to lead talks on how to stem the surge in illegal border crossings. those crossings reaching historic proportions with authorities routinely reporting 10,000 encounter a day. the influx is in border authorities, 10,000 in custody right now. so stretched are resources, customs and border patrol had to close two major railway crossings and other ports of entry so they can shuffle agents to busier points along the border. $43 billion in trailed a year are carried on those two rail lines alone. no telling how politically costly an extended closure could be. with congress on holiday, talks for a comprehensive border package have installed, and with them, hopes for ukraine and israel aid. republicans say funding for those embattled nations must be paired with measures to secure the u.s. mexico border. it s a quid pro quo triggering a backlash who fear an asylum and refugee crackdown could hurt the party among latino voters. joining us now, nbc news correspondent guad venegas who s
now have the power to decide an election. let s all reminisce for a second. they did it back in 2000 with bush v gore: now they may have the chance to do it all over again. today trump asked the high court to sit and think for a bit. to answer whether he has absolute immunity. that s the jack smith case. jack smith wanted a quick answer. he would not rather wait to find out if he can make a case against him. but will that person be considered immune from prosecution. apparently trump loves a good wait. why rush into getting into a case against you? pretty ironic. his lawyers say the case is so important, so paramount to public importance, his lawyers say the justice moves, it must move in a cautious, deliberative manner.. not at a breakneck speed. that s the immunity question. and the court also gets to decide now the eligibility question. the one coming out of colorado s supreme court decision to take trump off the primary ballot. the supreme court will have to decide whethe
you re life in the cnn newsroom. i am jim acosta in washington. good evening. tonight trump repeated his rhetoric at a rally, and the former president is now claiming that migrants are coming from prisons and much more. take a listen. they come from prisons. they come from mental institutions and insane asylums, and many are terrorists. trump also took aim at president biden claiming the influx of migrants across the southern border is not just the president s fault but an invasion that president biden supposedly launched. our border never had been stronger but crooked joe came in and launched an invasion against our country, this is like a military invasion, drug, criminals and gang members pour into our country at record levels. we have never seen anything like it. they are taking over our cities. there s zero evidence that president biden orchestrated or launched a so-called invasion of immigrants at the southern border, and trump provided a window into some of t
prepandemic levels, it could overwhelm the health care system. cnn this morning continues right now. they re poisoning the blood of our country. that s what they ve done. they ve poison abouting mental institutions and prisons a all over the world, not just in south america or three or four countries we re thinking, but awe oil the world they re pouring into our country. well, good morning, everyone. former president donald trump is escalated his longtime anti-rhetoric as he hits the campaign level. the white house is calling fascist. speaking of the white house, the white house and the senate, their negotiators are racing to try to reach a deal on immigration and southern border policy with aid for ukraine and israel hanging in the balance. and right now defense secretary lloyd austin is in israel as they scale back to protect civilians. cnn this morning starts right now. and here s where we begin this hour with defense secretary lloyd austin in israel as the
Seriously ready to intervene in the ukrainian conflict. Prevent the maidan scenario. Georgia, in defiance of everything in the eu, plans to finally adopt a law on foreign agents. Migrants have changed course, now in an unprecedented influx in ireland. Come to your small homeland, visit the graves of your ancestors and honor your relatives. Radunitsa, or the day of remembrance of the departed, is celebrated today by orthodox believers. The name of the holiday has at its root the word joy, that is, at this time we seem to share the triumph of the resurrection of christ with our departed loved ones. Radunitsa is celebrated on the ninth day after easter and is an official holiday in our country. The Traffic Police remind you that today, at the entrances to cemeteries, changes in the organization of traffic are possible. Parking at graveyards is free, however, Traffic Police advise arriving at burial sites by public transport. Moreover, before minsk cemeteries were launched to radnitsa. Add