welcome to monday. i'm kasie hunt in for chuck todd. the emergency situation at the border is escalating. so is the biden administration effort to address it. president biden has told reporters he intends to make a trip to the border at some point soon. hhs is standing up additional facilities to address the surge. securing hotel rooms to houz house some families. some border acts in the rio grande valley have been authorized to release migrants without court dates. the press hasn't been given access to see the conditions inside the facilities. today, a texas congressman released five pictures he says were taken in a facility. according to his aide, each of the eight pods in the facility has a 260 person capacity. as of sunday, one pod held more than 400 unaccompanied male minors. most of the obscuring of the faces that you can see existed on the photos that nbc news received. officials at dhs did not immediately comment. a dhs official didn't dispute their authenticity. the biden administration is trying to navigate both the border emergency and the politics that surround it as the white house grapples with questions about whether it should have been better prepared to handle the situation. >> please remember something that president trump dismantled the ordinarily, humane and efficient way of allowing children to make their claims under united states law in their home countries. he dismantled the central american minors program. we are rebuilding those ordinarily and safe processes as quickly as possible. in the meantime, in the meantime, we will not expel into the mexican desert, for example, three orphan children. that's not who we are. >> julia ainsley is covering the situation at the border. dasha burns is on the ground in mission, texas, where she's been talking to migrant families and kelly o'donnell is at the white house with the latest from the administration. julia, let me start with you. it's very important that we be very clear about why this is happening, the mechanisms that are or aren't allowing us to be here and the ways in which we can get out of it. my top line question for you is, can you just explain to everyone what policy changes were made between the trump and the biden administration in terms of how unaccompanied minors are dealt with at the border, what that has led to and now how -- what our orpg options are to address? >> i would be happy to. it's important to do this. a lot of times we are just putting out facts but getting blow back because a lot of people just don't understand this situation. it's very politically fraught. basically, a year ago the trump administration blocked all asylum seekers from coming into the united states, no matter who they were. a court order said, you cannot do this to unaccompanied children. that went back and forth until it ultimately came down to admo let them in. as a policy, unaccompanied children are allowed in while families and single adults are turned back. again, it's not like they are making some new exception. this is a return to the status quo pre-pandemic. when it comes to families, the policy is turn back immigrants who arrive as part of a family, mexico has stopped taking back a lot of the families. as of yesterday, there were over 1,800 families apprehended at the border and about 180 of them were sent back into mexico. a lot of them are staying. that's overcrowding the facilities. why does that matter? because even though we aren't at a record high in terms of overall border crossings, we are at a record high in terms of children in border patrol custody. that's not a condition meant for children. homeland security secretary said that. lights are kept on all day. they don't have a place to sleep or get outside. another reason why we need access. they are supposed to be let out of the facilities within 72 hours and sent to hhs where they can be better cared for and where they can be matched with a vetted sponsor. right now, in part because so much is decreased because of covid precautions, the pandemic plays a big part of this, they don't have the room to send these children to hhs as quickly as they would like to. what's happening now is they are trying to alleviate the stress on the border patrol and get these children out as quickly as possible and to alleviate the overcrowding. that enters the reporting that dasha and i are learning in which we understand the adults will be released in the rio grande valley in order to alleviate some of the overcrowding, even before they get a court date. >> remarkable. i want to go back to something you said. you mentioned that this was a court case that was working its way through under the trump administration and they were essentially saying, you can't do this to unaccompanied children. is that something that's still in the system? is this a decision that the biden team could say, okay, actually we want to make a different decision in how we are handling that or what are their options? >> i don't think we are going to see a difference decision when it comes from the biden administration on that piece. ultimately, this was left in the biden administration's hands. they decided, we're going to make this exception for children even though the trump administration did not. at this point, they are not going to go back to the board and say, we said we were doing this for humanitarian reasons, never mind. that's exactly what the secretary said yesterday he would not do. the question is, how do we make things more humanitarian for these children once they cross over? how are they going to try to enforce the policy they do have, which is to send families back when mexico isn't taking them? >> julia, thank you for your clear and precise and compassionate reporting on this. dasha burns, let me go to you. you have been doing reporting on this in terms of one of the things they are going to try to do to solve the problem. not necessarily -- there's not a ton of good options here. walk us through what you learned. tell us a little bit about what you are hearing from people there on the ground about why they have decided not just to make this journey but to do it now. >> reporter: the reporting that you are hearing from my colleague, we have been watching that unfold here on the ground. the majority of migrant families crossing the border here in the rio grande valley being allowed to stay in the united states. we have been spending the weekend and this morning speaking to those migrant families. the majority of them started their journey here to the united states about two to three weeks ago from central america. they came here to the border, surrendered to customs and border protection. they were processed and released into towns. many of them taking shelter with local charities like where i am right now. this our lady of guadalupe that has been housing families overnight before they go on. the families we spoke with, many taking a harrowing journey to flee dangerous situations. as for this question about why now, the majority of folks we spoke with did say this new administration, that president biden gave them hope. that played a role in their decision. i want you to listen to one of the migrants we spoke with. this is a father of a 1-year-old boy who came here with my son and his wife who is nine months pregnant. take a listen to what he told us. there's a new administration, a new president in the united states. did that have anything to do with your decision to come now? did you hear anything about this might be a good time because of the new president? >> reporter: on that new reporting with my colleague julia ainsley about border patrol agents releasing migrants without a court date, we spoke to some of the families this morning. we talked to a dozen or so people. they did not have a court date. we looked at some of the documents. we obtained a copy of one of them. we did see that when it comes to the court date, it says, to be determined. we also spoke to some people who didn't even receive that notice to appear. they just got some identification documents, told us they didn't provide any contact information to authorities. i asked if customs and immigration had any way of reaching them. they said, no. it's unclear as we reached out to some of the agencies how they plan to get in touch with those migrants to get them in front of an immigration judge. >> dasha burns, thank you. kelly o'donnell, let me go to you. this is becoming -- is a crisis that the biden administration is having to grapple with both humanitarian, but also politically. clearly, there are -- this has been an incredibly charged, difficult, emotional issue for many, many years in our politics. republicans have been seizing on what we are seeing at the border. we have had concerned democrats talking about it as well. what are the options for the biden administration? what are they thinking about doing about it? >> reporter: well, notable right off the bat is you used the word crisis. it seems like a simple, appropriate word given all that has just unfolded. yet that is a word that the administration will not use. i had an exchange with general psaki. she said it's not a crisis, having unaccompanied children coming to the u.s. border. in terms of options, some of the things that we were trying to extract from the white house is to understand what will the president do. he talked about making a visit. there are no immediate plans for that. they don't acknowledge his words or policies are in any way a magnet, even though the reporting dasha and others are doing where you are talking to real people who among the reasons they chose to come, they cite what they believe is a more welcoming approach under a biden administration. the white house is saying, it has consistently said the border is closed, do not come. they did tell us today that through the state department they are doing advertising in spanish and portuguese and other languages through the countries that are affected here to reinforce the message of the border is not open and not to come as another way to get their message out before people begin to make what is a difficult, harrowing and dangerous journey. the white house is also claiming that they are finalizing opportunities for independent media coverage of the facilities. that is so the american people can see what's happening inside. as you began the program with photos provided by a member of congress who is a part of a delegation, there has been no independent coverage of this. they are working on the details. they have possession of photos that are made available to the president and others. they are not releasing those. they would not commit to how quickly that access to journalists would be made available so the public can see what's happening. >> i think it's important to point out, benny thompson was on with andrea mitchell, he is the chairman of the homeland security committee in the house and said it's a problem if we don't have that access by next week. kelly o'donnell, thank you. new superspreader fears as massive crowds put part of florida under a state of emergency. another shot of hope as astrazeneca says its vaccine is 79% effective. a department of justice official says investigators getting closer to charging the capitol rioters with conspireing to overthrow the government. stay with us. these are real people, not actors, who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. dupixent is a biologic, and not a cream or steroid. many people taking dupixent saw clear or almost clear skin, and, had significantly less itch. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. if you take asthma medicines, don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. so help heal your skin from within, and talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent. if your financial situation has changed, we may be able to help. so jeff, you need all those screens streaming over your xfinity xfi... si for your meeting?d, uhh yes. and your lucky jersey? 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( horn blaring ) welcome back. we have good news on the vaccine front today. astrazeneca says they will apply for emergency use authorization in the u.s. after the latest trial data shows it's 79% effective at preventing coronavirus infection and 100% effective at preventing severe illness and death. even as nearly 2.5 million people are receiving vaccines every single day, scenes like this have local officials and public health officials concerned. in miami beach, florida, officials have declared a state of emergency this weekend and instituted an 8:00 p.m. curfew because of the spring break crowds. come on, people. eight states are reporting a rise in cases, including michigan, which has seen cases go up 75% over the last two weeks. joining us now, maura barrett talking to officials about the resurgence in cases. also joining me, dr. james hildreth. he is a member of the fda vaccine committee. he is a member of the biden administration's covid-19 health equity task force. thank you both for being here. what are you hearing about what's behind this spike in michigan? >> reporter: the concerning thing in mix mix is the spike in cases. also, the spike in hospitalizations despite the fact that nearly 25% of the state has gotten at least their first dose of the vaccine. officials here are pointing to the fact that the governor has been rolling back restrictions, restaurants, gyms, bars at 50% capacity. michigan is the second highest amount of the variant, the uk variant. that's second to florida. a lot of michiganers go back and forth to florida. these are things doctors are concerned about. they have advice for the public about how to fight these variants, which are more contagious. listen to some of my conversation with a doctor here at henry ford. >> vaccine right now is the only way out of this pandemic and to be able to help curb it. all vaccines have activity against different strains and variant variants. please, whenever you get a chance, get the vaccine. get any vaccine that's offered to you. they're all equally effective against significant, severe disease and/or death. >> reporter: it's interesting is another doctor here pointed out the case spikes are in the younger range of the population, people from 10 up to 29. they are encouraging the safety precautions we have been talking about for the last year. making sure people are aware of the expanding vaccine eligibility here in michigan. those who are 50 and older can get vaccines as well as those 16 and up with disabilities or medical conditions. doctors feeling optimistic about increased supply and eligibility. >> maura, thank you. doctor, let me go to you on this very question, get you to offer your perspective on what we are seeing in terms of the case rates in michigan, why that would be a concern. how quickly do you think we need to get people vaccinated to try and get ahead of this? are we on the right pace? >> i think we're on a really good pace. we are exceeding the president's goal of 100 million shots in 100 days. we are way better than that already. i think we're on a good track. my concern is as with the case for the cdc director, we can't get ahead of ourselves and vaccines are getting administered to people and we are making great progress, but there's work to do. there could be a resurgence if we let down our guard too soon. we need to keep wearing our masks, keep social distance and do other things we had been doing to get the virus under control. these gatherings that we are seeing on beaches and crowded restaurants and all this is very worrisome. we still have work to do. there's time left for the virus to surge again. we don't want to lose more people than we have to now that the vaccines are being given all over the country. >> for sure. let me ask you about the astrazeneca vaccine. of course, we have been covering concerns about the vaccine in europe. they halted use in some countries because of blood clots. since then, the european health authority has come out and said it's fine, go ahead. we have this new data here in the u.s. what would you say to people based on the information that we have about whether they should feel if it does receive use authority here in the united states, whether it would be safe to take it? >> i think people should know that this vaccine has been given to more than 13 million people in the uk and europe. the most extreme reaction that we have seen is an extreme allergic reaction occurring at one in four million cases. this vaccine is as safe as all the others. the effectiveness is a little less in terms of the top line for symptomatic disease. the most important thing is that this vaccine prevented all hospitalizations and no one died after receiving it. it's 100% effective in doing what we need it to do, to keep people out of the hospital and keep them alive. there are no safety concerns with this vaccine any more so than the others that are being used. millions of people in europe and the uk have received it. it's being used there today. >> do you have any concerns about contributing to vaccine hesitancy if this candidate becomes -- this vaccine becomes part of the mix here in the u.s.? do you think that these reports are confusing enough that they would create additional risks or questions for -- of how many people will ultimately be willing to take the vaccine? do you think we're better off if we have it here in the pipeline? >> i think what we saw in europe is the way these things should work. the vaccines are given, people develop an unexpected reaction, in this case blood clots. you pause the vaccinations to determine whether or not the relationship between the reaction and the vaccine is a causative one. once you have eliminated that, you resume the vaccinations. that's what happened. the evidence that we have indicates that these vaccines are not causing the blood clots. these are things that were happening no more so than in the again population. here in the united states, my advice to people is whatever vaccine becomes available to you first, please take it. the goal is to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible. they are all safe, they are all effective. the sooner we get 80% or so vaccination rate here in the country, we can get back to a new normal. i think that's what we all want. it's too soon to drop our guard. we need to wear masks and do things we have been doing to keep our communities protected. >> certainly what we all want. thank you very much for your time and expertise today. we appreciate your voice as always. coming up next here, growing calls across the country to stop the hate against the asian-american community in the wake of the georgia spa shooting rampage. we are live in atlanta. new developments and possible serious new charges in connection with the january 6th siege at the u.s. capitol, which has now become one of the largest investigations in u.s. history. hearing aids because of my short hair, but nobody even sees them. 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>> i think one of the interesting things about this interview is that basically this is what we have been hearing from the justice department since late january. in a sense, although you could ask whether it's appropriate to be talking about it on camera or not, what the former u.s. attorney said is what we have been hearing consistently. they think they will eventually bring sedition charges. as i said, it's thought of conspiracy to overthrow the government. one of the elements of it is anybody who uses force to prevent, hinder or delay the execution of any law of the united states. of course, what congress was doing that day was carrying out the electoral counting act. there could be a fit here. stepping back a little bit, what would the significance be? it does carry a 20-year maximum sentence. so do some of the other charges that have already been filed such as obstructing a government proceeding. it's important is much symbolic as in terms of seeking a harsh penalty. >> that makes sense. i think the symbolism at hand -- when you look at the images, the symbolism of what happened that day i think brings that to mind and underscores why it's something that we are focused on. pete, do you think the president -- the former president trump could potentially face criminal charges as part of this investigation? >> i just don't know. sherwin seemed to argue both sides. this is what we have been hearing from the justice department since day one, since january 7th, literally day one after the riots, which is that they will look at every possible thing, including whether or not the president incited the crowd. he said the president's comments did seem to excite the crowd. on the other hand, the government's questions here is, when did people decide to storm the capitol? he said that they are trying to answer that question. whether some people made a decision that they were going to storm the capitol before the rally, before january 6th. of course, the president also said things during those comments about being peaceful. what they have said all along is, they will look at all things, look at the people that got tours from some members of congress inside the capitol before the riots. all those questions are on the table. is it likely the president would get charged? if i had to guess right now, i would say no, because the threshold for the federal incitement statute is very high in terms of criminal charges. as you know, he is facing two separate civil lawsuits filed by a former member of -- a couple of former members -- a couple members of congress. that's a different standard of proof and a different law. >> pete williams, thank you, as always, for your great reporting on this. we appreciate your time today. let's turn now to a story that's been developing since late last week after allegations of sexual misconduct were raise against congressman tom reed. the new york republican announced he will not run for any elected office in 2022 after being accused of rubbing a female lobbyist's back and unhooking her bra without her consent in 2017. reed apologized to her and took full responsibility in a statement late sunday saying the incident occurred, quote, at a time in my life in which i was struggling and revealed he entered treatment for alcohol abuse that year. congressman reed, who is co-chair of the problem solvers caucus was calling for governor andrew cuomo's resignation. he was considering running for governor against him. coming up next, as calls to stop the hate ring out across the country, memorials and marches nationwide are honoring the victims of the georgia spa shootings. i will talk to barbara lee about efforts on capitol hill to combat hate crimes. at hate crims man: condos, 150k. 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what do we know about whether this is charged as a hate crime? >> reporter: i can tell you that there is still a level of fear and anxiety among asian americans in the wake of this tragedy. these rallies that were held across the country. it offered a safe space for asian-americans to come together to share their experiences of racism and discrimination that has been going on for quite a long time now. it really took the tragedies to spur this movement for change. obviously, there is a lot of pain, a lot of grief as this community continues to heal and mourn the eight victims lost. you mentioned the investigation. right now, it's in the preliminary stages. it's being led at the local levels. however, the fbi is assisting as well. atlanta police a couple days ago said nothing is off the table. however, federal officials say that right now, there isn't enough concrete evidence to move forward with a federal hate crime case. they are waiting to see how the local investigations play out before they also provide assistance regarding the hate crime charges. >> kathy, can we take a moment to talk about who the victims are? we learned more about who they are. could you take us through that? >> reporter: sure. the victims were mothers. there was a grandmother who was killed. businessowners. it's difficult when you talk to these victims' families. you see them, clearly they are in shock. they are in trauma and still trying to process everything that's happened in the past couple of days. i spoke with randy park on friday. he lost his mother. she used to work here. he posted this really profound message about his mother and the tragedy that took place here. it resonated with so many people. there was a go fund me account that he created as well. it garnered so much attention. donations have been pouring in from all around the world. it's climbed to more than $2.7 million. it continues to climb. this is an issue that has not only impacted the asian-american community, but communities all around the country. you might notice here mind me that the vigil continues to grow every day. you have people of all backgrounds, all faiths, races coming here, sometimes breaking down in tears because they are moved by this tragedy as well. >> david, let me go to you. you have been reporting on, of course, the community and the feelings and some of the things kathy was describing, but also what can be done about it from a policy perspective. what do you think is the most important takeaway right now in terms of how we as a society and also how our government try to protect people from this? >> i think there's two things going on. they're not always compatible. one is the immediate outcry of the particular attack and recent other attacks that drew attention where you have a crime, this was so dramatic, you have people dead, people want justice. what does that look like? you have people in the asian-american community, also congress members saying this should be a hate crime based on the fact it was at an asian-run spa and had people of asian descent employed there and the suspect knew that and women there as well. no matter what the suspect may have said or told police was the motive, there's a doopdeeper mo. you have other advocates who are saying put the brakes on this. we don't know what's happening not just in this case but some other big cases that have come to light. in the bay area, attacks on video. the activists are saying, hold on. remember why the black lives matter and others have said we can't go down this criminal justice response to add more police, add hate crimes, add police units. those are important, but to do so in a larger discussion about how to deal with that. that's longer term. you have garland did speak with asian advocates about a week and a half ago. you had joe biden go down to speak with advocates a few days ago. you had susan rice at the white house do the same. advocates are happy they are listening. how you deal with this and stop this is not so easy. >> david, can you talk about how the community itself is trying to come together to grapple with this? clearly, the people who have been so hurt by what happened, regardless of what the criminal -- the shooter in this case has said about his motives or lack, it's caused deep pain throughout the community. also, we don't want to gloss over the fact it's a community made up of people from different countries all over the world, different cultures, different foods, backgrounds. to a certain extent, there is a challenge in trying to figure out how to get everyone on the same page because all of a sudden there's this incredible shared pain. how is the community itself coming together, dealing with all of that to try to make changes here? >> i think what you have seen over the past year since the pandemic started is advocates predicting this could happen. racially motivated slurs and attacks early on in the days of the pandemic last march. for a year now, you have had folks trying to organize around the idea we need to be mindful. the former president trump using racist language, described the virus to blame china. advocates have been marshaling support around that. you have asian-american actors coming in, offering rewards, offering support. you have had bigger voices coming together. this right now in the last few weeks, we have seen some of the more extraordinary crimes happen that advocates are saying, this is what we have been talking about, warning about. you have this idea that how can we build a longer lasting movement around this to make our voices heard? you hear a lot of, this is a moment where people are finally starting to listen. even beyond the pandemic, before that, asian-americans had concerns around this, around immigration, around language access, the fact that there is no one asian idea in the community. some are held up as foreigners. these are all myths and stereotypes that can be harm inducing. right now, you say, how do we drive this energy toward a longer lasting movement that can really make changes? >> kathy park and david nakamura, thank you for your important reporting. i appreciate it. coming up next, what congress is doing now to combat violence against people of asian descent across the country. i will be joined by congresswoman barbara lee of california after a quick break. bike shop please hold. bike sales are booming. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a shortlist of quality candidates from our resume database. claim your $75 credit when you post your first job at indeed.com/bike. we look up to our heroes. idolizing them. mimicking their every move. and if she counts on the advanced hydration of pedialyte when it matters most... so do we. hydrate like our heroes. ♪♪ facing leaks takes strength, so here's to the strong, who trust in our performance and comfortable, long-lasting protection. because your strength is supported by ours. depend. the only thing stronger than us, is you. did you know that your clothes can actually attract pet hair? 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>> thank you very much. first let me just say my heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to the families of the victims in georgia, to the communities. this anti-asian violence, the murders are horrific, and my district in oakland, california, the bay area, we've experienced much of this violence, unfortunately, not only recently but for years. so it's a very tough time. and we have to unify around beating back this anti-hate speech which leads to violence. the bills are moving through congress, and i'm really pleased that president biden early on established the task force to really inform the legislation that's taking place, the covid-19 task force that are putting forward would assign a point person at the department of justice to deal with coronavirus-related crimes. we also have the local law enforcement agencies to respond to these hate crimes and provide resources for community-based organizations to provide the type of education and awareness and coordination with local and federal partners to mitigate against these racially discriminatory acts of violence and also the language that's being used to further this pandemic as well as the violence that's connected to this. >> well, let me ask you on that point about language. former president trump used very incendiary language to talk about covid-19. what role do you think that incendiary language played in what we're seeing today in terms of violence and crimes against asian americans? >> it played a very terribly important role in this. when you say -- use language like kung flu, china virus, when you speak hate, we have to remember hate speech leads to hate violence. and listening to this type of hate for the last four years, it didn't just start recently, has put the asian pacific american community at risk. and we're now seeing this unfortunate backlash and unfortunate embracing of donald trump's overall agenda. remember, his agenda was based on white supremacy, and the roots of all of this are white supremacy. so we have to come together like we're going to do on march 26 and say stop the hate. no more. communities of color all around the country, every community, is coming together to say enough is enough, we're going to stop this, and we're not going to allow this to happen anymore in our country. >> congresswoman, can i ask you about, over the weekend, what the producers pointed out was there were volunteers in your community that are helping walk asian-american people to and from places they need to go because they face such violence to the point where people are literally being killed, older asian-americans. what's happening on the ground in your district that has illuminated this problem for you? >> sure. people are afraid, first of all. many members of my asian pacific american community are worried about just going shopping, going to the grocery store, going to the banks. a 75-year-old man was attacked, shoved to the ground, and he later died of brain injuries. it's despicable what's going on. so we're circling the wagons and we have to protect people who are vulnerable and frightened from leaving their homes. we have to do this, i don't care what our backgrounds are. we have to come forward and support the asian pacific community in legislative ways where we tie up all the issues as it relates to the department of justice and hate crimes, but we also have to do this at the grassroots level, at the neighborhood level, and really help our neighbors and help people who really are fearful from leaving their homes because of the possible attacks which we see are just increasing throughout the country. again, going back to donald trump, hate speech leads to hate violence, and that's what is taking place. so we're circling the wagons and we're going to fight and beat this back legislatively, but we're also going to help our neighbors and our communities to survive through this. >> all right, congresswoman barbara lee, thank you very much for being on with us today. we really appreciate your insights. and thanks to all of you for being with us this hour. i will be back here tomorrow with much more "meet the press daily," and you can also catch me on way too early weekday mornings, 5:00 a.m. coverage continues by my friend katy tur right after a quick break. friend katy tur right after a quick break. and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+/her2- metastatic breast cancer, as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole, and shrank tumors in over half of patients. patients taking ibrance can develop low white blood cell counts, which may cause serious infections that can lead to death. ibrance may cause severe inflammation of the lungs that can lead to death. tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including trouble breathing, shortness of breath, cough, or chest pain. before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection, liver or kidney problems, are pregnant, breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant. common side effects include low red blood cell and low platelet counts, infections, tiredness, nausea, sore mouth, abnormalities in liver blood tests, diarrhea, hair thinning or loss, vomiting, rash, and loss of appetite. be in your moment. ask your doctor about ibrance. we started with computers. we didn't stop at computers. we didn't stop at storage or cloud. we kept going. working with our customers to enable the kind of technology that can guide an astronaut back to safety. and help make a hospital come to you, instead of you going to it. so when it comes to your business, you know we'll stop at nothing. ordinary tissues burn when theo blows. so dad bought puffs plus lotion, so when it comes to your business, and rescued his nose. with up to 50% more lotion puffs bring soothing softness and relief. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. good afternoon. i'm katy tur. the border is closed as republicans go on an attack during a migrant surge on the southern border. that is a message from homeland security but with one important exception. >> the border is closed. we are expelling families, we are expelling single adults and we made a decision that we will not expel young, vulnerable children.

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