united states and all around the world, i m paula newton. coming up this hour, u.s. president joe biden heads to the southern border to see for himself what the right and left are calling a crisis. hear from one activist about what she hopes he takes from this visit. now the dust is settling after a chaotic vote for house speaker, we will look at what comes next fororor the new lead and we are live in hong kong as china reopens to the world, even as it confronts a massive surge in covid cases. we speak to a doctor here in the united states about how this could impact the spread of the virus. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so in the coming hours president joe biden is expected to visit the u.s. southern border for the first time since taking office, and it comes as he faces mounting criticism for failing to stem a surge in migration. now, in the fiscal year 2022 the u.s. encountered more than 2 million migrants at the border,
no more ignoring a crisis of safety and sovereignty. we must secure our border. in fact, mr. biden is also expected to discuss the border crisis later this week when he meets with his mentionen and canadian counterparts at the north american summit. we have the details on that. reporter: they know their dream is across the river, but all they can do is wait. some sit on the mexican side looking north, the lucky ones have tents or find space in a shelter. many, like this venezuelan migrant, have traveled thousands of miles and vividly remember the dangers they faced in each country they travel through. he says they were robbed and
planning for a post title xlii future at the border. how does this administration get something done on immigration, on the humanitarian crisis at the border during this lame duck session? right, so little time and also it is such a divisive issue. and i think what we re going to have to see is something that is piecemeal. the idea of having a comprehensive immigration reform has been a pipe treatment for so long. i think that both sides of the aisle need to come together and say what can we do, something is better than nothing. when you look at the crisis on the border, these are people s lives. these are people who have traveled thousands and thousands of miles and have been stuck in very dangerous situations. and aside from that, what is most worrisome in addition to the humanitarian piece, we re breaking our law. we have laws in place that provide asylum to folks skrks
every who s. traveled thousands of kilometers to the winter coat his accent for the basing of wings. to bed migration from germany sent in a question. elizabeth from cologne wants to know why do migrating birds call to each other during their flight doesn t that cost them too much energy. every autumn there is frenzied activity at the gathering in resting places these cranes coming from northern europe have thousands of kilometers still to go before they reach their winter quarters wild geese also head to warmer climes in the winter when they begin their long journey they all honk loudly this vocalization is an important form of communication. much communication between animals goes on heard by humans elephants exchange
it s scary. reporter: when asked how concerned people should be about the shootings, the police chief said it s impossible to say. they are leaning on the public for assistance asking anyone with information to come forward. do you know if they put extra security precautions in place or what people are doing to protect themselves? reporter: at this point, not clear. they are not in that press conference there, police chief did not mention any additional security precautions. he did not in between those two shootings that have now been linked people have traveled thousands of miles without any incident. we ll be right back.