slaughter houses and restaurants to pay debtses to smugglers and traffickers. today they will call a hotline to say they are being abused, neglected and trafficked. it is argued the u.s. has become a middle man in a child trafficking operation by bad actors seeking to profit off the lives of children. brooke singman has more on what we will see today. brooke: when child migrants are found, they are transported to health and human services. the volume of unaccompanied children at the southern border has surged over the past two years with 70,000 this fiscal year. today s whistleblower testimony is expected to reveal how the surge is leading to explosive growth in child labor and the biden administration is ignoring the warning signs. one witness, an hhs whistleblower will testify i thought i was placing children in loving homes and instead found children are being trafficked through network that begins with being smuggled to the u.s. border and the child is delivered to a sp
will go back to our members, but we need movement from the government about 2022. a new plan to help businesses with their energy bills after april is to be announced by the government. lots of storis in the mix today we d love to hear your thoughts on them. get in touch with me on twitter, @annitabbc, and use the #bbcyourquestions. and coming up, the final countdown. preparations are under way in cornwall for a rocket launch tonight that could mark a breakthrough moment in the uk s space race. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. prince harry has accused members of his family of being complicit in the pain and suffering endured by his wife, meghan. in two television interviews which were broadcast on itv and the american broadcaster cbs he admittted his relationship with his brother and father was strained but insisted he hoped for reconciliation. the palace hasn t commented on either interview, which were given in advance of the offici
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we do begin this hour with encouraging news for the country worst hit by the coronavirus, but also a crucial, crucial warning. the u.s. is powering through vaccinations. cdc data shows that 1 in 5 americans have now received at least one dose, and more than 1 in 10 are now fully vaccinated. but spring break is here, and many states are easing back on restrictions. travel is picking up to the level it was a year ago. and people are letting their guard down. perhaps adding to an overall sense of relief, americans are starting to receive those $1,400 stimulus checks as well from the biden administration. so it may feel like the u.s. is emerging out of a dark winter into a hopeful spring. but experts still pleading with the public to stay vigilant. here s paul vercammen with that, paul? reporter: coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but one of the nation s top health experts is warning governors, if there was ever a time to put on a mask, this is it.