- Well, welcome to "The 700 Club".

Drones, thermal cameras withartificial intelligence,

sensors along a 16 foot walltopped with barbed wire.

These high tech deterrents are being used

to stop the crush of illegal immigrants

flooding across the border.

Which border is it?

Not the US border, butwhere is this happening?

CBN's Chuck Holton bringsus this firsthand look.

- [Chuck] Great beachesare back open for business

after a brutal year without tourists,

but tens of thousands of migrants

are also crossing into Greece from Turkey.

As numbers rise, thecrush puts a big strain

on countries like this.

One primary entry route is here

along the Northeast border with Turkey.

Last year, border guards faced off

as Turkish military vehiclesattempted to tear down barriers

to let migrants through.

- Our main goal is to prevent migrants

from entering the country illegally.

To accomplish this, we usenew and modern equipment.

- This river divides Turkey from Greece

and the Greeks have hadto get serious about

trying to stop the flow ofmigration coming across this

just like the United States has had to do

along the Rio Grande.

That's because migrants have been

just overwhelming this border region,

and so the Greeks are building a fence

that's very similar to theone on the US Southern border.

This one's five meters talland topped with barbed wire,

and it is making a bigdifference they say,

along with some of theother high tech measures

that Greece is employinghere along their border.

These measures include drones,

thermal cameras equippedwith artificial intelligence

and sensors along the new border wall.

If those don't work, Greekpolice use sound cannons

to chase away migrants.

(sound cannons beeping)

(speaking in a foreign language)

- We have a clear pre-borderpicture with these new systems

and we're ready to directour forces accordingly

in the field in areas wheremass entry might be attempted.

With systems like the soundcannon and armored vehicles,

we can prevent illegal entry.

At the same time, thefence is being constructed

in the areas where wehad the biggest problem,

and automated surveillancesystems will provide us

with more ways to deal with this threat.

- [Chuck] These investmentscome none too soon.

Locals are fed up with theconstant stream of migrants

coming through their backyardsand they blame Turkey.

(speaking in a foreign language)

- The Turks are always aggressive.

They're never willing to compromise.

We're always on the lookout around here,

and we must defend ourselves.

Now we're more optimistic.

We wanted this wall to bebuilt because we needed it.

- [Chuck] The European Union is pouring

billions of dollarsinto slowing the flood,

building out a new borderforce to augment local police

with officers and equipment.

While that may sound expensive,

the EU sees it as cheaperthan an open borders policy.

- Greece is committed toprotecting its borders,

which are also the bordersof the European Union,

while always, always ensuringfull respect for human rights.

- Chuck Holton joins us now,

Chuck, what about thisweaponization of migrants by Turkey

against Greece?

What is Erdogan trying toaccomplish do you think?

- Well Pat, Greece and Turkey,

well, Turkey is, this isall power politics, right?

Turkey is expanding its influence

around the entire areafrom Syria through Armenia,

all the way up into Greece

and what we're seeing is that this

supposed NATO ally in Turkey

really is becoming an adversary,

not just to Greece, butto the United States.

And I'll tell you this, thishas not been reported yet, Pat,

there are over 600 US troops

on the Greek border with Turkey,

conducting exercises with full armor,

I'm talking tanks and everything

that we saw while we were there.

And I think they're doing it as a

sort of a subtle sign to Turkeythat they need to back off.

- Well, how are the localsin the border region reacting

to this flood of migrants?

- The locals are obviously not happy,

but they are in some cases

taking matters into their own hands.

We saw video of local farmersactually taking sprayers

that they use to spray their crops

and spraying migrants onthe far side of the border

to get them to go away.

We also talked to somelocals who said that

they've formed militias thathave been going out at night

and arresting migrants and detaining them

and turning them over to police.

- Chuck I don't quite understand it.

These migrants, where are they coming from

and where are they going?

They aren't gonna stayin Greece, are they?

- No, they're not planningto stay in Greece.

You have to understand Pat,these are all economic migrants.

People who say that they'refleeing war and oppression

have already gone through many countries

that don't have war and oppression

in order to get to Greece.

So you have Syrians, you have Iraqis,

you have people from North Africa

and these people are going to the EU

for the economic reasons, not for safety.

So they all wanna make it toink to either Norway or Germany

or Sweden, because thosehave the best social policies

that will pay them the most money to come.

And Greece is having to deal with

not allowing them tocontinue their journey

because they know that for every migrant

who makes it to Germany threeor four more will replace them

on the Greek border.

- Chuck, thank you so much.

Ladies and gentlemen, youthink it's bad at our border,

just realize we're not the only one,

but those Greeks aretaking the necessary steps

and the Biden administration is not.

And we're having a flood of millions,

actually there's millions now

of people coming across our border

because we've taken the fence down,

we have no boundaries,

and it's no longer catch and release,

it's catch and bring theminto the heartland of America

despite the fact they have COVID.

Well, it's unbelievable.

That's what Senator Joe Manchinsaid about Chuck Schumer

and Mitch McConnell, bothvoting for the same thing,

the infrastructure bill.

So why is Schumer in such arush to get the deal done?

And why is McConnelltelling him to slow down.

CBN's White House correspondentEric Phillips has more,

here's Eric.

- Well, Pat, by all accounts,

it was a long painstaking processfor bipartisan legislators

to get to this 2,700 page document

that is now on the Senate floor.

Now the next process has begun,

that of the entire bodyscrutinizing the bill

and agreeing on whatamendments need to be made.

- The bipartisan infrastructure bill

is designed to bring our infrastructure

up to date for a new century.

And that is a significant achievement.

- [Eric] Senate MajorityLeader, Chuck Schumer

introduced the bill to thefloor late Sunday night,

a move receiving rare praisefrom members of both parties.

- We will continue toonce again demonstrate

to our country and to the world

that we can indeed do our jobs,

that we can legislate,

that we can work together.

- No new taxes, core infrastructure only

and it's great for the American people.

- [Eric] The bill'sprice tag, $1.1 trillion

with 550 billion in new spending,

110 billion earmarkedfor roads and bridges,

39 billion for public transportation

and 65 billion to expandbroadband internet.

When it comes to the Senatebody backing the bill,

there's a sense of optimism.

- And you think it will pass?

- I do, absolutely I do

when you see Chuck Schumerand you see Mitch McConnell

both voting for the samething, it's unbelievable.

- I believe the Senate can quickly process

relevant amendments and passthis bill in a matter of days.

- [Eric] At the same time,some members of the GOP

are insisting that this not be rushed.

- It's gonna pass,

the bill will pass.

It's not even a question at this point,

yes, there's going tobe an amendment process,

and what day will theywrap up all of that?

Yada yada yada.

Bottom line is, it will pass

'cause you don't get thisfar in Washington in Congress

and Chuck Schumer would neverput the bill on the floor

if he didn't have the votes.

- Our full consideration ofthis bill must not be choked off

by any artificial timetable

that our Democratic colleaguesmay have penciled out

for political purposes.

While I salute the hardwork of my colleagues

who produced the basetext that's now before us,

their conversations can'tbe the Senate's last word.

- One surprise that couldaffect the vote, Pat

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham

has tested positive for COVIDdespite being vaccinated,

and while he describeshis symptoms as mild,

he will be quarantinedfor the next 10 days.

- The thing that people are worried about

is that this particularbill which seemed so benign

and so popular is actuallylike a Trojan horse

to bringing that much larger bill

that they're trying to put in

with the Christmas tree for everybody,

including a lot of tax increases.

Tell us about what youknow about that one.

- Well, Pat what you got istwo pieces of legislation

that are separate,

but are certainly linked,they're working together.

You've got the bipartisaninfrastructure bill,

which we just talked about,

the $1.1 trillion bipartisaninfrastructure bill,

which deals with roads,bridges, transportation,

broadband, those types of things.

But then you've also got,

what's working its waythrough the Senate right now,

the $3.5 trillion budgetreconciliation bill.

That is something thatDemocrats have put together,

and it's something thatDemocrats can pass on their own

without the help of Republicans.

Now that has not happened yet,

here's the rub though

Democrats in the House are saying,

in order for them to votefor this infrastructure bill,

they wanna see that a $3.5trillion reconciliation bill

introduced on the House floor as well.

They wanna see both of them

kind of coming together as a package deal.

So even if and whenthe infrastructure bill

does pass the Senate asyou heard great optimism

being articulated in termsof the fact that it will,

even if, and when that happens,

Nancy Pelosi, House MajorityLeader Nancy Pelosi has said,

she will not introducethat infrastructure bill

on the House floor untilthe reconciliation bill

is ready to be introduced as well

so that they can be companion legislations

being introduced at the same time

and she can get thebuy-in from progressives

for the infrastructure bill on the House.

So the two bills are verymuch linked together.

Although they're separatepieces of legislation,

this is how the Biden administration

has kind of had the architecture

for this whole thing to work together Pat.

- One is a monstrositythat will destroy America,

the other is a good thing, it's amazing.

But let me ask you,

what impact will it haveon the administration

if these progressivessucceed in blocking this?

- Well, if the infrastructurebill does not pass,

it would be perceived as a failure.

I would say a physical failureand a philosophical failure.

Remember, the Biden administration,

one of the hallmarks of itis bipartisan cooperation,

it's something thepresident has talked about

during his time at office.

It's something he talkedabout on the campaign trail.

It's something that's beena hallmark of his career,

you hear him often referringto reaching across the aisle,

being able to communicate wellwith his Republican friends,

you know, a handshakeshould seal the deal,

all of those types of things

that talk about bipartisan cooperation.

If the infrastructure billwere to fail despite the fact

that it's got major buy-in

as you just heard fromboth sides of the aisle,

then that would be a complete failure

or certainly a massive failure

for the Biden administrationphilosophically,

when they've talked so muchabout bipartisan cooperation,

but then it would be a physical failure

because we've gotcooperation and agreement

on the fact that our infrastructure

in terms of bridges, roads,and such need this upgrade

and if that bill failed,

then those upgrades would have to wait.

- Eric, thank you very much.

Ladies and gentlemen,I wanted to tell you,

I think this thing is a Trojan horse,

and I think that when theyget to that reconciliation,

they try to slip inthree and a half trillion

of additional spending

and then they are gonna coupleof that was tax increases,

it will destroy the economy

and those who've got somesense so to say, look,

this sounds lovely,

but we're not gonna let it go through.

Well, let's take in other news,

a raging Inferno out West,

along with massive flooding.

Well, what's the dealwith this extreme weather?

And what does it mean for theupcoming hurricane season?

CBN's Jenna Browderjoins us live with more,

here's Jenna.

- Pat least 88 wildfiresare burning out West,

and this weekend alone 35new fires ignited in Oregon

due to lightning.

Take a look at this video,

lightning splitting this tree in half,

the Gorman fire in California

spreading into the LosAngeles National Forest.

Firefighters trying toget an upper hand on it

from the ground and above.

Meanwhile, the massive Dixie fire,

continuing to rage in California too

covering close to 400 square miles

and destroying more than40 homes and buildings.

And then there's the flooding, Pat,

western monsoons,creating massive flooding

from New Mexico, all the way to Montana.

This week PresidentBiden met with governors

from seven Western states

and sounded the alarm aboutthe need for more resources.

- We're in for a long fight yet this year,

and the only way we'regonna meet those challenges

is by working together.

Wildfires are a problem for all of us

and we have to stay closely coordinated.

- And in addition to the fires and floods,

people out West are experiencingdangerous heat waves.

In Washington, they're seeing

triple digit temperatures this week,

of course only made worst Pat

by all of the smoke from the fires, Pat.

- Jenna, given the extremeweather we've been seeing

I understand there's an updated report

on our current hurricane season.

What can you tell us about that?

- That's right our friend, Joe, Bastardi

at Weather Bell Analyticswho you know well,

sent out an updated forecast this week.

While he's still predicting ahigh-impact hurricane season,

Joe's lowering the number ofpredicted storms, hurricanes

and major hurricanes,

forecasting that two to four hurricanes

will make landfall in the US this season

with one to two, having a major impact.

And for the month of August, he says,

while there's always a chancethe East Coast could get hit,

the focus is really moreon the Gulf of Mexico, Pat.

- Thanks Jenna.

Ladies and gentlemen, theysay, well, this is our weather

and if you don't like it

just hang around, there'll besomething changing next week.

This is a very serious situation.

The drought in the Southwesthas been just catastrophic

and Lake Mead and othersources of water are drying up

and it's going to be a tough thing,

we'll have to monitor it,

but we're not from the East Coast,

we're not looking somuch as hurricanes, but,

Joe Bastardi says they mightcome in through the Gulf,

we're not sure.