thanks for joining us. i m alex marquardt in for fredricka whitfield today. we begin at the u.s. southern border where officials say they are seeing fewer migrants crossing than expected, despite the end of title 42. authorities say that the long lines of people who once waited to enter the u.s. have dissipated at many border crossings. many had expected a surge after the covid era policy title 42 expired at midnight on thursday. in its place the biden administration has re-enacted tougher border policies, which require longer processing times, and impose severe consequences for those who cross illegally. the white house has sent thousands of asylum officers, secret service agents and even u.s. troops, to reinforce screening efforts, and to mitigate the already challenging humanitarian crisis. cnn s polo sandoval is in el paso, texas. you re on the ground. what are you seeing? it certainly has been less chaotic the less 48 hours since the lifting of title 42. that being sai
literally tilting at windmills. it comes as his legal team decides its best defense in his civil rape trial. no defense at all? another deadly mass shooting in america. the latest, a medical center in atlanta, prompting an impassioned plea from georgia senator raphael warnock. also, new reporting on the deep financial ties between supreme court justice clarence thomas and a texas billionaire. keep getting deeper. it keeps getting worse. on capitol hill, there is no off-ramp when it comes to a deal on the debt ceiling. we ll have the latest on the contentious negotiations. meanwhile, the markets mostly flat this morning in response to the latest interest rate hike from the federal reserve. we ll have a full breakdown of what could be the final move from the central bank in the fight to bring down inflation. good morning, everyone, and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 4th. we got two out of three birthdays under our belt here. exactly. willie
republican and democratic leaders set to meet with the president for high-stakes negotiations on the debt ceiling. america is not a deadbeat nation. we pay our bills. with the clock ticking toward a june 1st default deadline failure to do that would be unprecedented. we talk with two powerful senators who have a history of working across the aisle about how to avoid an economic meltdown. we should never put the credit of the united states at risk. until the president engages, it doesn t matter what we do. later this hour country superstar miranda lambert on how she could set a new record in country music. it sounds really big when you say it like that. is that part of your super power? get it done, baby. it was possible that i may not see the end of the year. you mishandled that? i don t know if i mishandled i m a little wistful. this is not where i thought this story was headed. good evening and welcome back to who s talking. it s ca
democracy, the kind where you participate. no, your job is to trust the experts and their conclusions and obey them. covid kind of blew that up. if there s one thing that we learned from that dis-sasser is that public policy experts often had no clue what they were talking about. your hippy aunt knew more about how to beat a flu virus than your virologist on cnn. exercise, sunlight, fresh air, stop eating junk food, turn off your computer, spend time with other people. be healthy. that advice worked. the experts by contrast made you get the vaccine and that did not work. so by march of 2021, people are starting to figure this out. anyone who was paying attention in america understood that the experts, many of them were full of it. it was exactly at that moment that the atlantic magazine in washington published a piece pushing back against a growing consensus. that story was called following your gut isn t the right way to go. hard to think of a funnier headline because it s s
norah: a new snowstorm is on its way, even as california digs out from the last one. people living in the southern part of the state are pleading for help, with many still stranded. norah: disgust tonight from some republican lawmakers, who denounce fox news tucker carlson for falsely portraying january 6th as peaceful. i think it s bull[bleep]. five women are suing the state of texas over its abortion ban. these women allege they were denied the procedure in spite of grave risk. it is now dangerous to be pregnant in texas. norah: and the minnesota vikings player hailed as a hero. i remember just thinking, we saved this guy s life. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, the downtowns in despair in cities across the country. our report on how work from home is hurting small business. plus, we ve got a cbs news exclusive. a historic interview. we sit down with americ