packed over capacity in many parts of the 2000 thousand mile long border. of course, title 42 has come and gone and migrants keep coming, guys. we got here 1:30 local time and so far two different bus loads at migrants here at gate 42 loaded up and taken to processing centers. we shot video of that if you want to show it for our viewers. they are the folks who have done the paperwork. el paso sector already seen a surge of migrants trying to gets in illegally as well. check out these numbers. in april, el paso sector saw 1400 apprehensions per day. but in the last 48 hours, this sector had 1500 am apprehensions, homeland security secretary released in statement at midnight quote: starting tonight people who arrive at the border without using a lawful pathway will be presumed ineligible for asylum. the border is not open. people who do not use available pathways into the u.s. face tougher consequences including minimum five year ban on reentry and criminal prosecution. now ove
biden, on the other hand, he has 1850 boxes. he had boxes sent to chinatown, where they don t speak even english in the chinatown we re talking about. i have to stop you right there. talk about us, just so you understand, i had every right to do it. i didn t make a secret of it. when it comes to your documents, did you ever show those classified documents to anyone? not really. i would have the right to. by the way, they were what do you mean not really? not that i can think of. let me tell you, i have the absolute right to do what i want with them. i have the right. former president trump facing new legal and political fallout following that cnn town hall. we ll take a look at the comments that may have stood out to prosecutors, as some republicans now voice concern over remarks donald trump made. including those. oh, my gosh. we re following the surge at the southern border as restrictions known as title 42 came to an end just hours ago. we ll have a rep
facing new legal and political fallout following his cnn town hall. we ll take a look at the comments that may have stuck out to prosecutors as some republicans also voice concern over a few things he said. and a debt ceiling meeting between president biden and top congressional leaders gets postponed. what that could mean for the looming debt ceiling crisis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 12th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin with a new overnight, the pandemic era immigration policy known as title 42 has officially expired. already we re seeing a massive influx of migrants at the southern border. homeland security officials say illegal border crossings topped 10,000 per day this week, the highest levels ever. the biden administration is urging those seeking entry into the united states to use lawful pathways. we are clear-eyed about the challenges we are likely to face in days and weeks ahead, and we
100 hours. so i think i ll get started right now. i m literally already in the game right now. so i ll get started with this. cnn this morning, more important, starts now. good morning, everyone. caitlyn is off. phil mattingly is here. where is your coffee? i can t get to it. that is the only safe way. i only bought you one that is not even the one control room the spillable one is even under that. impressive effort to make sure i don t screw up to day. phil mattingly, it s been a great week. let s get through three hours. let s get started with five things to know this friday, may 12th. title 42 expired at midnight. officials are bracing to handle tens of thousands of migrants in the weeks ahead. prosecutors say they re filing manslaughter charges against the man that choked a man to death on a new york city subway. sources tell cnn that daniel penny will turn himself in. and elon musk has chosen a ceo to head twitter. she currently heads up nbc universal s
todd: caroline schiffley is live on the ground this morning. caroline. post-title 42, here at gate 42, couple miles from where we were yesterday, buses are coming and migrants are being taken to processing center. in the last hour, we shot new video to show you of migrants coming through and being checked and loading up on the buses. numbers from the el paso sector on the border patrol. in april, el paso sector saw 1400 encounters are if the whole month. the last two days, they had 1500 per day. they pushed to get to the border and they wouldn t be allowed in if they waited. mayorkas released a statement saying, starting now, if you arrive here, we will assume you are not eligible for asylum and they have 24000 border patrol and asylum officers and judges. we are ready to meet them. we expected to see large numbers of encounters initially, we are seeing high numbers in certain sectors. the texas national guard is along the border in brownsville. tactical team members