migrants arriving on its shores. charles watson is standing by with more on that, but first, lucas tomlinson live at the white house with a preview of the president s trip. reporter: jon, a short time ago the white house says president biden called new house speaker ken mccarthy to congratulate him on his victory, but the border a growing issue perhaps that s one of the reasons the president s making this trip tomorrow to the southern border. the most extreme republicans continue to demagogue this issue and reject solutions. i m left with only one choice, to act on my own, do as much as i can on my own to try to change the atmosphere. reporter: the president s in delaware today. he has never gone to the border as president or in the eight years he served as vice president, jon. and ahead of this trip to el paso tomorrow, president biden outlining new plans here at the white house late this week to crack down on migrants crossing the border illegally. this new parole pla
newsroom, a sigh of relief. warmer temperatures are moving east, but the extreme winter weather threat is not yet over for millions of americans. i ll tell you about vladimir putin saying he s ready to negotiate over ukraine only if russia gets what it wants. the ukrainian s response to that ultimatum, and china once again down-playing its rapidly spreading covid outbreak. the end of brutal freezing temperatures might be in sight. relief possibly on the way for millions of americans after the historic winter storm left at least 37 people dead. conditions are beginning to improve. we saw that on sunday where emergency workers were able to get out to survey the extent of the damage. the governor of new york is requesting an emergency disaster declaration from the u.s. federal government to help the state cover the costs of the storm. at least 17 deaths have been reported in new york where officials say many of those who died were either homeless or stranded in their cars in
by huge increases in borrowing. cubans give their verdict on legalising same sex marriage and whether gay couples can adopt in a landmark referendum that s divided the nation. as hundreds of russians flee the country to avoid president putin s partial military mobilisation, we go live to moscow to speak to nikita khrushchev s granddaughter about the conflict in ukraine. and nasa prepares to crash a probe into an asteroid to see how difficult it would be to stop a space rock from hitting earth. hello and welcome. giorgia meloni, who s set to become italy s first female prime minister, has called for unity and promised to govern for all italians. projected results in the general election show victory for a coalition led by ms meloni s far right party, brothers of italy. the democratic party have already conceded, and in herfirst speech after her triumph, she said the voters had indicated their desire for a centre right government. leigh milner reports. it s a historic moment,