espanol, she came from el salvador to follow her son and two grandchildren who were already granted asylum. reporter: the truth, at my age, i can t really work that much. my goal is to be with my grandchildren. reporter: right now she is waiting in mexico for her son to formally request her entrance to the u.s. per immigration laws. she has no idea how long the process will take, but says she trusts god to see her through it. u.s. president joe biden was in arizona on tuesday to monument. the land surrounding the grand canyon are now protected. the president says this will help right the wrongs of the past and conserve the area for future generations. cnn s white house correspondent arlette saenz reports. reporter: president biden named the fifth national
all right. cnn s arlette saenz reports from the white house. reporter: christine, president biden says he ll likely meet with congressional leaders here at the white house on tuesday. setting up the next showdown over the debt limit. now, the president cautioned his aides are still working through that timing. but top economists at the white house and treasury department over the weekend said that the staff level talks have been constructive. president biden struck an optimistic tone that an agreement will be reached. i remain optimistic because i m a continual optimist. i think there s a desire on their part as well as ours to reach an agreement. i think we ll be able to do it. reporter: negotiates on the staff level worked throughout the weekend to present this meting with the president and mccarthy. officials say a few items are on the table including talks about the budget, also clawing back on unspent covid relief funds and
going to be allowed into the u.s., that they at least let them stay in mexico. that s something that is still to be seen. like these people over the weekend, the local authorities are telling us they suspect there are thousands waiting for the opportunity on wednesday to cross into the united states. gustavo valdes, cnn, next co. the white house says there is a, quote, robust efrd under way to prepare for the end of title 42 anticipating in the increase of the already high number of asylum seekers. the biden administration has asked congress for billions to boost resources. cnn s arlette saenz reports from the white house. reporter: the biden administration is bracing for a possible surge of migrants as title 42 is expected to end on wednesday. homeland security officials recently warned that they anticipate a likely increase in migrant flow immediately when that policy is lifted. now, here at the white house
cnn s arlette saenz reports from the white house. reporter: the biden administration is taking the first steps in its mission to deliver half a billion covid-19 tests directly to americans homes. as a covid-19 surge continues across the country. the biden administration announced they have signed two contracts with companies to procure these tests. one of those contracts is worth $51 million, going to a virginia-based company called gold belt security, to purchase existing tests like the company has. it s unclear how many tests that entails. a second contract is being given to revival health, a california-based company that would procure 13.3 million tests, though it s unclear how much that one would cost. now, the biden administration has said that they will issue more contracts in the weeks to come, but they really have provided only a few details about what this rollout would
ukraine but it is for all of europe. the evil which purposefully targets peaceful cities and ambulance mans and explodes hospitals will not stop with just one country if they have the strength to keep going. well, the u.s. president joe biden just authorized additional military aid for ukraine after responding to urgent pleaings from the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy. cnn s arlette saenz reports. reporter: with the war in ukraine in its third week, u.s. president joe biden ramping up the pressure on russia. putin is an aggressor. he is the aggressor. and putin must pay the price. reporter: today, the president directing the state department to draw down $200 million in defense services for ukraine. an administration official saying this will include anti-armor, anti-aircraft systems, and small arms. as russia warns the u.s. that convoys of foreign weapons would