countdown to the lifting of title 42. at 11:59 p.m. eastern, that s 9:59 p.m. here in el paso, the pandemic era border restrictions that allowed the u.s. to expel millions of migrants without allowing them to make asylum claims will go away. i am right here in the central part of el paso, on oregon street, sacred heart church is right beside me. i want to kind of give you perspective using our drone and this extraordinary team we have here on msnbc just where and how close we are to the mexican side. this is the church. this is oregon street. this goes right into downtown el paso and take a look at just maybe a block from where we are. that s the bridge, the international bridge that connects el paso to juarez where for generations thousands and thousands of people have used that bridge to cross through el paso and juarez. it s almost like one city divided by the border. people come and go to school on one side. they do their shopping on the other. they live in the other. it
hurricane-stricken puerto rico and are set to visit florida later this week. in cuba, another wave of protests sweeping the island following a nationwide blackout. cuba is once again demanding freedom. meanwhile in washington, the new supreme court term begins today as the court prepares to take up a number of consequential cases. also this morning, opening arguments are happening right now in the conspiracy trial for five members of the oathkeepers militia group in connection to january 6th. and with 36 days to the midterm elections, the power of latino voters and how they could shape key races. and we begin this very busy hour with our top story. the daunting search and rescue missions happening right now after hurricane ian hit florida. over 1,200 fema personnel are trying to reach survivors and recover remains five days after this storm pummeled the gulf coast in florida. this as the death toll continues to climb. at least 87 people have now lost their lives in
for fraudulent immigration documents they think they need. they re getting ripped off left and right and lied to left and right and don t know what to believe. it s gotten so bad i spoke to families who registered with the cbp one app to make your appointment for an asylum hearing and even then after they have the appointment and they have the paperwork they re still not sure what to believe so there s a lot of mixed messaging and confusion. what we re seeing, the new developments clearly they want to control the crowd. they want to clear this area out and process all these migrants and then reinforce the border here. tom llamas, julio, thank you very much for being with us this morning. really appreciate it. up next president biden is facing criticism from within his own party over the end of title 42. we ll ask a white house official to respond when we come back in just 60 seconds. you re watching jose diaz-balart this morning reporting from elle pass to, texas.
paso and juarez. it s almost like one city divided by the border. people come and go to school on one side. they do their shopping on the other. they live in the other. it s such a fluid area. but, for the last couple of years, this has also been the place where many, many migrants have come to cross to the united states and ask for asylum. i want to start our coverage with telemundo news anchor julio. as us you re doing the most extraordinary work for our communities. julio, tonight 11:59 eastern, title 42 goes away. what does that mean for people, what have you been seeing? thanks for having me, jose. essentially it means people will now be able to cross the border and their kays with be listened to and they will be the whole
of areas. but at this time i think we can do better. and i think it s our responsibility to continue to participate in democratic politics. and with us now to take a closer look at this telemundo news anchor julio and the university of arkansas and msnbc contributor. the msnbc telemundo poll found the main issues for latino voters is cost of living, threats to democracy, jobs and the economy, and the situation at the border as well. what do voters want to hear when it comes to these issues? thank you, jose. thanks for having me. latinos come from two very hard years of a pandemic that hit this community very, very strongly. now they are facing this inflation. they re facing economic troubles. most of them say they are falling behind when it comes to the personal finances.