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Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

DHS officers who shot Alex Pretti were placed on administrative leave

Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

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4.5538 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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DHS officers who shot Alex Pretti were placed on administrative leave

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0:00.0

Do you trust Tom Holman?

0:05.0

Well, look, this is a tough one. And then what I said to folks here and folks on the street were saying this, and I agree with them, is that I said, Tom Holman is more of a professional.

0:15.0

But the fear I have with that is, is, is we going to get more of the same, but more efficient?

0:26.5

It's Governor Tim Walls, weighing in on the change in leadership for the Trump administration's ICE operations in his state. It comes as the Department of Homeland Security claims the agents

0:31.3

who shot and killed Alex Pretti have been on administrative leave since Saturday. The big question

0:36.6

now is, can we trust the information coming out of DHS?

0:41.0

Plus, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was on Capitol Hill yesterday

0:44.0

to defend the administration's capture of then-Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro,

0:48.5

as well as calm fears about President Trump's pursuit of Greenland.

0:52.0

The question is, did it work?

0:54.1

Also ahead, we'll bring you the latest on a possible negotiation between the president and Senate. Trump's pursuit of Greenland. The question is, did it work?

0:58.1

Also ahead, we'll bring you the latest on a possible negotiation between the president and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer to avoid a partial government shutdown.

1:01.9

The question is, can Republicans and Democrats hammer out a deal?

1:05.0

In the next two days, they're on the clock, and it's way too early for this.

1:17.6

... And it's way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that's having second thoughts about buying a vacation home in Sicily.

1:24.3

I don't say that lightly, but we're going to explain the story in just a little bit.

1:28.1

I'm Mali Vitale. On this Thursday, January 29th, we will start with the news.

1:34.3

Homeland Security Secretary says the two officers who shot and killed Alex Prettie were immediately

1:40.0

put on a paid administrative leave. That's according to an official with direct knowledge of the

1:44.5

situation. The administrative leave was for three days with the option to take additional time off.

1:49.7

The official said the agents have since met with a mental health professional, which is Border Patrol's

1:54.0

standard operating procedure for any employee involved in a fatal incident, just like this one.

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