number of migrant kids remained in custody but the biden teams are still not calling the situation, sandra, a crisis. john: griff jenkins is live near the border in el paso for us where we do expect to hear from a group of lawmakers a short time from now. the microphone is set up. i had a fat, you are on the ground they are. what have those lawmakers been seeing? hey, sandra and john, how are you? the leaders which by the way includes congressman tony gonzalez and el paso as part of his district. what you can see behind me, the press conference is waiting to begin after the tour and the visit, the briefing to lawmakers are getting. they started at the el paso central processing center resources told me they are at or near hitting their capacity levels right around us today or tomorrow, certainly this week. then come up they are going to go up to what is called monument three and get an overview briefing, a briefing and an overview of the high points. you can see here as w
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.
it may feel like the summertime is emerging from a dark winter into a bright spring but experts urge americans to avoid travel, wear masks and stay vigilant. one in five americans have now received at least one vaccine dose and now one in ten are fully vaccinated, perhaps adding to a sense of relief, americans are receiving stimulus checks in their bank accounts. president biden said now is not the time to let down your guard. coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but one of the nation s top health experts is warning the nation s governors if there was any time to put on a mask, this is it. i would just appeal to the leaders who have people s lives in your handled, do the rights thing. health officials are also deeply concerned americans are letting their guard down by getting on planes in record numbers since the outbreak began and by clustering up. you would say hey, baby, i m going to disappear overnight. it is amazing. you go outside, th
like jack sleeping z, knowing your finances are in order, go to facet.com to get your free score today like, it s hard good morning, everyone. you are alive and cnn newsroom on allison camera, radha in today for jim acosta, we are following several breaking stories of this our hunter biden is back in court and the, first witness in his federal gun trial is on the stand plus the new wall street journal article on president biden s fitness for office how the white house is responding and you are looking at live pictures from nasa. in this hour, boeing will make its third attempt to launch two astronauts aboard its first-ever starliner rocket to the international space station. we will bring you the launch live but first witness testimony is underway on de three of hunter biden s federal gun trial yesterday, prosecutors used biden s own words against him. they played portions of an audio book of his 2021 memoir i possessed a new superpower the ability to find crack in any to
the surge and are encouraging smugglers to be bolder than ever. we ve seen surges before. surges the end to respond to hope and there was a significant hope for a more humane policy after four years of pent up demand. so i don t know whether i would call that a coincidence but i certainly think that the idea that a more humane policy would be in place may have driven people to make that decision. harris: well, here is how many are coming. more than 100,000 migrants were encountered at the border in february. that s a 97% jump from the same month of last year. nearly 30,000 unaccompanied children were encountered. some 3,000 of them 12 years old or younger. arrests and deportations plunged as president biden tightened the rules how ice agents can operate. there were more than 2300 arrests in february. that s down 66% from the average number over october, november, on december. and only about half the number of deportations if in february compared to the month before. fewer