fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making false statements, just some of the charges against congressman george santos. after spending the day in federal custody, he just pleaded not guilty to 13 counts. so what will speaker mckcarthy do? a major test at the southern border. patrols encountered more than 10,000 migrants on tuesday alone as pandemic restrictions come to an end, our reporters are speaking live with those families desperate to get cross. plus president biden hitting the road to sell his debt ceiling message saying america is not a dead beat nation. new details on ongoing negotiations with republicans as we close in on a crucial default deadline. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. new york republican congressman george santos has pleaded not guilty to the 13 federal charges hes faces in court. prosecutors say his bond is set at $500,000, though his travel will be limite
fergtsorget bracing for a s it s already here. we re live on the border with thousands of migrants where they are gathering, desperate to cross into the u.s. three years later, the covid public health emergency officially ends today. what this means for testing, treatments, and crucially, are we better prepared for the next one? plus, did former president trump just open himself up to even more legal jeopardy? why his comments at a cnn town hall are raising new questions. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we start at the border where the dhs secretary just said, it is about to get a whole lot worse. they re just hours now until the end of title 42. that is the public health rule that the u.s. used nearly 3 million times to immediately expel undocumented people to help control covid. ahead of this policy change, resources at the border communities have been strained, trying to respond to the arr
welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. our borders are not open. the united states tells migrants to turn around. that after title 42 comes off the books. evidence border fults are stretched way beyond what they can handle. plus here s a debt ceiling personal tu test. the view, a cancelled big meeting pushes the country further towards default. they are more important than camera ready sit-downs. and a proposal from a gop candidate. to raise the voting age to 25 with service members and first responders. young americans should earn the right to vote. the math show it is may well be a blatant attempt to help republican odds. it s a new day at the border and one of uncertainty. both for the thousands of migrants trying to enter the united states and the personnel charged with trying to turn them away. title 42 ended and so did the power to quickly expel people who enter the united states illegally. the homeland secur
nonprofit. they are waiting to get on to the next destination. we just came from the border. it is clear that officials are prepared for this so called surge and they are just not seeing it today. we saw a makeshift tent and several immigration buss, but so far today, it s not the spike people had anticipated. let s get some insights on this moment. kaitlyn, thank you for your time. congratulations. what you just heard from nick valencia, a lot of people were saying today was going to be a lot worse than yesterday. he says today is not. i have seen things you have said and written. that does not surprise you. in washington people say surge, surge, surge, but this is actually pretty constant.
members. they have not seen their family in some cases for days. they just recently arrived here. they re mostly venezuelaen nationals, but china, haiti, other central american countries. it s been very active. these are the immigration buss that are driven by border patrol agents after individuals are detained in the open fields. they re released in some cases on humanitarian patrol. so that s what we re seein thes individuals are lined up waiting for news about their loved ones. i want to give you a little tour around what we re seeing. the crowds have thinned out. we did see dozens sleeping on the streets. the senters here have been at capacity for weeks. there s no line outside right now, but it comes in fits and spurts. there s long lines throughout the afternoon. people trying to get basic goods, supplies, shoes in some cases. i saw a man walking around saying he made the journey without shoes, if you can believe that.