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Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm Mike Baker.

Your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed.

First, the latest from the U.Mexico border, where a major surge in new arrivals, shows no signs of slowing down.

Later in the program, the new Maritime Task Force, meant to protect commercial vessels in the Red Sea

from Iranian-backed Huti attacks, is already showing signs of breaking.

And Russian President Putin orders so-called revenge raids in response to Ukraine's sinking of its warship in Crimea. And finally, in today's back of the brief, an update on the wildfires that tore

through areas of Maui back in August and current efforts to rebuild. But first up, the PDB Spotlight.

As we prepare to welcome in the new year, I wanted to kick things off by examining the

ongoing crisis at the U southern border. Now while the flow of

illegal migrants has been a major issue in 2023 it's likely to become an even

bigger one in 2024 as the presidential election

revs into full gear. Let's start with a look at the current situation by the

numbers. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, agents

recorded over 191,000 encounters between ports of entry along the southwest

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