this morning for the first time in more than three years, the u.s. border officials are processing migrants without title 42, policy that allowed for quick and almost instant expulsion. that expired overnight. so over the last few days, there have been historic numbers at the border, but today, so far, it is important to note that our reporters there tell us that they are seeing long but orderly lines and no real change from last few days, and not the chaos so far that had been feared. but, the challenges remain, and the administration officials say it could get worse. this is brownsville, texas, last hour. you can see all of the buses lined up. they were filled with migrants who had just crossed there. cnn s rosa flores across the state in el paso this morning. rosa, give us a sense of what you are seeing. you know, you are exactly right. we have been monitoring the situation here on the ground, and everything so far looks under control. i talked to the city of el paso s s
house minority leader kevin mccarthy leading a group of republican lawmakers going to the border today. it comes as republicans are blaming president biden for the surge. they say he has sent a clear message that the border is open for business. it is entirely, you cannot but notice the administration changes and there is surge. there can be no question when sending a message to people. it has to be our border is closed. you can t say in spanish one thing and english another. one for the consumption of those in central america and the other for domestic consumption. it has to be the same message. they aren t doing that. when a similar surge happened a few years ago president obama called it a humanitarian crisis. as i suggested, this is going to get nothing but worse as the spring comes. bill: former acting ice director ron vitiello joins us. we begin with casey stiegel in mcallen, texas. thanks. it was another busy night for u.s. border patrol agents all along the
47% of trump supporters. dr. fauci this weekend practically pleading with trump who is vaccinated in secret at the white house in january to urge his supporters to get the shot. watch. how much of a difference will it make if president trump leads a campaign for the people who are most devoted to him to actually go out and get the vaccine? chris, i think it would make all the difference in the world. he is a very widely popular person among republicans. if he came out and said go and get vaccinated, it is really important for your health, the health of your family and the health of the country it seems absolutely inevitable that the vast majority of people who are his close followers would listen to him. i m surprised at the high percentage of republicans who say they don t want to be vaccinated. i don t understand where that s coming from. this is not a political issue. this is a public health issue. the divide is also playing out on the floor of the house of represent
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