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this morning for the first time in more than three years, the u.s. border officials are processing migrants without title 42, policy that allowed for quick and almost instant expulsion. that expired overnight. so over the last few days, there have been historic numbers at the border, but today, so far, it is important to note that our reporters there tell us that they are seeing long but orderly lines and no real change from last few days, and not the chaos so far that had been feared. but, the challenges remain, and the administration officials say it could get worse. this is brownsville, texas, last hour. you can see all of the buses lined up. they were filled with migrants who had just crossed there. cnn s rosa flores across the state in el paso this morning. rosa, give us a sense of what you are seeing. you know, you are exactly right. we have been monitoring the situation here on the ground, and everything so far looks under control. i talked to the city of el pa ....
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 ....
Drone image of what it looks like on the ground, and you can see that the lines are a lot shorter, and fewer people on the other side of the border wall. according to the chief yesterday afternoon, there was 1,000 migrants waiting, and you can see from the line, that is fewer than 1,000 migrants, and his point was, and according to secretary mayorkas this morning on cnn this morning, what they are doing, and focusing on is processing, and transporting the migrants as quickly as possible. you can see behind me that there is a bus back there, and those buses have been going in and out of the area. they load the migrants on to the buses, and they take them over to processing facilities. john, one point that i want to make, and the mayor of this city made this point, and these migrants are here, and this is the gateway and they are really going to cities and states around this country. ....
Going on and obviously, it could change, but it is important. kate and sara? thank you, john. and now, we have been monitoring the responses from the biden administration. what is happening there? the mood after they have lost this fight in federal court and just the fact that the end of title 42 and that there may be a bigger surge at some point? sara, what they have warned about is that this is going to be a challenge is coming to fruition and it is the case this week and certainly after the ruling from a federal judge last night in florida which is essentially at least temporarily blocked the administration from releasing migrants without a court date. the homeland security alejandro mayorkas said it applied to a fraction of people, but it was to alleviate the crowding in the facilities the, but now they ....
If i just tell them this, they will pay me all of the life savings to get up to the border, and that is something that we need to do a better job of telling people what the real story is. so, federal official, and i mean, they have cited this as a real problem as well, john. how do you combat that? well, kate, it is really hard. everything is driven by smugglers and none of this is by accident. professional smuggling organizations who work with or for the drug cartels are controlling everything at the border and they are telling lies throughout southern immigration. and now, he says messaging, and secretary mayorkas says there is no open border, and he is is trying to combat it. and believe it or not, the department will spend a lot of money advertising in latin america to combat it. ....