joining me now is robert reynolds, veteran advocate and former homeless that himself. tell us what changed since we visited you a few months back. >> we were able to get all of veterans to move in a group to the other side of the fence. they moved tents to another location so they had the same tents as on the sidewalks with american flags on them. they did not go into housing. we've been asking for over a year to get veterans off the street. i'm thankful that has happened. laura: a lot of americans watching this tonight are truly shocked by what they see and at the same time we have word that families separated at the border are going to get 450,$000 as recompense for what they had to endure. illegal immigrants getting 450,$000 and veterans dying on the street after being hit by oncoming cars. something about this doesn't seem right to say the very least. >> it is disgusting what is going on, in the nations capital for veterans homelessness, 388 acres of land donated to housing and has been years of broken promising -- >> this is congressman ted blue's reaction. that t

robert reynolds is an iraqi war vet who came here in 2018 for ptsd treatment. but the va wouldn't let him in with his service animal. >> i was like, i'm not going to get rid of the dog so i ended up out here on the sidewalk. i couldn't believe what i was seeing, i was like why in the ie hell are all these veterans camped out here? since i've been involved in this i've known five or six veterans who have passed away. they are dying on the street, in tens. it's an acceptable. >> he was recently hit by a drunk driver while sleeping in his van. what do you think when you sit here outside these gates, property intended for veterans, and you can't get to the other side of those gates? >> i want to break out a flamethrower, that is how i feel. i tell you why. that is our land. it was given to us and it says right on the front gate there on a big plaque, dedicated or for disabled and homeless veterans. not the veterans administration. >> laura: tonight we are happy to report that some progress has been made in getting those veterans off the street but many promises rem

i spoke to robert reynolds tonight who has been a great advocate on this. it is an iraqi war vet and is thankful we are going to follow up on this, the least they can do for these men. >> illegal immigrants are treated like first-class citizens and our veterans get treated like i don't know, for class citizens. >> can't get a shower. laura: thank you for doing that story, california on the edge is now available on fox nation, i think you will enjoy it is another issue that drove voters was vaccine mandates and now a day after the left was repudiated on the issue san francisco announced the most pernicious mandate yet that will target 5 to 11-year-olds. we will tell you what it entails, speak to two parents fighting back in moments. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. our friend sold their policy to he

i spoke to robert reynolds tonight who has been such a great advocate on this. iraqi war vet and he is thankful but we are going to follow up on this. this is the least they can do for these men. >> laura: illegal immigrants get treated like first-class citizens and our veterans get treated like, i don't know, fourth class citizens. >> can't get a shower. >> laura: thank you for doing that story, and california on the edge is now available fox nation. i think you will enjoy it. another issue that drove voters was vaccine mandates. after the left was repudiated on the issue san francisco has just announced the most pernicious mandate yet. one that is going to target 5 to 11-year-olds. we will tell you what it entails and speak to two parents fighting back in moments. ♪ ♪ >> laura: has anything learned anything on the left from last night's election? the radicals running san francisco, they certainly haven't and they are still moving forward with vaccines fo. soon kids from the city will have to be banished from public life. >> what about going into a restaura

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here we go >> how about ryan reynolds >> i see your ryan reynolds and bring you dwayne "the rock" johnson, will ferrell, robert rudd all next week on the "today" show >>> next want al roker >> a bit of a dip there. as far as your weekend, rain and coastal flooding for tomorrow along the southeast coast. lots of sunshine from the great lakes down into the gulf coast, northeast, pacific coast storm comes in we fall back this weekend. weekend a little bit more. and the marathon 50th tcs new york city marathon starts off 40 degrees sunshine sustained winds about 15 miles per hour hopefully that doesn't get any worse. for the rest of the day on sunday, sunday, we're looking at a morning chill in the northeast into new england plenty of sunshine mid section of the country, big storms coming into the pacific northwest. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to see more clouds rolling in today. temperatures for our inland areas will reach into the mid 60s and we'll see more of the same tomorrow although i do think we'll see more sunshine on sunday but that's ahead of our next

something else we're looking forward to, ryan reynolds, his arrival to studio 1a his new movie "red notice. and why he might be taking a break from acting for a bit. >>> ahead, a powerful chat with billionaire philanthropist robert f. smith. he is now making sure the next generation knows how to build and manage their money and wait until you hear how he's inspiring others to join him on that quest >>> and then on our third hour, our family fun week rolls on yesterday, as craig says, the best roker, my brother, chris, showed up yesterday. so who will this morning's surprise guest host be and who are they related to? you will find out at the beginning of the third hour. >> there's no tease? >> nothing >> not a nugget? >> nothing >> they had to travel a fair amount of distance is that fair yes. >>> also coming up, we reveal consumer reports' best products of the year. >>> but right now, mr. roker, you got a check of the weather >> absolutely. let me show you what we have for you looking at the weekend ahead. snow and winter in the northern plains and the upper mississippi river valley, warm