world. i m laila harrak. the u.s. border with mexico remains calm, at least for now, a day after the title 42 immigration rule came to an end. russia tries to take out a u.s.-made patriot air defense system in ukraine, but the patriot system appears to have worked as it was intended. and the eurovision song contest final is just hours away. we ll have a eurovision historian what to expect as 26 acts prepare to represent their home nations. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. good to be with you. u.s. cities along the border with mexico report fewer migrant crossings than expected on the first day since title 42 expired. the covid-era policy allowed authorities to swiftly expel most migrants. federal officials say there was
state senators who is pushing back. i am symone sanders-townsend, and i have something to say. there has been a lot going on this week, particularly with former president trump. from a jury of his peers unanimously finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. to cnn giving him a national platform to mark his accuser and repeated his lies about the 2020 election. among other things, i could not start the show without acknowledging that elephant in the room and we are definitely going to unpack all of that during this hour. but let s start with what is going on at the southern border right now. title 42, the pandemic immigration rule that allowed for asylum seekers to be rejected without a hearing, it has expired. the biden administration and local officials have been getting ready for an influx of people to navigate a system
tens of thousands us of migrants who have been waiting to cross. plus, at any moment in new york city we are expecting marine veteran to turn himself in after a deadly chokehold on the subway sparked outrage across the nation. the debt limit meeting called off. what does it mean for negotiations as our nation inches closer to a catastrophic default. this hour of cnn this morning mourning starts right now. title 42 expired at midnight. take a look. these are live pictures out of yuma, arizona. tens of thousands of migrants have been waiting near the border for this very moment as the clock ran out on the immigration rule. overnight a judge blocked it. and u.s. officials are raising the alarm it will lead to
among iad and i-35 at great risk. tomorrow, the midwest, especially across illinois, indiana, and iowa, big storms through texas, as well, those storms will that morning, afternoon, and evening. because we have so much rain in the forecast here in texas over the next three days and this weekend, norah, a huge flash flood threat, especially ins. n, thank you. now, to the humanitarian crisis unfolding of a southern border. for tens of thousands of migrants are waiting to enter the u.s. after a new immigration rule went into effect. we have team coverage and cbs s nicole sganga will begin from the border city of brownsville, texas. reporter: as the clock struck midnight, border agents among the rio grande were on high alert. it was quiet in the moments leading up to the expiration of title 42. still, kansas senator roger marshall blames the biden administration for what he calls a humanitarian crisis. when he is sort of doing the catch and release, that is what
for gun controlle advocates. and title 42 set to expire thursday and u.s. border agents have used it for more than three years expelling hundreds of thousands of of migrants. and as it runs out u.s. border towns are bracing for a massive influx of migrants. rosa flores reports. reporter: tension on the border escalating as an suv in brownsville, texas plows through a crowd killing eight migrants. unclear if it was intentional. it ran a red light, lost control, flipped on its side and struck a total of 18 individuals. reporter: this just days before the controversial expiration of the pandemic era immigration rule known as title 42. border communities across the u.s./mexico border already seeing a spike in migration according to community leaders.