shooting not far from town. they smelled it first. then they saw it. something burning. it looked like a mannequin. the man approached. what w

i would like to talk about grid in texas. they are naysayers, they won't fix the grid i think someone should tell them there are other sources. >> i don't make good friends in texas how much they rely and depend on wind as solar as part of the grid. they also are kind ofar an islad unto themselves. they don't connect with the rest of the united states like most of us do which means they are very dependent. there is a problem within that grid on the solutions coming from within texas. it is a complicated problem but texas loves to brag about howbo much they actually do use all energy sources including wind andd solar. the accident they should be connected to the rest of thehe grid? >> and nobody texas is asking that question. the more you have access to energy, the more reliable and affordable you can be. i think texas takes it on the chin a little bit in reliability because of that decision and it is something they have to live with and make the decisions themselves and that's want to move forward in the future. >> is there a

>> todd: fox news alert, seven people are dead in texas and another in arkansas as a powerful winter storm cripples the mid-south. the winter blast causing several deadly crashes as roads there become dangerously icy. this is not an area of the country that has a lot of experience in dealing with ice, that makes this more dangerous. this is "fox and friends first"s, i'm todd piro. >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier, in for carley shimkus. flight delays and putting 380's,000 texas residentses without power. >> i have never seen ice like this before. >> do not come out. >> it has been a lot worse than we thought it would get. >> ashley: texas residents being warned it could take until tomorrow for power to be restored. to america's crime crisis, nypd releasing new video of the wild chase that led police to the arrest of two career criminals accused of robbing a dozen people on tuesday. >> todd: the suspect are expected to be prosecuted in federal court. marianne has details from los angeles. marianne. >> marianne: two career criminals, including one who declared he wouldn't stay in jail l

desde texas, uno de los estados mÁs afectados, marlene guzmÁn esta en vivo con el panorama helado que al parecer no va a dar tregua en las prÓximas horas. marlene, platÍcanos. marlene: esta podrÍa ser la noche mÁs dura para miles y miles de residentes. me atrevo a decir que mÁs de 200,000 desde el centro de texas hasta el norte estÁn sin electricidad y van a tener que irse aguantando esta dura situaciÓn, este frÍo extremo que se estÁ sintiendo todavÍa por esta ola invernal que sabemos ha afectado a muchas personas, especialmente porque sabemos se han congelado las actividades escolares, laborales. muchas personas no han podido ir a trabajar. hoy estÁn bastante desesperados porque no encontraba quÉ comer. no habÍa lugares abiertos, eran muy pocos los lugares que realmente estaban atendiendo a clientes. las gasolineras estaban cerradas. algunas personas estaban caminando a pesar que estÁ bastante complicado. este hielo es muy complicado para caminar, incluso para transitarlo. las personas se supone que no deberÍan estar en las calles, sin embargo seguimos viendo los autom