Clean things up with americas oldest ally. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Were keeping a close eye on the markets after the Do Jones Industrial Average closed nearly 615 points down today. Earlier today the market plunged more than 900 points after american investors were spooked by new concerns about chinas economy. But we begin with Breaking News in our health lead. Moments ago, the u. S. Dayleath l from coronavirus surpassed the total Death Toll during the 1918 flu pandemic. The u. S. Covid Death Toll is now 675,446 americans lost to the virus. A horrific milestone. But today we did get some positive news for families with elementary schoolaged children. Pfizer announced that a lower dose of its Covid19 Vaccine is safe and generates a robust Antibody Response for Kids Age 5 to 11. There are still some steps that need to be taken before the fdas expected Emergency Use Authorization is asserted in a matter of weeks. My hope is theyll move quickly because a lot of kids are getting infected and sick. School is in session. I have a 9yearold. My hope is hell get his first shot by halloween. I think well be able to make that deadline. Covid infections among children have risen exponentially since july as more and more kids get tested every week before going to school. Right now more than 54 of the u. S. Population is fully vaccinated. Thats about 181 Million people. If the fda grants Emergency Use Authorization for kids, age 5 to 11, that would make an additional 28 Million people in the u. S. Eligible. Though we should note, what happens after that is up to parents. Adolescents age 12 and up, theyve been eligible since may, but only 46 of them are fully vaccinated. Cnns Jason Carroll reports, were still waiting for important details about when shots will go into these arms. Reporter its information parents of younger children have been waiting for. Pfizer sharing data that shows its vaccine is safe for 5 to 11yearolds and elicits a robust Antibody Response. This is going to make a huge difference in the fight against covid19 and parents, pediatricians and teachers are waiting for this. Reporter pfizer plans to submit its data to the fda for Emergency Use Authorization as soon as possible. Medical experts say if all goes well, the shot could be available for 5 to 11yearolds by halloween. Depending on how long the fda takes to review the application, whether its a Fourweek Review or sixweek review, you could have a vaccine available to children as early as probably by The End of october. We know there are lots of cases in children but the risk of dying is still very, very low. While parents wait for the fda to look at the new pfizer data, School Districts around the country are focusing on slowing the spread of covid in the classroom. New York Citys mayor says starting september 27th, students attending school In The City will be tested weekly for covid19. As opposed to biweekly. And in the nations capital, the mayor getting rid of the Testing Option and mandating all teachers, Staff And Child care workers must be vaccinated. This applies to d. C. Public schools, public charter schools, private schools, parochial schools, and Child Care facilities. Reporter san franciscos mayor, london breed, now at the center of a firestorm over her own mask mandates. Mayor Breed Defiant after she was caught on camera not wearing a mask inside a nightclub. I was sitting with my friends, and everyone who came in there was vaccinated. The Fact Weve turned this into a story about being maskless. No, im not going to sip and put my mask on, sip and put my mask on. Sip and put my mask on. Eat and put my mask on. While im eating and drinking, im going to keep my mask off. So the fact this is even a story is sad. Reporter some signs of improvement in the hardest Hit Parts of the country, cases in the south appear to be stabilizing, but states such as tennessee, West Virginia and North Carolina now seeing surges in cases. Late today this development on the pfizer front. It turns out that the Pfizer Vaccine is the most administered since the fda fully approved it about a month ago. The Pfizer Vaccine now accounts for some 70 of all doses administered. That according to the cdc. Jason carroll, thank you so much. Joining us live to discuss, dr. Peter hotez, codirector at the center for Vaccine Development at texas childrens hospital. Dr. Hotez, lets take a Step Back for a second. The u. S. Death toll from coronavirus just passed the total number of deaths in the United States from the 1918 flu pandemic. How preventable was it for the u. S. To reach and surpass that horrific milestone . Jake, you know, what im focusing right now are on the deaths that have occurred after april and may because, by april or may, any american who wanted to get vaccinated and was eligible to get vaccinated, so weve lost 100,000 americans since april or may. Almost all of them unvaccinated. Almost all of those deaths preventable. Those were unnecessary deaths. And were still on a terrible trajectory. The estimates are from the institute for Health Metrics and other organizations, another 100,000 deaths on top of that by The End of the year. So 200,000 americans who are needlessly going to lose their lives. Were at 200,000 deaths per day. We never should be in this place right now. There is some good news today. Pfizer has promising data suggesting that a low dose of its vaccine is safe and effective for Kids Age 5 to 11. How crucial is it at this point in the pandemic to get shots in arms for that Age Group, and what is the primary purpose . Is it to stop the spread . Well, its both. I think, first of all, the key is were seeing so many children in this Delta Wave get hospitalized. So here in the south where the Vaccination Rates are really, really low among young people, among parents and teenagers, were seeing high levels of hospitalizations in childrens hospitals, even in Pediatric Icus because of this delta variant. Number one, its important to vaccinate kids in order to protect them and protect their health, prevent long covid. But also the fact that if we could fully vaccinate the schools we could really halt transmission in the schools. So whats happening now is kids are coming home, infecting their parents. Parents are infecting their kids. Kids are infecting Each Other. Its making it impossible to get our kids through the School Year so vaccines would get our kids through the School Year and ultimately if were serious about halting this epidemic in the United States, we need 85 to 90 of the u. S. Population vaccinated. That means all of the adults, all of the Ads Olescents and lae numbers of kids. Those are the three goals i see. This Vaccine Trial data for pfizer is just for Kids Aged 5 to 11. Why did they limit it to that Age Group . Whats the difference between vaccinating a 4yearold And 5yearold . Well, its not so much that, but this is pretty standard in Vaccine Development that we do step down studies. So you start with the adults. Then pivot to the teenagers, adolescents and then start moving to younger Age Groups in segments. And so 5 to 11 makes sense since these are all k through 12 schoolaged kids. And then well look at the younger age cohorts as well. And then the question is always going to be, how young do you think this will go . And i think there are a couple of scenarios. One, down the road, maybe a year from now we could give this like Measles Vaccine or like Flu Vaccine, anyone over 6 months. But this is a welltested approach to do this in stages. Dr. Hotez, i want to turn to the biden administrations plan to ease Travel Restrictions on all fully vaccinated foreign visitors flying into the United States. That will start in november. If you plan on driving, however, across the canadian or mexican borders, you might still be out of look. Priscilla alvarez joins us. Explain this to me because i dont understand it. Why allow people to fly into the u. S. If theyre vaccinated but not allow people who are vaccinated to drive across the border . This has been the question among lobbyists, lawmakers and residents of Border Towns. What the administration has to say is that they are fully guided by the Assessment And Analysis of Public Health and medical experts. What that fails to answer is why theres a different public Health Risk for those flying into the u. S. And those driving across the land borders. Heres what the representative of New York brian higgins, the chair of the northern Border Caucus put it simply. Continued closure of the u. S. Border to vaccinated canadians is completely unnecessary and unexplained. Clearly frustration over restrictions that have been in place since march 2020. The canadians have surpassed the United States when it comes to vaccine rates. How much of this has to do with the crisis of undocumented migrants crossing the border . So we are learning that the u. S. Previously relayed to the canadian counterpart they want the Land Restrictions on the same timeline. This as you mention, even though the situations are completely different. You have overwhelming number of migrants at the u. S. Mexico Border and u. S. Customs and Border Protection officials who are concerned about dealing with that, as well as processing people at the ports of entry. Different situation in canada. In fact, in canada, as of early august, u. S. Citizens and residents fully vaccinated can cross. Canadians, however, Cant And Wont until October 21st when well learn if they renew them or not. Priscilla alvarez, thank you. Dr. Hotez, i want your reaction to the Travel Restrictions. The u. S. Reported more than 42 Million covid cases over the course of the pandemic. Canada has had nearly 1. 6 million cases. We have 28 times the number of cases canada has. Our population is ten times the size of canadas. In addition, the canadians are more vaccinated than the americans are. So do these Travel Restrictions make any sense to you when it comes to our northern border . Jake, Travel Restrictions have never made any sense to me, period. Look, when its if you remember at the very beginning of the pandemic, in 2020, we were obsessing about Travel Restrictions from china and then the virus came in from southern europe. And thats what ignited that horrible first wave in New York city. So that should have been a sign that we just dont understand how Travel Restrictions would have any positive benefit restricting from europe is absurd. Look at the Covid Infection rates in the United States right now. Places like West Virginia, tennessee, they are the highest in the world and were talking about Travel Restrictions. And so i think this is failed policy and we need to open up our borders as much as we can, at least on the northern side and from europe and elsewhere in order to not hurt our economy because its certainly not helping us with covid19. Dr. Peter hotez, thank you. Democrats are fast approaching a selfimposed deadline and the cracks in the party are widening. What did Alexandria Ocasiocortez just say about bidens big Agenda Items . Well tell you in a second. Plus, this all comes amid a major week for the Biden Presidency here and abroad. The headwinds the president is facing. Thats ahead. 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It seems pretty clear here that democrats will have a very difficult time cobbling together all these different factions in order to get something passed by next week, which was their original intention. Part of that is because, you know, the democratic party is a big tent and within it a lot of members that have their own desires as to what they want to see as the ultimate outcome here. So Nancy Pelosi is attempting to shepherd through this legislatiOn And please all of them. On the left she has progressives who are insistent they arent going to vote for the bipartisan Infrastructure Package if it doesnt mean that the 3. 5 trillion human Infrastructure Bill pass and within that, it means people want to see changes to Climate Change, immigratiOn And others. In the middle she has Rank And File members who are loyal to her but also have their own pet projects like for instance getting rid of the cap on state and local Tax Deductions and then, of course, on the right, those are the moderates. They are insistent that bipartisan package be passed but theyre also concerned about the big Price Tag for that 3. 5 trillion plan and how its going to be paid for and if its going to impact the deficit. The speaker has to convince all of them they have to get on the same page because you cant have one without the other. And right now democrats have not figured out a way to get across the Finish Line and do both. Thats just the house. Whatever they pass, if anything, theyre going to have to get through the narrowest of majorities in the senate. Thats absolutely right, jake. Thats also part of speaker pelosis charge. Shes not a member of the senate but she has to deliver a bill that comes out of the house that the senators will at least be consider they will at least consider voting for. In particular, Joe Manchin and kyrsten sinema, both who have said theyre uncomfortable with passing something that sas pricey as 3. 5 trillion. If they dont pass that, all those progressives get off the vote. Jake, that is why this has been such a difficult task for the democrats in congress. Ryan only innobles, apprecia. President biden is heading to a United Nations gathering where the situation with foreign partners is also a bit rocky. Stay with us. If you wake up thinking about the market and want to make the right moves fast. Get Decision Tech from fidelity. [ Cellphone Vibrates ] youll get proactive alerts for Market Events before they happen. And insights on every buy and sell decision. With zerocommission online u. S. Stock and etf trades. For smarter trading decisions, get Decision Tech from fidelity. 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I think the president s view having been on the World Scene for 50 years is that you always have to work on your relationships. Reporter back in washington, his legislative agenda hangs in the balance. Right now what we are doing is we are engaging with the house and the senate. Its a complicated proposal. Reporter with no agreement on a path forward between moderates and progressives. And his 1. 2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and his 3. 5 trillion expansion of the social safety net. Biden set to ramp up his push to bridge the gap with meetings and calls this week, officials say. I think well get there. Its going to take some work. And we are going to do the work. Reporter but the White House also grappling with a looming government shutdown. And the threat of a catastrophic u. S. Default. All as Biden Heads to the u. N. General assembly in New York looking to make amends and set his diplomatic agenda. The president is going to lay out the case for why the next decade will determine our future, not just for the United States but for the global community. Reporter the president seeking to have a call with french president Emmanuel Macron amid fury over a u. S. Deal with australia that short circuited a french Submarine Deal worth billions. What i expect the president will do on that call is reaffirm our commitment to working with one of our oldest and closest partners. Reporter all as he plans to use his highly anticipated Tuesday Remarks to defend his afghanistan withdrawal and lay out the need for intensive diplomacy to address challenges from Climate Change and the pandemic to a rising china. We have an opportunity to work together on the global issues that the world is facing. Thats what he expects the focus of the next few days to be. Reporter jake, far from running away from the afghanistan withdrawal decision, the president , according to senior Administration Officials, is going to point to it. Basically make the point this is a critical moment of transition. Transition away from two decades of war and towards what this official said was intensive diplomacy. Youll see that play out over the course of this week. Several bilateral meetings with key World Leaders. Obviously, the speech as well. A recognition that for the biden administration, for the president himself, as he seeks to rally allies, this is a key moment, particularly in the wake of a bumpy last several weeks. Jake . Phil mattingly, thanks so much. Joining us to discuss is Evan Osnos who wrote one of the most indepth biographies of Joe Biden but also out with a new book Wild Land on sale now. Good to have you here. Lets Take A Look at some of the issues on Bidens Plate from the exit to afghanistan and the americans and afghan allies still trapped there to the anger from france because of that deal with australia and the uk, To The Crise at the southern border to the battle over booster shots. The democratic Party Infighting over whether or not his agenda will get passed. How is he handling all of this . He promised competence. Its a very full plate. Part of what you are seeing is the accumulated effect of The End of the honeymoon with the fact he inherited a lot of underlying issues. Not just things generated by Donald Trump but the very fact that trump became president reflected some of these underlying divides and he is now contend with that. Look at the pandemic of the unvaccinated. This is not something that was just entirely a product of trump. It was also a fact that trump was the agent, the center of this really nasty sense of divide in this country. And skepticism, sometimes earned, often not, with anything institutions had to say, including the cdc. President bidens Approval Rating is the lowest since he took office. Recent reuters ipsos poll found 44 of adults approve. 50 disapprove of the job he is doing. How do you think that factors into his decisionmaking if at all . Well, he is in this position of having, as we all know, run for office saying i can bring people together. For a long time hes used some of that language. And what you heard from him recently is hes running out of patience. He said hes kind of redefining what hes going to do. Most americans are unified when it comes to the vaccine. 75 of american adults want it. There are 25 who wont get it yet and he said thats the part that, look, we are unified as a country when it comes to the science. Thats how hes putting it. So in your new book you write this about President Bidens inauguration. You wrote biden turned over and over to the prospects for national reunion. What he called the way of unity, but if Bidens Speech contained one argument above all it was the belief in the sheer possibility of change. However, a Fox Poll last week found 37 think the country has become more united since biden took office. 54 say it is less united. 54 less united under biden. Now i dont know how many of those people say that thats bidens fault, but its hard to argue that the country is any more united than it was. One could argue this is the point in the process where the Patient Sothe Operating table. The only way he begins to restore confidence is by putting facts on the ground. Get shovels digging again. Get the Infrastructure Bill happening. This is the case hes making to congress to say, if we want to get people to buy into politics again, not just me personally, weve got to do something. They elected us to do something. So much is riding on his work over the next few weeks in congress. President biden didnt create 25 of the country refusing to get vaccinated or a majority of republicans believing the Election Lie and On And on. Your book goes into a lot of the root causes of this, at least over the last couple of decades. Yeah. You could argue it dates back farther than that. Its a great look at Anger And Conspiracy theories and radicalism and more. I guess i read the book and i think, can you even really unify the country as, for instance, it was unified after 9 11, briefly . Youre right. We all had that memory of that feeling of that moment. There are very defineable ways in which you can begin to build some unity. Its not a panacea. In 1940, if you were a kid born in the United States, you stood a 90 chance of outearning your parents. Today, a kid born in america has less than half as much a chance. Our Intergenerational Mobility is now lower than chinas which is not a compliment to china. Its a reflection of how much weve lost sight of a Core American attribute. If you say we agree on social mobility. Lets rejig our Economy And Tax code in ways to restore that. One of the other problems and we can talk for two hours is the Incentive Structure is in the media and politics right now completely built around alienating and attacking as opposed to building coalitions. Evan osnos, its a great book, wildland the making of american fehry. Do you usually take several days to call them to hash it out . When will President Biden call french president Emmanuel Macron . Ely a bobble. With usaa safepilot, when you drive safe. You can save up to 30 on your auto insurance. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. Get a quote today. 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Lets go a tense teteatete coming up for President Biden and french president Emmanuel Macron. France is upset with the u. S. Because of a snub on a diesel submarine contract. Originally france and australia had shaken hands on the Deal But Australia went with the u. S. And uk on a new deal. France was so offended by the faux pas, he pulled the french ambassadors to the u. S. And australia. Cnns Kylie Atwood joins us from New York where the u. N. General Assembly Meeting is about to take place. MacrOn And Biden Plan to speak in the next few days. How much rides on this call for the two allies . Its a critical call. The french have been very outspoken in how angry they are about this. And a senior Administration Official said that the president reached out to macron to set up this call because they want to chart a Productive Path forward. The biden administration clearly hoping that the two partners can move on past this spat between the two of them. But its very clear from the french position that they are angry about this. They have recalled their Ambassador And Plan to take more of a response because they are meet with the ambassador for consultations to see just how theyre going to respond. So this is an important call because it gives President Biden the chance to speak about how he authentically wants to work with the french in the indopacific. Sees them as a key ally and it is yet to be seen if that will be enough to assuage President Macron and kind of then curtail what may be an even further response from the french here. I have to say, i think it might be popular with a certain segment of the french population for macron to slap the United States. Macron has an election coming up in the spring and i wondered, there are any domestic politics for france playing into this reaction . Well, american and australian diplomats have told me they do think that politics at home or at play here for President Macron. His president ial election is early next year. So this could be something that he could use to get something from the americans, to get something from the australians that puts him in good standing. So well have to see if President Biden is going to play hard ball and not give him anything or if hes willing to give him something that he can declare a victory here. Kylie atwood, thank you. Lets bring in global Affairs Analyst Susan Glasser And Seth jones, senior Vice President for the center for strategic and international studies. And author of three dangerous men. Russia, china, iran and the rise of irregular warfare. Susan, what is your reaction to kylies reporting about macrons upcoming election, some diplomats suspect that may be playing a role here. Yeah, jake, i thought that was an excellent point you made. Marine Le Pen is a hard right challenger to macron. Sart of the french version of America First in a way and this is an opportunity to shore up your antiamerican Bona Fides which are always welcome in a french political context. I do believe Thats Part whats going on here. I dont think that its realistic for the french and i dont think at this point they do expect that President Biden is going to reverse course in any way. In fact, tomorrow at the u. N. Hes going to double down on the idea that this kind of diplomacy and this kind of challenge to china and the autocracies of the world is at the core of his foreign policy. But i have been really struck by the Volume And Noise with which the french have made have registered this complaint whether its political or not. Remember that through the whole four years of troubled relations with Donald Trump, they never took such a step as withdrawing the ambassador for consultations. Indeed they never did. Seth, take a listen to the recalled french ambassador to the u. S. Translator a few days before the announcements last wednesday, we had a meeting of the two ministers of defense and Foreign Affairs of france and australia. We absolutely werent informed of the new course chosen by australia. Do you think this was intentional or an unforced error . In terms of the u. S. Decision, i think it was absolutely intentional. They made a decision with the australians and the british to move forward with those nuclearpowered submarines. Had they told the french beforehand, i think we would have had a lot of french effort to get the u. S. Before making a decision to reverse course. And the u. S. Likely made a decision not to reverse course as we see right now. Biden is committed to this. So i think waiting until it was too late was the decision. It was purposeful. As you note no, matter how troubled the relationship was between the United States and france during the trump years, macron never recalled the ambassador. Biden got elected promising basically that the Biden Doctrine is not that dissimilar from trumps in terms of the position of the u. S. But, plus allies. Thats how they talk about it. Its doing whats best for America Plus these alliances. But things are now worse with france than they ever were under trump. The u. S. And france have a long history of going certainly back to De Gaulle of, you know, posturing with Each Other when it comes to foreign policy. Often at the expense of nato and other parts of the western alliance. Its not entirely a new phenomenon. I think the question is, how long will it go on . How serious is the rift . There already were a number of tensions between not just france but other European Allies and the new biden administration as well. For example, over afghanistan. There were bruised feelings about the initial decision of the president s withdrawal and april and then also the way in which it was executed. And that makes it a bit awkward for biden then to go to the u. N. And sort of proclaim as you said that his doctrine is essentially a strong presence of the u. S. In the world but also with more allies. And i think thats why you saw this Announcement Today about lifting the ban on europeans and other travelers to the United States if theyve been vaccinated. That was something the europeans have been demanding for months and have been very frustrated with the biden administration. So, you know, at least it was something to offer them in advance of this u. N. Speech. Seth, a Phone Call seems like an easy thing to schedule and get on the books if you want it on the books. Why is it taking so long to schedule . Well, its not entirely clear how quick the it looks like the french want to drag this one out, jake. I would just say more broadly, i think the challenge as susan noted is that this is coming right on the hurdle of the afghanistan decision. It was very clear that the u. S. Did not conduct significant planning or even alert most of its nato allies. Many of which had forces in afghanistan of the withdrawal. So it wasnt this consultation there. Now there hasnt been a consultation with the french. I think the big question is, what is the biden administration going to do going forward in its its got a national security strategy. A national Posture Review. A national nuclear Posture Review all out by The End of the year, and to what degree will we see Movement Down The Road on dealing with allies. Susan glasser, seth jones, thanks to both of you. You could call it political hubris. Why Justin Trudeaus Decision to call an election now could potentially backfire and cost him his job. Stay with us. Their Health Care. With an Aarp Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan from unitedhealthcare. Medicare supplement plans help pay the outofpocket Expenses Medicare doesnt. Giving you greater peace of mind. You could also see any doctor, any specialist, anywhere in the u. 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A show of strength that could backfire for canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau tried to capitalize on his popularity over the summer calling an early Snap Election hoping his Liberal Party might win control of canadas parliament. That decision 36 days ago has escalated to this. Take a look. [ bleep ]. Ugly protests. Trudeaus Poll Numbers sank. Rivals called the Election Nothing more than a power grab. Paula newton is covering this from montreal. Trudeau says the pandemic was the motive for this election. How so . Well, you know, his argument, jake, was that, look, canada, voters need to weigh in. What do you want Canadas Comeback to look like post this pandemic . There were serious issues on the table. 10 a day day care. Meeting and exceeding Climate Targets for canada. All that was there but so quickly as you said, Voters Saw through it and thought were still in the middle of a pandemic. Not only that, western provinces are having a hard time with the pandemic. Still talking about having to bring in the military. All of it wore thin. And there certainly was an ugly underbelly to this election i havent seen before. Some of the protefsters were antivaxxers. It energized him through this. And all in all, voters said, what is this about . You were governing just fine in a Minority Parliament making coalitions with another leftwing party. So far so, good, right . And for that reason it will be interesting now to see if voters end up punishing him. I have to tell you, too. We are in a pandemic, right . Covid19 restrictions right now at this hour, lineups, Voting Booths across canada. The problem being that those covid restrictions mean there are fewer workers, longer lineups. Social distancing and people are wondering how much turnout could also end up impacting this election. What happens if Trudeaus Party loses the election . What happens next . Well, normally, if you get the most seats you get to form government. That would mean trudeau is out. Having said that, though, this could get more complicated. There are six national parties at this point in time. So, of course, cliche, right . A long night. More than that, this could be hours or even days until we get a result. Jake, i think youre familiar with that scenario. And so we will wait and see what happens. Right now if you believe the plurality of polls its that Justin Trudeau will end the Night Or Tomorrow exactly where he started five weeks ago at the beginning of this campaign. And believe me, that will still be politically bruising. Especially when canadians know this Pandemic Isnt over yet. Six months ago when you and i talked about this, things werent as well, things werent going as well in canada as they are now in terms of canada has a better Vaccination Rate than the United States does. Fewer covid deaths than the United States does, even proportionally. Isnt that enough . Is that not something that people are excited about . Not on your life, jake. And why . In the middle of this campaign, what are the headlines saying . The province of alberta may need the military to come in because they are peaking in icu admissions. I know this sounds very familiar to many people. The issue here is that the Pandemic Isnt over. Canadas top doctor last week just said, look, 7 Million canadians who should be vaccinated are not. Put that together with a publicly funded universal Health Care system that just does not have enough icu beds and staff and you still could be looking at a Nightmare Scenario in the weeks to come. Paula newton, keep us posted on whats going on up north. Appreciate it. The fbi searches the home where Gabby Petito and her fiance lived in florida where investigators find what they believe is her body in wyoming. But where is her fiance . Stay with us. Im really nervous. I dont know what i should wear. Just wear something not too crazy, remember its a Business Dinner not a Costume Party. On a spotty network this is what she heard. 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This hour, the fiance is still missing. The fbi surrounding and searching the Family Home of brian after Gabby Petitos likely remains were found over the weekend in the Bridger Teton national forest. Plus, a major step to getting kids 5 to 11 vaccinated. How soon they can get shots into the arms. And the crise at the u. S. Mexico Border. Alejandro majorkas is visiting the border. Many are gathering, waiting to be processed by u. S. Immigration agents. Families and children sleeping on dirt surrounded by garbage without much food or water. The situation just one part of the larger Immigration Crisis going on right now. The number of apprehensions at the border is at the highest level in two decades. Rosa flores is at that Border Town of Del Rio, texas, bursting at the seams, the town, attempting to deal with the influx of undocumented migrants. Have you seen anything like this before . No, no, this is a first. Reporter this is what the u. S. immigration Waiting Room looks like in Del Rio, texas. A Border Town 150 miles west of san antonio. Thousands of migrants living in makeshift huts, sleeping in the dirt, waiting their turn to get processed by u. S. Immigration authorities. A Sight Dhs Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas witnessed today. If you come to the United States illegally, you will be returned. Your journey will not succeed and you will be endangering your life and your familys lives. Right now were going down to the international bridge here in Del Rio. Reporter Cnn Rode along with Lieutenant Christopher olivares. Right now were here at the area this is the main area theyre crossing. Reporter an area where from the air, cnn cameras captured migrants crossing freely just days earlier. They were crossing to and from the u. S. Via this dam. Just Take A Look. Thats mexico. You can see the flag flying. Reporter and now, the flow has stopped. Oifleras says this sea of Texas State troopers helps secure the river. And moments later we see the shocking scene under the Del Rio international bridge. Thousands of migrants, mostly haitians, say officials, living in squalor like james who says he lt