united states, canada and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. crowded confusion as a strict border policy ends. we ll look at what comes next for the migrant crisis on america s doorstep. plus president zelenskyy ask pope francis expected to meet at the vatican. we re live in rome and london with the latest and the default is feeling more real with time running out on a plan to raise the nation s debt ceiling. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin this hour at the mexico border where several key cities report fewer migrants arriving than expected. the covid era policy allowed authorities to expel most migrants. a senior official says there was no substantial influx of migrants at the southern border on friday after title 42 expired thursday night and the number of migrants and border patrol custody has dropped slightly compared to earlier this week. still across all levels of government, official are preparing for more arrivals. th
promising spring will come again, he and his coalition are prolsing to reverse years of ruling with a return to a parliamentary system for a presidential one eroded frrms, hollowed out institutions and punch turkey into deep economic trouble. for many this goes beyond campaign promises. it s about moving away from divisive rhetoric and softening positions and a call for unity in this bitterly polarized country. the 74-year-old with this video that s been viewed more than 100 million times. the call for setting differences aside and for the first time speaking openly about his identity along persecuted minority sect. we ll no longer talk about identities. we ll talk about achievements. we ll no longer talk about divisions and differences. we ll speak of our commonality and our common agreement drooem
support him. he s followed by ron paul at 22%. rick santorum is now third with 16%. newt gingrich is at 14%. michele bachmann is on the campaign trail in des moines right now, a day after one of her high profile advisers defected. bachmann is likely to face questions about the decision by state senator ken sorenson to jump ship and throw his support behind ron paul. we re keying an eye on bachmann s media event and we ll take you there live for some of the q and a session. he may be the front-runner but mitt romney isn t predicting how he will do in the iowa caucuses. he started the day in cedar falls talking about the job and the economy. speaking with wolf blitzer he responded to kplats from newt gingrich about attack ads. i don t know why he s so angry. look, this is a campaign about the things we believe in. i believe the country s being led in a very unfortunate and destructive way by a president that doesn t really understand our economy or america. i can get amer