fergtsorget bracing for a s it s already here. we re live on the border with thousands of migrants where they are gathering, desperate to cross into the u.s. three years later, the covid public health emergency officially ends today. what this means for testing, treatments, and crucially, are we better prepared for the next one? plus, did former president trump just open himself up to even more legal jeopardy? why his comments at a cnn town hall are raising new questions. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we start at the border where the dhs secretary just said, it is about to get a whole lot worse. they re just hours now until the end of title 42. that is the public health rule that the u.s. used nearly 3 million times to immediately expel undocumented people to help control covid. ahead of this policy change, resources at the border communities have been strained, trying to respond to the arr
an individual who is removed under title 8 is subject to at least a five-year ban on reentry into the united states, and can face criminal prosecution if they attempt to cross again. smugglers have been long, hard at work, spreadi ing false information that the border will be open. they are lying. cnn s nick valencia has been following the story in the border town of brownsville, texas. nick, are people getting this message that government officials and the secretary are trying to get through? reporter: that is an awesome question, because i don t think that they are. they re not tuned into the news. they re not listening to officials. they re not asking those questions about what s going on. they re just really catching their breath after making a two-month long journey to get here. and mostly, most of those folks that i m speaking to are focused on reuniting with their family